Showing results for "The Prophets" in Literature & Fiction

Sweden, late summer of 2011. Self-taught astrophysicist Petra has calculated that the atmosphere will collapse on the 21st of September that year, around 21.20 to be more precise, bringing about the end of times. Armed with this terrible knowledge, Petra meets Johan, a doomsday prophet, and Agnes, a widow of 75 who has made bank living a double life on social media as a young influencer. Together, the trio race through Europe as they plan to make the most out of the time they have left, in more ways than one. But of course, things rarely go to plan, even the end of the world.

Evangelist Brock T. Hanson believes Colin Douglass to be the prophet he’s been waiting for his whole life, the man who will lead the faithful back to Earth and trigger the most momentous event since Creation itself. But there’s a problem. Actually, there are several. First, Colin Douglass himself doesn’t believe a word of it and is the kind of chap who’d rather stay at home with a nice cup of tea than cross the galaxy on some foolish, idealistic crusade.

What do a trigger-happy bootlegger with pancreatic cancer, an alcoholic helicopter pilot who is afraid to fly, and a dead guy with his feet in a camp stove have in common? What are the similarities between a fire department that cannot put out fires, a policeman who has a historic cabin fall on him from out of the sky, and an entire family dedicated to a variety of deceased authors?

Life around Paradise Gap in Virginia's Crutchfield County has been cadenced to the comfortable traditions of foxhunting for many generations. And then Ryman McKendrick receives a vision. Inspired by a message from Saint Hubert, or so he believes, Ryman launches the Ancient and Venerable Church of Ars Venatica, a.k.a. the Church of Foxhunting. The Venatican ranks swell, hunters sing the praises of the sporting life, and a current of titillation flows among the participants. But support is far from universal. Is one of Ryman's detractors committed enough to go to the ultimate extreme?

One year has passed since Dr. Newton and Magneteer took their fight to the streets. Lives were lost. The damage incalculable. The public demands answers. But with Newton incarcerated and Magneteer on the run, Cameron and Rebecca are left to pick up the pieces. If they can't appease the citizens they swore to protect, the Newton Force is no more. Further complicating matters is the arrival of two new superheroes calling themselves the Legion of Liberty. Filling the void left vacant by the Newton Force, it doesn't take long for the Legion of Liberty to win the public over.

Il nous avait tous réunis, sur le golf somptueux de sa demeure privée. Et nous le suivions radieux, portant fièrement à tour de rôle le sac garni de ses clubs.

Austin James debuts with a wonderfully twisted story that is completely bizarre and entirely endearing. Mixing and melding mutant creatures with tones of true romance, it's served with enough grotesqueries to satisfy the most gluttonous of minds. Also included: an array of short stories that take the listener even further into the mind of James’ obscure view within the word-world.