Phoenix: 1848 books

Space travel is tough. No air, cosmic radiation, absolute lack of other life-sustaining essentials. What better way to deal with space travel than to man ships with creatures that regenerate or don’t need air, or are immune to various maladies? In a future world where zombies, vampires and...

When a working-class bad boy and a rebellious princess risk everything to be together, the consequences could mean death. The quintessential bad boy, Io is a former addict known as much for his abrasive personality as his playboy lifestyle. What he wants, he takes, and what he wants now is...

“The single most important and valuable Heinlein book ever published.”—Spider Robinson Robert A. Heinlein has been hailed as one of the most forward-thinking science fiction writers of all time, and Expanded Universe (presented in two volumes) offers the perfect collection of his works...

“One of the most imaginative, exciting talents to appear on the SF scene in recent years.”—Publishers Weekly “A master of hard science fiction.”—Noumenon This collection contains sixteen stories and science articles by the remarkable author, Charles Sheffield. The...

Have you ever wondered what it is like when you go to the chiropractor? Join Brayden as he visits his chiropractor in this fun and educational social story.

God went to walk in the heavenly garden and took everyone except St. Peter. A tailor arrived at the gate. St. Peter refused to admit him, because he had stolen clothing and because God had forbidden him to admit anyone...

Plaidoirie de l'avocat défendant Jean-Nicolas Lougère, caissier, assassin de son patron M. Langlais...

Denis is the servant of Mr. Marambot for twenty years. Stocky and jovial , he faithfully serves his master , a former pharmacist who sells remedies for farmers. One night, Denis enters the chamber of his master and stabs him repeatedly...

La nouvelle dénonce l'incurie du milieu judiciaire et des services de police en province.Le récit se passe dans un village de campagne, où un matin, lefacteur découvre le corps nu d'une jeune fille sur le bord de la rivière. Les premières constatations...

El marqués de la Tour-Samuel, a los ochenta y dos años, recuerda una historia extraña, se produjo cincuenta y seis, y temen que ya obsesionado. En 1827, estacionado en Rouen, se encontró con un amigo que no había visto desde hace cinco años. Este último...

A strange life has come to an end in the death of Mr. Sedley Crayden, of Crayden Hill. Mild, harmless, he was the victim of a strange delusion that kept him pinned, night and day, in his chair for the last two years of his life. The mysterious death, or, rather, disappearance, of his elder...

The Marquis de la Tour-Samuel, aged eighty-two, remembers a strange story, there occurred fifty six, and fear that since obsessed. In 1827, stationed at Rouen, he met a friend he had not seen for five years. The latter appears to have taken fifty years: his hair is white and walks bent. He asks her,...

Argumento del abogado defensor Jean -Nicolas Lougère cajero asesino de su jefe el Sr. Langlais...  

Le juge de paix appelle l’affaire de Monsieur Hyppolyte Lacour, père de huit enfants, sacristain et quincailler contre Mme Céleste-Césarine Luneau, veuve et enceinte. M. Lacour raconte comment il a été abordé, il y a neuf mois, par la dame :...