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  Lost Sci-Fi Books 361 thru 365 -...

  Don Mark Lemon, H. P. Lovecraft,...

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  Lost Sci-Fi Books 361 thru 365 brings together five unforgettable stories from the daring era when science fiction magazines pushed imagination into darker territory. 
  These tales move from deep space warnings to strange discoveries hidden far from civilization. Scientists, explorers, and ordinary people stumble into situations that quickly spiral beyond control. What begins as curiosity soon becomes a struggle to understand forces far older, stranger, or more dangerous than expected. 
  Classic science fiction thrived on bold ideas and unsettling possibilities. The writers in this collection knew how to take a single extraordinary concept and drive it toward a shocking conclusion. The tension builds quickly. The danger grows quietly. By the end, nothing feels quite as safe as it did before. 
  From eerie encounters to impossible circumstances that challenge logic itself, this collection captures the sense of wonder and unease that made vintage science fiction so unforgettable. 
  If you enjoy classic sci-fi filled with strange discoveries and unexpected turns, this volume delivers five more journeys into the mysterious imagination of the genre’s early masters. 
  Lost Sci-Fi Books 361 thru 365The Ultimate Paradox by Thorp McCluskyWarning From the Stars by Ron CockingConsignment by Alan E. NourseThe Beast in the Cave by H. P. LovecraftThe Man Who Did Things Twice by Don Mark Lemon

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  Twas the Flight of the Christmas...

  Nicola Parkinson

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  Imagine Santa's dismay and panic when the reindeer come down with the sniffles the week before Christmas. Who will help fly the sleigh on Christmas Eve? And more so how will the children get their presents? Santa, Mrs Claus and the residents of the North Pole are panic stricken as to who will help Santa fly the sleigh on Christmas Eve! Mrs Claus knew something was not going well this Christmas, but she didn't expect this! The elves have never worked so hard along with Santa! And the Christmas Pie Chefs try to get the reindeer better in time for Christmas Eve, but it was pointless! The reindeer could not fly the sleigh this year...and so follow Santa on his magical adventure to the Christmas Dragon Forest where he finds just what he needs just in time for Christmas Eve. This beautiful heart warming book is the perfect Christmas Eve story for children. As they follow the chaos that ensues with the journey of Santa and Mrs Claus 3 days before Christmas. Follow him on his adventures over the snowy mountains in the North Pole, deep into the magical Forest of the Christmas Dragons.

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  Deadlock

  Simon Fox

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  Perfect for fans of Alex Rider and Artemis Fowl, Simon Fox's latest action-packed thriller is ideal for readers too young for Jack Reacher or Line of Duty.
  
  Archie Blake thought his policeman father teaching him how to pick locks and open safes was just a bit of fun. But when a diamond necklace is stolen and his dad is arrested, Archie realises the only way to prove Dad's innocence is to go on the run and use everything he's learned to uncover the truth.
  
  But Archie soon finds himself deeply tangled in the criminal underworld, where it's hard to know who to trust and even harder to see what's right or wrong. Will Archie be able to find a way out before it's too late?
  
  An explosive new adventure from the author of the unputdownable Running Out of Time. Simon Fox is a rising star in a new generation of thriller writers.

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  Tourmaline and the City of Nowhere

  Ruth Lauren

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  Tourmaline's magic is no longer a secret, and everyone wants something from her, including her (potentially) villainous father. He wants her help on his mission to find the legendary City of Nowhere. But Tourmaline (along with her best friends George and Mai) has bigger things to deal with - Pellavere, her home, is in danger. When it turns out that her father's quest and the key to saving Pellavere could be linked, Tourmaline has a decision to make. But will the City of Nowhere have the solution to save her home? Or will it give her father the magical power he so desperately craves?

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  Harriet Spies

  Elana K. Arnold

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  The unforgettable star of Just Harriet returns for another mystery on Marble Island, from award-winning author Elana K. Arnold. 
  There are a few things you should know about Harriet Wermer:She always tells the truth.She’s loving spending her summer on Marble Island, where she is an A+ mystery-solver.Okay, maybe she doesn’t always tell the truth.Actually…she has a tendency to lie quite a bit. 
  Which is why, when one of the guests at her grandmother’s bed-and-breakfast finds that their treasured pair of binoculars has gone missing, no one believes Harriet when she said she had nothing to do with it. But this is one time Harriet isn’t lying—and she knows that if she can find the binoculars and figure out who really took them, she can prove it.  
  With her cat, Matzo Ball, her grandmother’s basset hound, Moneypenny, and Harriet’s new friend, Clarence, helping her out, Harriet knows she can crack the case. But when the culprit isn’t who Harriet expects, it’s up to her to decide how important the truth really is.

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  The Perfect Woman

  Robert Sheckley

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  The Perfect Woman by Robert Sheckley - Somebody once came up with a song title we have never forgotten: "For every man there is a woman, so why did I gel stuck with you?” Not that Mr. Morcheck felt that way about Myra. He not only believed she was absolutely perfect; you could get a punch in the nose for doubting it! And he was so right —for a while! 
  Mr. Morcheck awoke with a sour taste in his mouth and a laugh ringing in his ears. It was George Owen-Clark’s laugh, the last thing he remembered from the Triad-Morgan party. And what a party it had been! All Earth had been celebrating the turn of the century. The year Three Thousand! Peace and prosperity to all, and happy life... 
  “How happy is your life?” Owen-Clark had asked, grinning slyly, more than a little drunk. “I mean, how is life with your sweet wife?” That had been unpleasant. Everyone knew that Owen-Clark was a Primitivist, but what right had he to rub people’s noses in it? Just because he had married a Primitive Woman. . . . 
  “I love my wife,” Morcheck had said stoutly. “And she’s a hell of a lot nicer and more responsive than that bundle of neuroses you call your wife.” But of course, you can’t get under the thick hide of a Primitivist. Primitivists love the faults in their women as much as their virtues — more, perhaps.

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