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Literature & FictionIt may come as no surprise that France wants to take over the world again. But this time they plan to go much further and gain control of the spiritual dimensions too, making French the official language of the... See More
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Numbers control the galaxies and atoms of the universe but they don't always control us. Freedom lovers seek to break out of the mathematical prisons. There are a certain number of us. Perhaps you are one of them. We go on... See More
Literature & FictionA collection of weird tales, monstrous fantasies and ghostly novelettes, some of them inspired by H. P. Lovecraft but cross-pollinated with Jorge Luis Borges and William Hope Hodgson. Nearly all the stories are about doomed... See More
Mystery
This anthology draws together some of the best new stories of mystery and murder -- compiled by the Anthony Award-winning crime fiction editor. This anthology collects the most original stories of murder by some of mystery... See More
Religion & Spirituality
Wuxing is the name of the traditional philosophy that explains a wide range of cosmic phenomena including astrology and the horoscopes that influence human behaviour. Chinese astrology incorporates twelve animal symbols and... See More
Poetry
Light verse about animals, plants and minerals. Also a few poems about fungi, bacteria and archea. We share the world with many forms of life, and we stand on the world while sharing it, and to sing the praises of what is... See More
Humor & Satire
A mini-saga is a complete story with a beginning, middle and ending but done in exactly 50 words. The form was invented by Brian Aldiss in the 1980s and has since become one of the most popular and significant microfiction... See More
Literature & FictionA collection of linked tales about life, non-melodic sounds, cats, adventures, love, bread, circuses, pyramids, ducks, and all the sorts of things you might expect to happen after two worlds collide, one of those worlds... See More
Literature & Fiction
A slim book of poems about the thwarted passions of implausible and even impossible lovers who nonetheless manage to get it together thanks to some timely and snappy advice. Star-crossed, moon-spangled, kiss-splattered... See More
Fantasy
A concise collection of whimsical stories about ghosts, monsters, mythical heroes, giants, talking cats and pots of custard, divided into four sections: crime, fantasy, science fiction, horror. "Rhys Hughes seems almost the... See More
Fantasy
Stories about incompetent explorers in strange places; knights, goddesses and viscounts that don't exist (but who are stuck in trees anyway); castles that give birth to baby fortresses; anti-matter monsters that meet and... See More
Horror
Twenty twisted and terrifying tales of headbanging heavy metal horror by the genre's most talented writers. Stories to shock, scare, and haunt you with Heavy Metal Nightmares. Power metal, black metal, death metal, doom... See More
Literature & Fiction
A collection of short stories inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. These stories are not parodies or pastiches but darkly ironic fantasies that connect with the Mythos at a tangent. Open-minded devotees of... See More
Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Mediterranean is a liquid road connecting places and people. Ships, words and stories travel on its waves. Sometimes fantastic creatures, hidden in the hold. The Mediterranean speaks many languages; some of them we don't... See More
Humor & Entertainment
Poems about aardvarks to a greater or lesser extent. The poetry of Rhys Hughes has been compared to that of Spike Milligan, Ogden Nash, Ivor Cutler and Richard Brautigan. See More
Poetry
Poems that monkey around. Poems that would swing from trees and eat bananas if they had limbs and mouths. Poems that are cheeky and a little mischievous. Poems that are rather hairy. Poems that see no evil, hear no evil... See More
Literature & FictionPoems about dinosaurs, dictators, writers, jazz musicians, explorers, metaphors, armchairs, dogs, devils and more. The poetry of Rhys Hughes has been compared to that of Spike Milligan, Ogden Nash, Ivor Cutler and Richard... See More
FantasyThis second edition contains bonus material about elves and the legendary Krampus. Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, please put a penny in the old man's hat. Yes, but we first require more information about the... See More
Horror
Four horror stories that are perfect for Halloween and just as good for the rest of the year. See More
FantasyA collection of previously unpublished stories by a highly regarded writer of modern speculative fiction. The seashell contract is binding on the human race. Once it is signed, the ocean will grow warmer and storms rage... See More
Humor & Entertainment
A collection of 123 flash fictions by a writer who has made his reputation as a devoted champion of the short story form. None of the stories in this book are longer than 999 words; most are under 500 words; some are less... See More
Humor & Entertainment
Tired of being given good advice in fables and parables by wise men, sages and gurus? Why not try Rhysop's Fables instead, a set of 207 unhelpful and irresponsible fables? There are no messages here telling you how best to... See More
Humor & SatireWhat happens when apeman good meets marshmallow evil? That's the alarming question posed by this novella, which is a double sequel to two obscure and unlikely books, namely The Abnormalities of Stringent Strange by Rhys... See More
Poetry
The West has always been the place where the sun sets best, and when it has slipped over the horizon it is time for the embers of the campfire and the blushing cheeks of the long riders to take over the rosy glow duties. And... See More
Fantasy
Marco Polo is travelling again in the service of Kublai Khan but this time he wanders off the path and ends up in an unknown part of the world. In his solitude he becomes an emperor of dreams. The ghosts of prehistory visit... See More
Horror
A collection of thirteen ghostly, gothic, lovecraftian and weird fantasy stories in the ironic mode... Tentacle telephones that span centuries, men grown in jars, rivers overflowing with the tears of ghosts, phantom twins... See More
PoetryQuirky poetry in the light-hearted tradition of Richard Brautigan, Don Marquis, Hilaire Belloc, Blaise Cendrars and Edward Lear. 133 verses and prose poems ranging in length from one-sentence quips to absurdist ballads... See More
Humor & Satire
A book of implausible adventures featuring absurdities, anachronisms, exaggerations, outrageous puns, pirates, mythological beings, giant cups of tea, gingersnap moons, and the occasional metafictional trick. Travel with... See More
Foreign Languages
Fifteen one-act plays featuring robots, poets, cowboys, pirates, highwaymen, castaways, mad scientists, homunculi, vampires, ancient warriors, impossible gods, eccentric insults and much more. Written for puppets and people... See More
Science Fiction
The world is about to end. Only one free place is left in the space station that will preserve those few lucky individuals who have been judged essential to facilitate the eventual rebuilding of civilisation. Competition for... See More