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1) Leaf Storm
In Caitlín R. Kiernan’s The Ammonite Violin & Others, one of contemporary dark fantasy’s most bewitching and distinctive voices is back with another banquet of the weird and unexpected. In his introduction, Jeff VanderMeer (City of Saints and Madmen, Finch) writes, “Kiernan creates her own light in this remarkable collection, and shines it on dark places. In doing so, she gives us gritty, lyrical, horrible, beautiful truths.”
The
...6) Un fou
What exactly is the difference between a love letter and a suicide note? Is there really any difference at all? These might be the questions posed by Dear Sweet Filthy World, Caitlin R. Kiernan’s fourteenth collection of short fiction, comprised of twenty-eight uncollected and impossible-to-find stories.
Treading the grim places where desire and destruction, longing and horror intersect, the author rises once again to meet the high expectations
...The description “consulting detective” was often a reference to Sherlock Holmes, but that was inadequate to tell about his unusual characteristics. He was a loner who preferred to keep to himself and kept many secrets from others, including the few friends he had. Holmes did have a constant professional relationship with Dr. Watson, and it was the faithful Watson who once said, “I had no idea that such personalities exist outside of stories.”
The
...10) La Peur
Herbert George Wells was one of the most prolific and visionary British writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. H. G. Wells, as he is universally known, is now best remembered for his science fiction novels, although he wrote across many genres, including nonfiction. His fiction embraces history, science fiction, horror, satire, fantasy, and social commentary. Wells was also a futurist, foreseeing air travel, tanks (as in
...14) La Antártida de los sentidos y otros relatos indómitos: impúdicos, implacables, aciagos, sublimes
En estos breves relatos, el autor nos ofrece una colección de historias, algunas terroríficas, otras hilarantes, algunas subversivas, otras eróticas, muchas desconcertantes. Ninguna nos dejará indiferentes y todas nos incitarán a un discurrir original e insólito. Las sorpresas que cada relato reserva pueden significar un golpe en la mesa del autor y una provocación que el lector debe escoger si acepta o no. Después de su lectura, empezará
...15) Fábulas
The "Fábulas" by Félix María de Samaniego are a "Spanish Classic". These 156 short stories are an anthology done by Samaniego himself who was inspired by Esopo as well as his own creativity and imagination original ones. Those beautiful poetic moral advise stories can be read by children and adults. We have animals taking, and also some fantastic creatures who through different situations will give us a wise recommendation of how to act in many
...¿Qué sientes cuando piensas en la muerte? ¿Miedo, indiferencia, dudas, fe en otra vida, o por qué no, alegría? Todos tenemos una relación única con la muerte que solo resolveremos en el momento culmen de nuestra existencia. Esto es La Muerte es otro Cuento, un audiolibro de 8 relatos sorprendentes y emocionantes sobre el misterio más grande que ha existido.
El autor, Felipe Forero, es escritor de libros, guionista de televisión en
...Un homme sur le point de se suicider croise une inquiétante inconnue dans un sentier pédestre; une bénévole s'étant lié d'amitié avec une vieille dame qui lui parle de ses fils, développe une obsession à leur égard; pendant un bref séjour à Toronto, une congressiste fait la connaissance d'une étrange femme et de son amant séducteur; une psychologue croise dans un café-bistro un ancien client dont il était follement amoureux; une
...Gipsy, la voyante des chiens existe vraiment. J'ai rencontré cet étonnant personnage dans un restaurant au cours d'un de mes voyages.
Dans cet audio livre, je partage avec vous ce tout ce qu'elle m'a raconté sur son extraordinaire profession.
Dans l'audio livre, elle se présente puis vous raconte comment et pourquoi elle est devenue la plus efficace voyante pour chiens, ce que nos animaux de compagnie lui demandent et ce qu'elle
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