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‘நான்’ என்று சொல்வது போலத் தமிழில் இதுவரை யாரும் சரித்திரக் கதை எழுதவில்லை என்பதால், அது மாதிரி ஒன்று நாமே எழுதினால் என்ன என்ற அசட்டுத் தைரியத்துடன் எண்ணத் தொடங்கினேன்.

Kalina is a nobody, an orphan whose only remarkable trait is the silver hair she is forced to hide. But when she overhears that she might be a child of the Valdir, a silver-haired race of dragon riders that disappeared 16 years ago, she chooses to leave her old life behind and venture into the unknown to discover who she is and where the dragons disappeared to.

Aubrey Hartmann left the Imperial battlefields with a pocketful of medals, a fearsome reputation, and a clockwork leg. The Imperium diverts her trip home to investigate the murder of a young druwyd in a strange town. She is ordered to not only find the killer, but prevent a full-scale war with the dreaded Fae.

Reuben Archer Torrey (1856-1928) was an American evangelist, administrator, pastor, educator, and Bible teacher. In Baptism of the Holy Spirit he discusses the meaning of baptism with the Holy Spirit with reference to the scriptures. This comprehensive study deals with the nature of the Spirit in the context of the Trinity, its relation to the Father and the Son, and its functions in the material world and in the soul of the believer.

Tabitha sees the things that go bump in the night and she knows...what you can't see can kill you. Justin lost his family to the creatures of the dark and he learned at a young age he was the only one who could see him. Both are determined to eliminate the evil that lurks but the entities are now aware that they can be seen. Can Tabitha and Justin join forces to eliminate the evil that only they can see?

Ranat Totz has spent most of his life robbing the tombs of the dead for enough tin to buy his next drink. But after he decides to loot the body of a wealthy priest he finds in an alley, he's arrested and convicted of murdering the man. Realizing he's got nothing to show for his life, Ranat begins a desperate gamble to solve the crime he didn’t commit, so he can clear the only thing of value he has - his name. And maybe have another drink on the way.

She was obsessed with him, but not as a meal. She could get fresh meat anytime. She had no idea that her obsession could lead to her annihilation.

Progress slowed by good intentions, Beau and his companions are bloody, tired, hungry, and beset by possible enemies on all sides. In Crossroads, our travelers will come up against the immovable object that could end their journey once and for all, The North Carolina Highway Patrol. Will Beau find a way home to Trudy? Will Trudy, find her way to the farm, or will Pork and his family finally exact the retribution that may be inevitable? Come along for another ride on 85!

Syrina is a Kalis: a master of disguise, assassin, and spy. Her kind has served the High Merchants’ Syndicate for a thousand generations. When Syrina receives a surprising gift from her lord, she realizes something is not right. The High Merchants don’t do anything without a reason. After a seemingly regular spying mission goes awry, the trail leads her to the city of Fom. There, she learns of a secret that could lead to the doom of them all.

His fate is to save a planet in crisis. Survival comes second to that. That’s what Kade of House Shadow Wing has always believed, ever since his parents were executed for their political beliefs, and he was jailed for daring to be their son. Just his luck that a female human diplomat with hard eyes and a silver tongue would choose the most inconvenient possible moment to barrel in, upending all of Kade’s carefully constructed plans.

Scott died bitter and angry, mindless of anything other than revenge. Icarus desired his soul. Would Scott willingly give up his afterlife in the name of vindication?

"OTW BABY!!!" was the last text Beau was able to send his wife before Charlotte went dark. The North Korean EMP disrupted the grid and disabled most modern vehicles and electronic devices. Now Beau is working his way home down the only road he knows is sure to get him there, I-85. Exit by brutal exit, Beau and his companions battle the gangs, the heat and each other, just for the hope of home, and when he get's there, what will he find?

"OTW BABY!!!" was the last text Beau sent his wife before the lights went out and service was lost. The I-85 Chronicles are a gritty, street-level record of events immediately following an EMP attack on the United States. Accompany Beau through Charlotte, North Carolina, as he makes his way home through a sea of stalled vehicles and desperate people. Will Beau's detailed get-home plan help or hinder him in his quest to reunite with his wife, Trudy, who's dealing with problems of her own in a town without power.

Bram Gold is a Courser, a hunter-for-hire who deals with supernatural creatures, mystical happenings, and things that go booga-booga in the night in the Bronx, New York. The Bronx is the home to several immortals, who are notoriously hard to kill - so it comes as rather a surprise when one of them turns up murdered, seemingly by a vampire. In addition, binding spells all across town are either coming undone, failing to work, or are difficult to restore.

When 12-year-old Kaira Renn listens in on one of her father’s secret meetings, she hears of strange things...Soon after, Kaira leaves the comfort of childhood and enters a place like no other: The Society for the Preservation of Magical Artefacts. In this secret world of wonders, Kaira learns how to use magic, conjuring spells, charms, and remedies. She also begins to make links between the strange words overheard on her bedroom landing and the darkness closing in on the magical society. And soon Kaira learns the true meaning of bravery, betrayal - and sacrifice.

The year is 2059, and the country is prospering technologically and socially. There is very little crime; the educational system is superb, and the government is seemingly uncorrupt. So why do terrorists continue to attack government institutions and innocent people? What do these people want? The answer: freedom.

Jimi Hendrix & the Ghetto Fighters in Harlem World is the story of The Aleem Twins, who rose from the streets of Harlem to influence virtually every musical genre of their generation, and whose mysterious connection to Jimi Hendrix, one of 20th-century's most important musicians, has launched hundreds of folk tales.

"OTW baby!" That was the final text Beau was able to send to his wife before everything went dark. Now, he had to keep his promise and find a way to travel the 30 miles home through some of the worst neighborhoods in Charlotte, battling gangs, the heat, and an entire city trying to keep their own promises. Beau will use his skills, resources, and anyone he needs to in order to fight his way home, one exit at a time.

Come and spend a little time with Dr. Robert Galen, aka Berto, as he traverses the memories of the tenement neighborhood of his youth.

In Dr. Galen's Little Black Bag, we follow the man that Berto Galen, the boy from the New Jersey Tenements, has become, as he deals with the pleasures, traumas, and tragedies of life in the medical profession. Like R.A. Comunale's Berto's World, it is a collection of stories, but together these stories create a portrait of someone who is deeply dedicated to healing - even as he struggles to heal the hurts and wounds he has suffered over a lifetime.