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Sign of the Labrys
By Brian Stableford, Margaret St. Clair. 2016
Like others who withstood the pandemic, Sam Sewell lives in a subterranean shelter. The vast catacombs were built before the…
military's biological weapon leaked out, killing nine out of ten people and leaving the survivors so traumatized that they can barely tolerate each other's company. So it's quite peculiar that some government agents seem to think that Sam lives with a woman, Despoina, who's suspected of conducting germ warfare. Pressured by the agents to locate Despoina, Sam must literally go underground to discover the truth about a hidden world of witchcraft and secret rituals. This Wiccan-themed science fiction novel was cited by Gary Gygax as an inspiration for Dungeons & Dragons. Enthusiasts of the role-playing game will recognize the forerunner of Castle Greyhawk and its labyrinthine setting of multiple levels connected by secret passages. Other readers will savor the fantasy on its own terms, as the poetic recounting of an otherworldly mystery.The Magician's Lie
By Greer Macallister. 2017
A USA Today Bestseller'[A] well-paced, evocative, and adventurous historical novel...' --Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review'This is a book in which storylines…
twist, spiral and come together again in an ending as explosive as a poof of smoke from your chimney... or a top hat.' --Oprah.com'Smart, intricately plotted... a richly imagined thriller.' --PEOPLE magazine'This debut novel is historical fiction that blends magic, mystery, and romance.' --Boston Globe, Pick of the Week'It's a captivating yarn... Macallister, like the Amazing Arden, mesmerizes her audience. No sleight of hand is necessary. An ambitious heroine and a captivating tale are all the magic she needs.' --Washington PostThe Amazing Arden is the most famous female illusionist of her day, renowned for her notorious trick of sawing a man in half on stage. But one night she swaps her trademark saw for an axe.When Arden's husband is found dead later that night, the answer seems clear, most of all to young policeman Virgil Holt.Captured and taken into custody, all seems set for Arden's swift confession. But she has a different story to tell. Even handcuffed and alone, Arden is far from powerless, and what she reveals is as unbelievable as it is spellbinding.A magical and mysterious historical thriller, perfect for fans of The Night Circus and Water for Elephants.Birth Right (The forgotten Ones Ser. #1)
By D. C. Lewis. 2017
Kiera Hemming doesn’t want to be a monster. She wants to spend her summer riding WaveRunners and taking camping trips,…
and to go back to college in the fall. But she’s a werewolf -- the first Lycoan born in 200 years, and next in line to take over her mother’s pack. As her mother’s control over both her daughter and her pack weakens, and Kiera is nearly killed over the birthright she doesn’t want to claim, she finds herself at the center of overlapping wars she doesn’t fully understand. With a mysterious Watcher, rival Lycoan factions, her mother, and Brandon—a childhood friend she might be falling in love with, all competing for her future, Kiera must determine what a birthright truly is, and what she will -- or can -- do in the face of hers.Immortal's Spring (The Chrysomelia Stories #3)
By Molly Ringle. 2016
Sophie Darrow said yes once to a young man offering a realm of Greek gods and immortality. Now her home…
has been shattered, and her friends and family pulled along with her as they run from an evil cult and take shelter in the gloomy Underworld. To love, trust, and smile again seems almost out of Sophie's reach. But remembering the life of the original Persephone and her fellow immortals long ago may prove the best therapy, as well as their key to victory. In ancient times too, the murderous cult Thanatos attacked and eventually wiped out the Greek immortals who sought to bring good to humankind. But those immortals planted seeds in both their realm and ours to ensure that their season would bloom again someday. And spring is finally coming.The Thing in the Upper Room
By Arthur Morrison. 2012
Arthur George Morrison (1 November 1863 - 4 December 1945) was an English writer and journalist known for his realistic…
novels and stories about working-class life in London's East End, and for his detective stories, featuring the detective Martin Hewitt. This is one of those storiesLycan Unleashed
By Shannon Curtis. 2016
REVENGE IS SWEET, BUT SO IS DESIRE On the hunt for his alpha's killer, Lycan Matthias Marshall is willing to…
go to any lengths to end his quest. Even if that means kidnapping the enemy. Well-trained tracker Trinity Caldwell can take him back to her pack and their treacherous leader. Yet convincing Trinity to betray her kind won't be easy. Nor will denying the pull his body feels toward hers. Matthias has buried his heart along with his mate. Desire...love...have no part in his plan. But when Trinity risks her life for his, Matthias must decide how much vengeance means to him.Leilani
By Lm Dewalt. 2014
Lily, a once solitary and lonely vampire, has finally found the love she longed for in Christian, her husband and…
a newly turned vampire. They’ve settled in Peru, and life is finally taking on a semblance of normalcy, albeit with bodyguards to protect them from a cadre of evil vampires bent on revenge.With their friends, Lily & Christian are on a quest to find their newly adopted son’s long lost sister, Leilani, a child witch with uncontrollable powers. But their son becomes gravely ill and is taken from his hospital ward.When Christian also inexplicably disappears, and long buried secrets come to light, Lily’s world is turned upside down, making her question her desire to remain a part of the undead world she’s lived in for almost a century.Haunting Savannah: 8 Dark And Seductive Tales
By Ml Guida, H R Boldwood, Savannah Verte, Evelyn Lederman, Ella Jade, Deena Remiel, Lia Davis, Kim Carmichael, Kerry Adrienne. 2017
Spend Halloween in Savannah with eight dark, seductive tales of ghosts, vampires, demons, witches, and warlocks.Nine bestselling authors come together…
in this collection of eight BRAND NEW, Halloween themed novellas.A look inside…Ghost in a Bottle by Lia Davis & Kerry AdrienneAnatoli La Croix has spent the last century cursed to exist in spirit form, locked inside a glass jar. When the beautiful and magickal Ophelia purchases the jar, he discovers he’s able to escape his confinement for short periods. For the first time in a century, he has hope. Could the beautiful witch be the one to break his curse? Or will she provoke the evil spirit that imprisoned him and bring dark magick’s wrath down on them both? Forbidden Union by Deena RemielIt’s Halloween in Savannah. Noah Blackman has come to Savannah, Georgia and Violet Adams’ home seeking to verify the origins of his family. Could his roots begin with a runaway slave? This trip holds many surprises for the two as their family’s pasts collide and their present charts a course for romance and lasting love. True Companions by Ella JadeMaxim and Grant have been lovers for a century. Companions in the truest sense. What happens when a human woman shares their home and their bed? Can two destined souls open their hearts to a third? The Ultimate Act of Love by Evelyn LedermanThe last thing Kori Daniels expected to see on a ghost tour is an actual apparition. Although she can feel earth-bound spirits, she has never seen one. Already impacted by nightly amorous dreams since arriving in Savannah, her dream lover now has a face. The Haunting of Bellehaven by H.R. BoldwoodSelf-reliant Harper McKinnon arrives in Savannah to claim her inheritance, Bellehaven Plantation—a proud antebellum estate. But the estate’s handsome caretaker, Clay Montgomery, is used to doing things his way. Fireworks fly as they are drawn ever closer, but the plantation’s ghostly secrets threaten both their love and their lives. The Promise by Kim CarmichaelA mistake brought a demon to her, a promise kept them bound together. It is a thin line between desire and love and good and evil when an incubus enters Leora Desmond’s life. Veil Break by Savannah VerteTaken from the world he knows, to a place out of time, Holden Henry has a lot of questions when he is redeposited into his world, 150 years in the future. His Savannah isn’t the same anymore. A Pirate’s Mask by ML GuidaDark secrets haunt the Pirate’s House Inn in Savannah, Georgia. Rosalind Gill’s stepfather is the culprit. He’s forcing her to remain silent and marry his evil partner or die. Her only hope is Phearson MacFie-a vampire pirate from another time. They must work together to not only save the innocent, but save themselves and discover true love.The Way Of Wyrd: Tales Of An Anglo-saxon Sorcerer
By Brian Bates. 2013
The compelling cult classic, now reissued in a brand new edition with a new introduction by Brian Bates. This bestselling…
fictionalized account of an Anglo-Saxon sorcerer and mystic is based on years of research by psychologist and university professor Brian Bates. An authentic and deeply compelling insight into the spiritual world of the Anglo-Saxons, it has inspired thousands of people to learn more about the ancient northern spiritual tradition. A spiritual classic!The Town
By Bentley Little. 2000
Bentley Little recently made the national news when Stephen King revealed he was reading Little's latest novel. But critics and…
fans have known for years that Little is one of the hottest horror writers in the business. And now, with his newest novel, The Town, Little brings the horror home to a small Arizona town.Staying Alive
By John Edwards. 2017
On what had seemed like a regular school day, an epidemic that nobody saw coming suddenly takes hold and spreads…
quickly through the classrooms, hallways and other areas. Hundreds are quickly turned, from willing students, into the mindless, shuffling dead. With hopes of survival quickly fading, Jade and Elise, two friends who have somehow escaped the first wave of death, must somehow find their way to safety. But with the whole area teeming with the undead it proves to be trickier than they imagined. In a desperate clash between the living and the infected, the courageous duo join with other survivors to find a place that will be safe. But as they fight their way through the endless tides of the ravenous infected, they slowly come to realize that life, and death, will never be the same again. Staying Alive is going to be harder than they had ever imaginedThe Precious Dreadful: A Novel
By Steven Parlato. 2018
Combining romance and humor with elements of the paranormal, this is a profound novel about one teenage girl’s decision to…
redefine her life in the wake of supernatural events. Teddi Alder is just trying to figure out her life. When she joins SUMMERTEENS, a library writing group, she’s only looking to keep herself busy, not go digging around in her subconscious. But as she writes, disturbing memories of her lost childhood friend Corey bubble to the surface, and Teddi begins to question everything: her friendship with her BFF Willa, how much her mom really knows, and even her own memories. Teddi fears she’s losing her grip on reality—as evidenced by that mysterious ghost-girl who emerges from the park pool one night, the one who won’t leave Teddi alone. To top it all off, she finds herself juggling two guys with potential, a quirky new boy named Joy and her handsome barista crush Aidan, who has some issues of his own. As the summer unfolds, Teddi is determined to get to the bottom of everything—her feelings, the mysterious ghost-girl, and the memories of Corey that refuse to be ignored.A Novel of forbidden love and religious war in the quest to find the mysterious Parchment of Circles • Centers…
on the search for the Parchment of Circles, an ancient map said to lead to mystical wisdom that challenges the story of Christ’s resurrection, validates the Cathar faith, and serves as the Templars’ blackmail against the Church • Includes a complex cast of characters including a rabbi and nun who fall in love, St. Francis of Assisi, Knights Templar, the Pope, and the Sultan of Egypt Set in the 13th century, this sweeping historical novel opens on the island of Torcello, outside Venice, in 1219, after the Crusaders have lost possession of Jerusalem. Yehezkel, a young yet revered kabbalist and student of Maimonides, is on the island for a secret meeting of rabbis. He is chosen to travel to Jerusalem to seek definitive proof of the Talmud’s antiquity, a search that grows to include the hunt for the mysterious Parchment of Circles. This ancient map could not only help Yehezkel’s quest, but also lead to explosive evidence about Christ’s resurrection that would destroy the Roman Church. Before leaving the island, Yehezkel rescues a young Cistercian abbess from drowning in the Venetian Lagoon. Galatea, the beautiful nun, has been plagued by mystic visions and prophetic dreams throughout her life, leading her to become a devotee of Hildegard von Bingen. Driven by premonitions of an “enigma in Jerusalem,” she abandons her monastic life and the orthodoxy of the Church and joins Yehezkel on his pilgrimage. On the way to Jerusalem, after being shipwrecked on Crete, the two meet St. Francis of Assisi in Cyprus and join him across the lines of the Fifth Crusade in his attempt to convert the Sultan of Egypt. Over the year-long trip, they also fall in love. But the rabbi and the nun are not the only ones seeking the Parchment of Circles: The Pope sends his agents in search of it, and the Knights Templar are also in pursuit of the Parchment, for the ancient map serves as the Templars’ blackmail against the Church. What none of these deadly adversaries know is that the Parchment leads to an even more startling secret with profound religious significance for the future of humanity. It’s not a question of who finds it first, but who survives to unlock the Parchment’s secrets.The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 11
By Stephen Jones. 2000
The multiple award-winning Best New Horror series enters its second decade as the premier annual showcasing excellence in contemporary dark…
fantasy and the macabre.As usual, acclaimed horror anthologist Stephen Jones has chosen the finest short stories and novellas of supernatural and psychological fiction. With the most comprehensive review of the year, useful contact lists, and a fascinating necrology as a bonus, this is one book that every horror fan must have.The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 2003: Vol 14
By Stephen Jones. 2003
The finest exponents of horror fiction writing today, Neil Gaiman, China Mieville, Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Graham Joyce, Paul McCauley,…
Stephen Gallagher, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Basil Cooper, Glen Hirshberg, Jay Russell, feature in the world's premier annual horror anthology series, another bumper showcase devoted exclusively to excellence in macabre fiction. To accompany the very best in short stories and novellas is the year's most comprehensive horror overview and contacts listing as well as a fascinating necrology.Zombie Apocalypse! Fightback
By Stephen Jones. 2012
This long-awaited sequel to the bestselling Zombie Apocalypse! is once again a 'mosaic novel' which weaves together contributions from big-name…
horror writers in the form of essays, reports, letters, official documents and transcripts to create a coherent and compelling narrative. In volume one old-school, flesh-eating zombies spread 'The Death' around the world. Now, the fightback begins.Horror at Halloween [The Whole Book] (Frightmares Ser.)
By Stephen Jones. 1999
OXRUN STATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN DIFFERENT.Nobody can really explain it. You just have to understand that bizarre things happen there.…
They just do. Weird things. The kind of things you don't even want to dream about in your worst nightmares.Like the tings that happen this Halloween to Sam Jones, Eleanor Trent, Tina Broadbent, Chuck Antrim and Cody Banning . . .Maybe it really is the rare conjunction of Mars and Saturn with Venus, lowering the barriers between our world and another, shadowy realm . . . or maybe it is just that the full moon always brings out the strangeness in that place. Trick or Treat is crazy enough, with ghosts and goblins and witches and warlocks and all manner of other horrors roaming the streets. But in Oxrun Station, the masks aren't always made of rubber.The fabric of the cosmos is unravelling and dark and dangerous things are leaking across the borders . . . For five unsuspecting teenagers, their lives will never be the same again as they discover the hidden terrors lurking beneath the surface of their quiet town and experience the most horrifying Halloween of them all . . .This year in Oxrun Station, THE TRICK IS TO STAY ALIVE!Horror at Halloween, Part Two, Eleanor
By Stephen Jones. 2011
OXRUN STATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN DIFFERENT. Nobody can really explain it. You just have to understand that bizarre things happen…
there. They just do. Weird things. The kind of things you don't even want to dream about in your worst nightmares.Maybe it really is the rare conjunction of Mars and Saturn with Venus, lowering the barriers between our world and another, shadowy realm . . . or maybe it is just that the full moon always brings out the strangeness in that place.Eleanor Trent's research into Halloween uncovers a secret history of ancient rituals and sacrificial rites that allow the creatures of the night to cross into our world and steal the souls of the living . . . The fabric of the cosmos is unravelling and dark and dangerous things are leaking across the borders . . . For five unsuspecting teenagers, their lives will never be the same again as they discover the hidden terrors lurking beneath the surface of their quiet town and experience the most horrifying Halloween of them all . . .This year in Oxrun Station, THE TRICK IS TO STAY ALIVE!Monsterrific stories by top names in horror writingVampires, Werewolves, Zombies, Ghouls . . . these and many other Creatures of…
the Night are featured in this bumper collection of stories by such authors as Clive Barker, Harlan Ellison, Ramsey Campbell, Brian Lumley, Tanith Lee, Michael Marshall Smith, Kim Newman, Joe R. Lansdale, Lisa Tuttle, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Basil Copper and many others. Here you'll discover creatures both unnatural and manmade, as the walking dead rise from their graves, immortal bloodsuckers seek human nourishment, deformed monstrosities pursue their victims across the countryside, and the ugliest of nightmares is revealed to have a soul. Drawn from the pages of legend and literature, these stories feature Things that slither, stagger, swoop, stomp and scamper. So bolt the doors, lock the windows and shiver in the shadows, because no-one is safe when the Monsters are loose .Nona's Room
By Kathryn Phillips-Miles, Simon Deefholts, Cristina Fernández Cubas. 2017
Winner:Premio Nacional de Narrativa (2016)Premio de la Critica Española (2016)Premio Dulce Chacón (2016) Book of the Year 2015:La Vanguardia, El…
Cultural, Babelia and ABC An award-winning collection of Gothic and uncanny stories from one of Europe's most celebrated contemporary writers of short fiction. In Nona's Room the everyday fantasies of women slowly turn into nightmare, delusion and paranoia. A young girl who is envious of the attention given to her sister has a brutal awakening. A young woman, facing eviction, misplaces her trust in an old lady who invites her into her home. A mature woman spends the night in a hotel in Madrid and falls into a time warp... Cubas's stories are suffused with the chilling tones of Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber and the psychological intensity of Paula Hawkins's The Girl on the Train.