Join Austin Stone as he is recruited to a mysterious academy that will challenge everything he knows about himself and the universe. Full of space battles and interstellar adventure, this special collection includes four novels in the Star Runners Universe by L.E. Thomas including Star Runners, Star Runners: Revelation Protocol, Star Runners: Mission Wraith and Star Runners: Scorpions.Table of Contents"Star Runners" by L.E. Thomas"Star Runners: Revelation Pr...

A thriller novel is a novel that uses suspense, excitement, apprehension and exhilaration to tell a story. Thriller novels have villains, suspense, and action in settings such as espionage, medicine, crime, politics, and high tech.They often involve life and death situations and have high stakes, like the control of the world or the possibility of widespread death or destruction.Many times innocent people are victimized, stalked, or caught in situations that are beyond thei...

Snuggle up with your little one and this rich collection of Bible stories and prayers. Your child will learn the stories of Moses, Noah, Daniel, Jesus's birth, and many more as they see through God's Word how much He loves them. Each of these 40 stories includes prompts or questions for age-appropriate responses and interaction.Children will also discover how they can talk to God about anything through this book's classic and modern prayers about bedtime, playtime, mealtime, and ot...

Contagion as process, metaphor, and timely interpretive tool, from antiquity to the twenty-first century.Cultures of Contagion recounts episodes in the history of contagions, from ancient times to the twenty-first century. It considers contagion not only in the medical sense but also as a process, a metaphor, and an interpretive model--as a term that describes not only the transmission of a virus but also the propagation of a phenomenon. The authors descri...

The enemy created the best starfighter in the galaxy. Now he's going to steal it.Star Runners are dying. Lurking in the darkness, the expansion faction of the Zahl Empire has an innovative threat confronting the Tridents of the Galactic Legion of Planets.After surviving pirate attacks and battling threats to Earth, Austin Stone already knows better than most the perils in the universe as he boards a carrier for his first official assignment in a starfighter...

The galaxy's on fire.Star Runners: Odysseys thrusts readers back into the sprawling cosmos of conflict and camaraderie, where the fate of free worlds hangs by a thread. As the seventh installment in the Star Runners Universe, the novel weaves together the intricate storylines from previous books, culminating in a high-stakes saga that spans the galaxy. The narrative arcs bend toward the colossal struggle against the colossal Zahl Empire, with heroes old and new facing devastating l...

Five-hundred-year anniversary edition of More’s Utopia, with writing from major science fiction writersFive hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More’s Utopia remains astonishingly radical and provocative. More imagines an island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and property is communal. In a text hovering between fantasy, satire, blueprint and game, More explores the theories and real...

Quests, Curses & Desert Romance - 3 Classic Arabian Fantasies invites readers into a world of intrigue, enchantment, and timeless adventure, set against the backdrop of an exotically imagined Arabian landscape. The anthology elegantly curates three seminal works that traverse themes of forbidden love, destiny, and mythical quests, encapsulating a rich tapestry of literary styles—from the mysticism of gothic fantasy to the gripping intrigue of classic adventure. These narratives unfold thro...

This Gothic novella tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. 'Carmilla' predates Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' by 25 years, and has been adapted many times for cinema. Although 'Carmilla' is a lesser known and far shorter Gothic vampire story than the generally-considered master work of that genre, 'Dracula,' the latter is heavily influenced by Sheridan Le Fanu's short story.

Olivia's home is the Green Man Inn, situated in medieval city of London. She is content with her life, running the bustling tavern with her father, and is taken aback when he suggests a long journey in late autumn into the west of the country to meet her mysterious bridegroom.As Olivia gets farther away from the busy metropolis, her concerns grow, especially as Halloween approaches. She senses something strange and unearthly in her fate, and her imagination conjures up fearful imag...

In the bucolic late 18th Century English countryside, the Reverend Tobias Whitmore, Vicar of St. Margaret's, is happily settled with his lovely wife Lucy and their baby son Jamie. However, a chance trip for the couple to the genteel spa town of Bath provides up all sorts of unexpected opportunities for romps and frolics, to Tobias' eternal surprise.The Whitmores' dear friend Meg is out of sorts and unsure of direction in her prosperous life as a medium-grade courtesan. Her visit aw...

"Carmilla" is a gothic novel that tells the story of Laura, a young woman who lives isolated with her father in a countryside mansion. One day, a mysterious young woman named Carmilla arrives at their home after an accident. As they get to know each other, Laura feels a growing attraction toward Carmilla, who begins to display strange and unsettling behaviors. The strange occurrences in the mansion seem to be connected to the enigmatic guest. Soon, Laura discovers that Carmilla is a vampir...