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  Count Magnus - A short horror...

  M.R. James

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  First published in 1904, Count Magnus is a classic paranormal tale written by M.R. James, an author considered to be the originator of the modern age ghost story. Though popular in written form, his stories were in fact designed to be read out loud - something he would do every Christmas in his role as housemaster to young boys boarding at Eton school. In this particular story, a traveller in Sweden stumbles upon the history of a mysterious and ominous figure, Count Magnus. Apparently the count went on a ‘black pilgrimage’, the details of which are discovered by the traveller in an alchemical textbook. However, it might not be the best of ideas to go poking around in the history of such a mysterious man…

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  Tooth and Claw

  Lisa Emme

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  Angharad "Harry" Russo has had to adjust to some major changes in her life. Her computer is haunted, she accidentally acquired a vampire servant, and she's attracted to the most aggravating alpha male on the planet. Her friend betrayed her, a lunatic tried to sacrifice her to raise a god, and she accidentally "outed" herself to the Magister, the most powerful vampire in town. What else could go wrong? Oh yeah, she's just discovered that her father is a vampire and her dhamphiric powers are emerging prematurely. Poor Harry doesn't know what weird ability could pop up next.When werewolves start to go missing, and two young men die suspiciously, not to mention horrifically, Harry believes it's all connected. It could be a hunch, or it could be the big, gray wolf that stepped out of her dreams to haunt her waking moments; either way, Harry knows that she needs to help solve the mystery. Now if she could just convince the sexy police detective, Cian Nash, to take her seriously.

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  Flashes of Warlocks and Werewolves

  Jr. Eli Taff

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  The Saga of Sir Bryan continues in this exciting volume of dark fantasy flash fiction stories. 
  Flashes of Warlocks and Werewolves follows the exploits of Bryan's father, Gregor Wulfram, as he works in the region of Ambershard to earn the right to become a knight. 
  After five years of backbreaking work and training at Old Isaac's vineyard, Gregor Wulfram leaves his friends to serve ten years in a remote mountain community. In that time, he must learn to work with the other knights, fight monsters and bandits, and even court an enchantress from the royal court in his quest to earn a spot in the nobility of the land. 
  But will the prize be worth the price? As Gregor is faced with ever greater challenges and tragedies, he must ask himself: how far is he willing to go to get what he desires? 
  10 Dark Fantasy Flash Fiction stories. 
  Each story is EXACTLY 500 words in length.

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  Rendezvous with Rama

  Arthur C. Clarke

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  Astronauts explore an alien spacecraft hurtling toward the sun in this Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novel—“a stone-cold classic” of hard sci-fi (The Guardian).   An enormous cylindrical object has entered Earth’s solar system on a collision course with the sun. A team of astronauts are sent to explore the mysterious craft, which the denizens of the solar system name Rama. What they find is astonishing evidence of a civilization far more advanced than ours. They find an interior stretching over fifty kilometers; a forbidding cylindrical sea; mysterious and inaccessible buildings; and strange machine-animal hybrids, or “biots,” that inhabit the ship. But what they don’t find is an alien presence. So who—and where—are the Ramans?   Often listed as one of Clarke’s finest novels, Rendezvous with Rama won numerous awards, including the Hugo, the Nebula, the Jupiter, and the British Science Fiction Awards. A fast-paced and compelling story of an enigmatic encounter with alien technology, Rendezvous with Rama offers both answers and unsolved mysteries that will continue to fascinate readers for generations.   “Mr. Clarke is splendid . . . We experience that chilling touch of the alien, the not-quite-knowable, that distinguishes SF at its most technically imaginative.” —The New York Times

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  Ghosts Just Wanna Have Fun

  Danielle Garrett

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  Nothing puts a damper on a romantic Hawaiian honeymoon quite like a dead body.A reality dating show is filming next door to our rental digs, and besides the giggly pool parties and late night soirées, things are tolerable. At least, until a contestants goes belly—and fabulous ball gown—up in the pool. Suddenly, our vacation suddenly takes a backseat to a murder investigation.Chaos is unleashed on the quiet community, complete with a pesky paparazzi, brawling bachelorettes, and a bitter ghost hellbent on revenge. It's impossible to relax, and I'm plunged into the hunt for the killer before someone else gets hurt.At least I'm getting a tan.

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  Officer-Cadet

  Rick Shelley

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  The year is 2804 AD. Humanity has colonized the universe. But the authority of the Confederation of Human Worlds is spread thin. Where the Army of planet Earth cannot reach, mercenaries must keep the peace--and the Dirigent Mercenary Corps are the best of the best.Lon Nolan wasn’t supposed to be serving with the DMC. He’d earned his place at the elite North American Military Academy, and he’d excelled there. But when he’s kicked out of the Academy on trumped-up charges, he’s left with no choice: join the DMC or go home.So join he does, going from top of his class to bottom rung in the DMC. To become an officer, he’ll have to survive his first taste of combat with his new army, and if he fails, he won’t lose just his honor, but his life.The Dirigent Mercenary Corps books are classics of military science fiction. Rick Shelley was himself a veteran of the U.S. Army, and his experience and knowledge shine through on every page.

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