More than 1,500 years after his disappearance into the mists of Avalon, King Arthur has returned. This time, he's prepared to rule the Camelot of a new millennium: New York City. Handsome, charismatic Arthur Penn is running for mayor on a platform of common sense, humor, and knightly virtues. His advisors include a gifted ten-year-old named Merlin; Percival, an immortal accountant; and Gwen, a lovely young woman with no end of problems. Their grassroots campaign steadily gains strength unt...

A journalist hunting military secrets uncovers an alien presence off the Florida Keys in this novel by the award-winning author of 2001: A Space Odyssey.In 1994, an experimental navy missile mysteriously disappears off the coast of Florida during testing. While investigating the link between the disappearance and some unusual whale sightings, journalist Carol Dawson finds much more: a strange golden trident that may be worth millions . . . and may not be o...

Have you ever wondered what it might be like in a different realm? 12-year-old, chocolate-loving, Charlotte and her 10-year-old, sporty little brother, Arthur, are enjoying the seaside fair - until they hurtle down a magical Helter Skelter portal into an aurora-lit land they’ll never forget.Jump on board for a magical sleigh ride adventure. Discover a glittering snow-covered world of lollipop trees with Snowman and Penguin. Escape yeti monsters. Dine with elves and discover secrets...

With the threat to Casper contained, Benjamin and Arthur have again parted ways.Now months later, Benjamin has returned to his Salem home to try and discover the truth about the death of his parents. His attempts to reconcile his memories of the event with the dreams that haunt him will lead him to a discovery that threatens all of humanity.Arthur, meanwhile, is trying to put the nightmares of the past behind. An unexpected visit will send him on a journey across the plains...

The Boys King Arthur (1880) by the American poet Sidney Lanier is a re-working of the original Sir Thomas Malory's "History of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table".The book interprets existing French and English stories about these figures, with some of Malory's own original material (the Gareth story). First published in 1485 by William Caxton, Le Morte d'Arthur is perhaps the best-known work of English-language Arthurian literature today. Many modern Arthurian writers ...

Cinderella is one of the best known stories of all time. Originally penned by Charles Perrault, in his Histoires ou Contes du Temps Passé, it was an instant success. Perrault reported that he was told the story by some anonymous folk-story-tellers, and added extra details (such as the Fairy God-Mother, the much loved pumpkin carriage, anthropomorphic animal servants and the little glass slippers). Perrault (1628 – 1703) was among the first writers to bring magical children’s stories into t...

Science fiction is replete with brilliant crackpots, some of whom are crammed full of cracked genius. A few only appear cracked because the broken lens of our mundane myopia distorts their image. Occasionally, an SF writer survives the near sighted negativity of various vested interests and ascends to prophetic status. Arthur C. Clarke is our contemporary, secular Elijah. Let's open the doors of our visionary perception, give him a seat at the table, and consider how he has wondered the Ea...

Twenty-five of Arthur C. Clarke's short stories, straight from the pages of pulp science fiction magazines. Stories include: Time’s Arrow, Technical Error, If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth..., The Curse, The Fires Within, Inheritance, The Forgotten Enemy, Exile of the Eons, A Walk in the Dark, Before Eden, Captain Wyxtpthll's Flying Saucer, Loophole, Superiority, Jupiter Five, Rescue Party, The Other Tiger, Publicity Campaign, Thirty Seconds – Thirty Days, Crime on Mars, Refugee, Security Check,...

"I write of love and death. What other subjects are there?" -Arthur SchnitzlerInternational literary icon Arthur Schnitzler is best known today for his 1926 novella Traumnovelle, the basis for Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut - yet this comprehensive biography reveals a legacy far more expansive. A pioneering modernist, Schnitzler transformed the literary form through narrative invention and an unflinching examination of sex, power, and identity, ...

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (December 16, 1917 - March 19, 2008) was a British science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, television series host, and influential proponent of space travel. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely regarded as one of the most influential films of all time. For many years Clarke, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction. The following is a speech Cla...

About this book:The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Doctor Watson...

Arthur Morrison's 'The Complete Works of Arthur Morrison' (Illustrated) offers readers a comprehensive collection of the author's acclaimed works, which provide a detailed portrayal of the poverty-stricken life in late-Victorian London. Morrison's literary style combines realism with vivid descriptions, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the gritty streets and tenements of the era. Through his stories, Morrison sheds light on the societal issues of the time and the struggles faced b...