This short book captures Maria Szubert's reminiscences of the Second World War and life under communism in Poland. It offers a revealing snapshot of the terror and some of the hardships she endured during the war and the privations she suffered under communism, which held Poland in its grip until 1989. The book undoubtedly reflects the author's deep humanity and her compassion towards the Nazi invaders when fortune turned them from masters into slaves. Equally poignant is her forbearance in the face of Poland's subsequent subjugation by the communist Soviet Union.

New York Times bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson continue Frank Herbert's science fiction Dune epic with this Tor.com original story, Dune: Red Plague. A fatal red plague is spreading among the people of Walgis, a world that has joined the anti-technology Butlerian movement, led by Manford Torondo. As the population continues to suffer and die from the disease, hope arrives in the form of vaccines transported by Venport Holdings. But Torondo believes Venport's act of charity is actually Walgis's test of faith... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

This sword and sorcery epic follows the once cruel king, Elias, on a redemptive journey to reclaim his identity. The fallen king must restore his face that was stolen by the mighty malevolent sorcerer Melchior. Helped on his quest by an unlikely gang of misfits including a giant, a goblin-like creature and a female scientist, Elias The Cursed must battle both good and evil magic, and attempt to save his face, and perhaps even his soul.

"The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy", is an 1842 short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, hosts a masquerade ballwithin seven rooms of the abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. Prospero dies after confronting this stranger, whose "costume" proves to contain nothing tangible inside it; the guests also die in turn. Poe's story follows many traditions of Gothic fiction and is often analyzed as an allegory about the inevitability of death, though some critics advise against an allegorical reading. Many different interpretations have been presented, as well as attempts to identify the true nature of the titular disease. The story was first published in May 1842 in Graham's Magazineand has since been adapted in many different forms, including a 1964 film starring Vincent Price.

A deadly virus was spreading through the city: No one knew anything about it. Several dead bodies could be seen on the street and alleyways. The entire country was on lockdown for several weeks. This was done to curtail the spread of the virus, but it only created another immense problem. Hunger, Homes, and Shops were looted by petty thieves and burglars. Then a strange spaceship arrived on planet Earth. The aliens who suddenly arrived on Earth started to destroy lives and properties. No one was safe.

Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. The Eve -- II. A Town by the Baltic -- III. The Entry of the Muscovites -- IV. "The beginning of a Glorious New Era"--V. The Attack on the Home -- VI. The Terror begins -- VII. War on Religion -- VIII. Abolition of Money -- IX. Soviet Soup for All -- X. The City of the Red Plague -- XI. The Feast during the Plague -- XII. A Sign in the Sky -- XIII. The first Resistance -- XIV. The Massacre in Bickern Wood -- XV. A Visit from another World -- XVI. The Triumph of the Muscovites -- XVII. "Bourgeois to the Front!"--XVIII. At the last Gasp -- XIX. Resurrection day -- XX. Our Saviours -- XXI. The Flight of the Muscovites -- XXII. Shattered Idols -- Epilogue -- Bibliography

A Sword and Sorcery story about the redemptive journey of a once cruel king to reclaim his identity.