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God of Darkness (A Goddess Series short story #8)
by Aimée Carter‘Feared by the living, revered by the dead’ As Lord of the Underworld, Hades had unimaginable power at his fingertips, ready to do whatever he must to uphold his duties and laws.
God of Thieves (A Goddess Series short story #7)
by Aimée Carter‘They needed a scapegoat – and I was convenient’ A pariah among the Greek Gods of Mount Olympus, James has been shunned by the council for helping a friend find freedom. Can he clear his name – and find a love of his own? ‘Our favourite author of the year,’ – Teen Now. A GODDESS SERIES STORY
Goddess Interrupted (The Goddess Series #2)
by Aimée CarterAfter surrendering her mortal life, Kate’s about to be crowned queen of the mythical Underworld, home to the Gods. Her king – dangerous, mesmerising Henry – the boy she sacrificed everything for, is becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then he is abducted in the midst of her coronation.
Goddess of the Underworld (A Goddess Series short story #6)
by Aimée Carter‘I just—I don’t belong there. I don’t know how else to explain it.’ Persephone doesn’t fit into the mystical underworld of the Greek gods, especially now that she is being forced to wed Henry, the boy she doesn’t love. But can she find a way to be free? ‘Our favourite author of the year,’ – Teen Now. A GODDESS SERIES BOOK
The Goddess Queen (A Goddess Series short story #4)
by Aimée Carter‘In all the years I’d existed, I’d never expected to be free.’ The powerful Greek gods live in a world torn apart by jealousy and love, loss and longing. Could Goddess Queen Calliope finally be the one to achieve peace between the gods and set them free? ‘Our favourite author of the year,’ – Teen Now. A GODDESS SERIES STORY
Gothic Tales (Penguin Classics)
by Elizabeth Gaskell Laura KranzlerElizabeth Gaskell's chilling Gothic tales blend the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect. 'Disappearances', inspired by local legends of mysterious vanishings, mixes gossip and fact; 'Lois the Witch', a novella based on an account of the Salem witch hunts, shows how sexual desire and jealousy lead to hysteria; while in 'The Old Nurse's Story' a mysterious child roams the freezing Northumberland moors. Whether darkly surreal, such as 'The Poor Clare', where an evil doppelgänger is formed by a woman's bitter curse, or mischievous like 'Curious, if True', a playful reworking of fairy tales, all the stories in this volume form a stark contrast to the social realism of Gaskell's novels, revealing a darker and more unsettling style of writing.
Grave Danger (Mira Ser.)
by Heather GrahamThe annual Thriller anthology of short fiction, now in its third year, brings together the most exciting mystery and suspense writers. This year's collection, Love Is Murder, is edited by Sandra Brown.
The Greatcoat
by Helen DunmoreIn the winter of 1952, Isabel Carey moves to the East Riding of Yorkshire with her husband Philip, a GP. With Philip spending long hours on call, Isabel finds herself isolated and lonely as she strives to adjust to the realities of married life.Woken by intense cold one night, she discovers an old RAF greatcoat hidden in the back of a cupboard. Sleeping under it for warmth, she starts to dream. And not long afterwards, while her husband is out, she is startled by a knock at her window.Outside is a young RAF pilot, waiting to come in.His name is Alec, and his powerful presence both disturbs and excites her. Her initial alarm soon fades, and they begin an intense affair. But nothing has prepared her for the truth about Alec's life, nor the impact it will have on hers ...
GRYMM
by Keith AustinSomething stirred in the gravelly yard beneath their window . . . A soft slippery nuzzle, the sort of sounds you'd expect a pig to make with its snout in a trough . . . The small mining town of Grymm perched on the very edge of the Great Desert is the kind of town you leave - but when Dad gets a three-month contract in the mine there, Mina and Jacob, unwilling stepbrother and sister, are reluctantly arriving.From a grotesque letting agent who seems to want to eat their baby brother, a cafe owner whose milkshakes contain actual maggots and the horribly creepy butcher, baker and candlestick-maker, Mina and Jacob soon realize that nothing in Grymm is what is appears to be.And then things get seriously weird when their baby brother disappears - and no one seems to even notice! In Grymm, your worst nightmares really do come true . . .
The H. P. Lovecraft Collection: Hideous Tales Of Horror And The Macabre -
by H. P. LovecraftTerrifying and astounding, this collection brings together the entirety of H.P. Lovecraft's output, from his early macabre stories to his tales of the dreamlands, and of course, his famous Cthulhu novellas. First written for the pulp magazines of the 1920s and '30s, Lovecraft's writing still resonates today and will leave readers amazed by the breadth of his imagination.This collection includes:• At the Mountains of Madness• The Dunwich Horror• The Call of the Cthulhu• The Shadow over Innsmouth• Polaris• The Colour Out of Space• Rats in the Walls
H. P. Lovecraft Short Stories: A Graphic Collection Of H. P. Lovecraft's Short Stories
by H. P. LovecraftLovecraft's terrifying tales have influenced generations of horror writers. His otherworldly visions of cosmic horrors, alien beings, and a world not quite our own remain immensely powerful and able to terrify even the most resolute readers. This collection spans the breadth of Lovecraft's literary career, from his early forays into the Dreamlands to his mature writings of the Cthulhu mythos. H. P. Lovecraft's petrifying yet fascinating stories took their inspiration from a multitude of literary influences, including the mysterious Arabian Nights, the capricious deities and heroes of Greek mythology, and the lyrical horrors of the gothic tales told to him by his grandfather. His writing gave voice to the belief that there are some things in this world that can never be understood.This collection features several of H. P. Lovecraft's most iconic tales, including:The Call of CthulhuThe Whisperer in DarknessThe Thing on the DoorstepThe Lurking FearThe Shadow Over InnsmouthThe Shunned HouseFrom BeyondPickman's ModelThe Nameless CityThe Dreams in the Witch House
The Haunted Mobile (Wired)
by Robert DoddsJake's mobile is going wrong. It's sending weird texts to his friends. Then they start appearing on his phone - from himself. Then the voice messages begin. A girl is trapped in a storm drain, begging him for help. But the messages delete as soon as he hears them. Finally he gets a live call from her, and he knows he has to track her down. Will itbe too late for the girl - or for Jake?Highly readable, exciting books that take the struggle out of reading, Wired encourages and supports reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers or those with English as an additional language aged 11+, at a manageable length (64 pages) and reading level (8+). Produced in association with reading experts at CatchUp, a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties.
Haven's Blight
by James AxlerThe future rose from the ashes of nuke-scorched America with a vengeance. The unchecked wrath of Deathlands pits Ryan Cawdor and his companions against long odds.
Hell to Heaven (Journey to Wudang #2)
by Kylie ChanThe second book in an addictive urban fantasy series of gods and demons, martial arts and mythology, from the author of White Tiger.
The Heresy of Dr Dee (The John Dee Papers #0)
by Phil RickmanTudor intrigue, murder and the dark arts - the second in an acclaimed historical series starring Dr John DeeAll talk is of the End-time... and the dead are rising.At the end of the sunless summer of 1560, black rumour shrouds the death of the one woman who stands between Lord Robert Dudley and marriage to the young Queen Elizabeth. Did Dudley's wife, Amy, die from an accidental fall in a deserted house, or was it murder? Even Dr John Dee, astrologer royal, adviser on the Hidden and one of Dudley's oldest friends, is uncertain. Then a rash promise to the Queen sends him to his family's old home on the Welsh Border in pursuit of the Wigmore Shewstone, a crystal credited with supernatural properties.With Dee goes Robert Dudley, considered the most hated man in England. They travel with a London judge sent to try a sinister Welsh brigand with a legacy dating back to the Battle of Brynglas. After the battle, many of the English bodies were, according to legend, obscenely mutilated. Now, on the same haunted hill, another dead man has been found, similarly slashed.Devious politics, small-town corruption, twisted religion and a brooding superstition leave John Dee isolated in the land of his father.
Hide Me Among the Graves: A Novel
by Tim PowersFrom multi-award-winning fantasy writer Tim Powers: a secret history of 19th-century London.London, 1862: a city of stinking fog and dark, winding streets. Adelaide McKee, a former prostitute, arrives on the doorstep of veterinary doctor John Crawford, a man she met once seven years earlier and the father of her only child, long presumed dead. She has recently learned that the girl lives - but her life and soul are sought by a ghostly vampire. And this is no ordinary spirit; the bloodthirsty wraith is that of John Polidori, Lord Byron's doctor... Sweeping from high society to grimy slums, from elegant West End salons to the pre-Roman catacombs beneath St. Paul's, Hide Me Among the Graves blends the historical and the supernatural in a unique and dazzling novel.
Hollow Pike
by Juno DawsonA gripping YA thriller from award-winning writer Juno Dawson, with a dash of romance and intriguing paranormal elements, set in Hollow Pike - a small town with a big history of witchcraft.Something wicked this way comes...She thought she'd be safe in the country, but you can't escape your own nightmares, and Lis London dreams repeatedly that someone is trying to kill her.Lis thinks she's being paranoid - after all, who would want to murder her? She doesn't believe in the local legends of witchcraft. She doesn't believe that anything bad will really happen to her. You never do, do you? Not until you're alone in the woods, after dark - and a twig snaps...Hollow Pike - where witchcraft never sleeps.
House of Odd (Odd Thomas Graphic Novels Ser. #3)
by Dean KoontzThe third graphic novel adventure featuring Dean Koontz’s hugely popular character, Odd Thomas – the small-town fry-cook who can see the dead.
A House Without Mirrors
by Mårten SandénA moving ghost story that explores the overcoming of loss, and how to move onThomasine has spent months living in her great-great-aunt's dusty, dark house with her father, and her aunt, uncle and cousins. While her father's siblings bicker about how much the house must be worth, her distant, elderly aunt is upstairs, dying, and her father has disappeared inside himself, still mourning the death of Thomasine's little brother.But one day, her youngest cousin makes a discovery: a wardrobe, filled with all the mirrors missing from the big house. And through the mirrors, a different world - one in which you can find not what you most wish for, but perhaps what you most need... A beautiful tale of love, grief and growing up, A House Without Mirrors is an unforgettable adventure into families and the power of love."A classic story that has it all" Dagens Nyheter (leading Swedish national newspaper) and a haunting, magical tale of enchantment and broken family relationships, that will be loved by anyone who remembers Lucy M. Boston's Green Knowe books.Includes 20 specially commissioned full-page black & white illustrations by Moa Schulman
I Remember You
by Yrsa SigurdardottirA terrifying ghost story from the Queen of Icelandic crime, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, author of the Thora Gudmundsdottir novels.'Yrsa is one of the most exciting new voices in the crime thriller world.' - Peter JamesThe crunching noise had resumed, now accompanied by a disgusting, indefinable smell. It could best be described as a blend of kelp and rotten meat. The voice spoke again, now slightly louder and clearer: Don't go. Don't go yet. I'm not finished.In an isolated village in the Icelandic Westfjords, three friends set to work renovating a derelict house. But soon they realise they are not alone there - something wants them to leave, and it's making its presence felt.Meanwhile, in a town across the fjord, a young doctor investigating the suicide of an elderly woman discovers that she was obsessed with his vanished son.When the two stories collide the terrifying truth is uncovered . . .
If I Die: If I Die; Never To Sleep; Before I Wake (Soul Screamers #5)
by Rachel VincentKAYLEE CAN SEE DEATH COMING. NOW SHE MUST FACE HER OWN. As a teen banshee, Kaylee’s blood-curdling screams are a death knell for others. Yet she never expected to see her own name at the top of a reaper’s list. Scheduled to die within days, Kaylee knows her magic can’t change her fate.
In the Tall Grass
by Stephen King Joe HillThis is a terrifying new short story from authors Stephen King and Joe Hill, brought to you as an eBook original by sister publishers Orion and Hodder & Stoughton.As USA TODAY said of Stephen King's MILE 81: 'Park and scream. Could there be any better place to set a horror story than an abandoned rest stop?' IN THE TALL GRASS begins with a sister and brother who pull off to the side of the road after hearing a young boy crying for help from beyond the tall grass. Within minutes they are disoriented, in deeper than seems possible, and they've lost one another. The boy's cries are growing more and more desperate. What follows is a terrifying, entertaining, and masterfully told tale, as only Stephen King and Joe Hill can deliver.This eBook original also contains exclusive extracts from the eagerly anticipated novels NOS4R2 by Joe Hill, and DOCTOR SLEEP by Stephen King.
The Iron Legends: Winter's Passage; Summer's Crossing; Iron's Prophecy (The Iron Fey #2)
by Julie KagawaSummer. Winter. Iron. Together at last… Enter the world of the internationally bestselling Iron Fey series…
Iron's Prophecy: The Iron King / Winter's Passage / The Iron Daughter / The Iron Queen / Summer's Crossing / The Iron Knight / Iron's Prophecy / The Lost Prince / The Iron Traitor (The Iron Fey #7)
by Julie KagawaFind out the deepest secrets of Julie Kagawa’s New York Times Bestselling Iron Fey series in this exclusive e-book short story!
Jaws: The iconic bestseller and Spielberg classic (Pan 70th Anniversary #13)
by Peter BenchleyPeter Benchley's Jaws first appeared in 1974. Alongside Steven Spielberg's film adaptation, the novel has sold over 20 million copies around the world, becoming a cult classic.It's never safe to go back in the water . . .It was just another day in the life of a small Atlantic resort until the terror from the deep came to prey on unwary holidaymakers. The first sign of trouble, a warning of what was to come, took the form of a young woman's body – or what was left of it – washed up on the long, white stretch of beach.A summer of terror has begun . . .'Pick up Jaws before midnight, read the first five pages, and I guarantee you'll be putting it down breathless and stunned, as dawn is breaking the next day.' - Daily Express