Think of human emotion as a geography, with peaks of pleasure and valleys of pain. Imagine a drug that flips the valleys and makes them peaks, too. You react now to an event based not on the pleasure or pain that it brings, but solely on the intensity of the emotion created. Pain brings pleasure, grief gives joy, horror renders ecstasy. Now give this drug to a soldier. Tell them to kill. Not in the historically acceptable murder of war, but in a systematic corporate strategy—of xenocide. They will kill. And they will revel in it. Welcome to the world of Scream. Jason Trelayne is a Screamer, a soldier forced to take part in the enslavement or death of entire races. But Trelayne falls in love with Philomela, a Scream Angel, an alien who produces the addictive drug. Does he love her for her beauty, for the drug she gives him, from guilt for what he has done to her people? And does she love truly him as she swears? Or is he simply her only hope for freedom, for her and her entire race? Forced to choose between freedom and love, what will they do? "…a multi-layered tale about a circus that features a pair of ‘angels’ who have the ability to produce a drug that produces pleasure based on intensity of emotion. Factor in that the owner of the circus is in love with one of the angels as well as addicted to the drug she produces, and the story quickly becomes one that holds the reader’s attention until the very end." —SpecFicWorld "Smith describes a disturbingly plausible military application for the narcotic … The basic concept behind the drug strikes me as one of those rare ideas that seems at once so perfect and so natural that someone must have come up with it before; but if someone has, I haven't heard about it, and regardless Smith exploits the potential of the idea extraordinarily well here." —Strange Horizons "…remind[ed] me of the reasons I love the author’s writing: his characterisation, attention to detail and recurring themes of love, faith and redemption." —SF Crowsnest Reviews "A visceral work […] a true pearl of the fantastic literature. Breath-taking." —Café de Ontem "The story has so many layers that I'm still sorting them out. And like an onion, I'm not sure if I'll ever find the final layer." —Tangent Online "A dark and powerful story with a first line that sets the tone for what is to come: 'They stopped beating Trelayne when they saw that he enjoyed it.' (A++)" —Fantasy Book Critic "Scream Angel was especially horrifying and compelling, and I wound up re-reading it again after I had finished the book." —Fluidity of Time

Aurora Award Finalist.? When the Shogun’s soldiers burn his village and kill his parents, young Asai is rescued by a strange red hawk and led to a fabled temple. Here, he trains under Ikada, the Warrior of the Red Bird and seeker of the Hidden Light. Asai will be the last Warrior, and unless he can succeed where all other Warriors have failed—to discover the Hidden Light—then his people will suffer a thousand years of misery. But when Sawako, a beautiful young woman, challenges him, Asai must choose between his heart, his people, and his destiny. "I loved this tale. ... It has the feel of a myth or legend about a boy who finds that his destiny is closely entwined with the destiny of a people. But rather than repeat a tale we’ve all read before, the author has written something subtly new. … Honestly, I could have read it forever. The ending was that perfect combination of sadness and hope." —SF Crowsnest Review "A spellbinding piece of writing set in a Japan-that-never-was that is both well-plotted and elegantly paced" —Strange Horizons "A superbly told, involving, and brilliantly paced short story, complete with an ending made more tragic by its inevitability... Worth the price of the issue." —Tangent Online "A mini-epic about a young boy named Asai and the phoenix that saves him from death while his village is being raided... If you love Japanese and Samurai stories, this one will give you goose bumps." —Tangent Online "Powerful, moving and not quite predictable (A+)" —Fantasy Book Critic "A wonderfully recounted story, with an excellent pace and a perfect ending." —Bibliopolis

Fans of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton Series and Johanna Lindsey’s Malory series will delight in this swoonworthy adventurous romance series with roguish heroes and feisty, intelligent heroines!Her Wicked Longing contains two new short teaser stories starring Audrey Sheridan and her maid Gillian Beaumont!What trouble can a young lady with a talent for mischief and her maid get into in just one day?His Wicked Maid-Always prim and proper, lady’s maid Gillian Beaumont has never acted with wild abandon the way her young headstrong mistress does. But deep down she dreams of a life filled with love and a husband who will give her his whole heart even though she knows it’s impossible. With a list of chores from her mistress, Gillian is given the chance to live the life of a gentle lady, and she clings to it, knowing that soon it will be over. While wearing a dress meant for her lady, she catches the eye of a handsome earl and is swept away from her duties by his rakish good looks and charm. Heated looks in public and passionate kisses in a dark corner of a bookshop create a perfect day for Gillian to cling to when she returns to her real life…Her Wicked Lessons-?Determined to learn the art of the spy trade, Miss Audrey Sheridan, finds a way to escape a dull afternoon tea by running off to the residence of an infamous French Courtesan. Hoping to improve her French for a future mission to the continent, she never expects to be caught by the one man who haunts her dreams: Jonathan St. Laurent, the former servant-turned-brother of a duke. With one penetrating look from those bewitching green eyes of his, Audrey knows she’s in trouble. Unable and unwilling to confess her real reason for visiting a French courtesan, Audrey decides to convinces Jonathan she’s there to learn the art of seduction. But she never expects the devilish rogue to take her lessons seriously…*Note: These are short stories of under 10,000 words that will prepare readers for Gillian’s happily ever after in The Earl of Pembroke and Audrey’s happily ever after in His Wicked Secret.

Partout dans le monde, les attaques démoniaques se multiplient. Au point que le clergé est submergé d'affaires impliquant les démons et ne sait plus comment faire face à la situation. Le Vatican décide, alors, de créer un nouvel ordre, l’Ordre des Purificateurs, pour purifier le monde du Mal. Ce nouvel ordre secret a des méthodes plut?t expéditives lorsqu’il s’agit de combattre le diable. Pour leur première mission, ces nouveaux soldats du Vatican sont envoyés sur l’?le hantée de Poveglia, où quelques semaines plus t?t, des jeunes adultes ont disparu après avoir fait une séance de spiritisme qui tourna au drame. Les Purificateurs arriveront-ils à les sauver ?

Jesse James is, all these years later, one of the most famous American characters who has ever lived. Not only an American paradox, James is a symbol of "the haunted stillness" of a post Civil War America, scarred for life by "that terrible conflict," the bloodiest battle ever experienced on American soil. Jansen's novel examines the James legend through the firsthand historical voice of the press and people of America, fictionally recreated by Jansen, based, however, on "actual" historical documents. George Jansen has successfully written a provocative and entertaining work of fiction worthy of the true legend of Jesse James.

Premiat cu titlul Grand Underground – Premiile Tiuk! pentru anul cultural 2010 Un playlist format din super-piese, pe care cititorii ?i le pot aduna pentru a le asculta ?n surdin? ?n timp ce parcurg aceste povestiri excelente ce formeaz? o nara?iune apocaliptic? metonimic?, impecabil scris? de vocalistul Mihnea Blidariu. Fiecare capitol are ?n centrul nara?iunii un personaj din societatea rom?neasc? bine definit ?i oarecum reprezentativ, care-?i tr?ie?te ultimele clipe ale vie?ii, chiar dac? ?nimeni nu vrea s? fac? nimic pentru ultima oar?“. Personajele ?tiu asta, iar noi, cititorii, le urm?rim SF?R?ITul. (Mihail Vakulovski)Un roman despre sf?r?itul lumii la rom?ni. Diferitele personaje din structura c?r?ii sunt figurile ce populeaz? Rom?nia, contextul ei social, politic ?i mediatic. Recuno?ti u?or oameni pe care ?i vezi zi de zi la televizor, dar e posibil s? te recuno?ti pe tine ?nsu?i sau un prieten foarte bun. Playlist e un amestec de furie, ironie, team?, grea??, speran??, ur?, iubire, sarcasm ?i nelini?te. Este fundalul muzical al unui sf?r?it ce a ?nceput de mult...

Dragoste i moarte, altceva nu exist pe lume! i spune la un moment dat, ntr-o scen simbolic, Fane, fostul pucria, lui Ivan, fostul revoluionar. ntre aceste dou tensiuni se zbate toat lumea fr ideal a mahalalei care-i accept destinul fr revolt i fr lamentaii. n mahala se iubete repede i se moare uor. Pe ct de fragil e viaa, pe att de crud e moartea; oricine e gata s se sinucid din disperare sau s omoare din furie, supus unei obscure fataliti. Roman de mediu i de atmosfer, populat cu personaje ct se poate de pitoreti, predispuse la promiscuitate moral i conduse de o sexualitate primar, mixnd permanent nostalgicul cu grotescul, idilicul cu misticul i patetismul cu sordidul, scris n limbajul colorat de secol XIX, Maidanul cu dragoste este o tragic i trivial epopee balcanic suburban, ivit din confesiunea melancolic trzie a unui Peter Pan de mahala.“ – Marius Chivu

T?nase Scatiu, al doilea volum din ciclul Com?ne?tenilor, este romanul ?parvenitului, al mojicului ?i mitocanului“ (Al. S?ndulescu). Dinu Murgule? este un boier ?nglodat ?n datorii. Dup? ce se sf?tuie?te cu so?ia sa pune la cale nunta fiicei sale Tincu?a cu vechilul T?nase Sotirescu zis Scatiu, de?i nu putea s?-l sufere, consider?ndu-l un mitocan. ?n scurt timp Scatiu ?i fur? averea boierului ?i devine deputat. Dar c?snicia sa e?ueaz?, mai mult Scatiu are de ?nfruntat o r?scoal? puternic? a ??ranilor de pe mo?ie care ?l ucid ?n cele din urm?.

Tanara Oriana moare intr-un accident, chiar in ziua nuntii ei. Pentru oricine, acesta ar parea sfarsitul. Nu si pentru ea. Se intoarce ca recuperator de suflete, insa nu la vechea viata si familie, pentru care trebuie sa ramana moarta, ci la una cu totul noua. Rasfatul si confortul, considerate garantate mai inainte, se duc acum pe Apa Sambetei. Va trebui sa lupte pentru a-i salva pe ceilalti, dar si pe sine. Apar noi prieteni, noi dusmani si… prima iubire? Exista viata dupa moarte? Unii vor spune ca da, altii ca nu. Dar exista un raspuns la care cu siguranta nu v-ati gandit. Exista recuperatorii de suflete. Smulsi din existentele lor, sunt aruncati in altele, neintrebati de nimeni, fara sa li se ceara acceptul. Trebuie doar sa se supuna legilor celor de Dincolo. Iar unii aleg razvratirea... In ultimul volum al seriei veti experimenta emotii de nebanuit, veti afla lucruri socante despre Oriana, veti primi raspusul la multe dintre intrebarile care v-au urmarit in celelalte volume. Ai crezut ca stii totul despre personajele tale preferate? O! Cat de mult te-ai inselat!

This masterpiece of science fiction is the fascinating story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows.

The story of the three little pigs is a well-known European folk tale, with many adaptations and variations, some of them with a different number of little pigs or other animals. It is a typical coming of age story. Like many other fable and fairy tale heroes, the three little pigs leave home to seek their fortune in the beginning. Although the traditional tale of the houses built by the three little pigs has been retold and republished many times, Leslie Brooke’s illustrations are probably the most beautiful ever made for the story.

One of the true classics of literature, a tale of what comes to those whose hearts are hard. In a series of ghostly visits, Scrooge visits his happy past, sees the difficulties of the present, views a bleak future, and in the end amends his mean ways.This is probably one of the most beautiful digital version ever made of this story, containing many gorgeous illustrations.

One of the true classics of literature, praised by W.H. Auden as one of the founding works of Western culture, this is a collection of German origin fairy tales first published by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known as the Brothers Grimm.?This is probably one of the most beautiful digital version ever made of this story, containing many gorgeous illustrations.?It includes such well-known tales as “Cinderella”, “Snow White”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “Rapunzel”, “Hansel and Gretel”, “Little Red Riding Hood”, among many others.

Lara stie ca, pentru ea, tentatiile intunecate sunt foarte mari. Crescuta si protejata de un preot–gardian, reuseste pana la varsta de 18 ani sa isi tina in frau pornirile demonice. Dar cand se muta in Valea Ingerilor, Lara afla ca existenta ei nu este intamplatoare. Gardienii, soldati ai ingerilor, sunt crescuti si instruiti sa distruga toate umbrele, fiice ale demonilor. Si Lara este una dintre ele. Cu toate ca a reusit sa se ascunda de gardieni timp de 18 ani, odata cu noua ei mutare, se trezeste nu numai inconjurata de acestia, dar si nevoita sa accepte o legatura speciala cu unul dintre ei. Noua alianta ii ofera Larei prima dragoste, dar si riscul de a plati cu propria viata sansa de a elimina definitiv umbrele.

Vigyázat! Cselekményleírást tartalmaz. A Csontbrigádot Rejt? nem más m?veib?l ismert fortélyos stílusában írta: egyszer? b?nügyi regény ez. Az alaphelyzet egy megsértett gentleman-agreement játékára épül. Az idegenlégió viszontagságaiban megfáradt két barát – Henry Fécamp és John Carew – elhatározza, hogy egyikük a másik halála árán leszerel a légióból. A szabadító ?tlet Carewé: egyikük egy már elk?vetett gyilkosságot – a másik bizonyító feljelentésének segítségével – vállal magára. Az ?tleten túl a felkínálkozó szabadság is az ?vé: a fej vagy írás játék neki kedvez. De az erk?lcsi jóvátétel és a végs? igazság mégis Fécampé, mivel a regény végén kiderül, hogy a játékhoz ürügyül választott gyilkosságot Carew k?vette el. Fécamp meghurcoltatásának voltaképpen barátja b?n?s jelleme az oka, mint ahogy a f?h?ssel egyetemben, a Csontbrigád t?bbi szám?z?ttje is emberi vétkek miatt szenved – ártalanul.

Sunt un om complicat, sau ca s spun mai puin favorabil despre mine, ncurcat. Nimic nu se rezolv simplu. Pentru o chestiune nensemnat, am nesfrite ezitri. Nu m pricep s merg pe drumul drept, ocolesc. Gsesc mai multe mijloace posibile i nu m pricep ce s aleg. Sunt politicos mai mult dect trebuie, mulumesc, dac se ocup cineva de mine, att de mult c incomodez. M ascult 'cnd vorbesc i nu sunt ncntat de vorba pe care o spun. mi acopr timiditatea cu unele isteimi nepotrivite. Nu tiu cum s m port cu vecinul, sunt prea umilit sau prea pretenios.“ – Anton Holban

Mo? Teac? (1893), cea mai important? oper? a sa, satirizeaz? tipul subofi?erului m?rginit ?i tiran din armata acelei epoci.

Don Quijote de la Mancha (ortografía y título original —1605—, El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha) es una de las obras cumbre de la literatura espa?ola y la literatura universal, el libro más traducido después de la Biblia, escrito por Miguel de Cervantes.La novela consta de dos partes: la primera, El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, fue publicada en 1605; la segunda, El ingenioso caballero don Quijote de la Mancha, en 1615.La primera parte se imprimió en Madrid, en casa de Juan de la Cuesta, a fines de 1604. Salió a la venta en enero de 1605 con numerosas erratas, a causa de la celeridad que imponía el contrato de edición. Esta edición se reimprimió en el mismo a?o y en el mismo taller, de forma que hay en realidad dos ediciones de 1605 ligeramente distintas. Se sospecha, sin embargo, que existió una novela más corta, que sería una de sus futuras Novelas ejemplares.

Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, an impoverished St. Petersburg student who formulates and executes a plan to kill a hated, unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money, thereby solving his financial problems and at the same time, he argues, ridding the world of evil.Crime and Punishment is considered by many as the first of Dostoevsky’s cycle of great novels, which would culminate with his last completed work, The Brothers Karamazov, shortly before his death.

Ríviai Geralt a thaneddi puccs után Brokilonban lábadozik. Egy világ választja el Cirit?l, a Meglepetés Gyermekt?l, akit pedig állítólag neki rendelt a sors – a lányt ugyanis Nilfgaardban látták utoljára. A vaják tehát hosszú és veszélyes útra indul a driádok földjér?l a háború sújtotta vidéken keresztül, de nem marad sokáig egyedül: ahogy közeledik úticéljához, egyre többen csatlakoznak hozzá… E furcsa kompánia végül egy olyan konfliktusba csöppen, melyet csak véres küzdelmek árán élhetnek túl. „Keresztül kell jutnod a t?zön, amely megperzsel ugyan, de meg is tisztít.” (Ríviai Geralt) A vaják-saga következ? kötete A megvetés idejének közvetlen folytatása. A lengyel szerz? ismét elröpíti az olvasót a szláv mítoszok és a valóság ihlette fantáziavilágába, ahol a tét nem csupán egy szörnyvadász vagy egy kislány élete, de az Északi Királyságok sorsa is.

Prezenta oper? a lui Emil Mladin, Pedeapsa, un roman de un realism ap?s?tor, strivitor p?n? la revolt?, demonstreaz? unde poate duce ?ncrederea oarb? ?n acea fiin?? iubit? care tr?deaz? aceast? ?ncredere ?i calc? ?n picioare iubirea ?ns??i. ?n final, ?ntregul Univers geme de durere, toat? lumea sufer? cumplit ?i moartea ia ?n st?p?nire trupurile ?i min?ile ?n suferin?? chiar ?nainte ca acestea s?-?i dea cu adev?rat ob?tescul sf?r?it.Cruzimea dramei tr?ite de personajul principal nu cunoa?te nici margini ?i nici vreo c?t de vag? surs? de alinare.