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Cat's Cradle is Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a little person as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly...

Catherine "Cat" Leblanc is an orphan that is about as far from super-rich as one can be. When the Incursion alarms start blaring and the sky starts raining hungry xenos, it's just another blemish on an already piss-poor afternoon.

In this story from the Jane Yellowrock universe, undercover agent Rick LaFleur has been working on gaining access to Leo Pellissier, Master of the City of New Orleans. But he wakes up naked and bound in an old barn, at the mercy of a magic-working tattoo artist and an insane vampire.

Shining Smith returns, taking on the “Dark Riders,” a paramilitary group motorcycle gang searching for Gov. political power, military connections, and alien tech. The Dark Riders are closing in on Shining’s secrets and, while she would rather nest in her new roadhouse, Shining must protect her own, once again taking the battle to the enemy.

Civilization has fallen. The solar system is blanketed with the automated weapons of ancient wars, engineered plagues, hazardous waste, rogue AI, monsters from outside our dimension, artificial disasters, and nuclear climate change. Every moment of life on Earth is a brutal fight for survival. The people of Sol carry on, but hope is at a premium. They need something more. Someone with a plan, a savior, a hero. What they get is Lily.

Dan's cats are acting weird. One has grown into a strength powerhouse, the other wants to communicate... verbally. And now other kitties have begun to go missing from his quiet suburban street. Could the man in the parka that haunts a nearby industrial estate have answers? Or perhaps it's something to do with the strange disappearing woman in the woods? Can our hero figure out the conspiracy before it turns into a catastrophe?

Dive into the intriguing world of The Black Cat, a monthly literary magazine that captivated readers from 1895 to 1922 with its original short stories exploring the uncanny and fantastical. This fifth issue of Volume 3 features five captivating tales > In the Power House by Clarence Maiko a cautionary tale about the perils of betraying a powerful electrical machines love > The Man Down Cellar by Sewell Ford a chilling reminder that locking someone away in a cellar might lead to unexpected consequences > The Evening Spirit by Albert Bigelow Paine a haunting encounter as two men receive messages...

Dive into the pages of The Black Cat, a captivating monthly literary magazine that ran from 1895 to 1922. Known for its original short stories that explore the uncanny and fantastical, this publication features works from both emerging and renowned authors. In this seventh issue of volume 2, readers will encounter five intriguing tales The Peacock and the Copper Moon by Frances Aymar Mathews, where a sculptors scheme to rescue her lover takes an unexpected turn; Westward Ho! by J. Wesley Glover, a cautionary tale about premature celebrations; The Captains Gray by Ella F. Mosby, detailing how a...

Dive into the enchanting world of The Black Cat, a monthly literary magazine that ran from 1895 to 1922, celebrated for its original short stories that often explore the uncanny and fantastical. In the fourth issue of Volume 3, youll find five captivating tales > In the Cabin of the Ben Bolt by Bert Leston Taylor What urgent reason drives Miss Annerly to reach Sydney? > Biglers Barometer by Sam Davis Join two fervent gamblers as they wager on an unpredictable weather forecast. > The Skyland Treasure by Frank Bailey Millard Adventure unfolds when an artist uncovers a hidden treasure. > In the ...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Shazad Latif, best known for his roles in Star Trek: Discovery and Spooks. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Justin Kaplan. When Connecticut mechanic and foreman Hank Morgan is knocked unconscious, he wakes not...

Suddenly talking and walking upright, a stray tomcat in ancient Egypt becomes the young Pharaoh’s intimate and, when accused of his murder, time travels to New York City and learns how to raise him from the dead.

Now a New Yorker, the Pharaoh’s cat—the ancient Egyptian feline with human powers—travels back in time to free Egypt’s legendary Queen Nefertiti from a horrific curse, discovering firsthand why her mummy has never been found and her famous bust is missing one eye.

In "Whiskers of the Abyss: The Demon Lord's Cat," Arata Kinoshita faces an unimaginable fate when he is transformed into a cat, only to find himself living in the gothic Castle of Nyxvale, where shadows whisper secrets and loneliness dwells. As he navigates his new life as Shiro, a witty feline with memories of his past, he forges an unexpected bond with the brooding Demon Lord Kuroyami, whose intimidating exterior hides a gentle heart aching for connection. Together, they must confront the darkness lurking in the Dark Forest and within themselves, discovering that friendship can light even ...

In the shadowy crossroads of deep-space outposts, where wanderers trade stories as often as credits, one woman stands apart: Steena—quiet, sharp-eyed, and possessed of a mind that never forgets. A thin, gray figure with a photographic memory and an uncanny instinct for danger, Steena has saved more lives than she’s ever claimed credit for. And when Bub Nelson brings her Bat, a massive gray tom-cat with a growl like a reactor core, the two form a bond as mysterious as the galaxy itself.

The megacity of New Montreal is under constant threat by the Antithesis, aliens who have transformed the landscape to produce swarms of creatures that feed on everything in their path. The city's infrastructure is in disrepair, and the politicians and corporations responsible for its maintenance have been slacking off, leaving angry citizens to fend for themselves.

William Blackhorse Singer, the last Navajo on a future Earth, is called upon to aid in protecting an alien diplomat from a powerful and hostile member of his own species. With the aid of a shape-shifting alien known as "Cat," he carries out the mission, with one condition: when the mission is over, Cat wants a return bout with the man who captured him, a chase with Singer as the hunted instead of the hunter . . .

When two alien cats are stranded in a U.N. communication station in Earth orbit, they're captured by saboteurs who work for an industrial magnate. But the telepathic cats easily escape their captors once they've landed on Earth. Now they must help derail the industrial mogul's plan to bring down the entire space industry.

When Rowan and Toro are brought to Sacred Cat Island by their father, the two brothers expect to hate the place. They quickly discover that the island has untold mysteries and magical secrets just waiting to be explored.

"Koshach'ja gordost', volch'ja chest'" - fantasticheskij roman Dar'i Kuznecovoj, zhanr ljubovnoe fjentezi. Svad'ba volch'ego knjazja i koshach'ej knjazhny - sobytie dolgozhdannoe. Shutka li, bez malogo dvadcat' let proshlo s pomolvki do jetogo schastlivogo dnja! Vot tol'ko ne vse v porjadke v volch'em knjazhestve, inache s chego by ego pravitelju propadat' za paru dnej do sobstvennoj svad'by? Protivnik horosho podgotovilsja i vse produmal. Odnogo tol'ko ne uchel: jelitnogo otrjada ohrany, soprovozhdavshego nevestu k zhenihu.

Having only recently ascended from your average nobody to what many would consider the pinnacle of humanity, the inexperienced Cat is overwhelmed, to say the least. She’s worried about how her girlfriend, Lucy, will react to the changes, and wonders whether she can use her newfound power and growing influence to care for her “kittens,” a group of orphans in her charge. Meanwhile, as if black-ops assassins and their corporate masters weren’t dangerous enough, the alien Antithesis have infiltrated the mining town of Black Bear.