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Following the fall of Rome in 476 CE, the entire dynamic of Europe underwent a complete shift in power and culture. The Dark Ages was an interesting period of about six centuries. During it, Europe was still trying to figure out what it was and how it would survive the chaos that followed the fall of Rome.

From his best-selling series The Art of World Building, author Randy Ellefson has collected some of his best advice from every chapter in small, bite-size tips. All three books are represented in the topics covered: Creating Life, Creating Places, and Cultures and Beyond.

Nardus is terrified he may have doomed his kingdom. Instead of resurrecting his beloved wife and children, he brought forth a malevolent winged-monster who is advancing on his people with a mind-controlled army. And now his last hope of redemption lies in discovering an age-old magical secret. Twins Alderan and Aria’s hostile history delivered them to opposite sides of a brewing war. And as Alderan struggles to master his abilities while torn between loyalties, Aria’s growing powers could hold the key to the kingdom’s fate.

Finance is the only function intertwined in every business decision. Despite this, it is often misunderstood and underappreciated within small and midsize businesses (SMBs). Finance is more than numbers; it is a toolbox to craft a culture of accountability, credible goals, and an enticing narrative about the future. In Relational Finance, Ben Lehrer breaks down the finance function into five easily digestible components, the finance spectrum: 1. Data 2. Reporting 3. Projections 4. Planning 5. Capital.

Ignoring self-doubts and their kids’ concerns, two aging Midwestern widows Ann and Donna resolve to hit the road - the mother road, Historic Route 66 - if they can find what’s left of it, in a dinged, 20-year-old roadster. They are primed for a break from routines, but don’t anticipate facing down personal demons, being enticed by the possibility of relocation, or finding romance on this supposedly innocent road trip. Nor are they prepared for the serious challenges that await their return.

My entire life I’ve gotten into my fair share of trouble. It started when I was young and progressively has gotten worse over the years. But for the first time ever I’ve found myself in a compromising position - backed into a corner. Forced to run to the one person on this planet who doesn’t view me as a callous creature, I go to the only blood I have left. My daughter, boss, the Prez of the Iron Vex MC. There’s no chance to save my soul, but I will save my club by doing the only thing I can. The demons of Hell will be no more. It’s time for a new era.

Born in Belgium, Karel Jan Bossart moved to America and worked with brilliant and colorful aircraft designers in the 1930s. After the Second World War, he developed the first American intercontinental ballistic missile, employing radical innovations in design. Initially skeptical, the US Air Force embraced his plan after they realized that the Soviet Union was close to completing a similar weapon system.

Chris Loury is penniless and painfully geeky. So when the struggling illustrator makes a wish that grants him supernatural visions, the lines start to blur between his comics and reality. After he crosses paths with a protector who calls himself an angel, Chris must decide if being a hero is worth the danger. When his newfound confidence helps him connect with the girl-next-door, he hopes he can balance a relationship and a superhuman secret.

François is at it again, this time tackling the CEMM Guzzler - a big, important pinnace - and going to Balls Green after the notorious filcher, A. Niall Pilfry. His quest: the King Key Sextant, legendary for its power to make men do unspeakable things.

The first three books in the Mark Twain on the Moon series, now in one volume! In an alternate 19th century, young Samuel Clemens sets out for the mining camps of America’s wildest frontier: the Moon. Travel with Sam and his partner Calvin as they venture into the desolate, deadly wastes of the Mare Imbrium and the Montes Caucasus, in search of wonders, adventure, and a fortune in precious water ice.

If you're looking for a captivating collection of Inca myths, then pay attention.... This audiobook includes four captivating manuscripts: Maya Mythology, Aztec Mythology, Inca Mythology, and Central American Mythology.

When De Cocksdorp's head dyker Joosie Twaat wakes to find her finger has been sloppily inserted in her own now-leaking dyke, François and his crew immediately come to help De Cocksdorp. But small leaks become large leaks, and large leaks become gushes. And before long, Joosie's gaping dyke threatens to flood the whole town.

Driven out by a violent band of claim-jumping miners, Sam Clemens and his partner Calvin strike out into unexplored Lunar territory - and now they're heading the expedition! But when disaster threatens their former colleagues, the Clemens-Bemis Expedition must take on refugees. With supplies running short and dissent rising, is mutiny over the all-too-close horizon? Then Sam encounters the impossible: an unknown girl in a pressure suit, who manages to save his life, introducing him to the mysterious cavern dwellers of home.

If you're looking for a captivating collection of Central American myths, then pay attention.... Mexico and the Central American states are home to many indigenous peoples, each of whom speaks their own language and lives according to their own customs. These diverse peoples have rich storytelling cultures, passing down myths about gods and the work of creation, and about the humans who for good or ill interact with these otherworldly beings.

Learning to create a unique, immersive place one podcast episode at a time. World building strategist Randy Ellefson turned his successful book series, The Art of World Building, into a popular podcast of the same name, with episodes loosely drawn from each book in the series...Ellefson breaks out in new directions while expanding on how to invent planets, continents, sovereign powers, settlements, history, maps, and more...Build better, faster.

Author Randy Elrod knows what it’s like to have your whole life blow up in 12 hours. In one day he lost most of his family, friends, and peers. His social networks and the business that provided his income became a barren wasteland. What had once felt like a stalwart tribe of people left him with almost no friends or natural support system.

World building strategist Randy Ellefson turned his successful book series, The Art of World Building, into a popular podcast of the same name, with episodes loosely drawn from each book in the series. Fifteen episodes are collected here, based on a theme: They’re about creating life and inspired by chapters of that volume. Ranging from 25 to 35 minutes each, the episodes discuss gods, species/races, plants, animals, monsters, heroes, villains, and even the undead.

March Madness has begun and college basketball playoffs are heating up, not that Robert Walker - a graduate student from Texas - particularly cares. He has decided to skip classes for the day, sleep in, and get some rest. Unfortunately, a brief spat on the phone with his fiancée makes that impossible. Hoping to take his mind off of it, he scans through TV channels in search of entertainment and instead finds one news report after another that warns of violence erupting in the streets.

The coffee shop is where many of us go to get a cup of coffee, discuss faith, relationships, and all that is going on in our world. This book will inspire you in your faith walk as you listen through all the adventures that start in the coffee shop, where William is there to give guidance.

The Hundred Years' War: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Notable Conflicts of the Middle Ages and in European History and the Life of Joan of Arc contains two captivating manuscripts in one audiobook: The Hundred Years’ War: A Captivating Guide to the Conflicts Between the English House of Plantagenet and the French House of Valois That Took Place During the Middle Ages and Joan of Arc: A Captivating Guide to a Heroine of France and Her Role During the Lancastrian Phase of the Hundred Years’ War.