Tales from a world that should have been... Fifteen stories spanning the ages from ancient Greece and a far-flung dying future: A COURTLY DIVERSION by Gary Cuba THE DOG-FACED CANNIBAL by Christine Purcell  ALL THE KING’S MONSTERS by Megan Arkenberg THE THING WITH FEATHERS by Cora Pop MEMPHIS BBQ by Cat Rambo A HORRIFIED MIND by Ferrel D. Moore IN CHAINS LIGHTER THAN AIR by Nghi Vo THE UNICYCLIST’S FATE by Michael ...

A multi-author collection of eighteen original superhero tales ranging from the dark to the hysterical to the downright bizarre, including 2016 Aurora Award nominee "Super Frenemies" by Stephen Kotowych.

From New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger comes the delightful sequel to Prudence.Rue and the crew of the Spotted Custard return from India with revelations that shake the foundations of England's scientific community. Queen Victoria is not amused, the vampires are tetchy, and something is wrong with the local werewolf pack. To top it all off, Rue's best friend Primrose keeps getting engaged to the most unacceptable military types....

Experience the incredible adventure and heart-stopping romance of the Iron Seas in this thrilling steampunk tale from New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook.The Kraken King, Part VIIIThe Kraken King and the Greatest AdventureArriving in Krakentown with their enemies in hot pursuit, Zenobia doesn’t know how they can even hope to win. Being terrified brings forth an undeniable truth: she loves Ariq and will ...

ELEKTROGRAD is the city of the future. Since the early 20th Century, it has been used as a testbed for futuristic modes of living. Each of its seven districts is an experimental site for new forms of architecture.  It is now the early 21st Century. Elektrograd is showing its age.  Mekanoplatz is the northernmost district of Elektrograd. And, on the district border, within site of the old construction robots with homeless people sheltering in their rustin...

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.Written at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Persuasion is a tale of love, heartache and the determination of one woman as she strives to reignite a lost love.Anne Elliot is persuaded by her friends and family to reject a marriage proposal from Captain Went...

Amid a cacophony of cranking sprockets and cogs, in chuffs of steam and soot, comes the expansion of classic literature into alternative Steampunk masterpieces. Follow nine skilled authors as they lead old friends and new acquaintances through Jamaica, Singapore, Cape Town, Denmark, Paris, London, and Geneva on a phantasmagorical Steampunk World Tour.Tropic of Cancer: Edward Rochester battles the elements and Bertha Mason to save his brother and his own soul.Sense and Cybor...

In the years since the Twelve-Minute War, the planet has fallen into darkness and chaos. The combined impact of nuclear, biological, and chemical agents has rendered the majority of the world's fresh water unfit for human consumption. Only the bravest men and women dare to venture out into the desolate wasteland to collect this precious commodity. Matt Freeborn is one such man... a weller.

The weller's precious cargo makes him a prime target for attacks from savage road pirates, g...

A passionate tale, woven from personal stories of heroic betrayal and love, The Naqib’s Daughter is based on historical characters, and set during Napoleon’s campaign in Egypt.Lady Nafisa, aristocrat, philanthropist and wife of Mamluke leader Murad Bey wakes one morning to find her worst fears confirmed. Cairo is under threat from the French, whose mission is to liberate the most ancient civilisation in the world from what they see as superstition and darkness.For Nafisa it...

On one terrible night in August 1895, the world changed forever. Grey metal cylinders, launched from Mars and hurtled through space, came crashing down in southern England. The next 15 days were marked by courage and despair, hope and shock, defeat and fleeting victory as Queen Victoria's army struggled to contain the terrible alien threat. The war, man against machines from space, was fought without mercy on both sides. And the outcome would be decided by the smallest of things… This book...

Gadgets and Shadows: Book OneAfter his parents and family die, Seven escapes his factory job. By wits and will alone, he survives in a London divided into the affluent Fairside and the squalor of London's industrial Blackside, where many struggle to eke their existence out of despair. But Seven has to fight for more than just food and shelter.All over Blackside, a secret cabal of prominent citizens and the mysterious Mr. Kettlebent are snatching ch...

Should a king inspire love or fear? Lionel receives neither… and it could cost him everything.Lionel Monashe isn’t ready to be king. After ordering his father’s execution and taking the throne, he struggles to reconcile his royal duties with his compassionate nature. His insecurity and inconsistent ruling lead prominent subjects to challenge his authority.His main adversary is a self-proclaimed prophet, whose religious zealotry launches the kingdom into eco...