Fiction
A Dying Planet Short Stories
Resources running low, the population exploding, the planet is in danger: are we masters of our own destruction, or have we been invaded by aliens bent on mass extinction? Is this a pattern across the universe, or just our small sector of cosmic life? This new title features stories exploring the themes of a dying plane by new and classic authors.
A Hunter Called Night
A sinister being called Night and her panther-like Harriers stalk their quarry, a man known only as Arron. Arron seeks refuge within an office building, a place Night cannot go, for it’s part of the civilized world, and she’s a creature of the Wild. But soon, amongst the twisting warps of the real world the hunter soon becomes the hunted.
A Killing Fire
As a child forced to witness her father’s crimes, homicide Detective Raven Burns dedicates her life to proving that she is not her father’s child. But when she shoots a suspect who has what turns out to be an unloaded weapon, Raven finds that she must confront both the demons of her past and the stains on her soul in order to stop a killer.
A Killing Rain
A Man Among Ghosts
A Sword of Bronze and Ashes
Lyrical folk horror high fantasy. Kanda has a peaceful life until shadows from her past threaten all she loves. Red war is coming: pursued by ancient evil she must find long-buried strength to protect her family. But how can she keep her children safe, if they want to stand as warriors beside her when the light fades and the darkness rises?
Achilles the Hero
Adventures in Space (Short stories by Chinese and English Science Fiction writers)
Aeneid, The Epic Tale Complete
African Folk & Fairy Tales
African Ghost Short Stories
African Myths & Legends
After Sundown
Agents & Spies Short Stories
Algernon Blackwood Horror Stories
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
A collector’s edition of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and Through the Looking Glass, with letters, poems and a biography of their creator, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Featuring over 100 black and white illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Sir John Tenniel, Henry Holiday and Arthur B. Frost.
Alien Invasion Short Stories
Visitors from other planets have long obsessed us. H.G. Wells’ War of Worlds spawned a huge wave of speculative fiction but the roots of such fears run deep in our literature, from Voltaire to Thomas Hardy. Flame Tree’s successful Gothic Fantasy series brings a brilliant new mix of classic and new writing, in this beautiful edition.
Alternate History Short Stories
American Ghost Stories
American Gothic Short Stories
Handsome young men who never grow old, the strangest of relatives appearing from dark corridors and long shadows: this new anthology in our successful Gothic Fantasy anthology series takes the fertile theme of American Gothic fiction as its subject matter.
Ancient Ghost Stories
Ancient Images
Tower of Fear is a lost Karloff and Lugosi film. Researcher Sandy Allan vows to track it down. She learns how haunted the production was and survivors are, and becomes haunted herself. The film contains a secret of Redfield, a titled family. For fertility the Redfield land demands a sacrifice and a band of ideal victims is heading there.
Animal Farm
Arabian Folk & Fairy Tales
Arthur Machen Horror Stories
Arthurian Myths & Legends
Asian Ghost Short Stories
At The Mountains of Madness
August's Eyes
Beasts & Creatures Myths & Tales
Beyond the Veil
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories
New stories from modern black writers, many published here for the first time, explore the themes of science fiction: discovery, time-travel, genetics and more. This deluxe edition presents them alongside storytellers of an older generation who evoked the living dystopia of slavery: Martin Delany, Pauline Hopkins, Sutton Griggs and W.E.B. Du Bois.
Blake; or The Huts of America
Blood Country
Bodies in the Library Short Stories
Born to the Dark
Boy in the Box
Bram Stoker Horror Stories
Dublin-born Bram Stoker lived in London, meeting other notable authors such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde. Apart from the ground-breaking Dracula Stoker wrote supernatural horror short stories, many of which, including ‘The Judge’s House’ and ‘Dracula’s Guest’, are featured here with extracts from his longer works.
Brittle
Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
Originally published in 1812, the fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm are malevolent and dark, and certainly not for the faint-hearted. This book features some of the lesser-known stories alongside favourites like Snow White, Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, and Hansel and Gretel.
Celtic Ancient Origins
Charles Dickens Supernatural Short Stories
Charles Dickens is a much-loved author for his vast and important contributions to English literature. This collection brings together his supernatural short stories, some of which were included in his longer works, and others that originally featured in magazines, including ‘The Bagman’s Story’ and ‘To Be Read at Dusk,’ among others.
Chilling Crime Short Stories
Chilling Ghost Short Stories
A deluxe edition with a chilling selection of original and classic short stories. The new tales, many of them published here for the first time, bring a modern twist to the outstanding mix of intrigue that lurks in the furtive imagination of E.F. Benson, Henry James, Wilkie Collins, Washington Irving, Edith Wharton, Oscar Wilde and so many more.
Chilling Horror Short Stories
Chinese Folktales
Chinese Ghost Stories
Chinese Myths & Legends
Christmas Gothic Short Stories
City of Angels
Classic Ghost Stories
Close to Midnight
Compelling Science Fiction Short Stories
Cosy Crime Short Stories
Cosy crime fiction is a popular phenomenon, with its safe but intriguing boundaries. This latest addition to the Gothic Fantasy series is packed with armchair detectives, murders in the vicarage, family secrets unravelling in gossipy ears and the ingredients of a genteel bloodbath in an otherwise delightful village.
Crime & Mystery Short Stories
Following the great success of the very first Gothic Fantasy, deluxe edition short story compilations, Ghosts, Horror and Science Fiction, this exciting title is packed with detectives, mystery and murder, from classic authors and exciting budding contemporary writers.
Czech Folktales
Dark Observation
Darkness Beckons Anthology
The fourth volume in the ABC of Horror, a non-themed series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris.
Darkwater
Dead Ends
No one is safe. The residents of a small, forgotten neighborhood are being watched, stalked and harassed by someone or something, and they seem powerless to stop it. As the death toll mounts, these desperate people embark down a path of self-destruction driven by fear, politics and technology. The results are all-too-real and terrifying.
Death's Key
Demon Dagger
Detective Mysteries Short Stories
Detective Thrillers Short Stories
Discontinue If Death Ensues
Dracula
Dragonfly Summer
Dry Lands
After a cataclysmic flood submerges half the world underwater, Liv and her son Milo face extreme dangers in the dry lands. Liv's determination to protect her son leads her to make drastic choices. A gripping tale that explores resilience, parenthood, and the profound sacrifices made for loved ones.
Dystopia Utopia Short Stories
Following the great success of the very first Gothic Fantasy, deluxe edition short story compilations, Ghosts, Horror and Science Fiction, this latest in the series is packed with tales set in bleak and paradisiacal worlds of boundless imagination from classic authors and exciting budding contemporary writers.
Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories
One of the greatest writers of the gothic fantastic, Poe’s dark, masterful stories inspired a generation of writers. With his macabre twists of fate and fascination with science and invention his work led to the detective stories of Sherlock Holmes, the weird horror of H.P. Lovecraft and the grim, tortured tales of Stephen King.
Egyptian Ancient Origins
Egyptian Myths & Legends
Elemental Forces
The fifth volume in the ABC of Horror, a non-themed series of original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris.
Endless Apocalypse Short Stories
Stories of the end of civilized life have always fascinated us, from the mythological world endings, Armageddon to Ragnarok, to the flood stories of across the Ancient world. This is the source of zombie literature, the inspiration for this mix of horror classics and brand new writing in the successful Gothic Fantasy series from Flame Tree.
Epic Fantasy Short Stories
George R.R. Martin drew on Tolkien, who was inspired by Medieval epics and Norse mythology. This collection of epic fantasy tales explores the themes of good vs evil, the low-born hero, and the arrogant overlord, and laces them with a taste of sorcery that reaches back to the early sources, and stirs them in with the brand new storytellers of today
Faithless
Fearless
Fellstones
First Peoples Shared Stories
Five Deaths for Seven Songbirds
Folk Horror Short Stories
Award-winning anthologists Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan have put together an outstanding selection of stories. Authors include Neil Gaiman, John Connolly, Adam LG Nevill, Alison Littlewood and Jen Williams. The books too are gorgeous, with foiled covers, printed edges and published only in hardcover, offering a lifetime of reading pleasure.
Footsteps in the Dark Short Stories
Frankenstein
Gawain and the Green Knight
George Orwell Visions of Dystopia
Greek Ancient Origins
Greek Myths & Legends
Greek Myths & Tales
A potent pantheon of gods, heroes engaged in epic battles, fearsome mythical creatures and supernatural transformations – such fantastical elements infuse Greek myths with a wonder and excitement that’s hard to beat. These tales of love, courage and intrigue, shared for thousands of years, still exercise a powerful influence on our modern lives.
Greyfriars Reformatory
H.G. Wells Short Stories
H.G. Wells, one of the founding fathers of science fiction created a rich universe of short stories, many of which are collected here in this special deluxe edition. The Star, The Time Machine and A Dream of Armageddon are amongst the many gems which make this a fitting companion to the other titles in our bestselling Gothic Fantasy series.
Hannibal of Carthage
Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
This latest collection celebrates Hans Christian Andersen’s unique literary output and gathers together much-loved tales such as ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’, ‘The Ugly Duckling’, ‘The Princess and the Pea’ and ‘The Snow Queen’.
Haunted House Short Stories
Another dark tome of terror to follow in the footsteps of our wildly successful Gothic Fantasy deluxe edition short story compilations, including Supernatural Horror, Murder Mayhem and Lost Souls. Contains a potent mix of classic and brand new writing, with budding new authors from around the world.
Haunted House Stories
Hearthstone Cottage
Hellweg's Keep
Kendra Omen is on an off-world FBI mission, hoping to assuage the grief of losing a daughter and husband, but she learns that loss is unruly and not everyone, or everything, wants you to heal. Down in the depths of Hellweg’s Keep, she tries to find thirty-seven lost miners who vanished without a trace. Soon she’ll pray they don’t find her.
Herland
Heroic Fantasy Short Stories
Hidden Realms Short Stories
Homage to Catalonia
Human Resources
Idolatry
Immigrant Sci-Fi Short Stories
Imperium in Imperio
In Darkness, Shadows Breathe
Indian Ancient Origins
Indian Ghost Stories
Indian Myths & Legends
Interchange
Irish Fairy Tales
Irish Folk & Fairy Tales
Irish Ghost Stories
Japanese Ancient Origins
Japanese Ghost Stories
Japanese Myths & Legends
Joan of Arc
Jubilee
Junction
Keeper of Sorrows
Korean Ancient Origins
Land of the Dead: A Stoker’s Wilde Novel
Learning to Be Human Short Stories
A fascinating, new collection of short stories from open submissions about machine learning, AI, Big Data and humankind struggling to find its identity now, in the past, and the future. Are we truly in control of ourselves, our society, and indeed the natural world around us? Are thinking machines the logical extension of our existence?
Lord of the Feast
Twenty years ago, a malevolent cult failed in their attempt to create their own god: The Lord of the Feast, forging instead a horrible, misbegotten creature, so the cultists destroyed it, trapping each piece in scattered, mystic nightstones. Now, Ethan plans to resurrect the god, and fulfill its ancient promise.
Lost Atlantis Short Stories
Lost Souls Short Stories
A collection of new tales with brilliant new writers and lost souls from the darkest corners of literature and legend: Maturin's Melmoth the Wanderer mingles with Dante’s infernal spirits and a retold tale from Ovid's Metamorphoses. And with the dark fiction of William Hope Hodgson and Arthur Machen this promises to be a haunting, chilling read.
Lost Worlds Short Stories
Following the great success of our Gothic Fantasy, deluxe edition short story compilations, including Chilling Ghosts, Murder Mayhem and Crime & Mystery this latest title is packed with dark valleys, high mountain passes, dinosaurs and dark creations. Contains a fabulous mix of classic authors, and brand new writing from the fresh talent of today.
Lovecraft Short Stories
M.R. James Ghost Stories
Mary Shelley Horror Stories
Mary Shelley, whose Frankenstein is the foundation of modern SF, fantasy and horror fiction, was born to the writer William Godwin and social campaigner Mary Wollstonecraft. This new, special collection brings together extracts of her novels and short stories, with an emphasis on the supernatural.
Medusa
Mesoamerica Ancient Origins
Mestiza Blood
Midsummer Mysteries Short Stories
Misfits
Mondo Crimson
Moon Falling Short Stories
Murder Mayhem Short Stories
Following the great success of the early Gothic Fantasy, deluxe edition short story compilations, Ghosts, Horror and Science Fiction, this exciting title in the series is packed with hard-boiled detectives, monsters, psychopaths and a high body count, from classic authors and budding contemporary writers.
Music of the Night
Nineteen Eighty-Four
No/Mad/Land
Norse Ancient Origins
Norse Myths & Legends
North America Ancient Origins
October
Odin
Of Civilized, Saved and Savages: Coronam Book II
Of Heroes, Homes and Honey: Coronam Book III
Of Kings, Queens and Colonies: Coronam Book I
Of One Blood: Or, The Hidden Self
One Eye Opened in That Other Place
Christi Nogle’s best weird and fantastical stories are collected here, each focusing on liminal spaces and the borders between places and states of mind. Within its pages you'll travel across thresholds, and arrive at other times and places that are by turns disquieting, terrifying, and wonderful. Make sure to bring your special glasses!
Paradise Lost & Other Poems
Persian Myths & Legends
Pirates & Ghosts Short Stories
Promise
Promise collects Christi Nogle’s best futuristic stories ranging from plausible science fiction to science fantasy stories about aliens in our midst. These tales will recall the stories of Ray Bradbury, TV shows such as Black Mirror and The Twilight Zone, and novels such as Under the Skin by Michel Faber.
Ragman
Redspace Rising
Resilient
Robert Louis Stevenson Collection
Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories
Roman Ancient Origins
Science Fiction Short Stories
Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales
Scottish Ghost Stories
Screams from the Void
Sebastian
Second Chances
Second Lives
Serbian Folktales
Shadow Flicker
Shadows on the Water Short Stories
The mysteries of the rivers, the secrets of the lochs, the whispers across the vast stretches of the ocean, there are so many stories from the beginnings of civilisation, through myth and folklore, to the dark fantasies and ghostly tales of the modern storyteller. An entertaining, chilling collection of supernatural tales.
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Inspiring a long line of detective stories and Whodunnits, Conan Doyle’s enigmatic anti-hero Sherlock Holmes is a constant feature on TV and movie screens, with new audio and radio shows joining the frenzy. The Holmes tales have earned their place amongst the most influential of popular fantasy, crime and gothic stories.
Short Stories from the Age of Queen Victoria
Silent Key
After losing her husband under mysterious circumstances, former detective Cam Ambrose must learn how to keep her young daughter safe from a world of the supernatural she never knew existed. She sets out to solve a decades-old mystery entangling the machinations of an obsessed killer, her husband’s mistress, and a series of deadly hauntings.
Sins of the Father
Slash
Slavic Ancient Origins
Slavic Myths
Snowball
Solarpunk
In this near future anthology, Solarpunk explores the many ways individuals and resilient groups can fight gentrification, expropriation, abuse and loss of identity, starting within local communities, ultimately to embrace the whole world. Edited by Francsco Verso, authors include Ken Liu, Gustavo Bondoni and Brenda Cooper.
Somebody's Voice
Spirits & Ghouls Short Stories
Stoker's Wilde
Stoker's Wilde West
Sun Rising Short Stories
Supernatural Horror Short Stories
Another dark tome of terror to follow in the footsteps of our wildly successful Gothic Fantasy, deluxe edition short story compilations, Ghosts, Horror, Science Fiction, Murder Mayhem and Crime & Mystery. Contains a fabulous mix of classic and brand new writing, with budding new authors from around the world.
Swords & Steam Short Stories
Following the great success of the early Gothic Fantasy, deluxe edition short story compilations, Ghosts, Horror and Science Fiction, this exciting title in the series is packed with swashbuckling, steam-punk and alt-history adventures, from classic authors and exciting budding contemporary writers.
Tales of King Arthur & The Knights of the Round Table
An essential collection of chivalric romance, swordplay, wizardry and brutal feats of courage Malory’s 15th century Morte d’Arthur is one of the world’s greatest pieces of myth-making. This selected edition features all the best stories and many of Aubrey Beardsley’s classic illustrations.
Tarotmancer
Harper holds the Gift of Divination. Red is the infamous Reynard the Fox, fugitive shapeshifter. When the past finds Red, they are both taken to the Kingdom of Vale within Underneath so Red can pay for his crimes. With the Rot drawing on the hatred of all, Harper and Red realize they must reconcile and work together to save Vale.
Tempered Glass
Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories
That Which Stands Outside
The After-Death of Caroline Rand
At a weekend house-party at ancient Canonbury Manor, Alli is caught between fantasy and reality in the life of a famous singer from the Sixties, who reportedly killed herself there. Buried deep below, evil now infests the once-holy building. As Alli is drawn in ever-deeper, she is about to learn her role in the after-death of Caroline Rand.
The Ancient Near East (Ancient Origins)
The Apocalypse Strain
The Avenger
The Awakening
The Best of Our Past, the Worst of Our Future
Christi Nogle’s finest psychological and supernatural horror stories. Their rural and small-town characters confront difficult pasts and look out to promising but often terrifying futures. The stories share themes of trauma and resilience, with a focus on characters’ psychologies, and a sense of the gothic in contemporary life.
The Blood-Dimmed Tide
Tajen’s mission to seek aid from the Kelvaki Assembly is cut short when the Zhen invade Earth. Now he, Liam, and Kiri must return to Earth and liberate the colony from brutal occupation. When Tajen learns the Zhen plan to destroy a human fleet amassing in preparation to help Earth, he and his crew must escape the planet once more and warn them.
The Citadel of Fear
The City Among the Stars
A soldier of the Empire of Earth floats through space, his spaceship destroyed by sabotage. He is saved by a ‘city-in-space’ whose people despise those born and raised on a planet. Out of spite, he refuses to deliver the one piece of knowledge that can protect the people who saved but now spurn him - leading to catastrophic consequences.
The Conjure Woman (new edition)
With a new introduction, The Conjure Woman is a collection of stories first published in 1899, regarded as a seminal work of African-American literature. Its fantastical tales of plantation life subverted the then racial stereotypes of the gracious slaveowner and their ignorant slaves who enjoyed the patronage of a caring master.
The Damnations: M.R. James Short Stories
The Decameron
The Devil’s Advisor
The Divine Comedy
The Emergent
The Empty House, and Other Ghost Stories
The Eternal Shadow
Using magic in her realm is forbidden and because of this, Cassia is abducted by the king of Selene. In a frantic attempt to escape him, Cassia, Lucas and their friends flee Selene in search of allies. But in this new realm they discover that all its inhabitants are afraid of the dark and the shadows lurking within.
The First King
King Idis has declared war by setting the Selene realm on fire. Lucas is the only one who can stop him, but can they really trust a vision of the future? While Cassia, Lochlan and Rosheen are trapped in Vineas, Lucas gathers allies and despite lacking control of his First magic, he knows that one way or another this needs to end now.
The Garden of Bewitchment
The Garden of Delights
A world where petals are currency and flowers are magic.
A man battling a curse of eternal old age. A girl who can be his boon. But it's not all tulips and roses. There are also nettles and thorns.
Where Delights persist, Sorrow must follow.
The Goblets Immortal
In a land where magic’s feared, a magical kind exists: the Blest, products of the Goblets Immortal and Aidan’s one of them and on the run. Whispers of a new fear take shape in Meraude, a mage who hates all magic-kind. When she appears in Aidan’s dreams offering a bargain for the return of his family, he needs to make the most difficult decision.
The Heart of Winter
The Heron Kings
The Heron Kings' Flight
The House of the Seven Gables
The House on the Borderland
The Incubations
The Influence
The Intruders
The Invocations: H.P. Lovecraft Short Stories
The Job
The Last Feather
The Last Man
The Lonely Lands
The Moonstone
The Nameless
Barbara Waugh’s daughter Angela is kidnapped and a disfigured body turns up. Grieving, Barbara focuses on her work. Years later, she receives a phone call from Angela. Barbara’s investigations reveal that a brainwashing cult was responsible for the abduction. The more she learns, the less she can trust. Will she succumb to a murderous evil?
The Nirvana Effect
The Odyssey & The Iliad Complete
The Portal
The Queen of the Cicadas
The Raven
The Restoration
The Rift
Estranged husband. Grieving father. A doorway through which the dead – or something else entirely – speak. How far would you go to see the ones you’ve lost, just one more time? Would you step through the rift? And, what if something else stepped out?
The Road to Wigan Pier
The Roamers
The Scarlet Letter
The Searching Dead
The Sentient
The Siren and The Spectre
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
The Sturdy Oak (new edition)
A round-robin novel with fourteen chapters written by fourteen popular writers of the early Twentieth Century, edited by Elizabeth Jordan, with all proceeds donated to the Suffrage cause. The writers, nine of whom were women, created a slice of everyday American life, highlighting the tensions and expectations of men and women in society.
The Thirty-Nine Steps
The Time Machine
The Transcendent
After a fateful confrontation with her former ally, Amira Valdez is on the run, pregnant with her own clone and desperate. All her hopes lie with finding Nova, the first human clone, to solve the greatest riddle in human history – how to preserve human consciousness after death.
The Undying Monster
The Wakening
The Way of the Worm
The Wise Friend
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
This beautiful new edition collects together the best of L. Frank Baum’s Oz works, taking material from the very first 1900 publication of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and subsequent novels including Ozma of Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz and The Lost Princess of Oz.
They Stalk the Night
Those Who Came Before
Those Who Dwell in Mordenhyrst Hall
Evil runs deep at Mordenhyrst Hall. But it is rooted far deeper than the foundations of the ancestral home. Its inhabitants and the entire village are infested with a legacy so evil, it transcends the laws of nature. In a world where nothing is as it appears to be, Grace and Coralie must seek out and find the truth – whatever the cost.
Time Travel Short Stories
Tinderbox
Tomb of Gods
Tristan and Isolde
Twelve Years a Slave (New edition)
Until Summer Comes Around
Urban Crime Short Stories
Our latest collection features gritty murders on the streets of London and Paris, horrors in dark alleys, as well as many more scenes from urban crime that elicit a dark curiosity. Classic authors such as Edgar Wallace and E.W. Hornung are cast with previously unpublished stories by exciting budding contemporary crime writers.
Vengeance is Mine
Victorian Ghost Stories
Vigilance
Viking Folk & Fairy Tales
Vintage Crime
Voodoo Heart
Vulcan's Forge
We Are Monsters
We Will Rise
Weird Horror Short Stories
What Rough Beast
When I Was a Witch & Other Stories
When the Night Falls
Vampires come to a small beach community in Maine to find out the truth behind the rumors of serial killer Gabriel Riley, aka the Beach Night Killer.
Whisperwood
After near-death at the hands of her witch-hunting ex, running away to a woodland town that nobody goes to, and nobody comes from, seemed like a great idea to Anna—until the Whispers came.