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Rasputin

Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs

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On the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figureA hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the personification of evil. Numerous biographies, novels, and films recount his mysterious rise to power as Nicholas and Alexandra's confidant and the guardian of ... Read more

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On the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figureA hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the personification of evil. Numerous biographies, novels, and films recount his mysterious rise to power as Nicholas and Alexandra's confidant and the guardian of
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The Lost Expedition: The Dream Rider Saga, Book 3

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Series Book 3 - The Dream Rider Saga
The Thrilling Conclusion to the Multi-Award-Winning TrilogyCurrently a Finalist for Canada's Aurora Award for Best YA NovelWill is the Dream Rider, the superhero who walks in our dreams but never in the streets of his own city. Case is his girlfriend, a survivor of those streets who hears voices warning her of danger. Fader, her brother, is very good at disappearing.In The Hollow Boys, they ... Read more

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The Thrilling Conclusion to the Multi-Award-Winning TrilogyCurrently a Finalist for Canada's Aurora Award for Best YA NovelWill is the Dream Rider, the superhero who walks in our dreams but never in the streets of his own city. Case is his girlfriend, a survivor of those streets who hears voices warning her of danger. Fader, her brother, is very good at disappearing.In The Hollow Boys, they
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Playing the Short Game: How to Market & Sell Short Fiction (2nd edition)

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“Short story writers have needed a book like this for decades. ... It's spectacular.” — Kristine Kathryn Rusch, multi-award-winning author & editorFully revised and current, this second edition addresses every change in the short fiction landscape since the classic original edition came out a decade ago.“Doug has gone through this new volume carefully, updating every possible detail. That makes ... Read more

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“Short story writers have needed a book like this for decades. ... It's spectacular.” — Kristine Kathryn Rusch, multi-award-winning author & editorFully revised and current, this second edition addresses every change in the short fiction landscape since the classic original edition came out a decade ago.“Doug has gone through this new volume carefully, updating every possible detail. That makes
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Impossibilia

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Aurora Award FinalistThe people we meet in Impossiblia are like any of us. They have secrets…fears…desires. Things they keep hidden. Things they keep locked away. Or try to. Only their things are a little…different.A dead wife that won’t leave.A wolf with a past.The secret to being the luckiest man alive.In “Bouquet of Flowers in Vase, by van Gogh,” remote viewing drives a search through the past ... Read more

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Aurora Award FinalistThe people we meet in Impossiblia are like any of us. They have secrets…fears…desires. Things they keep hidden. Things they keep locked away. Or try to. Only their things are a little…different.A dead wife that won’t leave.A wolf with a past.The secret to being the luckiest man alive.In “Bouquet of Flowers in Vase, by van Gogh,” remote viewing drives a search through the past
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The Algorithm That Governs the Seedless Earth

A Dystopian Tale of Ecological Rebellion and the Fight to Regrow Life

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Series Book 1 - The Seedless Earth Chronicles
In a world stripped of life, where the Earth’s vibrant ecosystems have been reduced to a barren, synthetic haze, **The Algorithm That Governs the Seedless Earth** by Douglas Smith unfolds as a thrilling dystopian saga of rebellion, redemption, and the fight to reclaim the planet’s stolen fertility. Decades after the catastrophic Great Collapse, Verdant Synergy reigns supreme, its proprietary ... Read more

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In a world stripped of life, where the Earth’s vibrant ecosystems have been reduced to a barren, synthetic haze, **The Algorithm That Governs the Seedless Earth** by Douglas Smith unfolds as a thrilling dystopian saga of rebellion, redemption, and the fight to reclaim the planet’s stolen fertility. Decades after the catastrophic Great Collapse, Verdant Synergy reigns supreme, its proprietary
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State of Disorder

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Aurora Award FinalistYear’s Best Fantasy & Horror Honorable MentionWhen James Mackaby, respected scholar, husband and father, accepts a dinner invitation from an old rival who has fallen on hard times, he has no idea that revenge is on the menu. During this singular evening, three very separate and very different dinners will take place, all at the same time, all in the same place, all with the ... Read more

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Aurora Award FinalistYear’s Best Fantasy & Horror Honorable MentionWhen James Mackaby, respected scholar, husband and father, accepts a dinner invitation from an old rival who has fallen on hard times, he has no idea that revenge is on the menu. During this singular evening, three very separate and very different dinners will take place, all at the same time, all in the same place, all with the
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Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase, by van Gogh

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Aurora Award FinalistMaroch, ex-CIA, reluctantly agrees to coach a beautiful young woman “remote viewer” in a scheme to locate lost paintings. But the woman, who bears an uncanny resemblance to his dead wife, has her own secrets. Together, they set off a chain of events that may alter the past and destroy both their lives.“The pièce de résistance of the collection and one of the best and most ... Read more

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Aurora Award FinalistMaroch, ex-CIA, reluctantly agrees to coach a beautiful young woman “remote viewer” in a scheme to locate lost paintings. But the woman, who bears an uncanny resemblance to his dead wife, has her own secrets. Together, they set off a chain of events that may alter the past and destroy both their lives.“The pièce de résistance of the collection and one of the best and most
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Thriving in the Second Half of Life

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The second half of life invites us to experience new growth such that we live an even more fulfilling life. But often the invitation isn't all that attractive, with changes in our families, our health, our relationships and our increasing grasp that the journey does have an ending. Many of us refuse the invitation to evolve, hanging on to old ways that may not serve us well in the second half.In ... Read more

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The second half of life invites us to experience new growth such that we live an even more fulfilling life. But often the invitation isn't all that attractive, with changes in our families, our health, our relationships and our increasing grasp that the journey does have an ending. Many of us refuse the invitation to evolve, hanging on to old ways that may not serve us well in the second half.In
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Going Harvey in the Big House

by Douglas Smith ...

Aurora Award FinalistThe Builders had made the House generations ago, to shelter the remnants of humanity from the poisons of the Outside. The Inners, the direct descendants of the Builders, now rule the House. The House protects the People, and the Inners protect the House. And Smoothers are the arms and legs of that protection.Big G is a Smoother, ensuring that the daily activities of the House ... Read more

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Aurora Award FinalistThe Builders had made the House generations ago, to shelter the remnants of humanity from the poisons of the Outside. The Inners, the direct descendants of the Builders, now rule the House. The House protects the People, and the Inners protect the House. And Smoothers are the arms and legs of that protection.Big G is a Smoother, ensuring that the daily activities of the House
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Murphy's Law

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As First Officer on the part passenger ship, part space freighter, The Fiscal Restraint, Jack Dexter (Dex to his friends) thinks he knows all there is to know about "Murphy’s Law": If anything can go wrong, it will. And on the perpetually under-staffed, under-funded Restraint, it generally does.But he never expected to actually meet Murphy. The real Murphy. Dex hires Orville Sod onto the Restraint ... Read more

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As First Officer on the part passenger ship, part space freighter, The Fiscal Restraint, Jack Dexter (Dex to his friends) thinks he knows all there is to know about "Murphy’s Law": If anything can go wrong, it will. And on the perpetually under-staffed, under-funded Restraint, it generally does.But he never expected to actually meet Murphy. The real Murphy. Dex hires Orville Sod onto the Restraint
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Nothing

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A woman tries in vain to convince those around her that the world is ending. Is she right…or is she losing her mind?"...short and dark. An effective mood piece which uses words playfully to create horror. " —Rainbow Dragon RecommendsAbout the AuthorDouglas Smith is a five-time award-winning author described by Library Journal as “one of Canada’s most original writers of speculative fiction.”His ... Read more

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A woman tries in vain to convince those around her that the world is ending. Is she right…or is she losing her mind?"...short and dark. An effective mood piece which uses words playfully to create horror. " —Rainbow Dragon RecommendsAbout the AuthorDouglas Smith is a five-time award-winning author described by Library Journal as “one of Canada’s most original writers of speculative fiction.”His
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The Boys Are Back in Town

by Douglas Smith ...

Paulo and Dino run a quiet little bar in Toronto, happily retired from their former gig of being immortal gods on Olympus…and Asgard…and… Well, let’s just say they’ve been around.But their peaceful retirement ends when Pop drops in. And the Father of the Gods has brought company. Unwanted company."The Zelazny-inspired 'The Boys Are Back in Town' nicely toes the line between quirky humor and pathos ... Read more

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Paulo and Dino run a quiet little bar in Toronto, happily retired from their former gig of being immortal gods on Olympus…and Asgard…and… Well, let’s just say they’ve been around.But their peaceful retirement ends when Pop drops in. And the Father of the Gods has brought company. Unwanted company."The Zelazny-inspired 'The Boys Are Back in Town' nicely toes the line between quirky humor and pathos
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