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In the longest of the four Cthulhu Mythos stories in this collection, «The Legacy of Erich Zann,» the violin and the music that the ill-fated musician left behind become the target, some fifteen years later, for a mysterious searcher who will stop at nothing–including murder–to obtain them. Edgar Allan Poe's great detective, Auguste Dupin, who's endangered because of his connection to Zann, must not only figure out who–but why.
<P>In the original novella, «The Seeds from the Mountains of Madness,» it turns out that the famous Captain Oates, whose body was never found after he left Scott's tent in the Antarctic, did not die after all–or, if he did, still retained his ability to function in the world. Sent back to England with a mission to fulfill, Oates seeks the help of an old school friend, a veteran of the Great War–who must also play detective, endeavoring to determine who or what has sent Oates back–and, of course, why!
<P>Also included are two short stories, «The Holocaust of Ecstasy» and «The Truth About Pickman.»
<P>Riveting horror–gripping mystery–from a master storyteller.

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Here’s a potpourri of original stories and poems from up-and-coming West Virginia writers, edited by well-known author Victor J. Banis. The anthology includes: “The Reckoning,” “Metamorphosis,” and “The Thief” by Bev Rees; “Rosie and Mac” by Sally Brinkmann; “Dear Ann Landers: Excerpts from a Novel in Progress,” by Craig Tucker; “AIDS Diaries—Francel,” “Day Lights, Night Lights,” and “Hob Knobbin’” by Eve Birch; “Pappy’s Angels,” “Big Easys,” and “A Wildwood Flounder” by Leigh Horne; “The Azalea Quartet: An Excerpt from a Novel in Progress” by Trish Rudder; “The Child Bride of Lester Cooley,” “The Shiny Black Car,” and “Love in a Lobster Pot” by Calvert Estill; “Harai” by Christine Kaye; and “Precious Child: A Memoir of Healing” by Wanda R. Riggle, and an «Introduction» by Victor J. Banis. Although the regional flavor comes through in every page of this book, many of the stories could be set in any milieu, and still be successful. Great writing—and great reading!

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Shot while trying to prevent the kidnapping, murder, and brutal despoilment of her thirteen-year-old daughter, Southern California book editor Catherine Desmond has a “tunnel-of-light” experience.
“There is something only you can do,” the spirits tell her, and she is returned intact to her former life—or is she?
When she recovers, Catherine finds herself gifted—or cursed—with astral projection, and to her dismay finds herself linked psychically with her daughter's murderer. But he too can project himself, and while she searches for a way to bring the brutal killer to justice, he begins stalking her as well, setting in motion an ethereal cat-and-mouse game, with life—and death—hanging in the balance!

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Paul Di Filippo is one of Science Fiction's finest short story writers, wild, witty, exuberantly imaginative; <i>Babylon Sisters and Other Posthumans</i> is a generous showcase of his strange, transformative, and powerful hard science fiction visions. <P> The fourteen stories collected here are glimpses into the most fantastic possibilities of human evolution-biological, social, and cultural. From a New York split into warring walled enclaves, to the destiny of our species as a strain of virus, to an Africa made over by nanotech messiahs, to a future Earth protected by half-alien angels, to wars of liberation from what we have always so tragically been: these are only some of the awe-inspiring transitions to be found in Babylon Sisters. Read here of rebellion by books against their librarian, of cosmic destiny remade by stellar lunatics, of disorienting ventures beyond the boundaries of the human; discover here the perverse and terrible dangers of the age of posthumanity.

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Jenny Kane loves weird science–but it's gone way, WAY out of control. Her mother's moved out, her dad's still moping around, and she's not sure how to cope any longer. And she keeps getting these weird phone calls from a scientist named Rod who's…where?…when?–another time zone? Another time altogether? Another reality? But that'd be crazy, wouldn't it? <P> She also has the strangest feeling that she's done all this before. Who's this odd boy she just crashed into–this Tristan? How does she even know his name–or the fact that he can perform parlor-type «magic» tricks? <P> Hilarious, exciting, touching, ZONES is a classic adventure of time travel: a great SF adventure that grabs you with its opening lines–and then never lets you go!

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The Vampire Megapack collection 27 tales of vampires! Authors represented included Bram Stoker, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Darrell Schweitzer, Lawrence Watt-Evans, and many more. The complete contents are: <P> "Mrs. Amworth," by E. F. Benson<br> "Lost Epiphany," by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro<br> "Weeping Willow," by T. A. Bradley<br> "The Greater Thirst," by Marilyn “Mattie” Brahen<br> "Clarimonde," by Theophile Gautier<br> "Waiting for the Hunger,” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman<br> "Kvetchula," by Darrell Schweitzer<br> "A Vampire," by Luigi Capuana<br> "Omega," by Jason Andrew<br> "Accommodation," by Michael R. Collings<br> "The Art of the Smile," by John Gregory Betancourt<br> "Renfield’s Syndrome," by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro<br> "The Pimp," by Lawrence Watt-Evans<br> "Runaway," by Darrell Schweitzer<br> "Sympathy for Vampires," by John Gregory Betancourt<br> "The Secret of Kralitz," by Henry Kuttner<br> "The Fourth Horseman," by Peter Darbyshire<br> "Cravat of the Damned," by Zach Bartlett<br> "Help Wanted," by Michael McCarty and Terrie Leigh Relf<br> "Siren Song," by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro<br> "An Authenticated Vampire Story," by Franz Hartmann<br> "Dracula’s New Dress," by Ray Cluley<br> "Dracula’s Guest," by Bram Stoker<br> "The Bats," by David Anderson<br> "The Room in the Tower," by E. F. Benson <P> And don't forget to search this ebook store for «Megapack» to see other volumes in this series, from westerns to science fiction to ghost stories to mysteries…and many more!

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The Andre Norton megapack collects 15 works by the Grand Master of Science Fiction. Included are: <P> "The People of the Crater"<BR> "The Gifts of Asti"<BR> "Plague Ship"<BR> "Star Born"<BR> "All Cats Are Gray"<BR> "The Time Traders"<BR> "Voodoo Planet"<BR> "Storm Over Warlock"<BR> "Star Hunter"<BR> "The Defiant Agents"<BR> "Key Out of Time"<BR> "Ralestone Luck" (historical)<BR> "Ride Proud, Rebel!" (historical)<BR> "Rebel Spurs" (historical)<BR> "Murders for Sale" (mystery) <P> And don't forget to search this ebook store for «Megapack» to see other volumes in this series, from westerns to science fiction to ghost stories to mysteries…and many, many more!

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Weird Tales 359 presents interviews with Laird Barron and Richard Kirk, features on books and weird music, and short stories by Stephen Graham Jones, Evan J. Peterson, Tom Underberg, Leena Likitalo, Joel Lane, and Conrad Williams – plus poetry and the usual features.

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A definitive look at the life and work of horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, by a leading scholar of the fantasy and horror field.
INTRODUCTION, by Darrell Schweitzer NOTES ON AN ENTITY, by Robert Bloch A LITERARY COPERNICUS, by Fritz Leiber, Jr. THE FOUR FACES OF THE OUTSIDER, by Dirk W. Mosig THE FIRST LEWIS THEOBALD, by R. Boerem STORY-WRITING: A Letter from H. P. Lovecraft CHARACTER GULLIBILITY IN WEIRD FICTION, by Darrell Schweitzer SOME THOUGHTS ON LOVECRAFT, by Arthur Jean Cox THE DERLETH MYTHOS, by Richard L. Tierney GENESIS OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS, by George Wetzel LOVECRAFT’S LADiES, by Ben P. Indick WHEN THE STARS ARE RIGHT, by Richard L. Tierney LOVECRAFT AND LORD DUNSANY, by Darrell Schweitzer H. P. LOVECRAFT AND PSEUDOMATHEMATICS, by Robert Weinberg TEXTUAL PROBLEMS IN LOVECRAFT: A Preliminary Survey, by S. T. Joshi H. P. LOVECRAFT: THE BOOKS, by Lin Carter H. P. LOVECRAFT: A BASIC READING LIST, compiled by Darrell Schweitzer

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Katharine Vance had supposedly committed suicide in 1932, but when she surfaces under another name a year later, with no memory of her previous life, private eye Joe Scintilla is hired to investigate. He must travel from his native New York to Los Angeles to Italy, to uncover the nefarious schemes of «The Removal Company.» A thrill-a-minute hard-boiled adventure, the first of a series!

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