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Short Cuts: Selected Stories
By Raymond Carver. 1993
A movie tie-in edition to the brilliant new film by Robert Altman, based on these nine stories by Carver, "one…
of the great short story writers of our time--of any time" (Philadelphia Inquirer).Long Story Short: A Novel
By Serena Kaylor. 2022
“Like the best of the Bard himself, Long Story Short combines dazzling repartee with iconic, nuanced characters and the kind…
of charged, perfectly paced romance fit for the world stage...a sparkling Shakespearean homage and a wonderful debut.” —Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of Always Never YoursIn Serena Kaylor's sparkling debut, a homeschooled math genius finds herself out of her element at a theater summer camp and learns that life—and love—can’t be lived by the (text)book.Growing up homeschooled in Berkeley, California, Beatrice Quinn has always dreamed of discovering new mathematical challenges at Oxford University. She always thought the hardest part would be getting in, not convincing her parents to let her go. But while math has always made sense to Beatrice, making friends is a problem she hasn’t been able to solve. Before her parents will send her halfway across the world, she has to prove she won’t spend the next four years hiding in the library. The compromise: the Connecticut Shakespearean Summer Academy and a detailed list of teenage milestones to check off. If Beatrice wants to live out her Oxford dream, she has to survive six weeks in the role of “normal teenager” first. Unfortunately, hearts and hormones don't follow any equations. When she's adopted by a group of eclectic theater kids, and immediately makes an enemy of the popular—and annoyingly gorgeous—British son of the camp’s founders, Beatrice quickly learns that relationships are trickier than calculus. With her future on the line, this girl genius stumbles through illicit parties, double dog dares, and more than her fair share of Shakespeare. But before the final curtain falls, will Beatrice realize there’s more to life than what she can find in the pages of a book?Atonement-After Earth: Ghost Stories (Short Story)
By Michael Jan Friedman. 2013
On a distant planet called Nova Prime, the United Ranger Corps defends the galaxy's remaining humans from an alien race…
known as the Skrel and their genetically engineered predators, the Ursa. For one would-be Ranger, the battle between life and death is a welcome respite from a criminal past. "Ghost Stories: Atonement" is the last of six eBook short stories that lead up to the events of After Earth, the epic science fiction adventure film directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Jaden Smith and Will Smith. Cade Bellamy is the only Ranger recruit with a criminal record. After fighting the Ursa that interrupted his arrest, Cade receives a reprieve from Prime Commander Cypher Raige, with one stipulation: Cade must stop serving himself, and preserve humanity--as a Ranger. Soon, Cade is a cadet, breezing through physical challenges but brushing off the teamwork being a Ranger demands. Cade trusts no one, perhaps not even himself, and can't help but question if the path he has chosen is the right one--unaware that the answer he seeks is an arm's length away . . . in the form of an Ursa.Savior-After Earth: Ghost Stories (Short Story)
By Michael Jan Friedman. 2013
On a distant planet called Nova Prime, the United Ranger Corps defends the galaxy's remaining humans from an alien race…
known as the Skrel and their genetically engineered predators, the Ursa--and one Ranger will learn just how high the cost of victory can be. "Ghost Stories: Savior" is the fifth of six eBook short stories that lead up to the events of After Earth, the epic science fiction adventure film directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Jaden Smith and Will Smith. Ranger Jon Blackburn wakes up from voluntary brain surgery, dazed and confused. He is a hero . . . or at least he will be one, if the delicate operation to remove his sense of fear was successful. Blackburn consented to take part in the experimental initiative to increase the Rangers' reserve of "Ghosts," soldiers whose lack of fear renders them invisible to the deadly Ursa. All indications are that it's a spectacular success--but Blackburn doesn't feel special; he doesn't feel honored when Cypher Raige, the Original Ghost, personally thanks him. In fact, he doesn't really feel much of anything. Doctors say that his fear is gone, but something else is missing, too; something Blackburn may not be able to get back, unless he can piece together this twisted jigsaw puzzle and find a way to become whole again.Redemption-After Earth: Ghost Stories (Short Story)
By Robert Greenberger. 2013
On a distant planet called Nova Prime, the United Ranger Corps defends the galaxy's remaining humans from an alien race…
known as the Skrel and their genetically engineered predators, the Ursa. But one young man discovers that, in the fight against annihilation, the Rangers need more help than they realize. "Ghost Stories: Redemption" is the fourth of six eBook short stories that lead up to the events of After Earth, the epic science fiction adventure film directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Jaden Smith and Will Smith. Anderson Kincaid was only seven when one of the monstrous killing machines known as the Ursa tore off his arm. It would have killed him, too, had a Ranger not sacrificed her own life to save his. Ever since, Anderson has wanted to be a Ranger. After years of relentless training with an artificial limb, his hopes are crushed the day Cypher Raige himself comes knocking--to explain the Corps' strict rule against accepting applicants with prosthetics. His dream denied, Anderson joins the Civilian Defense Corps, only to find himself once again face-to-face with an Ursa. No savior in sight, he must rely on himself--and a power he never knew he had--to survive.Birthright-After Earth: Ghost Stories (Short Story)
By Peter David. 2012
On a distant planet called Nova Prime, the United Ranger Corps defends the galaxy's remaining humans from an alien race…
known as the Skrel and their genetically engineered predators, the Ursa. But when one Ranger discovers the secret to destroying the enemy, she faces a decision no one should have to make. "Ghost Stories: Birthright" is the third of six eBook short stories that lead up to the events of After Earth, the epic science fiction adventure film directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Jaden Smith and Will Smith. After watching her husband die in a horrible accident, Mallory McGuiness has only one option: Keep working. Rangers have duties. Responsibilities. Mallory is just that--an ordinary Ranger--until she vanquishes one of the nearly invincible Ursa and realizes she is much, much more. Unfortunately, the power to save the human race from extinction comes riddled with questions, conflicts, and no guarantees, only impossible choices. Frustrated by her suddenly tame assignments, Mallory considers jumping the chain of command, taking her grievance directly to Commanding General Cypher Raige. But she stifles the impulse long enough to tangle with destiny on a desert mission where nothing's supposed to go wrong . . . and everything does.Peace-After Earth: Ghost Stories (Short Story)
By Robert Greenberger. 2012
On a distant planet called Nova Prime, the United Ranger Corps defends the galaxy's remaining humans from an alien race…
known as the Skrel and their genetically engineered predators, the Ursa. But one rookie finds there's something that no Ranger, not even his commanding general, can teach him. "Ghost Stories: Peace" is the second of six eBook short stories that lead up to the events of After Earth, the epic science fiction adventure film directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Jaden Smith and Will Smith. Kevin Diaz's parents raised him as a pacifist--hence their outrage upon learning their son is joining the Ranger ranks. But Kevin believes that peace is worth fighting for. And fight he must, to withstand a surprise onslaught of Ursa. As Prime Commander Cypher Raige launches a counteroffensive, Kevin arrives in time to watch both comrades and civilians cut down in a nightmare of blood and terror. Suddenly, he understands that being a Ranger, even the best Ranger, isn't enough against an enemy that can disappear at will, strike with lightning speed, and tear a man in half with one swipe. Kevin took an oath to preserve humanity, but to do so, he'll have to blaze a path few others have.Snorkkel Whalengton: short children stories
By Arlene Wray. 2013
Fishing for ghosts: twelve short stories
By Richard E Brown. 1994
Playback: Light and Shadow (Short Story)
By Elizabeth Massie. 2011
In this terrifying original novella, Bram Stoker Award-winning author Elizabeth Massie provides a chilling prequel to the forthcoming horror movie…
Playback, starring Christian Slater, Alessandra Torresani, and Toby Hemingway, in which a group of high-school students accidentally awakens an evil that possesses its victims through video. But the dark curse dates back to turn-of-the-century New York, and begins with a grudge surrounding the birth of film itself. While fooling around with the movie camera invented by his murdered grandfather, a rich young playboy is overcome with bloodlust--and sets out to kill one of history's most beloved figures. In Playback: Light and Shadow, heads snap and cameras roll, giving a whole new meaning to the term "slasher film."BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Daryl Gregory's Raising Stony Mayhall.The complete short stories of Mark Twain
By Mark Twain, Charles Neider. 1957
Sixty stories filled with folklore and wit span Twain's entire writing career and are arranged chronologically by publishing date from…
1865 through 1916. Some entries, like "The Trials of Simon Erikson" and four other stories from "Roughing it," are fictional yarns extracted from nonfiction works. Includes introduction by editor Charles Neider. 1981, c1957. Uniform title: Short storiesA Hard Day's Night: A Lonely Hearts Club Short Story
By Elizabeth Eulberg. 2014
Can't wait to read We Can Work It Out? Return to the world of Penny Lane Bloom with three all…
new e-book short stories that pick up right where The Lonely Hearts Club left off!Penny Lane Bloom, founder of The Lonely Hearts Club, has never loved Halloween. Her dad's a dentist, so she's never been allowed much in the way of candy. And forget being a witch or a ghost or a superhero--Penny is always one of the Beatles, along with the rest of her family.But this year, she's got the Club, and the support of an amazing group of girls who all have each other's backs. So when someone tries to ruin Halloween for one member, the Club sets out to prove revenge is a dish best served en masse.Don't miss all three e-shorts from romantic comedy superstar Elizabeth Eulberg. Each one contains a sneak peek at an excerpt from her return to the world of the LHC, We Can Work It Out!Two of Us: A Lonely Hearts Club Short Story
By Elizabeth Eulberg. 2014
Can't wait to read We Can Work It Out? Return to the world of Penny Lane Bloom with three all…
new e-book short stories that pick up right where The Lonely Hearts Club left off!Penny Lane Bloom founded The Lonely Hearts Club, which means that she basically doesn't date. She's got her awesome girls to hang out with, she's got her hilarious (and sometimes annoying) family, she's working towards high grades to get into a great college - she'd never give up any of that to be with a boy.But (spoiler alert!) all of a sudden, the rules of the Club have changed and Penny's not only allowed to date - she's going out with Ryan Bauer, longtime friend, all-around amazing guy, and her best friend Diane's ex-boyfriend. It's not like Penny hasn't been on plenty of first dates before, and it's not like she hasn't seen Ryan practically every day for years . . . so could someone please let the butterflies in her stomach know it's okay to calm down?Don't miss all three e-shorts from romantic comedy superstar Elizabeth Eulberg. Each one contains a sneak peek at an excerpt from her return to the world of the LHC, We Can Work It Out!From Me to You: A Lonely Hearts Club Short Story
By Elizabeth Eulberg. 2014
Can't wait to read We Can Work It Out? Return to the world of Penny Lane Bloom with three all…
new e-book short stories that pick up right where The Lonely Hearts Club left off!Four months ago, Penny Lane Bloom was heartbroken over a guy, had only a small handful of close friends, and was sure that, somehow, this year was going to be different.Four months later, everything has changed. Penny's gone from a few friends to a huge group of girls who all have each other's backs, from a guy who thought nothing of cheating to a total sweetheart, and from the idea for The Lonely Hearts Club to a full-scale girls-rock revolution. Just think how much more she'll be able to accomplish by the end of the school year! And it's the holidays, which means Penny has two blissful weeks to spend eating cheese fries with her girls and kissing Ryan. The only thing she still has to do is survive Christmas with her family.Don't miss all three e-shorts from romantic comedy superstar Elizabeth Eulberg. Each one contains a sneak peek at an excerpt from her return to the world of the LHC, We Can Work It Out!Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor (Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary Short Stories #10)
By Neil Gaiman. 2013
Eleven Doctors, eleven months, eleven stories: a year-long celebration of Doctor Who! The most exciting names in children's fiction each…
create their own unique adventure about the time-travelling Time Lord.Thousands of years ago, Time Lords built a Prison for the Kin. They made it utterly impregnable and unreachable. As long as Time Lords existed, the Kin would be trapped forever and the universe would be safe. They had planned for everything . . . everything, that is, other than the Time War and the fall of Gallifrey. Now the Kin are free again and there's only one Time Lord left in the universe who can stop them!Author Neil Gaiman puts his own unique spin on the Doctor's amazing adventures through time and space in the eleventh and final story in the bestselling 50th anniversary series!Doctor Who: Fifth Doctor (Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary Short Stories #5)
By Patrick Ness. 2013
Read Patrick Ness's first ever story in the world of Doctor Who.In 1945, a strange new craze for Truth Tellers…
is sweeping the kids of small-town America. The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa soon arrive to investigate the phenomenon, only to discover that the actual truth behind the Truth Tellers is far more sinister than anyone could have imagined... Author Patrick Ness puts his own unique spin on the Doctor, his terrifying alien enemies and time-travelling adventures.Doctor Who: Fourth Doctor (Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary Short Stories #3)
By Philip Reeve. 2013
When the Fourth Doctor takes Leela to visit an immense tree space station known as the Heligan Structure, little do…
they know that the tree has been asleep for centuries, dreaming of vengeance against a man in a blue box ... As the tree awakes, the Time Lord and his companion soon discover why they are such unwelcome guests.Author Philip Reeve puts his own unique spin on the Doctor, his terrifying alien enemies and time-travelling adventures.Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor (Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary Short Stories #9)
By Derek Landy. 2013
Eleven Doctors, eleven months, eleven stories: a year-long celebration of Doctor Who! The most exciting names in children's fiction each…
create their own unique adventure about the time-travelling Time Lord.When the TARDIS lands on a planet that looks identical to Earth, the Tenth Doctor and Martha are amazed to find it packed with fictional characters from her childhood. But who has the power to create an entire world out of books and why? The Doctor and Martha must solve the mystery before their story ends!Author Derek Landy puts his own unique spin on the Doctor's amazing adventures through time and space.Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor (Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary Short Stories #7)
By Alex Scarrow. 2013
Eleven Doctors, eleven months, eleven stories: a year-long celebration of Doctor Who! The most exciting names in children's fiction each…
create their own unique adventure about the time-travelling Time Lord.In a small town in the Nevada desert, an alien pathogen has reduced the entire population to a seething mass of black slime. When the Eighth Doctor arrives, he realises this latest threat to humanity is horrifyingly familiar - it is a virus which almost annihilated his entire race, the Time Lords...Author Alex Scarrow puts his own unique spin on the Doctor's amazing adventures through time and space.Doctor Who: Sixth Doctor (Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary Short Stories #4)
By Richelle Mead. 2013
A wedding on the planet Koturia turns out to be a far more dangerous proposition than the Sixth Doctor and…
Peri ever expected. It marks the return of a formidable old foe whose genius matches the Doctor's. Can the Doctor outwit this villain, save Peri and stop the wedding in time?American fantasy author Richelle Mead puts her own twist on the Doctor's amazing adventures through time and space.