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I must have been drunker than I realized because all I remember is how well he tied his cravat and how perfectly his coat fit him…London, 1815: where magic can be purchased at convenience, and the fashionable and wealthy descend for the start of the social Season. But 25-year-old Gavin Hartford finds the city intimidating when he arrives, alone, to his family’s townhouse. The only company he seeks is in his beloved books and weekly letters to his sister, G...

First published in 1876, this two-volume treatise codifies the world's fauna into six zoogeographic realms: Palearctic, Nearctic, Neotropical, Ethiopian, Oriental, and Australasian, and explains their boundaries through geology, climate, and barriers to dispersal. Wallace integrates exhaustive catalogues with interpretive chapters, using maps, synoptic tables, and bathymetric clues such as shallow seas to infer past connections. Extending P. L. Sclater's avian scheme to vertebrates, his me...

The Malay Archipelago (Vol. 1&2) fuses travel narrative, natural history, and ethnography, recounting Alfred Russel Wallace's eight-year journey (1854–1862) through Borneo, Celebes, the Moluccas, and New Guinea. In lucid Victorian prose he interleaves scenes of monsoons, volcanoes, and ports with exacting notes on orangutans, birds of paradise, beetles, and plants. Attention to routes, islands, and past sea levels underwrites a comparative method that culminates in the famous "Wallace Line...

I must have been drunker than I realized because all I remember is how well he tied his cravat and how perfectly his coat fit him…London, 1815: where magic can be purchased at convenience, and the fashionable and wealthy descend for the start of the social Season. But 25-year-old Gavin Hartford finds the city intimidating when he arrives, alone, to his family's townhouse. The only company he seeks is in his beloved books and weekly letters to his sister, G...

You can't orchestrate true love…can you?Spellmaster Geraldine Hartford has everything she could want — a successful spell shop and close friends and family — but she's still waiting on her own swoon-worthy romance. Her friends think their matchmaking efforts are helping, but it's the tall, handsome stranger in town who immediately catches Gerry's eye.Basil Thorne's life has turned upside down. After his father's death, he's found himself uprooted from Bath ...

In the quaint countryside, where rolling hills met whispering willows, there lived an extraordinary canine named Old Dog Spot. His once-glossy coat had faded to a silvery hue, and his wise eyes held a lifetime of adventures. As the sun began its golden descent, Spot embarked on a captivating journey, recounting tales of his youth, his encounters with mischievous squirrels, and his unwavering loyalty to his beloved master. With each paw print he left behind, he wove a tapestry of memories t...

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art.Our August 2016 issue (#119) contains:Original fiction by Kali Wallace ("First Light at Mistaken Point"), Dale Bailey ("Teenagers from Outer Space"), Emily Devenport ("Now is the Hour"), Sean Bensinger ("The Engine''s Imperial"), Ryan Row ("Reclamation"), and Karla Schmidt ("Alone, o...

"The Duke at Hazard is my dream historical romance: emotional and intimate, but also full of wit, humor, and a lovable cast of supporting characters. The setting feels so vivid and alive, and every single interaction between the two heroes is pitch perfect. I loved every word of this book' Martha WatersThe Duke of Severn is one of the greatest men in Britain.He's also short, quiet, and unimpressive. And now he's been robbed, after indulging in one rash night with a...

The Encyclopedia of North American Birds describes and illustrates over 1,000 birds, from the Trumpeter Swan to the Bald Eagle. With over 5,000 color photographs, this encyclopedia is for every birder from the novice to the experienced observer.FEATURES: Information about each North American Bird. Over 30,000 color photographs. Intuitive navigation: navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases. The Encyclopedia is stored in your local memory - you get the information fast...

This is the third annual edition of the Long List Anthology. Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the previous year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. This is an anthology collecting more of the stories from that nomination list to get them to more readersThe Long List Anthology Volume 3 collects 20 science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from that nomination list, totaling ov...

From the renowned author of the New York Times best seller The Sibley Guide to Birds, a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide to identifying birds in the field. Sibley's Birding Basics is an essential companion for birders of all skill and experience levels.With Sibley as your guide, learn how to interpret what the feathers, the anatomical structure, the sounds of a bird tell you. When you know the clues that show you why there’s n...