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Although published under the name of Jules Verne, “In the Year 2889” is now believed to be chiefly, if not entirely, the work of Jules' son, Michel Verne. In any event, many of the topics in the story echo Verne's ideas. A rather humorous look at the future.

Unfortunately, there was only one thing he could bring back from the wonderful future… and though he didn't want to…nevertheless he did...

Some writers of science fiction turn out to be reasonably accurate prognosticators of the future. In Mack Reynolds’ Mercenary, the elite 1 percent control the wealth of the nation and thus the nation. War as we know it has been eliminated, and disputes between nations, unions, and corporations are settled on a battlefield by mercenary soldiers with pre-1900 weapons. These battles are televised, and the combatants become heroes, not unlike NFL players. Meet Joe Mauser, one of the best of the best; a tactician and gun for hire.

A Gloucester fishing crew lands a monster after a 40-hour battle at sea. Turns out that this behemoth is only a baby, and what ensues later should keep you well on shore.

One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier. They're all weirdies of one kind or another. Me? Oh, I'm A Stranger Here Myself!

In this warm and fanciful story of a Connecticut farmer, Marion Zimmer Bradley has caught some of the glory that is man's love for man - no matter who he is nor whence he's from.

Under the cloud of cast-off identities lay the shape of another man - was it himself?

Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti reads "The Monstrance" from The Angels of Mons by Arthur Machen, detailing the agony of a German soldier driven mad by the vision of an atrocity he committed earlier in the war. WWI was going badly for the English, and Machen’s tales of a supernatural power on the side of the embattled British troops brought hope to the nation.

Revenge is sweet; particularly when it is the recipient’s own greed that serves it.

A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it. Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too....

Award winning narrator Mike Vendetti recites Shakespeare's Sonnet 19, where the poet expresses his fear of the ravages of time upon his lover.

Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti reads Kipling’s The Mark of the Beast, where the Indian deity Hanuman confronts an Englishman mocking an idol and begins to metamorphose the man into an animal. The story's title alludes to the Antichrist in the Book of Revelation, suggesting the colonial rulers must eventually pay for desecrating Indian beliefs.

Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti performs Tennyson’s oft quoted poem Ulysses, a work that has withstood the test of time.

Narrated by award-winning audiobook narrator Mike Vendetti, The House of the Vampire (1907) by George Sylvester Vierick is not only one of the first known gay vampire stories, but it is also one of the first psychic vampire stories - where a vampire feeds off of more than just blood.

"The Magic Shop" by H.G. Wells is a classic tale that has withstood the test of time. You listen and it stays with you. Read by award-winning narrator, Mike Vendetti, you too can be transported into that magic shop where the magic is just too real. Only to be left wondering could that be?

The Science of Getting Rich is a classic, written by Wallace D. Wattles, and published in 1910. Wattles died in 1911 shortly after publishing this book. Forgotten for decades, it was recently rediscovered. Award winning storyteller Mike Vendetti brings us the timeless principles in this classic that will transform your financial future.

A thought provoking short story read by award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti. What is to be will be. Our only refuge lies in that which might not have been.

Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti takes us on a journey with a madman - driven to madness by the rituals he performs and the incantations he recites found in an ancient book. Thus the title "The Book".

When a group of men crash on the surface of an alien planet, they are hemmed in on every side by a deadly, impenetrable bog and attacked by an unknown, unseen enemy.

Rena Arblest was, perhaps, no better than she should be. But she was no worse, either. And therefore deserved less than she received.