Simon R. Green

Bright lights, big city...magic spells, witchcraft, wizardry, fairies, devilry, and more. Urban living, at least in fantasy fiction, is full of both magical wonder and dark enchantment. Street kids may have supernatural beings to protect them or have such powers themselves. Brujería may be part of your way of life. Crimes can be caused (and solved) with occult arts and even a losing sports team's "curse" can be lifted with wizardry. And be careful of what cab you call — it might take you on a journey beyond belief! Some of the best stories of urban enchantment from the last few years gathered in one volume full of hex appeal and arcane arts.

Paranormal investigators. Occult detectives. Ghost hunters. Monster fighters. Humans who unravel uncanny crimes and solve psychic puzzles; sleuths with supernatural powers of their own who provide services far beyond those normal gumshoes, shamuses, and Sherlocks can. When vampires, werewolves, and things that go "bump" in the night are part of your world, criminals can be as inhuman as the crimes they commit, and magic can seep into the mundane — those who solve the mysteries, bring justice, or even save the world itself, might utter spells, wield wands as well as firearms, or simply use their powers of deduction. Some of the best tales of the last decade from top authors of the 21st century’s most popular genres take you down mean streets and into strange crime scenes in this fantastic compilation.

13 original stories of dark fantasy inspired by the classic tales of L. Frank Baum and the land of Oz, from the masters of fantasy and science fiction, including M. R. Carey, Christina Henry and Adrian Tchaikovsky. Journey beyond the yellow brick road, click your heels together and enter the dark heart of the tornado... if you dare. Join the award-winning Marie O'Regan & Paul Kane as they bring together some of genre fiction's bestselling and acclaimed authors as they explore the wild imagination of L. Frank Baum and his wonderful Land of Oz. Featuring stories by Simon R. Green Caitin Rozakis Louise Carey Adrian Tchaikovsky Ian Whates M. R. Carey Paul Magrs Delilah S. Dawson Robert Shearman Stark Holborn Christina Henry Una McCormack Jonathan Maberry

Ishmael Jones is employed by a mysterious organization to search out secrets, investigate mysteries and shine a light in dark places. If at times Ishmael seems otherworldly, that's because he is. He's a " superpowered alien in human skin" (Kirkus) with his own secrets. In the fifth book, Ishmael and his partner Penny set out for a relaxing countryside holiday at an historic inn with dark past. Shortly after they arrive, fellow guests begin mysteriously vanishing. As fear and suspicion rise, it seems as if the inn's dark history has awakened to claim a new slew of victims. Ishmael doesn't believe there's anything supernatural or ghostly behind the night's events, and that the key to solving the mystery lies not in the past but the present. With no bodies or clues, things have gotten a bit more interesting for Ishmael...

The New York Times bestselling author continues his otherworldly Ishmael Jones noir mystery series as an ancient mummy foreshadows a macabre murder Death shall come on swift wings to whoever desecrates this tomb So declared the supposed curse laid upon those who opened the tomb of Tutankhamun. Ishmael Jones, however, is concerned with a different Egyptian altogether when he and his lady love Penny are personally tasked by the enigmatic Colonel to attend a very special event at the stately Cardavan House. Specifically, the exhibition of the sarcophagus of the very first queen in the line of Cleopatra, an artifact beyond value. The Colonel would like to know just how collector George Cardavan a supposedly trusted associate of the Organization managed to acquire it. That investigation quickly turns into something much more insidious when the sarcophagus is found open with no mummy and George s brutally murdered corpse nearby. Naturally, whispers of deadly curses abound. But Ishmael knows the killer is all too real the only question is, who? A member of the fractious Cardavan family? A thief willing to kill for treasure? Or is it something else? Something far more dangerous? Something that can be heard walking in the darkest corridors of Cardavan House, searching for its next victim ?

With the monsters of old wiped out, Daniel and Tina of Hyde, Inc., face a greater foe— from beyond the stars.