Talented and glamorous Greta Garbo graces the cover of this spring issue. Inside, nostalgia decorates the pages, and complete stories offer multi-genre reading fun. Choose from: 1899 dystopian science fiction from H.G. Wells in, When the Sleeper Awakes; Fantasy novel The Treasure of the Isle of Mist; a new original from author Murray Eiland. Take some time to escape to new adventures in Adventures!

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These horror authors have come together to bring you the Cthulhu Dreams anthology. Ian Klink, Derek Austin Johnson, M. Stern, Elizabeth Hosang, Ben Van Dongen, Ross Baxter, Murray Eiland, Rachel Roth, Tobias Fairman, David Boop, Armand Rosamilia, Caitlin Barbera, Kelly Zimmer, AM Sutter, Kelli Dianne Rule, G.D. Burkhead, and Bradley Kaye. Interior art by Vekhan Sametyaza

Even in our summer season there are moments of solitude in which a good book is indispensable. In this issue: Read a lesser-known Oscar Wilde story, pour over the priceless poetry of Countee Cullen, discover dimensions in Flatland, enjoy a new original, and experience a world where you are only a number in a collectivist dystopia. Count on ADVENTURES to deliver cherished stories a lifetime shouldn't miss.

Prolific in many genres, he wrote dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, history, satire, biography and autobiography. His work also included two books on recreational war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is often called the "father of science fiction".During his own lifetime, however, he was most prominent as a forward-looking, even prophetic social critic who devoted his literary talents to the development of a progr...

I never meant to fall for Prior.He was my best friend’s funny friend. He was never meant to be my serious anything. Only we both know any attraction we have must be fleeting.Then he turns out to be my new coworker—one who stands up for me when no other man in his position has. I want to hate him for it, but there’s nothing to dislike about him.When an attack takes us both off guard, we lean into each other, knowing we could break something special. Yet there’s no go...

In this action-packed continuation of the bestselling Daniel X series, the alien hunter takes on a deadly duo of vile videogamers from outer space!When Daniel X discovers that a duo of evil extraterrestrials is plotting to control kids around the world through videogames, he's determined to take them both out of commission. This pair of wicked game masters wants to destroy the human race by turning brainwashed videogamers into an unstoppable army of doom! They're a...

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 1864) was one of Americas most famous writers. Best known for the classic book The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne also wrote many other well known books and short stories including The House of the Seven Gables and Young Goodman Brown. Hawthornes writing centers around moral issues and the psychology of humans and is dark in nature. Much of this is due to Hawthornes shame of being related to one of the Salem Witch Trial judges. John Hathorne was Nathaniels great grandf...

The Sleeper Awakes (1910) is a dystopian science fiction novel by H. G. Wells about a man who sleeps for two hundred and three years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest on his bank accounts, he has become the richest man in the world. The main character awakes to see his dreams realised, and the future revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities.The novel is a rewritten version of When the Sleeper Wakes, a story by Wells that wa...

Fourteen original stories inspired by the influential horror writer, including tales by Laird Barron, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Gemma Files, and Brian Evenson.Compiled by Hugo and Bram Stoker Award–winning editor Ellen Datlow, these original stories of the supernatural employ H. P. Lovecraft's trademark terror of the cosmic unknown. A fresh generation of writers have been set free to play in his playground, exploring new themes and new horrors.In "Oblivion Mode" by...

In 1834, Charlotte Brontë and her brother Branwell created the imaginary kingdom of Angria in a series of tiny handmade books. Continuing their saga some years later, the five 'novelettes' in this volume were written by Charlotte when she was in her early twenties, and depict a aristocratic beau monde in witty, racy and ironic language. She creates an exotic, scandalous atmosphere of intrigue and destructive passions, with a cast ranging from the ageing rake Northangerland and his Byronic ...

Seven H.P. Lovecraft Stories, one of the most important works by H.P. Lovecraft now in an epub3 AudioeBook version based on LibriVox audio and Project Gutenberg texts. Proudly brought to you for free by ReadBeyond