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Man sagt, dass in Ulthar, welches jenseits des Flusses Skai liegt, kein Mensch eine Katze töten darf. Und dies kann ich wahrlich glauben, wenn ich sie beobachte, wie sie schnurrend vor dem Feuer sitzt. Denn die Katze ist geheimnisvoll und sonderbaren Dingen nahe, die der Mensch nicht zu sehen vermag. Sie ist die Seele des antiken Aegyptus und Überbringer von Geschichten aus lang vergessenen Städten in Meroe und Ophir. Sie ist verwandt mit den Herren des Dschungels und Erbin der Geheimnisse des uralten und finsteren Afrika.

Durante un festival de flores, una anciana en silla de ruedas se acerca a Poirot, le da una bolsa de semillas vacía y le pide que la visite al día siguiente. Al llegar, el detective descubre el cadáver de la mujer, que ha sido envenenada.

En los últimos días de la Gran Guerra, Poirot y Hastings se hallan cenando en el Carlton cuando se encuentran con un viejo conocido, el capitán Vincent Lemesurier, quien se encuentra allí con su tío Hugo Lemesurier, cuando de repente llega un primo suyo, Roger, avisándoles de que el padre de Vincent ha sufrido una seria caída mientras montaba a caballo y apenas le quedan unas horas de vida. Vincent y Hugo se marchan corriendo, y Roger les habla entonces de la antigua maldición de los Lemesurier, según la cual ninguno de los primogénitos de la familia podrá heredar jamás.

Contiene: La muerte de Iván Ilich, El diablo, Felicidad conyugal, El cafe de surat, De lo que vive el hombre.

Uno de los más renombrados clásicos del gran Poe, «El barril de amontillado» es el virtuoso logro de convertir el pecado de la venganza en una historia rebosante de terrorífico encanto y perfección narrativa.

Tradotti per la prima volta in italiano da Raul Ciannella, questi nove racconti rappresentano una selezione della migliore fantascienza contemporanea spagnola e latino-americana. Il tema che unisce le storie di quest’antologia è il corpo: corpo biopolitico e artificiale, umano e animale, desiderato e rifiutato. María Angulo Ardoy descrive le vicende di due scienziati giapponesi in pensione, ridotti a esuberi in un paese che non si cura più degli anziani. César Mallorquí intreccia le storie parallele di un cane pastore e un sistema di sorveglianza satellitare costretto a infrangere i limiti della sua stessa programmazione.

Die Gruselkabinett Box 46 beinhaltet die Hörspiele "Sarahs Grabmal", "Die andere Seite", "Das Haar der Sklavin" und "Die Musik des Erich Zann".

This romantic short story by George Eliot (real name Mary Ann Evans) was first published in 1869. Told in iambic pentameter, it concerns a young Sicilian girl who harbours such intense love for the king that her longing bedevils her until she can express her feelings with the assistance of the minstrel Minuccio.

O Vale Fantástico surge no horizonte e te convida a conhecer 12 histórias fantásticas de uma comunidade! Escritos por autories LGBTQIAP+ e com personagens representativos, os contos navegam por mares com sereias, encontram com bonecos vivos e entidades nórdicas, sonham com fadas as quais os guiam pelo caminho da autodescoberta até locais mágicos e repletos de pessoas especiais, onde não há a necessidade de ter medo de assumir quem é ou de conhecer uma nova eternidade. E tudo isso ao som de um bom disco de vinil.

Seis extraordinarios relatos de la mejor cuentista española. Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas 2023. Premio de la Crítica 2015 y Premio Nacional de Narrativa 2016 por este libro. Una niña siente una envidia creciente hacia su hermana Nona, a quien siempre le pasan cosas extraordinarias de las que nadie es testigo. Una mujer al borde del desahucio confía en la ayuda de una benévola y misteriosa anciana. Un grupo de estudiantes comenta un cuadro y, de repente, un extraño elemento de la pintura quiebra la serenidad del momento.

This collection includes Fighter's Heart, Fighter's Best Friend, Fighter's Secret, and Fighter's Second Chance.

Magic & Malice: When Ember Rose is tasked with covering the birthday party of a wealthy 200-year-old matriarch for the local paper's society section, she doesn't bank on the guest of honor dying before the cake is served. Magic & Mythos: A murder in Starry Hollow forces Ember to team up with her law enforcement nemesis—leprechaun Deputy Bolan. Magic & Mishaps: Ember Rose is working hard to smooth the path for her relationship with the stoic vampire Alec Hale. She hits a massive bump, however, when a body is discovered drained of blood and Alec is one of the key suspects.

A Word Is Not A Sparrow is a diverse anthology of stories set amid Russian repression through the centuries; personal narrator testimony about the impact in America of immigrant grandparents from Ukraine and elsewhere; powerful fables and allegories that deliver universal messages about displacement, migration, and human connection; and classic Cossack folk tales that are a touchstone of Ukrainian culture. Listen as we let these words fly out around the world.

VOICES: a sacred sisterscape, spearheaded by Grammy-nominated poet aja monet (When The Poems Do What They Do), is an audio experience of stories written by, narrated by, and centering Black women across the diaspora. It encourages radical listening for the sake of connection, compassion, and community and celebrates the interior lives Black women embody. “We seek to encourage and establish a culture that fosters radical truth-telling love & solidarity,” —aja monet, Artistic Creative Director, Voices at V-Day.

Love Offers No Safety: Nigeria’s Queer Men Speak is a raw and powerful collection of 25 first-person narratives that explore the diverse experience of queer Nigerian men. These stirring stories cut across age, class, religion, ethnicity, family and relationships, offering a glimpse into what it means to survive as a queer man in Nigeria.

Perfect for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link, Jo Paquette’s Stories I Told My Dead Lover contains eight searing tales of psychological horror that probe the darkest and most deeply buried parts of the human psyche. A child is forced to grow up too soon. A woman trusts her doctor too much. An abandoned woman isn’t as alone as she thinks. An idyllic holiday masks an unspeakable act of violence. Driven, desperate, fighting for the power to choose their own fate, Paquette’s characters dare to push back at the walls that hold them in.