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Gwen must free the Prince in Iron, before his mind is torn apart. For centuries, Mordred ruled over Avalon and caged its magic. Now the elementals have seized power, sentencing him to an eternity of torment in his own magical prison. Gwen accepted Mordred's punishment to save his life. But the love that binds them cannot be denied. She vows to find him and release him, whatever the cost.

This game changes every day. It learns, improves, gets smarter. In here, I'm up against not only other players, but the entire game world. What to choose? To go it alone or at the head of an army? To level up or unravel the web of intrigue? I may be an ordinary student, but in this game, I'm one of the best fighters alive. I've triumphed over champions and monsters in the past. But I'm about to face the Gods.

The Sutton siblings have pulled off the unthinkable—they defeated a Cowlee force led by one of the princes and returned with more forces than Terra previously had at its disposal. But the Cowlee fleet remains in the Sirius system, unsuspecting, waiting for the return of a prince who will never be back, and the Suttons have an idea on how to make the fleet their own. With very little to lose and everything to gain, the general authorizes their plan, hoping to gain an edge they desperately need over the alien Cowlees.

Abordaje lírico e irreverente del personaje histórico de la Monja Alférez, que nació en España como niña en 1592 y se sumó travestida como varón a la Conquista de América.

Bryson LeAnce and the rest of the Jestivan just escaped death’s grips at the hands of a foreign king and his divine protector. But they needed help. Now they return to Phesaw limping and wounded with more loss than just pride: Phesaw is down a member. Thankful to still be alive, the Jestivan begin training harder than ever while dealing with their own issues. When family strikes a chord with a number of members, they must navigate an ambiguous trail of morality and loyalty, and not lose sight of what really matters.

Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Arashti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen the single most expensive secret in the world – and the only place to flee with a secret that big is the open sea. To find a buyer with deep enough pockets, Avra must ask for help from his on-again, off-again ex, the pirate Captain Teveri az-Haffar. They are far from happy to see him but, together, they hatch a plan: take the information to the isolated pirate republic of the Isles of Lost Souls; fence it; profit.

Von seiner eigenen Freundin entführt und auf eine gefährliche Seereise geschickt. Clyde Hatchett hatte nicht vor, wegzulaufen und Pirat zu werden - das ist einfach passiert. Jetzt befindet er sich auf einer Meeresmission weit weg von Glaton und versucht verzweifelt, den einzigen Magier zu finden, der Clyde von dem Lichkönig befreien kann, der seinen Körper übernommen hat. Mach dich bereit für eine ununterbrochene Spritztour voller Geheimnisse, Verrat, Beute – und Meerjungfrauen.

This is the story of a salmon whose silver scales mark him out as different – who dares to leap beyond his fate. It's a story about growing up, and about aching and ardent love. For swimming upstream means pursuing something the salmon cannot see: a dream. Translated for the first time into English, The Salmon Who Dared To Leap Higher is a wise, tender and inspiring modern fable about finding freedom and a harmony with nature we have either forgotten or lost in the binding realities of life.

Trouble is coming for Earth and for the people of Crownhill. The wolfmen were only the start. Trolls and ogres now roam these unfamiliar lands. And worst of all, other humans wait and plot against us. With no one else to lead them, the burden of protecting these people falls to me. But I am not alone. Bridget and Sakura loyally stand by my side. And now, at last, I am finally reunited with Myrina, my oldest friend. She hails from the world of the Amazonians, and her people have lived with the System for countless years. They know the answers to questions we haven't even thought to ask.

After dealing with a nuclear threat, Missy has earned the new Defense Secretary’s trust. Her life at West Point goes along well enough while she finishes up her third year. She does need to help some plebe girls who are getting harassed. Plus, she learns one of the congressmen with access to secret Intel is a spy. The big question, however, is where will her summer assignment with the Special Forces take her, now that the U.S. troops are being withdrawn from Afghanistan?

Following the coronation of Charles III, Scotland’s most revered artefact, ‘The Stone of Destiny’ arrives at its long-term home in Perth Museum. Desperate to rebuild his shattered credibility, Gill is working hard on several stories along the Firth of Forth. But he’s presented with a problem when the discovery of an ancient inscription in a ruined church throws question marks against the authenticity of The Stone. On the trail of an age-old story, Gill finds himself opposed by someone prepared to kill to prevent the truth from being revealed.

When dungeon doors all over the world closed and locked on the same day, people weren’t too concerned. Though arcstone, the material that powered most of the world’s devices, could only be found in the dungeon, they still had plenty on hand. The doors would open again, surely. Then the anomalies began to appear. Snatching up people, never to be seen again. This was the world Phineas Lenville was born into thirty years later.

Hazel Cherokee and Booth Dixon had been good friends since college. Booth would do anything for her. Hazel had the unpleasant task of visiting her father one last time in jail to find out Grandma’s last wishes, and she needed some muscle in case her dad got out of hand. He was a mean man and deserved everything he was getting. Booth couldn’t make it, but he’d send one of his brothers… As soon as Jayden came into the room, he stared at her like he’d never seen a woman before. She was getting annoyed with him because he just kept staring. “I’m a woman. Haven’t you ever seen ...

Adventuress Countess Alessandra Zorzi has a new vocation: reacquiring the occult artifacts she stole to put into the safer hands of Miskatonic University. With her new apprentice, Pepper Kelly, Zorzi tracks the infamous Zanthu Tablets to Paris. But the city is rife with spies and the countess has many enemies. When Pepper is kidnapped, it becomes clear that someone is out for revenge. Zorzi must rescue her apprentice, find the tablets, and prevent an old enemy from summoning an army of vengeful ghouls from the depths of the catacombs. Stealing relics is a lot harder the second time around.

Meet Leroi Maquiller: A six-year-old boy is abducted from a train near New Haven, Connecticut, and re-rooted into a family of sinister witches, illusionists, and unorthodox scientists who all seem to have big plans for him. Before long, they will learn that their newly-appointed heir has dreams of his own, and a motive to destroy them all.

An adventure of a new kind awaits for an entirely unique forest of evolved animals when a UFO crashes into their home’s structure. When they communicate, they come to find that both groups are in desires of a mutual goal. Soon, they will join forces and journey into the land we claim as ours. Our earth. Will the humans, animals and aliens come to terms and agree to live and let live? Listen on and only time will tell the tale as the future pages are yet to unfold.

CHI SEI DISPOSTO A TRADIRE PER OTTENERE UN POTERE ILLIMITATO? Un ritorno traumatico ed esplosivo alla biblioteca porta i sei maghi alessandrini a fare i conti con le proprie vulnerabilità. Le vecchie alleanze si rompono rapidamente man mano che gli iniziati adottano strategie opposte per affrontare il patto che finora non sono riusciti a mantenere. Coloro che rimangono negli archivi si confrontano con le conseguenze etiche dei loro poteri astronomici, mentre altrove qualcuno della Società vuole influenzare la politica su scala globale.

Tandis qu’une partie du peuple du royaume d’Hélios se rallie à sa cause sous le Saule Pleureur, une pression grandissante, forgée du poids des morts passées et à venir, pèse sur les épaules de la Passeuse de Mots. Le destin d’Arya continue de s’écrire pour tous les tambours des vivants, les cœurs devenus silencieux, et ceux qui cesseront de battre au nom de la liberté.

When Leo first set foot at Mythos, he just wanted to be a regular student like everyone else. Well, the Dragon Prince should have known better than to believe that would be possible.

All that's left of Hallie Walker after the Eudora Jayde mission are nightmares and an ancestry tangled with dark secrets. When her parents send an urgent telegram to return home, she knows it's time to face the past she's determined to forget. In doing so, she unwittingly stumbles into a scheme as old as the planet itself. If only she can convince a certain cocky pilot to fly her home. Reeling from the death of his brother, Kase Shackley focuses on anything but reality itself. But when his past sins spill into the light of day, Kase does what he does bestrun.