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The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?

Running. Putting distance between himself and the relentless Night Brigade has been Nomad’s strategy for years. Staying one or two steps ahead of his pursuers by skipping through the Cosmere from one world to the next. But now, his powers too depleted to escape, Nomad finds himself trapped on Canticle, a planet that will kill anyone who doesn’t keep moving. Fleeing the fires of a sunrise that melts the very stones, he is instantly caught up in the struggle between a heartless tyrant and the brave rebels who defy him.

Lazulai is a world beyond the brink, its battle against the tyranids all but lost. Once-magnificent cities lie in ruin. The seas boil. The skies crack. Horrific alien bioforms devour. In mere days the planet will be consumed.

There is a world. One of endless night, surrounded by an even deeper darkness. Filled with nightmares come to life, twisted shapes that slink to windows and ease open doors, sliding across floors to look down on helpless faces. There is another world. A bright world, so bright it burns. Filled with stacked stones that call forth miracles, raised by callused hands that tremble in their work, drained with each stone lifted, settled, lifted again.

Erebus Resort, occupying a magnificent hundred-thousand acre valley deep in the Colorado Rockies, offers guests the experience of viewing woolly mammoths, Irish Elk, and giant ground sloths in their native habitat, brought back from extinction through the magic of genetic manipulation. When a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered in the Erebus back country by what is assumed to be a gang of eco-terrorists, Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash partners with county sheriff James Colcord to track down the perpetrators.

Imogen is on the brink of getting everything she ever wanted: love, safety, answers. Her father. Mortality. And just like that, a stranger comes to town and rips everything apart. Turns out, the darkest thing Imogen's ever had to face isn't a blood witch, or a vampire, or even a demon. It's a mundane, petty human woman.

Nach einer Überdosis verschlägt es Angel ins Licht und sie trifft auf ihren Führungsengel. Bleiben darf sie nicht. Ein Zurück gibt es aber auch nicht. Sie kann jedoch zum höheren Wesen aufsteigen und sogar Flügel erhalten, wenn es ihr gelingt, eine verlorene Seele zu retten. Nach einigen Fehlschlägen stürzt sich Angel schließlich ins Rotlichtmilieu. Dort trifft sie auf die siebenjährige Lia, deren Mutter als "Sister Luzi" im Nachtclub "Devils Paradise" tanzt.

Paul ist Single, arbeitslos, Alkoholiker und mit der Miete im Rückstand, als er eines Tages einen merkwürdigen Anruf erhält. Er findet sich zwei Narkotisierungen und einer Interkontinental-Reise später auf einer Bohrinsel wieder. Doch hier wird nicht nach Öl gebohrt, auf dieser künstlichen Insel wird mit der Raumzeit gespielt.

The Crawlers is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. Submitted under the title Foundling Home, it was first published as The Crawlers in Imagination magazine, July 1954. The story starts out from the point of view of a crawler constructing one of its curious hives. The crawler seems sentient and to genuinely enjoy building its odd dwelling. The story is set in a small Midwestern town, with references later in the story to mysterious "pools" which seem to cause mutations.

Die außerirdische Bedrohung erreicht unser Sonnensystem. Tachyon. Der Planet ist das Finale des faszinierenden Space-Epos von Brandon Q. Morris. Die verlorene Schlacht im Orbit von Terra Nova hat auch den größten Skeptikern gezeigt, wie stark die außerirdische Bedrohung wirklich ist. Die Machtblöcke des Sonnensystems bereiten sich gemeinsam auf den einen entscheidenden Zusammenstoß vor. Währenddessen versucht ein ungewöhnliches Trio zu verhindern, dass der Konflikt die Erde erreicht.

In “The Colossus of Ylourgne,” a mysterious object of colossal proportions instills fear and intrigue among the townspeople. Its shadow falls upon the tranquil village, concealing dark secrets. When a daring individual sets out to uncover the truth, they become entangled in ancient spells, a fight for survival, and extraordinary magic.

With her mother’s dubious bloodline and her father’s death, Miss Wychwood acts as her cousin’s unpaid housekeeper and companion. However, when a childhood friend returns, will she remain a dowdy chaperone, or take a chance at love?

Isys Drang nach Rache ist kaum zu ertragen. Jochen soll für das, was er ihr und den anderen angetan hat, büßen. Doch wie, wenn sie ihm und seiner Gruppe unterlegen sind? Da kommt ihnen eine weitere Gruppe, die ebenfalls unter Jochens Erpressungen leidet, gerade recht. Doch wird Isy sich wirklich besser fühlen, wenn sie sich an Jochen gerächt hat? Er ist immer noch ein Mensch, kein Schleicher. Getrieben von ihrem inneren Zwiespalt fasst sie einen Entschluss, der sie für immer verändern könnte.

Schon wieder hat Sindbad Schiffbruch erlitten und muss sich in der Ferne gegen Feinde und Monster durchschlagen, um irgendwie seinen Weg nach Hause zu finden! Das klassische Märchen aus 1001 Nacht erzählt die sieben Seefahrten Sindbads, auf denen er jedes Mal einem Unglück anheim fällt und sich doch auf abenteuerlichste Weise aus seinem Schlamassel befreit. Einmal bindet er sich an einem riesigen Vogel fest und lässt sich davontragen, ein anderes Mal landet er in einer Ehe, die ihn lebendig ins Grab führt, aus dem er doch wieder entkommt und wieder ein anderes Mal muss er Zauberer und Menschenfresser überlisten!

Nota come la Congregazione Reale di Sua Maestà, protegge la corona e il paese da malefiche forze soprannaturali. Ma è dal suo interno che giungerà il nemico più pericoloso. Si mormora infatti di una profezia che metterà la Congregazione in ginocchio, e quattro amiche stanno per scoprire cosa ci sia di vero. Elle, Helena, Niamh e Leonie riusciranno a impedire che la profezia si avveri? O le differenze che le hanno separate a partire dall'infanzia saranno insormontabili? La vita da strega moderna non è mai stata facile... ma adesso sta diventando davvero apocalittica.

Matteo lives on the back of a giant turtle, one of several kaiju that roam the land. It's the only place safe from the hordes of monsters roaming the forest below. Everything from goblins to grasshoppers make living on the ground deadly. Matteo's new job is to kill those monsters in the giant turtle’s path, pest control for their home kaiju. He just has to survive the training. Unfortunately for him, the other recruits hate him, the mortality rate for recruits is sky high, and every outing involves fighting monsters that can easily kill him.

An insurance investigation sounds pretty harmless, even if it is for 'Unusual Happenstance'. That's not usually a clause Normals use—it covers all-purpose hauntings, angry genii loci, ectoplasmic home invasion, demonic possession, that sort of thing—but Susan Beckett's claimed three times in three months. Her house keeps getting inundated with mud, but she's still insisting she doesn't need or want help... until the dry-land drownings begin.

Eine kleine, coole und abgefahren Kurzgeschichte über einen Säufer, der seinen Erstkontakt erlebt und verpasst. Der Alkoholiker Hank fällt in seiner Küche vom Stuhl und verletzt sich dabei. Als er wieder zu sich kommt, ist er nicht nur an seiner Wunde genäht, sondern auch trocken. Er kann plötzlich hören, was sein Mops ihm erzählt. Darüber hinaus ist er wie besessen, den Schrott und die Elektronikbauteile, die er in letzter Zeit mehr unbewusst gehortet hat, zu einem RSTTR zusammenzubauen. Das größte Problem ist aber, dass er keine Hirnmasse für dieses Gerät hat.

Cassie has never really fit in. She remembers everything. Understands nothing. And consistently says the wrong thing. So when she gets dumped, fired AND her local café runs out of banana muffins - all in one day - it feels like the end of the world. But then Cassie discovers she has the power to go back and change things. With endless chances to get it right, can she stop it all from going wrong?

I was shredding a monster guitar solo then died on stage in a freak accident. Reborn, I discovered I was a mage with the power to control metal and kick -ss! The Goddess of Chaos has set me loose in the Shimmerlands, a magic world under threat by a total buzzkill named Lord Manageer. He's banned magic, music, and everything that brings pleasure to the people. He must be stopped. I'm the first to control metal, ever. The oppressors rely on it, and I can crush their armor, war jeeps, and buildings like tin foil.