Game New World

When murder and sabotage imperil the time-sensitive and top-secret mission of a team of civilian scientists, Starfleet deploys Captain Christopher Pike and the Enterprise crew to Kathara Station, a classified research facility located above the accretion disk of a black hole. Lieutenant Commander Una Chin-Riley soon discovers the station’s director, Valkeya, is hiding secrets—but so is Captain Pike, who many years earlier visited this same black hole on a mission that went tragically wrong, and whose consequences have haunted him ever since.

Michael finds himself in the realm of the Forever Kingdom, with no memory of how he got there and who he is. Even so, he must participate in the Grand Game and forge a new destiny for himself. Dropped into a dungeon of monsters and strange magics, would you survive in a game where to lose means death? Alone, and with little more than his wits to aid him, Michael must advance as a player, slay his foes, and gain experience. All while navigating the intrigues around him and discovering his purpose.

While patrolling the borders of the Klingon Empire, Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise record a series of subspace echoes from a planet orbiting a volatile flare star—and when Lieutenant Spock and Commander Una Chin-Riley lead a landing party to learn more, they discover the ruins of a dead civilization and evidence of starship-grade metals…quite possibly a crash site.

When an experimental shuttlecraft fails, Captain Christopher Pike suspects a mechanical malfunction—only to discover the very principles on which Starfleet bases its technology have simply stopped functioning. He and his crewmates are forced to abandon ship in a dangerous maneuver that scatters their party across the strangest new world they’ve ever encountered.

When Una Chin-Riley and Christopher Pike meet at Starfleet Academy after one of his lectures, they immediately become friends. A stellar student, Una is the “poster girl” of her class, and Pike is determined to become a Starfleet captain with his own ship, rhetorically assembling his dream crew. As their friendship evolves, Pike also suspects Una is involved with the Euxhana, a Chionian cultural minority, who are seeking asylum in Federation space, leading to more questions than answers.

Conan the Barbarian, the world’s most famous fantasy hero, returns in an all-new novel tied directly to the famous works by his legendary creator, Robert E. Howard. Set early in his life, Conan has left his northern homeland to cut a bloody swath across the legendary Hyborian Age. A mercenary, a soldier, a thief, and a pirate, he faces conquering armies, malicious sorcerers, and monstrous creatures—against which he wields only the sword held in his powerful grasp.

In the ancient South Pacific world of Oceania, Moana, a born navigator, sets sail in search of a fabled island. During her incredible journey, she teams up with her hero, the legendary demi-god Maui, to traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage. They encounter enormous sea creatures, breathtaking underworlds, and ancient folklore.

The Games are drawing nearer. To ensure the prosperity of the new Earth, Dale must also ensure that the world itself is ready. As the races begin to come together, new conflicts and fellowships arise. Some meet in the name of peace and explanation, while others meet on the field of war. For the being that presides over all, how will Dale handle this?

Dylan Rudee's life is an epic fail. He's bullied at school and the aunt who has raised him since he was orphaned as a child just lost her job and their apartment. Dylan's one chance to help his family is the only thing he's good at: video games. The multibillion-dollar company Mee Corp. has announced a televised tournament to find the Game-Changers: the 44 kids who are the best in the world at playing Xamaica, a role-playing fantasy game that's sweeping the planet. If Dylan can win the top prize, he just might be able to change his life.

Six contestants. One island. No rules. No rescue. The year is 2035. As the world spirals into financial chaos, fitness trainer Jay Carter faces a life-altering decision: join the world’s most dangerous survival show – or lose everything. During the audition in New York, he meets the mysterious Zoe. Together, they are selected for an unprecedented challenge: six months on a remote Caribbean island. Poisonous plants. Wild predators. Starvation. Tropical storms. The jungle doesn’t care who lives or dies. There’s no medical help. No way out. Only one contestant is allowed to quit in the...

The young sorceress Sayari Risaal has left the countryside to go to the Academy of Magic. She knew her life would change, but even she couldn’t begin to imagine how much! In no time at all Sayari finds herself caught up in a vortex of cruel games. First, she must survive and ward off the danger from her strange new world. Next, she needs to figure out what the hell is going on within the walls of the Academy of Magic including the nagging feeling that this nonsense is because of her. And lastly — should she run away from her old love, or should she run headfirst into a new encounter? ...

Thomas was a part-time freelancer and part-time floundering streamer for the MMORPG King of Death. A super mediocre game that he mastered so much that end-game raids were solo adventures! But when the game's sassy and scintillating fox spirit Akina appears, she pulls him right into the game! It's up to Thomas to save the world from the destroyer of worlds. The ender of times. The queen of the underworld! The tall, buff, and beautiful hellhound Mira! But when she shows up on Level 1, he'll have to use his expert knowledge of the game.

Forced to flee the city in their homeland - along with abandoning their dream of building a better world from the ashes of the old - the Mall Rats embark upon a perilous journey of discovery into the unknown. Cast adrift, few could have foreseen the dangers that lay in store. What is the secret surrounding the Jzhao Li? Will they unravel the mysteries of The Collective? Let alone overcome the many challenges and obstacles they encounter as they battle the forces of mother nature, unexpected adversaries, and at times, even themselves?

A Love Written in the Stars. A Fate Torn by Darkness. "You’re mine. No test of time could ever come between two that are made of one." In the vast, mystical universe of Web of Hearts and Souls, Derive is a breathtaking tale of love, destiny, and sacrifice. Aden’s journey is not one of choice—it is of fate. Bound by an unrelenting pull toward Skylynn, he faces a reality where light and dark wage a timeless war. Can a love so profound rewrite destiny, or will the forces against them shatter their souls forever? With poetic prose and an emotional depth that lingers, Jamie Magee invites ...

For centuries, elite barons and institutions have pooled funds to buy, manage and then sell large commercial real estate properties, accumulating income and vast wealth along the way. A prosperous endeavor indeed but limited to the few. Hidden behind closed doors until now, the unique income and wealth generating benefits of real estate investing are finally within easy reach of everyone, and in this book you will learn how you can access them too. This book is written by an investor for other investors who want to build their wealth, replace their salary with passive income, learn another ...

A New Formation is not a book about football and racism. Jacobs and his co-contributors—including authors Musa Okwonga and Aniefiok Ekpoudom and sports broadcaster Jeanette Kwakye MBE—eschew the standard frameworks of trauma and oppression that are foisted upon Black narratives and seek to move beyond discussions of diversity, identity and representation. Featuring interviews with legendary players such as Ian Wright, Anita Asante and Andy Cole, they draw upon broader social and cultural history to examine Black footballers in contexts larger than themselves.

One slice changes everything. Welcome to the Great Game. This isn’t just a book. It’s an invitation to a universe that edits itself as you read. A place where memory is clay in the right hands, truth is a negotiation, and belief is both the lock and the key. To join the Great Game is to accept that certainty is brittle and doubt is a kind of magic. It’s to follow muses who deal in “maybe,” to bargain with gods updating their brands for modern worshippers, to find prophecies scrawled on pizza boxes and secret histories buried in the mundane. These pages hold stories of anti-heroes ...

Dark Water, Game Over is the story of a writer who takes on a challenge far bigger than he can handle. He travels deep into a rabbit hole of international crime, espionage and intrigue involving some of the world’s most powerful corporations, organizations and people. This novel is based on true story of a Bulgarian whistle blower, and while the story is fictional, the facts and figures presented are true. Is there indeed a conspiracy to depopulate the planet to the benefit of the wealthy? That is for you, the reader to decide.----The basement room was dark and dank. Water dripped off the...

They said it was for our own good. They lied.From the number sewn into her sleeve to the scraps of food in her rations, Simone’s days in the run-down protection camp have been dictated by the harsh, restrictive demands of the Colonel. Unfortunately, Simone doesn’t like following rules. A defiant break from camp brings her face to face with the ivory tower and the festering secrets of their dark history. Faced with a forgotten past, a rippling effect of consequences from her disobedience, and a bleak future of mind-numbing factory work, Simone must decide—how much she is willing to ...

Historians still agree about the date of Columbus' voyage. But did this European adventurer discover America? We now know that certain explorers from other parts of the globe set foot on American shores long before 1492: and that others may have done so. And "discovery" takes on a different meaning when the new land already has people living in it.