Author: Various authors
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
We, all of us, are hard-wired to fear the unknown, and what is more unknown than death, or rather, what happens after death? While each of the world’s philosophies has its own interpretation of the subject, there is really no telling for certain. In the six stories that follow, the authors not only consider death as such, but also whether there are things worse than death. This collection includes the following works: - The Wooden Guest or a Tale About a Doll That Came to Life and Monsieur Nodder by Vladimir Odoyevsky - The Sinner from Toledo by Anton Chekhov - The Eve of Ivan Kupala by Nikolai Gogol - The Silver Wolf by Alexander Kuprin - The Chickadee by Alexei Tolstoy - An Incident at the Apartment of Madam Cerize by Alexander Grin
Moonlit Tales of the Macabre: volume two
Author: Various authors
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
We, all of us, are hard-wired to fear the unknown, and what is more unknown than death, or rather, what happens after death? While each of the world’s philosophies has its own interpretation of the subject, there is really no telling for certain. In the six stories that follow, the authors not only consider death as such, but also whether there are things worse than death. This collection includes the following works: - The Wooden Guest or a Tale About a Doll That Came to Life and Monsieur Nodder by Vladimir Odoyevsky - The Sinner from Toledo by Anton Chekhov - The Eve of Ivan Kupala by Nikolai Gogol - The Silver Wolf by Alexander Kuprin - The Chickadee by Alexei Tolstoy - An Incident at the Apartment of Madam Cerize by Alexander Grin
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
We, all of us, are hard-wired to fear the unknown, and what is more unknown than death, or rather, what happens after death? While each of the world’s philosophies has its own interpretation of the subject, there is really no telling for certain. In the six stories that follow, the authors not only consider death as such, but also whether there are things worse than death. This collection includes the following works: - The Wooden Guest or a Tale About a Doll That Came to Life and Monsieur Nodder by Vladimir Odoyevsky - The Sinner from Toledo by Anton Chekhov - The Eve of Ivan Kupala by Nikolai Gogol - The Silver Wolf by Alexander Kuprin - The Chickadee by Alexei Tolstoy - An Incident at the Apartment of Madam Cerize by Alexander Grin
Moonlit Tales of the Macabre - Volume Two
Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781493616695
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
We, all of us, are hard-wired to fear the unknown, and what is more unknown than death, or rather, what happens after death? While each of the world's philosophies has its own interpretation of the subject, there is really no telling for certain. In the six stories that follow, the authors not only consider death as such, but also whether there are things worse than death.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781493616695
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
We, all of us, are hard-wired to fear the unknown, and what is more unknown than death, or rather, what happens after death? While each of the world's philosophies has its own interpretation of the subject, there is really no telling for certain. In the six stories that follow, the authors not only consider death as such, but also whether there are things worse than death.
Moonlit Tales of the Macabre: volume three
Author: Various authors
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The first two volumes of Moonlit Tales of the Macabre dealt with human behavior when thrown in strange circumstances or when in contact with odd objects and creatures, as well as with questions of life, death, and everything that lies between. This new installment is dedicated to strange places – mansions, castles, cellars, and towers. You never know what might be hiding within the walls of a perfectly ordinary mental institution, or what you might find if you venture out to investigate a strange light in the window of an old fortress. Enter with care, as we present Moonlit Tales of the Macabre – Volume Three. This collection includes the following works: - Magical Mischief by Alexander Grin - The Witches' Castle by Alexander Belyaev - Kharitonov's Gold by Alexei Tolstoy - A Mysterious Incident at the Mental Institution by Nikolai Leskov - Terrible Revenge by Nikolai Gogol - The Ghost of the Engineering Castle by Nikolai Leskov
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The first two volumes of Moonlit Tales of the Macabre dealt with human behavior when thrown in strange circumstances or when in contact with odd objects and creatures, as well as with questions of life, death, and everything that lies between. This new installment is dedicated to strange places – mansions, castles, cellars, and towers. You never know what might be hiding within the walls of a perfectly ordinary mental institution, or what you might find if you venture out to investigate a strange light in the window of an old fortress. Enter with care, as we present Moonlit Tales of the Macabre – Volume Three. This collection includes the following works: - Magical Mischief by Alexander Grin - The Witches' Castle by Alexander Belyaev - Kharitonov's Gold by Alexei Tolstoy - A Mysterious Incident at the Mental Institution by Nikolai Leskov - Terrible Revenge by Nikolai Gogol - The Ghost of the Engineering Castle by Nikolai Leskov
Moonlit Tales of the Macabre: volume five
Author: Various authors
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
You might be fast enough to run away from a werewolf. You might be clever enough to make your way out of a haunted castle. But how do you escape when something goes awry in the depths of your very own mind? This anthology includes the following mind-bending works: - The Lost Conscience by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin - The Black Monk by Anton Chekhov - Honse's Estate by Alexander Grin - A Funny Man's Dream by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Faust by Ivan Turgenev - Foggy Day by Alexei Tolstoy - Cosmorama by Vladimir Odoyevsky - Nightmare by Alexander Grin
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
You might be fast enough to run away from a werewolf. You might be clever enough to make your way out of a haunted castle. But how do you escape when something goes awry in the depths of your very own mind? This anthology includes the following mind-bending works: - The Lost Conscience by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin - The Black Monk by Anton Chekhov - Honse's Estate by Alexander Grin - A Funny Man's Dream by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Faust by Ivan Turgenev - Foggy Day by Alexei Tolstoy - Cosmorama by Vladimir Odoyevsky - Nightmare by Alexander Grin
A Funny Man's Dream
Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
Dostoyevsky was never shy to play with the issues of human mind in his work. A funny man's dream is one of his shorter pieces that, nevertheless, lacks none of the profundity or the mind-bending power of his larger works.
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
Dostoyevsky was never shy to play with the issues of human mind in his work. A funny man's dream is one of his shorter pieces that, nevertheless, lacks none of the profundity or the mind-bending power of his larger works.
Moonlit Tales of the Macabre
Author: Various authors
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
When someone says “horror classics”, we usually think “Mary Shelley” and “Bram Stoker”. Russian writers hardly ever come to mind. The Russians are known for history and drama, but not necessarily for suspense, paranormal and ghost stories. The following collection is proof that such pieces do, in fact, exist in Russian literature. Unattainable wealth, unrequited love, unlimited power, a world found and lost, a walk along the boundary between dream and reality... All this and more is offered to you by the creative team behind Moonlit Tales of the Macabre. We are proud to bring you this collection of classics and hope it serves as a new portal into the fascinating and largely unexplored world of Russian literature. This collection includes the following works: - The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin - Count Cagliostro by Alexei Tolstoy - The Star of Solomon by Alexander Kuprin - Moonlight by Alexander Grin - May Night or the Drowned Maiden by Nikolai Gogol
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
When someone says “horror classics”, we usually think “Mary Shelley” and “Bram Stoker”. Russian writers hardly ever come to mind. The Russians are known for history and drama, but not necessarily for suspense, paranormal and ghost stories. The following collection is proof that such pieces do, in fact, exist in Russian literature. Unattainable wealth, unrequited love, unlimited power, a world found and lost, a walk along the boundary between dream and reality... All this and more is offered to you by the creative team behind Moonlit Tales of the Macabre. We are proud to bring you this collection of classics and hope it serves as a new portal into the fascinating and largely unexplored world of Russian literature. This collection includes the following works: - The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin - Count Cagliostro by Alexei Tolstoy - The Star of Solomon by Alexander Kuprin - Moonlight by Alexander Grin - May Night or the Drowned Maiden by Nikolai Gogol
Moonlit Tales of the Macabre: volume four
Author: Various authors
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
"Never talk to strangers," says Mikhail Bulgakov in the opening chapter of "The Master and Margarita". "Never talk to strange women," we say in the latest installment of Moonlit Tales of the Macabre, "especially if what they offer appears to be entirely outside of the realm of reality or sanity." Enjoy this new collection of strange and terrifying tales by Russian and Ukrainian authors, as they take you into the world of dark sorcery and mind-bending magic. This collection includes the following works: - Viy by Nikolai Gogol - The Gray Automobile by Alexander Grin - The Sylph by Vladimir Odoyevsky - The Mistress of the Copper Mountain by Pavel Bazhov - The Malachite Box by Pavel Bazhov - Ghosts by Ivan Turgenev
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
"Never talk to strangers," says Mikhail Bulgakov in the opening chapter of "The Master and Margarita". "Never talk to strange women," we say in the latest installment of Moonlit Tales of the Macabre, "especially if what they offer appears to be entirely outside of the realm of reality or sanity." Enjoy this new collection of strange and terrifying tales by Russian and Ukrainian authors, as they take you into the world of dark sorcery and mind-bending magic. This collection includes the following works: - Viy by Nikolai Gogol - The Gray Automobile by Alexander Grin - The Sylph by Vladimir Odoyevsky - The Mistress of the Copper Mountain by Pavel Bazhov - The Malachite Box by Pavel Bazhov - Ghosts by Ivan Turgenev
Masked by Moonlight
Author: Nancy Gideon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439155402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
IN THIS STUNNING FIRST BOOK FROM NANCY GIDEON’S SIZZLING NEW SERIES, A TENACIOUS COP AND HER SHAPE-SHIFTING ENEMY SACRIFICE EVERYTHING FOR FORBIDDEN DESIRE. ALL SHE WANTS IS REVENGE. New Orleans homicide detective Charlotte Caissie is dedicated to bringing down the crime boss responsible for her father’s murder. Using Jimmy Legere’s mysterious and irresistible right-hand man is a dangerous gamble, and not only due to his reputation as more monster than man. Because her feelings for Max Savoie are . . . complicated. THEN HE RISKS HIS LIFE TO SAVE HERS. Rescued from the swamps as a child, Max exists silently in Legere’s shadow, heeding only his voice—until Charlotte Caissie awakens his emotions and tests his loyalties. Stepping outside his cautious rules threatens more than just his heart. He could expose his darkest secret. NOW THEY’RE BOTH IN OVER THEIR HEADS. Testing boundaries they weren’t meant to cross means facing the truth about who and what they are—and what they need from each other. If Max is the murderer she seeks, Charlotte could be his next victim. She can’t afford to trust any man. Good thing Max isn’t one.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439155402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
IN THIS STUNNING FIRST BOOK FROM NANCY GIDEON’S SIZZLING NEW SERIES, A TENACIOUS COP AND HER SHAPE-SHIFTING ENEMY SACRIFICE EVERYTHING FOR FORBIDDEN DESIRE. ALL SHE WANTS IS REVENGE. New Orleans homicide detective Charlotte Caissie is dedicated to bringing down the crime boss responsible for her father’s murder. Using Jimmy Legere’s mysterious and irresistible right-hand man is a dangerous gamble, and not only due to his reputation as more monster than man. Because her feelings for Max Savoie are . . . complicated. THEN HE RISKS HIS LIFE TO SAVE HERS. Rescued from the swamps as a child, Max exists silently in Legere’s shadow, heeding only his voice—until Charlotte Caissie awakens his emotions and tests his loyalties. Stepping outside his cautious rules threatens more than just his heart. He could expose his darkest secret. NOW THEY’RE BOTH IN OVER THEIR HEADS. Testing boundaries they weren’t meant to cross means facing the truth about who and what they are—and what they need from each other. If Max is the murderer she seeks, Charlotte could be his next victim. She can’t afford to trust any man. Good thing Max isn’t one.
Harbinger of the Storm
Author: Aliette de Bodard
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
ISBN: 1625671636
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The second book in the critically acclaimed Obsidian and Blood trilogy: The year is Two House, and the Emperor of the Mexica has just died. The protections he afforded the Empire are crumbling, and the way lies wide open to the flesh-eating star-demons--and to the return of their creator, a malevolent goddess only held in check by the War God's power. The council should convene to choose a new Emperor, but they are too busy plotting against each other. And then someone starts summoning star-demons within the palace, to kill councilmen... Acatl, High Priest of the Dead, must find the culprit before everything is torn apart. REVIEWS: ‘Political intrigue and rivalry among a complex pantheon of divinities drive this well-paced murder mystery set at the height of the Aztec Empire in the late 15th century. De Bodard reintroduces the series hero Acatl, high priest of the dead, immediately following the death of the Tenochtitlan leader. One of the council members in charge of choosing a successor has been brutally murdered in what looks like an attempt to influence the decision. But the deaths continue and the political situation grows more complex, while the empire looks to be increasingly at risk of invasion by malignant powers. Acatl must go face-to-face with the most powerful god in his world and put the good of the empire above his antipathy for is rivals to achieve the uneasy succession. De Bodard incorporates historical fact with great ease and manages the rare feat of explaining complex culture and political system without lecturing or boring the reader.’ —Publishers Weekly ‘Another thing that intrigues me here is the whole fact that historically we know that the real empire died out mysteriously and completely and as such there is always that thought in the back of my mind that the author could choose to bring about the end of days. That highlighted sense of possible doom is something that is missing from too many novels. The way the story is told in this book is very impressive, the plot is both mature and seductive, twisting and turning like a weather vane in a force 9 gale while the action is both bloodthirsty and imaginative. The world building is fantastic and we get to learn even more of this rich culture and the many gods and creatures of the dark. I really can’t fault this book at all and recommend it to one and all but if you haven’t yet read Servant of the Underworld I suggest that you get them both and read them in order, you won’t be disappointed.’ —SF Book Reviews ‘Bodard’s writing is polished and striking, as she convincingly fills in the colorful elements of the Aztec culture–even if those colors tend to be of blood and bile as well as flowers and hummingbirds... beautiful, grimy, breathtaking, and morbid. 5*’ —Examiner ‘Aliette de Bodard has done it again. Harbinger of the Storm is an action packed Aztec mystery opera with magic, interventions from the gods and more twists and turns than the first book. It even has a love story with amusing snippets here and there... The story is self contained and can be enjoyed standalone, but you will not want to miss out on the first. I wish it was 2012 already even if the world is going under while I read the final Obsidian & Blood.’ —Cybermage
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
ISBN: 1625671636
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The second book in the critically acclaimed Obsidian and Blood trilogy: The year is Two House, and the Emperor of the Mexica has just died. The protections he afforded the Empire are crumbling, and the way lies wide open to the flesh-eating star-demons--and to the return of their creator, a malevolent goddess only held in check by the War God's power. The council should convene to choose a new Emperor, but they are too busy plotting against each other. And then someone starts summoning star-demons within the palace, to kill councilmen... Acatl, High Priest of the Dead, must find the culprit before everything is torn apart. REVIEWS: ‘Political intrigue and rivalry among a complex pantheon of divinities drive this well-paced murder mystery set at the height of the Aztec Empire in the late 15th century. De Bodard reintroduces the series hero Acatl, high priest of the dead, immediately following the death of the Tenochtitlan leader. One of the council members in charge of choosing a successor has been brutally murdered in what looks like an attempt to influence the decision. But the deaths continue and the political situation grows more complex, while the empire looks to be increasingly at risk of invasion by malignant powers. Acatl must go face-to-face with the most powerful god in his world and put the good of the empire above his antipathy for is rivals to achieve the uneasy succession. De Bodard incorporates historical fact with great ease and manages the rare feat of explaining complex culture and political system without lecturing or boring the reader.’ —Publishers Weekly ‘Another thing that intrigues me here is the whole fact that historically we know that the real empire died out mysteriously and completely and as such there is always that thought in the back of my mind that the author could choose to bring about the end of days. That highlighted sense of possible doom is something that is missing from too many novels. The way the story is told in this book is very impressive, the plot is both mature and seductive, twisting and turning like a weather vane in a force 9 gale while the action is both bloodthirsty and imaginative. The world building is fantastic and we get to learn even more of this rich culture and the many gods and creatures of the dark. I really can’t fault this book at all and recommend it to one and all but if you haven’t yet read Servant of the Underworld I suggest that you get them both and read them in order, you won’t be disappointed.’ —SF Book Reviews ‘Bodard’s writing is polished and striking, as she convincingly fills in the colorful elements of the Aztec culture–even if those colors tend to be of blood and bile as well as flowers and hummingbirds... beautiful, grimy, breathtaking, and morbid. 5*’ —Examiner ‘Aliette de Bodard has done it again. Harbinger of the Storm is an action packed Aztec mystery opera with magic, interventions from the gods and more twists and turns than the first book. It even has a love story with amusing snippets here and there... The story is self contained and can be enjoyed standalone, but you will not want to miss out on the first. I wish it was 2012 already even if the world is going under while I read the final Obsidian & Blood.’ —Cybermage
Moonlit Tales of the Macabre - Volume Five
Author: Rebecca McFarland Kyle
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781549548178
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
You might be fast enough to run away from a werewolf. You might be clever enough to make your way out of a haunted castle. But how do you escape when something goes awry in the depths of your very own mind?
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781549548178
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
You might be fast enough to run away from a werewolf. You might be clever enough to make your way out of a haunted castle. But how do you escape when something goes awry in the depths of your very own mind?