Lights in the sky. Strange visitors. Clashes between the FBI and a mysterious group of men clad in black.For as far back as history goes, there has been one unanswered question that just won't seem to go away: What are those unidentifiable flying objects in the sky? And furthermore, who are they?With stories spanning the past, present and future, this anthology focuses on this question that has made Science-Fiction great for the better part of a century. Enclosed i...

When an alien intelligence attempts to obliterate humankind, Dr. Ian Crangler finds himself facing the biggest challenges of his life: A woman named Delilah and a man named Geoffrey.Delilah is used to getting everything she wants when she wants it. She thinks there's nothing her father's money can't buy…that is until the world comes to a screeching halt and she is the only hope for the survival of mankind. Suddenly, she is kidnapped and thrust into a world where wealth and power mea...

Legion. When Andrew first hears that name, his is a frightened middle school student, trapped in an old museum, being drawn irresistibly to an old rocking chair whose noisy creaks fill the museum even though the chair is completely still. The next time Andrew hears the name, he is a grown man with two children of his own but he soon learns that he’s not too old to be as frightened as he was before. Things become dangerous as Andrew begins to have powerful illusions. Illusions of impossible...

The first in a stunning new series from the author of The Silence of the Sea, winner of the 2015 Petrona Award for best Scandinavian Crime Novel.The Legacy is the first installment in a fantastic new series featuring the psychologist Freyja and the police officer Huldar.The only person who might have the answers to a baffling murder case is the victim's seven-year-old daughter, found hiding in the room where her mother died. And she's not ta...

The Absolution is the third installment in Queen of Icelandic crime fiction Yrsa Sigurdardóttir's series about the psychologist Freyja and the police officer Huldar.The police find out about the crime the way everyone does: on Snapchat. The video shows a terrified young woman begging for forgiveness. When her body is found, it is marked with a number "2".Detective Huldar joins the investigation, bringing child psychologist Freyja on board to help que...

“One of the most thrilling writers working today. Miss him at your peril.” – Blake Crouch, Wayward PinesThe second book in the Next post-apocalyptic thriller seriesEARTH ZEROAs the remnants of the human race mobilize for an attack on the mutants who have taken over the abandoned cities, a small band of survivors are caught in the middle of the conflict.Rachel Wheeler’s own mutant abilities could make her a valuable resource for the ...

Private Investigator Sharon McCone goes undercover to investigate the murders of two Indigenous women in remote Northern California in this gripping, atmospheric mystery in the New York Times bestselling series.**"Muller's series remains a gold standard for female detective stories.'' —**Kirkus ReviewsWhen the bodies of two Indigenous women are found in the wilderness, it is only the lates...

Richard Wilson (1920-1987) was a Nebula Award winning American science fiction writer and fan. He was a member of the Futurians, and was at his most prolific in the 1950s -- though he continued writing throughout his entire life. This volume focuses on his science fiction (24 stories) from the 1950s, but also includes a "non fiction" ghost story and a brief autobiography written in the 1980s. Included are:MURDER FROM MARSSTEPSONS OF MARSDATELINE: MARSVISITOR FR...

Terrorists-for-hire have created a weapon that can induce earthquakes and cause dormant volcanoes to erupt. One terrifying side-effect of the weapon is that prior to the devastation, the vibrations drive ordinary people to suicide and violence. A wave of madness begins sweeping the country beginning with a mass shooting in Congress. Joe Ledger and his team go on a wild hunt to stop the terrorists and uncover the global super-power secretly funding them. At every step the stakes increase as...

A bone-chilling horror from the acclaimed writer of THIRTEEN STOREYS and hit horror podcast THE MAGNUS ARCHIVESJUST ANOTHER DEAD-END JOB.DEATH. IT'S A DIRTY BUSINESS.When Diya Burman's best friend Angie dies, it feels like her own life is falling apart. Wanting a fresh start, she joins Slough & Sons - a family firm that cleans up after the recently deceased.Old love letters. Porcelain dolls. Broken trinket...

When Elizabeth and Jack settle in to binge watch their favorite schlocky tv series—Into the Shadows: Secrets Uncovered—they expect to see a Muppety chupacabra and a very iffy reenactment of Aztec death rituals. What they don't expect is that this week's guest has a photo of one of the Council's time travel watches and claims his slightly-unhinged grandfather traveled through time.Tasked with retrieving the watch, Simon, Elizabeth, and Jack travel back to 1956 Los Angeles a...

The omnibus of the Aurealis and Ditmar award winning quintessential cyberpunk novel and novella, delivering fast-paced, high-octane tales of resistance in a world ravaged by imperialism and late-stage capitalism."In a genre stuffed with facile hero narratives, [Napper] consistently chooses something else - messy humanity, grey moral tones and choices, hard-edged geopolitical truth. Raw and raging and passionate, this is cyberpunk literature with a capital f...