On March 27, 1836, General José Urrea ordered the cold-blooded killing of almost four hundred Texian prisoners of war. When news of the massacre reached General Samuel Houston, commander of the newly formed Army of the Republic of Texas, he was placed on the horns of a dilemma. For political reasons, he couldn't permit any official reprisals to be taken against Urrea, but he knew that something had to be done to stop the madman from striking again ... There was just one man who could help the General out of his predicament. To this man the General issued an unofficial order—an order which he knew would be practically impossible to carry out. That order was 'GET URREA!' The man in question was Captain Jackson Baines Hardin, and men said he was 'a lil ole devil in a fight.' Views: 13
"The 1001 Nights of its time—rooms opening into rooms, stories into stories, in the same literary mansion as Calvino, Burroughs, and other metafabulist satirists: horrifying, funny, written in a language all its own."—Margaret Atwood"Ghalib Islam has written one of the buzziest novels of the season."—Toronto LifeThe universe is shaking as Hedayat, the "glossolalist" narrator of Fire in the Unnameable Country is born on a flying carpet in the skies above an obscure land whose leader has manufactured the ability to hear every unspoken utterance of the nation. He records the contents of his citizens' minds onto tape reels for archival storage. Later in Hedayat's young life, as the unnameable country collapses into disarray around him, he begins an epistle, wherein, interspersed with accounts of contemporary terrorist attacks and the outbreak of a mysterious viral epidemic, he invokes the memories of his parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents... Views: 13
Sean Dillon takes on a mission of mercy, in which he will be shown none. Intelligence operative Sean Dillon stops Caspar Rashid at Heathrow Airport -and is pulled into danger. The man's daughter has been kidnapped by Rashid's own father and taken to Iraq to be married to one of the Middle East 's most feared terrorists. Rashid begs Dillon for help-but he has no idea of the terrible chain of events he is about to unleash, nor of the danger he is about to face. Views: 13
Poised on the cutting edges of both fantasy and science fiction, this bestselling series sells an average of 3,000 copies per month. Drawn into a dangerous game of political and magical confrontation, Kham not only learns that he must never deal with a dragon--he also discovers that trusting an elf may lead to disaster. Poised on the cutting edges of both fantasy and science fiction, this bestselling series sells an average of 3,000 copies per month. Drawn into a dangerous game of political and magical confrontation, Kham not only learns that he must never deal with a dragon--he also discovers that trusting an elf may lead to disaster. Original. Views: 13
The Confederacy needs arms. And greedy European merchants are demanding gold for their goods. Though gold may be scarce in Dixie, there's no shortage of courage. Belle Boyd, beautiful rebel spy, joins Dusty Fog in a daring plot to finance a shipment of rifles with stolen Yankee dollars. Together, Dusty and Belle trade gunfire with Union troops—and cross swords with the most treacherous collection of riffraff ever to fall below the Mason-Dixon Line... Views: 13
R. L. Stine’s story “Roomful of Witnesses” clearly demonstrates that while truth isn’t always stranger than fiction, the strangest fiction always contains a kernel of truth. Based on a real place, this twisted tale could only have been written by R. L. Stine and reveals his wonderfully off-kilter look at the world. Best known for the nearly three hundred million children’s books sold, he has an uncanny ability to write pulse-pounding stories that keep you turning the pages without ever losing that childlike obsession with the gory details. Why do so many kids love everything this man writes? Turn the page and find out. Views: 13
The Civil War was over, but for Bill Douglas the fight was only just beginning. America was in turmoil following the controversial election of President Rutherford B. Hayes and the withdrawal of federal troops from the southern states. But all Bill wanted was revenge and justice. When shot and left for dead by his accomplice after a bank robbery in Santa Fe, Bill refused to co-operate with the authorities. But after staging a daring escape from jail, he found himself pursued by a relentless marshal while trying to hunt down the man who betrayed him.It didn't seem that things could get any worse for him. But then he found himself embroiled in a plot to restore the Confederacy which involves a political assassination that will shatter the fragile peace and plunge the entire country in to chaos once more.Meanwhile, Governor Lew Wallace tries to come to terms with his own past while writing his world-famous novel, Ben Hur. Both men must follow the trail of blood wherever it... Views: 13
Symington Smythe and Will Shakespeare meet at a tavern on the road to London and become travel companions and fast friends. They wheedle their way into a compnay of players and wind up in the middle of romance, mystery and intrigue. Views: 13
Forbidden love. In ancient Persia, in the town of Adwan, Jinn is ripped from his beloved Shuri's side. Jinn is cursed into a ring as punishment for daring to love the wrong woman. Empires crumble, centuries pass and Jinn is still captive. That is until present day antiques dealer, Mia Templeton accidentally releases him. Views: 13
Crystal is unusual; she has silvery blonde hair and blue eyes. There isn't anyone like her in the Town except for her mum and everyone says her mum is either crazy - or a witch. Crystal knows that the Town leader has something to do with her mother's madness but how can she prove it? And how can she stop him when the Town Guard tramps the streets day and night, there's a curfew, and a strange creature in their house spies on them and records their every move?When Crystal thinks she glimpses someone looking up at her from the depths of Lop Lake, she is amazed but strangely hopeful. Could this be the help she's been waiting for? Views: 13
Highly erotic sequel to Keeping Kaitlyn. When Paige is pulled through a veil between worlds she finds herself in the arms of two male dire wolf shifters who thaw Paige's libido merely with a look. Kaiden and Jarek profess to be Paige’s perfect mates and she can't deny an instant attraction to them that isn’t just skin deep, but a war is heating up and it will test every fiber of their bond. Views: 13
This collection includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction (including some previously unpublished stories) covering the late 1950's. These fascinating stories include The Little Black Box, The Electric Ant, and many others. Stories In This VolumeThe Eye of the SibylThe Little Black BoxThe War with the FnoolsPrecious ArtifactRetreat SyndromeA Tehran OdysseyYour Appointment Will Be YesterdayHoly QuarrelA Game of UnchanceNot by its CoverReturn MatchFaith of Our FathersThe Story to End All Stories for Harlan Ellison's Anthology Dangerous VisionsThe Electric AntCadbury, the Beaver Who LackedA Little Something for Us TempunautsThe Pre-PersonsThe Eye of the SibylThe Day Mr. Computer Fell out of its TreeThe Exit Door Leads InChains of Air, Web of AetherStrange Memories of DeathI Hope I Shall Arrive SoonRautavaara's CaseThe Alien Mind Views: 13
