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The War of the Worlds (The Penguin English Library)
Par H. G. Wells. 1982
With an essay by John Huntington.'Death!' I shouted. 'Death is coming! Death!'In this pioneering, shocking and nightmarish tale, naïve suburban…
Londoners investigate a strange cylinder from space, but are instantly incinerated by an all-destroying heat-ray. Soon, gigantic killing machines that chase and feed on human prey are threatening the whole of humanity. A pioneering work of alien invasion fiction, The War of the World's journalistic style contrasts disturbingly with its horrifying visions of the human race under siege.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.The War of the Worlds
Par H. G. Wells. 2017
Read this stunning Vintage Classics edition of the original story of alien invasion from the father of science fiction, H.G.…
Wells.No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied. Yet across the gulf of space, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us.Then, late one night, in the middle of the English countryside, they landed.The War in the Air
Par H. G. Wells. 2005
Following the development of massive airships, naïve Londoner Bert Smallways becomes accidentally involved in a German plot to invade America…
by air and reduce New York to rubble. But although bombers devastate the city, they cannot overwhelm the country, and their attack leads not to victory but to the beginning of a new and horrific age for humanity. And so dawns the era of Total War, in which brutal aerial bombardments reduce the great cultures of the twentieth century to nothing. As civilization collapses around the Englishman, now stranded in a ruined America, he clings to only one hope - that he might return to London, and marry the woman he loves.A Voyage to Arcturus (Penguin Science Fiction)
Par David Lindsay. 2021
'Extraordinary' Philip PullmanFollowing one man's journey from earth to an alien landscape of ethereal beauty and existential terror, A Voyage…
to Arcturus is a profound questioning of the nature of evil. Dreamlike and philosophical, this landmark cult novel has influenced generations of writers.'That shattering, intolerable and irresistible work' C. S. Lewis'A Nietzschean Pilgrim's Progress ... Lindsay's engrossing book, a mixture of metaphysics and surreal dream-quest, stands as one of the great originals' GuardianVoodoo Man
Par Johnny T Malice. 2001
Ti-Charles is the handsome young Voodoo priest of Croix-Le-Bois, a small village on the coast of a Caribbean island. He…
presides over rituals of healing and community - as well as festivals of orgiastic all-male release, where the initiates are young men of the village.Despite his enjoyable duties, Ti-Charles is distracted by his love for the tough and beautiful fisherman, Henri, though he is too shy to approach him. But then Henri becomes possessed by the lewd spirit Baron Samedi during the course of a festival, and makes advances on the priest. As All Saint's Day approaches, the relationship between the two men intensifies...Set in the late 1950s, Voodoo Man is a stunning story told against a lush, tropical backdrop of pulsing drums, heated physical release and ecstatic possession.The Chess Queen Enigma: A Stoker & Holmes Novel (Stoker & Holmes #3)
Par Colleen Gleason. 2015
Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram…
and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood, so to speak. In this third installment of the Stoker and Holmes series, Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes have reluctantly agreed to act as social chaperones and undercover bodyguards for Princess Lurelia of Betrovia, who has arrived in London to deliver a letter that details the secret location of an ancient chess queen that's been missing for centuries. But when the letter—which will heal a centuries-old rift between England and the Betrovians—is stolen out from under Evaline and Mina's watchful eyes, the two girls are forced into a high-stakes race to ensure they find the chess queen before anyone else does.The Upskirt Exhibitionist
Par Ray Gordon. 2007
Young Annette Declan inadvertently discovers the power of flashing her knickers when her father's boss calls round one evening. She…
plays the game again and again, until the man comes up with a proposition. He offers to promote her father if she shows him more of her young body. Consequently, her father is promoted.Her latent sexual desires roused, she practices her knicker flashing on other middle-aged men and is generously rewarded. Attractive, petite and fresh-faced with long blonde hair, Annette turns the men's heads with ease - especially when she parts her slender thighs and shows off her tight knickers. From one exploit to another, she leans what men want by mastering the art of upskirt flashing.Packed with voyeuristic thrills from start to finish, Ray Gordon explores both sides of the obsession of taking an upskirt peek ...Unnatural Selection
Par Alaine Hood. 2005
Hailey is an up-and-coming biologist, and sexual evolution is her passion. Natural selection works best, she believes, when a woman…
has lots of options. Between her studies and her job as a bike messenger, Hailey hasn't had time to do much more than be a voyeur watching the nocturnal habits of her own species in the city's nightclubs.Everything changes when she meets Noah and Cade, two very sexy men who will overturn her views on human mating games. But Hailey knows a lot more about animal passion than they realise and, before they know it, she's the one doing the hunting - with Cade, Noah, and a rugged big cat handler named Rick as her prey.Uniform Dolls
Par Aishling Morgan. 2007
This is a story straight from the heart of a lifelong uniform fetishist and conveys the sensual delight to be…
had from wearing uniforms and enjoying others in uniform. Whether it is the smartness and authority of military dress, the sassy temptation of a naughty schoolgirl, or the possibilities offered by an airhostess, policewoman or even a traffic warden, it is all described here in sumptuous and arousing detail, along with unabashed accounts of kinky sexual encounters.A book exclusively about women in uniform.Uniform Doll
Par Penny Birch. 2002
Jade is usually a confident young lesbian, very aware of what she wants, and what she doesn't, Unfortunately her taste…
for being bullied can very easily get out of hand, and when she decides to compete with her filthy uncle Rupert in collecting the uniforms of sex partners, they quickly do. What starts out as a playful if provocative hobby leads to her finding herself obliged to accomodate men as well as women, and ending up in a seriously sticky mess - literally.Unhallowed Rites
Par Martine Marquand. 1998
The young Allegra di Vitali bored with life in her guardian's Venetian palazzo until the day sexual curiosity draws her…
to look at the depraved illustrations he keeps in his private chamber. Awakened to womanhood she tries to deny her new passion for the flesh by submitting to the life of a nun.The strange order of the Convent of Santa Agatha provides new tests and temptations, encouraging her to perform ritual acts with men and women who inhabit the cloistered world. As the Unhallowed Rites unfold, Allegra undergoes bizarre ceremonies before finally confessing to her own ravenous sexuality.Unfinished Business
Par Sarah Hope-Walker. 1995
As a financial analyst for a top London bank, Joanne's working life is about being in control, about taking responsibility.…
But in her private life, her submissive self cries for attention. Every since her bizarre relationship with Christian came to an end, her life has been missing one vital element: the sanctuary that is found in total surrender to a dominant partner. That is until Joanne meets Nikolai, a cultured and gifted lover who understands her secret desires. It seems that Joanne is about to find complete happiness when Christian walks back into her life. He is still handsome, masterful and irresistible.Choosing between them will involve a test of erotic endurance she's not sure she can stand.Unearthly Desires
Par Ray Gordon. 2006
When Alison comes into money, she uses the small fortune to buy a country home. A house unlike any other…
she has ever experienced. From the discovery of a sinister playroom in the basement, to the strange men who call upon the house and request unusual and bizarre services. Alison begins to wonder about the previous owner. And herself, when she is compelled to oblige the visitors' demands.Both the mystery and Alison's alarm, ratchets-up another notch when she realises her country retreat was once a house of ill-repute, run by an elderly madam. And as she and her friend, Sally, sink further and further into committing depraved sexual acts with their guests, she becomes certain that the previous owner is still in control ...Undressing The Devil
Par Angel Strand. 1996
It's the 1930s, Hitler and Mussolini are building their war machine and Europe is a hotbed of political tension. Cia,…
a young, Anglo-Italian woman, escapes the mayhem, returning to England only to become embroiled in a web of sexual adventures. Her Italian lover has disappeared along with her clothes, lost somewhere between Florence and the Isle of Wight.Her British friends are carrying on in the manner to which they are accustomed: sailing their yachts and partying. However, this serene facade hides rivalries and forbidden pleasures. It's only a matter of time before Cia's two worlds collide - and Britain's bright young things have to face up to their responsibilities.Undone
Par Kristina Lloyd. 2014
I can’t recall my first thought that morning: that I was in a strange bedroom; that an unfamiliar man was…
naked beside me; or that a woman was screaming somewhere in the distance.When Lana Greenwood attends a glamorous house party she finds herself tempted into a ménage a trois.But the morning after brings more than just regrets over fulfilling a fantasy one night stand. One of the men she’s spent the night with is discovered dead in the swimming pool. Accident, suicide or murder, no one is sure and Lana doesn’t know where to turn. Can she trust Sol, the other man, who is an ex-New Yorker with a dirty smile and a deep desire to continue their kinky game?A dark erotic thriller from the author of Thrill SeekerUnderworld
Par Maria Del Rey. 1995
Behind a facade of professional respectability, a certain group of wealthy individuals is playing some very adult games. Games of…
master and servant where willing submissive suffer degradation and punishment in the most refined surroundings. Called on to find Anita Duncan, by a man who says he's her boyfriend, private investigator Pamela goes undercover to find out why Anita has disappeared. Drawn into a underworld of dark desire, she cannot believe what she's witnessing - and enjoying.Under My Master's Wings: One Year in the Life of a Female Submissive
Par Lauren Wissot. 2011
One year in the life of a female submissive...When Lauren visits a strip club in New York City's Times Square,…
her attraction to David- a French-Canadian master - is both instant and intense. Within hours she has taken her first step on a stranger than fiction S&M odyssey set against the back drop of Manhattan after midnight. This true account of one year in the sexually adventurous life of a willing sex slave explores the psychological and physical extremes of BDSM through which Lauren learns to navigate the fine line separating reality and fantasy, love and lies. Her acts of total submission and her participation in group-sex are recounted in vivid, uncompromising detail. Written by a genuine enthusiast for enthusiasts, this is a true account of one woman's extraordinary sexuality.Two Weeks In Tangiers
Par Annabel Lee. 2001
When Melinda Carr inherits property from her Great Aunt Laura there are some surprises in store for her. Not only…
is it in Morocco, it's also luxurious, richly furnished and worth a small fortune. Her business affairs manager, Khalil, is keen for Melinda to make the most of her property. He's also intent on bringing out her wanton side, and giving her the opportunity to test her voracious sexual appetite to the limit.Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Par Jules Verne. 2007
French naturalist Professor Aronnax has joined a task force to rid the seas of a monster that is terrorizing shipping…
lanes. But the Professor’s mission takes an unexpected turn when he falls overboard – to be rescued by a submarine called Nautilus, built by the mysterious Captain Nemo. At first this new journey is exciting, as Nemo takes Aronnax on an adventure through underwater marvels, but soon he realizes that his host’s motives may be more sinister than he realized. This triumphant work of the imagination shows the limitless possibilities of science and the dark depths of the human mind.Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Par Jules Verne. 2011
An adventure classic of deep-sea volcanoes, giant squid and the renegade scientist Captain Nemo.Professor Aronnax embarks on an expedition to…
hunt down and destroy a menacing sea monster. However, he discovers that the beast is metal - it is a giant submarine called the Nautilus built by the renegade scientist Captain Nemo. So begins an underwater adventure that takes them from the South Pole to the submerged lost city of Atlantis.