Charles Williams - Descent into Hell

Charles Williams - Descent into Hell

In a town preparing to put on a play by the celebrated Mr Stanhope, several people wrestle with inner and possibly outer demons. A poor loser of a man hangs himself, but his ghost still wanders the streets. A young girl fears what will happen when she meets her doppelganger, the one who comes closer and closer each time she sees her. A man jilted in love meets a succubus. And a grandmother hovers between life and death.

Generally thought to be Williams's best novel, Descent into Hell deals with various forms of selfishness, and how the cycle of sin brings about the necessity for redemptive acts.

Pages: 208
ISBN: 9781329979925

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Charles W Diffin - Dark Moon – The Complete Trilogy

Charles W Diffin - Dark Moon – The Complete Trilogy

Dark Moon - Mysterious, dark, out of the unknown deep comes a new satellite to lure three courageous Earthlings on to strange adventures.

Brood of the Dark Moon - Once more Chet, Walt and Diane are united in a wild ride to the Dark Moon - but this time they go as prisoners of their deadly enemy Schwartzmann.

The Finding of Haldgren - Chet Ballard answers the pinpoint of light that from the craggy desolation of the moon stabs out man's old call for help.

Pages: 420
ISBN: 9781329979888

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Edith Nesbit - Harding's Luck

Harding's Luck is sequel to E. Nesbit's "The House of Arden". It tells the story of Dickie Harding, a disabled boy, who one day accidentally discovers an old magic, that allows him to travel into his own past. There he meets Elfrida and Edred Arden (as told in "The House of Arden") and together they seek for a long lost treasure.

With the assistance of the magical Mouldiwarp, they travel back in time to earlier periods of English history, searching for clues.

A great favorite of Nesbit fans; it's a story of injustice, poverty, deformity, magic, romance, suspense, sacrifice, and triumph over adversity that comes to its point with a fateful twist.

Pages: 236
ISBN: 9781329979970

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Robert E Howard - Conan the Conqueror

Conan the Conqueror – The Hour of the Dragon by Robert E Howard

Conan the Cimmerian: he rose from boy-thief and mercenary to become king of Aquilonia. Neither supernatural fiends nor demonic sorcery could oppose the barbarian warrior as he wielded his mighty sword and dispatched his enemies to a bloody doom on the battlefields of the legendary Hyborian Age. Collected together for the first time anywhere in the world, in chronological order, are all Robert E. Howard's definitive stories of Conan, exactly as he wrote them, as fresh, atmospheric and vibrant today as when they were first published in the pulp magazines more than sixty years ago.

Conan is besieged by enemies! Xaltotun, an ancient sorcerer attacks the Kingdom of Aquilonia! The only way to defeat him is to retrieve the Heart of Ahriman!

This is the only novel by Howard featuring his Conan character.

Pages: 244
ISBN: 9781329980037

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Edgar Rice Burroughs - Caspak

Caspak by Edgar Rice Burroughs

The Land that Time Forgot - In the South Pacific is a mountainous island called Caspak. Winged humanoid creatures, dinosaurs, ferocious beasts of prey, Neanderthals, "wild ape-men," and monstrous reptiles terrorize each other, and the mixed crew of WW 1 adventurers fight across the island. 

The People that Time Forgot - Ex-cowboy Tom Billings leads a rescue mission to save Bowen Tyler, the protagonist of The Land That Time Forgot. In the midst of hair-raising adventures, he has more trouble keeping his own skin intact than in finding his friend. 

Out of Time’s Abyss - The Lost world saga continues. It connects the previous two installments, bringing in characters introduced in each. Burroughs completes the revelation of his lost world's unique biological system, only hinted at in the previous installment, in which the slow progress of evolution in the world outside is recapitulated as a matter of individual metamorphosis. This system forms a thematic element serving to unite the three Caspak stories

Pages: 316
ISBN: 9781329979802

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Walter de la Mare - The Return

The Return by Walter de la Mare is an occult tale of possession. It is an interesting gothic psychological thriller, nebulous and dark, in the tradition of Edgar Allan Poe.

Gripping and poignant tale of psychic possession concerns Arthur Lawford, who appears to have been possessed by the spirit of a long-dead French 18th-century pirate. One of de la Mare's finest occult stories, the novel also deals with domestic trauma, unrequited love and philosophical reflection.

Insidiously horrific, unrelentingly disturbing…

Pages: 248
ISBN: 9781329903081

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Francis Stevens - Nightmares!

Gertrude Barrows Bennett (1883–1948) was the first major female writer of fantasy and science fiction in the United States, publishing her stories under the pseudonym Francis Stevens. Bennett wrote a number of highly acclaimed fantasies between 1917 and 1923 and has been called "the woman who invented dark fantasy".

Her most famous books include Claimed (which Augustus T. Swift, in a letter to The Argosy called "One of the strangest and most compelling science fantasy novels you will ever read") and the lost world novel The Citadel of Fear.

Bennett also wrote an early dystopian novel, The Heads of Cerberus (1919).

Nighmares! And other stories – is a nice collection of her short stories and novelettes.

Pages: 308
ISBN: 9781329903005

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Charles Williams - All Hallows Eve

All Hallows' Eve is the story of a man and woman whose love was so great it could bridge the gap of death; of evil so terrible as to be unmentionable, of a vision so beautiful it must be true.

Opens with a discussion between the ghosts of two dead women wandering about London. Ultimately explores the meaning of human suffering and empathy by dissolving the barrier between the living and the dead through both black magic and divine love.

A young woman dies to discover a London that looks right out of Dante. A painter does a portrait of a minister and discovers he has painted beetles, and the minister thanks him for it! A magician sends someone to the future.

All Hallow's Eve is an amazing book in that it explores both the question of 'what happens when you die?' as well as 'what is the relationship between the dead and the living?'. Charles Williams at his best.

Pages: 228
ISBN: 9781329902923

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Howard Pyle - The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur

The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur by Howard Pyle 

Time honored retelling of the Arthurian legends, including the adventures of Sir Galahad and the pursuit of the Holy Grail, as well as the last days of King Arthur — his attack on Sir Launcelot, fatal battle with Sir Mordred, and final journey to Avalon.

Follows the adventures of Sir Gerwaint, Galahad's quest for the holy Grail, the battle between Launcelot and Gawaine, and the slaying of Mordred.

This is the final book in a set of four books on Arthur by Howard Pyle, covering the last parts of the reign of King Arthur and how Sir Galahad achieved the Grail.

Pages: 292
ISBN: 9781329902749

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Saxo Grammaticus - Deeds of the Danes - Gesta Danorum

Gesta Danorum – Deeds of the Danes

In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a History of the Danes, an account of their glorious past from the legendary kings and heroes of Denmark to king Gorm. It is one of the major sources for the heroic and mythological traditions of northern Europe, though the complex Latin style and the wide range of material brought together from different sources have limited its use.

Pages: 420
ISBN: 9781329902831

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Mrs Molesworth - The Carved Lions

The Carved Lions by Mrs Molesworth

When two life sized carved lions from the east are given as a gift to an English household, the children of the house are enchanted, especially when the lions come to life and help take care of them.

This is a delightful book for young girls but retains some adult appeal.

The author Mrs Molesworth (1839 – 1921) has been called "the Jane Austen of the nursery.

Pages: 128
ISBN: 9781329687608

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Howard Pyle - The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions

The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle

Enchanting tale of chivalry and love recounts the adventures of the most famous knight of King Arthur's Round Table. Stories of Launcelot's daring rescue of Queen Guinevere, the tournament at Astolat, the birth of Galahad, and much more.

This is the 3rd book that follows the adventures of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table. It follows Sir Launcelot of the Round Table as he rescues Queen Guinevere, fights in the tournament at Astolat & pursues other adventures.

Howard Pyle's stories of King Arthur and his knights are themselves legendary. Colorful tales of chivalry are combined with his own detailed illustrations to create an elegant and beautiful book. This is the third in a set of four books on Arthur by Howard Pyle.

Pages: 388
ISBN: 9781329687417

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