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The Philip K. Dick Short Story Collection gathers some of the author’s most unsettling and visionary works—stories that helped define modern science fiction and inspired generations of writers, filmmakers, and thinkers. In this gripping volume, Philip K. Dick explores paranoia, identity, war, and perception through razor-sharp ideas and unforgettable twists.

With a newborn in tow, Bubbles Jones escapes a brutal sanctuary for “wayward girls” to confront the hypocritical shame of her pastor father and the betrayal of a lover. But Bubbles is accompanied by a woman who offers her shelter and a dream. Forging an unpredictable path ahead, Bubbles will not yield and will not hide in her unwavering commitment to make a big life real in a world determined to keep her small.

A dystopian field guide to the end of the world from the author of AUTUMN and HATER. Ninety-nine per cent of the population are dead, struck down by a deadly virus. Experience the apocalypse from the perspectives of who've survived through luck, not skill. They are a desperate bunch: cheating lovers, workshy civil servants, permanently drunk publicans, teenage rebels, obsessive accountants, failed husbands, disrobed priests, and more...The only thing they have in common is the fact they're still alive (for now).

From the author of The Three-Body Problem, a collection of award-winning short stories – a breath-taking selection of diamond-hard science fiction. Stories included are: 1. The Village Teacher. 2. The Time Migration. 3. 2018-04-01. 4. Fire in the Earth. 5. Contraction. 6. Mirror. 7. Ode to Joy...

My Man Jeeves, first published in 1919, introduced the world to affable, indolent Bertie Wooster and his precise, capable valet, Jeeves. Some of the finest examples of humorous writing found in English literature are woven around the relationship between these two men of very different classes...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth written and read by William Boyd. A philandering art dealer tries to give up casual love affairs - seeking only passionate kisses as a substitute. A man recounts his personal history through the things he has stolen from...

A beautiful collection of seasonal stories inspired by the beloved Christmas carol, from the Sunday Times No. 1 Bestselling Author The air glitters with hope as the snowy village of Merrywake celebrates the Christmas season after the tumult of the Napoleonic Wars. As the Viscount’s famous...

Jenna loves her job coordinating epic challenges between the two ends of Britain—from Cornwall’s dramatic coast to the northern tip of Scotland. But lately the highlight of her working days are her video calls with Cameron, the charming Scotsman who helps these determined adventurers complete their journey. Their friendship blossoms, but with nearly a thousand miles between them, and Jenna engaged, they can never be more.

Far eastern Tales is a collection of Maugham's short stories, all born of his experiences in Malaysia, Singapore, and other outposts of the former British Empire. The stories included on this recording are Footprints in the Jungle, Mabel, P & O, The Door of Oportunity, The Buried Talent, Before the Party, Mr. Know-all, Neil MacAdam, The End of the Flight and The Force of Circumstance.

Immerse yourself in this riveting short story collection where art takes center stage - but not always for the better. Journey with an elderly caretaker who resolves a couple's spat over a painting, revealing the art market's complexities. Follow a draughtsman whose obsession with locomotives derails his love life, and a cartoonist who risks his sanity to fill in for a troubled colleague. Through tales that are witty yet unsettling, Jansson confronts obsession, ambition, and the pitfalls of artistic endeavor.

The author presents a collection of seven short stories set in the Outlander universe, never before published together, including two original stories and featuring beloved character Jamie Fraser.

In his Locus review of Two Worlds and in Between - the first volume of The Best of Caitlín R. Kiernan - Gary K. Wolfe wrote, “...it makes you wish the second volume were here now.” Well, the long wait is over. This second volume completes this ambitious undertaking, collecting the finest of Kiernan’s stories from 2004 to 2012, selected by the author herself. The book includes 25 short stories and one poem, plus the short novel Black Helicopters - more than 200,000 words of fiction, including the World Fantasy Award-winning “The Prayer of 90 Cats”.

Have you ever imagined a different life? Have you ever stood at a crossroads, undecided…Have you ever had a moment when you wanted to roar? Now an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ A story for every woman. A story for every moment. Whether you want to laugh To be moved To love To feel less...

Fear Feed: Bite Sized HorrorAn influencer takes "views" to a gruesome extreme by walking her audience through a step-by-step tutorial on how she finds, collects, and preserves the eyes of her victims...

Fear Feed: Bite Sized Horror - Paranoia spreads over four patrons at a sketchy, late-night laundromat as they trade small talk while a darker question spirals in their minds: What if the serial killer known as the Night Skinner is quietly sitting among them right now, just waiting to cut their...

Trapped on a deserted road in the dead of night, a man becomes the unwilling plaything of a malevolent spirit that toys with his senses and twists his reality. Another stalled car blinking in the distance suggests he isn't the first driver to be stranded here-and whatever found them may now be...

THE WATCHER SEES ALL. THE VAULT REVEALS LITTLE.Some doors should never be opened. Some secrets should remain buried. And some stories will follow you long after the final page.Welcome to Stories From the Vault, a chilling collection of eleven original horror stories presented by The Watcher...

The Son of Thunder: The Last WitnessThe Temple has fallen. The Apostles are dying. The darkness is closing in.From the salt-sprayed shores of Galilee to the golden marble of Ephesus, John has walked a path unlike any other. Once a hot-tempered fisherman known as the "Son of Thunder," he was...

Vier außergewöhnliche Weihnachtsgeschichten über Menschlichkeit, Mut und die Kraft der Nächstenliebe. Was geschieht, wenn ein Mensch alles verschenkt, was er besitzt? Wie kann die Gastfreundschaft einer einzigen Frau ein ganzes Dorf verändern? Und warum haben Esel eigentlich einen solchen...

One town. One nightmare per night.Welcome to Dead Man's Gulch, where each night a new nightmare unfolds. Creatures that only come out under a full moon, cornfields nobody with sense will cross, five creepy strangers with a taste for death.An assortment of chilling short stories awaitbite-sized...