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A criminal underworld. A gorgeous dame. A crime boss dealing in immortal souls. Mr. Menace is a supernatural noir experience you won't forget.When a wealthy and gorgeous woman asks P.I. Frank Orpheus to find her missing identity, he just can't say no-even if the case leads him into a criminal underworld more horrific than anything he ever imagined. . .Private detective Frank Orpheus, searching for a mysterious woman's missing identity, finds himself entangled in a web of underworld characters far nastier than any he's ever met, all of them puppets of a crime boss known only as Mr. Menace, a dark figure who traffics not just in drugs and booze, but-possibly-in souls."Mr. Menace is a masterpiece of atmosphere and suspense that will leave readers second-guessing their own realities."-Bret R. Wright author of the Nate Jepson mystery series

When humans can create new species, what rights do they have over the beings they create?The Making War is the long-awaited final book in the award-winning series that began with The Silver Ship and the Sea.Six genetically engineered children fought to survive in a small town where everyone hated what they were, on a difficult planet full of out-sized predators with long teeth and sharp claws. Because they were stronger than the colonists, they found a way to live, and eventually a way to leave.Alicia wants nothing more than to fly.But if she survives the dangerous transformation that will give her wings, she will become a slave.In the meantime, her ex-lover Joseph plans to fight for her freedom in a battle between two opposing planets. Powerful fleets are about to meet in the empty dark of space, and he wants neither to win. For help, he has his family, including his pacifist sister and his border collie.

A chilling tale of African drums and human souls from #1 international bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson and legendary Rush lyricist and drummer Neil PeartEarly in their three decades of correspondence, Neil Peart sent Kevin J. Anderson extensive descriptions and travelogues of his adventures bicycling solo across Africa. Peart painted a vivid and unsettling landscape as memorable as the lyrics to his songs.Anderson, award-winning and bestselling fantasy and science fiction author, used those descriptions as the backdrop for plotting an intense, atmospheric dark fantasy story that followed Peart's experiences, though with a much more ominous twist. The two used their respective strengths to weave a memorable tale that will linger long after the last page.This special illustrated edition includes Anderson's new introduction, written after Peart's death on January 7, 2020, as well as the original Afterword Peart wrote for the story.

When a Hoo-Lii invasion fleet unexpectedly arrives and attacks, they cripple Earth''s space defenses. The Space Force retreat to an asteroid based fortress. The human space fleet suffers terrible damage and on the brink of defeat, dissident aliens and exiled humans arrive to join the battle as the Hoo-Lii drop a small asteroid on Earth. Do the new allies arrive in time?In this fast-paced, lively, and enjoyable finale, Wood offers a wide array of intrigues, battles, and retreats.-Kirkus ReviewsA satisfying wrap-up to a multispecies sci-fi saga that delivers plenty of aliens and clashes.-Kirkus Reviews

Every four years Americans go to the polls to elect a leader, someone serious, distinguished, respectable, with perfect sobriety and moral standing who will serve as a paragon for the rest of us. But presidents and their families are people too-with quirks and character flaws like everyone else . . . and they have plenty of skeletons rattling around in their closets. Oval Office Oddities is a grand compendium of fascinating, sometimes embarrassing presidential facts, gaffes, and oddball behaviors-available in plenty of time for Election Day!Mary Todd Lincoln had an endearing little clothing fetish . . . and once purchased 300 pairs of gloves in a single month!No Commander in Chief bothered to visit neglected California until Rutherford B. Hayes did in 1880.Crazy Jack: Many prominent leaders were absolutely convinced that John Adams was stark raving bonkers!Oval Office Oddities is jam-packed with amusing anecdotes and offbeat information presented in a way that makes our nation''s history accessible, relevant, and entertaining.

When a rash of suicides strikes Bellingham, Washington, Sarah Beauhall finds herself embroiled in a conspiracy that involves long-dead gods, love-scorned ancients, dragons, witch feuds, and the rediscovery of a mysterious abandoned world. Can Sarah put together the puzzle pieces before her world comes crashing down around her?

Lights! Camera! Monsters? Sometimes you go to the movies. And sometimes, the movies-and their monsters-come to you. At any moment, without notice, monsters once relegated to the screen become a reality. Aliens and demons, dragons and ghosts, werewolves, vampires, zombies, and seemingly ordinary people who are just plain evil. Join award-winning authors Jonathan Maberry, Fran Wilde, David Gerrold, Rick Wilber and others for 23 all-new tales of haunted theaters, video gods, formidable demons, alien pizza, and delirious actors. Each story takes you to the silver screen with monstrous results. Funny or grim, unsettling or cozy… You'll laugh! You'll sigh! You'll scream! Grab popcorn-and good running shoes-and enjoy the show.

Best known for his Land of Oz books, American children's author L. Frank Baum wrote more than 50 novels and 80 short stories, including several tales involving Santa Claus. Gathered here from book, short story, and Sunday comic pages are Baum's Santa narratives.

Murder, mystery, and solving crime-the foundations of detective fiction. Featuring a foreword by bestselling author, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, This volume from the Father of Detective Fiction contains The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, and The purloined Letter, stories featuring Poe's sentinel character, C. Auguste Dupin.

A collection of Robert E. Howard's Cthulhu Fiction featuring stories about Howard's Cthulhu Mythos scholar John Kirowan along with classic Howard characters Bran Mak Morn and Kull the Conqueror, and others.

One of the first werewolf novels ever written!A lost classic from the author of The Three Musketeers and The Man in the Iron Mask.

Long unavailable to readers, Kipps is a classic rags-to-riches story that addresses the moral and emotional difficulties that come with wealth and a change of social station. It will make you think, have you laughing, and capture your heart.

Bert Smallways, a British peasant with a dubious profession in bike mechanics, is fascinated by the aviation craze sweeping the world. In a case of mistaken identity, he finds himself a guest of a German prince aboard an airplane carrying bombs bound for New York City.

Do you watch the sky at night? Ever see bright streaks of light exploding from the red planet? Get ready for adventure as you embark on a journey to find out just how these alien invasions play out! This volume includes The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, Edison's Conquest of Mars by Garrett P. Serviss, and Star-Begotten by H.G. Wells.

Ten-year-old Noah has a gift beyond the natural gifts of humans. This ability allows him to hear the thoughts of the family therapy dog, Ozzie, and to see visions of the future, which go unnoticed by the people who should love him and trust him the most. Being Noah is a story of a boy believing in himself, even when others don't.

Something slipped from outer space into the Atlantic Ocean in the late 1930s. The aliens triggered the rise of the metahumans-Allies and Nazis. Then they sat back to watch. Welcome to ECHO, the Extrahuman Coalition for Humanitarian Operations.

Everyone loves a complex science-fiction adventure. The struggle for survival and control takes a new turn in this third book in the Clash of the Aliens series. The previous novel, Stranger, left the human race devastated by an apocalypse of their own making. They are picking up the pieces of their civilization and preparing for an outside threat—the alien race of Qu’uda.  As Blue Gem unfolds, the humans do not know that a third alien species, the Hoo-Lii, are on their way to Earth. The strange, exotic Hoo-Lii Hive-Mother, Suh-Joh, seeks a new world because the ruling priest class has sentenced her to death. She sends her counselor to investigate Earth as a new home.  When the Hoo-Lii ship arrives, it suffers major damage at the hands of the Qu’uda. The humans set out to help the Hoo-Lii with a gift of water. As the old saying goes, “No good deed goes unpunished.” This benevolent gesture may have inadvertently sold out the human race. Will this gift of water seal Earth’s fate?  Find out—get it now."A solid post-apocalypse/space-war action tale for sci-fi fans”—Kirkus