Psychotic killers, devious ghosts, alien monsters, howling storms, undead creatures, and other dark forces haunt the highways and the truckers who drive them in these 18 chilling tales. A ghostly voice on a trucker's CB radio knows more about his life than it should… Two drivers find their cargo gives them inhuman appetites… A boy in a truck stop encounters a supernatural force that threatens to destroy the world… The hypnotic singing lulling a driver to sleep might not be coming from the ...

Meet Millicent Gearwright, an ingenious young clockmaker from the world of Gearturn, where time is literally falling apart. Days blur into nights, seasons clash, and history unravels in disarray. To save her home and the universe, Millicent must find the cause of these time malfunctions and fix the Time Core before it's too late.Joined by her trusty robot Quark, her poetic friend Orin, and the daring time-stealing pirate Barnaby Blackwater, Millicent embarks on a thrilling adventur...

Two boys fall in love in a deadly world, but it's the secrets they keep that might kill them.Seventeen-year-old Zach was visiting his uncle in a small Montana town when a mysterious illness ripped through the world. Most died, but those who survived the Infection became mindless killers, spreading the disease with a single scratch. Now, a year later, civilization lies in ruins, and Zach is the town's sole survivor. Desperately lonely, he longs to return to his family in Seattle, bu...

Great Britain is on the verge of social collapse. After eight years of disastrous rule under the Labour Government, the country is ready for change. The far right administration of Lawrence Pelham is swept to power on a tide of hope and expectation that his Party can rejuvenate Britain. But Pelham's remedies are radical and things are about to get worse. Much worse. When disgraced former political correspondent Harry Clarke acquires a disc containing the Government's five year plan, he rea...

In this vicious, genre-bending ghost story, The Outsiders meets The Crow in a sharp examination of the lust for power, the legacy of redemption, and what happens when the haunted want revenge.In the shadowy world of the Lower Alleys lives a gang of delinquents known as the Creeps. Living just to survive, they fight and steal without regard for who they hurt—after all, it’s their victim’s own fault they have food and money and are standing right th...

This volume examines Greenland’s challenging paths towards independence and explores the fundamental tension between Greenland’s aspirations for sovereignty and the geopolitical realities of Arctic strategic competition. The book provides a comprehensive framework for understanding Greenland’s strategic options through detailed examination of its socio-economic, foreign, security, and defence policy, the Kingdom–Greenland relationship, and external pressures and offers from major powers. I...

Discover the lost supernatural stories behind some of the most famous people and events in history.These Fantastic Tales explore the secret history that has been hidden in the shadows of the world, and even alternative histories from other worlds. Tales such as a young man seeking the secret of immortality from none other than Bela Lugosi. The tragic story of how the Titanic really sank. The horrifying lengths the people of New York city would go to raise above the...

DESPITE FINDING THE LEGENDARY STONE AS A BOY, Jeremiah can’t shake the feeling he is destined to always be an outsider looking in. This restlessness haunts him into adulthood until he leads a quest to return the stone to its original home with his spiritual father named Padre, a fellow fugitive, a giant, and a mysterious woman named Jameela. Chased by two bands, Jeremiah and companions evade until confronted by the relic seekers and a decision.What is more important: love or fr...

This book lays the author's family tree against events in history with the presumption that individuals from the author's genealogical past were present and participated in the events. The author's family tree includes, inter alia, notables such as Aaron Burr, courtiers in the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII, and accomplices to Charles II's escape from England. It also includes family situations that involved murder, the Great Depression, and every war that Americans have fought in sinc...

Harry Clarke is the iconic symbol of resistance against the brutal regime of extreme right-wing Prime Minister Lawrence Pelham. Imprisoned and put on trial for his life by a military court, Harry fears that he will not live to see his son again.In the corridors of power, Pelham's dictatorship, propped up by a ruthless Secret Police and paramilitary forces, is decaying from within. Exposed to cyber attacks and covert dissent, the foundations of his power are being eaten away.

The Whispering Tree of Wisdom is a transformative journey that invites readers to discover the profound life lessons embedded in nature. Through the symbolic lens of a tree—its roots, branches, leaves, and cycles—this book explores timeless wisdom and the interconnectedness of all life. Each chapter unveils a unique aspect of personal growth, from embracing patience and the power of silence, to understanding the impermanence of life and death.Drawing from the deep wisdom of nature,...

When young Oliver receives a mysterious, enchanted compass from an ancient, long-forgotten traveler, he is thrust into a world of magic and adventure he never could have imagined. The compass, however, is not just an ordinary trinket—it is a powerful artifact tied to the very fate of the world. With its guidance, Oliver embarks on a perilous journey to heal the Veil, a magical barrier that has long protected the land but now lies shattered and corrupted by dark forces.As Oliver ven...