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What happens when heroes are as broken as the world they must reforge? A mad king’s genocide destroyed Alea's home and left her sanity in tatters. Caught in the crossfire between the gods and their creators, Alea realizes the darkness inside her is the only thing that can end the bloodshed. Across enemy lines, bastard lieutenant Brentemir Barrackborn is horrified by the blood on his hands. He must choose between the gods he worships and newfound family if he has any hope of redemption - or surviving the war.

In addition, Remini explains the reasons for the nation's unique and enduring strengths, its artistic and cultural accomplishments, its genius in developing new products to sell to the world, and its abiding commitment to individual freedoms.

The son of a Brahmin ascetic and his lower-caste wife, Willie Chandran grows up sensing the hollowness at the core of his father's self-denial and vowing to live more authentically. That search takes him to the immigrant and literary bohemias of 1950s London, to a facile and unsatisfying career as a writer, and at last to a decaying Portuguese colony in East Africa, where he finds a happiness he will then be compelled to betray.

Do you feel held back by shyness or struggle to connect with women? Tired of awkward first conversations or dates that fizzle out? You're not alone. But there's a path to confident communication and fulfilling relationships. This book empowers you to become the confident man who attracts genuine connections. Learn the skills to approach women with ease, spark meaningful conversations, and create dates she won't forget. Discover how to understand her needs, build trust, and nurture relationships that fulfill you.

When Lieutenant Alex "Flex" Callahan encounters mysterious alien probes near Luna Station, no one believes his warnings—until it's too late. Human activity has awakened an alien presence deep in our Solar System. Now, humanity faces extinction as this ancient and forgotten foe launches a devastating invasion. Their goal? To reclaim Earth as their ancestral home. Flying his Firebird fighter from the carrier ECS Vanguard, Flex leads the desperate fight against overwhelming odds.

When Jack Hammond gets locked up in a top secret facility, he thinks he's finally stopped the nightmare that's been following him. But she isn't the only thing that goes bump in the night. As the newest inmate in a co-ed prison, Jack must conquer beauties and bullies alike. There's just one problem: the facility holds far worse things than he can imagine. He might have a tenacious tomboy and bold bombshell in his corner, but he has to escape if he wants to keep them.

The best of Deep Magic: Volume 1—fantastical worlds of space adventures, changelings, and dragons await—stories with depth, strong protagonists, high tension, all told while pulling at your heartstrings, or making you smile with understanding. In this volume, you'll find twenty-two stories, including many novelettes. Go on adventures from deep space to ancient Rome (with magic), to Mars, and many other new fantasy worlds.

CASS È NEI GUAI. Ancora più del solito. Insieme a Jacob, il suo migliore amico fantasma, Cass si trova a Parigi, dove i suoi genitori stanno girando il loro programma televisivo sulle città più infestate del mondo.

Kim Slade is at work when there's a knock at her office door. Someone is waiting for her in reception. A woman claiming to be her mother. The mother who abandoned her thirty years ago. Monica Slade has been working as a live-in housekeeper for a judge and his wife, she says. But now Judge Hawkes is dead. The last thing Monica says before the police take her in for questioning is: "There are things you should know. About the past."

Fourteen years after the publication of his landmark travel narrative Among the Believers, V.S. Naipaul returned to the four non-Arab Islamic countries he reported on so vividly at the time of Ayatollah Khomeini’s triumph in Iran. Beyond Belief is the result of his five-month journey in 1995 through lands where descendants of Muslim converts live at odds with indigenous traditions.

Emberlyn is a Marionette—one of a troupe of hauntingly beautiful girls who have been cursed to perform until they turn to dust... When another one of her sisters falls, Emberlyn decides she must fight back against their Puppet Master and free them from this violent dance... Whisked away to a new theatre, Emberlyn seizes the chance to escape, but instead brings dark secrets and a boy made of shadows to light... As her strings tighten, Emberlyn realizes the only way to break free is to end the Puppet Master once and for all.

After the tragic death of her mother and a long period of isolation under the thumb of a cruel grandfather, young Caroline Bryer has little to hope for in her life in the foreboding Southerland mansion. Her only companion, her enigmatic cousin, Simon, may be a wolf in sheep’s clothing and is not to be trusted. But when Caroline’s estranged father suddenly resurfaces with news of a new wife and stepchildren in Hawaii that she’ll finally be allowed to visit, Caroline dares to hope for a new, normal life. Desperate for her father’s love, Caroline will do anything to stay in this new home.

യുദ്ധഭാഷണങ്ങള്‍, സാമൂഹികവിപ്ലവം, സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യവാദം, പ്രതിഷേധം, മതം, ആഹ്വാനം, ആത്മസാധൂകരണം, അനുസ്മരണം, സ്ത്രീവാദം തുടങ്ങി വിവിധ മേഖലകളിലായി ചരിത്രത്തില്‍ ഇടം നേടിയ പ്രസംഗങ്ങളുടെ സമാഹരണം.

வீரயுக நாயகன் வேள்பாரி.. இயற்கையின் காவலன். The great Velpari .. The preserver of nature .

Even if Ana had every name, her path would be difficult. The guilty are powerful, protected, and dangerous. But Ana only has three of the names she needs. In order to claim the rest, she must grant Lady Jacobs three favors. In doing so, Ana will descend deeper into the dark, glittering world of the Royal City and further away from the protective walls of the Academy. Who will win this game of shadows and crowns?

Maud Heaston has been in love with Beatrice Williams since they first met in 1939. They’ve been through hell and back; family, careers, and secrets have threatened to tear them apart, but their love has endured it all. Until now. Old age and illness have forced them into separate nursing homes and the family Maud trusted to take care of them are only out for themselves.

Een biologe maakt kennis met een sensuele zeemeermin, een jonge man keert zijn religieuze opvoeding rigoureus de rug toe en predikt alleen nog het evangelie der seksuele verlossing, een depressieve man vindt een mysterieus flesje met een opwindend elixer, en Scheherazade heeft een verrassende ontmoeting met twee djinns en drie sirenes. Spannende, opwindende en soms duistere verhalen van vijf gerenommeerde auteurs: Vanessa Salt, B.J. Hermansson, Katja Slonawski, Chrystelle LeRoy en Virginie Bégaudeau.

The ADHD Help for Women book is an in-depth guide that's composed of life-changing advice for those affected with ADHD paired with the most recent research and studies offering the most effective treatment methods, identifications of symptoms, and how to best manage them while also providing a fool-proof routine in order to take back control of one’s life, once and for all.

The sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that prey upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind half-forgotten symbols of power. Legends tell of a Deliverer: a general who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. But is the return of the Deliverer just another myth? Perhaps not. Out of the desert rides Ahmann Jardir, who has forged the desert tribes into a demon-killing army. He has proclaimed himself Shar’Dama Ka, the Deliverer and he carries ancient weapons - a spear and a crown - that give credence to his claim.

Es gibt vier Farben der Magie: Im Roten London befindet sie sich im Gleichgewicht mit dem Leben. Im Weißen wird die Magie versklavt, kontrolliert, unterdrückt. Dem Grauen London ist sie fast abhandengekommen. Und im Schwarzen London hat sie das Leben selbst vertilgt. Als einer der wenigen Antari springt Kell zwischen den verschiedenen Welten hin und her. Doch er führt ein Doppelleben: Er ist Botschafter der Könige, aber auch ein Schmuggler.