This multiple award-winning anthology of twenty psychological and supernatural horror stories explores the outer limits of fear.To create this volume, renowned horror editor Ellen Datlow wrote to her favorite authors asking for stories that would "provide the reader with a frisson of shock, or a moment of dread so powerful it might cause the reader outright physical discomfort; or a sensation of fear so palpable that the reader feels impelled to turn up the lights v...

When Lena’s traveling nurse contract takes her back to Nashville, she’s also back under the scrutinizing eyes of her Uncle Conrad, the man who raised her.The one man too dangerous to touch…Jake's the go-to operator for Conrad’s private contracting firm and that makes Lena off-limits. But he has dreamt of her for years and now she’s at his doorstep.Can passions shared in the dark survive secrets coming to light?

Be inspired! Look to the future with hope, not fear.Enjoy adventures set in and around the Humber region of Yorkshire, England. Explore the challenges of climate change as characters abandon dismay to find brighter futures.These ten science fiction and fantasy stories are written by established and emerging authors of East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Humber Speculative Fiction. Authors include illustrious guests of...

This "toothy follow-up to Datlow's first-rate Blood Is Not Enough " offers "admirably inventive variations on vampirism" ( Kirkus Reviews ).Featuring stories by Jonathan Carroll, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and Robert Silverberg, A Whisper of Blood is a "consistently engrossing anthology" from award-winning editor Ellen Datlow ( Publishers Weekly). Continuing to expan...

WHEN GEORGE’S FATHER DIED, HE LEFT GEORGE HIS WATCHMAKER SHOP – AND MORE.But George has little talent for watches and other infernal devices. When someone tries to steal an old device from the premises, George finds himself embroiled in a mystery of time travel, music and sexual intrigue. The classic steampunk tale from the master of the genre.With a nw introduction by the author, and an afterword by Jeff VanderMeer.FILE UNDER: Stea...

Kaya’s heart is shattered—she’s reeling with the grief of losing her parents, she’s been dumped, and is stuck in a job that has lost its meaning. Having somewhat recklessly fled to her family’s old beach cottage, she questions her choices and even her sanity as she struggles with how to heal and move forward.Lucas is fine, thank you very much. He’s a rising star well on his way to snagging his dream job, and has a good life in the shore town where he grew up, including friends who ...

He's the most feared and successful bounty hunter in the galaxy. He is Boba Fett, and even the most hardened criminals tremble at his name. Now he faces the deadliest challenge of his infamous career--an all-out war against his most dangerous enemies.As the Rebellion gathers force, Prince Xizor proposes a cunning plan to the Emperor and Darth Vader: smash the power of the Bounty Hunters Guild by turning its members against each other. Only the strongest and most ruthless will survi...

JUST WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE TIME MACHINE RETURNED? Having acquired a device for themselves, the brutish Morlocks return from the desolate far future to Victorian England to cause mayhem and disruption. But the mythical heroes of Old England have also returned, in the hour of the country's greatest need, to stand between England and her total destruction.File Under: Steampunk [ Coming Back | It’s About Time | Old Gods | Classic Steampunk ]

A World Fantasy Award–winning anthology of erotic horror stories, including dark tales of desire by Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen Dedman, Harry Crews, and others.The title of this acclaimed anthology comes from the French term "la petite mort," a seventeenth-century euphemism for orgasm. It was thought that part of a man's life-force was drained from him each time he climaxed. In Little Deaths, renowned horror editor Ellen Datlow collects twenty-two stories th...

Political tensions on Bajor are once again on the rise, and the various factions may soon come to open conflict. In addition, a series of murders has shaken everyone on board the station. While Security Chief Odo investigates the murders, Commander Sisko finds himself butting up against a new religious faction that plans to take over Bajor and force the Federation to leave Deep Space Nine.Odo soon traces the murders to a bizarre and dangerous form of holosuite technology--a...

This revised and updated second edition of Best New Horror showcases some of the very best short stories and novellas published in 1990, the year when the horror boom finally went bust. In this vilifying volume you will rediscover terrifying tales by, amongst many others, Poppy Z. Brite, Jonathan Carroll, Harlan Ellison, Elizabeth Hand, Michael Marshall Smith, Peter Straub, F. Paul Wilson, Gahan Wilson and Gene Wolfe, along with an overview of the year in horror by the editors and a nightm...

Part of The Crossing Genres Anthology CollectionEighteen award-winning, veteran, and emerging authors bring you seventeen unique dragon tales that defy tradition. Winged serpents as large as continents, as well as those tiny enough to perch on the fingertip of a young girl. Dragons who inhabit the Wild West, Victorian London, Brooklyn, and a post-apocalyptic Earth. Scaly beasts who fight in the boxing ring, celebrate Christmas, and conquer the vast void of outer sp...