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    • Arkolny Abyss: A Blast Johnson Adventure Cover
      by Onfrichuk, Brendan A year has passed since Captain Blast Johnson successfully conquered the savage world of Arkolny. As a new enemy emerges to disrupt the delicate tranquility of the planet, the threat will not come from above, but from below. Our hero must journey deep into the core of Arkolny to face an ancient evil that threatens to enslave the inhabitants of the surface. Will Blast…
    • Strange Marriage Customs Cover
      by Markun, Leo Little blue book no. 1436. Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. Copyright © 1929. This story has all 3 chapters featured on this site, containing a total of words.
    • Stripping The Scales Cover
      by Christie, Shannon A childhood without a father’s presence, marked by a violation that left lasting scars, and a youth spent navigating the cold realities of foster and group homes that offered little comfort. This tumultuous start propelled me into a life where boundaries blurred, leading to brushes with the law and periods of imprisonment. I walked unexpected paths, from the spotlight of performance to the quiet…
    • Arkolny Armageddon: A Blast Johnson Adventure Cover
      by Onfrichuk, Brendan In the year 2146, the Earth Defense Fleet tasks Captain Blast Johnson with testing an experimental propulsion system. After crash landing on the savage alien world of Arkolny, Blast must use all his strength and military training to survive fierce encounters and defeat deadly foes. However, not everything is as it appears, and our hero will find himself deciding the fate of two worlds.…
    • Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality Cover
      by Morris, Charles This is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative delves into the rich tapestry of Russian history, exploring the rise and fall of various rulers, influential figures, and significant events that shaped the nation. The volume serves not only as a recounting of key historical moments but also provides an exploration of cultural and societal shifts across different epochs in…
    • Dead Weight Cover
      by Briar, Undine In 1942, an Antwerp family named Hartmann lost everything. Eighty years later, their granddaughter Eva is still waiting for it back. Rowan Voss is an independent antique picker who notices the wrong things in the right order. At a provincial Belgian auction, they find a small silver salt cellar — excellent provenance, excellent chasing, and a weight that isn’t quite right. The deeper Rowan…
    • Peter the Great’s Negro Cover
      by Pushkin, Alexander This is an unfinished historical novel, which is now considered to be Pushkin’s first prose work.  The author began writing the novel towards the end of July, 1827 in Mikhailovskoe and in spring 1828 he is recorded to have read several drafts to his friends. During Pushkin’s lifetime, only two fragments of the work were published in the literary magazine Severnye Tsvety in 1829…
    • The Captain’s Daughter Cover
      by Pushkin, Alexander This historical novella was first published in 1836 in the fourth issue of the literary journal Sovremennik. It is a romanticised account of Pugachev’s Rebellion in 1773-1774, which was the principal revolt in a series of popular rebellions that took place in Russia after Catherine II seized power in 1762. It began as an organised insurrection of Yaik Cossacks headed by Yemelyan Pugachev, a…
    • Uncollected Stories Cover
      by Gogol, Nikolay Nikolai Gogol’s “uncollected” works refer to a group of early drafts, fragmented sketches, and incomplete tales that were not organized by Gogol into his formal collections (Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka, Mirgorod, or Arabesques). In most modern English compilations, these lesser-known, stray texts are grouped separately as uncollected works or juvenilia. This collection has stories featured on this site, containing a total of…
    • Arabesques Cover
      by Gogol, Nikolay Arabesques are collected works written and compiled by Nikolai Gogol, first published in January 1835. The collection consists of two parts, diverse in content, hence its name: ″arabesques,″ a special type of Arabic design where lines wind around each other. This collection has stories featured on this site, containing a total of words.
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