Short stories of and about vampires for those long winter nights...Past, present, future. Dark or light-themed. Bloodsuckers and psychic vampires. The only common trait is the night creatures - who sometimes can stand the sunlight - for a batch of stories around Earth and beyond.THE STORIES“Unnatural Immortal” by Russ Crossley“A Fief in Lincolnshire” by Barbara G.Tarn“The Whitest Smile” by Rebecca M. Senese“Reunion” by Will Tate“A Stu...

"The Desecrator" is an original short story from the Draegaran Empire, by bestselling author Stephen Brust. This is a tale of the Hawklord Daymar, and of a particular Morganti blade. Vlad Taltos fans will enjoy new insight into Stephen Brust's fantasy series.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

One clear autumn night, while studying heiroglyphics in the Valley of the Kings, Miranda and Cray find someting far older -- and definitely more intriguing -- than the tombs of Pharoahs.

LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.Our cover this month is by Reiko Murakami, illustrating a new original science fiction short from Ashok K. Banker ("Tongue"). Our other original SF this month is from Ch...

"X-80 Oppenheimer" is the story of a young Patawomeck girl living in the forests along the banks of the Potomac river years after the fall of man.

PI Harry Storm is about to get the case of his life.Harry is a no-nonsense, bristly, chain-smoking, nearly broke private detective. When a new case comes his way promising the answer to all of his financial woes he can't help but jump at the chance to take it even it means visiting cemeteries in the middle of the night.Harry will soon learn that the terrors of the night sometimes come calling in the real world and this case may drive him to the brink of madne...

Love. Murder. A deal with the devil. The charming Sebastian owns the bodies and souls of all his thieves and slaves. In his underground criminal cult, bodies, souls—and magic—are the only currency that matters. When Sebastian offers the adventurous Erynn his world, she accepts, not realizing that it will become her hell. More than anything, Sebastian wants her heart. Erynn’s only way out: a plan so dangerous it may cost her life—and in the process,&nb...

After the end of the world, a young shapeshifter learns to open his wings...When Dalan discovers the last of a mutant species of beautiful, golden horses, he's forced to make a difficult decision.This short story takes about 15 minutes to read and is set before the events of The Last of the Ageless, a post-apocalyptic adventure novel. You can read them in any order, but the chronological order is: The Last Tail-Horse, When All Is Lost, The Beginning of the ...

The Alien Detective Agency series of reading books, featuring Jack Swift and Wanda Darkstar, are for children and young adults aged 8 to 14 and over who are struggling to read. Each book has been carefully written for those with a reading age of approximately 7 to 8, but are packed full of adventure and brilliant illustrations to really grab the reader interest.Dream Snatcher - Somebody or something is stealing peoples dreams but why? Jack and Wanda need to wake up and find out fast...

FINALLY, THE UNTOLD, TRUE STORY OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED THE NIGHT THE ALAMO FELLOn that fateful night of March the 6th, 1836, Saito Izumi, a centuries old vampire, tended to the sick and dying, chief among her charges; the legendary Colonel James Bowie.But while General Santa Anna’s attack was no surprise, what swarmed over the walls of the old mission turned out to be anything but expected. And what Saito learned that night about honor and duty would chang...

More first books for fledgling readers that offer the enjoyment of a good story with the thrill of accomplishment that comes from independent reading. Written in short, easy phrases with carefully selected vocabulary and plentiful illustrations, each book helps youngsters achieve success as they have fun.The series follows three friends who love to share stories. In each book, one is reminded of a well-known story:It's Not About the Ball! is based on The Frog Pr...

A Rising Knight: Vol1, Issue 10.Every story that has an end has a beginning. He was raised in silence and will awaken in cacophony. This is beginning of Vlad’s story, the moment the Knight begins to rise.Vlad was a killer by fifteen, a warrior by sixteen, a revolutionary by seventeen and a legend by eighteen. He won't live to be nineteen. These are first steps Vlad will take to define his destiny. He will be born in darkness and baptized in blood. He will choose a name and ...