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The supernatural, the surreal, and the all-too real . . . tales of the dark. Such stories have always fascinated us, and modern authors carry on the disquieting traditions of the past while inventing imaginative new ways to unsettle us. Chosen from a wide variety of venues, these stories are as eclectic and varied as shadows. This volume of The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror offers tales from some of today's finest writers of the fantastique. Sure to delight as well as disturb!

Ein magischer Buchladen in Irland. Der Brief meiner Mutter hat mehr Fragen aufgeworfen, als beantwortet. Wer hat uns verfolgt und sie getötet? Welche uralte Magie besitze ich? Warum bin ich in meinem magischen Buchladen in Sicherheit? Im zweiten Buch entdecke ich ein Geheimnis im Buchladen und helfe einer Druidin: Der Druidenwald stirbt. Verzweifelt versucht Moira, das Unvermeidliche aufzuhalten, doch sie ist nur eine Druidin in Ausbildung und ihr Mentor seit Jahren verschollen.

This collection of sixteen stories contains a mixture of stories about ghosts and contacts from spirits, some by celebrated authors, together with essays on psychical research. As Joseph French notes in the preface, even for the skeptic, tales of ghostly activity retain a distinct fascination...

Ein magischer Buchladen in Irland. Meine Mutter war die Seele von Baile Beag an Ghrá. Was Kane wohl damit gemeint hat? Ich wünschte, er wäre nicht immer noch verschwunden und ich könnte ihn fragen. Es kann doch nicht sein, dass nur er meine Mutter näher gekannt hat. Irgendwo muss es jemanden geben, der mehr über sie weiß. Im dritten Buch beiße ich bei einer Hexe auf Granit und helfe einem Vampir. IT-Hexe Dawn liebt ihren PC, die Nacht und Rockmusik. Leider ist laute Musik nichts, das ihr neuer Nachbar Dr. Otis Drake zu schätzen weiß.

A stunning fantasy epic featuring three previously released titles in one super sized edition.

Chasing Whispers is a unique Afro-irrealist collection of Black speculative fiction in transformative stories of culture, longing, hybridity, unlimited futures, a collision of worlds, and folklore. It contains thirteen stories, eleven of which are original, with a commanding introduction by D. Harlan Wilson. The collection is aligned with the themes of Eugen Bacon's other fiction, and her recognition in the honor list of the 2022 Otherwise Fellowships for "doing exciting work in gender and speculative fiction."

Freya kämpft immer noch mit der Beherrschung ihrer unerwartet erwachten Hexenkräfte. Zu allem Überfluss wird ihr als tierischer Gefährte die Katze Emilia Josephine zugewiesen, die von ihrer impulsiven Art wenig begeistert ist. Während Freya versucht, ihr neues Leben auf die Reihe zu bekommen, vertieft sich die Beziehung zu ihrem Mentor Malvin, der mehr und mehr Zeit mit ihr verbringt. Jedoch ist nicht jeder Freya und ihren Freunden wohl gesonnen. Tierkadaver auf den Treppenstufen ihres Büros und eine undurchsichtige Nachbarin beeinträchtigen ihr Glück.

In einem Wohnblock kann es einsam sein - doch bist du auch allein? Je näher Miriam ihren Nachbarn kommt, desto mehr stellt sich ihr die Frage, was mit den Vormietern passiert ist. Und kann sie verhindern, dass Cleo das selbe Schicksal ereilt?

Drei makabre Shortstorys und ein Vorwort der etwas anderen Art titels "Der alte Sack und die Buchstabensuppe". Eine Autorenlseung aus dem gleichnamigen Buch "Du kommst gerade richtig! Mordsfidele Geschichten für quietschvergbnügte Leser". Klappentext: Bestimmten Leuten kommt man besser gar nicht erst in die Quere – denn denen kommt man gerade richtig!

Centuries ago, the world fell. From the ashes rose a terrible new species—the Tangata. Now they wage war against the kingdoms of man. And humanity is losing.

Marooned in a strange land. Rescued by a sexy wood elf and her forest friends. Wes has a perilous journey in front of him to reclaim his home, his honor, and his future. In a world where political corruption is rife and there are dangers in every direction, the wood elf and her friends might not be what Wes was looking for, but they might be just what he needs.

A group of cabinet ministers queries a supercomputer containing the minds of the country’s ancestors. A child robot on a dying planet uncovers signs of fragile new life. A descendant of a rain goddess inherits her grandmother’s ability to change her appearance—and perhaps the world. Created in the legacy of the seminal, award-winning anthology series Dark Matter, Africa Risen celebrates the vibrancy, diversity, and reach of African and AfroDiasporic science fiction and fantasy and reaffirms that Africa is not rising—it’s already here.

A secret organization ruthlessly seeks power over supernatural terrors in this globe-trotting anthology of arcane mystery and adventure, from the bestselling world of Arkham Horror.

Some truths are carefully concealed; others merely forgotten. In this spellbinding collection, seven acclaimed fantasy authors create characters who venture into the depths where others fear to tread. But when forbidden knowledge is the ultimate power, how far can they go before the darkness...

Traffic is piling up, and strange things are headed your way in this new story collection by World Fantasy Award-winning author Tobias S. Buckell. In these twenty-four stories you’ll find inhabitants of a small town who won’t vaccinate against a zombie plague, a lone sentry keeping motorists from stumbling into something ancient and evil, a man who puts stranded ghosts to rest, an ex-soldier traveling the seas who trades his new life of hardship for a return to swords and blood, and many more tales of speculative fiction.

Deep in the dark forest, in a cottage that spins on birds’ legs behind a fence topped with human skulls, lives the baba yaga. A guardian of the water of life, she lives with her sisters and takes to the skies in a giant mortar and pestle, creating tempests as she goes. Those who come across the baba yaga may find help, or hinderance, or horror. She is wild, she is woman, she is witch—and these are her tales.

If there was one thing Torie Bliss knew, it was that her marriage and life of luxury were going to last for ever. Until they didn't. Torie finds herself doing the one thing she never imagined a woman over the age of forty would ever have to do: moving in with her mother. But that is exactly what she has to do as she picks up what's left of her life and dignity, and moves to Singing Falls. Little does Torie realize that not only had her mother settled into a town of supernaturals, but she herself was a witch, and it was Torie's destiny to take up the magical calling.

Two books in one box. Willow Rose's I Am Wolf and Song for a Gypsy. Both are part of the Wolfboy Chronicles, the story of the life of Sami the Wolfboy. I Am Wolf: They call me Wolfboy. Of that very simple reason that I am part-wolf, part-boy. I'm not immortal as many people might think, but I will live longer than most. Song for a Gypsy: Sara's life is drastically changed the moment a convoy of horse-drawn caravans enters the quiet Reidenburgerstrasse, where she lives with the people she thinks are her parents.

Grimms' Fairy Tales, originally known as the Children's and Household Tales, is a German collection of fairy tales as told by the Grimm Brothers (also known as Brothers Grimm), Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, first published on 20 December 1812. In this collection of 62 fairy tales, you will find Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, the Frog-Prince and Snow White and Rose Red, among other timeless works.

How do you mark a quarter century? While parties are great—and we'll have those—I wanted to distill the time in a tangible way. To hold it in my hands, and share with you, dear listeners, in celebration and appreciation. But how? A collection! I dove into my published short fiction. Some I included because they were challenging to write. Several show my growth as a writer. I love them all. There's science fiction, fantasy, and, yes, horror. Plus an all-new story from Night's Edge.