As he has shown so often in previous novels, James Sallis is one of our great stylists and storytellers, whose deep interest in human nature is expressed in the powerful stories of men too often at odds with themselves as well as the world around them. His new novel, Cypress Grove, continues in that highly praised tradition. The small town where Turner has moved is one of America's lost places, halfway between Memphis and forever. That makes it a perfect hideaway: a place where a man can bury the past and escape the pain of human contact, where you are left alone unless you want company, where conversation only happens when there's something to say, where you can sit and watch an owl fly silently across the face of the moon. And where Turner hopes to forget that he has been a cop, a psychotherapist, and, always, an ex-con. There is no major crime to speak of until Sheriff Lonnie Bates arrives on Turner's porch with a bottle of Wild Turkey and a problem: The body of a... Views: 63
Introducing UNACO ? the United Nations Anti Crime Organisation ? an elite team of agents who battle the world?s deadliest criminals. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO. The most ingenious criminal in the world has come up with his most spectacular exploit, to kidnap the mother of the president of the United States and hold her and the Eiffel Tower to ransom. He hires for his team:? a top weapons expert, who can steal and use the newest, most secret military equipment? the best cat burglar, who can scale any heights? a man whose extraordinary strength and ingenuity will conquer any obstacle. Faced with this audacious crime of the century, the world?s top politicians can only turn to UNACO and its team. Views: 63
Is Jessica as grown-up as she thinks she is?Elizabeth Wakefield knows her beautiful twin is more than a match for almost any guy out there. Most guys easily fall prey to Jessica's seductive charms. But Scott Daniels, Jessica's latest love, may be more than she bargained for. He's much older and much more experienced than anyone Jessica's ever dated.When Jessica sneaks off to a college beach party with Scott, Elizabeth's afraid of what might happen. And when her twin sister isn't back by morning, Elizabeth fears the worst. Where is Jessica? Why has she stayed out all night long? Views: 63
While Galileo suffered under house arrest at the hands of Pope Urban VIII, the Thirty Years War ruined Europe, and the Pilgrims struggled to survive in the New World, work began on what would become one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the Taj Mahal. Built by the Moghul emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, its flawless symmetry and gleaming presence have for centuries dazzled everyone who has seen it, and the story of its creation is a fascinating blend of cultural and architectural heritage. Yet, as Diana...Michael Preston vividly convey in the first narrative history of the Taj, it also reflects the magnificent history of the Moghul Empire itself, for it turned out to mark the high point of the Empire's glory at the same time as it became a tipping point in Moghul fortunes. The roots of the Moghul Empire lie with the legendary warriors Genghis Khan and Tamburlaine; at its height it contained 100 million people, from Afghanistan in the north... Views: 63
Full grown with a long, smoke-coloured beard, requiring the services of a cane and fonder of cigars than warm milk, Benjamin Button is a very curious baby indeed. And, as Benjamin becomes increasingly youthful with the passing years, his family wonders why he persists in the embarrassing folly of living in reverse. In this imaginative fable of ageing and the other stories collected here – including 'The Cut-Glass Bowl' in which an ill-meant gift haunts a family's misfortunes, 'The Four Fists' where a man's life shaped by a series of punches to his face, and the revelry, mobs and anguish of 'May Day' – F. Scott Fitzgerald displays his unmatched gift as a writer of short stories. Views: 63
Thirteen-year-old Jessie Wheller is a girl who knows her heart and will do everything that she can to follow it. With her Newfoundland pony, Raven, and Newfoundland dog, Blizzard, Jessie is never at a loss for faithful companions. Jessie's grandmother is always pushing her to be a "lady," but if being a lady means leading a life without adventure, Jessie will have none of it.When Jessie realizes that a little girl named Clara is being neglected, Jessie knows that she has to help. And when Jessie discovers a herd of wild ponies captured in the woods, she knows that she and her friends must come to the rescue. But going head-to-head against the town's bully to save Clara and the ponies is no small feat, and Jessie will need more than just a little bit of luck.The rugged shores of Newfoundland in 1965 set the scene for award-winning author Joan Hiatt Harlow's tale of a girl and her boundless affection for ponies. Views: 63
Journalist Mallory Stevens's instructions were clear: expose the secrets of elusive radio talk-show host—and Chicago's most eligible bachelor—Logan Bartholomew. Not fall hopelessly in love with him! As their relationship goes off the record, Mallory is stunned to discover she's carrying her own little secret…. ** Views: 63
The last in a six-volume series Volume 6: The Road To Amber, the last in the series, covers the final five years of Zelazny's career in the early 1990s, when he reached for new ideas and continued familiar themes with stories such as "Godson" and "Godson: A Play in Three Acts," two more Wild Cards stories ("Concerto for Siren and Serotonin" and "The Long Sleep"), and a linked sequence of five Amber stories leading to planned but unwritten Amber novels.
The Collected Stories Of Roger Zelazny (frontispiece portrait) • (2009) • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
A Word from the Editors (The Collected Stories Of Roger Zelazny) • (2009) • essay by David G. Grubbs and Christopher S. Kovacs and Ann Crimmins
Roger Zelazny • essay by Jane Lindskold
Remembering Roger • essay by Gerald Hausman
The Trickster • essay by Gardner Dozois
Godson • (1994) • novelette by Roger Zelazny
Godson: A Play in Three Acts • shortfiction by Roger Zelazny
Our Own Piece of the Sky • poem by Roger Zelazny
The Appetite and Rising Sun • poem by Roger Zelazny
Cry of the Needy • poem by Roger Zelazny
Come Back to the Killing Ground, Alice, My Love • [Kalifriki] • (1992) • novella by Roger Zelazny
A Word from Zelazny (Come Back to the Killing Ground, Alice, My Love) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs
Prince of the Powers of This World • (1993) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
Storm • (1981) • poem by Roger Zelazny
The Long Crawl of Hugh Glass • (1995) • novelette by Roger Zelazny
Walking, of Course • (1994) • poem by Roger Zelazny
Spinning the Day Through My Head • (1981) • poem by Roger Zelazny
Tunnel Vision • (1994) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
Epithalamium • (1995) • shortfiction by Roger Zelazny
Paranoid Game • (1981) • poem by Roger Zelazny
The God and Frustrate Shrine • (1981) • poem by Roger Zelazny
Prelude the First (Forever After) • (1995) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
Prelude the Second (Forever After) • (1995) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
Prelude the Third (Forever After) • (1995) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
Prelude the Fourth (Forever After) • (1995) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
Postlude (Forever After) • (1995) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
Ikhnaton's Hymn to the Sun • (1996) • poem by Roger Zelazny
A Word from Zelazny (Ikhnaton's Hymn to the Sun) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs
The Rational Gods • poem by Roger Zelazny
Lady of Steel • (1995) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
The Three Descents of Jeremy Baker • (1995) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
A Word from Zelazny (The Three Descents of Jeremy Baker) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs
The Sleeper: Character Outline • [Croyd Crenson] • shortfiction by Roger Zelazny
Concerto for Siren and Serotonin • [Croyd Crenson] • (1988) • shortfiction by Roger Zelazny
Spring Morning: Missive • (1981) • poem by Roger Zelazny
The Long Sleep • [Croyd Crenson] • (1993) • novelette by Roger Zelazny
A Word from Zelazny (The Long Sleep) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs
A Word from George R. R. Martin (The Long Sleep) • essay by George R. R. Martin
The Realm of Zelazny's Amber (map) • interior artwork by Elizabeth T. Danforth and Roger Zelazny [as by Roger Zelazny and Liz Danforth ]
Prolog to Trumps of Doom • [Amber Stories] • (1985) • shortfiction by Roger Zelazny (variant of Prolog (Trumps of Doom))
A Word from Zelazny (Prolog to Trumps of Doom) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs
The Road to Amber • [Amber Stories] • (1996) • shortfiction by Roger Zelazny
The Great Amber Questionnaire • (1978) • essay by Ken St. Andre and Roger Zelazny
A Secret of Amber • [Amber Stories] • (2005) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny and Ed Greenwood
The Salesman's Tale • [Amber Stories] • (1994) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
A Word from Zelazny (The Salesman's Tale) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs
Blue Horse, Dancing Mountains • [Amber Stories] • (1995) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
A Word from Zelazny (Blue Horse, Dancing Mountain) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs
The Shroudling and the Guisel • [Amber Stories] • (1994) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
A Word from Zelazny (The Shroudling and the Guisel) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs
Coming to a Cord • [Amber Stories] • (1995) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
A Word from Zelazny (Coming to a Cord) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs
Hall of Mirrors • [Amber Stories] • (1996) • novelette by Roger Zelazny
A Word from Zelazny (Hall of Mirrors) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs
On Writing Horror After Reading Clive Barker • (1990) • essay by Roger Zelazny
"When It Comes It's Wonderful": Art Versus Craft in Writing • (1995) • essay by Roger Zelazny
Warriors and Dreams • (1995) • essay by Roger Zelazny (variant of Introduction (Warriors of Blood and Dream))
"... And Call Me Roger": The Literary Life of Roger Zelazny, Part 6 • [And Call Me Roger • 6] • essay by Christopher S. Kovacs
Sandow's Shadow (Outline) • [Francis Sandow] • shortfiction by Roger Zelazny
A Word from Zelazny (Sandow's Shadow (Outline)) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs
Shadowland (Outline) • [Jack of Shadows] • shortfiction by Roger Zelazny
A Word from Zelazny (Shadowland (Outline)) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs
Dysonized Biologicals (Outline) • shortfiction by Roger Zelazny
Donnerjack, of Virtù: A Fable for the Machine Age (Outline) • shortfiction by Roger Zelazny
A Word from Zelazny (Donnerjack, of Virtù: A Fable for the Machine Age (Outline)) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs
A Zelazny Timeline • essay by Christopher S. Kovacs and Alice N. S. Lewis and David G. Grubbs
Z-World • essay by Michael Whelan
Z-World • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
The Quintessential Roger Zelazny • essay by David G. Grubbs and Christopher S. Kovacs and Ann Crimmins
Isle of Regret • essay by Trent Zelazny
In Memoriam: Roger Zelazny, the Lord of Light • essay by George R. R. Martin
Acknowledgments (The Collected Stories Of Roger Zelazny) • (2009) • essay by David G. Grubbs and Christopher S. Kovacs and Ann Crimmins
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'When Macha Connor came home from the war she walked into town as naked as the day she was born, except for well-worn and shining boots, a dusty slouch hat, and the .303 rifle she held across her waist.' Macha patrols Siddon Rock by night, watching over the town's inhabitants: Brigid, Granna, and all of the Aberline clan; Alistair in Meakin's Haberdashery, with his fine sense of style; Sybil, scrubbing away at the bloodstains in her father's butcher shop; Reverend Siggy, afraid of the outback landscape and the district's magical saltpans; silent Nell with her wild dogs; publican Marg, always accompanied by a cloud of blue; and the new barman, Kelpie Crush. It is only when refugee Catalin Morgenstern and her young son Josis arrive in town that Macha realises there is nothing she can do to keep the townspeople safe. Views: 63
