Hole in the World (Excerpt)
\At least they’re not talking much, Lucinda Hawkins thought as she eased the airport shuttle bus through the blizzard.
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Close Your Eyes (novel excerpt)
NOVEL EXCERPT: Read a sneak peek of Paul Jessup’s new book CLOSE YOUR EYES, available now from Apex Book Company
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Novel Excerpt: Return to the Lost Level
We’re proud to present an exclusive excerpt from horror Grandmaster Brian Keene’s new novel Return to the Lost Level.
Read MoreEntertaining Demons (Novel Excerpt)
Molly lay in bed, listening to a distant gate slam back and forth, rattling in its moorings. The rain echoed on the roof and struck the window. In her younger years, she’d found a storm comforting. She’d be snug and safe while the elements raged outside. In this house, the relaxing pitter-patter of the rain failed to soothe.
Read MoreMars Girls (Novel Excerpt)
An excerpt from Mary Turzillo’s novel Mars Girls.
Read MoreRosewater (Novel Excerpt)
CHAPTER ONE Rosewater: 2066 I’m at the Integrity Bank job for forty minutes before the anxieties kick in. It’s how I usually start my day. This time it’s because of a wedding and a final exam. Not my wedding, not my exam. In my...
Read MoreStay Crazy (Excerpt)
Dr. Atchison never trimmed his nose hairs. That was the first thing Emmeline Kalberg hated about him. There were other reasons to hate him, of course: his condescending tone, his haughty manner, the way he’d tear apart your room when you were out at group therapy — all in the name of “mental health,” of course.
Read MoreThe Kraken Sea (Excerpt)
It began with a dragon in the pouring rain, the beast barely held at bay, balanced upon two thin steel rails. Steam poured from its black mouth and guts, billowing through the damp gloom. A brief spark of after-rain sunlight caught within its glassy green eye, against sharp metal tooth, and when the steam gave way, young Jackson could see it was no dragon, but a train. The train was headed as far west as it could go and Jackson, aged fifteen-and-one-half, in the Year of Our Lord 1893, would be on it.
Read MoreFreeze/Thaw (Excerpt)
A few more minutes passed, and I started passing a set of residential stacks, the scents of cooking and sweat wafted by. There were a few people out on the streets, though no one paid much attention to me. I kept my head down and tried to look like I knew where I was going.
Read MoreGlitch Rain (Excerpt)
Akuba needs to get rid of her client’s face if she plans on living past the week.
Read MoreSeverance (Excerpt)
Designed for maintenance robots, utility crawlspaces could theoretically accommodate human-sized travelers—the theory essentially being: “but they really have to want to be there.” The number of scrapes, abrasions and calluses on Stein’s hands and knees attested to the number of times she’d really wanted to be in such places. Typically for work-related reasons, but she wasn’t working tonight. Stein was one of the enviable few Argosians whose profession—ship’s maintenance—overlapped significantly with her hobby—light burglary.
Read MorePaper Tigers (Excerpt)
The soles of Alison’s shoes marked each limping step away from her front door. She tugged the scarf on her head, pulling the fabric down to cover most of her forehead, and shoved her gloved hands deep in the pockets of her jacket. A woman’s voice, high-pitched and nasal, broke the 3 a.m. stillness.
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