A Long Spoon is a dark steampunk fantasy novella from British author Jonathan L. Howard, a Tor.com Original storyYou may have heard of Johannes Cabal; he is a necromancer and a little infamous. He is also very sensitive to attempts on his life. When a murder of crows tries to... well, murder him, and the contents of his bath are transmuted into hot nitric acid, he suspects someone may mean him harm. The trail leads to one of the less trave...

A horror story from Tor.com set in the same dark world as Jonathan L. Howard's Johannes Cabal: The NecromancerJohannes Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy, has this much in common with Emily Dickinson; because he could not stop for Death, she kindly stopped for him. Well, perhaps not that kindly.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A Darkly Gripping Comic FantasyBeyond the wall of sleep lies the Dreamlands, a world formed by dreams, but not a dream itself. For countless millennia, it has been explored only by those with a certain detachment from mundane reality, its strange seas navigated and its vast mountains climbed by philosophers, mystics, and poets. Well, those halcyon days are over, beatniks.Johannes Cabal is coming.Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy, is employed by the mysterious ...

Johannes Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy, has come into possession of a vital clue that may lead him to his ultimate goal: a cure for death. The path is vague, however, and certainly treacherous as it takes him into strange territories that, quite literally, no one has ever seen before. The task is too dangerous to venture upon alone, so he must seek assistance, comrades for the coming travails.So assisted—ably and otherwise—by his vampiric brother, Horst, and by the kind...

The highest peak in the eastern United States, Mount Mitchell towers 6,684 feet over its home in Yancey County, North Carolina. It has borne silent witness to great scientific and personal achievements, tragic loss of life, heated debates, and a host of controversies both great and small. Once considered forbidding and remote, it claimed the life of its namesake, Elisha Mitchell, when he fell to his death in an attempt to firmly establish the mountain's height. In the early 1900s, entrepre...

A SAFARI INTO DANGER!There are remote corners of the British Empire where the supernatural lurks and the shadows linger, where few dare go and fewer return.A TIME FOR HEROES!This is the world of the little-known Department of Antiquities -- the so-called "Strange Brigade" -- tasked with confronting ancient and terrible evils that threaten us all. But who are these mysterious adventurers?EIGHT RIP-ROARING NEW ADVENTUR...

What if you could watch reading unfold exactly as it does in an authentic Montessori classroom?In a peaceful Montessori environment filled with beautiful materials and caring guidance, Red Velvet Fox begins an extraordinary journey...

Jelly Bean Chipmunk Learns Manners is a gentle Montessori-inspired story that helps young children understand kindness, respect, and polite behavior through relatable everyday moments.In a calm, beautifully illustrated Montessori classroom, Jelly Bean Chipmunk begins to notice how small actions-waiting patiently, using kind words, listening to others, and showing consideration-make a big difference in how everyone feels. Guided by quiet observation and positive modeling, Jelly Bean...

Snow Cone Bunny is a thoughtful, gentle forest friend who delights in doing real work with care and intention. In his calm Montessori classroom, Snow Cone Bunny approaches each practical life activity slowly and purposefully-measuring, pouring, preparing, and tidying with focused hands and a peaceful heart.As Snow Cone Bunny works, children are introduced to core Montessori principles, including:Independence - learning to do things for oneselfConcentration -...

What does it take to become successful? For Jay Parrish, it means having an uncompromising dream to do what he loves and make something of himself using the skills he’s crafted. His father is uncompromising as well, believing that success comes from one specific path: go to college, get a degree, get a good job. When these two uncompromising elements eventually collide, it results in the shattering of an already broken family. With nothing but his clothes, toolbox, and the support of a ver...

For much of its history Ealing was a rural village in Middlesex, outside London. Improved communications encouraged its development as a market garden for the capital and later it became an attractive suburb in West London, nicknamed ‘Queen of the Suburbs’, a bustling area with beautiful open spaces, historic buildings and even film studios.In Ealing: A Potted History, local historians Dr Jonathan Oates and Paul Howard Lang look back over the centuries to uncover the fasci...

Guest-edited by longtime Lightspeed assistant editor Christie Yant, Women Destroy Science Fiction! contains eleven original science fiction short stories, four short-story reprints, a novella reprint, and for the first time ever, an array of flash fiction stories.This special issue includesOriginal science fiction by Seanan McGuire, N. K. Jemisin, Charlie Jane Anders, Maria Dahvana Headley, Amal El-Mohtar, Kris Millering, Heather Clitheroe, Rhonda Eikamp, ...