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2009 Audie Award Finalist for Short Stories/Collections From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annie Proulx, an "unforgettable" (Miami Herald) and "vivid" (Oprah Daily) collection of stories set in Wyoming. Winner of two O. Henry Prizes, Annie Proulx has been anthologized in nearly every major...

On a dusky English train, a man with a white face confesses the dreams that are killing him: night after night he wakes into another life, centuries ahead, as Hedon—a powerful statesman who abandons duty for the intoxicating pleasures of Capri and the woman he loves. When he refuses a final...

A global nuclear holocaust. A vicious serial killer stalking the streets of Paris. A mystery in Mexico. This collection from the award-winning novelist and screenwriter Brian L. Porter showcases some of his finest short stories. These and many others are contained in this exciting collection. After Armageddon also features a guest appearance by horror author Carole Gill, who contributes her short story "Raised".

Step back into the shadow cast by the world again in this collection of 24 eclectic short stories ranging from satire through to horror and science fiction.

As the events of our day unfold, all around the world, questions plague the minds of observers in all walks of life. The biggest question of all is, how will it all end? Are we headed for a Bible-styled Apocalypse and Armageddon? With these and similar concerns in mind, the purpose of this book is to provide a glimpse of what the future of our world looks like, from a biblical point of view. While fictitious on the one hand, it is no less Bible-based, and keyed to (more or less), or, rooted in 3 commentaries written by Mr. Alvin Mitchell

H. G. Wells est un des grands maîtres de la nouvelle. Il excelle dans l'art de distiller l'angoisse. La preuve, ces quatre récits fantastiques qui dévoilent que ce qui nous est familier n'est pas toujours ce que l'on croit. "Le pays des aveugles" : Dans une vallée d'Équateur coupée du monde, un montagnard égaré se retrouve au sein d'une tribu d'aveugles... "L'œuf de cristal" : Attention aussi aux objets scintillants dans la vitrine d'un antiquaire... "L'étoile" : Une étoile menace de s'écraser sur le soleil, et de provoquer la destruction de la Terre.