Publisher: Wildside Press
Ethshar and the Northern Empire have been at war for hundreds of years. No one remembers why anymore, or over what. No one dreams it could ever end until a wizard creates a sword that makes its user unbeatable... The Misenchanted Sword is the first novel in the Ethshar series, and remains the most popular.
R.B.RUSSELL has only recently started writing fiction seriously, having previously written lyrics, composed music, and drawn in pen and ink for his own amusement. He runs Tartarus Press with Rosalie Parker from their home in the Yorkshire Dales. AFTERWARDS: Toby has left. I suppose that his departure was inevitable. After the people in the army vehicles had gone, he spent more and more time in the top room, staring out of the window, looking for possible visitors.Show book
Apocalyptic Sci-Fi is a powerful collection of seven classic science fiction short stories that imagine humanity at the edge of collapse—and what comes after. Written by some of the most influential voices of the Golden Age, including Philip K. Dick, Frederik Pohl, Harlan Ellison, Alan E. Nourse, and William F. Nolan, these stories come from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s—an era when science fiction confronted the anxieties of nuclear war, overpopulation, authoritarian control, and the fragility of civilization itself. Each story presents a different vision of the end: not always with explosions and fire, but through quiet inevitability, moral compromise, or ideas pushed just a little too far. In Let The Ants Try, humanity faces extinction through its own ingenuity. The Fifty-Fourth of July explores patriotism and survival when society no longer functions as intended. Philip K. Dick’s stories—The Golden Man, The Turning Wheel, and Survey Team—question fate, evolution, and whether human dominance is temporary by design. Glow Worm delivers an early taste of Ellison’s sharp intensity, while Small World traps its characters inside a nightmare of scale and consequence. These aren’t just tales of disaster—they’re warnings, thought experiments, and philosophical challenges. The futures imagined here feel uncomfortably plausible, even decades after they were written. Included stories:Let The Ants Try — Frederik PohlThe Fifty-Fourth of July — Alan E. NourseThe Golden Man — Philip K. DickGlow Worm — Harlan EllisonSmall World — William F. NolanThe Turning Wheel — Philip K. DickSurvey Team — Philip K. DickShow book
Uncover the mystery and terror of The Invisible Man, H.G. Wells’s gripping novel about science gone awry and the darkness within. Follow the story of Griffin, a brilliant but obsessive scientist who discovers the secret to invisibility. As his experiments take a dangerous turn, Griffin finds himself trapped in an invisible body, spiraling into madness and desperation. His journey through isolation and power leads him down a destructive path, testing the boundaries of morality and humanity. Wells’s The Invisible Man is a compelling exploration of ambition, identity, and the consequences of unchecked scientific curiosity. This timeless classic combines suspense, psychological depth, and a touch of horror to create a thrilling and thought-provoking experience. Narrated with intensity that captures Griffin’s descent, this audiobook is perfect for listeners who enjoy tales of suspense and moral complexity. Start listening to The Invisible Man today, and step into a story where visibility is a choice—but at a tremendous cost.Show book
The Fairy land of OZ as you well know, is an enchanted place with many, many inhabitants. Being inquisitive and active beings, they naturally have a lot of adventures all the time. I have collected here, just six of these exciting tales for your listening pleasure. Who has these adventures? Well you know and love almost all of them: There is little Dorothy and her dog Toto of course, Ozma the fairy ruler of OZ, The Tin Woodman, The Scarecrow, Tic-Toc the Mechanical man, Jack Pumpkinhead and The Sawhorse just to name the main ones. So listen to these little glimpses into what goes on in OZ almost every day. Whew! what fun it would be to live there!Show book
Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. In this volume the wonders of Sci-Fi and its inventions are twisted with the darkness of horror to reveal narratives that grip us in inventive ways. Perhaps only pens of the calibre of Lovecraft, Stevenson, Wells and their literary colleagues can so easily lure our senses into dark and terrifying times. 1 - The Top 10 Short Stories - Classic Sci Fi Horror - An Introduction 2 - Re-Animator - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft 3 - Re-Animator - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft 4 - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Part 1 by Robert Louis Stevenson 5 - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Part 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson 6 - A Thousand Deaths by Jack London 7 - The Operation by Violet Hunt 8 - Moxon's Master by Ambrose Bierce 9 - The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson 10 - Carnivorine by Lucy Hamilton Hooper 11 - The Blue Laboratory by L T Meade 12 - Rappaccini's Daughter - Part 1 by Nathaniel Hawthorne 13 - Rappaccini's Daughter - Part 2 by Nathaniel HawthorneShow book
Mishio Ga is an alien on Earth he finds the culture and people there more alien than him even odder are the locals the Emperor of the galaxy's alien family the Magicians, who run the alien convention Mishio must traverse in order to stop an alien war.Show book
