Old Fantasy

Old soldiers, comrades in arms - the Brigadier saw many fall during his years with UNIT, but perhaps none more tragically than those at Kreigskind. Called to help when a friend falls ill, how can Lethbridge-Stewart fight an enemy that can breach every defence? Written by: James Swallow. Directed by: Nigel Fairs.

The traitors hiding under the roof of their family home were found and punished. But where do the threads woven into a sophisticated tangle of conspiracy lead? The young Prince Gorchakov will have to confront rogue guardsmen, outraged rebels, the people sent by the German Kaiser to aid the crisis, and one legendary general who went over to the dark side. Sometimes, all of them at once.

There's another holiday party to attend, and after a few weeks of not seeing each other, Willow and Mike are ready to make the most of the party. Willow Since that first freeuse party, where Mike dominated me in ways I never knew I craved, I've been hiding hiding the swirling chaos of my growing desire. He thrills me with his commanding ways, and I don't care about the age difference--I want more. I'm ready to take this to the next level. I'm just not sure he feels the same way. Maybe he needs some competition at the upcoming party to make him realize he doesn't like seeing me with someone ...

Lisa looked out across the yard at the neighbor’s deck. There she was again. Chloe. That college girl who was house-sitting for the Jarvis family while they took a nice long European vacation. Chloe loved to suntan in her tiny yellow bikini. She did at least seem to realize that it was unhealthy, because she wore sunscreen – a lot of it. And she always took her top off to apply it. Lisa’s husband, Matt, had begun to take a special interest in yard work that summer. He always seemed to find a reason to be in the backyard while Chloe was out tanning, and Lisa frequently saw them making ...

We had chosen our place, etching our lives into a new land. Then, we had defended that land when called upon to do so. And we’d won. We’d maintained our freedom. But magic attracts magic. As they say. So, when the sorcerers showed up, holding my recent past hostage - along with a future I had dreamed I might build - it was just as expected. In fact, I might have been getting just a little bored playing at being Emma Johnson.

Whatever happened to Oskar and Eli? And what became of the beleaguered families in Handling the Undead? Find out in Let the Old Dreams Die. In other tales from this collection, a woman finds a dead body and decides to keep it for herself, a customs officer has a mysterious gift that enables her to see what others hide, and a man believes he knows how to deceive death. These are the stories of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s rich imagination. They are about love and death, and what we do when the two collide and the monsters emerge.

In this beautiful book of classic fairy tales, award-winning author Philip Pullman has chosen his 50 favourite stories from the Brothers Grimm and presents them in a 'clear as water' retelling, in his unique and brilliant voice.

I’d been compromised, then turned against those I loved. But no one controlled me. No one took anything I didn’t willingly offer. Not for long, anyway. If the elves wanted a war, I’d bring it. The instruments of assassination would come out to play. The dragon slayer would wreak bloody, sticky vengeance. And then I was getting freaking married—no elves invited. Even a baker of cupcakes and a maker of trinkets occasionally had to set aside the chocolate, the spice, and everything nice to save her friends. And her city.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Charlie Changes into a Chicken by Sam Copeland, read by Rhashan Stone. Charlie McGuffin tries to be an optimist, but in reality he's a bit of a worrier. Some of the things Charlie is worried about are his brother (who is in hospital), their very panicked parents, unwanted attention from the school bully, and the fact that he's started turning into animals! Even though every kid wants a superhero power, Charlie isn't keen on turning into a pigeon in the middle of the school play.

It's date night for Daniel and Claire Calloway, so of course they hire their favorite babysitter the eighteen-year-old Lily Kensington. Lily's all grown up now and something's got into her: she can't stop flirting with Daniel. On their date, Claire toys with the idea of encouraging Daniel to flirt back with her. Why not play a little game with the hot, young babysitter? Claire can't stop thinking about it. She's heard about the cuckquean lifestyle, but she's never dared try it. What if Daniel's cuckcake was someone she knew? Someone she trusted? Someone already in her home? When they return...

Two old farts surviving a grid-down apocalypse by fate or chance, or could be rotten luck according to their bickering, find themselves bound by circumstance of survival to live out their days together. Bad luck seems to be a daily occurrence for all in this apocalypse of no food, no water, but add to it a hurricane, pandemic, and old age, and two grumpy old men, and you have a story of resilience and humor sure to entertain you in a quarantine.

Cuckqueans have to learn their place. And these younger, hotter cuckcakes are going to enjoy teaching them. This too-hot-to-handle collection is packed full of every cuckquean's fantasies, from chastity belts to clean up scenes. Click "Look Inside" to see the stories included in this bundle, and see your deepest fantasies come to life.

The apocalypse has left the world in ruins, and Nathan and Kelly are among the few survivors struggling to adapt to a reality that’s as dangerous as it is unfamiliar. Amidst the chaos, they must face not only monstrous creatures but also a new kind of threat—Dr. Blackwood, a man obsessed with reshaping the world in his image, using whatever means necessary.

As a snowfall blankets 8th century Mosul, a Persian noblewoman arrives at the home of the scholar Dabir and his friend the swordsman Captain Asim. Najya has escaped from a dangerous cabal that has ensorcelled her to track down ancient magical tools of tremendous power, the bones of the old ones.

I’d given myself and Sisu 12 days to get settled into our new life before tackling my first official day as the head archivist of the magical archives at the National Museum of Ireland. Our new kitchen was under construction, with the electrical and plumbing upgrades in the main rooms of the estate well on the way. I knew how and where to buy groceries, and had arranged a tutor for Sisu. Totally under control.

Following the events of Santa's Little Helper, Santa and Twinkle Tipsy Toes embark on a magical sleigh ride through the night, delivering presents across the world. Santa has chosen Twinkle as his special little helper, and Twinkle will do everything he can to show Santa he made the right choice. When the world is their oyster, nothing can stop Santa and Twinkle from having the most magical, raunchy Christmas of their lives, and remembering it for years to come.

In the town of Night Vale, there's a faceless old woman who secretly lives in everyone's home, but no one knows how she got there or where she came from...until now. Told in a series of eerie flashbacks, the story of the Woman is revealed, as she guides, haunts and sabotages an unfortunate Night Vale resident named Craig. In the end, her dealings with Craig and her history in 19th century Europe will come together in the most unexpected and horrifying way.

By turns thrilling, witty, and heartbreaking, this dramatic conclusion to the Brilliant Death duet transports us to a Vinalia on the verge of transformation and radiates with the electric power of love. With her power over magic finally in hand, and her love for Cielo at last confessed, Teodora di Sangro should be on top of the world. But the country of Vinalia is in chaos as the dictator like Capo threatens to plunge them all into war and capture every strega in the land - including Teo and Cielo.

“It isn’t every day you learn monsters exist. Demons are real, and that you are destined to destroy the universe…” Kalib Andrews thought he knew who he was. But six months ago, that all changed when a stranger from his past revealed that Kalib is an Angel Warrior, one of the most powerful beings ever to exist. But what happened to the original Angel Warriors? How could such powerful beings simply disappear? And why? Legend has it that “Ambrose,” the first Magicborne, was behind their annihilation. Now, Kalib fears that the mysterious Heir of Ambrose is determined to fulfill ...

Eleven-year-old Wunder Ellis is a miracologist. In a journal he calls The Miraculous, he records stories of the inexplicable and the extraordinary. And he believes every single one. But then his newborn sister dies, at only eight days old. If that can happen, then miracles can’t exist. So Wunder gets rid of The Miraculous. He stops believing.