A deathbed promise Arlyn's quest is simple: Find her father and let him know her mother is dead. After all, Arlyn had promised her mother she'd go. The problem? Her father's people are myths and legends, and he doesn't even live on Earth. But despite a long journey through the mysterious mists of the Veil, finding him turns out to be the easy part. A dream long buried After five hundred years, Kai has given up on finding his soulbonded. So when he stumbles across Arlyn after returning from his latest mission and recognizes her as his mate, Kai starts their bond in haste. But he never could have imagined that his bonded is his best friend's newfound daughter. Whoops. A hidden conspiracy sparked to life Though the sight of Kai makes Arlyn's heart pound, she isn't sure she can forgive him for starting their bond without her permission. But her love life is the least of her problems. Her father is an elf lord, and his sudden acknowledgment of a half-human heir reignites the same conspiracy that took him away from her mother in the first place. Now Arlyn and her family must face iron-wielding assassins, bigotry, and her newly awakened magical abilities if they hope to come through in one piece. Arlyn thought she would return to Earth after meeting her father. Now she must fight to save the family she never knew she wanted.

Soulbound (Return of the Elves)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Adams, Bethany

Fantasy

Skyboat Media

[Selections from the book: ''A Dab of Dickens & A Touch of Twain: Literary Lives from Shakespeare's Old England to Frost's New England'' (ISBN: 9780743448970)] [Selections Read by Dr. Elliot Engel, PhD; David Birney, Scott Brick, Grover Gardner, Joe Barrett, Stefan Rudnicki, Ralph Cosham, and others] You'll never look at these literary giants the same way again. They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown--until now. In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of literature's elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches, Engel provides fascinating anecdotes. NOTE: Volume 2 is the selection titled ''A Bit of Brontes, a Dollop of Dickinson, an Offering of Austen: The Dab of Dickens, Vol. 2'' and Volume 3 is the selection titled ''A Whiff of Wilde, a Pinch of Poe, and a Frisson of Frost: The Dab of Dickens, Volume 3.'' Each volume contains More Selections from A Dab of Dickens & a Touch of Twain, Literary Lives from Shakespeare's Old England to Frost's New England  [**A Skyboat Road Company Production**]

The Dab of Dickens, the Touch of Twain, and the Shade of Shakespeare: Selections from a Dab of Dickens & a Touch of Twain, Literary Lives from Shakespeare's Old England to Frost's New England

Biographies & Memoirs

Dr. Elliot Engel

Arts & Literature

[AUDIO THEATER performed by A Full Cast] [Written, Directed, and Produced by Marc Zicree and Elaine Zicree] Reality is not what it was. Desperate science run amok has collided with dark sorcery, and together they have ripped open a gaping wound into . . . something. Now, in an instant, everything is different. The horrific is mundane, the impossible rational. Nothing works and everyone pays.  Welcome to . . . Magic Time.  For rising young lawyer Cal Griffin, it's just another day in the Big City, full of stress, screw-ups, deadlines, and anxiety. That is until New York is rocked by a series of bizarre tremors -- and the lights go off . . . for good. Trapped in a giant metropolis and cut off from the rest of the world, Cal tries desperately to make sense of the surreal chaos that engulfs his crippled city. Worst of all, the people around him are . . . changing. Once-ordinary humans are becoming embodiments of their darkest desires, manifestations of their deepest fears. Packs of pale, crouched figures stalk the subways, glowing child-faces peer out of the shadows . . . and monsters prowl Times Square.  And Cal Griffin is not the only one who will be forced into a strange new role in this brave new world of nightmare and wonder. An elevator mechanic turned huntress, a refugee doctor from Chernobyl, and a visionary street wizard all share a staggering responsibility with the young attorney to make sense of the senseless -- and to follow an awesome destiny. For they are to be soldiers in a titanic battle between darkness and light. And its raging hellfires will effect the most astonishing transformation of all -- turning a young man of pure heart into that rarest of creatures: a hero.

Magic Time: Audio Play (Magic Time Series, Book 1)

Marc Scott Zicree

Elaine Zicree

[Read by Gabrielle de Cuir, Richard Gilliland, Susan Hanfield, Stefan Rudnicki]The award-winning author of Timescape and Eater returns with a gripping new novel set in the same dynamic future as his wildly popular The Martian Race. Their historic mission to Mars made Julia and Victor the most famous astronauts of all time. Now, decades later, they are ordered by the Consortium to Pluto, where they will rendezvous with another starship led by the brilliant, arrogant Captain Shanna Axelrod. Here, on the frozen ammonia shore of Pluto's methane sea, Shanna has discovered intelligent creatures thriving in the -300 degree temperatures. But even as their findings shift from the amazing to the inconceivable, the two crews must overcome their own intense rivalry to work together, for the most remote reaches of the solar system are filled with unimaginable wonders and countless forces that will crush all human life.  

The Sunborn

Literature & Fiction

BENFORD, GREGORY

United States

The Eating of the Gods Lib/E: An Interpretation of Greek Tragedy

Kott, Professor Jan

History & Criticism

The Eating of the Gods: An Interpretation of Greek Tragedy

[Translated by Boleslaw Taborski and Edward J. Czerwinski] [Directed by Claire Bloom] [Read by Stefan Rudnicki] A provocative study of the Greek tragedy In The Eating of the Gods the distinguished Polish critic Jan Kott reexamines Greek tragedy from the modern perspective. As in his earlier acclaimed Shakespeare Our Contemporary, Kott provides startling insights and intuitive leaps which link our world to that of the ancient Greeks. The title refers to the Bacchae of Euripides, that tragedy of lust, revenge, murder, and ''the joy of eating raw flesh'' which Kott finds paradigmatic in its violence and bloodshed. Whether reflecting on Prometheus or drawing a modern parallel in Beckett's Happy Days (''the final version of the Prometheus myth''), Kott's vision is brilliant, his method innovative, and his sensibility consistently new. Since this book first appeared, Kott's connection between ancient and modern have become even more compelling in their immediacy.

Gregory Benford and David Brin come together in this bold collaboration about our near human future in space Prescient and scientifically accurate, Heart of the Comet is known as one of the great hard SF novels of the 1980s. First published in 1986, it tells the story of an ambitious manned mission to visit Halley's Comet, alter its orbit, and mine it for resources. But all too soon, native cells--that might once have brought life to Earth--begin colonizing the colonists. As factions battle over the comet's future--and that of Earth--only love, courage, and ingenuity can avert disaster and spark a new human destiny.

Heart of the Comet Lib/E

Brin, David

Science Fiction

[Read by Gabrielle de Cuir] A masterful horror tale by the author of The Sound of His Horn The Doll Maker tells the tale of Clare Lydgate, a young woman studying at boarding school for her Oxford scholarship examinations. In the evenings, she escapes the school grounds by climbing over the wall of Brackenbine Hall. It is here that she encounters the charismatic and mysterious Niall Sterne, the ''Doll Maker.'' This is a subtle, intelligent, and compelling tale of horror.

The Doll Maker

Wall, John William

Genre Fiction

Untouched by Human Hands consists of thirteen stories of beings who dwell on the strange borders of reality. Some of these stories tell of people you know or of events that might happen but haven't yet. Some will take you to the furthermost reaches of the sky and to planets whose names are unknown this side of Arcturus. And some perhaps the richest and most memorable of these stories open into the interior of strange minds to reveal the reflection of ourselves.This classic collection consists of the following short stories:Seventh VictimThe MonstersCost of LivingThe AltarShapeThe Impacted ManUntouched by Human HandsThe King's WishesWarmThe DemonsSpecialistRitualBeside Still Waters

Untouched by Human Hands Lib/E

Sheckley,Robert

Untouched by Human Hands

Short Stories & Anthologies

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