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The Wren family are your typical dysfunctional wealthy dynasty: a distant, but brilliant father
The Human Chord by Algernon Blackwood
Writers, particularly of science fiction, try to keep up with new ideas and research the areas that
The Fog by James Herbert
An earthquake in a sleepy village in southern England’s countryside unleashes a strange,
A Palace Near The Wind by Ai Jiang
This novella by Ai Jiang is half adventure story, half morality tale. It begins by introducing us
Extremity by Nicholas Binge
Extremity clocks in at around 160 pages, so you could call it a novella, or you could call it a
Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake
‘Girl Dinner’ is internet shorthand for a simple meal thrown together quickly. ‘Girl’ has