Anthony Hope's swashbuckling classic tale of adventure and romance Ruritania, a beautiful kingdom in the mountains between Germany and Austria, is in the midst of a power struggle. On one side is the alcoholic layabout crown prince, Rudolf-popular with the upper class and army-and on the other is his half brother, Michael, who has the love of the common people. The struggle reaches a new fervor at Rudolf's coronation, when Michael kidnaps his brother...

HEIDI: Ten days is all I have before the love of my life marries the Princess of Hell and my dreams for a smokingly hot happily-ever-after goes up in flames. It's DEF CON 666 and this girl is outta time and outta choices. LOLA: We're gonna find Zelda, the next Baba Yaga, have her yank me outta Heidi and shove me into a fresh new body then bingo bango, Lola's gonna get her groove on. It looks like I might even end up with some powers, seems Cookie,...

While investigating possible Human abuse on the magical Islands of Fantasy, half-elf detective Eli Leafrunner questions a troll guard. In the middle of the interrogation, the troll's head explodes. Someone wants things kept quiet, and Leafrunner better figure out who fast - or he just might be the next victim.

Harmony: I swear, the next time somebody leaves me a house... I'm not moving in, I'm just droppin' it on one of my relatives. See ya' in Asscrack. Anything's better than this crap. Daphne: Some days you're the pin. Some days you're the voodoo doll...And some days there's not enough coffee or chocolate in the whole wide world to deal with the shenanigans that fall from the sky like bird poop on a freshly washed car. Goddess, send help, I feel...

They're Retrieval Specialist, and they're the best there is. Snow and Cinder, operatives of an organization called The Kingdom, have been tasked with one of their most dangerous missions: find former teammate Alison Wonderland and bring her back alive. A year ago, Alison went missing, presumed dead, but now satellite imagery has revealed she's alive. Wherever she's been, whoever she's been with, Snow and Cinder have to take special care in bringing...

From the author of the critically acclaimed cult novel, ANONYMOUS, comes a dark tale about love and loss. Meet Jeffrey. Jeffrey is turning forty. He has a good job, a loving wife, and a beautiful house. When the love of his life passes suddenly, his seemingly normal world turns upside down. The sudden death, along with his midlife crisis, causes Jeffrey to grieve the five stages in unnatural ways. He trades in his Toyota Corolla for a Corvette, smokes...

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance. We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep.' In Verne's science-fiction classic, Professor Lidenbrock chances upon an ancient manuscript and pledges to solve the mysterious coded message that lies within it. Eventually...

From the author of The Forest of Bleeding Trees and other macabre fare, Patricia Mattern, comes yet another chilling tale that will have you up until way past your bedtime! Marley and Tom are the perfect couple. To see them, you may not even notice that while Tom is human, Marley is a dhamphir, a half vampire. They're just a friendly couple, who want a home in the country, filled with laughing, happy children. Unfortunately, they are unable to have...

Esta historia toma el "Bartleby el escribiente" de Melville y lo mezcla con el fútbol de la escuela secundaria para hacer una historia disparatada de un jugador que saca de quicio al entrenador. Si has jugado al fútbol en la escuela secundaria (o en cualquier otro deporte), te encantará esta historia. El libro incluye una guía de discusión. Este libro está dedicado a mis entrenadores de fútbol. Especialmente a los que he contribuido a su...

So... you still think that you have no time to read? Allow me to change your mind. Volume One brought you G.D. Maher's first hundred tales, now it's time to really get down to business.One hundred drabbles. One hundred flashes of love, loss, seriousness, cheekiness and animal magic. This collection of tales of incredible breadth and depth continues to be the perfect companion for fiction lovers, who enjoy a plot twist (yes, in one hundred words!).So...the...