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In an effort to rule 21st century Earth, Vladmir Karamatsov and his followers used the nuclear option, nearly destroying Earth. Five centuries later, Karamatov's successors battle to use the same weapons and newer "ultimate" weapons in pursuit of 25th Century world "peace." From Pacific islands to the frozen foothills of the Himalaya's, John Rourke, The Survivalist, and his allies fight delusion and raw ambition to save the fragile planet from men and women bent on proving the American philosopher George Santayana right, "Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it."

Humanity nearly killed itself once. Can John Rourke stop it from succeeding in a second try? If the Chinese worshipers of the Sun God have their way, the world will be cleansed in the fire of a second nuclear holocaust. For every being on the planet, there is no escape.

Marshal Vladmir Karamatsov is dead, the victim of the fierce undersea battle for Mid-Wake. But with his arch enemy gone, John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer and survival authority, discovers a terrifying new threat looming on the eastern horizon. On an expedition to secure peaceful relations with the Far East, Rourke's son Michael and his ambassadors are imprisoned by the mysterious leader of the Second City of China — a sadistic madman intent on unleashing another nuclear holocaust on an already war-ravaged world.

Shaving his beard and posing as a farmer from Ohio, Preacher comes face-to-face with Shad Beaumont and insinuates himself into his organization — as Beaumont's own personal bodyguard. But before Preacher can take down the sadistic leader, innocents — and not-so-innocents — are drawn into Beaumont's intricate web and Preacher finds the stakes of the game have become alarmingly high.

Boyd Ackerman is no ordinary criminal. Trained by the US Army, commanding his band of killers with military efficiency, Ackerman has outsmarted and outfought every lawman who has tried to stop him. But he's never faced MacCallister before. Falcon MacCallister wasn't looking for a fight. Then Ackerman's Raiders kill his niece's husband - and take a young woman hostage. Falcon and his brothers ride into action.

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As peace talks proceed between the Low Kingdoms and the country of Outremer, Hawk and Fisher are assigned to work with the Guard's SWAT (Special Wizardry And Tactics) team to stop a riot in Haven's largest prison. The riot turns out to be a cover for something much more elaborate and dangerous, involving a renegade sorcerer, a terrorist who will stop at nothing to undermine the peace negotiations and an ancient magical secret.

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.

A spy has hidden himself in Tower MacNeil and ancient castle high above the city of Haven. The lord of the manor, Duncan MacNeil has died. His son Jamie is now head of the family and his relatives have gathered for the reading of the will. But not all of the heirs will survive. Hawk and Fisher go undercover to find the spy and solve the mystery of the Tower, as death comes at them from three sides.

Murders are taking place on Haven's Street of Gods - the gods themselves are being killed. Hawk and Fisher are assigned to work with a Seer, a Sorcerer, and a Swordsman, a peacekeeping team known as the God Squad. Together, their task is to bring the killer to justice before the mounting panic erupts into an all-out War of the Gods, which could destroy the city of Haven.

Professor Mortimer Kull treibt wieder sein Unwesen, er will einflussreiche Menschen gegen täuschend echte Cyborgs auswechseln. Sein Versteck befindet sich diesmal in einer regelrechten Festung, die von Höllenwölfen und der Organisation des Schreckens bewacht wird. Die Mitglieder des weißen Kreises wollen Tony helfen, doch sie wissen nicht, dass Terence Pasquanell den weißen Werwolf Bruce O'Hara vernichten will und plant, die Situation für seine Zwecke auszunutzen.

Die Gothics Helen, Paul, Nathalie und Lee wollen einen Toten beschwören, doch statt diesen zu erwecken, steht plötzlich der legendäre Todbringer Duncan Sharp auf dem Friedhof. Wenn er erscheint, hat er stets einen Sarg bei sich, in dem ein Duplikat der Person liegt, die als Nächstes sterben muss. Wen wird es diesmal erwischen und kann man ihn aufhalten, bevor er wieder einen ganzen Ort ausrottet?

Ist Cliff Belford der Mörder seiner Frau? Tony glaubt seinen Beteuerungen, dass er unschuldig zum Tode verurteilt wurde, und will dessen Unschuld beweisen. General Mayne bringt in Erfahrung, dass es ganz ähnliche Morde gab, und Noel und Tony beginnen mit der Jagd auf einen Mörder mit stählernen Händen.

Horror begins at home. From family homes in Amityville to Gothic mansions in Los Angeles and the Unabomber's cabin, houses often capture and contain the horror that has happened within them. Sick Houses crosses the threshold of these eerie spaces to explore how different types of architecture become vessels for terror and how these spaces, meant to shelter us, instead become the source of our deepest fears.

James Yang imagines a day in the boyhood of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi. Wandering through an outdoor market, through the forest, and then by the ocean, Isamu sees things through the eyes of a young artist . . .but also in a way that many children will relate. Stones look like birds. And birds look like stones.

Prof. Mortimer Kull ist gefangen und in den Fängen der Satansaffen soll er um sein Überleben kämpfen. Während Terence Pasquanell seinen neuen Weg gehen will und dabei auch vor Morden nicht zurückschreckt - sein Ziel: der Besitz des Höllenschwertes. Yul hingegen beginnt seinen eigenen Weg zu gehen und dieser könnte zum Verhängnis Mortimer Kulls werden. Es kommt zu großen Entscheidungen... Im Reich der Satansaffen.

Prof. Mortimer Kull lebt und er sinnt nach Rache! Er hat sich zwei Teufeleien einfallen lassen, zum einen hat er einen dämonischen Tausendfüßler an seiner Seite, der ihm helfen soll durch seine Fähigkeiten dämonische Kräfte zu bekommen, und zum anderen hat er sein Cyborg-Programm weiterentwickeln lassen und einen unzerstörbaren Super-Cyborg namens Yul erschaffen. Noel Bannister stößt auf eine Spur Kulls und zusammen mit Tony Ballard, Mr. Silver und Thar-Pex versuchen sie Kull zu stellen und sie verhindern... Mortimer Kulls höllische Pläne.

This story is one of challenge, adversity, and success. It is the story of a man who grew up with nothing, facing overwhelming hardships, and in spite of that, made it. It is not your typical rags-to-riches story. It is a raw, unflinching account of how Billy Thompson took misfortune and transformed it into companies worth tens of millions of dollars, then he chose to walk away from it in pursuit of a different kind of success, his success.

The woman renting my cabin for the next month shouldn’t be driving. I realize that when she hits me with her car. But when I get off the ground and find myself staring at a curvy angel...all the anger I have melts away. She’s here to take a break from her life. She’s everything I’ve been looking for and more. Sadie Evans is from the mountains of Colorado, but not for long. When I’m done with her, she’s moving to the mountains of Alaska. Because I’m a mountain man who can have his cake and eat it, too. As long as that cake is named Sadie, if you catch my drift.