In this follow-up to "H.I.V.E.," Otto's best friend and roommate Wing Fanchu has been murdered. Now Otto and Dr. Nero must band together to fight the evil Cypher to stop him from destroying the world.

The Undiscovered Chekhov gives us, in rich abundance, a new Chekhov. Peter Constantine's historic collection presents 38 new stories and with them a fresh interpretation of the Russian master. In contrast to the brooding representative of a dying century we have seen over and over, here is Chekhov's work from the 1880s, when Chekhov was in his twenties and his writing was sharp, witty and innovative. Many of the stories in The Undiscovered Chekhov reveal Chekhov as a keen modernist. Emphasizing impressions and the juxtaposition of incongruent elements, instead of the straight narrative his readers were used to, these stories upturned many of the assumptions of storytelling of the period. Here is "Sarah Bernhardt Comes to Town," written as a series of telegrams, beginning with "Have been drinking to Sarah's health all week! Enchanting! She actually dies standing up!..." In "Confession...," a thirty-nine year old bachelor recounts some of the fifteen times chance foiled his marriage plans. In "How I Came to be Lawfully Wed," a couple reminisces about the day they vowed to resist their parents' plans that they should marry. And in the more familiarly Chekhovian "Autumn," an alcoholic landowner fallen low and a peasant from his village meet far from home in a sad and haunting reunion in which the action of the story is far less important than the powerful impression it leaves with the reader that each man must live his life and has his reasons.

War is over. Darkness has been driven to annihilation. The world balances on the edge of an uneasy peace but fear still lurks the streets of Gotheim. Whispers of foul creatures plague the hinterlands, and in the secret heart of many, an unshakeable suspicion gnaws - an ancient evil readies to unfurl its wings and cast its shadow upon the realm. Marcus Blackwood, the venerable inquisitor of the Citadel, travels to the small village of Westgrave to investigate the curious case of the cursed Mary Shaw. Accusations of forbidden magic and dark rumours of a lady in the woods are abound. Accompanied by his apprentice, Blackwood will uncover a threat that reaches far beyond the village of Westgrave. He’ll face a long-forgotten enemy that not even he may be able to stop. The fate of Mary Shaw lies in jeopardy and Blackwood’s duty to the Citadel may force him to sacrifice more than he is willing to part with.

Story of the Dales and their descendants growing up in Sandsend, an English coastal village, in the 18th century.

It is in a world of corrupt, blood-spattered priests that one brave monk decides to make a stand. Rhyka a twenty-three year old warrior monk dedicated to the Order of Lud has a bounty on his head, set by corrupt priests who want to resurrect the dark power of the ancients for the second time in his short life. Rhyka is the sole survivor of bloody massacre. Narrowly surviving a battle with a rogue priest and his warrior Activist, Rhyka is confronted by a six metre tall creature designed by the ancients. He must defeat this beast and enter the capitol city of Brizaria carrying dangerous artefacts, the possession of which could see him executed without trial. Upon entering Brizaria he must to convince the Lord High Scavenger, Jaggan-Kai that a faction of corrupt priests and their Activists foot soldiers are preparing to employ artefacts containing the dark power of the ancients to bring down the Scavenger Empire.

A collection of poems, short stories and eclectic musings by author Maggie Barton, MSSW, that were created over a 10 year period while living in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.

Outplay, book 2 of the Human Singularity series. Mike Lees displays his enigmatic and entertaining prose in Outplay, his new full-length novel, sounding the depths of human nature in a diversified galaxy. When Jack Stone, a failing journalist, receives a key containing the Melody, a coded sound arrangement that activates the inertia drive, a ship, and a mission, he finds himself drawn into international and galactic intrigue. Jack must reach deep within his soul to outplay James Carting, a scheming tech executive bent on seizing the Melody for his own gain at the risk of exposing Earth to alien exploitation. Can Jack and his mixed team save humanity from a dark future? Find out in this second instalment of the Human Singularity series: Outplay. Where fiction fast becomes reality. (A read of book one, Outpost, will ease understanding of certain aspects of Outplay.)

This book is based on the promises which are whispered and going to whisper to the loved ones, family, friends, cousins in some way or the other. We would have come across many promises in our life. Maybe broken promises, fake promises, incomplete promises, fulfilled promises and so on. As a barrier or as a joy we would carry this along in many ways without telling others. This book is made to express freely about the whispered promises. It is a collection of different genres from different authors and from different places. This book is absolutely different and unique as every co-author has penned down their emotions into the best possible way. This book is an effort of 40 writers and compilers from India. This work is original and not written to hurt anyone's sentiment.