The novel that invented the historical fiction genre tells the story of a young man swept up in the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Edward Waverley's journey from his regiment into the...
This definitive masterpiece of American literature forced a nation to confront the harrowing inhumanity of its own institutions. Through the interconnected lives of those bound by...
A white patch of fur on a stray cat slowly takes the shape of the gallows, tormenting a guilt-ridden murderer. His attempts to destroy the creature only lead him to wall up his...
Follow two resilient siblings as they navigate the treacherous urban landscape of a burgeoning metropolis. Abandoned by fortune, their survival depends on quick thinking and an...
The lure of a fabled diamond field draws an unlikely group into the heart of the African wilderness, where the real danger isn't the jungle, but the darkness within their own...
A shipwrecked traveler is cast away on an island where a mad scientist plays god, stitching together animals to create uncanny, human-like hybrids. As the fragile laws imposed by...
Shipwrecked in the Antarctic, a sailor discovers a world where every human value is turned upside down and death is the ultimate honor. This startling work of social satire and...
The shadows of the Andes hide a civilization that refuses to die, waiting to claim its royal victim. A European romance is swallowed by the terrifying grandeur of sun-worship and...
Set against the intellectual and religious fervor of Renaissance Florence, a young woman's scholarship becomes her refuge from a treacherous marriage. Her journey is one of...
Cast away in a small boat on the endless expanse of the Atlantic, a group of survivors must battle thirst, hunger, and the madness of the deep. Their desperate plight is a stark...