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"TRUE! nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?" And so begins "The Tell-Tale Heart", that compressed tale of Gothic composition. The characters and images that Edgar Allan Poe has gifted us are plentiful. Hugely influential...

Spectra is the new digital magazine bringing you the best in new sci-fi, horror and fantasy short fiction, news and reviews. With four new stories from established writers and rising talent every issue, Spectra Magazine delivers the cutting edge of digital fiction direct to your favourite eBook platform....

Featuring stories by New York Times best sellers Neil Gaiman and Dan Abnett, along with hit comics authors Mark Millar, Peter Milligan, Alan Grant and more, this amazing collection brings together nine thrilling and unusual short prose stories from the 2000 AD and Judge Dredd Annuals and Specials....

I am the author of a collections of short stories called solospaceman. I wrote them in a format that I named the Alpha and Omega. It allows the title to be the first element in the story as well as its last element. Why? There are a multitude of reasons, which help to explain “why” that phenomena...

 I am the author of a collections of short stories called solospaceman. I wrote them in a format that I named the Alpha and Omega. It allows the title to be the first element in the story as well as its last element. Why? There are a multitude of reasons, which help to explain “why” that phenomena...

The ten stories in this collection revolve around secrets, lies—and crime.  Kristine Kathryn Rusch, called one of the best short story writers of her generation, has compiled ten of her best mystery stories into one volume. Here you’ll find cats who watch corpses decompose, a woman juror who...

The Future Is Short: Science Fiction in a Flash presents 57 microstories by talented authors. Relish each story in tiny bites of speculative fiction entertainment and adventure, catching glimpses of miniature worlds of the future in breathtakingly fresh flights of science fiction imaginings. As...

Before she was an award-winning New York Times  bestselling author, RaeAnne Thayne wrote dozens of short romantic stories, many of which were published in Woman’s World magazine. Now, for the first time in one collection, read this heartwarming collection of twenty of her favorite stories of...

This book is about Conan the Cimmerian written by Robert E. Howard. In this edition contains 3 stories of Conan. 1. "The Scarlet Citadel" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E....

Over forty short stories spanning the career of England’s most acclaimed postwar writer—including the iconic “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner.” This comprehensive collection of short fiction from bestselling British author Alan Sillitoe mixes aggression with humor, and common...

A collection of sixteen science fiction and fantasy short stories from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Xanth series. Here for the pleasure of his millions of fans is a collection of short fiction by bestselling writer Piers Anthony. This collection of sixteen stories includes...

From fantasy to space adventure, pirates, mystery, horror, historical fiction, romance and coming of age you'll find short, snappy reads herein. There is something for everyone in this lucky dip. 19 short stories and collections from multiple authors. Table of Contents "Blown"...

The Nun and the Gardener is a collection of short stories and essays, some humorous and some serious. Many of LaVernes short stories and essays start with a bit of truth, such as an experience in her life, and then go from there - sometimes into fantasyland. She likes to take that grain of truth and...

“[Marcelle Dubé] writes deceptively quiet stories that have a real bite to them.” -- Kristine Kathryn Rusch In Night Shift: A Mystery Collection, Marcelle Dubé takes the reader to the darker side of small towns with characters who struggle against outside foes and internal...