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On a planet where footprints disappear in seconds because of the shifting winds, how do you track a man? Barton Fisk, the outlaw, had found a way, the Black Beast. Ranger Neely is the intended prey! One of the Utukku planet stories featuring Ranger Neely.

The mythology of the North America Indians is a cultural treasure trove, but many of these myths and legends have been hidden away in many old books and documents. So this vast body of wisdom has been out of reach of most people… until now. Through storytelling, the rich history of the Native...

The Book of the Black Sun is thirty-two Lovecraftian tales of terror arranged in eight sections, each containing a micro, a flash, shorter story and a longer story. Motifs of strange books, evil creatures and spinning disks that form doorways to other realms are woven throughout the tales, making...

Just prior to the rise of Islam in the sixth century AD, southern Arabia was embroiled in a violent conflict between Christian Ethiopians and Jewish Arabs. Though little known today, this was an international war that involved both the Byzantine Empire, which had established Christian churches in...

Princess Luantishee wanted only to find the Kalduun crossroads but the people of the little village had other ideas. They wanted her to slay their dragon. But the dragon was no longer a threat, having grown old and weary. So why was she there? The village burgher's evil plans made a pawn of her...

Het ware verhaal achter Pinokkios neus is een complex misdaadverhaal, vol zwarte humor en historische zijsporen. Het biedt de lezer een schat aan culturele geschiedenis, waarin enkele van de belangrijkste staatsmannen uit het recente verleden een grote rol spelen. Als tsaar Nicolaas ii, Winston Churchill,...

Armed with razor-sharp teeth and capable of drinking many times its volume of blood, the leech is an unlikely cure for ill health. Yet that is exactly the role this worm-like parasite has played in both Western and Eastern medicine throughout history.   In this book, Robert G. W. Kirk...

"The content of this work, which was independently presented by Burbidge, Burbidge, Fowler, and Hoyle in 1957, represents one of the major advances in the natural sciences in the twentieth century. It effectively answered, in one fell swoop, several interrelated questions that humans have been...

G.W.M. Reynolds was a British author and journalist. Reynolds was a prolific writer who was considered to be one of the most popular authors of his time. Today he is best remembered for Wagner the Werewolf. The book is one of the first to have the werewolf theme and its exciting action and suspense...

In this book, based on lectures delivered at the Historical Society of Israel, the famed historian G. W. Bowersock presents a searching examination of political developments in the Arabian Peninsula on the eve of the rise of Islam. Recounting the growth of Christian Ethiopia and the conflict with...

Characterised by an interest in the nature and expression of power, this collection of essays by George Bernard combines a number of previously published pieces with original studies. Chapters range from detailed studies of aspects of the political and religious history of the reign of Henry VIII...

Everyone has heard the legend of Snedronningen.  She has gone by many names.  The most popular of those is Snow Queen.  Many who have crossed her path have paid the price.  Prince Valeman rejected her proposal of marriage.  In a psychotic rage, her revenge was swift.  By night he is a man, by...

Originally published in 1909. The accounts here of Sir Neville Chamberlain's most successful campaigns are drawn from his own official reports, his private letters to his sister at home and contemporary narratives. It does not go into any details about his later years but focuses solely on his skill...

In 1880 the federal Parliament of Canada repealed the Insolvent Act of 1875, leaving debtor-creditor matters to be regulated by the provinces. Almost forty years later, Parliament finally passed new bankruptcy legislation, recognizing that what was once considered a moral evil had become a commercial...