From the international bestselling fantasy author Garth Nix (The Abhorsen Trilogy, The Keys to the Kingdom) comes a Tor.com Original short story "The Case of the Somewhat Mythic Sword."Sir Magnus Holmes, cousin to the more famous Sherlock, is asked to investigate the appearance of an otherworldly knight carrying a legendary sword in the cellar of a Victorian London pub.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Views: 228
Michael Swanwick is one of the most celebrated and decorated writers of the past forty years. His novels and short stories have won the Hugo, the Nebula, the World Fantasy, the Locus, and the Theodore Sturgeon Awards, among others. His inimitable imagination and consummate skill are on full display in this collection, so revel in the postutopian world with its finest guides. Just check your pockets afterward. Views: 228
It all began with her intoxicating scent…In Rome on vacation, Tieris wasn’t looking for lust, love, or anything in between.Working in a bookstore, Linda had tons of hard work ahead of her. But when a playful, gorgeous, muscular man happened to find her in the far reaches of a storeroom, her workload took a backseat to romance.But a challenge lay in Tieris’ hands. Fending off a destructive enemy while trying to gain a mate for life wasn’t easy – it proved to be quite the challenge. He has to defend against an evil dragon-shifter who has devious plans for the shifter world.He’ll keep her safe and destroy anyone who means harm to her.He won’t let her go. He will put everything on the line for her! Views: 228
When logical, ambitious Zander left Seattle for her dream job in muggy New Orleans, she left with a fresh new master's degree in-hand, and the memory of her parents' violent divorce behind her. Meeting a hot AF web designer in a vintage band tee was definitely not part of her new-Zander plans, but something about him makes her bend her own rules despite her fears. All Callum's ever wanted was a reprieve from the ghosts who talk to him day in and day out. When he meets Zander, it's instant attraction. And when he realizes she's a Cloak who closes the veil and blocks out the racket of the spirit world—including the evil force called the Shadow that's been stalking him—he does whatever he can to see her again. But Callum's new-found peace-and-quiet with Zander leads the Shadow to find a new victim: Zander's younger sister. Callum must risk his relationship with Zander to tell her the truth: he's a Medium, and she's a Cloak—the only one... Views: 228
IT'S NOT JUST MURDER THAT IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT . . .The blinding new Detective Jane Tennison thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante.__________________Things can't get much worse for detective Jane Tennison.Unceremoniously kicked off the adrenaline-fuelled Flying Squad, she's been relegated to Gerald Road, a small and sleepy police station in the heart of London's affluent Knightsbridge.With only petty crime to sink her teeth into, Tennison can feel her career slowly flatlining. That is until the discovery of the most brutal murder Jane has ever seen: Charlie Foxley has been found viciously beaten to death, his body dismembered and disembowelled.As a big-time showbiz agent, Foxley had a lot of powerful friends - but even more enemies. And alongside her old friend DS Spencer Gibbs, Tennison must journey into the salacious world of show business to find the killer, before they strike again . . .In Lynda La Plante's most gripping thriller yet**, Tennison discovers that the brightest lights hide the darkest secrets - and the killer doesn't always hide in the shadows . . . Views: 228
