Short Stories

From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER.

An all-new Stormlight Archive novella, Edgedancer, is the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first audiobook of short fiction by number New York Times best-selling author....

A young, naïve but ultimately courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals—in stature if not experience. Tagging along is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg—whose true name is hidden from all he and Dunk encounter....

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a richly detailed and sharply drawn collection of stories set in New York and Los Angeles....

The master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy - tales from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time....

The Things They Carried’s portrayal of the boots-on-the-ground experience of soldiers in the Vietnam War is a landmark in war writing.....

Meet Harlow Torrent, part-time journalist and full-time Slip Witch and her crazy witch family in this ten-book cozy mystery box set....

From the Whiting and O. Henry–winning author of Private Citizens (“the first great millennial novel,” New York Magazine) comes an electrifying novel-in-stories that follows a cast of intricately linked characters as rejection throws their lives and relationships into chaos.

The first collection of stories Stephen King has published since Nightmares & Dreamscapes nine years ago....

They mustn't harm a human being, they must obey human orders, and they must protect their own existence...but only so long as that doesn't violate rules one and two....

At last, a single volume that gathers together all of the short stories featuring Agatha Christie's most famous creation, Hercule Poirot....

John Grisham is the acknowledged master of the legal thriller. In his first collection of novellas, law is a common thread, but America’s favorite storyteller has several surprises in store....

The following books are included: Paingod and Other Delusions, I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream, and From the Land of Fear....

Miss Marple: The Complete Story Collection gathers together in one magnificent volume all of Agatha Christie’s short stories featuring her beloved intrepid investigator, Miss Marple....

Ryan David Ginsberg bursts onto the literary scene with this hauntingly beautiful collection of stories that cannot be listened to just once and then forgotten. They are stories to be listened to again and again, stories that will stay with the listener long after the book has been put down.

A master storyteller at his best - the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new....

In the midst of a raging blizzard, lightning struck on the night Laura Shane was born. And a mysterious blond-haired stranger showed up just in time to save her from dying. Years later, in the wake of another storm, Laura will be saved again....

A definitive new collection featuring all of the previously published Sookie Stackhouse stories....

Harlan Ellison’s work shaped the science-fiction, fantasy, and horror genres in the twentieth century, and this collection of his best-known and most-acclaimed stories is a perfect treasury for old Ellison fans as well as listeners discovering this zany, polyphonic writer for the first time....

Each of these five interconnected, sequential narratives, set in the years from 1960 to 1999, are deeply rooted...

Lee Child once again demonstrates his mastery of the thriller genre with an unbeatable collection of three Jack Reacher novellas and six short stories....

When her boyfriend bails at the last minute, a New York woman embarks on their couples’ cruise alone to find that maybe the person she was supposed to fall in love with was herself.

Stephen King delivers an astonishing collection of short stories. Just After Sunset - call it dusk, call it twilight, it's a time when when nothing is quite as it appears....

From the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and Others comes nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories—two published for the very first time....

An artificial intelligence on a star-spanning mission explores the farthest horizons of human potential—and its own purpose—in a mind-bending short story by New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi....

When Alexia Beasley returns to her quaint hometown in Maine for the holidays, she’s filled with nostalgia and the hope of rekindling old memories. Surrounded by the warmth of her family and the beauty of a snowy landscape, she unexpectedly crosses paths with her childhood friend, Philip Bishop. As they reconnect, their playful banter quickly reveals deep-seated feelings that neither has fully acknowledged. However, the holiday season brings challenges of its own. With family expectations weighing heavily on both their shoulders, Alexia receives a tempting job offer that could pull her ...

A new selection of 14 of Yukio Mishima's best short stories from the 1960s—his final decade—Voices of the Fallen Heroes offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of Japan’s greatest writers. In the title story, "Voices of the Fallen Heroes," a séance brings forth the spirits of young officers in the Imperial Army and the kamikaze pilots of World War II, who reproach the Emperor and mourn Japan’s modern decline. In another, Mishima recounts the true story of the time a deranged fan broke into his home at dawn, insisting on meeting the author and imploring him to "tell the truth."

In a world where humans have become the machines—exhausted by endless work, separated from their families, and drained of their creative spirit—hope arrives in an unexpected form: through the very technology we've been taught to fear. This revolutionary, beautiful short story by Julia McCoy follows a mysterious quantum being known as the Queen of Silicon as she helps humanity remember its divine purpose.

Three of Gogol’s most famous stories, together in one audio collection for the first time.

One is never enough, which is why a romance collection filled with love stories is perfection. This collection contains all the kisses and feels (and standalone short story romances).

In this volume we examine Gothic short stories from the woman’s point of view. More usually in this genre the main examples are almost always given as male. Well, in this volume we prove that view needs severely testing. Here we explore works by classic women authors who, with the sheer breadth of their talents and narratives, can make mere men seem tame by comparison.

Love. Perhaps the one word solution for everything. An emotion, a state of mind that we strive for, search for. A wondrous force that binds, inspires, and a force that can spin out of control; unbalanced and fragile. Love reflects, changes and embraces us all. In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country.

She's always played by the rules. But Christmas Eve with a hot mountain man might just have her breaking them. Christmas Eve is pretty uneventful...until he shows up. He's the most handsome man I've ever seen, and he's sitting at my counter. Just as I'm looking for ways to keep him around a little longer, life hands us a twist in the form of a disaster. Next thing I know, I'm running an errand with that hunky mountain man. But nobody's going to approve of me getting involved with this older guy, right? Christmas Eve with the Mountain Man is an OTT age gap holiday romance featuring an alpha ...

Love has many forms, many needs. Some fall into the dark, into the shadows. Forbidden love has connotations of desire, of possession but also of matters far more unsavoury. It’s a delicate facet of love that our classic authors explain with careful words and superbly crafted narratives.

In The Investigations of Tommy and Tuppence: Partners in Crime, Agatha Christie presents an engaging and witty collection of 17 stories, each showcasing the adventures of the daring detective duo, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Each story features a unique mystery, blending humor, intrigue, and suspense as the couple tackles a variety of crimes with their cleverness and charm. In The Unbreakable Alibi, they must untangle a seemingly ironclad alibi, while The Clergyman's Daughter has them uncovering secrets hidden in plain sight.

She's pushing herself to be fearless. But falling in love is the real adventure. My friends dared me to get naked on the gondola lift at the Seduction Summit Lodge. I wait for a quiet morning, but I didn't plan for the chair lift that comes from the other direction. A hunky mountain man is seated on it, and he gets a front seat row to my naked body. When the lift gets stuck with us positioned next to each other, we get to know each other a little better. But that the lifts soon unstick, and we're going in opposite directions. Will we find each other again? And even if we do, how can we make...

The Fascinating Problem Of Uncle Meleager's Will is a short story from Dorothy Sayers' book, Lord Peter Views the Body. This is apparently the first Lord Peter story; it was originally published in Pearson's Magazine (July 1925). When old Meleager Finch dies, he leaves two wills: the first grants his fortune to the conservative Primrose League, while the second leaves everything to his niece, Hannah, a young, serious socialist.

Joseph Conrad was born on 3rd December 1857 in Berdychiv in the Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. His birthplace had been part of Poland which its neighbours dismembered into their own Empires. Conrad brought to English Literature both narrative mastery, compelling prose and fully formed characters as well as a deeper examination of the human psyche in a wealth of work. He wrote many novels, short stories, nonfiction, and memoirs which are rightly regarded today as some of the finest in English literature.

Joseph Conrad was born on 3rd December 1857 in Berdychiv in the Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. His birthplace had been part of Poland which its neighbours dismembered into their own Empires. Conrad brought to English Literature both narrative mastery, compelling prose and fully formed characters as well as a deeper examination of the human psyche in a wealth of work. He wrote many novels, short stories, nonfiction, and memoirs which are rightly regarded today as some of the finest in English literature.

Edgar Allan Poe gilt als Ikone der amerikanischen Kurzgeschichte und Mitbegründer dieser literarischen Gattung. Die Elemente des Mysteriösen, Phantastischen, Unbegreiflichen, Grotesken, Rätselhaften, Transzendentalen schwingen immer als subtiles Klanggebilde in seine Erzählungen mit und regen aufgeschlossene Gemüter zum Nachdenken über all die unzähligen Dinge, die wir nicht imstande sind auch nur annähernd zu erklären, wohltuend an.

He needs the lodge's business. Falling for one of the lodge employees could put all his plans at risk. He roars into the parking lot on his motorcycle, dressed all in black. At first, I'm scared. But then he takes off that helmet and I see his face. He's on the property to strike a deal with my boss. But the more I get to know him, the more intrigued I am. And when he pays an after-hours visit to the shop I run inside the lodge, things get pretty heated. Problem is, I need this job and he wants to work with my boss. If my boss finds out, it could hurt both of us. But now that I've found him...

When the writer, Harry Street (Peck) is gravely wounded in a hunting accident in Africa, he feverishly recalls his failures in love and in writing. He reflects on his loss of his one true love, Cynthia Green (Gardner), due to his obsession for roaming the world in search of stories for his novels. Although she is dead, Cynthia continues to haunt Harry’s thoughts. Street feels he has compromised his talent to ensure the success of his books, and feels he is a failure, despite his achievement of having one successful novel after another.

Liv Lured by the enchanting beauty of a small mountain town during the Winter Solstice Festival, I ventured into the wilderness to capture the perfect shot. I didn't expect to find an elusive mountain man instead. Ethan's touch ignites a passion I can't deny, but his secrets run deep. When I discover the truth of his existence, it challenges everything I knew about destiny. Ethan A vision in the snow, Liv's arrival awakened the beast within me. Liv is my fated mate, tied to me by the ancient magic of the Full Moon Solstice, but revealing the truth of my bear shifter nature could shatter the...

Additional revelations from the despatch box of Doctor John Watson. These seven stories previously featured in various volumes of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories and other anthologies. They come together in their own collection for the first time. The Adventure of the Disappearing Prisoner The Adventure of the Drewhampton Poisoner The Adventure of the Returning Spirit The Adventure of Miss Anna Truegrace The Adventure of Mr Fairdale Hobbs The Adventure of the Conk-Singleton Forgery The Adventure of the Grand Vizier

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published on 14 October 1892; the individual stories had been serialised in The Strand Magazine between July 1891 and June 1892. The stories are not in chronological order, and the only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view. In general the stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes identify, and try to correct, social injustices.

One Big City High Rise. One New Year's Eve Party. One Zombie Apocalypse. One Heck of a Bad Night. Neal likes Robyn. But he hates crowds, especially when it means going into the city. So, he reluctantly agrees to attend a New Year's Eve party at the top of a big city high-rise. Her ex is there, which makes it awkward. Not that ex-special forces Neal can't handle him. But things get even weirder when one of the guests goes berserk and bites another. Before they know it, Neal and Robyn are fighting for their lives as they make their way down one hundred floors with a Zombie infection problem. ...

A collection of short stories featuring the women you've grown to love. From girls' night shenanigans to holiday parties, Moves and Grooves, the ladies will keep you entertained! Join Ellie, Hunter, Jessie, Blaise, Piper, Rebecca, Cass, Eve, Lainey, Patty, Mo, Dani, Claire, and Aunt Wills as these short stories give you more insight into their close knit circle of friends. Includes an all new, never before published short story.

He's spent his entire life on his own. Can a beautiful woman be the key to mending his broken heart? A strange man is sleeping on the sofa in the lobby of the lodge where I work. A super-hot, muscular, gorgeous lumberjack of a man. Once I've met him, I can't seem to get him off my mind. But he has a troubled past. It's tough for him to trust that someone he loves won't leave him. And that just might be the very thing that causes me to lose him. Brooding Mountain Man is an OTT age gap romance featuring an alpha hero and V-card heroine. It’s designed to be read in only 90 minutes. If you ...

When his past comes calling, will Jonas lose the love he’s just begun to find or will faith lead him to something greater? Jonas Fisher’s life is finally falling into place. His craft as a woodworker is thriving, and Mary Hershberger has agreed to courtship. But just as their tentative love begins to bloom, Megan Carter—a woman from Jonas’s Rumspringa past—arrives in Pine Creek with a six-month-old baby. The child is his, and Jonas is suddenly faced with a future he never imagined. Widowed Mary Hershberger has spent years guarding her heart after devastating loss. After finding ...

Silent Night. Not Calm. Not Bright. Reggie was alone for Christmas. He liked it that way. But when he goes to a secluded cabin in the woods, he encounters something sinister among the trees. A strange red velvet sack waits for him along his hiking path. Inside is the gift of terror. Soon, Reggie finds himself thrust into a bizarre and horrifying world where the trappings of Christmas are deadly perversions of what he's always known. The only question is: will he escape with his life, or will he become fuel for a dark entity's fire and sustenance for its meal? Walking in a Winter Terrorland ...