Le Monde d'avant -Les Derniers Jours de l’aristocratie russe

The gripping human story of how American volunteers fought famine in Bolshevik Russia, saving Lenin's revolutionary government from chaos and millions of people from starvation.'Brilliant, disturbing .

The Russian Job - The Forgotten Story of How America Saved the Soviet Union from Famine

The monsters of our childhood do not fade away... - John le CarreVengeful undead. Demons. Hungry rats.  These creatures and more haunt city streets, unlit hallways, deep space, and the corners of your imagination in Re-Terrify. Send shivers down your spine with 18 horrifying tales from an international roster of authors. Featuring fiction from Douglas Smith, Nancy Springer, James Dorr, Winston Marks, Lisa Lepovetsky, Eric Choi, Darrell Schweitzer, Meriah Crawford, Jonathan Shipley, Gregory L. Norris, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Gregg Chamberlain, Kelly A. Harmon, David Hoenig, Steven R. Southard, Nicole Kurtz, Geoff Gander, and Gustavo Bondoni. Re-Terrify reminds readers that monsters hide in the shadows and even the bravest person should beware of the dark.

Re-Terrify: Horrifying Stories of Monsters and More - The Re-Imagined Series, #4

En 13 nouvelles, découvrez l’une des voix les plus originales du fantastique moderne."Un raconteur de génie, doté d’un talent rare et d’une voix unique en son genre." - Charles de Lint (extrait de la préface)Originaire de Toronto, Douglas Smith est une des voix les plus originales du fantastique moderne.Ses nouvelles, une centaine à ce jour, ont été traduites dans plus de vingt langues et lui ont valu de figurer au palmarès de nombreux prix, et au sommaire de revues francophones comme Ténèbres et Faeries en France, ou Solaris au Québec.NOUVELLES :La danse des espritsL’Oiseau rougePortrait au noirLes souvenirs de l’Homme mortLa parade du HoylSur les ailes du rêveRéunion de familleLoin de la lumièreLa dernière chevauchéeDanser à la porte rougeLucky TownUn goût, de sel et de sucreBouquet de fleurs dans un vase, de Van Gogh

La Danse des Esprits

Get lost in the labyrinthine life of Grigori Rasputin, an enigmatic figure that continues to puzzle historians to this day. Drawing on major new sources hitherto unexamined by western historians, Douglas Smith offers an unparalleled biography that exposes the mysteries and myths surrounding this extraordinary figure. Rasputin. A horse thief and a hard-drinking ruffian in his youth. A devout Orthodox Christian - or a just a fake holy man. This book scrutinises the myths - of his debauchery and sexual exploits, his healing powers and uncanny influence over Russia's empress and emperor, and whether he manipulated the Russian government at his own behest, or under the influence of forces more sinister. Smith scrutinises his murder and the players involved, with focus on Prince Yusupov and his fellow conspirators - questioning broader conspiracy theories involving British secret agents and Freemasons, and discussing the long shadow his murder cast over the Romanov dynasty. Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize.'The most comprehensive account of Rasputin to date, brimming with complexities and fascinating detail, and stands as an enlightening re-evaluation of this crucial figure in Russian history' - The Telegraph

Rasputin - The Biography

Aurora Award Finalist Lilith Hoyl awakes to find herself a prisoner in a top-secret government laboratory. To win her freedom, all she needs to do is prove that she's human. Urban fantasy, shapeshifters (a Heroka short story) "A very interesting turn-around story, in which our expectations are upended at the last minute. ...a good read, and sadly, far too relevant to our own present world." -The Billion Light-Year Bookshelf "...great fun to read" -Dreams and Speculations "...has a woman fed chemicals to prove whether she's human or a shape-shifter ... well worth reading." -SF Crowsnest Reviews

A Bird in the Hand - The Heroka stories, #0.2

The man known only as Stranger lived and died in a town with no name. Each day he lived. And each night he died. Fantasy, surreal (short story) "...absolutely masterful...a kind of much, much creepier Quantum Leap: the amnesiac protagonist awakes in a new body each morning only to die in it by nightfall." -Strange Horizons "Another superb story . unpredictable and with a great ending, this story is another highlight of the [Chimerascope] collection (A++)." -Fantasy Book Critic"...wonderful...has a taste that lingers..." -SF Crowsnest "A charming tale about a man cursed to die every day and be reborn as someone else." -SFRevu "A fascinating fabulist premise..." - Internet Review of SF

A Taste Sweet & Salty

We all have things we hide away inside-secrets, fears, aspects of ourselves we keep locked away. Or try to. In that respect, the characters we meet in Impossibilia are like any of us. They have things inside them too. Only their things are a little... different. A dead wife that won't leave. A wolf. The secret to being the luckiest man alive. Impossibilia is Doug's first collection of short fiction and includes the following novelettes: "Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase, by van Gogh" (Aurora Award Finalist)"Spirit Dance" (Aurora Award WINNER)"Going Down to Lucky Town" (Aurora Award Finalist) In 'Bouquet of Flowers in Vase, by van Gogh', remote viewing drives a search through the past for lost masterpieces. An ex-CIA agent, haunted by the presence of his dead wife, falls in love with a beautiful remote viewer with her own secret. But can viewing the past change the present? Cree Indian legends, a love triangle, a covert government agency, and shape shifters collide in the award-winning 'Spirit Dance', described in Challenging Destiny as "...a vivid and wonderfully written tale about Native Canadian spirits, in the vein of Thomas King."  In 'Going Down to Lucky Town', an itinerant gambler chases a streak of luck across the country, while trying to win back the love of his daughter. The secret he finds forces him into an ultimate gamble for the highest stakes of all: his daughter's life. And through all the stories, these characters share one more thing beyond what they hold inside. In the decisions they face, in the choices they make, they do what they do out of love. Lost love, found love, the love of a child. But love. So maybe they aren't that different from us after all... "Doug Smith is, quite simply, the finest short-story writer Canada has ever produced in the science fiction and fantasy genres... His stories are a treasure trove of riches that will touch your heart while making you think."  --Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author"A great storyteller with a gifted and individual voice." --Charles de Lint, award-winning fantasy author"One of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction." --Library Journal

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