Publisher: Orpheus Editions
The Crystal Crypt is one of the first short stories written by Philip K. Dick. It was first published in 1954. In the distant future, Earth and Mars are on the verge of war. In these times, what hope do soldiers have ? And how can they find a way to put an end to the war ?
Seven “remarkable” stories from the bestselling author of The Group (The New York Times). Two American tourists find themselves seriously befuddled by their unorthodox Italian guide. A hospitalized graduate student turns the sounds of pain and despair into music. A family is tragically taken apart, and then reformed, by a deadly outbreak of influenza. The short fiction in this collection, some of it autobiographical in inspiration, reflects both the adept, witty storytelling and the insightful social commentary of New York Times–bestselling author Mary McCarthy. A National Book Award finalist known for such novels as Birds in America and The Groves of Academe—as well as memoir (Memories of a Catholic Girlhood) and travel writing (Venice Observed)—McCarthy shows in Cast a Cold Eye why she has been called “a brilliant writer with a rare talent for corrosive satire” (The Atlantic Monthly). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author’s estate.Show book
A collection of short stories by Anwer Abbas, drawing on the author's eventful life journey and touching on deep human emotions.Show book
Howard Philips Lovecraft (1890 – 1937) was an American writer world-famous for his horror fiction works. In London lives a man described as “harmlessly mad”, for the weirdest thing he does is screaming when the bells ring. He wishes to get isolated from the people to the required minimum, answer no questions, he tries to put on a mask of joyfulness, but quite unconvincing. His new neighbor is called William, a young man, who has been interested in a book called Necronomicon for a very long time, and as he gets it, he wants to decipher its pages as soon as possible, but the help of the odd man next door is needed. And as the gray haired man sees the book, he begins to tell his tale, that may be far beyond our imagination.A SmartTouch Media production.Show book
In this near-future sci-fi novel by the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, two companies competing to raise the Titanic find mystery among the wreckage. Two years before the centennial anniversary of the Titanic’s demise, two powerful corporations compete to recover the legendary vessel from the floor of the North Atlantic. With the wreckage split in two, each company—one British and one Japanese—plans to use its spectacular technology to raise one half of the famous ship. But what they find deep beneath the ocean’s surface is more than they bargained for. Discovered among the Titanic’s remains are six perfectly preserved bodies, including one of a beautiful woman who was not listed among the ship’s original passengers. Who was she—and what was her secret? The mission to find out becomes all-consuming and, for some, deadly. This fast-paced tale combines a centuries-old mystery with modern suspense and Clarke’s visionary imagination—here concerned with future technologies, ecological crises, and the mysteries of fractal mathematics.Show book
Martin was on holiday in Cairo, Egypt, where he checked in to a cheap and dingy 3-star hotel room. He walked around in the city looking inspirations for his new Sci-Fi book when he stumbled across an Egyptian old market/bazaar. He bought a shimmering and glowing blue crystal, which turned out to be an ancient gem that led to a portal to another dimension.Show book
Tales of the Supernatural by M.R. James, Ambrose Bierce, Hume Nisbet, Vincent O'Sullivan and Charles DickensShow book
