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El estilo poético y la grandeza de La hija del rey del País de los Elfos la ha convertido en una de las novelas fantásticas más entrañables de todos los tiempos. La desgarradora historia de la unión entre...

Las doce joyas imaginativas que componen La espada de Welleran suponen una de las cimas narrativas de Dunsany, quien aquí conjuga con maestría el colorido oriental, la forma helénica, las tinieblas teutónicas...

This peculiar collection is a very real treat: we envy you the reading of it. Among the treasures in this volume are "The Last Dream of Bwona Khubla," "How the Office of Postman Fell Vacant in Offord-Under-the-Wold,"...

Looking for a stiff dose of classic fantasy? Look no further than Lord Dunsany's remarkably well-written collection, A Book of Wonder. This medley of fables, fantasy, and action-adventure will pique the...

Irish writer Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, the eighteenth Baron Dunsany, was one of English literature's most original talents. The author of many of the best fantastic tales in the language, he also greatly...

Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea. Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow...

The bullets were snapping over thick to keep them down while the Boche went on, on the right: machine guns, of course. The barrage was screaming well over and dropping far back, and their wire was still...

Twelve tales by a master of the English language take readers on flights of fancy and make-believe. Enhanced by the author's power of expression, the collection includes such inventive tales as "The Highwayman,"...

Fifty-One Tales is a collection of fantasy short stories by Irish writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula K. Le Guin and others. The...

Fifty-One Tales is a collection of fantasy short stories by Irish writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula K. Le Guin and others. The...

This peculiar collection is a very real treat: we envy you the reading of it. Among the treasures in this volume are "The Last Dream of Bwona Khubla," "How the Office of Postman Fell Vacant in Offord-Under-the-Wold,"...

The 12 stories here are some of Dunsany's best. They will take you on a remarkable journey to places that sometimes seem soft and pleasant, sometimes bleak and ominous - but always surprising. Dunsany...

The Gods of Pegana, by Lord Dunsany, is an imaginative book of fantasy and one of the most important collections compiled of short stories from the early part of the 20th century. A masterpiece of fiction...

The Book of Wonder is the seventh book and fifth original short story collection of Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula...

These tales are of the things that befell gods and men in Yarnith, Averon, and Zarkandhu, and in the other countries of my dreams." An incredible collection of some of the most mind-bending fantasy every...

Fifty-One Tales is a collection of fantasy short stories by Irish writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula LeGuin and others. The first...

War has ignited. Taylor Renee Wolford must forge unlikely alliances as prophecy has failed them and she is no longer considered the savior foretold that would end centuries of strife. Battle lines are...

When the curtain falls, the body count risesMurder takes center stage in this witty and whimsical cozy mystery set in the heart of small-town Texas.When former nurse Sho Tanaka reluctantly takes on the...

     Human superiority and dominance, the basis of speciesism, is backfiring on humanity. The lack of moral consideration towards non-human animals by exploiting, abusing and unnecessarily killing them,...

Over twenty years have passed, but some things never fade... Brynn is back in Leo's world, even though neither of them expected to see each other again. In Leo's world, danger is a constant threat, and...

When Elder Darrow's friend Dan Burton, a Boston Homicide cop, dies trying to stop the robbery of a liquor store, Elder is bereft. But what appears to have been a random tragedy may have, in fact, been...

Juno is haunted, not by spirits but by the twin shadows of Secret and Shame. They came to live with Juno as a child in the room where she now tries to sleep. These two inseparable invaders have wreaked...

In the early 19th century, Sydney was a burgeoning colony, a place where fortunes were made as swiftly as they were lost. Captain John Piper stood at the heart of this volatile world, a man whose meteoric...

Embark on a brutal yet beautiful journey of self-discovery. Nora is a capable, proud, professional woman standing on her own two feet and climbing to the position of Partner. She is also now a patient...

What happens when human insecurities meet artificial intelligence? In "The Emptiness Algorithm," readers are introduced to Venus, the embodiment of independence and success in a near-future society where...

After a catastrophic event transforms humans into monstrous, mutated creatures, James and his son Robert find themselves thrust into a nightmarish reality. With allies as dangerous as the enemies outside,...

In a devastating turn of events, Marai is imprisoned on a ship, alongside Keshel, bound for the mysterious land of Andara. Her captors, Koda and Slate Hemming, are perhaps the least of her worries. Who...

Finn BakkerSexy! Bossy!Off limits!One night only? Do you know what happens when you create a 'boyfriend of convenience? It comes back to bite you on the ass, that's what happens!My parent's throw a charity...

Opposites attract… but then what? Everything Tarn thought he knew about the universe is changing. He himself has been altered by his Maker goddess, going against the sacred law he was taught at the High...

With only six weeks left before the war between Chaos and Order will begin, Harmoni can't let despair rule her. She knows it's inevitable that Ares will be recaptured by Aion Corp. Nothing can change...

When his friend Michel LaBon, head chef at a top culinary bistro in Toulouse is brutally murdered on the opening day of the city's famous Merguez Sausage Festival, Laurent drives to Toulouse, to find...

Samantha Dawson is running from her past, a past that has alienated her family and has her watching her back at every turn. She doesn't share her family's faith, but she desperately wants to reconnect...

Every city has secrets. Some are evil. A killer stalks Spokane, Washington, with his history of victims stretching back fifty years. It seems an unlikely truth, but Major Crimes Detective Wardell Clint...

Every Sherlock needs his Watson, every Hercule Poirot his Captain Hastings. Who else could tell their stories that we might share in their adventures? Meet Simon Fletcher, a recently (and reluctantly)...

Flickers of fallen people haunt this death mage—kings, queens, and boys buried in the blue ocean. Years ago, she fled those figures, to a house isolated in the tundra. There, she rebuilds herself from...

Stumbling across a dead body could be the making … or breaking of an aspiring reporter. During 1958, when the workforce is predominantly male, societal norms dictate women should be compliant, fashionable...

Discover The Love Lottery, a captivating romantic science fiction novel that explores the future of love in a world where matchmaking is determined by a global lottery. Follow Emma, an independent woman...

The Regal Retreat is an exclusive resort situated deep in the countryside of East Anglia where the rich and famous go to unwind. However, far from being a place of rest and relaxation, bad things happen...

Book Description: The Empire of the Sun: An Incan Chronicle Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Inca Empire at its height, The Empire of the Sun: An Incan Chronicle is an epic tale of love, power,...

Elara, a young woman haunted by a mysterious past, finds herself drawn to the Whispering Woods, a place rumored to be home to the Fae. Drawn by an inexplicable pull, she enters the woods, seeking answers...

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it. One minute, you're serving drinks behind a bar, the next, an old flame walks in and ignites everything you've been trying to keep buried....

Every morning, I lace up my ballet shoes, fighting for perfection in a world that demands it. But here's the thing: I'm losing myself. I've spent years mastering every step, every spin, but lately, I'm...

They say wine gets better with age, but what about the heart? As the caretaker of my family's vineyard, I've poured everything into the soil, the vines, and the legacy we're building, but the one thing...

Description:What lies beyond the shadows of an abandoned skyscraper? A group of urban explorers is about to discover that some staircases lead to more than just heights—they descend into the darkest corners...

A Past Life of Alina Storm SeriesI thought I was going crazy the day I remembered a different life I'd lived when I was but three years old. My parents thought the devil had touched me, and I spent the...

In a world where everything moves at the speed of light—emails, notifications, messages—it's easy to feel like we're constantly "on." We have become so accustomed to being perpetually connected that we've...