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As magistrate-turned-rebel Kane, fellow warrior Grant and archivist Brigid Baptiste face uncertainty in their own ranks, an ancient foe resurfaces in the company of Viking warriors - harnessing ancient prophecies of Ragnarok, the final conflict of fire and ice, to bring his own mad vision of a new apocalypse. To save what's left of the future, Kane's new battlefield is the kingdom of Antarctica, where legend and lore have taken on mythic and deadly proportions.

When the world blew out in 2001, the secrets locked in its darkest corridors became the answer to humanity's survival. Now, more than two centuries later, a mysterious Imperator prepares to seize his birthright from the nine hybrid barons fighting each other for domination of the planet. All that stands between freedom and extinction is a renegade force of exiles who are prepared to challenge the ancient warring entities thrusting mankind into a horrifying future....

Two centuries after skydark, the oligarchy of the nine barons who have governed nuke-ravenged America endures - yet their control as plenipotentiaries of earth's first nonhuman inheritors rapidly diminishes. For as the myth that shrouds the planet's secret rulers is exposed by a handful of scientists and warriors dedicated to freeing humanity from the eternal yoke of slavery, the truth becomes more deadly....

As the ruling oligarchy of nine barons rebuilds what was once the United States after an internecine war for power, a mysterious entity is attempting to impose a dark destiny on Earth. Kane and Grant, once part of the brutal police machine of a feudalistic order, are now leaders in a rebellion by those who once served the malevolent imposers. But the tides of battle turn once more with the discovery of a functional pre-dark moon base, whose human defenders are all that stand between Earth and its obliteration.

Eight Generations after the atomic mega-cull, a shattered world still struggles to heal itself. The iron-fisted rule of the nine baronies is compromised by an intrepid group of warriors who have uncovered secrets as dark as they are damning. For nothing in the history of humankind is what it seems. Reality is obscured by the grim impermanence of power...and deceit. All that remains is the human spirit's enduring will to survive.

Time hasn't stopped after the apocalypse. After the long nuclear winters, a few continue the struggle for survival in the irradiated wastelands. Then, a new order emerges, with a directive to destroy whatever freedom remains in its fortified enclaves and the surrounding Outlands. Kane, once its trusted and feared warrior, is now a fugitive driven to fathom the past and unravel the future.

The sulphur-teeming Gulf of Mexico is the poisoned end of the earth, but loaded cargo ships ruined by skydark lure doomie and cutthroat alike, Here, Ryan and the others glean rumors of whole cities deep in South America that survived the blast intact. But as the companions contemplate a course of action that may divide them, a new horror approaches unseen on the horizon. The Lords of Death are Mexican pirates raiding stockpiles with grim vengeance. When civilization hits rock bottom, a new stone age will emerge, with its own personal day of blood reckoning.

Compassion is a luxury in a brutal land where life is cheap, but Dr. Mildred Wyeth holds fast to her physician's oath to show mercy. Now she's stricken by a plague that brings on a deep craving for human flesh. Unwilling to lose one of their own to this pervasive pestilence without a fight, the companions follow the trail to Cajun country, where the mysterious queen of the Cannies is rumored to possess the only antidote to the grim fate that awaits Mildred...and perhaps her warrior friends.

In the year 2401, eleven-year-old Jimmy Aster—a curious and resourceful student at the Aster Academy of Science and Technology—sets out across the wild terrains of Planet Miro to find his missing dad, a leading environmental scientist.

Todos conocemos la sensación del agotamiento digital. El desplazamiento sin rumbo, los ojos vidriosos frente a la pantalla . No importa cuántos mensajes respondamos, cuántas publicaciones leamos o cuántos datos clasifiquemos, no hay forma de mantenernos al día. Además, si quieres conservar tu trabajo, participar en la sociedad y mantener relaciones significativas, desconectarse no es una solución a largo plazo.

Monstros, lendas, criaturas do folclore. Eles são reais, apenas não nascem nesta dimensão. Vêm de um mundo paralelo, como um espelho distorcido, que às vezes se quebra e deixa que esses seres escapem. É quando caçadores, curandeiros e magos entram em ação: gente que arrisca a própria vida para tirar essas criaturas daqui ou curar quem se machuca no caminho.

Arwen era uma simples jovem humana, vivendo em uma pacata vila e em meio a um povo cujo destino parecia entrelaçado ao dos dragões. Mas quando o Rei Dragão anuncia a busca por uma esposa capaz de conceder-lhe um herdeiro, a agitação toma conta das mulheres de sua aldeia, embora Arwen acreditasse estar a salvo da busca real: sua magia era apenas uma centelha comparada ao fogo necessário para seduzir um dragão. Então, os farejadores de magia a convocam ao castelo como uma potencial esposa – a ironia de um destino que ela jamais almejou.

A veces lo que separa no es la muerte, sino la vida. Después de perder a su padre, Vane regresa al único lugar donde aún puede sentirlo cerca: el Café Morelia. Motivada por el deseo de comenzar de nuevo decide pedir trabajo allí. Conforme aprende a preparar las mejores bebidas, termina enamorándose del lugar y sueña con convertirse en la dueña. Pero, poco a poco, descubre que su fantasía implica más que preparar una buena taza de café. Un día, cuando menos se lo espera, aparece Gael en busca de una simple tacita de té para calmar su garganta.

Lucian Elwyne lost everything the night his brother seized the throne—his crown, his peace, and his only son. In the ashes of that betrayal, Lucian disappears. Not into exile, but into a grief so consuming it threatens to hollow him out for good. But when the man who murdered his child launches a brutal campaign to crush the last sparks of rebellion, Lucian is forced to rise—not as a prince, but as something harder. Something colder.

En medio de una ola de calor un joven cangrejo ermitaño se preocupa porque ve que su caparazón se deshace. Venciendo su miedo a convivir y esforzándose por encontrar un nuevo hogar, acude a la ayuda de otros animales del océano. Juntos comparten sus experiencias de lidiar con las peligrosas transformaciones oceánicas debido al calor y a la basura.

El libro es una burla y una serie de sarcasmos bien documentados, pero también es una reflexión profunda del México violento, trágico y delirante donde reina la impunidad, la trampa, el desfalco, a pesar de tener seres humanos grandiosos en las ciencias y en las artes.

Eva Reich never felt she had to choose between the worlds of her Jewish father and Christian mother. History chose for her. Poland, 1941. From the moment she stepped off the freight train that brought her family to Auschwitz, Eva Reich fought for her survival. From growing up surrounded by her Christian relatives in Berlin, she is thrown into the Jewish work camps of Nazi-occupied Poland. There, she experiences cruelty, intimidation, and hatred. But also kindness, fearlessness, and bravery--from the people she least expected.

Para crear o modificar una imagen pública se necesita algo más que corazonadas...¡Se necesita saber! Este libro le ayudará a: Conocer la percepción que los demás tienen de usted, Descubrir su esencia y respetarla, Hacer de su realidad una buena historia que contar, Influir en los demás para que lo apoyen, Construir una buena reputación, Aplicar la Imagología para triunfar en la política, los negocios... y la vida misma.

Emily never expected her first job in the ambulance control room to turn her whole world upside down. Between endless 999 calls, sleepless nights, and an NHS held together by humour and takeaway tea, she finds herself drawn to two very different people: Rockie, the fast-response paramedic with a sharp tongue and a storm behind his eyes, and Amira, her fearless colleague with a wicked smile and a soft touch when no one’s looking. As the adrenaline of the job builds, so does the tension. Rockie is reckless and complicated, hiding wounds deeper than any ECG can show.

Valentina Rincón, es una editora inexperta decidida a triunfar en su nuevo trabajo, aunque tal vez haya mentido para conseguirlo. Lograrlo se vuelve complicado cuando conoce a Santiago, un escurridizo escritor que la arrastra a una apasionada historia de amor, ensombrecida por un secreto. Con veintitrés años recién cumplidos, tres meses de renta atrasados y a punto de perder el último semestre de la universidad, Valentina decide tomar las riendas de su vida.