Fantasy og science fiction

Captain Joe Kidd, a skilled investigator, is assigned a mysterious mission by the World Space Exploration Agency (WSEA). A puzzling circle of light has appeared in the sky, and Joe must uncover its cause and the ramifications it may have. Assembling a handpicked crew, he embarks on a perilous journey, facing challenges both in space and back on Earth. Meanwhile, Nari, a young woman who has led a sheltered life, is about to uncover a web of deceit that puts her in grave danger. As she navigates this treacherous path, all she longs for is safety and a sense of belonging. When their worlds unexpectedly collide, Joe and Nari find themselves in an unfamiliar land, surrounded by enigmatic individuals. Together, they must learn to adapt, trust each other, and unravel the mysteries that bind their fates.

The Universe can be a curious place, often confounding to ordinary minds. But not to Silicent Fogg's brilliant mathematical brain. As a magical mathematician, he thrives on the Universe's befuddlements, claiming he can calculate everything out with his own special brand of magical math. So when Mr. P wakes convinced the whole Universe is out of whack, Silicent jumps at the chance to take the case and raise money to buy his granddaughter a new dress. Now he just needs to factor every possible outcome in a lopsided battle where success is, at best, improbable. Cue a silly vengeance scheme, the Universe's most ruthless assassins, giant killer butterflies, a train heist, a rabbit costume, and a storyline too absurd to be anything but real. Well, real in the sense that it's likely implausible, if you catch my drift.

Freelancer. Detective. Investigator-for-hire. The thing Brooke Lawson has been dreaming about her whole life. And out in the Black, it's finally become a reality. There's only one problem; Everything she knows, she learnt from a holovid. She's made good so far, using her wits and a lifetime of privilege to keep herself and her crew above water, but with debts piling up and morale running low, it's only a matter of time before her luck finally runs out. So when a beautiful stranger walks back into her life, offering a gig too good to turn down, she can't help jumping at the chance to prove she's more than just hot air. But all is not as it seems, and before long she and her crew find themselves wrapped up in a conspiracy that runs so deep it could shake the very foundations of the solar system itself.

Rachel Morgan will learn that the price of loyalty is blood in the next Hollows novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison.Rachel Morgan, witch-born demon, suspected that protecting the paranormal citizens of Cincinnati as the city’s subrosa would be trouble. But it’s rapidly becoming way more trouble than even she could have imagined.While Rachel and her friends may have vanquished the trickster demon Hodin, his mysterious associate known only as “the mage” is eager to finish what Hodin started, beginning with taking down Rachel’s power structure piece by piece.Her world is falling apart, and Rachel desperately needs help. But with all her supporters under attack, her only hope is to make a deal with the unlikeliest of allies. . . .

Exposed to a high-tech dust that can transport people from one dimension to another, three travelers must try to escape the totalitarian Philadelphia of 2118.When three people in Philadelphia inhale dust developed by a scientist who has discovered parallel universes, they are transported into an interdimensional no-man’s land that is populated by supernatural beings. From there, they go on to an alternate-future version of Philadelphia—a frightening dystopian nation-state in which citizens are numbered, not named. How will they escape? In The Heads of Cerberus and Other Stories, introduced by Lisa Yaszek, you will find this world-bending story as well as five others written by Francis Stevens, the pseudonym of Gertrude Barrows Bennett, a pioneering science fiction and fantasy adventure writer from Minneapolis who made her literary debut at the precocious age of 17.Often celebrated as “the woman who invented dark fantasy,” Bennett possessed incredible range; her groundbreaking stories—produced largely between 1904 and 1919—suggest that she is better understood as the mother of modern genre fiction writ large. Bennett’s work has anticipated everything from the work of Philip K. Dick to Superman comics to The Hunger Games, making it as relevant now as it ever was.Francis Stevens (Gertrude Barrows Bennett, 1884-1948) was the first American woman to publish widely in fantasy and science fiction. Her five short stories and seven longer works of fiction, all of which appeared in pulp magazines such as Argosy, All-Story Weekly, and Weird Tales, would influence everyone from H.P Lovecraft to C.L. Moore.

This is a classic science fiction novella by Stanley G. Weinbaum that was originally published in Wonder Stories in 1934. It is only Weinbaum''s second published story and is a sequel to ''A Martian Odyssey''. The tale follows Dick Jarvis and his mission to retrieve the film he took one week earlier that was lost when his auxillery rocket crashed. Along with his colleague ''Frenchy'' the pair visit the city of the cart creatures and the site of the pyramid building creature before going in search of Tweel, the birdlike Martian he met in ''A Martian Odyssey''. This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Robert Sheckley. Each publication is complete with a short introduction to the history of science fiction.

Dive into the alien world of Harmony in this new novel by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Castle.Leona Griffin is at the height of her career as a para-archeologist thanks to a recent Underworld discovery. Her high profile attracts the attention of an organisation of elite, secretive collectors. They want her to authenticate the artefacts that aspiring members submit as evidence to join their group. The ceremony takes place at a glittering reception where Leona is shocked to discover that one of the relics is a powerful Old-World object known as Pandora's Box. But she's not the only one interested in that artifact.Oliver Rancourt, a man with a unique talent - they say you never see him coming - is also there. Leona knows she must not underestimate him. Attempting to make a discreet exit, she stumbles over the body of a waiter wearing the emblem of a dangerous cult. Before she can alert authorities, a police raid sends the reception into chaos. To avoid being arrested, Leona slips away with Oliver - a risky decision that gets her fired.Now forced to work together, Leona and Oliver pursue an investigation that leads them to the town of Lost Creek where the locals are obsessed with a chilling legend involving a long-dead cult leader and illicit paranormal experiments. But Leona knows the real danger may be the irresistible attraction between herself and Oliver.

The dead can't seek justice - can they?Gideon Lake, a successful composer, is immediately smitten by his neighbour Kate Solway. They begin a passionate affair, and Kate invites him to Europe so that they can be together without her husband finding out. But when Gideon witnesses all kinds of strange and terrifying events, he soon realises that nothing in Kate's world is what it seems. Gideon must work out who, and what, Kate really is - and what she wants from him... Praise for Graham Masterton: 'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James 'Suspenseful and tension-filled... all the finesse of a master storyteller' Guardian 'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail

ONE LOOK AND YOU'LL BE FROZEN WITH FEAR. Braydon Harris and Suki, his little girl, are leaving her grandparent's house when a huge truck jack-knifes in front of their car. Suki is thrown from the vehicle and winds up in hospital suffering with terrible burns. Luckily, cryptozoology professor Nathan Underhill is working on a perfect cure. Underhill breeds mythological beasts, and lately he's been working with the legendary phoenix - whose cells he believes might hold exceptional healing properties against burns. Despite the treatment, Suki finds that the pain from the burns and this remedy only exacerbates a terrible nightmare she's had for years - one that's becoming realer by the minute, about scary things flying through the sky... and now they're headed straight for her. Petrified is an original and terrifying fantasy horror thriller from the Master of Horror himself, Graham Masterton. Praise for Graham Masterton:'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James'Suspenseful and tension-filled... all the finesse of a master storyteller' Guardian'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail'You are in for a hell of a ride' Grimdark Magazine

In the thrilling sequel to Seaborn, the Windborn threaten war against the Fair Isles - and three women of the sea hatch daring plans to change their fates.Bela, the reluctant hero, journeys into the inhospitable Sea of Ice in search of the ancient portal that broke the world.Shae, the ship-less Bone Pirate, stands with a Windborn exile before an arms of remorseless metal beings.And Alira, the huntress, faces the revelation of what the Bloodborn are, and the truth of their horrible magicks.In desperation, in determination, and in hope, every step they take reveals new secrets about their past - and new fears for their future.

This book explores J. R. R. Tolkien's unique and warm relationship to the Kalevala, a poem usually hailed as the Finnish and Karelian national epic, combiled, edited and partly revisioned from older folk poetry by Finnish scholar Elias Lönnrot in the 19th century.

A comic book potpourri collecting over a decade of fever dreams, lost highways, and psycho-sexual noir. Welcome to the club.Wasp Video Roadhouse compiles a trove of hard to find zines and self published mini-comics that even the most die hard fans have never seen. Includes: ‘Steam Walkway’ (2010), ‘Micro Pitch’ (2012), ‘Shit Town’ (2012), ‘Lost Canyon’ (2013), ‘Star Power’ (2014), ‘Scab County’ (2015), ‘The Toy Collector’ (2021) and bonus material.These stories range a variety genres outside of Gonzalez’s science fiction ‘comfort zone’, such as romance, sports, political apocalypse, neo-noir, music biography, western. Follow the crooked journey of several ‘lost’ souls as they navigate the borders of rationality within a curdled American gumbo. If you can’t get enough of crudely drawn mutilation fables, open this door. Then you can get back to your jazz albums and drinking.

Gacho Tribe is a story about a small group of people living on high mountains on Earth before the time of the dinosaurs. Through cultivation, the small group develops a sense of togetherness. A chief is chosen to be their leader in order to enforce equality. To become chief, he has to be related to the family tree through blood or marriage. If someone disobeys the chief's directions, they could be stoned to death. The average life span is less than thirty years, and most people die in the winter because of infections that spread easily. It is hard for them to deal with the rough weather. Sadly, due to an absence of health knowledge, the probability of survival is very low. Zepti, the youngest child in his tribe, fears losing his sick mother. Until one day, a miraculous stone from the sky fell and was discovered by Zepti, which cured his mother and many others. The Tribe believes that God sent the stone to bring back good times. But strangely, aliens come to Earth in search of that stone. The Tribe refuse to give it back, which starts a conflict between them. Read to find out what happens and how these individuals deal with the challenges they face.