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  The War of the Worlds

  H. G. Wells

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  The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It was written between 1895 and 1897. 
  The invasion of an alien race that is in a great scientific and logical advance comparing to people of Earth is described in the novel. The aliens are inhumanly cruel. It seems the destruction of the whole Earth civilisation is inevitable. Dark and horrible pictures of destroyed London and other cities of Great Britain are depicted so realistically that it frightens the imagination. Is the mankind doomed? But the rescue of Earth and its people came from a place that nobody had expected or even predicted it would come… 
  The War of the Worlds is rightfully considered to be the most famous novel by Herbert George Wells.

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  A Study in Scarlet

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature1. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": ""There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.""1    The novel begins with Dr. John Watson returning to London after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. He seeks a place to live and is introduced to Sherlock Holmes, who is looking for someone to share the rent at 221B Baker Street. Watson moves in, and after witnessing Holmes's deductive skills, becomes his close companion. A telegram requesting consultation on a murder case leads them to an abandoned house on Brixton Road. The victim is Enoch Drebber of Cleveland, Ohio, and the investigation reveals a mysterious message written in red: "RACHE" (German for "revenge"). Holmes deduces that the victim died from poison and provides a description of the murderer. Thus begins their first adventure together"

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  Ghost Stalking - Soldiers of...

  Michael Todd, Michael Anderle

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  FOOLS DIE IN THE ZOO. THEY DIE FAST AND HORRIBLY. 
  From the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle… 
  Holly is very close to a cure, but she needs an unfathomable amount of goop to concoct a solution.  
  However, is she going to get enough of the goop to try? 
  Hickok doing another job for the company, but she is starting to see the jobs for what they are. Will she be able to ignore the questions in her mind?  
  Holly is close, but can she figure out how to test her serum without killing JB if she gets the first batch wrong? 
  Amanda takes Holly to the one person she needs to talk with, but they will ask her a life question that must be answered before she does anything for JB. 
  "Are you ready to play God, Holly?" 
  The more Holly learns, the harder it is to figure out her future and JB’s. 
  ARE YOU READY TO ENTER THE ZOO...AGAIN? 
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  Join Holly Smith as she learns about the ZOO, how to stay alive, and the opportunities that being a part of the ZOO have brought humanity. 
  The future is looking interesting and humorous, except for the dying part.

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  Tanglefoot [Dramatized Adaptation]

  Cherie Priest

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  Stonewall Jackson survived Chancellorsville. England broke the Union's naval blockade, and formally recognized the Confederate States of America. Atlanta never burned. It is 1880. The American Civil War has raged for nearly two decades, driving technology in strange and terrible directions. Combat dirigibles skulk across the sky and armored vehicles crawl along the land. Military scientists twist the laws of man and nature, and barter their souls for weapons powered by light, fire, and steam. But life struggles forward for soldiers and ordinary citizens. The fractured nation is dotted with stricken towns and epic scenes of devastation—some manmade, and some more mysterious. In the western territories cities are swallowed by gas and walled away to rot while the frontiers are strip-mined for resources. On the borders between North and South, spies scour and scheme, and smugglers build economies more stable than their governments. This is the Clockwork Century. It is dark here, and different. A mechanically inclined orphan who lives in the basement of a sanitarium is urged to “make new friends.” A doddering scientist shares his living space, and he encourages the effort — providing all the assistance his weakening mind will permit. So the orphan makes a friend… with the materials that lie immediately at hand. Unfortunately, the resulting automaton would rather cause chaos than keep him company.

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  Meddler

  Philip K. Dick

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  "Meddler" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in Future Science Fiction, October 1954 with illustration by Virgil Finlay. 
  The technology called "The Dip" is used by historians to observe and study historical phenomenon. Wood is showing Hasten a new version of the Dip that can look into the future. Hastern is horrified by this. Not only is it illegal to Dip into the future, it is extremely dangerous. Anything from the future brought into the present has the potential to radically alter future event. Wood explains that the damage has already been done.
  Hasten has been brought in because he is the expert in the use of Dips for historical research. The future Dip was authorized earlier by the Political Science Council to predict the outcome of decisions and use began about one year earlier. To protect the future timeline, the Dip was designed to bring nothing back and only take photographs from high altitudes. The first reports from the future showed a world getting progressively better. Less urbanization and a happier population. But when they went back again to review earlier periods with the Dip, they found that the future has changed. There was now evidence of massive war. Moving forward again, the Dip revealed that all human civilization will be destroyed. To investigate why this happened and hopefully prevent it, they built a Time car that could send one person into the future. Hasten is charged with investigating the cause of the end of humanity.

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  Winter's Rage

  Lindsey R. Loucks

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  Separated from the pack, will Aika and Thomas survive? 
  He's a beautiful threat, but Aika's convinced she can trust him. But the mysterious, scarred alpha has startling secrets that change everything. 
  While winter rages around them, they'll have to work together to steal back what belongs to them. No matter what, even if it means painting the Crimson Forest with their enemies' blood. 
  Even if it means their own lives. 
  Don't miss this thrilling conclusion!

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