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From fairy tales to erotica, the two volumes of a collection of stories representing a unique genre that reveals medieval Middle Eastern customs and society told by the mythical Sheherazade.
For years, people have feared that sexual material removed from victims of alien abductions might lead to the creation of something that modern science considers impossible: hybrids of the alien and the human.They would think like aliens, but appear human, and be able to do something that full-blooded aliens can't: walk the earth freely.In Hybrids, Whitley Strieber unleashes his unparalleled skills as a thriller writer and his unique knowledge of the abduction phenomenon to explore what might happen if hybrids invaded the earth-not from the stars, but from exactly where the aliens told him they would emerge, when one of them said, "We will come from within you."Ver livro
A Siren for a mother, A Warlock for a father, and a Coven that wants her dead. Snatched off the street and drugged, Syrinada wakes strapped to a bed with a predator in the next room. At that moment, a side of herself she never knew existed emerges. While relieved to be free, she finds herself plagued by questions she can’t answer. When Malachi—a longtime friend—witnesses her tapping into this unknown power, he steps in to help. Soon she realizes he knows far more about her heritage than he lets on. After diving into secrets of the past, mounting truths of fin and scales challenge everything Syrinada thought she knew. Despite Malachi’s warning to stay hidden, the call of her newfound heritage is a strong one. Can Syrinada deny her swelling urges? Or will the ravenous darkness closing in consume her? "Author Jessica Cage delivers a knockout African American fantasy in Siren’s Call! This is one sizzling mermaid adventure sure to leave readers gasping!" ~Readers Favorite Siren's Call is a Reader's Favorite 5-star read and Silver Medal Winner! Grab your copy today! Trigger Warning: Please not that this book does have sentive materials concerning SA that some readers may find difficult to listen to.Ver livro
After a harrowing escape from Pemberwick Island, Tucker Pierce and his surviving friends have finally reached the mainland only to find that no one is left. Moments before they are attacked by another of the mysterious black planes, they investigate one's wreck and are horrified to find that the United States is at war with itself - the deadly technology of the Air Force against the brute force of the Navy's SYLO unit. Tucker must lead his friends to safety, but his head is spinning. How can the Air Force be perpetuating such genocide against its own citizens? What is SYLO's role in this, and why did Tucker's parents betray him by allying with SYLO? Tucker, Tori, and friends set off cross-country on a quest for answers.Ver livro
The human race has reached the stars, colonized many planets and done amazing things in all areas of scientific progress. But humans are still humans and remain both honorable and not so honorable; some with high ideals and others with very low ones indeed. So why hasn't war occurred in several centuries among the hundreds of planets? Has man really changed? Not on your life it hasn't! Read how science has given man peace but at what cost?Ver livro
Diana L. Paxson expands Marion Zimmer Bradley's beloved and bestselling Avalon series in a dramatic new installment. Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon, the prequel to The Forest House, tells the story of the Roman conquest of Britain and the origin of the Forest House that preceded the return to Avalon.Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon follows the journey of Boudica, a Celtic princess, and Lhiannon, a priestess who is Boudica's mentor on the Druid isle. When the Romans conquer Britain, Lhiannon fights them while Boudica marries a king who has surrendered. Theirs is a great love story, but when he dies, the Romans brutalize her and her daughters. Enraged, Boudica raises the British tribes and nearly succeeds in driving the Romans from Britain, claiming a place in history. Lhiannon survives and becomes the guardian of the Druid traditions in the new Roman Britannia as high priestess of the Forest House.Epic in its sweep and peopled by the remarkable women who have always inhabited Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon expands the legendary saga that has enchanted millions of readers over the years and is sure to please Bradley's loyal readership as well as anyone who loves wonderfully told stories of history, myth, and fantasy.Ver livro
Three renowned masters combine a “tense interspecies battle of wits with tangy atmospherics and a bleak lesson on the meaning of freedom. A” (Entertainment Weekly). To be adapted into a major motion picture by Exile Content Studio Running from poverty and hopelessness, Ramón Espejo boarded one of the great starships of the mysterious, repulsive Enye. But the new life he found on the far-off planet of São Paulo was no better than the one he abandoned. Then one night his rage and too much alcohol get the better of him. Deadly violence ensues, forcing Ramón to flee into the wilderness. Mercifully, almost happily alone—far from the loud, bustling hive of humanity that he detests with sociopathic fervor—the luckless prospector is finally free to search for the one rich strike that could make him wealthy. But what he stumbles upon instead is an advanced alien race in hiding: desperate fugitives, like him, on a world not their own. Suddenly in possession of a powerful, dangerous secret and caught up in an extraordinary manhunt on a hostile, unpredictable planet, Ramón must first escape . . . and then, somehow, survive. And his deadliest enemy is himself. “This is smashing SF—a great manhunt story.” —Express “[A] gritty SF adventure . . . This tightly written novel, with its memorable protagonist and intriguing extrapolation, delivers on all levels.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Martin, award-winning sf editor Gardner Dozois, and Daniel Abraham combine their talents in this tale of one man’s search for his own humanity in a universe of diminishing returns. A good choice for fans of hard sf.” —Library JournalVer livro
