Contemporary
epub | | 0101-01-01 | Author:Twain, Mark [Twain, Mark]

* * * THE CALIFORNIAN'S TALE * * * Thirty-five years ago I was out prospecting on the Stanislaus, tramping all day long with pick and pan and horn, and ...
( Category: Short Stories & Anthologies November 23,2017 )
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Twain, Mark [Twain, Mark]

* * * CONCERNING THE JEWS Some months ago I published a magazine article[1] descriptive of a remarkable scene in the Imperial Parliament in Vienna. Since then I have received ...
( Category: Short Stories & Anthologies November 23,2017 )
epub |eng | 2011-07-18 | Author:Krauss, Nicole [Krauss, Nicole]

Sometimes Litvinoff found himself disagreeing with someone’s argument, and in his head he delivered a brilliant rebuttal. One night he heard a voice behind him: “Must be a good article—you’ve ...
( Category: Literary November 23,2017 )
epub |eng | 2005-06-01 | Author:Axler, James [Axler, James]

Chapter Sixteen Hole roared, a sound so horrible and huge it seemed as if it would crush Krysty’s skull. His vast booted feet seemed to have shrunk to a cone ...
( Category: Contemporary November 23,2017 )
epub |eng | 2009-04-15 | Author:Axler, James [Axler, James]

as he cocked the hammer. “Your move, White Skin,” he growled. Chapter Nineteen The first thing that Ryan felt when he awoke was the rushing wind slapping into his face ...
( Category: Genre Fiction November 23,2017 )
epub |eng | 2009-03-09 | Author:Axler, James [Axler, James]

DEATHLANDS swirling smoke and dust, which was so thick it was hard for him to breathe. It occurred to him that maybe he had used a little too much plastique. ...
( Category: Science Fiction November 23,2017 )
epub |eng | 2009-06-08 | Author:Axler, James [Axler, James]

160 DEATHLANDS As the external temperature dropped, the vents opened by themselves, admitting a wealth of cool air carrying the rich smell of green plants. Bushes laden with berries covered ...
( Category: Genre Fiction November 23,2017 )
epub |eng | 2009-06-02 | Author:Axler, James [Axler, James]

Chapter Ten Chapter Ten The Past His head hurt. Badly. As J.B. opened his eyes—as slowly and carefully as was possible—the slightest hint of light made him want to close ...
( Category: Contemporary November 23,2017 )
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Axler, James [Axler, James]

Chapter Fourteen By daybreak, the attack was planned. To take a large force would be to risk two things: a mass wipe-out by the Nightcrawlers and the risk of a ...
( Category: Action & Adventure November 23,2017 )
epub |eng | 2006-03-14 | Author:Axler, James [Axler, James]

Chapter Seventeen From the vantage point of the silo dome, with the sun angling up over the horizon, Jak and Doc watched the procession snake through the corn fields below, ...
( Category: Action & Adventure November 23,2017 )
epub |eng | 2004-09-02 | Author:Axler, James [Axler, James]

Chapter Nine Bones fiddled nervously with the screwdriver in his left hand, trying to balance the vid camera in his right while he screwed the battery pack into position. During ...
( Category: Contemporary November 23,2017 )
epub |eng | 2011-09-07 | Author:Kurtz, Katherine [Kurtz, Katherine]

Adam grimaced. He could just imagine the headlines. Aloud he said, “Did you know the man?” “Only slightly,” McLeod replied. “His name is - was - Ian MacPherson. Had his ...
( Category: Fantasy November 23,2017 )
epub |eng | 2011-09-07 | Author:Kurtz, Katherine [Kurtz, Katherine]

Dorje’s expression hardened. “They had better be trifling.” “What do your auguries tell you?” Raeburn countered, indicating the tiles. “Surely you know better than I, the odds for or against ...
( Category: Contemporary November 23,2017 )
epub |eng | 2011-09-07 | Author:Kurtz, Katherine [Kurtz, Katherine]

They gave him a thorough briefing during the hour it took to drive back to Edinburgh. By the time they were approaching the Gogar interchange, Harry appeared anything but daunted. ...
( Category: Fantasy November 23,2017 )
epub |eng | 2011-09-07 | Author:Kurtz, Katherine [Kurtz, Katherine]

Adam smiled. "It seems I should have used the language of the artist from the start. I suspect that further insight may come along when you least expect it. You ...
( Category: Fantasy November 23,2017 )