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Harmony, a new utopia for space-faring humans. Or is it a thinly disguised tyranny locked into a rigid caste system, slavery by another name? Either way, xenophobic Harmony holds the secret to Badger Metal, a unique ceramic-metal alloy that protects people from the radiation and hard vacuum...

Dragons are well known for their hoards—but not hoards are created equal. A young dragon starts his hoard with some very precious gifts. One dragon shares her complaints about taxes with a friend as they wait for a lunch delivery. Another dragon defends her most precious treasures...

From the familiar to the fantastical, but never the mundane, this anthology explores many wondrous and whimsical creatures, from foo foo dogs to tree octopuses, robins to seals. Come explore the possibilities, whether they lead you to far corners of this world, or far beyond even those. Yet one more fabulous anthology for readers who love diverse fiction and strange stories.

The mind tells the story–but the heart inspires it with dreams of what might be waiting Out There. With evocative stories of lost comrades, alien first contacts, and strange, often unexpected confrontations with evolving science, Rocket Boy And The Geek Girls embraces both our pulp-dream...

From the concrete canyons of the modern city to the halls of ancient kings, from deepest ocean to cosy homes in sprawling suburbs, nowhere and no one is immune to magic. But as many forms as magic takes, there always arrives a hero to accept the challenge, and sometimes, to pay the price. The...

Not your grandmother’s fairy tales… From the far-ranging imaginations of Book View Café authors comes this delirious collection of classic tales newly twisted into dark, dangerous, and occasionally hilarious re-tellings. From the golden isles of Greece to the frozen north, from fairytale castles to urban slums, join us on an unforgettable journey!

This book provides a transatlantic and interdisciplinary perspective of dictatorships in the Hispanic World, focusing on the common strategies used to represent and/or protest these regimes in narrative, film, poetry, essays, theater, and visual arts. By looking at the similarities and differences...

In this exciting short story adventure for young kids, Bandit a Yorkshire Terrier chases his friend Katie a Silky Terrier after she has escaped their yard in search of mischief and pizza. Inspired by true events, and stocked with beautiful pictures, this is a perfect bed time story.

Isla Redding (Isla is pronounced ai lah), an American, travels to England, her mothers birthplace, and the scene of her mothers suicide. There, Islas investigation is assisted by her uncle, who is her only ally, until Rory Sunderson from Scotland Yard reveals a plot that explains the mysterious end...

Look Out for Falling Stars Charlotte “Lottie” Love has a thing for celebrity. Actually, it’s more of an obsession. All her life she’s lurked in the shadows of Hollywood, desperate to step into the light. When she lands a job at Personality magazine, her dreams of red-carpet strolls,...

A Little Boy In Need How to help a fatherless little boy deal with painful memories? Widowed mother Catherine Walker hopes a fresh start and a new home on Nantucket Island is the answer. But when she hires a handsome carpenter to help with renovations, she soon discovers that Nathan Clay’s...

One woman’s fight to provide hope for the hopeless… Seven ex-cons who changed her heart forever… For Brenda Spahn, entrepreneur and businesswoman, wealth was a lifestyle—until a brush with the law threatened to send her to prison. In those dark moments, Brenda made a promise to God. Spared...

This cute Christmas tale is about a little angel who is determined to do his part getting the heavens ready for the big day. He finds himself getting lost on Earth and enlists the help of some animal friends. Will he ever manage to find his way back before Christmas? A derivative work with...

A true life story of tears and tantrums, as an ordinary wife and Mother treads a precarious pathway through a 'minefield' called marriage. Married to someone with a 'split personality' meant no two days were the same. Ecstatically happy one moment, she and her children could be running for their lives...