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When a powerful viceroy arrives with a fleet of mechanical dragons and stops an attack on Anlei's village, the villagers see him as a godsend. They agree to give him their sacred, enchanted River Pearl in exchange for permanent protection - if he'll marry one of the village girls to solidify the alliance. Anlei is appalled when the viceroy selects her as a bride, but with the fate of her people at stake, she sees no choice but to consent. Anlei's noble plans are sent into a tailspin, however, when a young thief steals the River Pearl for himself.

Billed as "the most realistic game ever," Worlds at War was a video game unlike any other - one that promised a virtual reality experience that rivaled operating a giant mecha in combat. People flocked to the game in anticipation. For some, the game lived up to and far exceeded their expectations - the level of graphics was indeed, "just like being there." The game didn't provide the experience many others had hoped for, though; for a large number of players, the game was "too real to be fun." For video game design majors Ryan Johnson and Noah Bowden, the game play was incredible.

Detan Honding is determined to survive this war, even when caught between not one but two besieging armies! After rescuing the renowned engineer Nouli from the clutches of the empire, the valiant rogue has returned to his aunt’s city - to find it under siege by Thratia’s army. With Nouli’s help, they manage to turn back the tide, at least until imperial forces descend, prepared to hammer the Thratian force against the anvil of the city’s walls. Worse yet, the imperial advance is aided by an elite force of dark magicians.

As the city that produces the most selium - that precious gas that elevates airships and powers strange magic - Hond Steading is a jewel worth stealing. To shore up the city's defenses, Detan promises his aunt that he'll recover Nouli, the infamous engineer who built the century gates that protect the imperial capital of Valathea. But Nouli is imprisoned on the Remnant Isles, an impervious island prison run by the empire, and it's Detan's fault.

Detan Honding, a wanted conman of noble birth and ignoble tongue, has found himself in the oasis city of Aransa. He and his trusted companion Tibs may have pulled off one too many cons against the city’s elite and need to make a quick escape. They set their sights on their biggest heist yet - the gorgeous airship of the exiled commodore Thratia. But in the middle of his scheme, a face changer known as a doppel starts murdering key members of Aransa’s government.

Gretchen Jane Darkmood didn’t ask to grow up with a crook for a dad and a woman constantly tussling with crows for a mother. She didn’t ask to steal armed riflemen’s motorbikes, fly giant steam-powered birds, fall in love in the wild, or have to run from the wolves for her life. But since all she had to pay Mother Fate was a penny she stole off the ground, a life of flying with crows and running with wolves was what she got anyway. Only one place on earth had enough gold for her to buy a new fate: Alaska.

Er hat eine Gabe fürs Kämpfen. Leider ist es nicht besonders einträglich, einfach nur auf Dinge einzuschlagen … Zumindest war das der Fall, bis Noah Brown starb und ein altertümlicher Gott seine Seele fand. Diese rätselhafte Begegnung und ein Beschwörungsritual brutaler Kultisten entführen ihn in eine unbekannte neue Welt. Schlimmer noch – er hat nichts als das Shirt auf seinem Leib und einen seltsamen Gegenstand bei sich, der von seinem Systemmenü nur wie folgt beschrieben wird: [???] • Eine Quelle unendlichen Potenzials.

Airship Lies is a Steampunk/Western anthology containing five stories from the Age of Wonder, ranging from the Old West to the wilderness beyond the Frontier to the very edge of space itself.

June 1897, and as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, her expanding Empire lays claim to another new territory: The Moon!

L'universo è un'immensa foresta abitata da feroci predatori. Nascondersi significa sopravvivere, rivelarsi significa diventare prede. È quello che ha fatto la Terra, e ora i predatori stanno arrivando. Impiegheranno 400 anni, attraverso gli spazi siderali, e la Terra tenta di organizzare una disperata resistenza.

Vor ihnen liegt Alt-Aternus, eine dunkle und unwirtliche Welt, in die die Aternier nach dem ersten Krieg verbannt wurden. Jetzt ist Alt-Aternus verlassen und birgt den Schlüssel zur Entdeckung des geheimen Standorts des neuen Heimatplaneten des Imperiums und die Chance, die Aternier endlich dort zu treffen, wo es weh tut. Doch Rose entdeckt, dass Alt-Aternus alles andere als eine tote Ruine ist. In den verlassenen Gebäuden lauern Gefahren, die grausamer sind als alles, was er bisher erlebt hat.

Winter 1883: Die frisch gebackene private Ermittlerin Cedar Neill soll den Selbstmord eines Jägers im Auftrag seiner Tochter genauer untersuchen und gerät im Zuge dessen mit einem Unbekannten aneinander, der vor nichts zurückschreckt, um seine dunklen Geheimnisse zu bewahren. Zur selben Zeit treibt in Levior ein offenbar geisteskranker Mörder sein Unwesen, der seine Taten vor der Ausführung bei der Polizei ankündigt und als letzten Gruß auf den Spiegeln seiner Opfer die Umrisse eines Totenschädels hinterlässt.

What if the future remembered you before you were born? Vera was never meant to lead. Crafted from Anthemis legacy and buried code, she was designed to obey—until she chose not to. Now, in the ashes of Sulen’s war-torn vaults, whispers of her final stand echo across the galaxy.

Get ready for an exhilarating journey with "The Thrilling Adventures of the Secluded Man" — a steampunk fantasy adventure novel for listeners of all ages that will leave you on the edge of your seat. It's a story about friendship, redemption, and self-discovery. Crazy Eyes uses the magic of the Lion Head to go back in time and prevent Julius Caesar's assassination. Clyde and his friend, Arnold, use the magic of the Lion Heart to try to stop him, but their actions further alter the timeline.

Kämpfen, überleben, sich anpassen und sich nur auf sich selbst verlassen. Das ist Dereks Motto, mit dem er die Systemintegration auf der Erde gemeistert hat. Alles änderte sich, als das System kam. Aus niedlichen Häschen und wunderschönen Schmetterlingen wurden brutale Tötungsmaschinen. Dann tauchten die Invasoren auf. Sie hatten nur ein Ziel: sich diesen neuen bewohnbaren Planeten untertan zu machen. Seitdem herrschte Krieg. Derek war das alles ziemlich egal, denn es machte sein Leben nur ein wenig gefährlicher. Er zog sich größtenteils zurück.

Georgi has been admitted to Grantabridge University, one of only four women to achieve this honor in 1870. Finally, she can attain her life-long dream and become a barrister. Or can she? Her dream is shattered when she learns the law of Brythion prohibits women the right to claim a place in the legal world. A world ruled by men. Now what will she do?

A trans-siberian odyssey through political, criminal, scientific, philosophical and amorous intrigues, and into an endless winter to confront something utterly alien. The catalyst for this frosty metamorphosis of 20th century history is the impact of the Tunguska asteroid, deep in Siberia, in 1908. As the land freezes, so does history: the Tsar still rules Russia; the Belle Époque endures; and the First World War never happened. But out there, on the ice, a new world is being forged.

1907: A world of steam and steel, of brass and bravery. Spaceships ply the lanes above the Earth, running on coke furnaces and a prayer, while the atomic-powered Circumferential Rail runs the route between Paris, France, and Houston, Texas. Where there is cargo, and passengers of means, pirates soon follow, and this is how Jonathan Orbital, heir to the Circumferential Rail finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy surrounding a kidnapped French woman with a valuable secret.

On All Hallows Eve, Lady Diana Starr is poised to uncover a lost zoological treasure when an unfortunate steam accident threatens to destroy the chance of a lifetime. Locked in a race with her arch nemesis, she must toss aside all decorum and break rules—lest he destroy her dreams. Again. Trapped in the past and doomed to re-live the night of his murder, Lord Leo Wraxall awakens at sunset. This year, something is different. Might an unexpected time traveler who arrives at his hidden workshop help alter his cursed fate?

Фальк смог получить второй из пяти мечей, необходимых для завершения задания богини, и теперь его путь лежит в земли эльфов. Время ограничено, но прежде чем начинать новый квест, было бы неплохо завершить дела в Аркеме. Всего-то и нужно—защитить город гремлинов от нашествия демонов с помощью механизмов древних. Но это всё там, в игре, а в реальном мире Андрей встретил первого "коллегу", получившего игровые способности. Кто он—союзник или враг? И как далеко он продвинулся в выполнении своего божественного задания?