**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME • A NEW YORK TIMES READER TOP 100 PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURYThe extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times.**When Death has a story to tell, you listen.It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath...

For fans of Ryan Coogler's Sinners and readers of Victor LaValle, Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, and Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad, this ingenious reimagining of the vampire origin story set during the early days of American slavery blends alternate history with supernatural horror, as the last surviving member of an ancient African vampire tribe meets a slave desperate for fr...

Parallel Worlds: What If...: 50 Scenarios That Challenge Your ImaginationHave you ever wondered what would happen if the world suddenly stopped? Or if you could wake up in a parallel world? In this book you will find 50 fascinating short stories that will push the boundaries of your imagination.Immerse yourself in alternative realities:Each story takes you to a different way of life. Whether philosophical, emotional or simply surpris...

An illuminating journey through five thousand years of thought, in pursuit of the radical Judeo-Christian idea of God as an ineffable mystery that underlies all existence.Presence and Absence challenges the underlying assumption of both believers and atheists that their arguments depend on proof that God either exists or doesn’t. Instead, Gilbert Márkus demonstrates a rich tradition in Jewish and Christian writings of viewing ‘God’ not as a particular enti...

Forbidden – Erotic Short Stories about Lust, Power & Secret FantasiesWhere boundaries blur, pleasure begins.This seductive volume brings together 15 erotic short stories that boldly explore those desires we often only admit to in the dark. Sometimes sensual, sometimes dominant, always surprising – here, the game of power, devotion, and taboos becomes a feast for the senses.Whether secret affairs, unexpected encounters, or fantasies ...

For countless millennia, the dwarves of the have defended the stone gateway into Girdlegard. Many and varied foes have hurled themselves against the portal and died attempting to breach it. No man or beast has ever succeeded. Until now. . .Abandoned as a child, Tungdil the blacksmith labors contentedly in the land of Ionandar, the only dwarf in a kingdom of men. Although he does not want for friends, Tungdil is very much aware that he is alone -- indeed, he has not...

In a brilliantly terrifying blend of supernatural horror and alternate history for fans of Ryan Coogler's Sinners and readers of Victor LaValle, Tananarive Due, and Stephen Graham Jones, a vengeful vampire tribe formed of formerly enslaved Africans wages war across the Southern colonies in the ultimate battle of blood and betrayal.Kwadzo Okoro never believed the bloody legend of Ramanga was real. Now, he stands as the leader of a new Ramanga Tribe, one tha...

The dwarves have gone to battle and they have been victorious. But outside the realm, dark forces are at work.. .A secret army of Orcs, made immortal by the hidden powers of the Black Water, now marches towards Girdlegard, set to unleash its fury upon the kingdom. Sooner than they realize, Tungdil and his comrades will need to summon all their courage to do battle against this bloodthirsty horde.The Orcs are not the only threat. An unspeakable new power is growing and threa...

For readers of Victor LaValle, Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, and Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad**, this ingenious reimagining of the vampire origin story set during the early days of American slavery blends alternate history with supernatural horror, as the last surviving member of an ancient African vampire tribe meets a slave desperate for freedom, and together, they lead an army of enslaved people in a cinematically blood-s...

**The unforgettable, New York Times bestselling family saga from Markus Zusak, the storyteller who gave us the extraordinary bestseller THE BOOK THIEF, lauded by the New York Times as "the kind of book that can be life-changing."NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • THE WALL STREET JOURNAL****"One of those monumental books that can draw you across space and time into another family’s experience in the most profound way....

Book 7: SEALs of HonorMarkus learned firsthand that love hurts when he lost someone who’d meant everything to him. Afraid to feel that deeply again, he’s buried his pain, believing his heart is dead. So certain that he’ll never be the same, he devotes himself wholly to serving others. Meeting Bree wakes him from a deep sea of grief, and he’s stunned to recognize his heart beating for the first time in so long.Lost, alone and in serious peril, Bree reeled at how her life bec...

Love triangles can be fatal.In 1967, suburban neighborhoods were rarely marred by brutal crimes. But housewife Beverly Dumont's shocking murder shattered that tranquility.Simone isn't proud of her casual affair with Don. His wife's death is tragic, but she never insisted that he leave his spouse. When her blood-stained scarf turns up beside the victim's bed, she swears she doesn't know how it got there. But a dogged investigator has already made up...