Emerging as the dark side of Romanticism, horror is one of literature’s oldest genres. Its history is so diverse it’s sometimes difficult to define. Are moody stories about ghosts and vampires related to gory tales of beasts and zombies? And what about the more realistic terrors of murderous rogues and diabolical doctors? The emotion of fear unifies the 14 stories in First Came Fear: New Tales of Horror. But fear is legion in its varieties. The authors skillfully navigate terror o...

Er ist Jäger, Schlittenführer, Pastor und später Bischof der Arktis. John Sperry lebt mit seiner Familie 19 Jahre lang unter den Inuit nördlich des Polarkreises. Er teilt ihre Not, ihren Hunger und Temperaturen bis minus 60 Grad. Und er übersetzt die Bibel in ihre Sprache, die keine Wörter für Baum, Schaf oder Acker kennt – und keines für Liebe. Die ergreifende Biografie eines Mannes, der alles zurückließ, was er kannte.

In an age characterized by skepticism and ignorance of the Holy Scriptures, this timely volume clearly sets forth the biblical truths and teachings that long have been cherished by Christians. Virtually a classic for this century, Major Bible Themes includes chapters on doctrines that merit particular attention in the contemporary religious scene, such as the Holy Spirit, the nature of the Church, and the second coming of Christ. Designed for group and individual study, for pastors, laymen...

Dieser Band enthält folgende Romane: Die fünf Tage des Satans (Henry Treat Sperry) Moronthor und die Grausame Vyrna (James Melvoin) Das violette Geisterlicht (John U. Giesy, Junius B. Smith) Ungesehenes - Ungeahntes (Francis Stevens) Koda hieß die mystische Dimension, in der sich die beiden dämonischen Gestalten gegenüberstanden. Der Rasak führte den Titel des Obersten Bösen in Koda. Einen Namen hatte er nicht mehr. Seit er vor Äonen den vorherigen Rasak gestürzt, zerrissen und dessen Über...

This issue, we have mysteries. Lots of ’em. Originals from Floyd Sullivan, Janice Law (a Sherlock Holmes Impersonator story), Michael Haynes, and the ever-popular “Anonymous” (with a Sherlock Holmes parody). Plus, of course, we have a new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. And our mystery novel is the 1912 classic Larry Dexter and the Bank Mystery, by Raymond Sperry.But wait! There’s more!We also have original science fiction and fantasy from Phyllis Ann K...

A classic biography of John Paul Jones for young readers in a new, illustrated edition.Called a pirate by the British and a patriot by the Americans, John Paul Jones was a brilliant sea captain, a true American hero, and the father of the U.S. Navy. With this classic biography for young readers by Newbery Medal winner Armstrong Sperry, readers will imagine themselves on deck at the side of the great captain, engaging enemy ships in close combat. Jones became an inv...

Stuck between revenge for Benjamin's death and accomplishing her destiny of destroying all evil on Earth, Lucy must make a choice. Her target is Sean, an ancient betrayer of the Immortal Light and the person responsible for taking Benjamin's body, but when Benjamin's light suddenly calls out to her, her mission changes.The adventure of the Immortal Light concludes in this high-action third installment of the series.Is Benjamin alive, or is it a shadow of him within Lucy? Wi...

Having been introduced to the ancient and magical power of the Immortal Light—a power derived from Zharem, the lost city of gold—Lucy Higgins finds herself in more danger than she ever could have imagined. When Lucy's best friend, Kat, is kidnapped and tortured by evil agents of the Immortal Light, Lucy is forced apart from Benjamin—her soul-mate and mentor in the Immortal Light—and away from Oregon, headed for an ancient, hidden city over the water called Aeterra. Her guide to this virtua...

After a casual touch of the hand from a new teenage stranger in town, unusual things start happening to Lucy Higgins. She can't explain it, but when she starts having realistic dreams about the new stranger, Benjamin, she begins to question her sanity. Benjamin tells her of a special life-saving power that they share, a power called the Immortal Light that derives from Zharem, an ancient city of gold, now lost. He tells her that she has a purpose in his world and that she must use the powe...

Anglican bishop John R. Sperry spent 20 years with the Inuit in a tiny and isolated Canadian Arctic community. ... Sperry travelled on his rounds by dogteam across the sea ice and snow-covered land, to visit Inuit camps…

The 2015 Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium explored the modern miracle of the translation and publication of the Book of Mormon. Featuring a keynote address by Elder Merrill J. Bateman discussing the Book of Mormon's restoration of plain and precious truths, this volume describes the development of the teenage seer Joseph Smith Jr. and includes marvelous accounts of the many witnesses to the plates. It tells the story of the Book of Mormon, from Joseph Smith's translation...