An award winning writer's latest collection of stories show us science fiction from unexpected vantage points.;The Erdmann nexus -- The kindness of strangers -- By fools like me -- First rites -- End game -- Images of Anna -- Laws of survival -- Safeguard -- Fountain of age.
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You're never too old to live dangerously... The gloriously funny new novel from the author of A Grand Old Time. All Georgie Turner wants is to keep her family together. But with her daughter growing up fast, her sister married to a man Georgie hates, and their aging aunt getting more and more outrag
In Homer and the Epic, ten or twelve years ago, I examined the literary objections to Homeric unity. These objections are chiefly based on alleged discrepancies in the narrative, of which no one poet, it is supposed, could have been guilty. The critics repose, I venture to think, mainly on a fallacy
Gideon Dixon was a good solider but bad at everything else. Now the British Army doesn't want him any more. So when he hears about the Valhalla Project it seems like a dream come true. They're recruiting fromer service personnel for execellent pay, no questions asked, to take part in unspecified com
An alternate history of the world where the Egyptian gods have defeated all others and have carved up the planet between themselves. Only a band of Freedom Fighters and their enigmatic leader can free the Earth from their divine tyranny. \*\* ### From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Ancient Egy
The Ancient Egyptian gods have defeated all the other pantheons and claimed dominion over the earth, dividing it into warring factions. Lt. David Westwynter, a British soldier, stumbles into Freegypt, the only place to have remained independent of the gods' influence. There, he encounters the follow
Pictures from the Bronze Age are numerous, vivid and complex. There is no other prehistoric period that has produced such a wide range of images spanning from rock art to figurines to decoration on bronzes and gold. Fourteen papers, with a geographical coverage from Scandinavia to the Iberian Penins
The Ancient Egyptian gods have defeated all the other pantheons and claimed dominion over the earth, dividing it into warring factions. Lt. David Westwynter, a British soldier, stumbles into Freegypt, the only place to have remained independent of the gods' influence. There, he encounters the follow
**MECH: Age of Steel is a collection of 24 mecha-inspired short stories in the spirit of Pacific Rim, Macross, Transformers, Robotech, Gundam, Evangelion, and more.** The MECH: Age of Steel anthology features a vast array of tales showcasing giant human-piloted, robot war machines wreaking havoc in
SUMMARY: It is England, Earth, in the year 2019. The Doctor, Fitz, and Compassion land on a bleak plain, near a derelict city where mods and rockers are converging to fight out their differences. While the Doctor is taken prisoner by the rockers, Fitz is whisked away by the mods. In the midst of t
Author and industry insider Paul Morley explores the musical and cultural legacies left behind by "The Man Who Fell to Earth." Respected arts commentator and author Paul Morley, an artistic advisor to the curators of the highly successful retrospective exhibition *David Bowie is* for the Victoria
"Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst," declared Thomas Paine, adding, "every other species of tyranny is limited to the world we live in; but this attempts to stride beyond the grave, and seeks to pursue us into eternity." Paine's years of study and reflection
The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine
The nine Lives in this selection trace a crucial phase in ancient history. Plutarch's Lives of the great Greek statesmen and men of action were designed to pair with the now better-known Roman portraits and contain many of his finest descriptions of war, revolution and heroic achievement.They includ
The nine Lives in this selection trace a crucial phase in ancient history. Plutarch's Lives of the great Greek statesmen and men of action were designed to pair with the now better-known Roman portraits and contain many of his finest descriptions of war, revolution and heroic achievement.They includ
**A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, *Such a Fun Age* is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both.** Alix Chambe
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: Brian Aldiss marked the centenary year of H G Wells' birth with this ingenious novella combining comedy, terror and, intriguingly, late nineteenth-century period charm. In a sleepy East Anglian town we meet Bruce Fox and Gregory Rolles - two young men who have sworn to Think L
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After being reported as dead in a German POW camp, Jack Chesley returns to L.A. in 1947 very much alive, only to discover that his wife is dead--and her twin sister insists that it wasn't an accident like the cops said. They set out to find her killer, a journey that takes them from the boozy back c
He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. An amazing historical novel with a supernatural twist set after the English Civil War. This is the stunning debut from Clifford Beal. He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. 1653: The long and bloody English Civi
Invisible aliens invade the bucolic English countryside in Brian W. Aldiss & rsquo;s Nebula Award & ndash;winning science fiction novella, plus nine other stories of the fantastic and the odd A meteor shower in the skies above the rolling English countryside late in the nineteenth century fires the
I married my fake fiancรฉ and nowโฆ I want a divorce. Iโve known Mason since we were kids and next-door neighbors. Back when I was more interested in his brother. Scandalous, I know. All of that is in the past. The only thing that matters now is my dying fatherโs last wish. His dream is to wal
A birthday wish led to an unexpected gift landing on her doorstep. Who knew this unexpected cowboy would bring so much trouble with him? Sydney led a fulfilling life of hard ranch work. She had her animals, and she thought that was enough for her. Until she made a crazy birthday wish which was
When Professor Humberto Ossmann and Dr. Clematis Woodley, who heartily despised each other in life, are found together in a mortal embrace, Norman de Ratour knows that evil once again stalks the hallowed precincts of the Museum of Man. It has been several years since the museum was wracked by what b
A rogue attack. A shocking kidnapping. A surprise fated mate. Joshua, the Crown Prince and Captain of the Guards, doesnโt want to fall in love, but fate has other plans for himโฆ so do rogue wolf shifters. Leah enjoys the time she spends with her longtime friend and fiercest confidante, but when ti
0At Christmas time, will Cleoโs frozen heart melt when she meets the perfect man? After the tragic loss of her husband in Afghanistan, single mom Cleo Martin moves to Pecan Grove with her young son to build a new life. Sheโs stuck in a dead-end job and struggling to make ends meet when a fateful ic
A wolf rebellion. A newly appointed king. A Lady who is destined for more. Lady Sarah knows sheโs destined for more, but until she finds out exactly what more means for her, sheโs content to soak up all the knowledge she can about battle tactics and anything else that interests her. Unlike other yo
A bull rider with amnesia, his motherless daughter, and the beautiful physical therapist who has the potential to heal them both...Wyomingโs Unforgettable Cowboys remember how to love. Savannah returns to Wyoming with a physical therapy degree and dreams. Returning to her familyโs failing ranch
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Whatโs worse than having untamed magic? Not having any magic. My magic is broken after being attacked by the magic thief. And I need it back fast, before she tries again. Iโll do anything to get it back โ including private tutoring with a crazy professor and private time with the sexy billionaire t
This year, Travis and Molly finally come home for Christmas. Travis Ford ALWAYS loved his neighbor Molly Gunther. From grade school to high school, she was his goddess. But he was the shy, nerdy geek and she was the brainy bombshell homecoming queen. But at a Christmas party during Senior Year, the
Sheโs a travel writer whose next assignment lands her in the middle of nowhere with snow, ice, and storms, when all she wanted was to sit on a beach drinking pina coladas. Heโs ready to take over his uncleโs company, but first heโs got to work as a travel writer to prove himself, but he doesnโt have
In the city of Quafin, Emilie Hartford will find dangerโฆand love I always knew that being a cop would be dangerous. Long nights, unknown threats, and the constant rush that any hesitation to act could very well mean death. But I lived for that. I loved the rush. And nowhere was more dangerous than