Given their unwillingness to acknowledge the dangerous consequences of their recent wish, what does this mean for their victim, and what do they do with the glasses moving forward? Kenny fears that all of this may affect his and Ted’s relationship... and wonders if they’ll truly remain just “friends.”

All Kenny and Ted want is to not feel like outcasts in their small Ohio town. Their world is turned upside down though when the Magic Specs they received unlock a world of possibilities. Their wishes start out innocent enough, but when they wish that their bully would disappear... things take a cursed turn, with far darker consequences than they thought possible...

Ted is behind bars at the police station after his wrongful arrest, but he’s unfortunately far from alone, as an angry mob blames him for Skunk’s “murder.” Kenny is desperate to help, relentlessly searching for the company that created the Magic Specs. Will a Hail Mary wish be enough to get Ted off the hook and set things right, or will it just drag them deeper into trouble?

In the midst of Ted still being a suspect for murder with the town against him, a sequence of events following Skunk’s disappearance could change things forever. But what consequences will one final wish have for Ted and Kenny’s present?

A diverse range of poets have unleashed their macabre visions and crafted haunting verses of horror, suspense, and the supernatural.From sinister haikus that send shivers down your spine, to elegantly crafted sonnets that explore the unnerving aspects of the human mind, each poem beckons the reader into a realm where nightmares become vividly real. Lose yourself in the labyrinthine darkness with tales of monsters lurking in the night, graveside secrets exposed, and the consuming da...

A dog and a bug get thrown together—literally—and offer different points of view in this hilarious Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read.Percy and Speck see things differently from one another. Percy is a dog. Speck is a bug. When Speck gets stuck in Percy’s nose, they are in for one silly adventure!

Locus Recommended Reading List 2023BSFA for Best Non-Fiction, Shortlist 2024Tiffani Angus (Ph.D.) and Val Nolan (Ph.D.) met at the 2009 Clarion Writers' Workshop in California and since then have collaborated many times as fans and scholars on panels for SFF conventions and writing retreats.Working together on this book and combining their experience as SFF writers and as university lecturers in Creative Writing and Literature made perfect sense!

Rover and Speck are loose on an unknown gas giant planet. Will they survive? And what’s so funny about “gas” anyway?Rover and Speck have found a new kind of planet to explore a gas giant! They don’t know what to expect, so they’re thrilled when they find life there. That is, until shark-like creatures start shooting sparks at them! And things only get worse when Rover gets zapped out of commission, and it’s up to Speck to save the day! Thankfully, Speck makes a new friend who’s hap...

The Industrial Design Reference & Specification Book is the first book to gather all the essential pieces of information industrial designers need on a daily basis in one concise handbook. It's a reference you'll turn to over and over again to efficiently create designs that work, last, and minimize unnecessary risk.To make designs that work and endure (and are also legal), designers need to know—or be able to find—an endless number of details. Whether it'...

Beam aboard your own Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror classroom with the next volume of the BSFA-shortlisted writing-guide series!Join Tiffani Angus (Ph.D.) and Val Nolan (Ph.D.) for a whirlwind introduction to the storytelling basics of 30 more subgenres and major tropes from across the limitless realms of Speculative Fiction.Learn about Space Opera, Folk Horror, Climate Fiction, Werewolves, Astronauts, Mythic Fantasy, Goblin Markets, Dragons, and many more with deep d...

The Locus Recommended andBritish Science Fiction Association and British Fantasy Society AwardsShortlisted Series!Join Tiffani Angus (Ph.D.) and Val Nolan (Ph.D.) as they share their years of classroom experience in this third stand-alone volume of the Spec Fic for Newbies writing guide series.Learn about writing Superheroes, Fungal Horror, Terraforming Tales, Magical Realism, Elves, Shapes...

The nefarious Babel Brigade, backed by otherworldly power, has launched a full-scale assault against a military base. Their target? A vital emissary from the spirit world. American soldiers, Japanese special forces, and even an international team of Magical Girls might not be enough to hold them off. It's a no-holds-barred face-off between Asuka and the Brigade's elite: a battle royale of guns and knives and spells!