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A planet in the endless emptiness of space, far from the warmth of any sun. And yet there are people who populate its vast caverns, living, working and loving. Since time immemorial, they have been on course for Andromeda, the neighboring galaxy of the Milky Way. This is the prophecy of the ancients, the one goal that unites them all, their cult. But then the unthinkable happens: the journey stops because the planet enters the orbit of a mysterious object that can't be seen in any telescope.

“I can’t imagine reading this book without being challenged and instructed, amused, amazed and aroused, and ultimately delighted.” —John Simon, New York Times Book Review Milan Kundera’s brilliant collection of essays is a passionate defense of art in an era that, he argues, no longer...

Jack was enjoying life as a broke snowboarding instructor in Lake Tahoe until an accident happened. Due to a hospital mix up, his life takes a novel turn, and he ends up inside New Lands Online...as its first ever digital human. He never signed up to be the main character in an ultra-realistic virtual-reality game where bodily functions are as real as can be and he has to learn new skills to survive.

Milan Kundera's brilliant collection of essays is a passionate defence of art in an era that, he argues, no longer values art or beauty. With the same dazzling mix of emotion and ideas that characterises his best-selling novels, the internationally acclaimed author revisits the artists whose works help us better understand what it means to be human. Elegant, startlingly original, and provocative, Encounter combines many of the author's signature themes with personal reflections and stories.

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 - 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century. AN ENCOUNTER: It was Joe Dillon who introduced the Wild West to us. He had a little library made up of old numbers of The Union Jack, Pluck and The Halfpenny Marvel. Every evening after school we met in his back garden and arranged Indian battles.

This is a story from the Dubliners, Volume 1 collection.

The Ramsays, India's first family of horror, are synonymous with the supernatural and gore. Through their films and series they introduced India to churails that floated across the screen, ghouls that woke up from eerie graveyards, and houses that buzzed with ghosts. But few knew that behind the...

Dawn breaks, but the nightmare only intensifies in the shocking finale of The Boy in the Iron Box. In a final confrontation, the true nature of the Boy is coming to light. In a stone chamber, the familiar young figure lingers with an unsettling calm. He has a question for Liev: Do you want to stop me? Now, for two merchants of death, each with his own purpose, one last contest lies ahead.

Beware of what lurks in the shadows of the dark forests. Encounters with mysterious creatures in the woods have occurred for centuries. Many of these frightening encounters tell of elusive monsters which haunt the deep forests, terrifying hikers, campers, hunters and anyone who ventures on a trail. Encounters in the Woods: Volumes 5-8 details some of the encounters with creatures such as Bigfoot and Sasquatch.

'ಎನ್ ಕೌಂಟರ್' ಕುಂ.ವೀರಭದ್ರಪ್ಪ ಅವರು ಬರೆದಿರುವ ನೈಜ ಘಟನೆಯಾಧಾರಿತ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ. ಈ ಕತೆಯ ಮೂಲ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ್ದು ಐಪಿಎಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಶಂಕರ ಬಿದರಿಯವರು ಹೇಳಿದ ನೈಜ ಘಟನೆಯೊಂದರಿಂದ ಎನ್ನುತ್ತಾರೆ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಕಾರ ಕುಂವೀ. ಶಂಕರ ಬಿದರಿಯವರು ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭೀಮ್ಲಾ ನಾಯಕ್ ಹೆಸರಿನ ಕುಖ್ಯಾತನನ್ನು ಎನ್ ಕೌಂಟರ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು 1990, ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ ಮಾಹೆಯಲ್ಲಿ. ಆ ಎನ್ ಕೌಂಟರ್ ನ ನೆನಪುಗಳನ್ನು ಲೇಖಕ ಕುಂ.ವೀರಭದ್ರಪ್ಪನವರಲ್ಲಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಂಡ ಬಿದರಿ ಅವರು 'ಈ ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ ' ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ಈ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯನ್ನು ಬರೆದದ್ದಾಗಿಯೂ ಲೇಖಕರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

Dogman & Werewolf Encounters presents first-person witness stories of close encounters with unknown werewolf-like creatures. Set in rural backroads, forests, and other isolated settings, each episode recounts sightings, escalations, and aftermaths in a grounded, report-style narrative.

Stranded in the middle of Antarctica, Concordia Station is so far from any point of civilization that it was dubbed "White Mars." But the freezing temperatures and the prolonged isolation aren't the only problems that the crew has to face. When the research team returns with a new specimen discovered deep inside the frozen underground lake, things take a foul turn for the station members. They don't realize how intelligent this lifeform is. They don't realize how long it lay dormant, waiting to be discovered; waiting for its opportunity to leave the ice and infect the world.

Erst war es nur ein ONS, dann nimmt er mir mein Erbe weg und dann soll ich seine Frau spielen? Ganz schon viel verlangt von diesem reichen, gutaussenden Mistkerl, dem ich nicht widerstehen kann.
Und das war noch nicht alles: Seine Familie hasst mich und ich bin von ihm schwanger! Josie steckt in der Klemme: Sie hat ihren Job verloren und ein Hotel geerbt – eine Bruchbude, die nichts als Ärger macht. Dann soll sie auch noch auf der Hochzeit ihrer Cousine Lea die Trauzeugin spielen. Danach steht ihr wirklich nicht der Sinn.

We are a group of friends based in the UK and we play Tabletop RPGs. We are all starting out on our journey and we will get things wrong. Our guiding principle is to have fun first. We currently play PF2e and Call of Cthulhu. These first episodes will be scrappy but we are all on a journey.Cover art photo provided by galxrax rax on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@galxrax?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=referral

The well-meaning protagonists of Brief Encounters with Che Guevara are caught—to both disastrous and hilarious effect—in the maelstrom of political and social upheaval surrounding them. Ben Fountain's prize-winning debut speaks to the intimate connection between the foreign, the familiar...

When novice detective Atalanta Ashford is whisked away to Italy by her friend, race car driver Raoul Lemont, she anticipates a happy holiday under the Tuscan sun. But a chance meeting on the Orient Express with Italian heiress Catharina Lanetti leads to a party invitation…and front row seats for a mysterious murder! With their new friend under suspicion Atalanta and Raoul set to work trying to discover who really murdered Catharina’s father. But with more than half a dozen suspects – all with compelling motive – Atalanta may just be facing her toughest case yet!

Lee Grafton is a divorced cop and the father of a teenage girl. Carol Taggart is a newly single professor. Their lives collide one night when Carol is caught in the crossfire of an undercover drug sting gone south. Shot and seriously wounded, she finds an unexpected friend in Lee... unaware that the man she's falling for could be the shooter. Twenty years on the street do nothing to prepare Lee for the night that changes his life.

Stories of the Trader and his convoy of war wagons endure in the badlands of post-holocaust America. A dealer in Deathlands' most precious commodities - weapons and fuel - Trader takes note of a young Ryan Cawdor. Surrounded in myth and rumor, Trader sets into motion the beginnings of legend at a place called Virtue Lake...At Spearpoint, the ultimate redoubt housing a valuable cache of predark technology, two opposing wills clash. Levi Shabazz intends to carve his own empire out of the vast wastelands, but the Trader intends to thwart him and end his bloody siege of power.

A collection of stories by noted Irish-British author Elizabeth Bowen are tales of psychological unease, of pent-up emotions simmering until boiling over. Her knack for putting the reader into fully realized worlds of her characters, experiencing the societal anxieties they repress, is unrivaled among 20th century writers.

The first night I met Parker Cole, he insulted me within five minutes of opening his gorgeous mouth. Between the banter and nicknames thrown at each other, a spark ignited that lingered well beyond that evening. Our next encounter was a night full of masked pleasure and fun, with no expectations. Well, maybe one… for him to stop being such a jerk. Now, much to his disapproval, he's my new boss. As time passes, his presumably impenetrable walls start crumbling, and suddenly, two people who can barely stand each other find their lives tangling in every way imaginable.