Books with author R. W. Chambers

An apocalypse, a revolution, a new society, a weakened species. In Thazrane, a city where matriarchy has taken a terrible turn, a professional Mother and geneticist of the highest class loses her faith in the society she has worshiped her entire life.Spencer must balance a dying mother, a controlling partner, a manipulative sister, and a new forbidden love- or must she?A psychological, dystopian horror- A Painted Stone tells the rise and fall of two intertwined stories two years apart, within one life. Together the two stories paint a life of self-doubt, need, love, obsession, and fear of failure.

[Read by Stefan Rudnicki]An eerie and macabre collection of stories from Robert W. Chambers, author of ''The King in Yellow.'' - - Considered by many to be the father of supernatural fiction, Robert W. Chambers' work continues to influence writers today. Originally published in 1897, ''The Mystery of Choice'' brings together eight chilling tales, most of them set in Brittany. Distinguished by its atmospheric use of natural scenery, this important collection presents an author at the peak of his craft. Included here are: ''The Purple Emperor,'' ''Pompe Funebre,'' ''The Messenger,'' ''The White Shadow,'' ''Passeur,'' ''The Key to Grief,'' A Matter of Interest,'' and ''Envoy.''

A futuristic roller-coaster ride with just the right mix of adventure and mystery! Sean Hunter, a special ops contractor for the BlackSky Protective Service, leads a perilous life in a place formally known as America, providing security to executives as they travel to dangerous locations within the Restricted Zone. While on leave, Hunter discovers that his adopted father, a scientist at Biocyte Genomics has disappeared and he is drawn into a dangerous quest to find him. The more Hunter searches, the more danger he finds himself in. Along the journey Hunter meets Maya, a beautiful and tough news reporter who becomes a trusted ally. Together they must piece together secret information on an ominous global genomics corporation. The journey draws Hunter and Maya into the dark world of biosynthetic replication at a top-secret facility known as Sector 12. The tension steadily intensifies as the team is pulled into an extreme physical and psychological struggle for their very survival.

The first four stories are loosely connected by three main devices: A fictional play in book form entitled The King in Yellow A mysterious and malevolent supernatural entity known as The King in Yellow An eerie symbol called The Yellow Sign These stories are macabre in tone, centering, in keeping with the other tales, on characters that are often artists or decadents. The first and fourth stories, "The Repairer of Reputations" and "The Yellow Sign", are set in an imagined future 1920s America, whereas the second and third stories, "The Mask" and "In the Court of the Dragon", are set in Paris. These stories are haunted by the theme: "Have you found the Yellow Sign?" The weird and macabre character gradually fades away during the remaining stories, and the last three are written in the romantic fiction style common to Chambers' later work. They are all linked to the preceding stories by their Parisian setting and artistic protagonists.