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When the young half-goblin emperor Maia sought to learn who had set the bombs that killed his father and half-brothers, he turned to an obscure resident of his Court, a Prelate of Ulis and a Witness for the Dead. Thara Celehar found the truth, though it did him no good to discover it. Now he lives in the City of Amalo, far from the Court though not exactly in exile. He has not escaped from politics, but his position gives him the ability to serve the common people of the city, which is his preference.

Reborn on Gryndor with the mythical trait [Divine Witness], Ajax swears to live a life of no regrets. This time, he will seize every opportunity, fight every monster, and plunder every treasure as he enjoys life to the fullest. If only it were that easy. Humans are considered one of the weakest sentient races, confined to their patch of land but that hasn't changed their nature as they fight amongst themselves forced to split their sources of power instead of unite for the greater whole

This is the story of supernatural power that challenges a world trapped in terror and tribulation. Two people embrace their identity as carriers of the life-altering power of the King of the Universe, the King who they believe literally lives inside them. Out of that belief come miraculous signs and stunning wonders. How can such power be wielded by two ordinary people? The answer is clear—two answers, opposing responses. These two people are either servants of demons or they are coworkers with angels. Elijah Kimani and Miram Law have saturated themselves in the Spirit of Jesus.

While speaking at a Friends of Israel Prophetic Conference in California, Jack Garrison miraculously survives a devastating 9.0 earthquake and a massive tsunami. He finds himself at the center of the prophetic events he just described to his audience.

Ar, defeated, shamed, systematically looted, is occupied by Cosian forces. Perhaps Marlenus of Ar, alone, the great ubar, could recall the men of Ar to the recollection of their Home Stone and its meaning. But it is thought that he perished in the Voltai. Young women from Earth brought to Gor are commonly brought for the markets, to be branded and collared, and sold as the delicious, lovely livestock they are. Such a case is the young woman whom we shall call Janice, for that name was put on her as a Gorean slave name.

Salinger Jacobs treats others as he is treated. Screw him over, and he might hold stuff back. You have his back? He will have yours. When a fellow scientist is screwed over by her company, she seeks out his fledgling Mercenary company to see if they can use another smart mind. Since he obviously didn't want her body. With opportunities coming at him and his partner Madigan faster than they can handle, another mind might be just what Heavy Metal needs. But will it come with too many complications? In the ZOO you always expect the unexpected. Will this be true for relationships?

The second novel in Erikson's stunning Tale of Witness trilogy, in which a god's bastard son cuts a bloody swathe through the forces of the Malazan Empire in order to take revenge on his father . . .

When you need a memory to be wiped, call me. Transferring unwanted memories to my own mind is the only form of magic I've ever mastered. But now I'm holding so many memories, I'm not always sure which ones are actually mine anymore. Some of them are sensitive; all of them are private. And there are those who are willing to kill to access the secrets I'm trying to bury....

Now they’re rebuilding, but strange forces are at work. New friends on the ground and mysterious lights in the sky promise "interesting times" for the Humans and hyper-intelligent Wrogul of Azure. Meanwhile, mercenary leader Verne and Peacemaker Harryhausen resume their search for the ancestral home of Azure’s Wrogul. They encounter distrust, deceit, and misdirection from the all-powerful guilds, but they manage to learn of sightings of Wrogul-like aliens.

In this final book of the Kayara Ingham urban fantasy series, Aulus Tuccius’ sister goes on trial for the sins of the Tuccius line. In the wake of this devastating news, the reappearance of Kayara’s sister upends what little stability she has managed to achieve. With the threat of a spy still lurking within Moon Clan, her sanity isn’t the only thing threatened. Bomani’s paranoia grows even further, leading Moon Clan to question his ability to rule.

When a high-ranking businessman and two clones are murdered, Marshal Onima Gwok of the Confederation Bureau of Investigation (CBI) gets assigned the case. But nothing quite adds up. Is there something more insidious going on? There is just one witness - a clone. When the war ended 10 years ago, the clones who had fought it were discarded, forgotten, and became second-class citizens of the new confederation. Jace Rojas, designated AC J7-2247, is an infantry clone.

Antonious King has been selected to beta-test what promises to be the best VR MMO of 2038. As one of three hundred in the "Ascendant Program" he'll take part in a bloody civil war between the King of the Gods, Ignacious and the God-Hero Auren, granted powerful relics, artifacts, and a near-immortal body. What's the catch? There's no Logging out. There is no game.

"The Circadian Witness" is a political science fiction novel that follows the story of Musa, a gifted child born in a refugee camp after a devastating civil war. Musa is adopted by Sewell, a wealthy psion from a Western family who also possesses extraordinary intelligence. As Musa grows up, he becomes interested in breakthrough experiments with artificial intelligence, which lead him to become involved in a global conflict. Written in the traditions of Frank Herbert and Iain M. Banks, this novel explores themes of power, technology, and change.

High school twin brothers Mark and Huck Derringer host a small but successful ghost-hunting web series with their mutual best friend, Jasper. While Mark and Jasper are convinced the things they see go bump in the night are real, Huck argues fiercely against it, insisting what they capture is easily explained away. Because if it was real, that would mean the horrifying things he sees at the edge of his vision every day are real….

Huck’s powers are growing stronger, but are also growing out of his control. Just months after escaping the Beldam’s basement, Huck is plagued by visions, dreams, and waking nightmares he cannot control. One of the things he sees is a secret group of people that seem to want one thing: him dead. On top of that, Huck learns that one of his closest friends might a witch and that vampires roam the streets at night. With school taking off and his mind still broken and shattered from the month of torture, Huck battles not only his inner demons but all the monsters outside as well.

Summer is over and tensions are high between the boys as Huck falls deeper into depression, ignoring Arkin's own experience. After a fight, the boys plan a road trip to Colorado for mountain biking, camping, and to finally discuss their trauma. But Huck never appears to pick Arkin up. Worried about his best friend, Arkin calls the police and informs Holly. Two days later, Arkin is convinced Huck has been kidnapped, though he has no proof.

This is where it all begins, with a sickly seventeen year old named Shiloh Wagner, who has lots of problems and few friends. Shiloh doesn't remember anything prior to his eighth birthday and is angry that he can't find his biological parents. Things go right for Shiloh once as his best and only friend Brad Murray hooks Shiloh up as part of a double date, but while everyone else is watching a movie, Shiloh sees something else; something familiar enough to tear open his old memories of another world and a life where Shiloh is more than just another kid.

"Rasskazy ochevidcev, ili Arhivy Nadzora Semeryh" - sbornik fantasticheskih rasskazov Genri Lajon Oldi, zhanr boevoe fjentezi. Sobranie istorij, sluchivshihsja v Rettii i ejo okrestnostjah. Zloupotreblenija magiej, mifologija, obman naselenija, njuansy prokljatij, dujel' magov i t. d. Jeti i drugie podobnye sluchai tshhatel'no sobiraet i izuchaet tainstvennyj orden-nevidimka "Nadzor Semeryh". Hranit teksty verhovnyj arhivarius Guval'd Motloh.

Combining intense theological research with his signature writing style, Gerald Welch crafts the definitive story of the War in Heaven. Set in the world of The Last Witness, War in Heaven establishes itself as the first inclusive recount of the war that changed the fate of Heaven and Earth!