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Ghostroots: Stories
by 'Pemi AgudaFinalist for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction Finalist for the 2025 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Finalist for the 2025 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction Longlisted for The Story Prize Includes the Story "Breastmilk," Shortlisted for the 2024 Caine Prize for African Writing One of Time's 10 Best Fiction Books of 2024 • One of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2024 • One of Electric Literature's Best Debut Story Collections • A Library Journal Best Book of the Year • A Vulture Best Book of the Year • A Chicago Public Library Must-Read Book of 2024 • A Daily Mail (UK) Best Book of the Year • One of Elle's Best Literary Fiction Books of 2024 • An ALA Notable Book A debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom from ancestral tiesIn this beguiling collection of twelve imaginative stories set in Lagos, Nigeria, ’Pemi Aguda dramatizes the tension between our yearning to be individuals and the ways we are haunted by what came before.In “Manifest,” a woman sees the ghost of her abusive mother in her daughter’s face. Shortly after, the daughter is overtaken by wicked and destructive impulses. In “Breastmilk,” a wife forgives her husband for his infidelity. Months later, when she is unable to produce milk for her newborn, she blames herself for failing to uphold her mother’s feminist values and doubts her fitness for motherhood. In “Things Boys Do,” a trio of fathers finds something unnatural and unnerving about their infant sons. As their lives rapidly fall to pieces, they begin to fear that their sons are the cause of their troubles. And in “24, Alhaji Williams Street,” a teenage boy lives in the shadow of a mysterious disease that’s killing the boys on his street.These and other stories in Ghostroots map emotional and physical worlds that lay bare the forces of family, myth, tradition, gender, and modernity in Nigerian society. Powered by a deep empathy and glinting with humor, they announce a major new literary talent.
Henry VIII: Wolfman
by A E MooratHENRY VIII: WOLFMANDIVORCED. BEHEADED. DIED. MAULED. SAVAGED. SURVIVED?Henry VIII was the best and bloodiest King ever to have sat on the throne of England. This fast-paced, exciting, gory, inventive and just plain gross retelling of his reign will bring to light the real man behind the myth. When it came to his size, Henry VIII was known for being larger-than-life, with a fearsome temper and bloodthirsty reputation to match; more beast than human, some might say... Be dragged kicking and screaming back 500 years into Tudor England...
Queen Victoria: She loved her country. She hated zombies.
by A E Moorat'There were many staff at Kensington, fulfilling many roles; a man who was employed to catch rats, another whose job it was to sweep the chimneys. That there was someone expected to hunt Demons did not shock the new Queen; that it was to be her was something of a surprise.'London, 1838. Queen Victoria is crowned; she receives the orb, the sceptre, and an arsenal of blood-stained weaponry. Because if Britain is about to become the greatest power of the age, there's the small matter of the demons to take care of first... But rather than dreaming of demon hunting, it is Prince Albert who occupies her thoughts. Can she dedicate her life to saving her country when her heart belongs elsewhere? With lashings of glistening entrails, decapitations, and foul demons, this masterly new portrait will give a fresh understanding of a remarkable woman, a legendary monarch, and quite possibly the best Demon Hunter the world has ever seen . . . A E Moorat weaves a seamlessly lurid tapestry of royal biography, gothic horror and fist-gnawing comedy as he lifts the veil on what really took place on the dark and cobbled streets of 19th-century England.
Queen Victoria: She loved her country. She hated zombies.
by A E Moorat'There were many staff at Kensington, fulfilling many roles; a man who was employed to catch rats, another whose job it was to sweep the chimneys. That there was someone expected to hunt Demons did not shock the new Queen; that it was to be her was something of a surprise.'London, 1838. Queen Victoria is crowned; she receives the orb, the sceptre, and an arsenal of blood-stained weaponry. Because if Britain is about to become the greatest power of the age, there's the small matter of the demons to take care of first... But rather than dreaming of demon hunting, it is Prince Albert who occupies her thoughts. Can she dedicate her life to saving her country when her heart belongs elsewhere? With lashings of glistening entrails, decapitations, and foul demons, this masterly new portrait will give a fresh understanding of a remarkable woman, a legendary monarch, and quite possibly the best Demon Hunter the world has ever seen . . . A E Moorat weaves a seamlessly lurid tapestry of royal biography, gothic horror and fist-gnawing comedy as he lifts the veil on what really took place on the dark and cobbled streets of 19th-century England.
Jonathan Dark or The Evidence Of Ghosts
by A K Benedict'This haunting supernatural thriller is full of hidden treasure that will delight you long after you've turned the last page' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her EyesMaria King knows a secret London. Born blind, she knows the city by sound and touch and smell but now that surgery has restored her sight, the world seems a scarier place and she doesn't want to see it.DCI Jonathan Dark also sees a different side to the city. He's in the shadows, haunted by his failure to save a woman from the hands of stalker, and he won't let it happen again. Now a killer has set his sights on Maria, and Jonathan must find a way to stop him.But when gathering evidence, you can't choose your source.Can you save the living by talking to the dead?'AK Benedict is snapping at the heels of Ben Aaronovitch as one of the new stars of the sub-genre of crime with a supernatural twist' Sunday Express
Jonathan Dark or The Evidence Of Ghosts
by A K BenedictMaria King knows a secret London. Born blind, she knows the city by sound and touch and smell. But surgery has restored her sight - only for her to find she doesn't want it.Jonathan Dark sees the shadowy side of the city. A DI with the Metropolitan Police, he is haunted by his failure to save a woman from the hands of stalker. Now it seems the killer has set his sights on Maria, and is leaving her messages in the most gruesome of ways.Tracing the source of these messages leads Maria and Jonathan to a London they never knew. Finding the truth will mean seeing a side to the city where life and death is a game played by the powerful, where everyone is lost but nothing is missing and where the all the answers are hiding, if only they listen to the whispers on the streets.Shot through with love and loss, ghosts and grief, A.K. Benedict weaves a compelling mystery that will leave you looking over your shoulder and asking what lurks in the dark.(p) 2016 Isis Publishing Ltd
A Última Floresta
by A L ButcherUm Conto sobre a Ira da Natureza Quando os humanos estão prestes a derrubar a última floresta, uma desagradável surpresa os aguarda. Uma história curta de fantasia sombria sobre o furor da natureza.
Contos Sombrios e Versos Sinuosos: Uma Coleção de Contos para a Fogueira
by A L ButcherContos sombrios de fantasmas de guerra, sangue do Outono do Terror, da fúria da natureza, um assassinato incomum e um vampiro cínico. Poemas sinuosos de perda e caos. Alguns temas adultos e linguagem pesada.
Contos de Erana: a Maldição do Guerreiro
by A L ButcherEle que barganha com monstros, atente! Um herói forja um pacto profano com uma bruxa e aprende que a magia nunca esquece. Contos míticos numa terra de magia proibida. Uma noveleta de fantasia sombria dos Contos de Erana.
Cuentos Oscuros y Versos Retorcidos: Una colección de historias cortas, poesía de horror y fantasía Oscura Por A. L. Butcher
by A L ButcherCuentos oscuros de los fantasmas de la guerra, la sangre del Otoño del Terror, la ira de la naturaleza, un asesinato inusual y un vampiro cínico. Poesía retorcida de pérdida y caos. Algunos temas y lenguaje para adultos.
Das Geheimnis von Blossom Rise: Eine Geistergeschichte
by A L ButcherEine junge Krankenschwester beschließt, eine Stelle in einem ehemaligen Militärkrankenhaus anzunehmen und stößt dabei auf ein Familiengeheimnis. Als sie sich näher mit dem Thema beschäftigt, merkt sie, dass ihr die geisterhaften Bewohner irgendwie ziemlich vertraut sind... Eine kurze Geistergeschichte.
Der Letzte Wald: Eine Geschichte über den Zorn der Natur
by A L ButcherAls Menschen kommen, um den letzten Wald zu fällen, erleben sie eine böse Überraschung. Eine kurze, düstere Fantasy-Geschichte über den Zorn der Natur.
Der Wächter: Eine Jack the Ripper Geschichte
by A L ButcherWir schreiben das Jahr 1888, und der Ort ist Whitechapel, im Herzen Londons. Aber das Herz blutet. Ein mysteriöser Mörder treibt sein Unwesen auf den Straßen - sein wahrer Name ist unbekannt, aber seine Legende wird in die Geschichte eingehen. Dies ist eine kurze Geschichte über Jack the Ripper. Ab 18 Jahren wegen Gewaltszenen freigegeben.
Dunkle Geschichten und verdrehte Verse: Eine Sammlung von Feuermärchen
by A L ButcherDunkle Geschichten über die Geister des Krieges, Blut aus dem Herbst des Schreckens, den Zorn der Natur, einen ungewöhnlichen Mord und einen zynischen Vampir. Verdrehte Poesie von Verlust und Chaos. Einige Themen und Sprache für Erwachsene.
El observador: Un relato acerca de Jack el Destripador
by A L ButcherEs el año 1888 y el lugar es Whitechapel, en el corazón de Londres. Un corazón que sangra. Un misterioso asesino acecha a las mujeres de la calle, su verdadero nombre es desconocido pero su leyenda pasará a la historia. Este es un relato acerca de Jack el Destripador. Historia corta de 3.500 palabras.
El secreto de Blossom Rise: Una historia de fantasmas
by A L ButcherCuando una joven enfermera acepta un trabajo en el antiguo hospital militar, ella desentierra un secreto familiar y encuentra a los ocupantes espectrales un poco familiares. Una corta historia de fantasmas.
Fortellingene om Erana: Krigerens Forbannelse
by A L ButcherDe som forhandler med monstre pass på! En helt inngår et syndig løfte med en heks og innser at magi glemmer aldri. Mytiske fortellinger i et land hvor magi er forbudt. Fortellingene om Erana - en mørk fantasy-novelle
Historias de Erana: la maldición del guerrero.
by A L ButcherAquel que haga tratos con monstruos, ¡cuidado! Un héroe forja un impío trato con una bruja y aprende que la magia nunca olvida.
I racconti di Erana: La maledizione del guerriero
by A L ButcherColui che fa patti con i mostri deve prestare attenzione! Un eroe stringe un patto sacrilego con una strega e scopre che la magia non dimentica mai. Storie di miti in una terra di magia proibita. Una novella dark fantasy dei Racconti di Erana.
Il Segreto di Blossom Rise
by A L ButcherQuando una giovane infermiera accetta un lavoro in un vecchio ospedale militare, scoprirà un segreto di famiglia e troverà i suoi spettrali occupanti un po’ troppo familiari.
Il Sorvegliante: una storia su Jack lo Squartatore
by A L ButcherL'anno è il 1888, e il luogo è Whitechapel, nel cuore di Londra. Ma il cuore sanguina. Un assassino misterioso sta perseguitando le donne di strada - nessuno sa quale sia il suo vero nome, ma la sua leggenda entrerà nella storia. Questa è una breve storia su Jack lo Squartatore. VM 18 per scene di vuolenza.
La Cittadella Splendente: Cronache de La Luce dopo la Tempesta - Volume II (Cronache de La Luce dopo la Tempesta #2)
by A L ButcherChi domina in questo gioco di intrighi, dove la magia è proibita e gli elfi sono schiavi? Un viaggio in cui le credenze vengono infrante come vetro, la verità non è accettata e i mostri dei tempi antichi abbondando: condividete l'amore e la vendetta, la magia e la passione, i guadagni dell'avidità in un mondo di oscura fantasia. (VM 18)
La malédiction du guerrier (Les contes d'Erana)
by A L ButcherGare à celui qui négocie avec les monstres ! Un héros fait une entente avec une sorcière et apprend que la magie n’oublie jamais. Contes mythiques dans un pays de magie interdite. Les contes d’Erana, une nouvelle sombre de Fantasy.
Le Secret de Blossom Rise: Une histoire de fantômes
by A L ButcherLorsqu'une jeune infirmière accepte un poste dans un ancien hôpital militaire, elle déterre un vieux secret de famille et se voit confrontée à ses occupants spectraux qui lui semblent un peu trop familiers. Une histoire de fantômes.
Tapi dans l'ombre : Une histoire sur Jack l’Éventreur
by A L ButcherNous sommes en 1888, à Whitechapel, au cœur même de la capitale londonienne. Mais le cœur saigne. Un tueur mystérieux traque les femmes dans les rues — sa véritable identité est inconnue, mais ce personnage mythique entrera dans l’histoire. Jack l’Éventreur est au centre de cette nouvelle. Scènes de violence : récit destiné aux plus de 18 ans.