Europe, 1543. Former English spy Iron William Kidd is neck-deep in trouble.While building a new life in exile, a fight gone awry leaves William with mutilated hands. Soon after, the Church holds his life to ransom, tasking him with finding the mythical Tears of Christ. The price of failure is his head.Faced with the impossible, most men would submit to the executioner's axe. William Kidd is not most men.This is an action-adventure, ...

OUTER SPACE is not limited to the final frontier. It's a place where the unwary might traverse space-time or travel to a different dimension altogether. INNER SPACE is an equally mysterious place, where we can discover we aren't who we think we are, or where higher powers pull at the strings of our existence.This is OUTSIDE INSIDE, a collection of eight stories exploring these unknown spaces, each told in Michael Gardner's mystical...

Get to start the keto diet — it's simple, easy, and friendly.Starting the ketogenic diet can be so difficult and overwhelming. And there are so many resources that are difficult to choose from. So, I have decided to make it SUPER EASY for You.THE ESSENTIAL KETOGENIC DIET FOR BEGINNERS is all you need for starting and sticking to the ketogenic diet. You have details of exactly what you need to make keto so simple; meal plans and lots of keto-licious recipes....

Orphaned as a child, Ernest Wright finds himself alone once more after the sudden death of the uncle who raised him. But he believes The Universe has sent him a message about what he must now do with his life. This is the story of how one man, a voyage and a lot of rubbish changes the face of the planet.

In this book, the vital role of language in shaping the life chances of children from contrasting ends of the social ladder is explored. Grounded in the latest research and the contemporary experiences of educators, it highlights how oracy is a key driver of upward social mobility, especially for the most disadvantaged children.Drawing on case studies, classroom practice and academic research, the book examines the widening language divide that emerges in early childhood and contin...

Soar to new heights of Science Fiction & Fantasy.Who are the top science fiction writers and illustrators of the future? The answer is here. Get to know tomorrow’s brightest creative talents chosen by some of today’s bestselling authors and celebrated artists including Kevin J. Anderson, Orson Scott Card, Larry Elmore, Brandon Sanderson, Dan dos Santos, and Robert J. Sawyer.Enter brilliantly realized worlds of dystopian politics, magical re...

Each issue of The Society of Misfit Stories Presents… is a celebration of long-form fiction. These novelettes and novellas will entertain and surprise fans of the form. In this issue, stories by Michael Gardner, Ziaul Moid Khan, Mark Lord, Danielle Ranucci, William Suboski, and Rebecca B. Weiss.A sample of the stories in this issue:Jack Hiller believes he is destined to join a secret society that runs the world. But an encounter with an equally amb...

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.All the stories from the month, plus author biographies, interviews, and story origins.Table of ContentsThe Seer at Sunset Hills Shopping Plaza - Katherine PerdueJewel/Gem Offering - Emily McIntyreThis Side of the Wall - Michael GardnerMemory is a Rumor - Yaroslav BarsukovCover art by Melissa Kojima.

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.All the stories from the month, plus author biographies, interviews, and story origins.Table of ContentsA Conversion of Crows – B. Morris AllenThe Lost Languages of Exiles – Laura E. PriceRenewal – Michael GardnerWhat the Darkness Is – Simon KewinRadical Abundance – Angie LathropCover art by Wendy Thompson.

The Hugo Award–winning author's "most memorable short stories . . . a tribute from those who best knew his work—his friends, fellow writers, and editors" (SFRevu).George Alec Effinger was a true master of satirical Science Fiction. Before his death in 2002, he gained the highest esteem amongst his peers for his pitch-perfect stylistic mimicry and his great insight into the human condition. Despite a life filled with chronic illness and pain, Effinger was a prolific...

A collection of award-winning short stories by Harlan Ellison, an eight-time Hugo Award winner, five-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and four-time Nebula Award winnerHarlan Ellison’s work shaped the science-fiction, fantasy, and horror genres in the twentieth century, and this collection of his best-known and most-acclaimed stories is a perfect treasury for old Ellison fans as well as listeners discovering this zany, polyphonic writer for the first time....

A tale of hope in the midst of dystopia by the Nebula Award–winning authors—an expansion of their novella The City of God.God was in his Heaven—which was fifteen miles away, due east.Far in Earth's future, in a post-utopian hellhole, Hanson works ten solid back-breaking hours a day, shoveling endless mountains of coal, within sight of the iridescent wall that separates what's left of humanity from their gods.One day, after a tragedy of his own...