A killer for hire from a violent world, a target in a secure perfect society, and secrets obscured by the glass.Rodin knows he is one of the best. An assassin for hire, he always removes the target with cold, clinical precision.After an attempt on his life, Rodin is offered a contract he cannot refuse. The target is within the perfect society of the Dome. Rodin must pass unnoticed in a place where manners are everything, and where violence is anathema. Nobody must su...

Oxford Poetry 1919 gathers a vivid chorus of young voices shaped by the First World War and the intellectual life of Oxford. Across battlefield grief, home-front anxiety, and moments of private longing, the poems balance sorrow with wit, tenderness, and formal invention. They range from meditations on courage and sacrifice to dreamlike Oxford twilight, moonlit streets, cloisters, gardens, and other intimate landscapes where memory and history linger. The collection also reaches outward int...

Dancing In The Moonlight is a tantalising journey into the depths of desire, romance, and rediscovery. Katie and Jack, two friends bound by years of camaraderie and unspoken attraction, find themselves embarking on a weekend camping trip with friends, surrounded by the whisper of trees and the glow of campfires. Recent heartbreak has left Katie raw, vulnerable, and wary of intimacy, yet as the night unfolds, she realises her feelings for Jack run deeper than she ever dared to admi...

Five crew members, a crash-landing, and something in the shadows that shouldn’t exist.Forced to abandon their wrecked craft in a violent storm, with failing tech and no hope of rescue, Brice and his crew seek shelter. But they’re not alone. Something watches from the shadows, something intelligent and hungry.And the creatures aren’t the only threat. As the crew fragments, Brice is pushed to the edge — and if he’s pushed too far, he’ll be facing the darkness...

Herein you will find 20 tales, from the Emerald Isle. There are seven bardic romances like, The Children of Lir, The Secret Of Labra, The Vengeance Of Mesgedra and five more besides. Also contained herein are thirteen legends, each a tale in itself, tracing the life of Finn mac Cumhal from boyhood through adulthood including the The Birth Of Oisín and his Visit To The Land Of Youth only to return to find that his father, Finn, had fallen at the battle of Brea three hundred years before. La...

At moments in history, individuals have embodied the gospel message with creativity and passion. One such moment began when a returned veteran named Francis Bernardone found a whole new world in a desolate space just outside Assisi: a leper colony. Drawn to discover the incarnate God, and joined by a collaborator as able and determined as he, Francis and Clare of Assisi's desire to live authentically in gospel simplicity ushered in a revolutionary sensitivity to the presence of God within ...

They can't trust anyone else. But can they trust themselves?Five fugitives, desperate to keep one step ahead of the company that made them what they are, that now hounds them mercilessly. Five ordinary people struggling to survive in a world that sees them as a threat. Five individuals unsure who they really are.Ryann holds them together, but worries she cares too much to do the right thing for them. Deva fights against everything that marks her as differen...

Book 1 of the SANDSTORM series. Full series available now!Something is hunting the inhabitants of RavarFor three generations, the colonists on Ravar have been stranded on a harsh planet, forced to survive in a desert environment where only the scrappiest animals and the heartiest plants survive. Most live without the foolish hope that Earth's supply ships will ever grace the skies again.Trapped in a sandstorm, Neena Xylance...

THE GOLDEN BOOK OF WORLD'S GREATEST MYSTERIES gathers more than sixty detective and mystery tales into a capacious survey of the genre's evolution. Gothic terror, rational detection, supernatural uncertainty, sensation fiction, psychological suspense, and mordant satire coexist here, demonstrating how mystery repeatedly tests the boundary between explanation and the uncanny. Tales of locked rooms, vanished persons, inherited secrets, spectral visitations, and criminal ingenuity reveal the ...

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, shamanism and ancient knowledge. Our Books are available in digital format. We have approximat...

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The Oxford Book of Poetry masterfully curates a rich tapestry of poetic voices and styles, spanning centuries and cultures, to encapsulate the evolving landscape of verse. This anthology showcases the grandeur of classical epics, the intricacies of Romantic meditations, and the quintessential charm of Victorian sentimentality. Within its pages, readers will uncover stirring sonnets, haunting elegies, and narrative ballads, with standout pieces offering luminous insights into the human cond...