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For years, Aquila Danté has been fighting the Possessed with his dragon, Calon Tân. Together with the human armies they are holding the legions of hell at bay. But when a battle mage goes missing, Aquila and Tân encounter a new and terrifying demon known as Caim, The Cleaver of Souls. Even as Aquila battles Caim, his wife is giving birth to their son, but fate deals a heavy blow, and Aquila begins a new battle against tragedy, grief and the endless machinations of the magi. And all the while, the scales of his beloved dragon grow darker.

Beyond the Aquila Rift: It's shorthand for the trip no one ever hopes to make by accident. The one that will screw up the rest of your life, the one that creates the ghosts you see haunting the shadows of company bars across the whole Bubble. Men and women ripped out of time, cut adrift from families and lovers by an accident of an alien technology we use but rarely comprehend.

De la autora de Circe, una epopeya inolvidable Grecia en la era de los héroes. Patroclo, un príncipe joven y torpe, ha sido exiliado al reino de Ftía, donde vive a la sombra del rey Peleo y su hijo divino, Aquiles. Aquiles, el mejor de los griegos, es todo lo que no es Patroclo: fuerte, apuesto, hijo de una diosa.

Als Nika an einem Sonntagmorgen ziemlic h verkatert in den Badezimmerspiegel schaut, steht dort eine Nachricht. Wer hat sie an den Spiegel geschmiert? Und was hat sie zu bedeuten? Wo sind Nikas Hausschlüssel und ihr Handy? Wo ist Jenny, ihre Mitbewohnerin? Und warum ist ihr heute überhaupt so schlecht, sie hat doch gestern gar nicht viel getrunken? Erst durch die Morgennachrichten im Fernsehen erfährt Nika, dass heute gar nicht Sonntag ist, sondern Dienstag.

As a part-time librarian, I cherish the peace of old books, trying to bury a past I'd rather forget. But that peacefulness was shattered one morning with a violent struggle on my porch. I watched in horror as one man ended up dead. Panicked, I fled to the only sanctuary I knew: the newly appointed Captain of the Irish Mafia. I'm just terrified of what he will do when he finds out the truth about who I really am.

What would you do if your father gave away your hand in marriage to settle a gambling debt without your knowledge? Mine did exactly that. But I didn't get married, I conked the guy on the head, kicked my heels off, and hiked up my skirt. 'Chubby legs don't fail me now' is what I muttered just before I fled the little Woodland Church. The only problem is that I may have fled the flames but I jumped right into the fire when I threw myself in the middle of a lonely road into the path of an oncoming car.

Silvanus is a young lad intent on becoming a man. When his god Aquila smiles on him, Silvanus finds a cave of precious gems. His dreams of buying a boat and fleeing his island home are that much closer! Instead, a series of events lead Silvanus to the bizarre old hermit Cerbonius. His uncanny wisdom causes Silvanus to question everything he knows about the world, and he discovers his ambitions are far too small.

Erica My mom and I had to run from them. If they find us, we're as good as dead. I wanted to be something other than a mafia queen and obey their rules. I want to go to college and live my life. Everything was going smoothly until Jared came walking into the diner that day. He is the opposite of the man who held me captive after he murdered my father. Jared is so sexy in his leather jacket with tattoos up his neck. He is the president of the Viper MC and has my heart in his hands. All six foot three of this male perfection came barreling into my world, and I couldn't help but think what I ...

Imagine my surprise when I got a phone call demanding to know who TF I was without so much as a hello. I hung up on the prick. A second later a woman called apologizing for him and explaining that my father was in an accident. Problem is, I've never met the man. Not only do I not know him, but I have a half-brother to boot, who is insistent that I come at once. Hopefully, the prick isn't there when I arrive. That is if I go, I haven't decided yet.

At the age of seventeen, I woke up Christmas morning to gunshots instead of presents. My life already sounds morbid, and yes, that's how it starts. The one good thing that came out of moving in with my aunt was, meeting Cade Teller. I felt my heart pump out of my chest when I locked eyes with him. My entire world came to a halt at that moment. He was my cousin's best friend and my new crush. Little did I know, my love life was the least of my worries. My aunt was up to something, and I would do about anything to find out what it was. She was my mother's sister; they hated each other for a ...

Discover timeless lessons applicable to today's marriages from the husband and wife team, Aquila and Priscilla. Although they are mentioned in four different books of the Bible, they were just an “average” couple. They didn’t hold offices in the church and aren’t world-famous today, but God used them to make a difference for eternity.

Los estudios han demostrado que desarrollar un "hábito atómico" (con solo dedicar unos minutos al día a cualquier habilidad o hábito que desees adquirir) puede ser más que suficiente para arraigarlo en nuestras vidas. Por lo tanto, hemos transformado historias legendarias y atemporales en fragmentos de 10 minutos lo suficientemente largos como para entretener, cautivar e incluso educar al oyente, pero lo suficientemente cortos como para disfrutarlos rápidamente a la hora de dormir o en cualquier otro momento de nuestra ajetreada vida moderna.

On this alternate Earth, Rome rules all...including the New World, known in other dimensions as America but here as Terra Novo. General Titus Papinianus is governor of that untamed land, and Aquila, chief of the savage Lacoti nation, is a Roman senator. But official titles aside, their duty is to Caesar. So when Caesar sends them on a quest for the fabled land of China, thought to be somewhere in Terra Novo, off they go.

My name is Lexi and I went missing for seven years. When I returned I realized that my family has moved on. I can't explain to you the heartache that I felt. I have amnesia but it's different. It's like I remember my previous life but nothing about the seven years I was gone. When I find a new job at a jazz club, I meet Dan Harbor and oh my he's gorgeous. Never would I have thought I would fall head over heels for him so fast. As time goes on, I start to get very vivid flashbacks of my time when I was missing. The man that kidnapped me is back and he will stop at nothing to have me, to make...

Nuestro amigo Cuautémoc Jiménez Moyo, autor del cuento infantil: "Héctor y Aquiles", nos comparte conceptos e ideas acerca de la diversidad desde la interculturalidad. Ven a conocer más acerca de todo lo que nos hace diferentes.En la música:Papando moscas - Canas VerdesGuaypes Club - Me gusta escogerCabuya - El billetico#AndardeJuglar #InfanciasLatinas #ArribaChamacos #arribachamaco #RadioparaInfancias #NiñasyNiños #Interculturalidad #InfanciasDiversas #EditoradeGobiernodelEstadodeVeracruz #HectoryAquilesNuestros socios: #CasaEPUH #LectoresenelDesierto Un podcast de @JuglariaCuentos ...

In the early 1960s, the nation was on track to fulfill its destiny in what was being called "the American Century." Baby boomers and rock & roll shared the country's optimism and energy. For "one brief, shining moment" in the early 1960s, both President John F. Kennedy and young people across the country were riding high. The dream of a New Frontier would soon give way, however, to a new reality involving assassinations, the Vietnam War, Cold War crises, the civil rights movement, a new feminist movement, and various culture wars.

In the final volume of the Hugo-nominated Aquila series, Equus Insanus, son of Aquila, has been missing for three years on his quest to bring the vile Time Criminal to justice. His Roman half brother, Lucius, nephew to Caesar, fears him dead - until he begins receiving strange messages from the lost Lacotii warrior Then Lucius learns that Equus has been captured by the Time Criminal, who plans to use him as the instrument which will destroy their world. Discovering that the secret to Equus’s salvation may lie in the pyramids of Giza and in the riddle of the Sphynx, Aquila and Lucius set ...

Equus Insanus, son of Aquila, has been missing for three years on his quest to bring the vile Time Criminal to justice. His Roman half brother, Lucius, nephew to Caesar, fears him dead - until he begins receiving strange messages from the lost Lacoti warrior. Then Lucius learns that Equus has been captured by the Time Criminal, who plans to use him as the instrument which will destroy their world. Discovering that the secret to Equus’s salvation may lie in the pyramids of Giza and in the riddle of the Sphynx, Aquila and Lucius set out for Egypt.

Three women's tales Blue Moon for the Omega On the chilling Christmas Eve of 1857, a heart-wrenching sacrifice takes place as a mother offers up her infant daughter, Anastasia, to the sinister beasts lurking within the shadowy depths of the forest. Years later, Anastasia finds herself ensconced within the imposing walls of a castle, surrounded by five enigmatic guardians—Drake, Blaze, Zane, Maverick, and Arthur—each shrouded in mysteries and harboring dark, unfathomable secrets. Eclipsed by the Alpha Oriana, driven by a fierce sense of duty, volunteers herself as the sacrificial ...

The second volume of the Hugo-nominated Aquila series by World Fantasy Award Winner S.P. Somtow continues the outrageous adventures of the Romans as they bumble their way through their newfound Empire in the New World. The original story was a 1983 Hugo Award Nominee. Equus Insanus, son of the intrepid Aquila, finds the civilized life of Rome tedious. So he is eager to return to his native land of Terra Nova to assist in the construction of Caesar’s latest fancy - a transprovincial railroad. But on this alternate Earth where the Roman Empire rules America, things seldom go as planned. ...