The apocalypse will come in A is for Apocalypse, but in a many different forms. Within these covers the apocalypse comes with fire, with a sigh, with tears, in technological code, with alien intervention. It comes with survival in a nightmare landscape, it demands human sacrifice, it stalks through the pages with bloodlust. It freezes, it explodes, it howls.In stories as varied as the trials humanity can endure, this anthology brings together an alphabet of possible world ...

This edition is unique due to the:beautiful, flawless formatting, with resizable fontsstunning illustrations by Rockwell Kent, relevant to the book and compiled from classical editionsa linked table of contentsunique annotations and additional contentincludes the Epilogue, missing in many other editions!A GORGEOUS EDITION OF THE 'GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL.’Herman Melville (1819–1891) was an American novelist, short sto...

Emeric Varady’s bodybuilding buddy Sandor Vass collaborates with him again, this time not just as a translator and editor, but as a co-author. Vass tells his own story of his friendship with Rezső, a supposedly straight and self-proclaimed “gay for pay” young muscle stud who is anxious about his upcoming gay porn debut. Rezső decides that he’d better practice a few basic gay sexual techniques before he reports for duty on the set. He turns to Sandor, asking him to mentor him. Sandor, the o...

*** CORRECTED EDITION ***WELCOME TO THE YEAR 2072...And a world unlike anything you've ever imagined. A world where magic and machines exist side-by-side. Where cybernetics can replace organs or entire limbs with ease, and arcane spells can make the impossible happen. Where the Matrix has become an artificial world of its own, filled with all kinds of pleasure, treasure, and trouble. Where dwarfs, elves, orks and trolls walk alongside human...

Disjointed (688 pages in print) is for patients with hEDS/HSD and the physicians who treat them. hEDS/HSD is an underrecognized, complex, multisystemic disorder, with the silos of healthcare’s specialties often working against effective and efficient treatment. With 21 specialist & 6 resource chapters, Disjointed brings together physician, patient, and parent perspectives to support the goal of earlier and more complete intervention. With specialist chapters by: Paldeep Atwal, M.D., Richar...

COMBAT, HONOR, BETRAYAL, DEATHA man scrabbles to find the BattleMech that will make his fortune. A deadly tank gunner ponders the cost of his calling. An iconic battalion fights its last battle. And in the Deep Periphery, desperate stirrings of horrible weapons breed rumor and betrayal…Sixteen stories of combat, honor, betrayal, and death fill the pages of Weapons Free: BattleCorps Anthology Volume 3.Savvy readers will recognize now-familia...

William Shakespeare Complete Works Ultimate 'Must-Have' Collection: 213 Plays, Poems & Sonnets including the 16 rare 'hard-to-get' Apocryphal Plays PLUS: BONUS Material & easy to use Table of Contents Do you want the most complete collection of all of Shakespeare's legendary works you can get? Do you want a collection that includes even the lesser known, yet highly acclaimed plays? Do you want the ultimate Shakespeare collection that has never before been so comprehensive? Then you want th...

Edited by William KnightWilliam Wordsworth (7 April 1770 - 23 April 1850) was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with the 1798 joint publication Lyrical Ballads.Wordsworth's magnum opus is generally considered to be The Prelude, a semiautobiographical poem of his early years which the poet revised and expanded a number of times. The work was posthumously titled and published, prior to which it was general...

HENRI RENÉ ALBERT GUY DE MAUPASSANT (1850-93). The Necklace The Man with the Pale Eyes An Uncomfortable Bed Ghosts Fear The Confession The Horla PIERRE MILLE. The Miracle of Zobéide VILLIERS DE L'ISLE ADAM. The Torture by Hope ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN (1822-99) (1826-90). The Owl's Ear The Invisible Eye The Waters of Death HONORE DE BALZAC (1799-1850). Melmoth Reconciled The Conscript JEAN FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET DE VOLTAIRE (1694-1778). Zadig the Babylonian PEDRO DE ALARÇON. The Nail LUIGI CAPUANA...

The Spirit of Laws is a treatise on political theory first published anonymously by Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu in 1748 with the help of Claudine Guérin de Tencin. Originally published anonymously partly because Montesquieu's works were subject to censorship, its influence outside of France was aided by its rapid translation into other languages. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Translated by Thomas Nugent, revised by J. V. Prichard

What if you had power over death? Or, if bleeding could transform you into something new altogether? From dryads to mermaids to lycanthropes to zombies, the stories and poems contained here offer musings on these creatures and much more. So sit down with a cup of tea, a warm blanket, and a book light—these tales will transport you to far-off fantasy worlds and into the forgotten corners of the darkest minds. It is Niteblade, where the strange and unusual lay down their roots.Includ...

Crime doesn't discriminate, neither should crime fiction.Prepare for intrigue, suspense, and unforgettable twists in this groundbreaking anthology of queer crime fiction.In 2023, crime fiction anthologies featured 517 stories across 30 titles—but shockingly, fewer than 1 percent were penned by LGBTQ+ writers. Crime Ink: Iconic (An Anthology of Crime Fiction Inspired by Famous Queer Icons) is a resounding response to this glaring disparity, offering a vibran...