Classic Monsters

On the seventh day of Christmas, I and my buddy David Eckstrom finally got around to holding that shindig we've been talking about for so long. Only, we weren't the only bodies looking for a good time on New Year's Eve. There were monsters afoot on the lake, and the remedy for 'em was something I didn't expect at all.

Having selflessly abandoned their identities, their pasts and their futures, the Monster Aces are all that stand between humanity and the fell creatures that lurk in the shadows. Four men and one woman use their amazing abilities as a team to scour the globe for monsters and bring an end to their unholy existence - whatever the danger, whatever the cost. Through five thrilling tales crafted by some of heroic fiction's most engaging authors you will ride alongside the Aces on the trail of monsters both classic and new.

In this sample of the Diner Tales, Princess Dee'la is kidnapped as part of a conspiracy to start a war and offered to a monster. Nothing goes according to plan when the Monster gets a crush on his intended victim. Told from the viewpoint of the monster this story asks the age old question, "Who really is more civilized?"

Lenny Hodge is a young man with certain abilities - special talents that even he doesn't understand. It is only when he joins Terrifitemps (the temporary employment agency that secretly controls the world) and meets his new team - a psychic, a vampire, a ghost hunter, and a werevole (yes, a werevole) - that Lenny realizes how much his special talent will put him in jeopardy. But it's worth it, right? Hasn't Lenny always wanted to save the world?

Five years have passed. The worlds above and below have recovered and changed. The fairies from the Clockwork Kingdom return every year, asking for Dale's help in vain. This year Cornelius, the head of the fairies, brings dread news: Kostya has returned. The maker has taught herself what she could about magic, but no teacher has ever arrived. Finally a herald manages to break through the spells surrounding the town to warn Nora that something, perhaps a monster, has been keeping them at bay. And it is stalking her for her power and her life.

Would you like to learn how Egyptian’s believe the world was created? Are you interested in learning about Egyptian gods and goddesses and the role they play in the universe? Egyptian mythology is made of stories and beliefs that come from ancient Egypt. It describes the actions of the gods and goddesses as a way to understand the world. The beliefs of these stories played an important role in ancient Egyptian religion. These myths can be frequently seen in Egyptian art and writing, especially in short stories and religious material.

El irlandes Bram Stoker, que supo sobreponerse a la invalidez que lo aquejo en la infancia para convertirse en notable atleta, recogio esos temores al crear el personaje del Conde Dracula, un vampiro que tiene que alimentarse de sangre humana para sobrevivir.

The Good Sea Monster is a classic children's story that has pleased children of all ages around the world for many years. This is a great story for children to listen to and will help get them interested in the classics. We hope that you enjoy this classic children’s story and that you will pass the story on to a new generation.

Mencken Cassie is a passionate reporter on a mission to save Baltimore from an organized crime ring and a brutal hitman who is terrorizing the city. When Mencken declares war on the organization, he enters a world of monsters more terrifying than anything he could ever imagine. To save the city he loves, Mencken must unmask the true threat to Baltimore by finding new sources of strength in the community around him.

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an audiobook benefiting children orphaned and impacted by HIV/AIDS in South Africa. The audiobook was a truly international affair, recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, London, and Johannesburg. The stories were chosen by the Nobel Laureate himself, from every region of Africa.

A brilliant anthology of weird and fantastic stories about islands and sea monsters. 'The Sea-Raiders' by H. G. Wells. 'Alone on a Wide Wide Sea' by J. S. Fletcher. 'Dagon' by H. P. Lovecraft. 'A Tropical Horror' by William Hope Hodgson. 'No Ships Pass' by Eleanor Smith. 'Aepyornis Island' by H. G. Wells. 'The Vengeance of La Maraye' by J. S. Fletcher. 'Absolute Evil' by Julian Hawthorne. 'The Shadows' by Henry S. Whitehead. 'The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand' by J. S. Fletcher. 'Over the Border' by Morgan Robertson. 'Treasure Trove' by Neil Munro.

Courtney is a total show-off. She thinks she's so brave, and she's always making Eddie and his friends look like wimps. But now, Eddie's decided he's had enough. He's going to scare Courtney once and for all. And he's come up with the perfect plan to do it. Eddie's going to lure Courtney down to Muddy Creek. Because he knows that she actually believes those silly rumors about the monsters. That there are Mud Monsters living deep inside the creek. It's just too bad that Eddie doesn't believe the rumors, too. Because they just might be true.

Enter a world where anything is possible. A god could be a mountain or a shower of gold. A nymph could be a stream or an echo in the wind. The myths of ancient Greece are full of such wonders, as well as a host of courageous heroes, cunning heroines, and terrible monsters. From the tragedy of Persephone to the fearsome minotaur; from Perseus's quest for Medusa to greedy King Midas, this collection includes a broad range of the most well-known and celebrated myths.

Une petite fille, va chercher du fil et une aiguille, sur le conseil de sa marâtre chez sa tante, qui n'est autre que Baba Yaga, l'ogresse, et afin de ne pas être mangée, la petite fille doit user de mille ruses.

Adaptation littéraire de "Gargantua" de Rabelais pour petits et grands enfants. La voix de Jean-Pierre Cassel et la musique de Jean Françaix nous plongent dans un somptueux carpe diem en hommage au géant Rabelais. Gargantua, fils de Grandgosier, a été porté pendant onze mois par sa mère Gargamelle avant de naître par son oreille. Dès sa naissance, le nouveau-né est assoiffé. Comme il réclame sans cesse à boire et n'est jamais rassasié, son père lui donnera un prénom gargantuesque.

Une ogresse effrayante affublée de pattes de poule, habite dans une hutte dans les forêts sombres de Russie. Peu d'enfant en sont revenu indemne !

The hope for a feral cure is now lost due to the death of Dr. Jack Tanner. Major Rathbone, Salvatore, and Rebecka Hayes set off for the werecat and human safehold in the Olympic Mountains. Along the way, they hope to recover the rabid sisters Pippa Reyes and Abby Hunter as they make their escape across the feral-infested wastelands. But following a bizarre twist of events, we find that both Jack Tanner and Aiden are still alive.

Upon discovering that she is half werecat, Pippa Reyes sets off across America to find a new home, rumored to be a safehold for her own kind. But, as she and her band of friends travel the feral cities of the United States, Dr. Jack Tanner has suspicions that they are in possession of a cure that could end the feral infestation that has swept the nation.

Dr. Goodwin is on a botanical expedition in the Himalayas. There he meets Dick Drake, the son of one of his old science acquaintances, and other friends. They are witnesses of a strange aurora-like effect, but seemingly a deliberate one. The group is saved from death in the mountains by a magnificent woman they get to know as Norhala. They are led to a hidden valley occupied by what they name "The Metal Monster", a strange metal city occupied by the metal animate "Things" Norhala commands.

Roald Dahls Geschichte über den Ideenreichtum der Tiere, sich gegen ihre tyrannischen Besitzer zu wehren, gelesen von Bjarne Mädel. Die Trottels sind nicht nur trottelig, sondern auch megafies! Wenn sie sich nicht gerade gegenseitig mit Gemeinheiten piesacken, dann jagen sie Vögel oder dressieren ihre vier Affen. Denn Mr Trottel will unbedingt mit seinem Affenzirkus weltberühmt werden. Doch dann erscheint eines Tages der kunterbunte Purzel-Baumvogel aus dem fernen Afrika. Mit seiner Hilfe starten die Affen eine kreative Racheaktion und stellen die Welt der Trottels buchstäblich auf den Kopf.