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  The Tree

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  "The Tree" is a macabre short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in 1920, and published in October 1921 in The Tryout. Set in ancient Greece, the story concerns two sculptors who accept a commission with ironic consequences.On a slope of Mount Maenalus in Arcadia is an olive grove that grows around a marble tomb and the ruin of an old villa. There, one gigantic tree resembles a frighteningly distorted man, and the roots of the tree have shifted the blocks of the tomb.The narrator explains that the beekeeper who lives next door told him a story about the tree: Two renowned sculptors, Kalos and Musides, lived in the colonnaded villa, which was "resplendent" in its day. Both men created works that were widely known and celebrated. They were devoted friends, but different in disposition: Musides enjoyed the nightlife, while Kalos preferred the quiet of the olive grove. It was there he was said to receive his inspiration...The end of the story recalls the Latin aphorism that precedes the text: "Fata viam invenient" ("fate will find a way").

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  If Wishes Were Retail

  Auston Habershaw

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  "Irresistibly fun and funny, with a ton of heart and depth! This is the kind of book that sneaks up on you and sticks with you!" ―Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop 
   
   
   
  In this hilarious debut fantasy cozy, a rebellious—but enterprising—young woman and an ancient—but clueless—genie set up shop at the local mall. 
   
   
   
  Alex Delmore needs a miracle. She wants out of her dead-end suburban town, but her parents are broke and NYU seems like a distant dream. 
   
   
   
  Good thing there's a genie in town—and he's hiring at the Wellspring Mall. 
   
   
   
  It'd help if the Jinn-formerly-of-the-Ring-of-Khorad knew even one thing about twenty-first century America. It'd help if he weren't at least as stubborn as Alex. It'd really help if her brother didn't sell her out to her conspiracy theory-loving, gnome-hating dad. 
   
   
   
  When Alex and the genie set up their wishing kiosk, they face seemingly-endless setbacks. The mall is failing and management will not stop interfering on behalf of their big-box tenants. 
   
   
   
  But when the wishing biz might start working, the biggest problem of all remains: People are really terrible at wishing.

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  The Mythical Hero's Otherworld...

  Tatematsuri

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  The Faerzen offensive has collapsed. Aura is trapped behind enemy lines, Liz is missing, presumed captured, and every passing second is a second that their lives hang in the balance. With the clock mercilessly ticking, Hiro readies the Crow Legion for its first true engagement. But right from the start, some things don't add up. Who is really pulling the strings of this war? And as Hiro rides into the battle-scarred west, he unwittingly draws closer to his greatest challenge yet: a renegade princess hellbent on revenge, wielding the fearsome Gáe Bolg.

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  Frederick Pohl & CM Kornbluth:...

  Frederik Pohl, C.M. Kornbluth

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  Ross was a junior trader on Halsey's Planet, and had great prospects but was not happy at all. Everything smelled of decay. The whole planet seemed to be slowly disappearing, the population dwindling month by month and year by year and yet no one seemd to care or even notice. Something was very, very wrong. When the first interstellar transport in 30 years arrived on Halsey's Planet, it brought things to a head. The ship had touched on six other colony worlds - and all six had been devoid of human life. Where was everybody? It was almost as if humankind, when separated by cosmic distances from Mother Earth, could not survive. He didn't know the answer but he knew it all smelled highly of decay. Decay and Rot. This highly praised novel by C.M.Kornbluth and Frederick Pohl was first published in 1954 was seen as a wonderful satire on various trends in the society of the 1950's.

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  Sangis

  Boris Romanovsky

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  I'm Andrew First, leader of the Architects Clan and the city of Sangis. A million-strong horde of zombies will soon reach the borders of our lands. No clan on Earth has so far encountered such a threat. There are few who believe we have a chance here, but I refuse to give up. The Architects will face these zombies, and we will defend our city!

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  Sand

  Liz Shipton

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  It is not the Salt we conquer. It is ourselves. 
   
   
   
  So I just found out that Sargo has been abducted to a city eight thousand miles across the Salt. Which means if I ever want to see him again (which I'm pretty sure I do) I'm gonna have to embark on a treacherous voyage to get him back . . .  
   
   
   
   . . . alone. 
   
   
   
  Dangerous? Yes. Insane? Definitely. Necessary? Well, I'm pretty sure I'm falling in love with the guy, so . . . yeah. The problem is, I'm still a massive asshole and I haven't really gotten over this drinking thing. And there might be a teleporter inside my head. Oh, and I still don't know how to sail. 
   
   
   
  Plus, ever step closer seems to unravel more dark secrets about the people that took him . . . and about me. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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