The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack selects 25 more modern and classic science fiction stories, by talented authors new and old. Authors in this volume include: Mary A. Turzillo, E.C. Tubb, Murray Leinster, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Jason Andrew, Henry Kuttner, Cynthia Ward, George H. Scithers and John Gregory Betancourt, Milton Lesser, John Russell Fearn, Harry Harrison, Isaac Asimov, Ayn Rand, and many moreComplete contents"Zora and the Land Ethic Nomads," by Mar...

Harvard’s acclaimed geologist “charts Earth’s history in accessible style” (AP)“A sublime chronicle of our planet." –Booklist, STARRED reviewHow well do you know the ground beneath your feet?Odds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering sheet of ice, rocked by a nearby meteor strike, or perhaps choked by poison gases, drowned beneath ocean, perched atop a mountain range, or roame...

"On the outside, Dina Demille is the epitome of normal. She runs a quaint Victorian Bed and Breakfast in a small Texas town, owns a Shih Tzu named Beast, and is a perfect neighbor, whose biggest problem should be what to serve her guests for breakfast. But Dina is... different: Her broom is a deadly weapon; her Inn is magic and thinks for itself. Meant to be a lodging for otherworldly visitors, the only permanent guest is a retired Galactic aristocrat who can’t leave the grounds because sh...

Dina Demille may run the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, but she caters to a very particular kind of guest… the kind that no one on Earth is supposed to know about. Guests like a former intergalactic tyrant with an impressive bounty on her head, the Lord Marshal of a powerful vampire clan, and a displaced-and-superhot werewolf; so don’t stand too close, or you may be collateral damage. But what passes for Dina’s normal life is about to be thrown into chaos. First, she must res...

"A charming novella in the Innkeeper Chronicles, from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ilona Andrews. Thank you for joining us at Gertrude Hunt, the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, during the Treaty Stay. As you know, we are honor-bound to accept all guests during this oldest of innkeeper holidays and we are expecting a dangerous guest. Or several. But have no fear. Your safety and comfort is our first priority. The inn and your hosts, Dina Demille and Sean Evans, will de...

A fugitive on the run tries to escape his dark past by joining the fight against the aliens in this military sci-fi series.Wolfgang Hauser was a privileged and pampered aristocrat—until the day aliens invaded his world and took everything from him. Now he's an outcast accused of cowardice and murder. Without a family or a home, he's on the run. And the only chance he has to escape his enemies is to join the Fifth Foreign Legion.But the Legion demands a high...

This collection of children's animal stories is a classic of juvenile literature and still delights children today, just as in the past.Not only do we find fiery dragons here, but dangerous dogs and demons; bears, bats, boars, and baboons; greyhounds and griffins; cows and crocodiles; hyenas and hippopotamuses; snakes, saints, and sheep; monkeys, mermaids, and mammoths; lions and llamas; and dozens of others from the wide and wonderful animal world. What a menageri...

*National Bestseller*A sweeping account of America's oldest unsolved mystery, the people racing to unearth its answer, and the sobering truths--about race, gender, and immigration--exposed by the Lost Colony of RoanokeIn 1587, 115 men, women, and children arrived at Roanoke Island on the coast of North Carolina. Chartered by Queen Elizabeth I, their colony was to establish England's first foothold in the New World. But when the colony's lea...

***How well do you know the ground beneath your feet?***A primer for every Earth resident, by Harvard’s acclaimed geologist.“A sublime chronicle of our planet."" –Booklist, STARRED reviewOdds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering sheet of ice, rocked by a nearby meteor strike, or perhaps choked by poison gases, drowned beneath ocean, perched atop a mountain range, or roamed b...

The Orange Fairy Book (1906) gathers tales from a strikingly wide range of traditions, including sources from India, Scandinavia, Africa, and Eastern Europe, presenting them in the polished, lucid prose characteristic of Andrew Lang's celebrated "coloured" fairy books. Its narratives—of enchanted animals, perilous quests, cunning heroines, and supernatural justice—belong to the late Victorian and Edwardian project of comparative folklore, where oral wonder-tales were reshaped for the nurse...

In 'The Fairy Books - Complete Series (Illustrated Edition)', Andrew Lang brings together a collection of fairy tales from around the world, each presented in a beautifully illustrated edition. Lang's literary style is a unique blend of scholarly analysis combined with a sense of wonder and magic, making these stories accessible to readers of all ages. The fairy tales included in this collection vary in theme and tone, showcasing the diversity of folklore and storytelling traditions. Lang'...

The Lilac Fairy Book, one of the later volumes in Andrew Lang's celebrated "coloured" fairy-book series, gathers tales from a wide range of oral and literary traditions, including European, African, and Asian sources. Its narratives feature enchanted animals, perilous quests, transformations, cunning heroines, and moral reversals, rendered in the clear, vigorous prose characteristic of late Victorian children's literature. The volume belongs to a major nineteenth-century movement of folklo...