A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives—on the world's fastest train.

武林纷乱，朝廷为了掩盖真相，坐视不理，一时间豪强并起，争夺武林盟主的宝座，首当其冲的就是武林两大门派少林和武当。
少林派中有一个五岁进入少林的少年，这个少年身怀异禀，天赋不同，玩世不恭。在纷纷扰扰的江湖恩怨中，他从小到大目睹了太多的门派仇杀。
他十八岁下山闯荡江湖，一个神秘的老头改变了他的生活。他得到了老头赠送的当世奇兵，并用它夺取了武林盟主的称号。可是他却最终选择了归隐山林。到底是什么在左右一个少年的命运呢？到底是什么是这个少年——释然——最为珍视的东西呢？

小说描写“我”、“健叔”、“王超”等一群不羁青年在大学时光里海阔天空的“光辉岁月”。
从学校肄业的“我”因为一次群架事件，和朋友“健叔”从上海逃到了一个城镇。健叔是高我一年的同学，我们住在长江旅馆里，整日在这个城市里闲晃。后来我们认识了新朋友王超，从此，王超和他的桑塔纳就和我们混在了一起。我们跟着王超去他的学校看姑娘，无意中参与了一次行为艺术，这让我忆起了自杀身亡的同桌和他短暂的爱情。 我们仍然在这个城市里闲晃着。我不时做着我的奇特的梦，想着我曾经的女朋友……