Destroyed oil rigs, mysteriously reborn, clamber from the sea and onto the land, driven by an obscure but violent purpose. An anatomy student cuts open a cadaver to discover impossibly intricate designs carved into a corpse's bones—designs clearly present from birth, bearing mute testimony to . . . what?Of such concepts and unforgettable images are made the twenty-eight stories in this collection—many published here for the first time. By turns speculative, satirical, and heart-wrenching, fresh in form and language, and featuring a cast of damaged yet hopeful seekers who come face-to-face with the deep weirdness of the world—and at times the deeper weirdness of themselves—Three Moments of an Explosion is a fitting showcase for one of our most original voices.

    First published in 1892 in Harpers, the story tells of an Oxford college student who, through the use of Egyptian magic, manages to reanimate an ancient Egyptian mummy. Many of the horror stories of monsters and ghouls, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

    Joining forces with Byron, Keats, and Shelley in a desperate journey that crisscrosses Europe, Crawford desperately seeks his freedom from this vengeful lover who haunts his dreams and will not rest until she destroys all that he cherishes. Told in the guise of a secret history, this long-awaited tale of passion and terror is finally back in print after more than 20 years.

    Warren's Profession; Pygmalion. Eight full-cast performances featuring: Kate Burton, Roger Rees, Shirley Knight, Anne Heche, Eric Stoltz, Martin Jarvis, Paxton Whitehead, Richard Dreyfuss, Bruce Davison and many more.

    "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," and more. Renowned for their wit, erudition and suspense, these stories are each masterfully constructed and represent a high achievement in the ghost genre. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

    It didn't give you the date and it didn't give you specifics. It just spat out a sliver of paper upon which were printed, in careful block letters, the words DROWNED or CANCER or OLD AGE or CHOKED ON A HANDFUL OF POPCORN. It let people know how they were going to die." Machine of Death tells thirty-four different stories about people who know how they will die. Prepare to have your tears jerked, your spine tingled, your funny bone tickled, your mind blown, your pulse quickened, or your heart warmed. Or better yet, simply prepare to be surprised. Because even when people do have perfect knowledge of the future, there's no telling exactly how things will turn out. Featuring stories by: * Randall Munroe* Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw* Tom Francis* Camille Alexa* Erin McKean* James L. Sutter* Douglas J. Lane* and many others.Featuring illustrations by: * Kate Beaton* Kazu Kibuishi* Aaron Diaz* Jeffrey Brown* Scott C.* Roger Langridge* Karl Kerschl* Cameron Stewart* and many others

    "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery:" with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable range--from the hilarious to the truly horrible--and power as a storyteller.

    From the Book of Revelation to The Road Warrior, from A Canticle for Leibowitz to The Road, storytellers have long imagined the end of the world, weaving eschatological tales of catastrophe, chaos, and calamity. In doing so, these visionary authors have addressed one of the most challenging and enduring themes of imaginative fiction: The nature of life in the aftermath of total societal collapse. Gathering together the best post-apocalyptic literature of the last two decades from many of today's most renowned authors of speculative fiction - including George R. R. Martin, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Octavia E. Butler, and Stephen King - Wastelands explores the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in the wake of Armageddon. Whether the end of the world comes through nuclear war, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm, these are tales of survivors, in some cases struggling to rebuild the society that was, in others, merely surviving, scrounging for food in depopulated ruins and defending themselves against monsters, mutants, and marauders. Wastelands delves into this bleak landscape, uncovering the raw human emotion and heart-pounding thrills at the genre's core. --back coverContains the following stories:Introduction by John Joseph AdamsThe End of the Whole Mess by Stephen KingSalvage by Orson Scott CardThe People of Sand and Slag by Paolo BacigalupiBread and Bombs by M. RickertHow We Got In Town and Out Again by Jonathan LethemDark, Dark Were the Tunnels by George R. R. MartinWaiting for the Zephyr by Tobias S. BuckellNever Despair by Jack McDevittWhen Sysadmins Ruled the Earth by Cory DoctorowThe Last of the O-Forms by James Van PeltStill Life With Apocalypse by Richard KadreyArtie’s Angels by Catherine WellsJudgment Passed by Jerry OltionMute by Gene WolfeInertia by Nancy KressAnd the Deep Blue Sea by Elizabeth BearSpeech Sounds by Octavia E. ButlerKillers by Carol EmshwillerGinny Sweethips’ Flying Circus by Neal Barrett, Jr.The End of the World as We Know It by Dale BaileyA Song Before Sunset by David GriggEpisode Seven... by John LanganAppendix: For Further Reading

    Subterranean Press is proud to publish The Sagan Diary, a long novelette that for the first time looks at the worlds of the Hugo-nominated Old Man's War and its sequel The Ghost Brigades from the point of view of Lieutenant Jane Sagan, who in a series of diary entries gives her views on some of the events included in the series... and sheds new light into some previously unexplored corners. If you thought you knew Jane Sagan before, prepare to be surprised.

    But now, it seems to describe the real world of cell phones, Blackberries and iPods, and its prediction of terrible things to come isn't so easy to shrug off. Leiber sets the tale in a future when "missiles are on the prowl," and most people live underground. George Gusterson is a writer with crazy ideas -- one being, he still lives on the surface. For another, he imagines a gizmo that would remind him of things like when to turn on the TV. George's mere whim inspires an actual gadget called the Tickler, just a "wire recorder and clock" at first, but then . . . it whispers constantly through an earphone. It instills positive thinking. It injects drugs. It makes decisions. It weights 28 pounds. And it won't get off. Only Gusterson understands what "the little fellow perched on your shoulder" is really saying, one word: Obey! And only Gusterson knows what to say back, if it's not too late.

    Twenty-five chances to impress.When the test takes an unexpected and tragic turn, Idir is handed the power of life and death.How do you value a life when all you have is multiple choice?

    In these stories, reminiscent of Shirley Jackson and Julio Cortázar, three young friends distract themselves with drugs and pain in the midst a government-enforced blackout; a girl with nothing to lose steps into an abandoned house and never comes back out; to protest a viral form of domestic violence, a group of women set themselves on fire. But alongside the black magic and disturbing disappearances, these stories are fueled by compassion for the frightened and the lost, ultimately bringing these characters—mothers and daughters, husbands and wives—into a surprisingly familiar reality. Written in hypnotic prose that gives grace to the grotesque, Things We Lost in the Fire is a powerful exploration of what happens when our darkest desires are left to roam unchecked, and signals the arrival of an astonishing and necessary voice in contemporary fiction.

    . . and winds up a castaway on an impossibly solid cloud, a Prospero’s island of roiling vapor that seems animated by a mind of its own in Aloft.On a seemingly ordinary day in Boulder, Colorado, the clouds open up in a downpour of nails—splinters of bright crystal that shred the skin of anyone not safely under cover. Rain explores this escalating apocalyptic event, as the deluge of nails spreads out across the country and around the world.In Loaded, a mall security guard in a coastal Florida town courageously stops a mass shooting and becomes a hero to the modern gun rights movement. But under the glare of the spotlights, his story begins to unravel, taking his sanity with it. When an out-of-control summer blaze approaches the town, he will reach for the gun again and embark on one last day of reckoning.

    Lawrence. Why buy any other Lawrence eBook when you can have them ALL in one?Including:* ALL 11 novels, even the veryrare ones* ALL 49 short stories, with fully working contents table* ALL 6 novellas* ALL 8 plays* ALL of the travel writings and the COMPLETE poetry* 6 poetry collections, including RARE contributions* UPDATED with many images relating to Lawrence, his life and works* UPDATED with concise introductions to all of the novels* the price has been reduced to the cheapest possible for our readersThere is also a front no-nonsense contents table, allowing easy navigation around the enormous file. As with all Delphi Classics, the texts are arranged in chronological order, allowing a scholarly reading and appreciation of Lawrence's works. This eBook is a MUST for any lover of quality literature.Please visit www.delphiclassics.com for more informationCONTENTSThe NovelsTHE WHITE PEACOCKTHE TRESPASSERSONS AND LOVERSTHE RAINBOWWOMEN IN LOVETHE LOST GIRLAARON'S RODKANGAROOTHE BOY IN THE BUSHTHE PLUMED SERPENTLADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVERThe Short StoriesA MODERN LOVERTHE OLD ADAMHER TURNSTRIKE-PAYTHE WITCH A LA MODENEW EVE AND OLD ADAMTHE PRUSSIAN OFFICERTHE THORN IN THE FLESHDAUGHTERS OF THE VICARA FRAGMENT OF STAINED GLASSTHE SHADES OF SPRINGSECOND BESTTHE SHADOW IN THE ROSE GARDENGOOSE FAIRTHE WHITE STOCKINGA SICK COLLIERTHE CHRISTENINGODOUR OF CHRYSANTHEMUMSENGLAND, MY ENGLANDTICKETS, PLEASETHE BLIND MANMONKEY NUTSWINTRY PEACOCKYOU TOUCHED MESAMSON AND DELILAHTHE PRIMROSE PATHTHE HORSE DEALER'S DAUGHTERFANNY AND ANNIETHE PRINCESSTHE WOMAN WHO RODE AWAYTWO BLUE BIRDSSUNSMILETHE BORDER LINEJIMMY AND THE DESPERATE WOMANTHE LAST LAUGHIN LOVETHE MAN WHO LOVED ISLANDSGLAD GHOSTSNONE OF THAT!THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNERTHE LOVELY LADYTHE OVERTONERAWDON'S ROOFMOTHER AND DAUGHTERTHE BLUE MOCCASINSTHINGSLOVE AMONG THE HAYSTACKSTHE MORTAL COILThe NovellasTHE LADYBIRDTHE FOXTHE CAPTAIN'S DOLLST. MAWRTHE VIRGIN AND THE GIPSYTHE ESCAPED COCKThe PlaysTHE MARRIED MANTHE FIGHT FOR BARBARADAVIDTHE DAUGHTER-IN-LAWTHE WIDOWING OF MRS HOLROYDA COLLIER'S FRIDAY NIGHTTHE MERRY-GO-ROUNDTOUCH AND GOTravel WritingSEA AND SARDINIAETRUSCAN PLACESMORNINGS IN MEXICOPoetryBIRDS BEASTS AND FLOWERSAMORESBAY - A BOOK OF POEMSNEW POEMSIMAGIST POETRYLOOK! WE HAVE COME THROUGH!Please note: The unfinished novel 'Mr Noon' is not available in this collection due to being held under copyright by Cambridge Press (1987). * * * *Also Available from Delphi ClassicsTHE COMPLETE WORKS of:* FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY (first time in English)* HENRY JAMES* D.H. LAWRENCE* JANE AUSTEN (Fully Illustrated)* ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON* H.G. WELLS* LEO TOLSTOY* GEORGE ELIOT* JOSEPH CONRAD* WILKIE COLLINS* WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY* THOMAS HARDY (Fully Illustrated)* CHARLES DICKENS (Fully Illustrated)* LOUISA MAY ALCOTT* ANTON CHEKHOV* JAMES JOYCE* VIRGINIA WOOLF* EDGAR ALLEN POE* JACK LONDONEach and Every TextJust search the Kindle Store for 'Delphi Classics'Please visit www.delphiclassics.com for more information

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