This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Millian and Angeli have been best friends since they were kids, thanks in part to their unusual ability to talk to each other over long distances. In school, they were at the top of the pack. Now they get to find out what the real world is like. Read it for free at https://stories.osterin.comRevolving peacefully around an alien sun lies the planet Xavier997, a final flicker of hope for the resource starved human race. With miraculous advances in technology, the product of the ruthless Great War, reaching this planet is suddenly a feat that mankind is able to achieve. Upon their arrival, however, they quickly learn that Xavier will not give up her treasures without a fight. Inhabited by five indigenous tribes—creatures whose merciless evolution has sharpened them into the universe’s most efficient killers—this treacherous planet proves at every turn to be mankind’s final downfall rather than their savior. Yet when a lost explorer stumbles upon a startling discovery at the planet’s North Pole, their situation turns even worse. In order to shed light on the ominous secrets of Xavier997, Captain Michael Dawn must lead a joint-operations mission across its globe in search of five ancient relics. Relics that would appear to hold the key to the mystery of the explorer and the chain of events that his find set into motion. Yet these relics, known as the Scrolls, are guarded by the very teeth of Xavier. To retrieve them, Captain Dawn must risk everything, including his love, his career, and his life. Without the Scrolls, mankind’s final hope is lost. With them, it might be even worse.

Arthur Quiller-Couch was one of the 20th century\'s most famous literary critics, but he also wrote many popular works of his own, including this horror tale.

Dodo Collections brings you another classic from Arthur Quiller-Couch ‘Fort Amity.Fort Amity was published in 1904.Quiller-Couch was a noted literary critic, publishing editions of some of Shakespeare’s plays (in the New Shakespeare, published by Cambridge University Press, with Dover Wilson) and several critical works, including Studies in Literature (1918) and On the Art of Reading (1920). He edited a successor to his verse anthology: Oxford Book of English Prose, which was published in 1923. He left his autobiography, Memories and Opinions, unfinished; it was nevertheless published in 1945.

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Ellise is a shy young girl who doesn't like to be around people. But when she kills a merchant's guard who pushes her too far and is made to take his place, she doesn't have much of a choice.Read it for free at https://stories.osterin.comSometimes following your heart can end up destroying the ones you love. When seventeen-year-old Eviana Dumahl is faced with the responsibility of an arranged marriage and clan leadership, she is forced to choose between the life required of a mermaid and one of a teenage girl simply infatuated with the wrong guy. Kain, her devoted fiancé would make a wonderful husband except that she’s been in love with Brendan, a shape-shifting selkie, ever since they were kids. Choosing to abandon her family, her clan, and her life with Kain will have dire consequences far beyond anything she could have imagined. A war is brewing amongst the clans and Eviana unwittingly becomes a pawn in the intricate schemes of a twisted mastermind. With Brendan’s life on the line, she has no choice but to involve those who she once considered friends. Amidst encountering senseless tragedies and immense loss, Eviana discovers that she is more valuable as a clan leader than anyone ever suspected. Her survival is not only dependent upon the loyalty of her friends, but also on her acceptance of a life that she had so adamantly tried to escape. Promises is the first book of The Syrenka Series trilogy following Eviana and her friends through the perils of growing up in a discrete world that inherently threatens human society.Second Edition: February 2013

8 Bit Pulp is the flag ship title of Destiny Comics Publishing. We publish some of the finest stories in science fiction, horror and suspense, to ever be assembled. This free preview is a show case of some of our short stories, from the 8 Bit Pulp Magazine series. There are zombies, ghosts, and spy’s in this freebie.A veteran salvage diver carries on his daily work routine, diving wrecks for salvage off the coast of Sweden. While on a dive, he finds something suspicious off in the distance. After calling in a large crew, he and his men find out the truth of the strange wreck.

After Ebola destroys the world, a young survivor learns to love and care for others.Three men outside Fallujah, after four years of disciplined, persistent, methodical attempts to develop a strain of Ebola worthy enough to represent their hatred for the West, strike viral gold. They call it no. 289, their 289th batch of weaponized Ebola and it sweeps across the globe until almost no one was left. In the aftermath, those immune to the virus discover they can keep sick survivors alive through transfusions of their immune blood. They use this power to create a new state in which they are the dictators. They bring sick survivors into collectives and use them as slaves.Maya was a child when the world was destroyed and she is not interested in this new power or in enslaving others. She just wants a video game and a clean swimming pool. But as she grows, she learns there is more to life than her selfish desires. As she comes of age after Ebola, she learns to love those around her, and to fight for those she loves.

Tori is royalty, the daughter of the King's brother, and third in line for the throne. In a palace where magic is outlawed, she has to find a way to save her father's life.Read it for free at https://stories.osterin.comThe Heilmann Drive allowed humanity to spread across the stars and prosper for nearly two thousand years. But when the use of the device begins to eat into the fabric of the universe, the People's Interstellar Republic bans all faster-than-light travel. A new age begins, one of isolation and stagnation. This era becomes known as the Fall.One rebel, Captain Seth Garland, steals the last starship in existence. He is now mankind's only hope of re-uniting the stars.Babel Among the Stars: In the last days of the Heilmann Drive, a precocious student at the Republic School for Interplanetary Relations takes desperate measures to preserve the existence of the revolutionary starship engine.

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Everett B. Cole was an American writer of science fiction short stories and a professional soldier.

During the time of the Pharoahs of Egypt, the goddess Bastet is sent by Ra to prevent the murder of the expectant mother of the next Pharoah, but the future is clouded as to the identity of the killer. Bastet must discover who is to be the murderer, and thereby thwart the chaos certain to ensue should the future heir be kept from being born. But time is running out and disaster appears imminent.During the time of the Pharoahs of Egypt, the goddess Bastet is sent by Ra to prevent the murder of the expectant mother of the next Pharoah. Ra has foresee the death of the Great Royal Wife, but the future is clouded as to the identity of the killer. Bastet must discover who will commit the murder, prevent it, and thereby thwart a period of chaos certain to ensue should the future heir be kept from being born. Treachery and deceit lurk around every corner as the goddess of fertility sets about to prevent disaster and death not just of the unborn Pharoah and his mother, but of an entire civilization.

Mr. Mitchel was still at breakfast one morning, when the card of Mr. Barnes was brought to him by his man Williams. "Show Mr. Barnes in here," said he. "I imagine that he must be in a hurry to see me, else he would not call so early."

The Splendid Spur