The Magnus Archives is a weekly horror fiction anthology podcast examining what lurks in the archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird. Join new head archivist Jonathan Sims as he attempts to bring a seemingly neglected collection of supernatural statements up to date, converting them to audio and supplementing them with follow-up work from his small but dedicated team.Individually, they are unsettling. Together they begin...

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, I am your host, Doctor Hyde. Let me show you the frightening, the magical, the unfortunate, and the fabulous. Nothing in this tent is anything like what you've seen. Feast your eyes on wonders from around the world. Behind me, waiting for their next victims, I mean patrons, are acts beyond comprehension; all they're waiting for is you!Featuring stories by:Michael BertoliniJackson TrentChristopher BlinnMoira Kurti...

This book contains the second half of the first season. If you haven't read the first book, I suggest doing so. The podcast is structured as a series of statements recorded, or written and then recorded, for internal research use within the Magnus Institute.

The DARE left Earth-Space in 2107 on an important mission to Gliese 667 Cc, aiming to bring life to the future home of the human race.But something happened in 2108 and the DARE was presumed lost.The DARE sent a distress signal in the year 2114 and hadn't been heard from since: the crew and passengers were presumed dead.In 2153, The DARE unexpectedly returned to Earth-Space, a ghost ship near the planet Mars.A Search-And-Rescue team led by Sergeant Nicole Fo...

Humanity has reached the stars, joining the vast galactic community of alien species. But beyond the fringes of explored space lurk the Reapers, a race of sentient starships bent on “harvesting” the galaxy’s organic species for their own dark purpose.The Illusive Man, leader of the pro-human black ops group Cerberus, is one of the few who know the truth about the Reapers. To ensure humanity’s survival, he launches a desperate plan to uncover the enemy’s strengths—and weaknesses—by ...

The 13th Science Fiction MEGAPACK® continues the bestselling anthology series, presenting modern and classic works of speculative fiction. This edition features an interview with author Robert J. Sawyer plus 26 great stories! Included are:SARGASSO OF LOST STARSHIPS, by Poul AndersonTHE DAY IS DONE, by Lester del ReyX MARKS THE PEDWALK, by Fritz LeiberRAFT, by Larry TrittenSPACEMAN ON A SPREE, by Mack ReynoldsTHE MASKED WORLD, by Jack Williamson

When Ellen Ripley finally returns to Earth, she learns that the planet LV-426—now called Acheron—has been colonized. But LV-426 is where Ripley and crew of the Nostromo found the original Xenomorph—the killing machine known as the Alien. The colony known as Hadley's Hope is where a group of colonists—protected by the Colonial Marines—seek to terraform the inhospitable planet, and to uncover Acheron's unknown resources. Two of the residents are Anne and Russell Jorden, wildcatters who came ...

This official novelization tie-in to video game Mass Effect weaves directly into the action of the game, adding new depth and detail to the canonical saga.They slept for hundreds of years, dreaming of a new home in the Andromeda Galaxy. When finally they awake, their dreams of peace are shattered. These colonists—turian, salarian, asari, human, and more—face an uncharted galaxy and threats beyond understanding.The Nexus is the core from which the c...

John Keith Laumer (1925–1993) was an American science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service. This collection containes 9 classic tales...more than 400 pages of great reading! Included are:GREYLORNTHE FROZEN PLANETGAMBLER’S WORLDTHE YILLIAN WAYIT COULD BE ANYTHINGEND AS A HEROA BAD DAY FOR VERMINA TRACE OF MEMORY...

The six-time Hugo Award–winning author of Voyagers continues his first contact trilogy with a novel of an alien takeover of the mind.Keith Stoner has been in a state of suspended animation for eighteen years, ever since he was an American member of a joint US-Soviet venture to capture an alien ship. But when the Soviets had to pull out, Stoner willfully persisted and it was then, during that time on the ship, that Stoner fell into the strange state that wa...

The official prequel to the huge new Alien video game, Aliens: Fireteam Elite from Cold Iron Studios. A Weyland-Yutani scientist arrives at Pala Station and finds the researchers there courting disaster… of the Xenomorph kind.The official prequel to the new Alien video game from Cold Iron Studios.Dr. Timothy Hoenikker arrives on Pala Station, a Weyland-Yutani facility. Lured there by the promise of alien artifacts, instead he finds a warpe...

Master Builder Power Up! Level 2 is perfect for Minecraft™ players with a basic knowledge of Redstone who are looking to increase their skills. Starting with an easy-to-understand explanation of Redstone gates and automation, Level 2 concludes with step-by-step instructions for intermediate builds that will test your skills and amaze your friends. Try your hand at building automatic double doors, a combination lock, a TNT cannon, and more in this intermediate guide to Redstone.