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The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1923) is the seventeenth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the third written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was illustrated by John R. Neill. The story opens with Mustafa of Mudge, a turbaned desert monarch with blue whiskers, who...

The doctrine of universal jurisdiction has evolved throughout modern times in the context of global criminal justice as a paramount agent of combating impunity emanating from international criminality. Sierra Leone, as a member of the international community and the United Nations, has, in recent...

'I'm a firm believer that if you have something to say that might benefit others then you should speak up about it! There are ways to move forward and improve your outlook; small changes might just make a BIG difference, in the same way they have for me.' The last two years have been a game-changer...

Healthy diets are very popular among people all over the world. More and more people decide to follow a diet in order to feel and look better. One very interesting diet is the fast metabolism one. This amazing diet helps you lose the extra weight in no time. Your appearance will soon improve and...

Michelle Taylor: demon slayer, vampire killer and vanquisher of evil spirits; a sensitive to the paranormal, Michelle has been forced to deal with many threats over the years. But now, the threat has turned personal. Mike Winters, her mentor and the closest thing Michelle has to a father, has reached...

Hunted by the Reborn, surrounded by the undead. Melissa Jones, one of the few survivors of the zombie outbreak in the Seraph Hotel and Casino, is on the run. She is being relentlessly pursued by the Reborn, and as she arrives in the city of Brownwater, they come for her in force. With...

Gordon Crane thought he'd seen it all. Formerly one of Carlson Flats finest, a personal tragedy caused him to lose faith in the system he worked for. Now, he's a private investigator working cases that give him less satisfaction; all he wanted to do was help people, but it hasn't worked out that way...

Jack Ramsay had retired. Living in his cabin in the woods, he'd left the military life behind after his last mission for the Coalition - a covert multi-national organisation - ended in his capture. Now his former commanding officer, Maxwell, has turned up on his doorstep to ask him to engage in one...

Stopping off in Wicksbay for a break after a difficult job, the demon-slaying, ghost hunting investigator Michelle Taylor is horrified to learn that the town has come under attack during the night. With an unimaginable entity slaughtering the inhabitants of the town, she sets out into the fog-shrouded...

Gordon Crane, Private Investigator. Drinking hard and doing his best to lift himself out of the dark place he finds himself in, Gordon is doing routine surveillance when he witnesses a death. The signs all point to suicide, but he believes there's something more to it; Gordon is certain it's a murder. With...

It had been only a few days since the Merged had launched their attack; with no signs of further incursions, Lincoln and her team had been staying on the planet Asro while preparing for whatever their next mission might be. When the transponder signal of the Triumphant - the ship Lincoln had...

Two women, one alien and one human, are brought together. Victoria doesn't know who she is or why she's there, other than a vague memory that tells her something is coming; an unstoppable, unimaginable horror that will wipe away all of humanity. Confused and afraid, Victoria places her trust in Captain...

The Seraph Casino and Hotel is one of the premier venues in Las Vegas, and for Melissa Jones, the perfect place to get away and try to heal her emotional and psychological wounds. But when an attack by unknown adversaries unleashes a horrific pathogen that turns the guests and staff into monsters,...

This short story introduces Ax Weller, a space miner who has collected strange tales from his decades spent in the remote regions of deep space. The Companion is the tale of an explorer left for dead on a desolate moon and the unlikely relationship that helps him survive.