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  Vengeance of the Damned

  Eric Schumacher

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  Vengeance of the Damned is the gripping, final novel of Schumacher's award-winning series chronicling the life and adventures of Olaf Tryggvason, one of Norway's most controversial kings.It is AD 995. Driven from his homeland as a lad, the long-wandering King Olaf Tryggvason has finally returned to Norway with an army at his back and vengeance on his mind. But Olaf does not just want to rule the Northern kingdom. He has more ambitious plans for the realm and will put to the sword anyone who stands in his way. 
   
  His cruel campaign sets him on a collision course with his former oath-brother-turned-enemy, Torgil. Unable to escape the coming clash, Torgil and his band of outcasts face the new king and his battle-hardened warriors. From the land of the Swedes, to the islands of the Vik, and finally, to a place called Svold off the coast of Denmark, Olaf and Torgil match their wills and their cunning in this brutal, action-packed conclusion to Olaf's Saga.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The -...

  Nikolai Gogol, James Joyce,...

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  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. 
   
  Human beings are, in the main, social animals, they like to gather, to herd together, to share experiences.  But some do not.  Either through choice or exclusion their way forward is difficult.  In this volume our authors and their characters share their stories. 
   
   
  1 - The Top 10 Short Stories - Loneliness An Introduction 
  2 - The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol also known as 'The Cloak' 
  3 - A Painful Case by James Joyce 
  4 - Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield 
  5 - Vanka by Anton Chekhov 
  6 - The Outsider by H P Lovecraft 
  7 - Morphine by Mikhail Bulgakov 
  8 - Witch's Loaves by O Henry 
  9 - Hands by Sherwood Anderson 
  10 - Her Lover by Maxim Gorky 
  11 - A New England Nun by Mary E Wilkins Freeman

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  All Frontiers Are Jealous

  L. Ron Hubbard

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  A charming rogue, American engineer Dan Courtney is learning fast that it takes more than a little charm to lay the groundwork for a railroad — particularly in Africa. Diamond smugglers. A fearsome native tribe. A beautiful young woman... and a man determined to kill her.

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  Rasselas: Prince of Abyssinia

  Samuel Johnson

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  The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia is a philosophical tale by Samuel Johnson that explores the nature of happiness and the human condition.Rasselas, the prince of Abyssinia, lives in the idyllic and seemingly perfect "Happy Valley," where all desires are met, yet he feels a profound sense of dissatisfaction. This restlessness leads him to question the purpose of life and the nature of true happiness. 
  Despite the comforts surrounding him, Rasselas longs to understand life beyond the confines of his sheltered existence.Driven by his discontent, Rasselas escapes the valley with his sister Nekayah, her maid Pekuah, and their wise companion Imlac. Together, they embark on a journey to Cairo, seeking to uncover what brings genuine fulfillment. Throughout their travels, they encounter various individuals—pleasure-seekers, philosophers, and those burdened by life's hardships—each providing insights into the complexities of happiness.

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  Barren Grounds

  B. Michael Radburn

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  In 1960s Sydney, a killer stalks the streets – and one cop will risk everything to stop him. 
   
  The calling card of the killer known as ‘The Jeweller’ is as elegant as it is gruesome: a pair of ring fingers, separated from their owners, encircled by a band of wire, and delivered directly to Senior Detective Joe Capello. When the Jeweller taunts Joe and his team into meeting him in the diseased grounds of Barren Park, the consequences of that evening will have permanent repercussions for everyone involved. And for Joe, it gets personal.  
   
  Two years later, Joe is off the force, but no less obsessed with the Jeweller and his horrific crimes. When a new parcel arrives at his home, Joe is invited back onto the task force and given the opportunity to redeem himself. But vindication relies on Joe finally capturing The Jeweller and now he has to decide if he’s willing to do what it takes – whatever it takes – to finally bring this case to a close.

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  The Devil's Crossing

  J. A. Johnstone, William W....

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  Wagon trains carrying immigrants along the Oregon Trail are falling prey to outlaws. Most families surrender their valuables and goods peacefully, but anybody brave enough to resist gets a bullet. The gang's latest victim was a wagon master who sought to protect his charges only to die in the dust. With the blood of good men being spilled and families being terrorized, Preacher and Jamie MacCallister volunteer to escort the next wagon train. 
   
   
    
  Preacher travels with the settlers while MacCallister trails along at a distance, scouting for trouble. Their odyssey across the unforgiving territory takes them through violent storms and into the sights of hostile Indians. Battered and weary, the travelers are no match for the blood-lusting, trigger-happy gang—and Preacher is unprepared to meet the one outlaw he never expected to see again . . .

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