From the bestselling author of Strange Houses and Strange Pictures comes a mesmerizing novel of eleven strange buildings and one terrible secret. A lonely hut in the woods. A murder house. A hidden chamber. A mysterious shrine. A home in flames. A nightmarish prison. . . . Each of the buildings in this book tells a chilling story. Each one is part of a puzzle. Look closely . . . and you'll see that everything is connected. All leading to a revelation so horrifying you won't want to believe it. Millions have become addicted to solving Uketsu's dark mysteries. Strange Buildings is the strangest, and darkest, of them all.

A spiritual companion to Strange Pictures and a bestselling horror phenomenon in Japan —mysterious spaces, trap doors, windowless children's rooms . . . something is wrong with this house. Can you solve the "mystery" of its floor plan? A writer fascinated by the macabre is approached by an acquaintance who is considering purchasing a second-hand house in Tokyo. With its bright and spacious interior, the home seems perfect. But looking closer, the building’s floor plan reveals a mysterious "dead space” hidden between the walls. Seeking a second opinion, the writer shares the floor plan with an architect friend only to discover more “strange spaces” dotted across the house. What are these mysterious “strange spaces” and why do they exist—are they really there, or is there something off with the floor plan? Who is the home’s former resident who suddenly disappeared? The freelance writer and his architect friend can’t resist the challenge of solving the riddle of these puzzling floor plans . . . and the terrifying plot behind it all.

우성 오메가로 태어났지만 그가 황제가 되길 원하는 황후의 야욕으로 인해 베타인 척 사는 비운의 망나니 황자 에티엔. 황궁에서 함께 자란 대공 리샤르가 구국의 영웅이 되어 3년 만에 돌아왔건만 마냥 기뻐하며 반길 수가 없었다. 한때는 소꿉친구였지만 어른들의 욕심 탓에 우성 알파인 그와 지금은 황위 싸움을 하는 정적이 되었기 때문. 그렇게 리샤르와 어정쩡한 관계를 이어 가던 중 에티엔은 갑작스레 찾아온 히트사이클로 그에게 오메가란 사실을 들킬 위기에 처하는데……? “형님.” 마침내, 모든 것을 깨달은 리샤르가 헛웃음을 지으며 에티엔을 불렀다. “에티엔 드 프레데리크.” 에티엔이 지금까지 숨겨 온 비밀을 깨닫자 갑자기 참을 수 없는 허기가 올라왔다. “당신…… 오메가였어?”

* 키워드 : 오메가버스, OO버스, 서양풍, 회귀물, 판타지물, 궁정물, 동거/배우자, 계약, 다정공, 대형견공, 순정공, 미남공, 짝사랑공(회귀 전), 알파공, 존댓말공, 절륜공, 집착공, 상처공, 사랑꾼공, 미인수, 다정수, 병약수, 상처수, 순진수, 헌신수, 짝사랑수, 임신수, 외유내강수, 베타수(외전 임신수), 복수, 왕족/귀족, 구원, 잔잔물, 3인칭시점 * 본 도서 〈곁다리 황자가 다시 사는 법〉은 본편은 15세 이용가, 외전은 19세 미만 구독 불가 콘텐츠이오니 이용에 참고 부탁드립니다. * 본 도서에는 삽화가 포함되어 있습니다. 이용에 참고하여 주시길 바랍니다. “온 마음을 다해 청합니다. 저와 혼인해 주세요.” 비참한 죽음 뒤 회귀한 곁다리 황자, 레나토. 그는 미래를 바꾸려 회귀 전 자신을 도와줬던 칸 왕국의 외교 대사 칼리드 왕제에게 접근한다. 레나토는 그에게 좋은 조건과 함께 계약 결혼을 제안하고, 칼리드는 고민 끝에 결국 결혼을 승낙하는데....... “저는 계약이니, 거래니, 그런 복잡한 건 딱 질색입니다. 그러니 딱 한 번만 묻겠습니다.” 그의 대답으로 모든 게 달라질 것이다. 칼리드는 레나토에게 시선을 고정한 채, 여느 때보다 진지한 얼굴로 입을 열었다. “내 도움, 필요합니까?” ▶잠깐 맛보기 “어떻습니까, 저와 합방을 위한 예행연습을 해 보는 건.” 예행연습. 그 말에 연한 자수정을 박아 넣은 것 같은 눈동자가 크게 일렁였다. 작은 입술도 동그랗게 벌어졌다. 순간 말문이 막힌 레나토가 칼리드를 멍하니 바라보았다. “......좋아요.” 잠시 후, 마음의 결정을 내린 레나토가 입술을 달싹거렸다. 흩어지는 한숨처럼 작은 목소리였으나 칼리드는 그의 말을 놓치지 않았다. “이제 뭘 하면 되나요?” “우선은.......” 칼리드가 말꼬리를 길게 늘어트리며 천천히 고개를 숙였다. 툭, 검은 머리칼이 이마를 간질이는가 싶더니 조금 서늘한 체온이 닿았다. 이마에 이어 서로의 코끝이 스치듯 비벼졌다. “키스부터.” 쪽. 말이 끝나기가 무섭게 보드랍고 말캉한 것이 레나토의 입술에 닿았다가 떨어졌다. 키스라기보단 뽀뽀에 가까운, 깃털이 살포시 내려앉는 것처럼 가볍고 부드러운 입맞춤이었다. “......이걸로 끝인가요?” “설마요.” 레나토의 물음에 칼리드가 바람 빠지는 소리를 내며 작게 웃었다. 그의 입술에서 흘러나온 숨결이 살갗을 간질이고 흩어졌다. 칼리드는 뺨을 감싸고 있던 손을 움직여 갸름한 턱을 그러쥐었다. “이제 시작이죠.”

우성 오메가로 태어났지만 그가 황제가 되길 원하는 황후의 야욕으로 인해 베타인 척 사는 비운의 망나니 황자 에티엔. 황궁에서 함께 자란 대공 리샤르가 구국의 영웅이 되어 3년 만에 돌아왔건만 마냥 기뻐하며 반길 수가 없었다. 한때는 소꿉친구였지만 어른들의 욕심 탓에 우성 알파인 그와 지금은 황위 싸움을 하는 정적이 되었기 때문. 그렇게 리샤르와 어정쩡한 관계를 이어 가던 중 에티엔은 갑작스레 찾아온 히트사이클로 그에게 오메가란 사실을 들킬 위기에 처하는데……? “형님.” 마침내, 모든 것을 깨달은 리샤르가 헛웃음을 지으며 에티엔을 불렀다. “에티엔 드 프레데리크.” 에티엔이 지금까지 숨겨 온 비밀을 깨닫자 갑자기 참을 수 없는 허기가 올라왔다. “당신…… 오메가였어?”

Too many popular histories seek to establish heroes, pioneers and martyrs but as Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller argue, the past is filled with queer people whose sexualities and dastardly deeds have been overlooked. We all remember Oscar Wilde, but who speaks for Bosie? What about those ‘bad gays’ whose unexemplary lives reveals more than we might expect? Part revisionist history, part historical biography and based on the hugely popular podcast series, Bad Gays subverts the notion of gay icons and queer heroes and asks what we can learn about LGBTQ history, sexuality and identity through its villains and baddies. From the Emperor Hadrian to notorious gangster Ronnie Kray, the authors excavate the buried history of queer lives. This includes fascist thugs, famous artists, austere puritans and debauched bon viveurs, imperialists, G-men and architects. Together these amazing life stories expand and challenge the mainstream assumptions of sexual identity. They show that homosexuality itself was an idea that emerged in the nineteenth century and that its interpretation has been central to major historical moments of conflict from the ruptures of Weimar Republic to red-baiting in Cold War America. Amusing, disturbing and fascinating, Bad Gays puts centre stage the queer villains and evil twinks in history.

One fateful night in Sparta, a young slave girl encounters a mysterious, grey-eyed princess. Melantho and Penelope, though from different worlds, are instantly connected. But betrayal soon tears them apart.Years later, on Ithaca's rocky shores, Melantho is sent to serve Princess Penelope and her new husband, Prince Odysseus. Hardened by slavery, Melantho vows to stay distant from Penelope. Yet, the undeniable pull between them proves stronger than ever.As war ignites Greece, Odysseus and Ithaca's men are called away and, in their absence, Melantho finds a new world opening up before her – one where women rule, where family can be found, and where love is finally given the space to bloom.But all wars eventually end and as Troy falls, Penelope and Melantho must face the King’s return and decide how far they will go to protect what matters most to them.

A natural moat called the Luo river split the great land into two. Jing of the north, and Wei of the south. One was the Prince of the grass plains who had no worries nor sorrow. One was a lawful Princess who received exclusive favour of the Emperor. A war turned the Prince of the grass plains into an orphan, she who had laid dormant for ten years had originally planned to become a sycophantic official, to manipulate the enemy kingdom into chaos, but was appointed as Fuma at the Chionglin banquet. Wait and see, how this debt of grudge from a fallen kingdom and devastated home will be settled.

From Giller Prize and O. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa comes a revelatory novel about loneliness, love, labor, and class, an intimate and sharply written book following a nail salon owner as she toils away for the privileged clients who don't even know her true name.“IliveinaworldofSusans.Igotnametagsforeveryonewhoworksatthisnailsalon,andoneveryoneisprintedthename "Susan." Ning is a retired boxer, but to the customers who visit her nail salon, she is just another worker named Susan. On this summer's day, much like any other, the Susans buff and clip and polish and tweeze. They listen and smile and nod. But beneath this superficial veneer, Ning is a woman of rigorous intellect and profound complexity. A woman enthralled by the intricacy and rhythms of her work, but also haunted by memories of paths not taken and opportunities lost. A woman navigating the complex power dynamics among her fellow Susans, whose greatest fears and desires lie just behind the gossip they exchange. As the day's work grinds on, the friction between Ning's two identities—as anonymous manicurist and brilliant observer of her own circumstances—will gather electric and crackling force, and at last demand a reckoning with the way the world of privilege looks at a woman like Ning. Told over a single day with razor-sharp precision and wit, Pick a Color confirms Souvankham Thammavongsa's place as literature's premier chronicler of the immigrant experience, in its myriad, complex, and slyly subversive forms.