Download or read book Zombie Raccoons Killer Bunnies written by Martin H. Greenberg and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a farmer at war with Nature?s creatures, to dangerous doings when the henhouse goes on-line, to the hazards of keeping company with a book wyrm, here are ingenious tales that will make readers laugh or cry?or double-check to make sure that their windows and doors are firmly locked against the things that prowl the night.
Download or read book Timeshares written by Jean Rabe and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen original stories about taking your dream vacation-in any era you desire. Take a vacation through time with the help of a Time Travel Agency offering excursions into the past and future. Readers will find themselves in exotic, adventurous locales-and in all manner of trouble and mysteries. And figures from the past will be able to squeak by the other way. Picture Cleopatra in modern-day New York City, or Hannibal searching for elephants at Wisconsin's Circus World. And that's just the beginning of the thrills and danger...
Download or read book A Girl s Guide to Guns and Monsters written by Martin H. Greenberg and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brilliant, original sci-fi and fantasy stories featuring brave and bold heroines Thirteen urban and paranormal tales of strong women, armed with weapons they are not afraid to use, as well as fists and feet of fury, who face monsters and bad guys-and are not above rescuing men in the process.
Download or read book Cthulhu s Reign written by Darrell Schweitzer and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2010-04-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All original stories about the return of Cthulhu and the Old Ones to Earth. Some of the darkest hints in all of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos relate to what will happen after the Old Ones return and take over the earth. What happens when Cthulhu is unleashed upon the world? What happens when the other Old Ones, long since banished from our universe, break through and descend from the stars? What would the reign of Cthulhu be like on a totally transformed planet where mankind is no longer the master? Find out in these exciting, brand-new stories.
Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 21 written by Stephen Jones and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year's best, and darkest, tales of terror, showcasing the most outstanding new short stories and novellas by both contemporary masters of the macabre and exciting newcomers. As ever, this acclaimed anthology also offers the most comprehensive annual overview of horror around the world in all its incarnations; a comprehensive necrology of famous names; and a list of indispensable contact addresses for the dedicated horror fan and writer alike. The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror remains the world's leading annual anthology dedicated solely to presenting the best in contemporary horror fiction. Praise for Stephen Jones: 'The best horror anthologist in the business is, of course, Stephen Jones, whose Mammoth Book of Best New Horror is one of the major bargains of this as of any other year.' Roz Kavaney 'An essential volume for horror readers.' Locus 'Stephen Jones . . . has a better sense of the genre than almost anyone in this country.' Lisa Tuttle, The Times Books
Download or read book Dead Waters written by Anton Strout and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-02-22 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon Canderous, of the Department of Extraordinary Affairs, is used to fighting vampires and zombies. But the strange murder of a professor has everyone stumped. And it's making some people crazy. Literally.
Download or read book Dead Matter written by Anton Strout and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-02-23 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shaking up the spirits of Manhattan The spirit populace of Manhattan doesn't appreciate its well-deserved RIP being disturbed, and Department of Extraordinary Affairs Agent Simon Canderous is sent in to do damage control. Meanwhile, his vacationing partner, Connor Christos, is in a sorry state, and he tells Simon that each night he's being haunted by visions of his long-lost brother at his window. Simon is worried that his partner may be going crazy-or worse, maybe he's not...
Download or read book Bone Whispers written by Tim Waggoner and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2020-06-13 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visit a field where living corpses grow from the ground like pumpkins. Sail across a sea of blood on a raft made from human skin. Flee from a crazed mob determined to tear you limb from limb for the crime of realizing that you are God. From Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author Tim Waggoner comes Bone Whispers, a collection of distorted realities and surreal nightmares, with an introduction by Bram Stoker Award-winning author Michael A. Arnzen. Come, listen to Bone Whispers. You'll never be the same. Stories included in this collection: Thou Art God Bone Whispers Some Dark Hope Harvest Time Surface Tension Best Friends Forever No More Shadows Unwoven Skull Cathedral Do No Harm Country Roads Darker than Winter Swimming Lessons Conversations Kill Long Way Home Sleepless Eyes The Faces That We Meet The Great Ocean of Truth
Download or read book Eighth Day Genesis written by Sabrina Klein and published by Alliteration Ink. This book was released on 2012 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Featuring Maurice Broaddus, Tim Waggoner, Matthew Wayne Selznick, Donald J. Bingle, Janine Spendlove, Bryan Young, and fifteen more authors, this collection of essays cover topics from crafting believable ecosystems, creatures, and legal systems to the ways you can best share your world with your audience."--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book The Best Paranormal Crime Stories Ever Told written by Martin H. Greenberg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paranormal crime stories by bestselling fiction writers like Kelley Armstrong, Anne Perry, Simon R. Green, Patricia Briggs, and more. A massive, monumental volume of paranormal crime fiction by bestselling authors. Gripping tales of mayhem include both novellas and short stories like “Stalked by,” by Kelley Armstrong, “The Judgment” by worldwide bestselling author Anne Perry, “Appetite for Murder” by Simon R. Green, “, “Road Dogs” by Norman Partridge, “The Hex Is In” by Mike Resnick, “Doppelgangster” by Laura Resnick, the chilling “If Vanity Doesn’t Kill Me” by Michael A. Stackpole, and many, many, more. Compiled and edited by the world’s most prolific anthologist—the award-winning Martin H. Greenberg—this is the biggest paranormal crime book on the market and the ultimate collection for crime lovers, ghost hunters, and thrill seekers everywhere. Also included are multiple stories by New York Times bestselling authors. The Best Paranormal Crime Stories Ever Told is a new book in the series, which includes The Best Hunting Stories Ever Told and The Best Fishing Stories Ever Told.
Download or read book Gamer Fantastic written by Martin H. Greenberg and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2009-07-07 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let the games begin! These thirteen original stories by veterans of the fantasy realms take role-playing games and universes to a whole new level. From a teenager who finds a better future in virtual reality; to a private investigator hired to find a dying man's grandson in the midst of a virtual reality theme park; from a person gifted with the power to pull things out of books into the real world; to a psychologist using fantasy role-playing to heal his patients; from a gaming convention where the real winners may not be who they seem to be; to a multi-layered role-playing game that leads participants from reality to reality and games within games-these imaginative and fascinating new tales will captivate both lovers of original fantasy and anyone who has ever fallen under the spell of role-playing games.
Download or read book Love and Rockets written by Martin H. Greenberg and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space...the final frontier. Or is it? Many say there's no frontier more forbidding than a romantic relationship between a man and a woman. But what if one's a human, and the other's an alien? Here is an original collection of space opera stories where authors take love (unrequited or not), on a spaceship, space station, or planetary colony, and add enough drama, confusion and mayhem to ensure that the path to true love-or short-term infatuation-is seldom free of obstacles.
Download or read book Westward Weird written by Martin H. Greenberg and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you were a kid, did you long to put on your cowboy boots, belt on your guns, saddle up, and ride off to find adventures? Did you sit glued to the TV watching The Lone Ranger, Maverick, Bonanza, The Wild Wild West, The Adventures of Brsico County Jr., and Firefly? And were you caught up in movies like Outlands, Time Bandits, Serenity, or Back to the Future Part III? If so, Westward Weird is the book for you. Thirteen original stories included here ride a very broad range between science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal—and all of them are told from a Wild West perspective. Get ready for some good old-fashioned adventure, as: –The Old Gods cross paths in the Old West. –Two theives are given a job they can't refuse, but no one told them there'd be aliens. –A mining family never expected their claim to be jumped from parallel universes. –A Mars colony may be about to find out exactly how the West was won. –Cowboys will be hard-pressed to ride the herd on the living dead. Featuring stories from: Jay Lake — Larry D. Sweazy — Anton Strout — Brenda Cooper — Seanan McGuire — Christopher McKitterick — Steven Saus Dean Wesley Smith — Jennifer Brozek — Kristine Kathryn Rusch — J. Steven York — Jeff Mariotte — Jody Lynn Nye
Download or read book The Curious Book of Lists written by Tracey Turner and published by Kingfisher. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to know the 12 signs of the zodiac, 28 unusual holidays, and 49 countries without a coastline? Then look no further because The Curious Book of Lists by Tracey Turner is absolutely bursting with 263 interesting and informative lists, guaranteed to keep you entertained and increase your general knowledge at the same time! Discover Ancient Greek monsters, animal astronauts, dizzying mountain peaks, super-fast roller-coasters . . . and what having itchy hands means for your luck! With quirky, colorful illustrations by Caroline Selmes, this is a great gift purchase but also a book to buy for yourself!
Download or read book Chicks Kick Butt written by Rachel Caine and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2012-12-24 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An urban fantasy anthology of original stories featuring heroines who combat supernatural adversaries from dragons to demons.
Download or read book The Things That Crawl written by Richard Lee Byers and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available for the first time in a single collection, twenty-one short stories of the supernatural, the undead, and the macabre by Richard Lee Byers, author of DEAD TIME and DARK FORTUNE. Stories included in this collection: The Things That Crawl The Q Word Blood and Limestone Wisdom Fright Wig St. Paul’s Churchyard, New Year’s Day The Guide Things I Learned About Science From Popular Entertainment Foragers Netflix Ghost Hunters Night Games End of Life Vets The Wizard and the Dragon Black Griefer Madness Mister Shade Office Space The Plague Knight Castle of Maidens Zombies in Paradise
Download or read book Boondocks Fantasy written by Jean Rabe and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From vampires in the Appalachians and leprechauns in the Smokies to mermaids in the Mississippi and bloodthirsty trolls in an Alabama trailer park the South makes a unique setting for the 20 stories in this anthology of redneck vampires, werewolves, wizards, elves, and other creatures. Featuring original stories by Gene Wolfe, Timothy Zahn, Chris Pierson, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Steven Savile, Elizabeth A. Vaughan, Jay Lake, Anton Strout, and many more.