Political Thriller about the people of Syria and their fight against their government and ISIS, and how one man went to extreme measures to get America’s help to give the power back to the people of Syria.

When the centuries-barren orchards of Berrie-on-the-Wyn suddenly bear fruit, it is clear that something strange is afoot — and something fey, for this is no ordinary harvest. To partake of the fruits of Faerie is to be changed for good, but not necessarily for the better. From whence come the golden apples, the moonlit silver pears? Who is the motley piper who walks the streets of Berrie, drawing forth magic and mayhem with his music? And how can half of the town vanish into thin air? There may be chaos aplenty in Berrie, but all that's needed to set things straight is a touch of the right light — and maybe just the right pair of Boots...

Meet Beth Azen, Elenda Murphy, and Mary Robbins. Three women not that different from any other. From mountains to city, single to widowed. Struggling with ghosts and family heritage. Facing hopes and fears of the future. Ordinary lives. Ordinary problems.? What happens when ordinary gets more than a little strange? Includes the novellas Songs in the Mountain, Legacy of the Land, and In the Pines.

In the glittering, steam-driven high society of Waldron’s Gate, no one needs to dream. Karl Gilmore spends his days caring for people with broken?minds. The Dream Thief fulfills twisted fantasies. The seductive lure of irresistible power threatens to destroy all they both?hold dear. A wildly imaginative tale of the seedy underbelly of the perfect Engine World city and beyond. An epic adventure of airships and monsters, love and heartbreak. An Engine World novel.

Now a USA Today bestseller Join the five McCabe siblings on their journeys to the dark and dangerous side of love! An intense, exhilarating collection of romantic thrillers you won’t want to miss. This collection includes all the books in this new spinoff series. Don't Stop Me, Don't Catch Me, Don't Run From Me, Don't Hide From Me, and the newest addition Claudia's story in Don't Leave Me

The greatest gift to us is caring. What would the world be like without someone to care for or to care with? Would love survive if we don't care? From the world of twenty-three science fiction and fantasy authors comes a world that can be funny, heartwarming, strange, or sad. Or not what we expect. Nominated – 2018 (Canadian SF&F) Aurora Award Shortlist (anthology/Best Related Work) 2018 Alberta Book Publishing Award Shortlist (Best Speculative Fiction) Finalist One story selected for Best of British Science Fiction 2017 (ed. by Donna Scott) One story selected for Best Indie Speculative Fiction, Vol. 1 (Bards & Sages Publishing) Five stories on Tangent Online Recommended Reading List 2017 One story nominated – 2018 (Canadian SF&F) Aurora Award Short Fiction Finalist One story – 2018 WSFA Small Press Award Finalist One story nominated – 2018 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic Short Fiction Shortlist Three stories – 2018 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic Short Fiction Longlist How can a henchman keep up with a mischievous retired supervillain? Can a dog help a hockey player score again? Will an odd couple with a zany sense of adventure and diminished capabilities survive an earthquake? Where does a stray cat go to find love every night? What secret does a pious monk have with a cargo of sleeping human? Will terrorism in space take out a young apprentice and a blind welder? What does an oracle tell a lover about her final days? Can a "heart of gold" prevent a soldier from crossing the enemy line with the governor's children? These, and many more. Featuring Original Stories by Colleen Anderson, Charlotte Ashley, Brenda Cooper, Ian Creasey, A.M. Dellamonica, Bev Geddes, Claire Humphrey, Sandra Kasturi, Tyler Keevil, Juliet Marillier, Matt Moore, Heather Osborne, Nisi Shawl, Alex Shvartsman, Karina Sumner-Smith, Kate Story, Amanda Sun, Hayden Trenholm, James Van Pelt, Liz Westbrook-Trenholm, Edward Willett, Christie Yant & Caroline M. Yoachim With Introduction by Dominik Parisien Edited by Susan Forest and Lucas K. Law Anthologies in this series (Strangers Among Us, The Sum of Us, Where the Stars Rise) have been recommended by Publishers Weekly, Booklist (American Library Association), Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Locus, Foreword Reviews, and Quill & Quire. REVIEWS for THE SUM OF US “A strong collection . . . make it worth reading.” –Publishers Weekly “Definitely consider buying a copy, if not for yourself, then for someone who is serving as a caretaker. At the very least, it should make us all appreciate caretakers for all they do.” –Lightspeed Magazine “Thought provoking page-turners.” –Tangent “These stories take a broad exploration of what care can mean . . .” —Speculating Canada (Derek Newman-Stille)

When the ties of loyalty are severed, whom do you trust?Part of?The Love and War Series, novels set during the 20th century's darkest years. World War Two. It is June 1940. France has surrendered and the Nazi German occupation begins. A small village in northern France awaits the arrival of a garrison of conquering Germans.?To their dismay, 16-year-old Pierre and his parents, Georges and Sandrine, are forced to accommodate a German major, Major Hurtzberger. He is the enemy within their midst; the invader of their country, and, more pertinently, the unwanted lodger within their home. The problem, however, is that the German is annoyingly pleasant. The major, with a son of his own, empathises with Pierre in a way Georges has never been able to. Immediately the two of them find a bond, leaving Pierre confused and his understanding of good and bad, of black and white, shattered.?But then, Georges, Pierre’s father, is arrested by the Gestapo and taken away. Forced to confront the prejudices of others, as well as his own, Pierre has to ask where his loyalties lie, and who are his friends and who, exactly, is the enemy.?Desperate to prove himself a man, Pierre is continually thwarted by those he trusts – his parents, the villagers and especially Claire, the girl he so desires.?Pierre’s quest brings to the fore a traumatic event in the family’s past, a tragedy never forgotten but never mentioned. Only by confronting his trauma, can Pierre find the answer and prove he is a man in a country at war.From the founder of the History In An Hour series, comes another powerful work of WW2 historical fiction that will remain with you long after you’ve turned the final page.“Really enjoyed this book. Loved the characters and their involvement in the story.”“This is a book with difference. I will look for more books by this author.”“Colley draws his characters with fine lines, illustrating both the brutality and compassion shown by individuals on both sides of this war.”“Told with great poignancy.”Historical fiction with heart and drama.

Three thrilling tales that transcend time: The Long Commute Shon Howard and others like him go to work every day to reverse the ravages of climate change, pollution, and other evils. His daughter’s life depends on it. Because in Shon’s world, mistakes of past centuries can be corrected by visiting key moments in time. As long as he doesn’t get caught. A Taste Of Time Gabby Dufour hates the blueberries that grow over the site of her home town, destroyed in a fire decades ago. Then young berry-loving Amanda comes to visit, with inexplicable knowledge about the town, and Gabby is forced to wonder if there’s more to blueberries than meets the tongue. (First published in On Spec #88 vol 24 no 1, August 2014.) Hurricane The crew of a Hurricane Hunter aircraft is assigned to monitor an experiment designed to collect the awesome energy of a powerful storm. When the project succeeds too well, nowhere is beyond its destructive reach. Praise for Scott Overton: “A storyteller of boundless skill…a writer to watch.” “A gifted wordsmith.”

volumul al II-lea dintr-un interviu de un cristian Ce noroc a avut Genera?ia noastr?, Genera?ia ‘60, c? a fost contemporan?, c? a avut ?n mijlocul ei ?n permanen?? un artist ca Ion Cucu, un om ?n stare s? fixeze imaginea ei ?ntr-o vreme ?n care nu puteau s? r?m?n? niciun fel de alte imagini, pentru c? televiziunea era dedicat? exclusiv perechii conduc?toare, pentru c? la un moment dat nici m?car pe c?r?ile proprii nu puteau s? apar? fotografii. Dac? n-ar fi existat Cucu ?n mijlocul scriitorilor ?i dac? n-ar fi fost ?ntr-o m?sur? aproape magic? – a? zice – prieten cu ei ?i nu i-ar fi intuit, aceast? genera?ie important? a literaturii rom?ne n-ar fi existat vizual. Nu s-ar fi ?tiut cum eram. R?sfoind albumul lui, concluzia mea e c? eram frumo?i. Senza?ia e c? ne f?cea mai frumo?i dec?t eram. ?ntotdeauna c?nd v?d o fotografie a mea f?cut? de Ion Cucu, m? ?ntreb ?oare chiar a?a ar?tam ?n realitate?“. Senza?ia este c? prietenia cu care ne privea f?cea s? ap?rem mai frumo?i. (Ana Blandiana)

The Divine Comedy describes Dante's journey through Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio), and Paradise (Paradiso), guided first by the Roman poet Virgil and then by Beatrice, the subject of his love and of another of his works, La Vita Nuova. While the vision of Hell, the Inferno, is vivid for modern readers, the theological niceties presented in the other books require a certain amount of patience and knowledge to appreciate. Purgatorio, the most lyrical and human of the three, also has the most poets in it; Paradiso, the most heavily theological, has the most beautiful and ecstatic mystic passages in which Dante tries to describe what he confesses he is unable to convey (e.g., when Dante looks into the face of God: "all'alta fantasia qui mancò possa" — "at this high moment, ability failed my capacity to describe," Paradiso, XXXIII, 142). "IN the midway of this our mortal life, I found me in a gloomy wood, astray Gone from the path direct: and e'en to tell It were no easy task, how savage wild That forest, how robust and rough its growth, Which to remember only, my dismay Renews, in bitterness not far from death.." (Dante) IN the midway of this our mortal life,I found me in a gloomy wood, astrayGone from the path direct: and e'en to tellIt were no easy task, how savage wildThat forest, how robust and rough its growth,Which to remember only, my dismayRenews, in bitterness not far from death.Yet to discourse of what there good befell,All else will I relate discover'd there.How first I enter'd it I scarce can say,Such sleepy dullness in that instant weigh'dMy senses down, when the true path I left,But when a mountain's foot I reach'd, where clos'dThe valley, that had pierc'd my heart with dread,I look'd aloft, and saw his shoulders broadAlready vested with that planet's beam,Who leads all wanderers safe through every way. Then was a little respite to the fear,That in my heart's recesses deep had lain,All of that night, so pitifully pass'd:And as a man, with difficult short breath,Forespent with toiling, 'scap'd from sea to shore,Turns to the perilous wide waste, and standsAt gaze; e'en so my spirit, that yet fail'dStruggling with terror, turn'd to view the straits,That none hath pass'd and liv'd. My weary frameAfter short pause recomforted, againI journey'd on over that lonely steep,The hinder foot still firmer. Scarce the ascentBegan, when, lo! a panther, nimble, light,And cover'd with a speckled skin, appear'd,Nor, when it saw me, vanish'd, rather stroveTo check my onward going; that ofttimesWith purpose to retrace my steps I turn'd. ? ?About Dante: ? Durante degli Alighieri, simply referred to as Dante (1265–1321), was a major Italian poet of the Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called La Comedia and later called Divina by Boccaccio, is widely considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature. In Italy he is known as il Sommo Poeta ("the Supreme Poet") or just il Poeta. He, Petrarch and Boccaccio are also known as "the three fountains" or "the three crowns". Dante is also called the "Father of the Italian language".

Lectura este una dintre activit??ile umane cel mai frecvent investigate ?n diversele episteme care au ordonat g?ndirea uman? a ultimului secol. Ea a fost analizat? at?t ca proces diacronic, c?t ?i ca activitate sincronic? ?n paradigmele ?tiin?elor limbajului ?i ?n cele ale hermeneuticii ?i ofer? un c?mp conceptual foarte amplu, astfel ?nc?t orice nou demers care ?i?ar propune s??l acopere ?n integritate trebuie s? acceseze domenii variate, modalit??i distincte de conceptualizare.?

Soii Claudia i Haruya Sumiya sunt modele de buntate i sensibilitate. Au parcurs zeci de mii de kilometri n drumurile lor din Japonia pn n Ro-mnia, pentru salvarea cinilor fr stpn, n timp ce 90% dintre romni, spre ruinea lor, au asistat pasivi la mcelrirea a peste 300.000 de cini. Etalon pentru iubitorii de animale, cartea se adreseaz tuturor vrstelor; are i candoare, i caracter educativ, i mult nelepciune. Dac au inim, n paginile ei se regsesc oameni din toate categoriile socia-le. Judecata de valoare a doamnei Claudia Sumiya este imbatabil: ntr-adevr, toi cei care se ocup s omoare cinii, de la preedinte pn la hingherul de rnd, sunt oameni cu mintea contorsionat”. Devotai unei cauze nobile, soii Sumiya i-au salvat de la un sfrit iminent i ngrozitor pe celua Fetia din Romnia, pe motanul Sultan i pe ci-nele Sheba din Japonia. Grija lor i a iubitorilor de animale s-a ndreptat i spre eroul Ta-keshi Koizumi, condamnat la moarte pentru vina de a-i fi rzbunat cel mai loial prieten, cinele Chiro, ucis de hingheri, cu bestialitate. Cu siguran, familia Sumiya este binecuvantat cu mult fericire, pentru c iubirea revrsat ctre un animal se ntoarce nze-cit spre cel care-l iubete necondiionat. nchei prin a-i felicita pe cei doi autentici iubitori de animale i scriitori remarcabili, care ne dau permanent lecii de via: Iubim oamenii, de aceea cei mai inteligeni dintre ei spun c noi suntem cei mai buni prieteni ai lor. V mulumim c existai!“ – Marius Marinescu

A szerz? a két nem k?z?tti klasszikus konfliktushelyzeteket vázol fel, majd k?nnyedén kivitelezhet? és hatékony megoldásokat kínál a kezelésükre. Ha megfogadjuk tanácsait, vérbeli "férfiszelídít?ként" nem esik majd nehezünkre, hogy k?lcs?n?s megbecsülésre és szerelemre épül? párkapcsolatban éljünk, olyan intim viszonyban, amelyben kulcsszerepet játszik a humor, és amelyben álmaink férfija szívesen és ?nszántából k?vet bennünket, hogy kapcsolatunk boldog és sikeres legyen.

A bájos, v?r?s hajú Répássy Rebeka szereti a magas sarkú cip?ket, a drágak?veket és a bécsi kávét. Nem szereti viszont a tenger gyüm?lcseit, a tolakodó pasikat és a felt?nést. A sors szeszélye folytán mégis egyik pillanatról a másikra az osztrák tévé képerny?jén találja magát, és a Kísérletkastély cím? valóságshow ígéretes szerepl?jeként egy ország kíséri figyelemmel minden mozdulatát. A tét Rebeka számára százezer euró, a hírnév, és váratlan ráadásként a szívfájdítóan jókép? producer, Marcus szerelme. A Bécsben dolgozó magyar lány igyekszik megállni a helyét a kereskedelmi tévék számára ismeretlen világában, ahol semmi sem az, aminek látszik: az ellenfelek barátnak álcázzák magukat, a segítség kerül? utakon jár, és még az igazi szerelem is álruhába bújik. Vajon ki mozgatja a szálakat a háttérben? Mi a szerepe az eseményekben a titokzatos újságírón?nek, Fr?ulein Lemkének? ?s vajon megtartja-e Rebeka kezdeti elhatározását, miszerint nem hajlandó szerelmeskedni a kamerák el?tt? Aki a rokonszenves Rebekához hasonlóan kedveli az osztrák f?várost, a karácsonyi hangulatot és a bécsi kávét, az kül?n?sen élvezni fogja PALOT?S PETRA izgalmakban és fordulatokban nem sz?k?lk?d? regényét.

Eram ?n Her?str?u, la parcul de distrac?ii, ?Luna-parc“, cum i se spunea pe atunci, ?ase b?ie?i ?i o fat?: Vintil? Iv?nceanu, Virgil Mazilescu, Daniel Turcea, Mihai Teclu, George Almosnino, Iulian Neac?u ?i Nora Iuga. Infatua?ii, arogan?ii, scandalagii, cosmopoli?ii – ONIRICII. B?ie?ii trecuser? un pic de dou?zeci, ?fata“ trecuse bini?or de treizeci, important era c? nu se vedea. Ne d?deam ?n ma?inu?e; caramboluri ?i chiote! Pe urm?, la bere, Pur?i – a?a ?i spuneam eu lui Vintil? – se ia de Iulian: ?Da’ neagra ta, cum ?i zice, dactilografa de noapte, te mai viziteaz??“... ?i urechea mea p?lnie se f?cu ?i la dou? noaptea, la ma?ina mea, am b?tut eu mai departe ce-mi dicta ea. (Nora Iuga, iulie 2010)

Cartea aceasta reprezint o confesiune sincer despre tririle, sentimentele, nvmintele i convingerile mele. Am depnat aici amintiri din ntreaga mea via, cu bune i cu mai puin bune, cu frumoase i mai puin frumoase. Dragostea, acest sentiment minunat, este cea care mi-a ghidat destinul, ncepnd cu dragostea pentru prini, apoi cu cea pentru alesul inimii, continund cu dragostea pentru copii, pentru familia toat, pentru oameni n general i, alturi de toate acestea, dragostea pentru cntec.“ Maria Dragomiroiu

Critic? literar? Editura ALLFA inaugureaz? seria de volume ?Eminescu, poem cu poem”, care va cuprinde ?ntreaga oper? poetic? antum? a marelui poet analizat? de scriitorul ?i criticul literar Alex. ?tef?nescu. Lucrarea ?Eminescu, poem cu poem. C?lin (file din poveste)” ne dezva?? de toate vechile obiceiuri de interpretare care au prezentat ?n limbaj de lemn poezia eminescian?. Alex. ?tef?nescu ne face din nou cuno?tin??, de data aceasta ?n cuvinte simple ?i idei proaspete, cu una dintre cele mai cunoscute poezii din literatura rom?n?. Analiza sa cuprinde observa?ii fresh ?i referin?e culturale pe gustul elevilor, tinerilor ?i iubitorilor de literatur? care (re)descoper? ast?zi poezia eminescian?. C?lin, ?voinicul” din basmele populare rom?ne?ti, ?i face o vizit? nocturn?, neanun?at?, fetei de ?mp?rat. Alex. ?tef?nescu scoate ?n eviden?? capacitatea poetului de a p?stra ritmul, de a nu precipita relatarea, de?i evenimentele se precipit?. Marii poe?i ai lumii, Homer ?i Dante, st?p?neau acelea?i mijloace. Mai mult dec?t at?t, o dezvoltare calm? a ideilor, cu toate nuan??rile necesare, se reg?se?te ?i ?n interiorul replicilor personajelor lui Shakespeare. Un mare scriitor ?tie c? spectacolul existen?ei este mai important dec?t succesul sau insuccesul ?ntreprinderilor omene?ti. Volumul cuprinde poemul ?C?lin (file din poveste)” ?nso?it de textul critic al lui Alex. ?tef?nescu.

Of all the myths which have come down to us from the East, and of all the creations of Western fancy and belief, the Personality of Evil has had the strongest attraction for the mind of man. The Devil is the greatest enigma that has ever con-fronted the human intelligence. So large a place has Satan taken in our imagination, and we might also say in our heart, that his expulsion therefrom, no matter what philosophy may teach us, must for ever remain an impossibility. As a character in imagi-native literature Lucifer has not his equal in heaven above or on the earth beneath. In contrast to the idea of Good, which is the more exalted in proportion to its freedom from anthropomor-phism, the idea of Evil owes to the presence of this element its chief value as a poetic theme. The discrowned archangel may have been inferior to St. Michael in military tactics, but he cer-tainly is his superior in matters literary. The fair angels—all frankness and goodness—are beyond our comprehension, but the fallen angels, with all their faults and sufferings, are kin to us. There is a legend that the Devil has always had literary aspi-rations. The German theosophist Jacob B?hme relates that when Satan was asked to explain the cause of God’s enmity to him and his consequent downfall, he replied: “I wanted to be an author.” Whether or not the Devil has ever written anything over his own signature, he has certainly helped others compose their greatest works. It is a significant fact that the greatest im-aginations have discerned an attraction in Diabolus. What would the world’s literature be if from it we eliminated Dante’s Divine Comedy, Calderón’s Marvellous Magician, Milton’s Paradise Lost, Goethe’s Faust, Byron’s Cain, Vigny’s Eloa, and Lermon-tov’s Demon? Sorry indeed would have been the plight of litera-ture without a judicious admixture of the Diabolical. Without the Devil there would simply be no literature, because without his intervention there would be no plot, and without a plot the story of the world would lose its interest. Even now, when the belief in the Devil has gone out of fashion, and when the very mention of his name, far from causing men to cross themselves, brings a smile to their faces, Satan has continued to be a puissant personage in the realm of letters. As a matter of fact, Beelzebub has perhaps received his greatest elaboration at the hands of writers who believed in him just as little as Shake-speare did in the ghost of Hamlet’s father.

Iubitafizica este ?tiin?a iubirilor imaginare. Toate iubirile ?i iubitele imaginare s?nt excep?ii ce se supun, ?n t?cere, iubitafizicii. Adev?rul care conteaz? pentru iubitafizic? este cel inventat, adev?rul ?nchipuit, adev?rul visat, adev?rul din flori.

Intra?i ?n hora ideilor ?i a sentimentelor! Aceasta este invita?ia lansat? de volumul de versuri C?ntecul, jocul ?i hora ideilor. Sensibilitate ?i inteligen??, dragoste de cunoa?tere, fascina?ie fa?? de muzic? ?i filosofie - aceste matematici ale sufletului -, toate r?zbat din cartea poetului Beniamin Apahidean ?i ne ?ndeamn? s? le recept?m cu inima.

Trebuie spus c ghinga pe nelesul tuturor e i el un volum de construcie. Se vede de la poziionarea la nceput i la final a dou texte pn la capt/ la capt. Nu doar prin abilitatea cu care l structureaz, Coman d impresia unei poete exersate ndelung nainte de a-i propune s debuteze, ci prin modul impecabil n care i concepe fiecare text n parte. Dac vei cuta bjbieli, construcii ntmpltoare, falsete, balast (inerente unui volum de debut), v asigur ca nu le vei gsi aici. Coman reuete s construiasc o lume credibil cu o voce feminin care, dei pare s opteasc, strig. Este o carte care exploateaz jocul de contraste, nuannd: abia dup cel de-al doilea copil al nostru/ am neles ca sunt chestiuni/ perfect distincte – dragostea (am/ putea tri foarte bine/ ca fraii) i plcerea./ pentru amndoi plcerea a venit/ de la corpul strin. n-a mai rmas dect dragostea./ o vom duce cum se cuvine pn la capt. Unei poetici feminine viscerale cu artificii retorice, Coman i opune ceea ce muli ar punea vedea drept o extirpare a afectivitii. Vorbim de dedublare: niciodat n-am ncetat s-mi vorbesc/ altfel dect unei femei/ dar astzi am depit orice nchipuire./ astzi cnd tocmai reuisem/ s-mi adorm trupul/ iar tensiunea dintre mine i el/ aproape c se risipise i de depersonalizare: ntr-un loc n care se aud tot mai tare/ copiii/ cineva m numete nina./ am 40 de ani/ i nu vreau s-mi mai beau cafeaua cu un mort. Vorbim de existen domestica printre oale, robinet, frigider, paa hasan, adjectiv, de hiperchinezie dublat de deficien de concentare, dar i de oboseal cronica (nu m odihnesc niciodat) i acuitate perceptiv, de pnd (ciulesc urechile). O figur care pare c folosete prospecia ca terapie: voi schimba ceva la pr, mi voi/ cumpra ciorapi verzi./ voi zugrvi buctria. mi voi/ face timp s corectez teancurile cu lucrri./ voi mbtrni pentru a cdea, de fapt, imediat n blazare. Pe aceste schimbri brute de direcie, fr a fi disonante, ci perfect muzicale, Coman mizeaz i iese pe deplin ctigtoare.“ – Ioana Dunea