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London. A candidate for global capital. Centre of an empire. The swift-beating heart of culture. A sprawling metropolis of life’s rich tapestry. And a bewildering Escher cityscape of overlapping and colliding forces. People, streets, buildings interweaving and interchanging. And our eminent writers have the talent and focus to reveal the story that lies beneath the words.

What is the moon? Why do we see it at night? And why does it seem to change shape? Learn the answers to these questions and more and discover the science behind the moon and its patterns.

What are clouds? How are they made? And why do they seem to move cross the sky? Learn the answers to these questions and more and discover the science behind clouds and their patterns.

Jordan Hall’s shift is cut short when she takes yet another risk she shouldn't have. Not only does it lead to a suspension, but her partner of four years decides it’s time to move on and team up with another paramedic who’s less keen on breaking all the rules. Then, when Jordan’s ambulance is high-jacked with her still in it, things quickly go from bad to even worse. Sawyer Lazzaro, the mysterious stranger who kidnaps Jordan at gun point, is an absolute enigma. In spite of the fact that her life is in danger from the moment they meet, Jordan can’t help but be drawn to him and soon...

Nineteen tales of human connection and disconnection that collide and subvert the half-crazed romantic contemporary, the not-so-distant rosy past, our dodgy-looking promised cyberpunk utopia, and our post-apocalyptic dystopian future. Provocative, wistful, melancholic, nightmarish, darkly funny, and satirical, these episodes must surely play out logically. Or not.

It's 2052. A new reality is just a download away. Decay is ubiquitious as the world's population shrinks under Sagan's Law. But no one cares, as their lives are consumed by the Digital Sea: an immersive augmented reality that's always on, seen through eye-screens and controlled by the mind. Zel Aurora, a skilled reality-hacker, can change the Digital Sea with a thought, but all that power can't save her daughter from a deadly disease. So Zel makes a deal with the Djed, a powerful crime lord that she's betrayed once before, to stop the new realities threatening his global empire.

A glittering collection of humorous stories by classic authors, including 'The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown' by G.K. Chesterton, 'The Talking Horse' by Thomas Anstey Guthrie, 'The Seventh Pullet' by Saki, 'Biffin on the Bassoon' by Harry Graham, 'The Scharz-Metterklume Method' by Saki, 'The Chaplet' by Saki, 'The Facts' by Ring Lardner, 'A Dissertation Upon Roasted Pig' by Charles Lamb, 'Fur' by Saki, and 'The Lumber Room' by Saki'.

Lena Meyer has had enough of elves and wolves and everything that goes with them. She wants to study, to finally be normal after her messed-up youth with an eating disorder, and to see in her foster brother Noel only the brother, not the secret prince of the elves. But then she comes across a dangerous book in her student dorm, her roommates don't all turn out to be human, and suddenly Lena isn't even sure to what extent she's still herself. Lena wants to live is the eighth book of the series “Of Elves and Wolves” and the first of the Lena arc. Books should be read in order.

Lena has somehow made her peace with her new role, but of course, her life is not supposed to be easy. Ghosts of the past appear – of both hers and her vampire’s. And a new challenge arises from the side of humans, the people she has vowed to protect. But are these people still human? And can Mal and Lena deal with them, preventing an outright war? In the end, they might even change the world for good… Lena wants the Justice is the last book of the series “Of Elves and Wolves” and the second of the Lena arc. Books should be read in order.

The curse may be gone, but the cure almost cost Bina her life. Time for her sister to put her foot down – and time for the people to step up. Thus, an unlikely alliance is formed, for the first time in what might be ever: Bina the witch, Cianán the wood elf, Joseph the werewolf, and Malachi the vampire are supposed to deal with this ‘drama mage’. But in order to succeed, they first need to overcome their differences. Oh, and both Cianán and Bina need to learn that sometimes, it is better to first form a good plan and then charge in… Bina and the Darn Drama is the seventh book of ...

Lucie Martin is new – she is familiar with that. Normally, she has no problems making friends, but the children of the neighboring house pose a real challenge. They are unusual enough: an aggressive daughter, a bunch of foster kids, the oldest of them a withdrawn boy with snow-white hair. Lucie is intrigued, against her will, by Noel Tyll. There's something else about him, something that makes his foster sister pull out all the stops, something beyond his hair and strangely beguiling voice. But when Lucie finally finds out what Noel's secret is, she learns more than she wanted to know –...

Highschool is out, and against all odds, Lucie and Noel are still together. University, a new life with new people and new challenges awaits them. But this includes also new and unforeseen dangers. Suddenly, Lucie is lost, and now it is up to Noel. Can he overcome the old hostilities and form an unlikely alliance – for the sake of his girl? Lucie on the Loose is the third book of the series “Of Elves and Wolves” and the third of the Lucie arc. Books should be read in order.

Bina Birnbaum is the strongest witch of her generation – which unfortunately hardly anyone knows. All the more enthusiastically, Bina throws herself into her newest mission: lifting the curse placed on the neighboring werewolves, the Martins. At her side is the wood elf Cianán, who is only just discovering the world outside his forest. However, their mission turns out to be not as easy as they thought, and also awakens ghosts of the past that soon put Bina and her friends in quite a predicament ... Bina and the Darn Curiosity is the fifth book of the series “Of Elves and Wolves” and ...

The events of the last year still have both Lucie and Noel reeling. In order to tackle the new challenge, Noel needs to ask his people some very big favors. But in doing this, he may also offer them the chance they have waited for so long. Can Lucie and Noel bring this adventure to a good end? Can they help undo the damage that was caused by their ancestors? All bets are off… Lucie on Secret Mission is the fourth book of the series “Of Elves and Wolves” and the last of the Lucie arc. Books should be read in order.

Bina might have bitten off more than she can chew – her attempt of prolonging Ben Martin’s life has tangled her up with the curse for good. In addition, her meddling has alerted old fiends. Suddenly, not only her life is in peril, but also Cianáns – and that when she just wanted to get her agency up and running. It needs the help of the ghosts of her ancestors and some good old chaos to finally deal with this curse. But Bina wouldn’t be Bina if she shied away from a challenge! Bina and the Darn Curse is the sixth book of the series “Of Elves and Wolves” and the second of the ...

Lucie and Noel are in love, and all could be well! But slowly, Noel is changing, as if the big old forest is pulling him in, further and further away from Lucie and the world of the humans. He shows an ruthless side she does not like. When things escalate dramatically, it's up to Lucie to fight back and show her elf prince his true colors... Lucie, Force of Nature is the second book of the series “Of Elves and Wolves” and the second of the Lucie arc. Books should be read in order.

The journey of the children of angels continues... Flo, Miriam, and Daniel did it ⸺ they inserted one of the lost shards into the Heart of the Angels, as the prophecies said they would. But this has unforeseen consequences, especially for Daniel, the first human to be exposed to the unrestrained power of the channelers. What becomes of a human who can suddenly manipulate energy? How does the Council of Hunters react to the rebellion of their promised ones? And what do the demons want? Or should they better be called shadow channelers? Flo, Miriam, and Daniel increasingly start to ...

Hamburg, 1838 – Sophie Achtmann is the youngest, somewhat charmless daughter of an ambitious merchant family. She knows the role her family has assigned her: she must secure a good marriage and thus increase the Achtmanns' credit, like her older and more beautiful cousin. But Sophie fears she will never find a husband her grandfather will accept. And she is not the only one who despairs of the task assigned to her: Her brothers also struggle with their fate, each in their own way. But then a young French abbot shows up in Hamburg who always has the right answers for each of them, who ...

Who would have thought that demons exist? And not only them - demon hunters too? Daniel encounters three of them at once when he gets involved with a demon while searching for his brother. With the hunters, he hopes, he has a better chance of tracking Zach down. But this decision draws him deeper and deeper into an ancient conflict between the hostile species. What happened to make the demons abandon their millennia-old cover in the first place? What role did the huntress Miriam play, who is treated with extreme contempt by her fellow hunters - and what role her former partner Flo? The ...

1787 – Heinrich Berlingen, Baron von Satten, needs an heir for his title and his life's work, but does not want to get married. Thus, Junker Niklas von Altenmark, the seven-year-old son of a Prussian knight, comes to live with the restless elderly gentleman, even though he never wanted to leave home. Under the baron's wing, Niklas travels via Berlin to pre-revolutionary Paris, experiences the decadence of the Rococo period before the French Revolution drives them to London, and from there across half the continent. He meets people of his time, from Marie Antoinette to Danton, from Beau ...