Showing results by publisher "Author's Republic" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

La vida es un sueño es una obra en español de Pedro Calderón de la Barca. Publicado por primera vez en 1635 durante el período barroco español, es una alegoría filosófica sobre la situación humana y el misterio de la vida. La obra ha sido descrita como "el ejemplo supremo del drama español de la Edad de Oro". La historia se centra en el ficticio Segismundo, príncipe de Polonia, que ha sido encarcelado en una torre por su padre, el rey Basilio, siguiendo una profecía que el príncipe traería el desastre al país y la muerte al rey.

Murphy is the continuing story of a D/s relationship between two Space Marines who found each other in the midst of hopelessness and misfortune. Sarge and his newly minted squad travel across the galaxy on a top-secret mission that could help win the war. However, to Murphy, something about the mission stinks, and it's not just the planet they've landed on.

Lave: A single planet, orbiting a dying star. For centuries, spacefarers have visited, docked at the space station, and left, with no thought for the people on the planet below. Bad luck at cards means bad luck all around for Pietro Devander, who journeys halfway across human-controlled space to this ancient planet, whose name is barely remembered. What he finds is resistance. What it becomes is revolution.

-En español neutro, narración humana-Es un relato corto en estructura de novelette escrito por H. P. Lovecraft en el año 1926. La obra fue publicada por primera vez en febrero de 1928 por la editorial de pulp Weird Tales.1Cthulhu hace su primera aparición en este relato, convirtiéndose en una figura central del ciclo literario de los Mitos de Cthulhu. Para la mayor parte de los críticos es el inicio del horror cósmico de dicho ciclo.

Kiyote Tales: The Forbidden Forest marks the inaugural installment in an exhilarating adventure series, brimming with perpetual action and humor. Meet the Kiyote, a charismatic, talking coyote residing in the quaint town of Smud. His latest daring escapade, however, triggers the ire of the formidable Lord Pamplamoose Pithwhithle, setting off a chain of events that thrusts our cunning hero into a perilous situation.

Talk about a cold case, try solving a 30,000-year-old murder. The Well-Dressed Neanderthal is a cosmic retelling of the Cain and Abel story, blending Genesis, Norse mythology, quantum mechanics, a kidnapped ex-naval aviator, a pitcher with a 94-mile per hour fastball, country music, a slacker chick, and a mischievous Yorkshire Terrier into a complex stew, spiced with a forbidden attraction between a troubled FBI Agent and a beautiful, blue-eyed blonde with an earth-shattering secret.

Anita Feng has crafted in Sid a delightful jewel that captures both the classic story of the Buddha, as well a deeply personal and familiar reflection of the story in a contemporary retelling.

The network wants a revolution. Thanks to the company that experimented on them, they have the means. But the company is prepared for the coming battle and have an ace up their sleeve. And one by one, they're taking the network down. As allegiances sway, Sarah finds herself isolated from the group. And her only hope is to find a man who may not exist.

Clunk, a clapped-out robot, is convinced he's about to be junked. Instead, his penny-pinching boss is sending him off to be refurbished. Being old and wise, Clunk knows there's a catch, but at first it doesn't seem too bad. He just has to help a freelancer pick up some cargo. Unfortunately, Hal Spacejock - the freelancer - is obstinate, over-confident, and woefully under-skilled, and he's never going to let a lowly robot fly his precious ship.

Early American satire from Washington Irving author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. The classic short story “The Devil and Tom Walker” is the dark and eerie tale of a foolish man’s greed, hypocrisy and ambition. Tom is a debased man, miserly and cruel to his fellows, and even to his wife. The Devil shows him a grove of rotting trees, representing souls. They make the customary deal, with Walker becoming one of the richest men around and Walker begins to work at keeping his soul, despite a lifetime of usury and the dark deal to which he agreed.

Set in a hostile galaxy mirroring real nations and world events, standing against the vicious aliens known as Tharnians, is a reluctant hero named Deacon. When he meets a Tharnian named Rugor, it’s clear only one of them can remain alive - and their paths will keep crossing until the victor emerges. With fellow Starfarers Bo and Poppy by his side, Deacon will traverse open space enlisting the help of allies like the Zenites with their cloaked ships, a space station full of unlikely pirates, and a mysterious alien who knew his great grandfather.

The Great Old Ones are stirring. In the virtual reality game Darkworlds, it's 1927 in Paris and something weird is happening in the Bois de Boulogne. Fresh from the terrors of London, Adam Harker is sent to play again and fathom the secrets of gameworld Paris. But this time, he's got something growing in his head.

For constable Paul Benson of the North-West Mounted Police, monotony is a blessing. As a provision inspector below the Chilkoot Pass during the Klondike Gold Rush, he’s seen miserable conditions and gold fever turn civilized prospectors into madmen. Joseph Starling is on his way to the Klondike to find the men who savagely beat him, murdered his eldest brother, and stole their mining machine. They’ll kill his youngest brother if Joseph doesn’t operate the machine for them - it won’t work without him.

From Beyond the Wall of Sleep come the dark stories of H.P. Lovecraft. Join us for a journey through the Dark Dreamlands.

Michael awakens to a world where everyone has mysteriously disappeared. Not only must he come to grips with the sudden loss of his family, but he must also survive in a changing, overgrown, perilous earth filled with new predatory creatures while searching for his wife and missing daughter. A Day in the Life for a man on the edge surviving in a dangerous new world.

Sūrat al-Fātiḥah (Arabic: سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَة‎) is the first chapter (surah) of the Quran. Its seven verses (ayat) are a prayer for the guidance, lordship, and mercy of God. This chapter has an essential role in Islamic prayer (salāt). The primary literal meaning of the expression "al-Fātiḥah" is "The Opener", which could refer to this Surah being "the opener of the Book" (Fātiḥat al-kitāb), to its being the first Surah recited in full in every prayer cycle (rakʿah), or to the manner in which it serves as an opening for many functions in everyday Islamic life.

The veil between the Earth and all else is particularly thin tonight, and Gabriella is sneaking through the ancient corridors beneath the university. She and her companions are searching for an ancient tome bound in sickly yellow leather that will let them conjure magic more powerful than she has ever called upon before. Such books are known to be protected by horrific curses, and what’s more, the spell must be cast in the deathly chamber of the Yellow King, where evil is known to dwell.

The year is 0011NE, and mankind is under attack. Hostile forces from other worlds have come to Earth, their motivations a mystery, their objectives unknown. In the face of the alien threat, a global military called the Earth Defense Network - EDEN - was created. Dawn of Destiny begins the story of Scott Remington, a new graduate of EDEN Academy.

Rose is the youngest of Sir Roland's three children, and the best beloved. When her father fails to come back from an attempt to rescue the princess from a neighboring kingdom from the notorious and mysterious Black Knight, Rose does not hesitate to strap on her father's old armor, the red faded almost to invisibility, and ride into the dark forest to help him. There she herself encounters the Black Knight. Once she has defeated him, she learns his terrible secret, as well as her father's awful fate.

Ever since Robert Belton gambled away the money to stake his claim in the Klondike gold fields, he’s been stranded in Seattle working as a prostitute. When an attractive customer needs help hauling provisions to the frozen North, Robert eagerly volunteers. Dr. John Fauth is only searching for one thing, and it isn’t gold. He needs platinum for the prototypes of his revolutionary inventions, and if he doesn’t find it in the Klondike, his university career - and his research - is over.