The first proper history of the world’s most notorious secret society and its bizarre and dangerous afterlifeOn 1 May 1776 a radical young professor named Adam Weishaupt founded a secret society whose aim was to infiltrate and overturn the system of world power from within. Intellectuals, judges, politicians and poets joined, united by Enlightenment ideals and liberal attitudes towards politics and religion. They called themselves the Order of the Illuminati.

P. Djèlí Clark's Ring Shout meets Alyssa Cole's When No One Is Watching in this creeping body horror novel following the tenants of an apartment complex in a gentrifying neighborhood, the parasitic infection they contract, and what they do to survive.Leigh Pierce Estates is home to a diverse array of tenants: families, immigrants, students, the forgotten elderly. All working poor, and all in danger. Because the tenants of Leigh Pierce are disappea...

The Order of the Illuminati was a secret society of intellectuals, judges, soldiers, politicians and poets who genuinely sought to infiltrate and overturn the system of world power from within. Their ambitions were progressive and democratic at a time, the late eighteenth century, when Church and monarchy were all powerful. Even dukes and princes joined – but in reality their effects were minimal. Within a few years of its founding, the order was outed and banned, its leaders prosecuted, e...

War—the state of armed conflict between a group of people.Jordan "Skip" Mills is the middle of the three Mills brothers—quiet, calculated, and cold as ice. He doesn't talk much, but when he does? You'd better listen. His silence alone says more than most men's threats.Life was moving smoothly… until strange things began to happen. Now, ghosts from Skip's past are crawling out of the shadows, and they're not just looking to haunt—they want revenge.Hi...

The year 1705, in a town on the coast of Italy. All fifteen-year-old Huey Laforet feels toward his life is apathy and despair, and he longs for the day when he can destroy the world he hates. Meanwhile, the town is abuzz with rumors of a bizarre string of murders performed by an eerie figure in a white mask—and whoever witnesses the killing is doomed to be the next target. As the serial killer shakes the town of Lotto Valentino, Huey’s life is about to change, too…

This new edition offers a practical, streamlined guide for clinicians learning to perform and interpret bedside ultrasound. Designed for use in fast‑paced clinical environments, it covers the core scans most commonly performed in the emergency department, intensive care unit, and other acute care settings. After a concise review of fundamental ultrasound principles, the book walks through image acquisition and interpretation for each major organ system.In a quick‑reference bulleted...

The remarkable run of self-proclaimed "democratic socialist" Bernie Sanders for president of the United States has prompted-for the first time in decades and to the shock of many-a national conversation about socialism. A New York Times poll in late November found that a majority of Democrats had a favorable view of socialism, and in New Hampshire in February, more than half of Democratic voters under 35 told the Boston Globe they call themselves socialists. It's unclear exactly w...

The July/August 2022 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine.Featuring new fiction by Marie Brennan, AnaMaria Curtis, Juliet Kemp, K.S. Walker, John Chu, Radha Kai Zan, and Jordan Taylor. Reprint fiction by Tochi Onyebuchi. Essays by Keidra Chaney, Gay Haldeman, Jim C. Hines, and Jeannette Ng, poetry by Brandon O'Brien, Sarah Grey, Sonya Taaffe, and Millie Ho, interviews with AnaMaria Curtis and Jordan Taylor by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Kirbi Fagan, and editori...

A wonderful collection of short stories by an amazing list of contributors—all of whom were in attendance at Emerald City Comic Con 2026!In 2024 Grim Oak Press exhibited at Dragonsteel Nexus, Brandon Sanderson's convention in Salt Lake City, UT, where the award-winning publisher released Grimoire, an anthology containing short stories by attending authors. It sold out on the first day.Due to reader demand, a new Grimoire published at Emera...

The July/August 2020 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine.Featuring new fiction by Tina Connolly, Jenn Reese, M Evan MacGriogair, Chinelo Onwualu, Aliette de Bodard, Mari Ness, and Jordan Taylor. Essays by P. Djèlí Clark, Caitlin Starling, Danny Lore, and Hillary Monahan, poetry by Brandon O'Brien, Jennifer Mace, Sonya Taaffe, and Ewen Ma, interviews with M Evan MacGriogair and Aliette de Bodard by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Kirbi Fagan, and editorials by Lynn...

This goes on your book's back cover and product page. It should hook, set the stakes, and end with intrigue:The Synthetic AgeThey promised unity. They delivered control.In a city ruled by glowing Towers and corporate CEOs worshipped as gods, food is no longer food—it's programming. Every soda, every snack, every artificial flavor carries instructions that reshape identity and bind the people to the Glow.Kai never asked to be part of ...

What must you do when the light is red? And what about green? A girl in the car and a boy on the street are about to find out.