Quadrennial

Quadrennial

Eduard Meinema

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Editorial:
Eduard Meinema
Año de edición:
2024
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9798223391036
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A collection of short and ultra-short stories with an unexpected twist (Twisted Tales). Imaginative, surprising and terrifying. In this issue you will find the following seven stories:- The DikehouseThe Woldring family is ready to move into a beautiful house on a dike. An old building in the middle of the Dutch fruit production county ’The Betuwe’ where the Woldrings expect to escape the bustle of the citylife. The removal does not run as smooth as planned. Calamity and an unexpected, bizarre discovery are waiting behind the doors of the Woldrings’ new house. The troublesome circumstances soon show that the family ties are not as tight as thought. A removal with unpleasant consequences that no one could imagine...- AllotmentIncidents of war have caused a never ending stream of refugees: people moving up north, trying to escape the warzone in the Middle East. Politicians and civilians disagree on measurements to be taken. Meanwhile society grows suspicious about the real intentions of the refugees. Are they really escaping war? Merely seeking for luck? Or is something else going on...?- Call it a dayYou know what they say: 'There is no elevator that will lead you to success. You have to climb the stairs yourself.' And once you get there, you will find out: being successful isn’t always easy.- BarkerWalking the dog, Brandon Flinders sees flashlights in the sky. They seem to be moving towards an unknown, but nearby airstrip. Flinders wonders what’s going on. Smugglers...aliens? He tries to find out, following the lights in the middle of the night. What will he find?- GiftedPredicting the future. Isn’t it something we all want? But, does foreseeing the future also mean you can change it?- Man on a MissionThe daily routine of a patrol in the outskirts of the universe is rudely disturbed by an unexpected event. How will the crew cope with this threatening interruption? How will they face the unknown?- QuadrennialWhen Leap Day turns into a once in a lifetime experience...Are you ready for the unexpected? Start reading!

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