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Чотирнадцятирічну Марту спіткала справжня катастрофа: після багаторічної відсутності повернувся брат її матері, оселився в тій самій квартирі й почав переслідувати юну дівчину, домагаючись її. Не знайшовши розуміння та підтримки в батьків, Марта наважується на відчайдушний учинок, що межує зі злочином,— і водночас дізнається, що вона — прийомна дитина, а ім’я її справжньої матері — таємниця. Низка драматичних подій, як видається Марті, веде її близьких та її саму до глухого кута… «Ті, кого немає» — книжка про психологічне насильство і протистояння йому, примхливі форми квір-сексуальності, проблеми прийомних дітей і конфлікти поколінь, які все ще зазнають впливу «совкової» дійсності. Дію роману приурочено до літа 2013 року.<

Defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a client in the trunk of his Lincoln. Haller is charged with murder and can’t make the exorbitant $5 million bail slapped on him by a vindictive judge. Mickey elects to defend himself and must strategize and build his defense from his jail cell in the Twin Towers Correctional Center in downtown Los Angeles, all the while looking over his shoulder — as an officer of the court he is an instant target. Mickey knows he’s been framed. Now, with the help of his trusted team, including Harry Bosch, he has to figure out who has plotted to destroy his life and why. Then he has to go before a judge and jury and prove his innocence.<

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.<

The story is set in an unnamed penal colony. Internal clues and the setting on an island suggest Octave Mirbeau’s The Torture Garden as an influence. As in some of Kafka’s other writings, the narrator in this story seems detached from, or perhaps numbed by, events that one would normally expect to be registered with horror. In the Penal Colony describes the last use of an elaborate torture and execution device that carves the sentence of the condemned prisoner on his skin in a script before letting him die, all in the course of twelve hours. As the plot unfolds, the reader learns more and more about the machine, including its origin, and original justification.<

In this, his most famous story, Kafka explores the notions of alienation and human loneliness through extraordinary narrative technique and depth of imagination. Gregor Samsa awakens one morning to find himself transformed into a repulsive bug. Trapped inside this hideous form, his mind remains unchanged—until he sees the shocked reaction of those around him. He begins to question the basis of human love and, indeed, the entire purpose of his existence. But this, it seems, is only the beginning of his ordeal.<

A terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K., an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he did not commit, a crime whose nature is never revealed to him. Once arrested, he is released, but must report to court on a regular basis–an event that proves maddening, as nothing is ever resolved. As he grows more uncertain of his fate, his personal life–including work at a bank and his relations with his landlady and a young woman who lives next door–becomes increasingly unpredictable. As K. tries to gain control, he succeeds only in accelerating his own excruciating downward spiral.<

Imagine an alternate reality where the man who gave the world The Jungle Book and Gunga Din and The Phantom ‘Rickshaw was a science fiction writer – generations before Hugo Gernsbeck and Amazing; before the pulp SF that dominated the thirties; before intellectually prescient Astounding in the forties and sophisticated literary SF magazines like Galaxy and The Magazine Of Fantasy And Science Fiction fifties. Think of it: a world where Rudyard Kipling was a science fiction writer, long before SF as we understand it was invented. Well actually, he was. And the book you have in your hands – Actions And Reactions – is a wonderful example of it. It feels a lot like the sort of sophisticated SF – literary without being precious – we all remember from the Golden Age of Galaxy and The Magazine Of Fantasy And Science Fiction. Imagine that. We live in an alternate universe.<

The Barrack-Room Ballads are a set of martial songs and poems by Rudyard Kipling originally published in two parts: the first set in 1892, the second in 1896. Many have become classic military ditties, still well known, and are closely linked to British imperialism in many minds, particularly Gunga Din, Tommy and Danny Deever.<

In the first of a new fantasy series by Sebastien de Castell, a disgraced swordsman struggles to redeem himself by protecting a young girl caught in the web of a royal conspiracy. Falcio is the first Cantor of the Greatcoats. Trained in the fighting arts and the laws of Tristia, the Greatcoats are travelling Magisters upholding King's Law. They are heroes. Or at least they were, until they stood aside while the Dukes took the kingdom, and impaled their king's head on a spike. Now Tristia is on the verge of collapse and the barbarians are sniffing at the borders. The Dukes bring chaos to the land, while the Greatcoats are scattered far and wide, reviled as traitors, their legendary coats in tatters. All they have left is the promise they made to King Paelis, to carry out one final mission. But if they have any hope of fulfilling the king's dream, the divided Greatcoats must reunite, or they will also have to stand aside as they watch their world burn.<

Harvey Cheyne, spoiled millionaire’s son, tumbles overboard from a luxury liner–only to be rescued by the crew of a Gloucester schooner. Thus begins the boy’s second voyage into the rugged rites and ways of sailors. Like all Kipling’s masterworks, Captains Courageous is an interweaving of art and moral purpose. Angus Wilson has said that it shows “delicacy of craft and violence of feeling, exactitude and wile impressionism, subtlety and true innocence.” A popular favourite since its first publication, the novel remains a classic story of youthful initiation–and a lively tribute to the author’s famous code of bravery, loyalty, an honour among men.<

The Day’s Work I by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of short stories featuring mostly non-humans as main characters of each story. It contains some of Kipling’s best and worst writings. However, the failures are set among some of his best, including The Bridge Builders and The Brushwood Boy, making this collection it well worth the read.<

#1 bestselling author Stephen King returns with a brand-new novel about the secrets we keep buried and the cost of unearthing them. SOMETIMES GROWING UP MEANS FACING YOUR DEMONS The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine—as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave. LATER is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong. With echoes of King’s classic novel It, LATER is a powerful, haunting, unforgettable exploration of what it takes to stand up to evil in all the faces it wears.<

This collection of notes and essays on Kipling’s world travels reveals a man bursting with self-deprecating wit, keen observational powers, and an intelligent awareness of his own cultural biases and prejudices. First published in 1899, this volume serves as a delightful reminder of Kipling’s genius.<

The stories in this collection capture the varied scents and colours of India in the days of the Raj. Magic and religion, art and life, politics and society, combine into one special stroke of genius in Kipling’s imaginative canvas, bringing the short story and the poem together. These tales hold a tremendous appeal for children and adults alike, who can look forward to a dazzling array of incidents and characters, choreographed to perfection.<

The Light That Failed is a haunting and powerful novel of human suffering, love and loss. In Dick Heldar, artist and journalist, we see a man struggling to rise above his cruel beginnings and neglected childhood to grasp at a chance for happiness in later life. However as his hopes slowly turn to dust, his determination and mental powers begin to drain away, and the onset of premature physical decline determines his final demise. In a shocking and tragic conclusion, Kipling completes his frighteningly realistic survey of physical and psychological breakdown.<

Two former British soldiers who were sent in the early 19th century to British controlled India to search for adventure end up becoming kings of Kafiristan. This story is inspired by Josiah Harlan, an American adventurer who claimed the title of Prince of Ghor after leding a military force into Afghanistan in the mid-19th century.<

Ричард Касъл е автор на многобройни бестселъри, включително радушно приетата от критиката поредица за Дерик Сторм. Първият му роман „Сред дъжд от куршуми“, публикуван още докато Касъл е в колежа, получава престижната награда за криминална литература „Том Строу“ на организация Ном дьо Плум. В момента Касъл живее в Манхатън с дъщеря си и майка си, които изпълват живота му с радост и вдъхновение.

Бракът… Нож с две остриета, поне за Ники Хийт. Съпругът й Джеймисън Руук я вбесява така, както никой друг в живота й не е успявал. Освен това й доставя удоволствие, каквото никога преди не е изпитвала, но най-важното е, че тя го обича с цялото си сърце и е готова на всякакви жертви, за да го предпази. Неотдавна бе направила точно това и то едва не им коства всичко.

Сега Руук има честта да бъде гостуващ професор в неговата алма-матер, и той не може да пропусне възможността да стане наставник на прохождащите писатели в бившия му многократно награждаван университетски вестник. Скоро след пристигането му в университета, репортерка от вестника е открита мъртва. Гола. В леглото на Руук.

Да обръща внимание на предателството на когото и да било не е в стила на Ники. Тя и Джеймисън са имали различни конфликти по време на сложните си отношения, но нито един от подобен характер. Дали съпругът й пази свои собствени тайни и дали тя наистина може да му се довери? За да разбере, Ники дава на картбланш на Джеймисън и се вкопчва в теорията му за секретна група в тайно общество. Това, което открива поставя на изпитание нейните умения на следовател и брака й.