A vampire tale in a future America where terror reigns. Not your sister's Twilight.

Commentators have shown how a ‘culture of security’ ushered in after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 has involved exceptional legal measures and increased recourse to secrecy on the basis of protecting public safety and safeguarding national security. In this context, scholars have largely been preoccupied with the ways that increased security impinges upon civil liberties. While secrecy is justified on public interest grounds, there remains a tension between the need for secrec...

Every significant Marvel Comics character, location, weapon, gadget, and vehicle: one ultimate encyclopedia.Packed full of incredible facts and stunning images, this authoritative encyclopedia contains more than 650 entries and features a foreword by the legendary comic book writer Roy Thomas.All of Marvel's iconic super heroes and villains are here, from Captain Marvel to Corvus Glaive and Iron Man to Gwenpool. Amazing vehicles are examined, such as the Av...

The Last Leaf is a short story depicting the life of Henry the leaf, who stubbornly holds on to his branch (his life), searching for the true meaning of existence. Much in the vein of "Jonathan Livingston Seagull", Henry experiences many adventures including a battle with caterpillars, the love of a family, a forest fire, and more. His branch, Michael, guides Henry through his life's ups and downs, explaining that all life is precious, and even a special leaf like Henry has a purpose set f...

Exam Board: CambridgeLevel: KS4Subject: SportFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2017Support your teaching of the new Cambridge Technicals 2016 suite with Cambridge Technical Level 3 Sport, developed in partnership between OCR and Hodder Education; this textbook covers each specialist pathway and ensures your ability to deliver a flexible course that i...

Justine Larbelustier moderates an all-star panel (Holly Black, Naomi Novik, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Maureen Johnson, Scott Westerfeld, and Libba Bray) to celebrate the book that decides the ultimate battle: Zombies vs. Unicorns.

A collection of stories, mostly about time travel, parallel universes, alternative histories and other quirky anomalies* A filmmaker of the future, using a new untested medium, gets tangled up in his story in The Filmmaker and the Scdptre;* Time dilation works in mysterious ways in The Last Shall be First, as a home for orphaned children is being moved to an uninhabited planet.• Geoffrey literally finds himself, in The Wrong Track, a multi-verse ghost story.* I...

The first in a new trilogy of books by Matthew Underwood tells a story involving a young girl with a debilitating illness. The poor girl lives a boring life. But who was the strange man wearing a dark robe, outside in the street one morning. Why did he vanish so quickly when she saw him?Why are children in towns on the outskirts of London being admitted to clinics and hospitals with a strange rash on their faces? Why all at the same time?What is the strange history connected ...

From the collection Dreamin' Dreams; A short ghost story in 3,500 words.It was strange seeing the old Picturedrome again. After twenty-five years I don't know what I expected, but I never thought it would be exactly as I remembered it.A gust of wind threw rain against me and peppered the door with tiny droplets, and somewhere in the deep, dark clouds, thunder rumbled ...

Jazzy Beckett touches a skeletal hand that is sticking out of a riverbank…and all at once, she is lost to the owner of that hand, a girl named Carolyn Crossley, also known as CC.CC was murdered back in the 60's by a man named Max Trumain. Now it is up to Jazzy's husband Richard to find Max Trumain. But if Richard fails, then Jazzy will die. No ifs, no buts. CC will drown Jazzy in the river. Jazzy who is pregnant, if only just, and expecting the child that she and Richard have always...

The Posthumous ChildWhat secret haunts the country estate of Cecil House? Darkwood, friend to the family, administers to a cherished servant of the household on her deathbed. After her death, the Cecil family experiences a ghostly tormentor, and Darkwood receives leading messages from the other side that she determines to follow to a dark truth. What does a spirit child want to be known?The Darkwood MysteriesEmily Darkwood is alread...

Ethan, his face etched with the weariness of a thousand sleepless nights, hauled a dented bucket overflowing with salvaged canned goods. Each can, a tiny victory snatched from the jaws of starvation, represented another day survived in this ravaged world. He grunted with effort, his muscles protesting under the strain. The weight wasn't just physical; it was the weight of their existence, a constant, oppressive burden. He was a steelworker once, his hands forged to shape metal into somethi...