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The main story in this collection is “The Snow Queen”, the story of two children who play together daily and have many fun adventures. Kai, a young boy, is drawn to an icy palace by an evil queen who causes him to forget his friendships and past, keeping him prisoner without fond memories for comfort. His friend Gerda has to go on a daring journey to rescue him from the ice castle and defeat the evil that holds him captive using the strongest power in the world - the power of love.

Bambi is the beloved story of a young deer’s childhood and coming of age in a forest with many dangers. Because deer are prey for humans, Bambi is taught from a young age about the dangers he will face and warned to always be cautious. He, and all of the other creatures in the forest, fear humans.

Caledin knew he could never go home. Two decades after losing his family to Zhretennais saboteurs, the former Ajenite naval officer made his living as a pirate, prowling the shipping lanes and picking off rich Zhretennais merchant vessels. For the most part, he’s content, and he tells himself often that the Free Ship Rampart and his crew are all the family he’ll ever need again. But then the Rampart stumbles upon a strange lifepod deep in the black nothingness of space. And against all the odds, the occupant in stasis—a girl named Siolene with ancient, royal DNA—is still alive.

It’s finally time to bring the fight to the Hinterlands itself and reveal the true nature of its dark corruption. After having barely saved Fronstead from the solstice’s onslaught, Max knows the only way that he can save his new home is by striking at the source of the corrupting Ore itself. Their hope lies in the dragon girl Melusine, the only person they know who’s come out of the wild, chaotic land alive.

“Greetings from the Kel Confederacy of Systems.” Those simple words turned Kayden Reynolds’ view of the galaxy upside down. Humanity assumed that the aliens whose mastery of genetic engineering helped power our ascent to the stars were long dead. They were wrong. When Kayden and his crew of beautiful women meet them, they’re quickly embroiled in the conflict between the Kel and their ancient rivals, whose knowledge of technological engineering is unrivaled.

A news journalist arrested for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, Liv Reyes now serves as a war correspondent in a war where anyone can be drafted and everyone is expendable. It's a war we're losing. Badly. Outmatched, outsmarted, and outmaneuvered—humanity is running out of options when it comes to the Raptors. They destroy anything and anyone we send their way. Our last line of defense never even made it through basic training.

With the death of her beloved husband, the Jaerl of Antiroc, Laethine knew she had to take his place and be a good leader for her people. However, her husband had a secret, one that would thrust her into the cutthroat world of royal interplanetary politics and dark conspiracies.

Earth's three unlikeliest heroes—Liv, Sam, and Jason—are stuck on an alien ship, light years from home. They freed humanity from the Raptors, only to have Earth's enemy hunt them at every jump. Relentlessly pursued across galaxies, they seek shelter in a mysterious, seemingly abandoned Dyson sphere… and quickly discover it's anything but deserted. Navigating the sphere’s lethal defenses is only the beginning.

Master Jack Hawthorne’s tribe have taken control of the entire region and its resources, with his kingdom now spanning across eight different tribal lands. Now that he has taken power over the area and freed its people, the land to the south beckons. But the tribe’s expansion into the south carries many obstacles, putting Jack not only on a collision course with four different powerful forces, but also in search of a lost treasure hidden by pirates, demons and dungeons.

In need of extra income, Dane Caravelle applies for a new program that allows other people to “rent” her and lets them essentially live her life. This groundbreaking scientific technology is meant to allow those who may be disadvantaged or disabled to experience a normal life. Although it requires rigorous testing to become a rental, Dane is ecstatic when she’s approved.

In just two weeks I had overcome insurmountable obstacles and emerged victorious, but my journey was far from over. With my queens, Lyanna and Brinia, by my side, it was time to start building a kingdom that would stand the test of time. But the road to glory is paved with danger. The king is furious with me for killing his cousin in a duel and will stop at nothing to exact his revenge. And if that wasn't enough, I found the perfect spot for my castle, but it's guarded by a massive, fire-breathing dragon.

I used to be an ordinary guy until I inherited my grandfather’s magic shop. Now I’ve turned the arcane into a small business empire, I have a small family with several gorgeous girlfriends and an incredible son. Everything is perfect until a stranger who looks just like my father walks into our shop and shatters everything I knew about our perfect little life. Now I have to use everything I know about magic, the multiverse and time travel to stop him. To stop myself. Because I will do anything it takes to keep my women safe. To keep them alive. Even if I have to put myself in danger.

Atmospheric, elegiac, and—oh, yes—scary, here are seven tales about people confronting what people have wrought. And a few other things people had nothing to do with.

Pearl Silver was happy. She had a good job teaching young nurses. She was married to a good man who loved her. She had a son who made her proud every day. Most of the time, her memories of her time fighting in the skies over Europe remained a distant part of her past. Something she was proud to have done, but that time was over. Her life twenty years later was very different, and she didn’t have much reason to tap into her psychic power—or to stay in touch with her old comrades in arms.

With their successful assault, Michael and Revana have wounded the empire in a way no one has before, but how swift and brutal will its response be, and who will pay the price? During the battle, help came from an unexpected source, but can she be trusted, or is she playing her own game? And what does she know of the elusive Dragon Cult? With the aid of the beautiful Revana and enigmatic Tiquette, Michael's shae powers continue to grow, but he'll need to become much stronger if he's to change the fate of Vendira, and save her people.

After years of hard work, Zeke has finally made his way to the top of the food chain in the criminal underground. His first upper-echelon job is an international nightmare, but he has the skills to handle it. Unfortunately, the man that hired him—a dark force from Zeke's past—wants insurance, so he kidnaps Zeke's girlfriends to ensure the job goes smoothly. Zeke realizes there is only one way to handle this: with maximum violence.

In stark contrast to the dying world around him, Zeke's life had never been so wonderful. He had more work than ever, and life with Amelie and Delila was like something out of a dream. In a city where many died young, a bit of hope began to shine. A few days later, hanging from the balcony of the ninety-fifth floor of a hotel, Zeke finds himself wondering how things turned south so quickly. Plasma rifles, fast cars, and hot women. Zeke just hoped that would be enough to get him out of this one alive.

Two traveling college students confront their disintegrating relationship and the new American reality in a breakdown lane along the Italian Superstrade. A woman chases the ghost of her neglectful father to a vanished amusement park at the end of the Long Beach pier. In these atmospheric, wide-ranging, surprisingly playful, and deeply mournful stories, grandkids and widows, ice cream-truck drivers and judges, travelers and invalids all discover — and sometimes even survive — the everyday losses from which the most vengeful ghosts so often spring.

My life took a dramatic turn when I inherited my grandfather’s magic shop. With the help of my loyal familiar, Elodie, the always-determined monster girl Coco, and the gorgeous and enigmatic Bea, I’ve discovered a world of magic, danger, and unexpected allies. Just as things start to settle down in my grandfather’s legendary shop, I find myself in need of more arcane items than I had anticipated. I’m learning magic and getting stronger, but I have a lot more to lose if things go poorly. So, I need to make sure my shop is safeguarded against every possible threat.

A year has passed since I raised a city of solid stone from the ground using the an ancient and powerful artifact. The city has thrived under my rule, aided by my queens, with a strong economy and hopeful souls arriving daily, seeking refuge and a fresh start. But grudges die hard. King Arandal, ever the spiteful one, has finally come to exact his vengeance. His soldiers swarm around my city walls like a plague of locusts and outnumber the stars. Assassins crept through the streets at night, their daggers thirsting for my blood and that of my queens.