The Young Oxford Book of Nightmares

The Young Oxford Book of Nightmares PDF

Author: Dennis Pepper

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780192781802

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This is a collection of stories in which nightmares and bad dreams are an essential part of the plot. In some stories the nightmare parallels or predicts events in waking life. In others, the nightmare takes over and the dreamer cannot get back to reality. There are also other stories which have a nightmarish quality to them. The characters are trapped and unable to make an escape.

The Young Oxford Book of Christmas Stories

The Young Oxford Book of Christmas Stories PDF

Author: Dennis Pepper

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780192781697

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Christmas has always been a time for telling stories, and this collection draws on that tradition to create a wonderful mixture of stories for the festive season. It includes stories about presents and surprises; about family quarrels and loneliness; about both happy and sad times - and, of course, about ghosts. It all adds up to a thought provoking and absorbing collection which brings together stories about all the different faces of Christmas, and what it means to us.

The Young Oxford Book of Timewarp Stories

The Young Oxford Book of Timewarp Stories PDF

Author:

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780192781673

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A collection of stories about time, exploring all the different ways that we can twist and play with time. The stories take in trips to the future, package holidays to the past, visitors from other times with unwelcome messages, a thief with the power to stop time altogether, a man in lovewith someone who died years before he was born, a star fleet that paradoxically caused its own destruction, and many more. With a sure appeal for everyone who likes an exciting, thought-provoking story, as well as fans of science fiction and ghost stories, this is a wonderfully entertaining collection of stories to amuse, amaze, and enthral.

Animal Stories

Animal Stories PDF

Author: Dennis Pepper

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780192782212

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A collection of folk tales and myths, fiction and fables about all kinds of animals.

The Young Oxford Book of Supernatural Stories

The Young Oxford Book of Supernatural Stories PDF

Author: Dennis Pepper

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780192781574

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This is a collection of stories about all kinds of supernatural events and creatures. You'll meet vampires, witches, werewolves, banshees, screaming angels, scary scarecrows, gloves that will strangle you, rooms that will suffocate you, and things you can't bear to talk about. This successful collection is now being published in paperback and features stories by well-known writers such as Angela Carter, M.R. James, Philippa Pearce, Alison Prince, and Adele Geras. Also in the same series: The Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories, The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings .

Aliens 1

Aliens 1 PDF

Author: Dennis Pepper

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780192751621

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This collection brings together a wide range of stories about aliens and encounters with aliens. Some are hostile invaders of Earth, others friendly and more generous visitors - though not all of them are as friendly as they would like us to believe.

The Young Oxford Book of Aliens

The Young Oxford Book of Aliens PDF

Author: Dennis Pepper

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780192781772

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This collection brings together a range of stories about aliens and our encounters with them. The stories don't necessarily portray aliens as hostile invaders. On the contrary, there are many stories that explore the interaction between aliens and humans, and other stories in which humans are themselves the aliens. Some of the stories have been specially written for this collection by writers such as Sue Welford. Others are by the best of sci-fi writers including Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, and Harry Harrison.

Nasty Endings 2

Nasty Endings 2 PDF

Author: Dennis Pepper

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780192751430

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This collection of stories all havea terrible shock waiting for you, so watch out for the ending -it's nasty!

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