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  • The Dreaming Sex

    Early Tales of Scientific Imagination by Women

    Edited by Mike Ashley ...
    Rare jewels of Victorian fiction highlight the fantastic contributions made by women writers in the early development of science fictionA selection of early science fiction short stories by women are collected here, along with an introduction exploring the contributions women made in the early development of the field—in particular the different perspectives they cast on the wonders or fears that ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction

    by Mike Ashley ...
    Series Book 185 - Mammoth Books
    The art of writing great science fiction is that it challenges the imagination, pushing it to extreme limits and in this anthology, selecting some of the best modern science fiction from the last fifty years, twenty leading authors of the genre ask the question 'What if...?' and then give their own very personal views of the changes and surprises which may befall humanity in the centuries to come. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction

    by Mike Ashley ...
    Series Book 171 - Mammoth Books
    Here are 25 stories of science fiction that push the envelope, by the biggest names in an emerging new crop of high-tech futuristic SF - including Charles Stross, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Peter Hamilton and Neal Asher. High-tech SF has made a significant comeback in the last decade, as bestselling authors successfully blend the super-science of 'hard science fiction' with real characters in ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunnits

    by Mike Ashley ...
    Series Book 184 - Mammoth Books
    Twenty tales of intrigue, murder and mayhem from this most bloodthirsty and exciting of times.With dramatic settings ranging form the Eternal City of Rome to the most remote outposts of her Empire, here are new tales form the masters of the historical detective story, with classic gems and rare reprints - plus a special introduction, and a new Gordianus the Finder novella from Steven Saylor.A ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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    Glimpses of the Unknown

    Lost Ghost Stories

    Narrated by Julia Franklin, Ben Onwukwe, John Telfer, David Thorpe ...
    Series series British Library Tales of the Weird

    Unabridged

    10 hours 27 min

    A figure emerges from a painting to pursue a bitter vengeance; the last transmission of a dying man haunts the airwaves, seeking to reveal his murderer; a treasure hunt disturbs an ancient presence in the silence of a lost tomb. From the vaults of the British Library comes a new anthology celebrating the best works of forgotten, never since republished, supernatural fiction from the early 20th ... Read more

    $37.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF

    by Mike Ashley ...
    Series Book 188 - Mammoth Books
    This thought-provoking collection not only takes us into the past and the future, but also explores what might happen if we attempt to manipulate time to our own advantage.These stories show what happen once you start to meddle with time and the paradoxes that might arise. It also raises questions about whether we understand time, and how we perceive it. Once we move outside the present day, can ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits

    by Mike Ashley ...
    Series Book 169 - Mammoth Books
    Mystery and murder from the Sands of Time; This anthology covers two periods in history - the time of 'Ancient Egypt' which stretches from the First Dynasty in 4000 BC to the time of the Roman Empire, and the time of the Discoveries, which covers the Napoleonic and Victorian periods of excavation. The anthology will be a collection of new stories and rare reprints, including contributions from ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    A Phantom Lover and Other Dark Tales by Vernon Lee

    by Vernon Lee ...
    Narrated by Julia Franklin, Ben Onwukwe, John Telfer, David Thorpe ...
    Series series British Library Tales of the Weird

    Unabridged

    10 hours 23 min

    During her lifetime Violet Paget, who wrote as Vernon Lee, was referred to as 'the greatest of modern exponents of the supernatural in fiction', and yet today she remains on the periphery of the genre. This collection of her uniquely weird short stories and dark fantasies proves why she was once considered among the best of the genre, and why she deserves to return to those ranks today. From ... Read more

    $37.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Brief History of British Kings & Queens

    by Mike Ashley ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    Here is the whole of recorded British royal history, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom for over a thousand years. Fascinating portraits are expertly woven into a history of division and eventual union of the British Isles - even royals we think most familiar are revealed in a new and sometimes surprising ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Mammoth Book of King Arthur

    by Mike Ashley ...
    Series Book 177 - Mammoth Books
    The most complete guide ever to the real Arthurian world and the legends that surround it He defeated the Saxons so decisively at the Battle of Badon that he held the Saxon invasion of Britain at bay for at least a generation. He has inspired more stories, books and films than any other historical or legendary figure.But who was the real King Arthur? Here is the most comprehensive guide to the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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    From the Depths

    And Other Strange Tales of the Sea

    Narrated by Jeff Harding, Ben Onwukwe, John Telfer, David Thorpe ...
    Series series British Library Tales of the Weird

    Unabridged

    10 hours 8 min

    From atop the choppy waves to the choking darkness of the abyss, the seas are full of mystery and rife with tales of inexplicable events and encounters with the unknown. In this anthology we see a thrilling spread of narratives; sailors are pitched against a nightmare from the depths, invisible to the naked eye; a German U-boat commander is tormented by an impossible transmission via Morse Code; a ... Read more

    $37.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lost Mars

    Stories from the Golden Age of the Red Planet

    Edited by Mike Ashley ...
    A "thoroughly enjoyable" collection of stories imagining the Red Planet during the golden age of science fiction, from an award-winning anthologist ( Kirkus Reviews).An antique-shop owner gets a glimpse of the Red Planet through an intriguing artifact. A Martian's wife contemplates the possibility of life on Earth. A resident of Venus describes his travels across the two alien planets. From an ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus