Book Preview “IT’S THE USUAL STORY,” the man at the tiller reflected, regarding the beautiful derelict on the hill. “At the end of old money there is real estate.” There were three of them in the boat that Saturday in June. They had set out from Rockland, Maine, on a day’s sail into … Read more
Book Preview ALSO by OLIVIE BLAKE: Masters of Death Lovely Tangled Vices One For My Enemy La Petite Mort Fairytales of the Macabre (Fairytale Collections, Vol. I) Midsummer Night Dreams (Fairytale Collections, Vol. II) The Lovers Grim (Fairytale Collections, Vol. III) By OLIVIE BLAKE and LITTLE CHMURA: Alpha Alpha, Vol. II: … Read more
Book Preview Chapter I The scalp was red and thick but what made it especially extraordinary was its great length. It was the longest shock of hair anyone had ever seen, so long that its owner had to sit on the shoulders of another warrior to tie it to the rafters of his lodge. Had … Read more
Book Preview PREFACE After several years of writing screenplays in Los Angeles, a final downturn sent me away from doing anymore. The president of a high-level film company threw out a project his most famous and powerful producer was set to direct. I had re-written a screenplay that all the people involved in filming had … Read more
Book Preview Praise for THE FOLK OF THE AIR series ‘Brilliantly enjoyable … Definitely Holly Black’s best so far.’ ‘An enticing world that’s as sinister as it is appealing … Shadowhunters fans should read this at their earliest opportunity.’ ‘A veritable queen of dark fantasy, Holly Black spins a thrilling tale of intrigue and magic … Read more
Book Preview Copyright This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. Copyright © 2019 by Holly Black Illustrations by Kathleen Jennings Cover art copyright © 2019 by … Read more
Book Preview Copyright This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. Copyright © 2018 by Holly Black Illustrations by Kathleen Jennings Cover art copyright © 2018 by … Read more
Book Preview Any child can be chased by their shadow. All they need to do is run straight toward the sun on a lazy afternoon. As long as they keep moving, it will be right behind them. They can even turn around and try to chase it, but no matter how fast their chubby legs … Read more
Book Preview PITIE-SALPETRIERE HOSPITAL, PARIS The killer awoke, surrounded by strangers. An IV line dripped clear fluid through a long, thick needle punched into the back of her right hand. Surgical tape held the silver spike in place and tugged at the fine blonde hairs growing there. The strangers – all women, she thought dully … Read more
Book Preview For Jane, the believer Thanks are due to Garth Nix, who first led me down this long and winding path. To Russ Galen, who filled my beggar’s bowl. To Steve Saffel, who suffered as no mortal editor should ever have to suffer. To Keith Clayton, who kicked butt as Trapper John to Steve’s … Read more
Book Preview About Stalin’s Hammer: Rome Ten years have passed since Admiral Kolhammer’s 21st century battlefleet was dragged into a wormhole and thrown across oceans of time, emerging with disastrous consequences and shattering the history of the Second World War. Hitler and the Nazis have fallen, Kolhammer sits in the White … Read more
Book Preview Arnold, General Henry H. (Hap). US Army Commander of the Army Air Force. Churchill, Winston. Prime Minister, Great Britain. Curtin, John. Prime Minister, Commonwealth of Australia. Eisenhower, Brigadier General Dwight D., US Army. Head of War Plans Division. Appointed Commander of US Forces, European Theatre of Operations, June 1942. King, Admiral Ernest J., … Read more
Book Preview It’s World War II and the A-bomb is here to stay.The only question: Who’s going to drop it first? The Battle of Midway takes on a whole new dimension with the sudden appearance of a U.S.-led naval task force from the twenty-first century, the result of a botched military experiment. State-of-the-art warships are … Read more
Book Preview This is the New World. Born of chaos and blood. Remember that if nothing else. Jed Culver, President Kipper’s sword and shield, knows that what is right and what is best are rarely the same thing. Can he serve the President by defying him? Mad Jack Blackstone, rogue governor of the Republic of … Read more
Book Preview BY JOHN BIRMINGHAM (published by Del Rey Books) Without Warning After America THE AXIS OF TIME TRILOGY Weapons of Choice Designated Targets Final Impact Contents Cover Other Books by this Author Title Page Maps Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 … Read more
Book Preview You should have seen the things they were giving babies instead of milk. I remember seeing them put salt-pork gravy in milk bottles and putting a nipple on, and the baby sucking this salt-pork gravy. A real blue baby, dying of starvation. In house after house, I saw that sort of thing. —John … Read more
Book Preview The choking black smoke from the fires raging below rises up, trying to claim me and my child. I climb higher. I must hurry. I must do what has to be done before the sun rises. The black stone tears at my skin. I ignore the cuts and drag us up and onto … Read more
Book Preview Thank you for downloading this Simon & Schuster ebook. Get a FREE ebook when you join our mailing list. Plus, get updates on new releases, deals, recommended reads, and more from Simon & Schuster. Click below to sign up and see terms and conditions. Thank you for downloading this Simon & Schuster ebook. … Read more