Now, down the trail of past battles, Kane travels again. To the ruins of a devastated city peopled only with half-men and the waif they call their queen. To the half-burnt tavern where a woman Kane wronged long ago holds his child in keeping for the Devil. To the cave kingdom of the giants where glory and its aftermath await discovery. To the house of death itself where Kane retrieves a woman in love.The past, the future, the present - all these are one for Kane as he travels through the centuries.Cover illustration: Chris Achilleos

    He has a flourishing sheep farm in the hills of western Scotland, and his childhood sweetheart, the beautiful, dark-haired Mara, is soon to become his bride. Then in one brief shattering moment Steve's bright future goes black. There is an accident. He is blind. But life is not over, as he first believes. There are new directions he can take, with very special people--and one very special dog at his side--to help him along the way.

    LIMITED EDITION. Out of the Mouths of Graves. New York: Mysterious Press, 1979. First edition, limited to 250 numbered copies. Signed by Bloch. Octavo. 193 pages. This collection contains: Night School; The Model Wife; The Beautiful People; All in the Family; Double Cross; Crime in Rhyme; His and Hearse; The Man Who Looked Like Napoleon; Lucy Comes to Stay; A Most Unusual Murder; The Warm Farewell; Man With a Hobby; A Matter of Life; Hobo; The Living Bracelet; and The Closer of the Way.

    And though Selena would be torn from her beloved Coldstream Castle, and Royce would roam the world at will, his ships available to anyone who would pay his price, she knew they would one day be reunited. It was in a young America, raging in the birth throes of freedom, that destiny fulfilled that promise....

    

    

    

    For thirty years Weird Tales consistently produced the very best in horror and fantasy fiction, and was the launching-point for numerous great storytellers of the genre. Now, Weird Tales rises from the crypt to live again in this anthology from the dark pathways of the imagination.This Volume contains such gruesome gems as a deformed man whose body hides a hideous and deadly secret, a terrible curse from the black mists of the past, a scientist who plans to create the ultimate abomination, and a soldier who cannot die. If your nerves are ready, read on...

    Using elements of stage magic and marvelous illusions, the fearless crime-fighter displays the versatile skill of a Houdini on one and The Shadow on the other. Walter B. Gibson, who wrote these novellas for the pulp magazine Crime Busters in 1938 and 1939 is uniquely qualified to narrate these fast-paced exploits. Under the pseudonym Maxwell Grant, he created the popular pulp hero, and arguably the most recognizable, The Shadow, which was based on the character who hosted the original radio program. Gibson, under his own, was also one of the world's leading authorities on magic and magicians, as well as a former student, friend and ghostwriter for the world-renowned magician Harry Houdini.This collection includes: The Ghost That Came Back from Crime Busters August 1938 The Silver Venus from Crime Busters September 1938 Double-Barreled Magic from Crime Busters November 1938Magician's Choice from Crime Busters December 1938Old Crime Week from Crime Busters February 1939 Murder in Wax from Crime Busters April 1939 The Mystery of Moloch from Crime Busters June 1939$5,000 Reward from Crime Busters July 1939Each story involves a stage illusion made famous by a real-life magician, and an introduction explains how each trick led to another adventure for Norgil. This was their first publication in book form and features an additional introduction to the entire collection by the author.

    Astral projection gone wrong.

    They quickly grow to maturity in the ship's artificial womb. A lifetime of Earth memories is programmed into their dreams.But before their indoctrination is complete, an alien intruder infiltrates and destroys the system ...and the reason for their odyssey is never learned.Now, on a verdant island surrounded by quicksand, Othman, wanderer, dreamer, and self-proclaimed leader of the Earthling band, builds a mighty bridge to span the ocean of molten mud that keeps them from the world beyond.He has yet to face the deadly toll his quest will take on the delicate ecology of the planet -- or the revolt of his beautiful, strong-willed wife, Silandi. And he has yet to discover the hidden knowledge locked deepwithin their hearts. (Back Cover)

    A nine-year-old loner discovers through an act of heroism that being true to oneself is in itself heroic.