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Ken finds himself trapped in a strange world while asleep in a coma. Different from his endless dreams, he awakens inside a next-generation MMO. In desperation, this game’s governing AI somehow dragged him into this world. It offers Ken a bargain: it will grant him an escape from his coma, but he must improve the game’s content in exchange. With seemingly no downsides, Ken eagerly accepts the offer. Things might not be as simple as he initially thought, though.

Melvin Murphy is your average everyday teen... until he finds the System. Melvin has normal problems. High School. Tests. Trying to find a girlfriend (and failing... miserably). But one day he awakens with access to a System that governs all magic. In his attempt to summon a teacher to show him the ropes, he botches the ritual and accidentally summons a magic-wielding girl named Kalliphae. Sure, she's powerful and deadly. A femme fatale who's more intimidating than even the most popular girls at school.

Ken and Anna settle into their new family life and take an active part in the Celestean royal succession, all while continuing his work to make Eternal Legacy Online a better place. While Ken travels overseas to explore Al’Katrap, the home of the Gnomes, Eleanor finds herself caught between two worlds in her attempt to upload into the game. With the Queendom up for grabs, it’s a cutthroat battle for the throne.

From a host of The Daily Show and stand-up comic, Michael Kosta, comes a wildly funny and insightful memoir about his unlikely journey from professional tennis player (#864 in the world) to professional comedian (there’s no ranking system in comedy but he’s probably . . . top 50?). Before...

Melvin has normal problems. High school. Tests. Trying to find a girlfriend (and failing...miserably). But one day he awakens with access to a System that governs all magic. In his attempt to summon a teacher to show him the ropes, he botches the ritual and accidentally summons a magic-wielding girl named Kalliphae. Sure, she's powerful and deadly. A femme fatale who's more intimidating than even the most popular girls at school.

Meet Alexander Krup, your average high school graduate turned video game beta tester. Working for a strange company nobody has ever heard of, he earns his pay by the achievement. After a string of bad luck, including his girlfriend dumping him, he wakes up one seemingly average day and is suddenly faced with blue boxes of text that float in the air. While coming to grips with the fact that he might by hallucinating, a representative of his mysterious employer communicates through the menu boxes to offer a fresh life in another world.

Fresh off the tragic events at Calamity's End, Alex sets off with a new group to reclaim what was lost. All he has to handle are a few tiny quests for the Goddess of Love. Sound easy? It won't be.

The universe isn’t delivering? Then you can’t afford to miss this book! It’s all about synchronicity—the secret ingredient for advanced and accelerated manifestation! Never heard of synchronicity? Keep reading! Synchronicity is the alignment of meaningful coincidences—a series of seemingly random events that, at first glance, appear unrelated but propel you straight toward your goals. It’s the frequency of serendipitous alignments, and that magical touch of luck that makes even the wildest dreams come true. This isn’t about “sending wishes to the universe,” “plastering ...

The mystery deepens as more clues come to light about Melvin’s bloodline in the form of long-lost half-siblings. Not all of them are nice. To top it all off, Melvin quickly discovers there is something wrong with his mana. Everything he touches, he corrupts.

From The Best-Selling Author Kostas Krommydas [Over 200 000 Copies Sold in Greece Alone] “Had me gripped from start to finish.” Lesley Willsher The best journeys are the ones we never make. Some trips start with a suitcase in hand. Other, after a fight. And some when a new job forces you to drop everything and leave. Some journeys have been engraved in our souls. Because they hurt us. Because they made us hurt our loved ones. And some trips are governed by a crazy love. They make us forget what it’s like to live and cause the pain of unrequited love. But the thing you may only realize...

In a desperate attempt to return to Kalli’s side, Melvin finds himself on a mysterious new planet. There he meets his father, the all-powerful wizard behind the M bloodline. Grounded by powerful magic that prevents him from leaving the planet, Melvin must piece together clues about his family’s past before it’s too late.

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Hidden in the basement of the Los Angeles Times, there Melvin will learn wonderful things like interdimensional astronomy, mana fencing, and how to get a girlfriend. Dragons, Gods, and bullies thrive in the Magical World hidden right beneath our eyes. Does Melvin have what it takes to pass?

Die Fortsetzung der ungewöhnlichsten Coming-Out-Geschichte aller Zeiten. Heimlich ein Sextoy auf einer Secondhand-Plattform zu kaufen, war Damians schlechteste und beste Idee zugleich. Denn obwohl die Aktion ihn seine Beziehung gekostet hat, fand er so heraus, was er wirklich will: Emil. Der hatte das Toy zwar nur als Scherz eingestellt, aber die Online-Chats zwischen ihnen haben Damian endgültig klar gemacht: Ich stehe auf Jungs!

Melvin is lost when Kalli returns to Gaia. After pushing his friends away, he turns to his newfound skills as a healer for some much-needed solace. Paired with an unlikely partner in crime, Melvin must once again rise to the occasion when an ominous message comes from another world. Kalli is dying.

After surviving the threat known as Eleanor and liberating the Gnomes from the Gnomes, Kendra's party splits up. Syren and Ranker are off to the World Tree to undertake a once-in-a-lifetime quest, while Ken and Anna head to Xaxanda to fulfill a promise and check out recent changes made to the frontier continent. Meanwhile, in Homestead, Ken embarks on a journey of his own as he prepares to marry Theresa…twice.

Red Dirt DnD mashes together fantasy with the Wild West. The third campaign of Red Dirt Dnd takes us to the steampunk metropolis of Ironspire. The characters August E. Greymoor, a Human Fighter; Sable, a Half-elf Rogue; Dr. Elias Stone, a Human Cleric and Moxie, a Tiefling Bard as they work to uncover the Curse of the Clockwork City.

Wolfgang Kos erzählt das 20. Jahrhundert in 99 besonderen Liedern. Der historische Scheinwerfer richtet sich auf Zeitstimmungen, Lebensbedingungen und Moden ebenso wie auf kollektive Sehnsüchte, Ängste und neue Ideen, die mittels Songs unter die Leute kamen. In den Songs spiegeln sich Armut und Wohlstand, Konsum­träume und Weltschmerz, gesellschaftliche oder Generationskonflikte. Songs "wirken", weil sie emotionale Identifikation bieten und unmittelbarer als andere Kulturmedien ihre Zeit und ihre Welt auf den Punkt bringen.

By the seventh century BCE, Thrace was experiencing the migration of Cimmerians and Scythians. The result was that the northern Black Sea Scythians developed first on the territory of Byzantium, and trade and industrial colonization stretched from the Golden Horn to the Sea of Azov and the lower Don region. In addition, the Sarmatians and Getae on the lower Don were also involved in a profitable trade with this area.

Das Universum liefert nicht? Dann darfst du dieses Buch nicht verpassen! Es geht um "Synchronizität" - die geheime Zutat für fortgeschrittenes und beschleunigtes Manifestieren! Du hast noch nichts von Synchronizität gehört? Lies unbedingt weiter! Als Synchronizität bezeichnet man eine Aneinanderreihung glücklicher Zufälle. Eine Abfolge scheinbar zufälliger Ereignisse, die auf den ersten Blick in keinem Zusammenhang stehen, dich aber ans gewünschte Ziel katapultieren.