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  Memento Mori - An adventure of a...

  Rachel Lawson

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  The unnamed Mortimer, the king of the Grim Reapers, tells the story of how he promised to protect the son of a friend who died long before the Magicians came out. 
  He appears to him as a friend when the son's relatives die at their funeral, and as a friend when he needs one. 
  He becomes the ultimate Memento Mori. 
  An adventure of a lifetime.

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  Masque of the Red Death The -...

  Edgar Allan Poe, Майя Анджелу

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  In the world of Edgar Allan Poe, wealth is only an illusion of safety, and human arrogance is the shortest road to the abyss. The Masque of the RedDeath is not merely a story, but a rhythmic and unsettling dance with time, marked by the muffled tolling of gigantic black clocks.
  In this short yet perfectly constructed work, Poe creates one of the most famous allegories in world literature — a story about fear, power, and the fatal error of humankind. Gothic atmosphere, precise symbolism, and the cold beauty of the imagery turn the text into something almost musical, where every detail carries meaning.
  In audio format, The Masque of the Red Death gains a new dimension. It is an encounter with a classic that, even a century and a half later, strikes with its chilling modernity and a finale that leaves a lingering sense of inevitable doom.
  Пир во время чумы. Золото, маски и запертые двери. Но не оборачивайтесь — вы здесь не одни.
  В мире Эдгара Аллана По богатство — лишь иллюзия защиты, а человеческая самоуверенность — кратчайший путь к бездне. «Маска Красной смерти» — не просто рассказ, а ритмичный и тревожный танец со временем под глухой бой гигантских черных часов.
  В этом коротком и безупречно выстроенном произведении По создаёт одну из самых знаменитых аллегорий мировой литературы — историю о страхе, власти и роковой ошибке человечества. Готическая атмосфера, точный символизм и холодная красота образов превращают текст в почти музыкальную композицию, где каждая деталь имеет значение. 
  В аудиоформате «Маска Красной смерти» обретает новое измерение. Это встреча с классикой, которая спустя полтора века поражает своей ледяной современностью и финалом, оставляющим ощущение тревожной неизбежности.

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  Tales of Woe

  Jason White

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  The Kuragari is a horrifying tale of mystery, suspense, and unease. A frightening scifi short story of one lone space drifter, Devon Vernic, who receives a urgent distress signal while deep in space. But heeding the cry of the broken down vessel known as "The Kuragari", may lead Devon on the most bizarre and errie  encounter that he's ever experienced.

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  The Silver Key

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  "The Silver Key" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft in 1926, considered part of his Dreamlands series. It was first published in the January 1929 issue of Weird Tales. It is a continuation of "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath", and was followed by a sequel, "Through the Gates of the Silver Key", co-written with E. Hoffmann Price. The story and its sequel both feature Lovecraft's recurring character of Randolph Carter as the protagonist.

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  Above the Waterfall - A Novel

  Ron Rash

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  In this poetic and haunting tale set in contemporary Appalachia, New York Times bestselling author Ron Rash illuminates lives shaped by violence and a powerful connection to the land. 
  Les, a long-time sheriff just three-weeks from retirement, contends with the ravages of crystal meth and his own duplicity in his small Appalachian town. 
  Becky, a park ranger with a harrowing past, finds solace amid the lyrical beauty of this patch of North Carolina. 
  Enduring the mistakes and tragedies that have indelibly marked them, they are drawn together by a reverence for the natural world. When an irascible elderly local is accused of poisoning a trout stream, Les and Becky are plunged into deep and dangerous waters, forced to navigate currents of disillusionment and betrayal that will force them to question themselves and test their tentative bond—and threaten to carry them over the edge. 
  Echoing the heartbreaking beauty of William Faulkner and the spiritual isolation of Carson McCullers, Above the Waterfall demonstrates once again the prodigious talent of “a gorgeous, brutal writer” (Richard Price) hailed as “one of the great American authors at work today” (Janet Maslin, New York Times).

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  The Picture of Dorian Gray

  Oscar Wilde, August Nemo

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  In the Longsellers collection, you will find the most read and loved books of all time.
  
  Published in 1890, The Picture of Dorian Gray, became a classic whenever we talk about about the superficial nature of social relationships and escapism through beauty and art.
  
  The story is about Dorian Gray, a young man of high society, who makes a dark pact to have eternal youth while the painting with his portrait ages. Over time, his life of immoralities and abuses turns the picture into a monster. Wilde's only novel, it was subject to much controversy and criticism in its time but has come to be recognized as a classic of gothic literature.
  
  Oscar Wilde was famous in the 1890s for his very popular plays. Wilde, who was homosexual, would also become known for being prosecuted for "indecent behavior," a charge for which he was convicted and imprisoned between the years 1895 and 1897.
  
  This book also contains the essays Art And Morality, by Stuart Mason, and Biographical Summary, by Arthur Ransome. With this extra content the reader will find a greater understanding of the personal life, the historical context, and the polemics of this great author.
  
  We hope you'll love this book as much we do, and don't forget to check the rest of the collection for more beloved classics.

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