#1 New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer demonstrates his mastery of the short story in It Can’t Be October Already. In this engaging and funny episode, Pat O’Flynn returns once again for his annual internment in the London jail system. Along the way, he’ll reconnect with the staff and inmates of his sometime-home and perhaps even reach the punchline of his favorite joke. Archer is at his best in this delightful and surprising story.

The apocalypse has hit Monument, Colorado, and Jake Simonsen, captain of the football team, is caught in the middle of it. A series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a terrible chemical weapons spill that affects people differently depending on blood type, has torn the world as he knows it apart. Now Jake has to decide how to pick up the pieces.“Jake and the Other Girl,” an original story by Emmy Laybourne acquired for Tor.com by Holly West, is set in the world of Monument 14. The next book in the series, Monument 14: Sky on Fire goes on sale May 28, 2013. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.

Роберт Олен Батлер (род. в 1945 г.) — американский писатель, автор семи романов. Сборник рассказов «Приятный запах со странной горы» в 1993 году принес Батлеру Пулицеровскую премию и премию Американской академии искусства и литературы

I’m a card cop. I can spot a shark’s trick after one hand... then I ran into ordinary citizen Carl Breton. With him I had to first meet his wife.

One glimpse of her and he knew his life would never be the same again.

Серия «Лики великих» – это сложные и увлекательные биографии крупных деятелей искусства – эмигрантов и выходцев из эмигрантских семей. Это рассказ о людях, которые, несмотря на трудности эмигрантской жизни, достигли вершин в своей творческой деятельности и вписали свои имена в историю мирового искусства. Мария Каллас (1923-1977) – греческая и американская певица, одна из величайших оперных певиц ХХ века. Она была универсальной певицей с самым широким репертуаром множества классических опер. Критики говорили, что у нее «четыре голоса в одном горле». Каждый спектакль с участием Марии Каллас превращался в настоящую сенсацию. Трагическая личная жизнь привела к потере голоса, разрыву с «Метрополитен Опера» и вынужденному уходу из «Ла Скала». Но записи опер с Марией Каллас навсегда сохранили за ней титул – «Божественная». Иллюстрации Александра Штейнберга.

Author’s note: This is a fanfic that takes place in the “Ready Player One” universe. If you haven’t read “Ready Player One” this story won’t make much sense. Also it has some spoilers, so you should definitely not read this if you haven’t read the book.

“Ready Player One” is copyright 2012 by Ernest Cline.

Audio Version (read by R. C. Bray): http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/lacero.mp3

When the season died out to just one more down — one more play — ten guys put their chips on a back field clown who won with a grin, lost with a laugh — and fought for eleven men’s dreams!

Les portes de l'enfer sont béantes ! Le regard que Claude Seignolle promène sur le monde — mais est-ce bien notre monde ? — nous livre, nue jusqu'à l'os, la réalité quotidienne. Là où nous ne voyons qu'un fiacre, un vieux paysan et un oiseau, il révèle l' « ouvrier de la mort » mené par les chevaux sinistres de la nuit ; lou Siblaire avec ses appeaux maléfiques et le mystérieux Hupeur qu'il ne faut pas, qu'il ne faut jamais tuer... Claude Seignolle est un voyant dont les oeuvres nous aident, nous simples mortels, à basculer sans encombre dans l' « autre » univers. Mais dès que le pas est franchi, dès que nous sommes de l'autre côté du miroir, entre le château de Tiburiac et l'auberge de Larzac, il nous devient presque impossible de rejeter la hantise de ce monde cruel et tendre de la grande nuit.

From the award-wining fantasy author of the Dead Rivers Trilogy, comes Naomi Kritzer’s enchanting Tor.com Original short story, “Little Free Library”

Upon setting up her Little Free Library, Meagan develops an unexpected friendship with a mysterious book borrower.

At the Publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

For centuries, men and women have manned lighthouses to ensure the safe passage of ships. It is a lonely job, and a thankless one for the most part. Until something goes wrong. Until a ship is in distress.In the 23rd century, this job has moved into outer space. A network of beacons allows ships to travel across the Milky Way at many times the speed of light. These beacons are built to be robust. They never break down. They never fail.At least, they aren’t supposed to.

Stoney Wotnack was a tough city kid on his first visit to the country. He taught the Baker family that chivalry can take strange and violent forms.

A has-been with a prayer... a fresh kid with a birdie... and magic on the eighteenth — the green where champions are made!