Science Fiction
azw3 |eng | 1965-01-01 | Author:Arkady Strugatsky & Boris Strugatsky

4 Woe is me, I am not a strong fellow And the upyr will gobble me right up . . . —A. S. Pushkin “He’s hatched,” Roman said calmly, looking ...
( Category: Science Fiction October 18,2021 )
azw3 |eng | 2007-01-01 | Author:Jeffrey Ford

19 Back in Anotine’s bedroom, I had only to tell her my idea of using the technology of the metallic chair as some sort of weapon, and she immediately came ...
( Category: Action & Adventure Fiction October 18,2021 )
azw3 |eng | 2018-01-01 | Author:D.S. Smith [Smith, D.S.]

Chapter 30 Lin Lee decided the best solution to her dilemma was the one that had always served her best in the past. Deceit! Anything but positive news at this ...
( Category: Mythology & Folk Tales October 18,2021 )
azw3 |eng | 2012-01-01 | Author:Brian W. Aldiss [Aldiss, Brian W.]

They had driven in silence for some miles before he dared to ask about the progress of the Linwood boys. Their sons seemed always more a source of anxiety than ...
( Category: Action & Adventure Fiction October 18,2021 )
azw3 |eng | 1995-01-01 | Author:Samuel Beckett [Beckett, Samuel]

7 DID I TRY EVERYTHING, ferret in every hold, secretly, silently, patiently, listening? I’m in earnest, as so often, I’d like to be sure I left no stone unturned before ...
( Category: World Literature October 18,2021 )
azw3 |eng | 2003-06-25 | Author:Otsuichi

Kazari and Yoko 1 If Mom ever decided to kill me, how would she do it? She might just hit me over the head with something hard the way she ...
( Category: Manga Comics & Graphic Novels October 18,2021 )
azw3 |eng | 2017-07-31 | Author:Jeff Vandermeer [Vandermeer, Jeff]

The Old Man had told the Strange Bird he had lied to her because she was so beautiful. He had lied to her about the prison and his place in ...
( Category: Action & Adventure Fiction October 18,2021 )
azw3 |eng | 2003-01-01 | Author:J.G. Ballard

19 The Siege of Broadcasting House UNPREDICTABLE AS EVER, the police had decided not to intervene. I stood in the crowd of demonstrators outside Broadcasting House, waiting in vain for ...
( Category: Contemporary Literature & Fiction October 18,2021 )
epub |eng | 2021-10-05 | Author:Melanie Moyer

“He hasn’t blown up any countries yet.” Adler rolled his eyes. What Theo wanted right now was more personal than world domination, Adler was sure. But that didn’t mean he ...
( Category: Science Fiction October 18,2021 )
epub |eng | 2021-09-28 | Author:Jay Aspen [Aspen, Jay]

16 I FIND TALIN WAITING impatiently several hundred yards away from the feeding ground. He moves to mount, waving his hands impatiently. “What kept you?” I resist the urge to ...
( Category: Science Fiction October 18,2021 )
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Lea Falls [Falls, Lea]

Why didn’t the ancestors use wells as ethereal ports? All Martín would have to do was yell loud enough and receive wisdom in a bucket. If you poke Richard in ...
( Category: Mythology & Folk Tales October 18,2021 )
azw3 |eng | 2017-11-19 | Author:Hugo Gernsback [Gernsback, Hugo]

It took me almost half the day to convince myself that what had happened the night before was just a dream. It wasn’t like any other dream I’d ever had, ...
( Category: Action & Adventure Fiction October 18,2021 )
azw3 |eng | 2012-02-09 | Author:Harlan Ellison [Ellison, Harlan]

Afterword I have not written much science fiction in the last few years, though the little I have written has been well-received. The reason for this is simple. In spite ...
( Category: Science Fiction October 18,2021 )
azw3 |eng | 1871-01-01 | Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Chapter XVIII. As Taee and myself, on quitting the town, and leaving to the left the main road which led to it, struck into the fields, the strange and solemn ...
( Category: Social Sciences October 18,2021 )
epub |eng | 2021-02-22 | Author:Mara Webb [Webb, Mara]

11 “Effie, please!” Kate pleaded. Tim was looking between the two women, likely struck by their visual similarities. They looked like twins. Were it not for the differences in their ...
( Category: Thrillers & Suspense October 18,2021 )