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An incubus disguised as a high school girl puts a disturbing spin on the teacher/student fantasy. An engineer creates a robot with unexpected consequences during the end of the world. A man becomes the pet of alien invaders. From stories of aliens in other worlds to those living among us, these tales will move you out of your comfort zone and open you up to experiencing something - or someone - completely different.

The curse that made Lord Hugh of Stasiek the most dangerous man in the empire also destroyed his will to live. He now yearns for nothing more than dissolution, to lose himself in strong wine, reckless gambling, and in the arms of countless beautiful women. Yet when the call comes from the one man he cannot disobey - his elder brother, the duke - he puts aside his dreams of death and rides forth to secure the fate of a seemingly insignificant border town.

Wander through visions of the most terrible of angels, the Seven who would undo the world. Venture through Hell and back, and lands more terrestrial and darker still. Linger a while in childhoods, and seasons of change by turns tragic and monstrously transformative. Lose yourself amongst the haunted and those who can't let go, in relationships that might have been and never were. Witness in dreams and reflections, hungers and horrors, the shadows cast upon the wall, and linger in forests deep.

Aliena is a nice person who turns out to be an alien in a human host. She just has things to learn about the human form and society. When her body starts immune-rejecting the alien brain, and the brain has to be replaced by another alien brain, maintaining the semblance of marriage and family becomes a challenge for both Aliena and the man who loves her.

The classy dame who walks into fledgling private eye Philemon's office is like Venus in motion and is most definitely a Witch. But dealing with Supernaturals - or "Supes" for short - is Phil's beat, since he himself is a shape-changing Were. And this sexy sorceress is offering him the "friendship of her thighs" to investigate a murder, so how can he possibly refuse? But the Warlock slaying in question turns out to be only the first in a series of homicides, because someone - or something - is picking off Supes like insects.

A new Civil War is brewing. With the city of Bewelcome as its headquarters, Allan Pinkerton’s Detective Agency leads a siege on Hex City, the town founded by “Reverend” Asher Rook and his consort, the Mayan goddess Ixchel. Monsters prowl the battleground, rocket trails of spells crisscross the sky, and an unnatural rain falls. Sides must be taken, but Pinkerton-agent-turned-outlaw Ed Morrow, spiritualist Yancey Kloves, and even Rook must choose what ruin or redemption means to each of them. Meanwhile, Chess Pargeter gears up for the greatest fight of his life—and death.

De cerca todos somos extravagantes, cada ser humano tiene sus propias perverciones y obsesiones. Hematoma es un libro que invita a observar con recelo y cuidado cada centímetro del cuerpo, con sensualidad e incluso morbo sin censura; cada palabra de la historia, el estilo y narrativa de Yael Weiss parten de lo micro a lo macro y a lo largo de esta historia nos absorbe con su visión íntima y provocadora que explora el límite de la cordura. Con este título Weiss se posiciona cómo una de las escritoras fundamentales en las letras mexicanas contemporáneas.

Natalie Montgomery sehnt sich nach einem neuen Leben. Sie mag zwar reich sein, aber ihr Leben bietet ihr keine Erfüllung. Ihre Eltern waren nie für sie da, denn sie waren zu reich und mächtig, um sich mit ihrer Tochter zu befassen. Sie zieht den Schlussstrich, als sie Natalie mit einem kaltherzigen Verlobten verkuppeln wollen. Als Freiwillige im Programm für Interstellare Bräute ist sie überglücklich, als sie auf den heißen Wüstenplaneten Trion und in die Arme eines verführerischen Kriegers entsendet wird, der ihren Körper zum Glühen bringt.

Als Kunsthändlerin in New York hat Sophia Antonelli hart für ihre Karriere gearbeitet. Das Schicksal zwingt sie jedoch, einen Deal mit der organisierten Kriminalität einzugehen. Als etwas schief geht, wird sie vor die Wahl gestellt: 25 Jahre Gefängnis oder Teilnahme am Interstellare Brautprogramm. Die Entscheidung ist leicht und Sophia ist schockiert zu erfahren, dass sie nicht einem, sondern drei Viken-Kriegern zugeteilt ist.