Títulos em Antologias e Contos

I have three problems. The first is my grumpy boss, Hendrix, making my job ten times harder. The second is Claire and her mean girl clique in town. The third problem is my biggest. See, I just lied and told everyone in town that Hendrix, and I have been secretly dating. I only did it to get Claire and her friends to stop making jokes about me being perpetually single. Now I’m just hoping that Hendrix never finds out what I did.

Este audiolibro recoge 18 relatos con los que Emilio Bueso, autor de la trilogía "Los ojos bizcos del sol", transforma la realidad en entornos de pesadilla. Te enfrentarás a relatos terroríficos y apocalípticos, poéticos y diabólicos, premiados e inéditos. Casi todos tienen un cierto impulso onírico, casi todos causan extrañeza, pero ninguno sirve para dormir.

Under the shadow of gray clouds, three children venture into the woods, where they spot the corpse of an old man on a scaffold. Suddenly a wild figure emerges, with long fingernails and tangled hair. It is the Hattak fullih nipi foni, the bone picker, who comes to tear off rotting flesh with his fingernails. Only the Choctaws who adhere to the old ways will speak of him. The frightening bone picker is just one of many entities, scary and mysterious, who lurk behind every moment of this spine-tingling collection of Native fiction, written by award-winning Choctaw author Devon A. Mihesuah.

Enter into a world where horror intertwines with the ethereal: a love story with a spectral lover ends in tragedy, a paranormal investigator’s quest is cut short, and a standoff with intruders uncovers their unique ability to see and harm spirits. Inside this collection, you’ll find seven bite-sized tales that will scare and surprise you. Explore Carl’s journey across time, unraveling the secrets of a spirit caught between two worlds.

Volume 2 of this anthology unveils more thrilling adventures of Carl, a German soldier whose war against the unseen didn’t conclude with his death. Journey with Carl Hesselschwerdt as he faces the horror within an old church’s ruins, uncovers the long-hidden betrayal at a haunted library, and fights to save a family from chilling darkness. This volume unveils seven new bite sized tales where Carl uses his unique abilities to piece together stories of the departed and offer solace to those left behind.

La vida en obras desgrana catorce relatos escritos desde las entrañas con una cadencia que nunca deja de crecer. Como sus protagonistas: adolescentes y jóvenes cuyos privilegios son en realidad un obstáculo para ese crecimiento. El miedo y la capacidad de superarlo, nuestra identidad y nuestras decisiones. ¿Cómo afrontar la melancolía del cambio? ¿Cómo abrazamos nuestros deseos? ¿Cuál es el precio a pagar para hacerse un hombre o una mujer?

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

Mujeres que obedecen a impulsos que alguna vez tuvieron que ver con el amor, pero que ahora dependen del morbo y de cierta fascinación masoquista. Hermanas que, al sentir la cercanía de la muerte bajo la forma de un cáncer agresivo, optan por guardar una esperanza tambaleante, o bien buscan la forma más rápida de terminar con sus desasosiegos. Niñas que descubren el lado oculto de sus padres al atisbar detrás de las mentiras de los adultos, y conocen así los débiles cimientos del mundo en el que su inocencia habita.

David Herbert Lawrence was born on the 11th September 1885 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, a coal mining town where the reality of a harsh life was only useful as experiences for future literary works. Lawrence’s first efforts were poems, short stories and a draft of ‘The White Peacock’. Moving to London and a teaching position in Croydon his writing attracted the attention of Ford Madox Ford, editor of The English Review, and he commissioned him to write ‘Odour of Chrysanthemums’. Wanting to write full-time he now began work on what would become ‘Sons and Lovers'.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

Un giovane convinto che il suo padrone di casa sia stato assassinato. Un ragazzo che si imbatte in una strana principessa in fuga. Un timido impiegato scambiato per un audace ladro di gioielli. Un innamorato respinto che si trova in tasca un enorme smeraldo... Dieci racconti insoliti e sorprendenti, nei quali Agatha Christie intreccia trame movimentate e brillanti. Una raccolta che mette in luce la grande abilità dell'autrice nel condensare, anche nella short story, un'atmosfera carica di mistero e di suspense.

Vizio di forma è la seconda raccolta di racconti fanta-tecnologici e fanta-biologici di Primo Levi. Uscita nel 1971, a cinque anni dalle Storie naturali, è un'opera non solo ecologica ma ecosistemica. Chimico dagli interessi enciclopedici, con una particolare passione per la natura, gli animali, i linguaggi, il piacere della sperimentazione e della ricerca, Levi esplora le infinite possibilità combinatorie che la materia consente, ma non dimentica di cogliere le anomalie, le sfasature, i "vizi di forma" in cui si annida il germe di catastrofi piccole e grandi.

The streets of London have been home to many great detectives since the days of Sherlock Holmes and Watson, with some of the best authors in the genre taking to the short story form to pit their sleuths against crimes ranging from murders on the Tube to heists from the capital's finest jewellers. Featuring a roster of Scotland Yard's meticulous best, a cohort of daring doctors and a cadre of characterful private investigators, this new selection by Martin Edwards includes 18 vintage mystery stories which showcase the city's most compelling classic cases.

Medo, der eigentlich Leon heißt, ist ein dreizehnjähriger Draufgänger. Ständig auf der Suche nach dem nächsten Kick und nichts unversucht lassend, geschieht ihm während eines Urlaubs in Siebenbürgen Sonderbares. Er hat Lichterscheinungen und taucht ein in bizarre, surrealistisch erscheinende Welten. Die Erfahrungen sind für Medo ebenso verwirrend wie für den Leser. Erst im Rückblick ergibt das scheinbar Sinnlose einen Sinn.

A wounded veteran seeks solace high in the Sierras, building a stone cabin alongside a stream in a peaceful meadow to escape the horrors and experiences of his war. He is saddened by the sudden departure of his nurse from the town below who cared for him during his recovery. The work, the stream, the wildlife keep him mostly sane but his depression surfaces as the dark days of winter set in. This lyrical tale was inspired by Lon Chaney’s stone cabin high in the Sierra above Big Pine, California, facing the stream among the trees and meadows of Cienega Mirth.

Embark on a poetic journey through ten unique places in this captivating anthology. Delve into the depths of each location as seen through the eyes of an explorer, unraveling the rich tapestry of ideas and concepts woven into the essence of these landscapes. Discover hidden truths and unearth new perspectives on familiar surroundings, perhaps even inspiring you to think about the places that have shaped your own experiences.

When it comes to artificial intelligence, we’re no longer in a “what if?” reality. We’re squarely in a “now what?” world. From books to financial markets, from healthcare to research, the age of artificial intelligence has arrived. We’re in for a ride, and it’s anything but smooth. What will the world look like as we share it with the genie we let out of its digital bottle? How will AI evolve? Perhaps, even more important, how will we?

H. G. Wells (1866-1946) was fascinated with imagined realities, alien worlds that intersect with human life, and the human condition developing throughout generations. With his keen observation of human behavior, Wells imagines worlds vastly different than the one in which he was writing.

Join this family of misfits with stories of exploding children, missing vehicles, bigfoot, the FBI, the witness protection program, animal adventures, child rearing (likened to herding cats), and marriage advice (What not to do). All this and more!