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Lionel Wallace is a man of enviable success - a brilliant politician on the verge of the Cabinet, a pillar of Victorian society, and a master of his own destiny. But behind his mask of achievement lies a devastating secret: a green door in a white wall that he first stumbled upon as a lonely...

Have you ever passed a shop that wasn't there the day before? When Gip and his father step off the mundane pavement of Regent Street and into the "Genuine Magic Shop," they expect nothing more than card tricks and glass balls. But inside, the mirrors distort more than just reflections, and the...

One split-second mistake. One impossible choice. How far would you go to secure your future? Hill is a brilliant student from a humble background, fighting to prove his worth in a world of silver spoons and academic prestige. His biggest obstacle? The wealthy, effortless Wedderburn. Their...

The next Dark Lord rises with the blood of dragons in his veins. Deklin Faust is no stranger to overthrowing tyrants and leading rebellions across his many lives, and he's determined to tear it down all over again. With an irreverent witch, a necromancer orc, and an aspiring monk, Deklin creates...

Heiko Thieme ist einer der bekanntesten und erfolgreichsten deutschsprachigen globalen Anlagestrategen. Durch seine langjährige Kolumne in der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung, den Betrieb der ersten Börsenhotline in Deutschland, seinen Instagram-Account sowie zahlreiche Artikel und Interviews...

Success Skills for Modern Life is a practical and insightful guide designed to help readers navigate the complexities of today’s fast-changing world. In an era where traditional definitions of success are constantly evolving, this book offers a clear and balanced approach to building the skills that truly matter for long-term growth, stability, and fulfillment. This book explores the core abilities needed to thrive both personally and professionally, including self-discipline, effective communication, emotional intelligence, and time management.

Mr. Fortune is a physician crime solver, using early forensic science techniques. This second volume brings seven more cases for him to solve for the police. (Summary by Lynne Thompson)

Descend into cosmic dread with Three of the Scariest H. P. Lovecraft Short Stories by H. P. Lovecraft. This chilling collection features Medusa’s Coil, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and Herbert West–Reanimator—three unforgettable tales of forbidden knowledge, grotesque transformation, and...

"The universe doesn’t care if you’re ready - it’s coming for you anyway." Before the age of space travel, genetic engineering, or quantum physics, one mind dared to imagine them all. "The H. G. Wells Classic Science Fiction Collection" brings together 14 of the most influential tales ever...

A chilling collection of classic horror tales by H. P. Lovecraft, featuring The Rats in the Walls, The Lurking Fear, and The Thing on the Door-Step. Perfect for readers who enjoy gothic suspense, cosmic dread, and timeless supernatural fiction...

One man finds himself torn between two cultures in this sweeping tale of frontier life in post–Civil War era Texas. In the years following the American War Between the States, the once vacated military presence in west Texas is on the rise to protect the waves of settlers moving into the region. Living peaceably with the Mescalero Apache, half-breed former military scout Holton Lang promotes the tentative harmony between the US cavalry and the Native American population.

The [System] was intended to be humanity’s salvation. But it turned out to be a double-edged sword that could just as easily lead to its destruction. Following a series of thankfully successful efforts in Europe, Isaac travels overseas to show the world new ways of leveling, gather new allies, and gain power in the dungeons that have cropped up.

A student of Native American lore investigates Yig - the shadowy snake god of an extinct tribe of the Great Plains. His investigation uncovers an account from 1889 of settlers homesteading in the Indian Territories of Oklahoma. A pervasive fear of snakes nudges a simple settler towards madness. Are his fears of the dreaded snake god's curse just the result of hearing old stories, or is a new story unfolding as Yig's curse takes hold?

In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe designated the Andromeda Strain came crashing down to Earth and nearly ended the human race. A team of top scientists assigned to Project Wildfire worked valiantly to save the world from an epidemic of unimaginable proportions. In the ensuing decades, research on the micro particle continued. And the world thought it was safe. Deep inside Fairchild Air Force Base, Project Eternal Vigilance has continued to watch and wait for the Andromeda Strain to reappear. For years, the project has registered no activity until now.

E. H. Gombrich's world history, an international best seller now available in English for the first time, is a text dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements, and an acute witness to its frailties.

I've always known I was different. My name is Seven Grey, and I hang out with dead people. Yes, Seven like the number, and yes… literal dead people. I'm the only mortician in a small town tucked away in backwoods Maine, and I've known this was my dream job since the day they asked us on our first day of Kindergarten. I know who I am, and I don't apologize for it. Death is just different for me, which is why my second job works even better than my first. They call me "The Cleaning Lady".

Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Lurking Fear brings to life H.P. Lovecraft's tale of a lingering supernatural horror in a 1930s-style radio drama. A freak storm decimates the population of a remote village in the Catskill Mountains. As the local authorities investigate, they begin to suspect there's more at work than unseasonable weather.

Sons and Lovers, Lawrence's third published novel, was written by the author at the height of his literary powers. The story of class differences (the relationship between a middle-class woman and a miner) in the tough world of coal mining brought a refreshing realism to literature. It remains a challenging text and is studied widely. It is particularly effective on audiobook in the hands of Nottinghamshire reader Paul Slack.

Leading the newly-formed Gray Death Legion has been challenging for Grayson Death Carlyle, so when a job comes their way, he’s only too happy to take it. The mission: train the local resistance on the planet Verthandi to resist their Draconis Combine masters. But things do not go well almost from the moment the Legion arrives. Trapped on Verthandi and facing a superior force and a fractured populace, the men and women of the Legion find themselves in a situation that makes the campaign on Trellwan look like a walk in the park.

A body is found in a car crash, but the victim was already dead.... Police partners, D.I. Calladine and D.S. Ruth Bayliss race against time to catch a vicious serial killer. The first two victims are American university students and both have livestock tags fixed to their earlobes. Who wanted them dead and what's the connection? The detectives piece together the forensic evidence and track down the witnesses, to reach a shocking conclusion.