This issue, we have quite a variety of stories, ranging from historical suspense (see William Le Queux’s novel), to financial auditing (see Laird Long’s original mystery) to a missing child to a sinister gargoyle. We even have the El Dorado’s secret revealed! Read on to find your next favorite read in this issue’s lineup.Here’s the complete list—Cover Art: Steve HickmanNOVELSThe House of Evil, by William Le Queux

An improbable genii, a color-shifting cloak, a helpful skunk-some of the things in this shimmering collection of wonder tales for children. These fairy tales are set in today's world, in places where the young readers and listeners already live. Literally a labor of love, this collection was first written for the author's grandchildren who star in most of them. The tales are waiting for you to read them aloud to your children and grandchildren.

More Alternative Truths is an exploration of the potential consequences of today’s politics in our daily lives. More than our individual lives, but our American identity.This exploration defines this anthology. So many of the stories ask what has America become? What will it be in the future? Will it devolve into a Russian style oligarchy, or will we rise to the challenge and use our hearts, our minds and our votes to return to a rational democracy, of, by, and for the people. No o...

All aboard the night train to terror…Trick-or-treating takes a sinister turn when a restless spirit seeks revenge on friends who abandoned him. A man's worst memories are turned against him in a cruel dystopian nightmare. And a specialist in deadly wildlife encounters an unusual predator with an appetite for human flesh…The Scare Street train is leaving the station with a new collection of skin-crawling horror. Thirteen tales of nightmares and dark...

Welcome to this remastered best-of collection to showcase the highlights of the entire out-of-print Planetary Anthology series from Sol to Pluto and everything in between.Sol:Sundown And Out (David Hallquist)Let The Dead Bury Their Dead (Caroline Furlong)Mercury:The Mirror of Circe (John C. Wright)The Element of Transformation (L. Jagi Lamplighter)Venus:The Fox’s Fire (Danielle Ackley-McPhail)The Rocket Raising (Freder...

Disturbing the resting places of the Pharaoh's was once thought to bring down plagues and curses upon those that dared. The Book of the Dead and other artifacts are coveted by historians and archeologists alike. Untold treasures tempt the seekers to defy the ancient Gods.Never in any other region of the world has there been such desire to disturb the Dead as in the once mighty Egypt.Curse of the Tomb Seekers presents a collection of eleven unique short stories probing these...

All aboard the night train to terror…Trick-or-treating takes a sinister turn when a restless spirit seeks revenge on friends who abandoned him. A man’s worst memories are turned against him in a cruel dystopian nightmare. And a specialist in deadly wildlife encounters an unusual predator with an appetite for human flesh…The Scare Street train is leaving the station with a new collection of skin-crawling horror. Thirteen tales of nightmares and da...

AT JUST TWELVE YEARS OLD, ARTEMIS FOWL IS A CRIMINAL GENIUS.No scheme is too dastardly, no plot too devious. And he's just discovered that fairies are real.Poor fairies.But these are not the cuddly creatures of bedtime stories. They are armed. They are dangerous. And when Artemis captures Captain Holly Short for her fairy gold, he messes with the wrong elf.Holly isn't armed but she's incredibly dangerous, and pretty annoyed with all...

This book has been serialized into 4 parts – this is PART 3 OF 4. TRY THIS BESTSELLING THRILLER FOR A SPECIAL PRICE. Conspiracy thrillers don’t come bigger or better than THE KEY – from the author of the bestselling thriller debut of 2011, SANCTUS.Please note that the map in this ebook is best displayed on tablet devicesPage extent: 150 pagesTHE FATE OF MAN IS IN THE HANDS OF ONE WOMANIn the historic Turkish city of Ruin, American journalist Liv Adamsen wake...

FANS OF DAN BROWN AND CLIVE CUSSLER WILL BE UNABLE TO RESIST THIS THRILLING NEW JACK HOWARD ACTION ADVENTURE FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.'What do you get if you cross Indiana Jones with Dan Brown? Answer: David Gibbins' MIRROR'[The] Da Vinci Code of the deep sea' DAILY EXPRESSGreece, 1876. Renowned archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann unearths the tomb of legendary King Agamemnon and makes a mind-blowing disco...

This is the second annual edition of the Long List Anthology. Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the previous year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. Between the announcement of the ballot and the Hugo Award ceremony at WorldCon, these works often become the center of much attention (and contention) across fandom. But there are more stories loved by the Hugo voters, stories on the longer...

In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together short stories from award winning authors and ...