Fiction & Literature Books

A Princess of Mars

A Princess of Mars

Fiction & Literature

A Princess of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Revised version of http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/1903 . First edition published in 1917.. Text tagged in TEI compatible format by Jeffery Triggs for the University of Oxford Text Archive..

The Man Who Was Thursday

The Man Who Was Thursday

Fiction & Literature

Sometimes described as thrilling, sometimes as comic, and sometimes as metaphysical or spiritual, The Man Who Was Thursday is perhaps a little of each. The tale begins when an undercover policeman infiltrates a mysterious Anarchist group. As the novel progresses, things become more comic and improbable, and eventually evolve in to a sort of abstract, dreamlike state. Filled with Christian allegory, Thursday is a glittering, fascinating exploration of good versus evil and theology through the lens of adventure, wit, and the surreal.

Ogres

Ogres

Fiction & Literature

Ogres are bigger than you. Ogres are stronger than you. Ogres rule the world. It’s always idyllic in the village until the landlord comes to call. Because the landlord is an Ogre. And Ogres rule the world, with their size and strength and appetites. It’s always been that way. It’s the natural order of the world. And they only eat people sometimes. But when the headman’s son, Torquell, dares lift his hand against the landlord’s son, he sets himself on a path to learn the terrible truth about the Ogres, and about the dark sciences that ensured their rule.

Dune Road

Dune Road

Fiction & Literature

From the New York Times bestselling author of Falling and Sister Stardust comes a timely novel about the challenges of starting over.In the Gold Coast town of Highfield, Connecticut, recent divorcée Kit Hargrove has joyfully exchanged the requisite diamond studs and Persian rugs of a “Wall Street Widow” for her true dream home: a clapboard Cape with sea green shutters and sprawling impatiens. Her kids are content, her ex cooperative, and each morning she wakes up to her dream job assisting novelist Robert McClore.But when a figure from the past arrives just as the shifting financial market turns Highfield upside down, Kit is forced to realize that her blissfully constructed life and blossoming new romance aren’t as foolproof as she thought...

Fever Dreams

Fever Dreams

Fiction & Literature

A powerful sixth book in the horror anthology series which Booklist called "Highly recommended for longstanding horror fans and those readers who may not think horror is for them. There is something for everyone in this one."Fever Dreams is the sixth volume in the non-themed horror series of original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in horror, and 4 selected from the hundreds of stories sent to Flame Tree during a short open submissions window. A delicious feast of the familiar and the new, the established and the emerging.Previous titles in the series, all still in print, are: After Sundown, Beyond the Veil, Close to Midnight, Darkness Beckons and Elemental ForcesContents List:MAY I BORROW YOU FOR A MOMENT? by Tracy FaheyENTER, KILL, EXIT by Tim WaggonerAT BLACK ROCK BEACH by Gary McMahonPIGLET by Priya SharmaTHE MUMMIFIED CORPSE OF REESE WITHERSPOON by Philip FracassiTHE WIND TELEPHONE by A.K. BenedictALL IN THE GAME by Craig DiLouieNOT ALL STONES MEAN MURDER by Kaaron WarrenTHE ADJUTANT'S DINNER GUEST by Jeffrey FordSIDEWAYS by Lucy A. SnyderFORTY BELOW by Caolán Mac an AircinnBY THE SKIN OF HIS TEETH by Chad LutzkeTHE SHADOW OF HIS VIBRANCE by Kay ChronisterAT THE BOTTOM, SHE ROTS by Ryan ColeSILENT WOUNDS by Clay MacLeod ChapmanAGONY STREET by Rebecca HarrisonWATCH THE SKIES by Alan BaxterTHE SITTER by Rob FrancisIT HAS EYES NOW by Christopher Golden and Tanya PellMIDNIGHT DISEASE by C.J. LeedeFLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress.

Always the Midwife

Always the Midwife

Fiction & Literature

The perfect midwife… Dedicated midwife Sophia Toulson always has a baby to hold—it's a special part of her job that helps her cope with her infertility. But sometimes a girl just wants to have fun—and hunky motorbike-riding paramedic Aiden Harrison has the perfect proposition…  The perfect fling! Aiden devotes his life to his injured brother and his patients—he never dates a woman more than three times. Sophia should be his ideal fling…but he soon realizes that three dates may never be enough!

The Last Trail

The Last Trail

Fiction & Literature

A woman is kidnapped from Fort Henry by a band of renegades and hostile Ohio Valley Indians. Now, Lewis Wetzel and Jonathan Zane take pursuit. With no hope of survival, they follow the trail into the unknown wilderness, vowing it to be their last venture. At trail's end, they will face their bloodiest battle.

Fortune's Perfect Valentine

Fortune's Perfect Valentine

Fiction & Literature

Now a Harlequin Movie, My Perfect Romance! BE MY (OFFICE) VALENTINE Wes Robinson may be part of the lost Fortune family, but he's more concerned with the fortunes of Robinson Tech. On Valentine's Day, his company will be rolling out a new computer app that will—allegedly—fix users up with their ideal mate. Wes has nothing against amour; he just has no faith in the perfect, lasting kind. He'll take a passionate fling any day. Tell that to Vivian Blair, however. Wes's longtime employee with the earnest heart has complete faith that her app will work. So when she and Wes are challenged to use My Perfect Match themselves, it's game on. What follows is a series of dating debacles—and Viv's horrifying suspicion that her Mr. RIght might be her curmudgeonly boss in the cubicle next door…

Fermate gli sposi!

Fermate gli sposi!

Fiction & Literature

Sarà una luna di miele molto strana...Lottie non vede l'ora di sposarsi. Con l'uomogiusto, naturalmente: non ne può più di lungherelazioni con fidanzati che sul più bellonon se la sentono di impegnarsi davvero.E così quando anche Richard, che lei è convintastia per farle la tanto attesa proposta, ladelude, decide su due piedi che è ora di passareall'azione e accetta di convolare a nozzecon Ben, un flirt estivo conosciuto per caso suun'isola greca molti anni prima e che lei nonha mai più rivisto. Ben si è appena rifatto vivo,e basta una cena per far scoccare nuovamentela scintilla tra i due: perché perdere tempo ininutili preparativi? Presto! Ci si sposa in quattroe quattr'otto e via per un'indimenticabileluna di miele nel luogo che ha visto nascere illoro amore.Ma non tutti la pensano così: Fliss, la sorelladi Lottie, e Lorcan, il socio in affari di Ben,sono contrarissimi e preoccupatissimi. Bisognaintervenire subito. I due sabotatori partonoall'inseguimento dei neosposi che devonoessere fermati a tutti i costi, prima che avvengal'irreparabile... Le conseguenze saranno disastrosamentecomiche per tutti.Con Fermate gli sposi! Sophie Kinsella firmauna nuova, spumeggiante commedia romantica,in cui non mancano le sue proverbialitrovate condite da un pizzico di sesso e da uninsuperabile senso dell'umorismo.

Extraits gratuits - Lectures d'été Folio

Extraits gratuits - Lectures d'été Folio

Fiction & Literature

Retrouvez dans ce dossier les premiers chapitres de 15 titres Folio incontournables pour vos lectures d'été : Malavita (Tonino Benacquista), La vie très privée de Mr Sim (Jonathan Coe), Du sel sous les paupières (Thomas Day), Incidences (Philippe Djian), Nos séparations (David Foenkinos), Les vieilles (Pascale Gautier), Mygale (Thierry Jonquet), Les gens (Philippe Labro), L'honorable société (Manotti/DOA), Un coeur si blanc (Javier Marias), Les yeux des morts (Elsa Marpeau), Du domaine des murmures (Carole Martinez), Le léopard (Jo Nesbo), Le Liseur (Bernhard Schlink) et Dans les forêts de Sibérie (Sylvain Tesson). Vous pouvez accéder directement à chaque extrait par la table des matières de ce dossier ou lire les extraits à la suite. Retrouvez aussi photographie et biographie des auteurs. Tous ces livres numériques sont en vente chez votre libraire.

Dragons

Dragons

Fiction & Literature

Dragons. Who doesn't love them? But this collection isn't just about the brutes or beasts. No, there are philosophical dragons. Technological dragons. Even sexy dragons. Not just fantasy dragons. But science fantasy. Or straight science fiction. Historic and future dragons. You're going to meet dragons from all walks of life in the pages of this anthology. Mostly unexpected. Not the kinds of dragons you've met before. Come and explore all the myriad facets of these fascinating creatures.

Rainy Day Sisters

Rainy Day Sisters

Fiction & Literature

The USA Today bestselling author presents a heartfelt novel about two sisters struggling toward new lives and loves.Welcome to Hartley-by-the-Sea in England’s beautiful Lake District, where two sisters who meet as strangers find small miracles tucked into the corners of every day....When Lucy Bagshaw’s life in Boston falls apart, thanks to a scathing editorial written by her famous artist mother, she accepts her half sister Juliet’s invitation to stay with her in a charming seaside village in northern England. Lucy is expecting quaint cottages and cream teas, but instead finds that her sister is an aloof host, the weather is wet, windy, and cold, and her new boss, Alex Kincaid, is a disapproving widower who only hired her as a favor to Juliet.Despite the invitation she offered, Juliet is startled by the way Lucy catapults into her orderly life. As Juliet faces her own struggles with both her distant mother and her desire for a child, her sister’s irrepressible optimism begins to take hold. With the help of quirky villagers, these hesitant rainy day sisters begin to forge a new understanding…and find in each other the love of family that makes all the difference.Includes a Preview of Kate Hewitt’s Next Novel

I favolosi anni di Billy Marvin

I favolosi anni di Billy Marvin

Fiction & Literature

Se hai quattordici anni e un ex amante ferito e furioso vende alla stampa le foto osé della tua valletta televisiva preferita, l'imperativo categorico è: vederle subito. Se però l'anno è il 1987, e Internet come lo conosciamo oggi è ancora solo nella mente di Dio, per ammirare le foto bisogna mettere le mani su una copia di Playboy, il Santo Graal che il severissimo Mr Zelinsky, proprietario dell'unico negozio nel quartiere ad averla, mai e poi mai ti venderà. A Billy e i suoi amici non rimane che una soluzione: il furto, ovviamente facendo attenzione a infilare prima di andarsene i soldi in cassa, perché vogliono vedere delle foto, mica finire all'inferno. Zelinsky però ha un antifurto futuristico, merito della figlia Mary, programmatrice abilissima. Solo da lei si può scucire il codice per disattivarlo, e quindi sedurla è la fase successiva del piano...

Avete presente l'amore?

Avete presente l'amore?

Fiction & Literature

Trentacinquenne con il sogno di diventare uno stand-up comedian di successo, Andy è un'anima che gira a vuoto. Da quando la sua ragazza l'ha lasciato, ha in testa mille domande su di sé, ma una più delle altre lo tiene sveglio e lo sballotta per le strade di Londra: perché l'unica donna che abbia mai davvero amato se ne è andata così, dall'oggi al domani? Senza più una casa, Andy si trasferisce prima dalla madre e poi nella camera degli ospiti di una coppia di amici, e intanto divaga: giorno e notte si abbandona a gratuiti esercizi mentali, compila lunghe liste di dubbi su Jen, sulla fine della loro relazione, sperando così di sciogliere il mistero dei propri insuccessi e di riuscire a voltare pagina. Tra fallimenti professionali, grotteschi tentativi di riallacciare i rapporti con ex fidanzate dei tempi della scuola, sbronze sconsolanti e coinquilini complottisti ultrasettantenni, capirà che per uscire dalla prigione della propria nostalgia e diventare finalmente l'adulto che si è sempre rifiutato di essere, dovrà mettere in discussione tutto quello che credeva di sapere sulle donne, su se stesso e sull'amore. Con l'ironia e l'acume che l'hanno resa un'autrice di culto in tutto il mondo, Alderton torna alle origini e mette in scena relazioni, rotture e cuori infranti di una generazione di uomini e donne alle prese con la sfida più grande: sopravvivere all'età adulta.

The Fiancee He Can't Forget

The Fiancee He Can't Forget

Fiction & Literature

Seeing ex-fiancée Amy at his brother's wedding throws Matt Walker's world dangerously off-balance. Their relationship imploded years ago, but he's never gotten her out of his head, and neither can resist a one-night-only reunion! But Matt wants a lifetime by Amy's side, not a night, and a pregnancy bombshell gives him the chance to prove it....

The Wedding Garden

The Wedding Garden

Fiction & Literature

"Are You My Dad?"The young boy's question shocks Sloan Hawkins. Until Sloan realizes he is this child's father. Years ago, the former bad boy was run out of Redemption, Oklahoma, where, ironically, he was thought unredeemable. The only people who believed in him were his beloved aunt and Annie Markham, the girl he loved and left behind. Now Sloan is back to face his past and help keep his aunt's cherished garden thriving. But when he discovers his secret child—and that single mother Annie never stopped loving him— he's determined that a wedding will take place in the garden nurtured by faith and love.

Sister Stardust

Sister Stardust

Fiction & Literature

*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*A PARADE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW YORK POST BEST BOOK OF THE WEEKIn her first novel inspired by a true story, Jane Green re-imagines the life of troubled icon Talitha Getty in this transporting story from a forgotten chapter of the Swinging '60s From afar Talitha's life seemed perfect. In her twenties, and already a famous model and actress, she moved from London to a palace in Marrakesh, with her husband Paul Getty, the famous oil heir. There she presided over a swirling ex-pat scene filled with music, art, free love and a counterculture taking root across the world. When Claire arrives in London from her small town, she never expects to cross paths with a woman as magnetic as Talitha Getty. Yearning for the adventure and independence, she's swept off to Marrakesh, where the two become kindred spirits. But beneath Talitha's glamourous facade lurks a darkness few can understand. As their friendship blossoms and the two grow closer, the realities of Talitha's precarious existence set off a chain of dangerous events that could alter Claire's life forever.    

Letters to a Young Poet

Letters to a Young Poet

Fiction & Literature

The ten letters collected here are arguably the most famous and beloved letters of our century. Written when Rainer Maria Rilke was himself still a young man with most of his greatest work before him, they are addressed to a student who had sent Rilke some of his work, asking for advice about becoming a writer. The two never met, but over a period of several years Rilke wrote him these ten letters, which have been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of readers.