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  • A Deluge of Consequences

    by Jacques Leslie ...
    Poised atop the high Himalayas is a frightening daisy chain of fragile glacial lakes, all produced by glacial melting as a result of climate change. When the lakes burst, the torrents of water sweep entire populations in their wake. In A Deluge of Consequences, intrepid journalist Jacques Leslie takes us along on a mythic, spell-binding trip to the bucolic kingdom of Bhutan, where the planet’s ... Read more

    $2.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Deep Water

    The Epic Struggle over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment

    by Jacques Leslie ...
    "If the wars of the last century were fought over oil, the wars of this century will be fought over water." -Ismail Serageldin, The World BankThe giant dams of today are the modern Pyramids, colossally expensive edifices that generate monumental amounts of electricity, irrigated water, and environmental and social disaster.With Deep Water, Jacques Leslie offers a searching account of the current ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Emporium of Superstition: An Old Wives Tale Anthology

    by Elle Beaumont, Katya de Beccera, Theresa Braun, Christis Christie, Jessica Cranberry, Meg Dailey, Marlena Frank, Kristin Jacques, C. Vonzale Lewis, Candace Robinson, Leslie Rush, D.M. Siciliano ...
    Heed the warnings, or you could be next.A society of Old Wives' comes together in this collection of suspenseful stories. In between these pages, twelve authors draw on ancient tales your grandmothers warned you about. From demons living amongst humans, to ghosts lurking in the shadows, and even gods looming above, these recountings will surely inspire a fright.Open the book, turn the page, for it ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Thinking Machine

    by Jacques Futrelle ...
    Series series Library of Congress Crime Classics
    This entertaining short story collection features Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen, nicknamed "The Thinking Machine"—a brilliant but abrasive scientist who proves time and again that any puzzle can be solved by the application of logic.Could you beat the world chess master in one try if you'd never played or studied the game? Or plot and execute a successful escape from an inescapable prison ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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    Tales of the Baba Yaga

    by Christina Henry ...
    "Perfect for horror fans who can't get enough of folklore and fairy-tale retellings that veer in unexpected directions." –Booklist, STARRED Review2023 Bram Stoker Awards® Nominee2023 Silver Falchion Awards Winner"Fans of folklore retellings will find plenty to enjoy." –Publishers WeeklyA collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by the Baba Yaga. Featuring ... ... Read more

    $14.38 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Close to Midnight

    Edited by Mark Morris ...
    Series series The Flame Tree Book of Horror
    An exceptional third book in the horror anthology series which Publishers Weekly highlighted as “Beautifully written pieces that lean into the intuitive and fantastic.”Close to Midnight is the third volume in an annual, non-themed horror series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris. This new anthology contains 20 ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Illusions of Isolation

    by Brennan LaFaro ...
    Is anyone ever really alone?When a young man’s wife goes away for the weekend, he lies awake all night wondering what the otherworldly sound in the attic is and why only he can hear it.After her husband’s death, a mother who interacts with her son exclusively through stationery notes grapples with the strange ways her lost love seems to be haunting them both.And inch by inch, room by room, a young ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Best of Our Past, the Worst of Our Future

    by Christi Nogle ...
    The Best of Our Past, the Worst of Our Future is whimsical and dreadful, verdant and sinister. Readers of “quiet horror” or “slow-burn horror” will enjoy this collection."Without a doubt, Christi Nogle is one of my favorite new voices in horror. Her fiction is by turns devastating, horrifying, and beyond beautiful. With her collection, The Best of Our Past, the Worst of Our Future, she's created ... Read more

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  • Vanishing Acts

    by Daniel Abraham, M. Shayne Bell, Michael Cadnum, Ted Chiang, Avram Davidson, Karen Joy Fowler, Joe Haldeman, Paul McAuley, Ian McDowell, A. R. Morlan, David J. Schow, William Shunn, Brian M. Stableford, Mark W. Tiedemann, Bruce McAllister, Suzy McKee Charnas ...
    "A diverse and thoughtful array of 16 stories written around the theme of endangered species—be they human or animal, mythical or alien." — Publishers WeeklyIn this poignant yet uplifting anthology about extinction, science fiction stories draw you into compelling, adventurous, and even humorous tales that will make you think about the future of animals, humanity, and the world around us. You'll ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Scarlet Thread

    A Gaslamp Gothic Victorian Paranormal Mystery

    by Kat Ross ...
    Series Book 7 - Gaslamp Gothic
    Sherlock Holmes meets The X-Files in this Gilded Age supernatural mystery series readers call "page-turning," "stay-up-all-night," "witty, smart, and a little sexy."Bloody Mary Worth.Say her name thirteen times in a mirror and you might see the face of your future husband.Or, less happily, your own shrieking demise.December 1889. When society girls start dropping like flies at the start of the ... Read more

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  • Reclaim the Stars

    17 Tales Across Realms & Space

    Edited by Zoraida Córdova ...
    From stories that take you to the stars, to stories that span into other times and realms, to stories set in the magical now, Reclaim the Stars takes the Latin American diaspora to places fantastical and out of this world.Follow princesses warring in space, haunting ghost stories in Argentina, mermaids off the coast of the Caribbean, swamps that whisper secrets, and many more realms explored and ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

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  • Beyond the Veil

    Edited by Mark Morris ...
    Series series The Flame Tree Book of Horror
    Beyond the Veil is the second volume in an annual, non-themed horror series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and 4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories sent to ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD