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En estos cuentos, los autores que inauguraron la ciencia ficción sorprenden con su capacidad para anticipar un mundo en el que el uso de la ciencia y la tecnología llevan al ser humano a plantearse dilemas...

"The War of the Worlds" is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. The plot has been related to invasion literature of the time. The novel has been variously interpreted as a commentary...

H. G. Wells was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction. His writing career spanned more than sixty years, and his early science fiction novels earned him the title (along with Jules Verne and...

H. G. Wells was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction. His writing career spanned more than sixty years, and his early science fiction novels earned him the title (along with Jules Verne and...

H. G. Wells was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction. His writing career spanned more than sixty years, and his early science fiction novels earned him the title (along with Jules Verne and...

"In the Days of the Comet" (1906) is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells in which humanity is "exalted" when a comet causes "the nitrogen of the air, the old azote," to "change out of itself" and become...

"The Island of Doctor Moreau" is an 1896 science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat who...

"The Wonderful Visit" is an 1895 novel by H. G. Wells. With an angel—a creature of fantasy unlike a religious angel—as protagonist and taking place in contemporary England, the book could be classified...

Obra que se halla en los inicios de la novela de ciencia-ficción, "La máquina del tiempo" (1895) sigue conservando el mismo poder de fascinación y vigor narrativo que le valieron el éxito inmediato en...

En esta novela, paradigma del género de la ciencia ficción, H. G. Wells señaló algunas de las más serias preocupaciones científicas —insólitas si consideramos que se publicó por primera vez en 1895— como...

El primer gran clásico de la ciencia ficción que narró una invasión marciana en el planeta Tierra.El siglo XIX llega a si fin y los marcianos se preparan para invadir y conquistar la Tierra. Los temibles...

La máquina del tiempo es una novela de ciencia ficción escrita por H.G.Wells y publicada en 1895. Wells es conocido por el público en general por la popularización del concepto del viaje en el tiempo...

Relata las contradicciones de un joven y brillante científico que se desprende de toda ética en pro de su sed de dominio. Scafati recrea la atmósfera de una sociedad trastornada por un individuo que actúa...

Es la primera novela en la que se narró una invasión marciana. H. G. Wells, es junto con Julio Verne, el padre de la ciencia ficción. Esta edición recupera las ilustraciones de Henrique Alvim Corrêa,...

La Guerra de los Mundos es una de las obras maestras de Herbert George Wells. Publicada en 1898, constituye la primera descripción conocida de una invasión alienígena. Está narrada en primera persona,...

Publicada en 1895 y fruto de la imaginación de Wells, uno de los padres de la ciencia ficción, “La Máquina del Tiempo” nos cuenta las aventuras de un científico que logra descubrir las claves de la cuarta...

Forced to leave his home, Sol now travels toward Schalion academy. On his way, he experiences sea travel for the first time and despite the circumstances, makes it ashore.Academy life, a fake family,...

The Filthy Marauders motorcycle club is heading down South to steal some loot, drink some hooch, and have themselves a hoot at the Annual Hilljack Games, but their rivals have another game in mind. After...

Pete said no one lived out on old Wool Ridge Farm in decades. There'd been Rumors of a ghost living thereon the farm. A remnant of a reminder, Souls tend to linger at a restless place.Something unfinished...

Eddie Walsh is a journeyman boxer – paid to lose so others can shine. By day, he's a cook in Bratley. When his old friend and promoter Rex offers him a fight against the town's unbeatable star, Eddie...

In the war-torn continent of Chenxing, where the strong are revered, Xia Chen was once the rising star of the Xia family, the most prominent clan in Yunyi County. He had cultivated internal energy at...

In the war-torn continent of Chenxing, where the strong are revered, Xia Chen was once the rising star of the Xia family, the most prominent clan in Yunyi County. He had cultivated internal energy at...

The "Wealthy Villagers" are a group of affluent residents living in a rural or village setting. They possess significant financial resources, influencing local commerce and culture. Their prosperity may...

Atlantis is dying. Only one man hears its final warning.When Observer Kaelen detects catastrophic instabilities in the Great Crystal, the Council ignores him. Teaming up with cynical pilot Rhea, he makes...

The Misadventures of Bob the BraveA fantasy adventure comedy in which the hero is a bit dim, the magic is a bit unhinged, and saving the world could be a catastrophic error.In a world where powerful warriors...

In the wake of the Great Ice Melt, the remnants of humanity survive in sprawling floating cities like New Atlantis, relying on deep-sea geothermal vents for energy. But when underwater research bases...

Contemporary Christian RomanceNeither expected it...so now what?Since the death of her husband, Eleanor Walker has found happiness and some degree of contentment in working the ranch alongside her adult...

The Crystals have always been here, growing into our reality like the spikes to some cosmic geode, their faces forever pointed inward, watching us. Today a little old lady brings home a new crystal from...

MIs Intelligence Officer, Greg Kennedy had toured almost all of the great sights China had to offer. He, along with his wife Jude, was heading home, to a well earned retirement.Meanwhile, in the UK, the...

Aliens want Weirwood's sex workers, and only one bagboy has what it takes to stop them.Everyone in town knows VCR MacDougal. He's the guy from the supermarket with the internet show about the UFO activity...

Six years has passed since Brad Sizemore's grandfather died. A good man in life, he seemed destined to spend eternity in Heaven. When his grandfather begins appearing to Brad in dreams, a ghostly memory...

**2020 SPLATTERPUNK AWARD NOMINATED**Tip it on back…Some call it courage in a bottle while others perceive it as the devil's cocktail. Alcohol comes in all types, bringing along with it the temptation...

What do you get when you have a town addicted to meth and creatures who feast on them? TWEAKER CREATURES, of course. The new drug induced, gory, splatterpunk novel from horror author, Robert Essig.The...

**2021 SPLATTERPUNK AWARD NOMINATED**"This is a must-read for hardcore horror fans!" –Edward Lee, author of The BigheadBuilt to withstand any situation and endure whatever elements Mother Nature throws...

  Sarah Smith, the head chef at Township, witnesses a man murdered in the back alley. Terrified and fearing for her safety, she turns to her Marine friend, Sebastian, for protection. As skeletons from...

Florida ain't all about beaches and magical mice. Come to the glades with us, off the beaten path to the places in Florida you ought not go. Fight through herds of angry manatees, dodge bugs the size...

"He was never meant to fall for her. But some laws are made to be broken."He was her guardian angel, bound by the sacred laws of Celestium to watch over her from afar. She was a reckless human, navigating...

Watch out, Tracy's got new wheels and a license to come after you."Is that a cat?" Tessa asked, bemused. I lifted the cat closer to her."Yes. I'm taking her back to her owner. She's pregnant." She ran...

**2018 SPLATTERPUNK AWARD NOMINATED**A gore infested, sex crazed story of how one night of unbridled sex could cause three days of chaos. The Wolf along with his drunken Fairy Godfather must join forces...

**2022 SPLATTERPUNK AWARD NOMINATED**COUNTING BODIES LIKE SHEEP18 authors tread through the muck and mud to add their own stories to the every-growing meat-pile of carnage and chaotic aftermath when bad...

Young love, does it ever last? These two high school sweethearts were the prom king and queen. He was the star football wide receiver, and she was a star basketball guard. They were the couple that everyone...

NOBODY BEATS OUR MEAT!Kebab Shops… the last bastion of a great night out. Everyone knows that if you don't get lucky, then the humble doner kebab is the next best thing. Loads of salad, loads of onions,...

**LADY LUCK EDITION**Includes the short story, THE THICK OF CHAOSFor bounty hunter Gus Marcus, life was always about dealing with the scum of society, but he thought his luck changed when he encountered...

Buckshot, Texas, 1885After a horrific storm rips through her hometown, Millie Stewart finds that her neighbors are in dire need of help. She sets out to do everything she can, but when her brother leaves...

Two Negatives Don't Always Make a PositiveSometimes broken pieces fit perfectly together… until they don't.Alize and Lucas meet in the unlikeliest of places: a group therapy session. She's a vibrant soul...

**2021 Splatterpunk Award Nominated**The Evil Cookie Publishing presents Gorefest, an extreme horror anthology. 14 Authors carve their path through the muck and grime to celebrate the art of gore. From...