Strange Worlds Short Fiction

In this new collection of five short stories from New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Maberry, listeners get an eclectic sampling of the writer's work - from SF parody to murder mystery and beyond.

In the future, the love of a young man’s life is dying. He would do almost anything to keep her alive…except that! In Dog Man, it turns out that Oscar the tomcat was just misunderstood — with deadly consequences… A love sick young man attempts to tap the power of an ancient religion to secure the affections of a girl on their class trip to Christland… The dead come briefly back to life every year when the astral dimensions align in Day, or Two, of The Dead. A cynical young ‘player’, adrift in the modern, amoral age meets God on a mountain top and his life is changed forever ...

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was an Irish writer known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo. His book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, comprises two parts, the first being the "Kwaidan Proper" and the second, "Insect-Studies", which consists of an essay each on ants, butterflies and mosquitos. According to the author, most of the folk tales and ghost stories in the first part were translated from old Japanese texts. The themes encompass resurrection, sacrifice, magic, and the realm of dreams.

From the vivid imagination of author/artist Rich DiSilvio comes this spellbinding collection of strange, weird, and Sci-Fi tales. Inspired by the likes of Rod Serling, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, George R.R. Martin and other titans of the genre, multi-award-winning author & illustrator Rich DiSilvio offers 7 riveting tales that will transport readers into the surreal realms of the imagination. DiSilvio’s mastery of prose is mirrored by his captivating artwork, of which this book won first place for cover art in TopShelf’s international contest. Each story is also accompanied by a ...

En Barcelona, una prostituta que va entrando en la vejez entrena a su perro para llorar ante la tumba que ha escogido para sí misma. En Viena, una mujer se vale de su don de ver el futuro para convertirse en la adivina de una familia rica. En Ginebra, el conductor de una ambulancia y su esposa acogen al abandonado y aparentemente moribundo ex presidente de un país caribeño, solo para descubrir que sus ambiciones políticas siguen intactas.

Fifty-One Tales is a collection of fantasy short stories by Irish writer Lord Dunsany, a major influence on J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula K. Le Guin and others. Each story is a short vignette, a single moment of strangeness or horror in the face of death.

Ten tales of worlds gone wrong: "The Mold of Memory" - Nanotech run amok.

Jan Fink's stories are drawn from her life experiences and the people she has met along the way. She allows her characters to channel their stories in their own voices. Stories that involve what it....

A thrilling, Sci-Fi anthology of Rob Shelsky's best stories, with a great novella, Bug-Eyed Monsters, included. Whether you love post-apocalyptic plagues, aliens, creatures, lost star ships in space, worm holes to worlds in the throes of nuclear war, horribly destroyed civilizations, gory murder in deep space, you can bet Where Worlds Collide, by renowned science fiction author, Rob Shelsky, has it all!

Six ordinary men and women are faced with challenges from an unpredictable, and sometimes bizarre, world. A doctor is searching for a miracle. A husband and wife wish to overcome the in-laws. A hermit seeks refuge from fame and fortune. A desk jockey tries to maintain his sanity. A soldier will risk everything for what he loves. Will they lead their lives? Or will their lives lead them?

Colonizing an alien planet is dangerous... ...moreso when you're pitting your will against a strange alien world without technology. Man against a planet, the winner's obvious, right? Sure, unless the colonists brought something with them even more dangerous than technology. Utosh isn't Sydney DeRaol's first anti-tech colony world. The skilled blacksmith has faced everything before - except for the demons in his mind. Visions and nightmares haunt him. Colonists are dying, and he's been the last person to see each alive. What if Sydney is the murderer? What if encroaching madness has warped ...