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Just after the sudden death of her mother - her most devoted fan - and weeks before the launch of her high-stakes second album, Greta James falls apart on stage. The footage quickly goes viral and she stops playing. Greta's career is suddenly in jeopardy - the kind of jeopardy her father, Conrad, has always warned her about. Months later, Greta - still heartbroken and very much adrift - reluctantly agrees to accompany Conrad on the Alaskan cruise her parents had booked to celebrate their 40th anniversary.

Alone in a world gone mad with just her younger sisters, Jesse Sampson has learned to use the darkness and the remains of Seattle to keep what is left of her family alive. She has seen the savage side of human nature and found they are not much different from the aliens who conquered Earth, but when Jesse sees an alien who will suffer a horrible death if she does not free him from his human captors, her own nature won't allow her leave him to his fate. That decision will change everything.

Sci Fi Shorts is a collection of classic science fiction stories from the golden age of space stories. This group of five unabridged short stories by various authors covers such adventures as space-going disasters, culture-shocked Martians, minds being stolen, alien flying cities and ancient artefacts being discovered in the far future.

Follow Steelgrave carefully as he uses courage and skill to uncover a murderous scheme of international proportion. Travel down the dark alleyways of intrigue through Italy and the United States. Will there be justice and light at the end of this literary journey, or will the last chapter be Warren's obituary?

"Triplanetary" is a science fiction novel and space opera by author E. E. Smith, published in 1948. It consists of two parts. The first explains the series background, which consists of a conflict between the evil Eddorians and the benevolent Arisians. This conflict is carried out throughout the history of an oblivious humankind on Earth. The final part of the book, which was originally published as a magazine story, takes up the tale after civilization has been rebuilt.

FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of the classic sci-fi space opera Triplanetary. Mankind's evolution has not been a purely natural event. There are races with powers far greater than ours that have manipulated the development of the human race as part of a power struggle to gain dominance of the known universe. From the ancient nuclear war that sank Atlantis to the far future where mighty space fleets battle with unimaginable lasers and super beams, this exciting story will keep you listening.

We are a people of stories. We use them to entertain, to teach, and to instruct. Sometimes they warn us of the dangers of wandering too far into the woods, or they can be a detailed story to explain how magnificent landscapes came to be. Story has always been the way we pass time, the way we connect to each other, and most importantly, how we promote our values. Parables, especially, have a dual purpose. Not only do they keep us entertained, but they also make a point. Consider Aesop’s fables—tales of talking animals who learn valuable life lessons.

If the book tells a true story, you're listening to nonfiction. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you get the facts on nonfiction.

Abby Tanner war zufrieden damit, auf ihrem Berg zu leben, Kunstwerke zu schaffen und die Ruhe und den Frieden zu genießen - bis ein goldenes Raumschiff mit dem schwer verletzten König der Valdierer dort abstürzt. Zoran Reykill brauchte einen sicheren Ort, um sich nach der Flucht aus einer kurizanischen Militärbasis zu erholen.

Warren Steelgrave cared deeply for her and swears to avenge her death and clear his name. Warren untangles a web of deceit, at first benign, then grown malignant by greed and evil. Professional criminals have become involved with international spies and mafia accomplices. Steelgrave’s sworn vengeance and “willingness” to find justice has put him and his loved ones in grave danger.

"The Skylark of Space" by E. E.Smith was written between 1915 and 1921 while Smith was working on his doctorate. Though the original idea for the novel was Smith's, he co-wrote the first part of the novel with Lee Hawkins Garby. The novel is considered to be one of the earliest works of interstellar travel and the first example of space opera... Close your eyes, prick up your ears and enjoy.

Still recovering from a toxic relationship, Alice realizes she has allowed life to become too predictable, while Julie has just ended things with the man she was due to marry. The two friends decide to throw caution to the wind, coming back to Cornwall, where they spent a long, happy summer before life got serious. As they return to the same small flat in the center of town, and seasonal jobs at the Sail Loft Hotel, Alice harbors both hopes and fears of finding Sam, while Julie is determined to enjoy the freedom she’s been missing.

Die Romanvorlage zum Netflix-Hit! Hadley könnte sich wirklich etwas Schöneres vorstellen, als auf der Hochzeit ihres Vaters Brautjungfer zu spielen. Dass sie dann allerdings ihr Flugzeug verpasst und erst einmal auf dem überfüllten New Yorker Flughafen festsitzt, hat sie dann doch nicht gewollt. Und genauso wenig hatte sie vor, sich ausgerechnet hier unsterblich zu verlieben: in den Jungen mit den verwuschelten Haaren und dem Puderzucker auf dem Hemd, der wie sie nach London muss. Hadley bleibt genau eine Fluglänge Zeit, um sein Herz zu gewinnen.

B is for Beasts, the second audiobook in an epic series of 26 horror anthologies. Within these sections you will find a collection of 13 stories from some of the finest independent writers on the scene today. From oversized bugs to Kaiju, vicious woodland creatures to giant spiders, B is for Beasts contains a range of terrifying stories in which the humans are always the prey.

Are you looking for non-religious kids' Christmas stories? If so, you will enjoy our collection: Kids' Christmas Book with Santa Claus and Non-Religious Stories: Xmas Holiday Story Books for Children. Note that these are public domain works that were originally written by the indicated authors. All of the stories have been modernized and re-written for the 21st century.

FNH Audio presents the third in a series of short story collections. In this collection: A Earth passes through a poisonous space-cloud. Beneath the civilised crust of Venus a dark horror awaits. The slaves of Titan are about to wake. The first four spaceships disappeared, the fifth went to hell. During the war, one man demands government money to reach the moon. Storm Cloud suspect that everything going wrong is very suspicious. The beautiful girl is dying, and only space can offer hope. A survey team are hunted on a barren world. And many more stories...

When the Inter-Planetary Corporation's (IPC) crack liner, "IPV Arcturus", took off on a routine flight to Mars, it turned out to be the beginning of an unexpected and long voyage. There had been too many reports of errors in ship's flight positions from the Check Stations and brilliant physicist Dr. Percival Stevens is aboard the Arcturus on a fact-finding mission to find out what's really happening, and hopefully save the honor of the brave pilots of the space-liner Arcturus.

If a story has magical creatures or a fairy princess, you're listening to folklore. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you understand the magic of fairy tales, fables, and folk tales.

Quando la Terra ricevette i suoi primi visitatori dallo spazio, il pianeta precipitò nel caos e nel panico. I Trivator erano giunti per condurre la Terra all’interno dell’Alleanza dei Sistemi Stellari, ma furono costretti ad assumere il controllo del pianeta per evitare che gli umani lo distruggessero in nome della loro paura...e per proteggerli dalle forze militari degli altri mondi. Ma i Trivator non sono pronti all’effetto che gli esseri umani avranno sulle loro vite, a partire da una famiglia di tre sorelle....

The Victorian era is remembered for many things, but one of the fondest is the wide and varied array of short, ghostly, suspenseful tales...often enjoyed around the fireside at Christmastime. In this new anthology, John Banks performs 12 of the very best, all written by incredibly talented but oft-times overlooked or forgotten authors. Once you tire of Dickens and James, these are the true masters of short-form suspense.