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A former superhero, cast down from glory, finds himself stuck in a town whose gaze remains fixed toward the past. A priestess in another realm journeys onward, uncovering troubling secrets about both her world and her summoned champion. A camp for newly turned meta-humans must cope with a siege from a nigh-endless army of unusual creatures, as a handful of campers battle their way toward the source of the danger. Between grand adventures, what mishaps may occur in the world of the Villains’ Code? These are the smaller selections, short sagas within the greater story.

A town of magic and danger, where what one dons becomes who they are. A desperate priestess in another world calling for a champion, only to receive an unstoppable monster.

Casting necromancy without ever learning how to isn't supposed to be possible. A starving orphan girl named Vita is somehow managing it anyway, and she's not sure if this is going to be the solution to her life's problems or a horrifying, spiraling mess of problems she can hardly conceive.

Boyd Knight found his calling when he joined the Marines and qualified for the elite Force Recon. He'd found a tribe and a family, so when a hand grenade landed near his team, he jumped on it without thought or regret. But instead of winding up dead, he wakes up butt-naked in a cave full of monsters with a knife in one hand and a pistol in the other. He's been chosen by Raguel, the Five-Faced God of Justice, and entrusted with the power of the Vigil Bound.

I have led an interesting and eventful life. Much of what has come to pass has been delightfully joyous, while many occurrences have literally just about frightened me out of my skin. I have always wanted to entertain others with these stories of my life -- sharing the good, the bad, and the foolish, so to speak, thereby telling on myself a good deal when it comes to some of the more foolish things I have done. Readers, of course, always tend to enjoy such stories. I also hope there may be some life lessons embedded in this memoir that might be of benefit to others -- although my main ...

Two years have passed since Vita was arrested by the Inquisition, and her time in prison has not been kind to her. As Penelope Vesuvius plots a grand breakout while currying favor with the government, the monstrous Lark joins the Church in search of redemption. A conflict between the most powerful forces in Valka is set to simmer, and it's only a matter of time before it boils over...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The unforgettable memoir by the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the woman who dared to take on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell “Make no mistake: this is a book about power, corruption, industrial-scale sex abuse and the way in which institutions sided with...

“After his spectacular Lincoln in the Bardo, Saunders returns . . . with a new novel even more spectacular than the last.”—Los Angeles Times A “daring” (Time) novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of A Swim in a Pond in the Rain and Tenth of...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Julie Smith (@drjulie) returns with this highly anticipated handbook full of “break in case of emergency” advice for dealing with mental health challenges in the moment they occur. In this essential guide, Dr. Julie...

After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust. Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

When Joshua Samuel Brown first stepped out of the passenger terminal at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan, he was a stranger in a humid land with insufficient funds, zero job prospects and an over packed suitcase. Like much else in his life up to that point, his decision to move to Taiwan was based largely on random occurrence and cosmic coincidence. He was twenty-four years old, thousands of miles away from home, and at that moment the happiest man alive. This anthology of short stories, travel essays, photographs, random meditations, and political meanderings grew out of his...

Swing Trading Foundations and Trend Structure is an educational study of market swings, regimes, volatility, and risk frameworks - written for readers who want clearer language and steadier interpretation when markets change character. Markets move, but the hardest part is often not the movement itself. It is the meaning we assign to it. A quiet pullback can feel like a breakdown. A fast rally can look “obvious” in hindsight. Volatility can change the ruler you measure with - and suddenly the same chart seems to “say” something different. This book focuses on the skill underneath ...

Fifteen Brave Men and Women of Bharat who Never Succumbed to the Challenges of Invaders But were Lost and Forgotten in the Annals of History. These are the stories of those Bravehearts who Fought to Protect their Rights, Faith and Freedom.History has always been the handmaiden of the victor...

Cassie Merrin wasn’t looking for magic. After walking away from a corporate life that no longer fit, she only wanted to rebuild—her art, her peace, and a quiet space of her own. But when an enchanted vignette draws her into the world of Emerdeen, Cassie finds herself not only in a realm of elemental craft and memory-woven spells—but at the heart of a legacy she never asked for and a magic she’s only beginning to understand. Guided by a coven of unconventional makers, a loom that sings with the breath of the land, and a growing bond with the quietly brilliant Baz, Cassie must choose ...

“In Japan, one need only move through the day with a mindful eye, a willing spirit, and an open heart. Among the thousands of experiences I enjoyed during my stay, these are the ones I remember most fondly.” Many years ago, when I was a child of four or five years old, I saw a picture of the Dai Butsu, the great statue of Buddha that has stood in the town of Kamakura, Japan for more than 750 years. The picture I saw was an illustration in Volume Three of a set of Golden Book Encyclopedias under the heading for Buddha. And although I came from a Catholic family and knew nothing of ...

On the last day of summer, a young college grad moves to Chicago and rents a small apartment on the north side of the city, by the lake. This is the story of the five seasons he lives there. A love letter to Chicago, the Great American City, and a wry account of a young man's coming-of-age during the one summer in White Sox history when they had the best outfield in baseball, Chicago is a novel that will plunge you into a city you will never forget and may well wish to visit for the rest of your days.

In this collection of six short stories, the people of Pride and Prejudice move on, grow up, and explore paths not taken. Time leads these beloved characters down roads of self-discovery, courage, and heartbreak. And sometimes the journey takes them to surprising places.

A child's memory, a shadowed path, a glimpse of something that should not be. In A Vignette, M. R. James offers a final brushstroke of quiet terror—intimate, elusive, and disquietingly real. This short, unsettling piece lingers like a half-remembered dream, evoking the moment when the everyday slips into the uncanny. With masterful restraint and emotional undercurrent, James reminds us that the most chilling hauntings are those born in the mind—and never truly forgotten.

This is a compilation of the second three books in the DEAD series: DEAD: Winter, DEAD: Siege & Survival, and DEAD: Confrontation. This special edition allows you to sink into a DEAD world with your favorite people and not be distracted by those long absences, as other stories intrude and get in the way. Special editions have been released for all three of the storylines that exist in the DEAD books series

This is the unabridged audio recording of M R James' excellent ghost story "A Vignette". Read by David Collings, this is sure to scare and delight in equal measure.