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  Not a River - A Novel

  Selva Almada

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  * SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE * 
   
   
   
  It's not a river, it's this river. 
   
   
   
  A hot, motionless afternoon. Enero and El Negro are fishing with Tilo, their dead friend's teenage son. After hours of struggling with a hooked stingray, Enero aims his revolver into the water and shoots it. They hang the ray's enormous corpse from a tree at their campsite and let it go to rot, drawing the attention of some local islanders and igniting a long-simmering fury toward outsiders and their carelessness. It's only the two sisters—the teenage nieces of one of the locals, Aguirre—with their hair black as cowbird feathers and giving off the scent of green grass, who are curious about the trio and invite them to a dance. But the girls are not quite as they seem. As night approaches and tensions rise, Enero and El Negro return to the charged memories of their friend who years ago drowned in this same river. 
   
   
   
  As uneasy and saturated as a prophetic dream, Not a River is another extraordinary novel by Selva Almada about masculinity, guilt, and irrepressible desire, written in a style that is spare and timeless.

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  Phantom of the Fog: Book summary...

  Hazel Quinn

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas.
   
  
  A reclusive lighthouse keeper becomes haunted by a ghostly figure that drifts through the coastal fog each night—its mournful wail carried on the wind, drawing her toward a long-buried tragedy hidden beneath the tides. As she delves into the mist-shrouded cliffs and abandoned boathouse, every whisper from the phantom blurs the line between reality and nightmare, forcing her to confront the secrets lurking in the fog before they claim her soul. A suspenseful, haunting thriller that will linger in your mind long after the final wave.

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  River - A Vampire's Nightmare

  Gary Lee Vincent

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  Douglas River is a nightclub owner in Morgantown, West Virginia. River is also a vampire who, after nearly two centuries of bloodsucking, suddenly discovers he's becoming human again--he's starting to see himself in the mirror, blood makes him sick, daylight doesn't bother him, and other worse things are starting to happen. 
  Normally, this might not present too much of a problem. But in River's case, he needs to find a cure…fast. He's one of the vampire elite, and after his secret leaks out, other vampires want to kill him so they can usurp his position. 
  River also has the problem of a team of vampire hunters who've been after him for ages, trying to kill him, too. 
  The unsympathetic and bloodthirsty River is the sort of fellow who loves being godlike and hates the concept of becoming human. He's desperately looking for his cure and will stop at nothing to end his Vampire’s Nightmare. 

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  The Alchemist

  H.P. Lovecraft

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  The story is recounted by the protagonist, Count Antoine de C, in the first person. Hundreds of years ago, Antoine's noble ancestor was responsible for the death of a dark wizard, Michel Mauvais. The wizard's son, Charles le Sorcier, swore revenge on not only him but all his descendants, cursing them to die on reaching the age of 32. The protagonist recounts how his ancestors all died in some mysterious way around the age of 32. The line has dwindled and the castle has been left to fall into disrepair, tower by tower. Finally, Antoine is the only one left, with one poor servant, Pierre, who raised him, and a tiny section of the castle with a single tower is still usable. Antoine has reached adulthood, and his 32nd year is approaching. His servant eventually dies, leaving him completely alone, and he begins exploring the ruined parts of the castle. He finds a trapdoor in one of the oldest parts. Below, he discovers a passage with a locked door at the end. Just as he turns to leave, he hears a noise behind him and sees that the door is open and someone is standing in it. The man attempts to kill him but Antoine kills him first. His dying words reveal that he is none other than Charles, who actually managed to successfully fabricate the elixir of life, enabling him to personally fulfill the curse generation after generation.

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  Beyond Gehenna - Book 1: Tour of...

  Scott Leddy

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  Attempting to escape his troubled past and his horrific nightmares, Elgin Thomas flounders deep in the heart of Vietnam's central highland district. Soon exposed to a corrupt and immoral society--a society consumed with chaos and injustice, where the laws of man are subjective and God has turned a deaf ear--the war, for him, takes a heavy toll. While on a clandestine mission, Elgin is confronted by the dreaded Khmer Rouge, in Cambodia's deadly killing fields. Faced with his own mortality and questioning his faith, he must make a choice: abandon his mission and flee or stay and fight. It isn't until he is fatally wounded that a bad situation turns into the unthinkable. Beyond Gehenna: Tour of Duty is volume one of a two part series, which grabs the reader's attention from the very beginning, presenting a bone-chilling depiction of the realities of war and a horrifying glimpse into the after life. A thrilling roller coaster ride that doesn't stop until its surprise ending...  
  Please visit scottleddy.net to learn more. 
  YouTube Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNX3_d1Bo9k

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  Story of Distortion

  X.E. Anomaly

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  ''With a group of heroes gradually growing around him, Dash returns to the Forest Realm, treading in the ancient footpaths of those who came before, and many truths are at last revealed. The Three are something built into reality itself, a naturally occurring cosmic phenomenon, and their destiny takes priority over all other things. The Brain intends to destroy both good and evil, but countless of its unknowing instruments fill the universe. It is unclear what fate would befall all those associated with good and evil should the Brain succeed. It could mean the destruction of all intelligent life in the cosmos. To protect the people of Deluuvius, Dash and his friends choose to oppose the unknown by physically imprisoning the Three. But doubt within the group begins to grow as the cosmic drama unfolds.'' (This fully-voiced audio-drama has unique music, sound effects, and even a different voice for each character)

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