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Brought to you by Penguin. Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show - and discover the secret of its enigmatic host - in this dark supernatural thriller from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Hide. Thirty years after a tragic...

The National Book Award–winning author of At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Peter Matthiessen is a master of both fiction and nonfiction. Killing Mister Watson is his bestselling, fact-based novel that pieces together the life and death of Edgar J. Watson. At the beginning of the 20th century...

Sir Hereward. Knight, artillerist, swordsman. Mercenary for hire. Ill-starred lover. Mister Fitz. Puppet, sorcerer, loremaster. Practitioner of arcane arts now mostly and thankfully forgotten. Former nursemaid to Hereward. Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz. Agents of the Council of the Treaty for the Safety of the World, charged with the location and removal of listed extra-dimensional entities, more commonly known as gods or godlets. Travellers. Adventurers. Godslayers...and this is a collection of their adventures.

Rachel Martin macht ihren Doktor in Musiktherapie und arbeitet nebenher mit ihrer besten Freundin Ava in einer angesagten Bar in Brooklyn. Als Avas verlogener Exfreund das Lokal betritt, sieht Rachel rot und sagt dem Fremden gründlich die Meinung. Leider stellt sich heraus, dass sie den falschen attraktiven Mann vor allen Gästen anfährt. Wie peinlich! Doch es kommt noch schlimmer. Am nächsten Tag betritt ihr neuer Professor und Doktorvater, der berüchtigte und brillante Caine West, den Hörsaal - und es ist niemand anderes als der gutaussehende Mann aus der Bar.

When struggling waitress Theresa Cole was matched up on a date with enigmatic billionaire Jameson Bulder she felt as if all her dreams had come true at once.

A podcast where we talk about everything from weirdly personal stories to our favorite fast food (we still haven't decided what that is). Go grab a cup of coffee, sit down, and hang with us. We'd love to have you around!

Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: godslayers. Agents of the Council of the Treaty for the Safety of the World, charged with the location and removal of listed extra-dimensional entities, more commonly known as gods. Together, they are relentless travellers in a treacherous world of magic, gunpowder and adventure. Compiled for the first time ever are eight magical stories – plus an all-new tale.

"Sumérgete en un mundo de historias intrigantes y emocionantes con Mister Relatos, el podcast que te llevará al límite de la imaginación. Cada episodio es una experiencia narrativa única, con relatos llenos de suspenso, giros inesperados y personajes inolvidables. Perfecto para quienes aman perderse en tramas intensas y finales sorprendentes. Prepárate para explorar lo desconocido, donde cada palabra guarda un secreto. ¿Estás listo para escuchar?"

Ciao a tutti e benvenuti a Mister Gadget Games, il podcast dedicato al mondo dei videogiochi. In questo podcast, noi di MisterGadget.Tech parleremo di tutto ciò che riguarda i videogiochi: Ogni settimana, noi di Mister Gadget Games vi offriremo un nuovo episodio ricco di contenuti e approfondimenti. Se siete curiosi di saperne di più sul mondo dei videogiochi, non perdetevi Mister Gadget Games.

Have you ever felt as if you couldn't go on? That you were nearly lost under the weight of your own burdens? Were you told - or did you decide - that the only way out was to soldier on, to blindly grind out the days until you felt like you could breathe again, if not as well as before? What if there was another way?That's the option that Jerry is presented with by his best friend, Robert, along with an incredible tale of the man who came to Robert in his own time of need; the man who calls himself Mister Grief; the man who has a tale of his own to tell.

Take a pair of ballet shoes, a faery queen, and a disgruntled mage and what do you get? A grim time in the Kingdom of Sweets. Or so says the owner of the Magical Emporium, Mister Magigi, a monkey wizard long renowned for spinning a good yarn. In Sugar Plum Scary, he recounts the story of a beautiful, intelligent, and benevolent queen, adored by all of her subjects. Except for one. And as Mister Magigi explains, while Queen Sugar Plum imagines she’ll live happily ever after, that one man is determined to make her life a misery.

When Scarlett Duke discovers the truth about her birthright, she’s whisked away to live with her grandmother in the dark depths of the woods. Desperately trying to reconnect with her estranged family, Scarlett soon finds herself increasingly drawn to the mysterious wandering merchant who saved her life two years prior. Adrian Wolfe is a merchant and con man with a dark secret. Cursed by Scarlett’s grandmother for one of his tricks, he’s determined to do whatever it takes to rid himself of the spell. And when he lays eyes on Scarlett, he knows he’s found his chance.

Charles Utterson, un avoué de justice, mène l'enquête sur Mister Hyde, un étrange personnage, violent et sans scrupules, peut-être même un meurtrier. Il découvre que ce M. Hyde est très lié avec le docteur Henry Jekyll, un philanthrope sympathique et passionné par son métier. Il découvre que le docteur Jekyll se livre à des expériences scientifiques et a inventé une drogue pour séparer le bon côté de sa personnalité et de son mauvais côté.

Chip's luck has run out. He's been on the dole for most of his life and now the government wants to ship him off to fight in the never-ending war in Mexico. But he has two things going for him: a cocky attitude and his thinkmate, an all-knowing personal digital assistant named Mr. Jimmy. Maybe the way to escape is to get in line to step through the mysterious door down the alley. Hundreds of people have passed through, but no one has come out.

In the seeming calm in Maple Pelridge's life, lies an extraordinary story of transformation and rediscovery. Maple Pelridge, a woman scarred by a traumatic past, has kept her secrets and her most intense emotions hidden for years, until an unknown force bursts into her life, unearthing buried emotions and revealing a deeper purpose in her existence. Mister Universe, a mysterious being who defies human comprehension, enters the scene, bringing with him the very essence of life, a being named Haja.

Der Notar Gabriel Utterson spürt einer Geschichte nach, die ihm Grauen bereitet, jedoch ebenso sein Interesse weckt: das Auftauchen eines kleinwüchsigen Mannes mit erschreckend bösartigen Gesichtszügen, der ein ausgesprochen schlechtes Benehmen an den Tag legt und auch vor Gewalt nicht zurück schreckt, scheint mit der Person des respektablen Dr. Henry Jekyll verknüpft zu sein. Durch hinterlassene Aufzeichnungen bestätigt sich ein schauriger Verdacht: bei Mr. Hyde und Dr. Jekyll handelt es sich um ein und dieselbe Person.

2 Hobbyist game dev dreamers discuss trials and tribulations concerning the game industry, and learn a little bit of something about life along the way. Sit back grab a cup of coffee and join us for the ride.

Within this collection of short stories you will find a variety of monsters - a whole consternation of them, to use the collective noun. In these tales, a creature of make-believe proves difficult to disbelieve, a trickster-god takes an unkindly interest in witnesses, eldritch horrors can be summoned with a quilt, frustrated wolves face dangerous prey, the angel of death wears a plaid sport coat, wise old women are to be feared and heeded, and where one of the most powerful and potentially dangerous objects in the world is a fork.