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Caleb Card always knew that fighting back against overwhelming odds would be a thankless slog. And with Legion forces expanding across the galaxy, his opportunities to hit them where it hurts are fast running out. When a well-played hand and an unexpected betrayal nearly put a stop to both the rebellion and his life, all signs point to a quick and ugly end.

As a descendant of Poseidon, my magical abilities are immense. At least they were until I fell in love and was tricked into having my powers stripped. Never again. Exiled with less than my full powers, now all I want is to reclaim what’s mine and dish out some pain to those who took them from me. It won’t be easy. And once I recover my powers, the Oracle foretells disaster. Worse, fate decrees that I must mate with four different fae.

As war rages and the enemy’s sigilships systematically trample any opposition in their path, Ben, Matt, and the crew of Head Case embark on a desperate, last-ditch effort to stop Sedaya for good. With the fate of the galaxy at stake, will they rise to the challenge…

Andres Santos of São Paulo was all swinging fists and firecracker fury, a foot soldier in the war between his parents, until he drowned in the Tietê River… and made a bargain with Death for a new life. A year later, his parents have relocated the family to Miami, but their promises of a fresh start quickly dissolve in the summer heat.

Left stranded, his starship’s life support failing, Caleb initiates a distress signal, hoping that help will arrive before his time is up. Only the response to his plea isn’t what he had in mind… Assuming command of an infamous pirate vessel, Caleb sets his sights on shaping the unruly and unpredictable crew into a skilled fighting force. It won’t be easy, but if Caleb wants to prevent the Legion from cementing their tyrannical grip on the galaxy, he’ll need to knuckle up, double down, and risk everything to make it happen.

Layke never thought the gods would bless him with a mate but there she was...standing before him, locked in the dungeons, tied as a participant in the king’s evil Trials. His heart skipped a beat, knowing he would do whatever he could to ensure she lives. Even bind his life to hers.

Waking on his death slab, Graelyn found his women embroiled in the fight of their lives. To slake his Hunger’s thirst for vengeance and to protect the women he loves, he threw himself into the fight. With the revelations from his sojourn to the afterlife, Graelyn was determined to right the wrongs of Uncanny. Still pursued by the Lord’s of the Hunt, will Gray be able to raise the army needed to reclaim his birthright and ensure his survival afterward?

The Treatise on the Reintegration of Beings of Martinez de Pasqually (c.1727-1774) was partially finished at his death. It was intended to be a full commentary on the Pentateuch, and that which we have was composed during the period when Pierre Fournié and Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin were his personal secretaries.

Captain Caleb Card and his crew are on a mission to investigate a transmission believed to be from the lost ship. Ambushed upon arrival, they immediately fear the worst. But the beacon isn’t only active, it’s on the move, and where it leads will change everything they thought they knew about the universe. Cast into a distant galaxy brimming with unknown dangers, they’ll need to adapt quickly if they want to survive long enough to help the missing colonists.

Haunted by the death and destruction left in his wake, Graelyn hopes to confront his father and get the answers to his questions. What is the purpose of being Night Kissed? How is Gray supposed to wake a dreaming god? Fresh from the assault by the Order of the Merciful Mother, Gray and his companions travel to the Port of the Hanged Masses on their way to the ruined temple of Kry’Lana. Once in the city, Gray encounters a mysterious, dark skinned warrior, seeking the aid of one of his companions, and a sinister force deadlier than anything Gray’s encountered so far.

As the most wanted criminal in a galaxy that’s about to be crushed in the iron fist of an evil tyrant, it’s fair to say things haven’t gone according to plan. Caught up in the middle of a looming intergalactic conflict and rejected by both sides, there’s only one thing left for him to do.

Two mighty empires are at war—and both will lose, with thousands of planets falling to the extinction event called the Scour. At least that's what the artificial intelligence known as Rupshe believes. But somewhere in the multiverse there exists a force—the Mother Mass—that could end the war in an instant, and Rupshe has assembled a team to find it. Essien Nkanika, a soldier trying desperately to atone for past sins; the cat-woman Moon, a conscienceless killer; the digitally recorded mind of physicist Hadiz Tambuwal; Paz, an idealistic child and the renegade robot spy Dulcimer Coronal.

Take a trip to a terrifying carnival and uncover the secrets within, solve a mysterious puzzle box and await your reward, join a travelling circus and witness the strangest ventriloquist act you've ever seen. In this follow-up to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology, you'll unearth curses old and new. From a very different take on Snow White, to a new interpretation of The Red Shoes, the best in fantasy spin straw into gold, and invite you into the labyrinth.

Auf der Suche nach ihren Wurzeln sowie den Ursprüngen ihrer Gabe wagt Luzia, in diesem Zeitgenössischen Fantasyroman, die Reise ihres Lebens. Prompt verschlägt es sie dabei in eine unbekannte, aufregende neue Welt in welcher die junge Frau plötzlich einer schier unlösbaren Aufgabe sowie einem überraschenden Erbe gegenübersteht. An ihrer Seite die Hoffnung einer Handvoll Verbündeter sowie ein todbringender, im Zeichen von Chaos wie Dunkelheit stehender Feind.

Aufbruch in ein neues Führungszeitalter! Führung und Management stecken tief in der Krise. Während die Welt sich immer schneller verändert, arbeiten die meisten Teams und Unternehmen noch immer mit Führungsmethoden aus dem letzten Jahrtausend. Vertrauen, Respekt und Wertschätzung sind oft nur leere Phrasen. In Wahrheit setzen viele nach wie vor auf „Command & Control“. Hier herrschen strenge Hierarchien, starre Regeln und engmaschige Kontrollen. Doch das alles funktioniert heute nicht mehr!

Newlyweds Cora and Archie set out on their honeymoon to Los Angeles in 1926. A Londoner, Archie has a love for American films, especially if they include archeology, his specialty. Cora’s passions are adventure and jumping in with both feet. During a tour of a movie studio, Cora gets the harebrained idea for Archie to use his amateur acting skills to pretend he is a famous English actor in order to finagle an in-depth tour of the studio. While touring an active movie set for a western film, they witness an actor walk off the set, leaving the director in a bind.

If Ben wants to prevent Duke Sedaya from gaining an iron grip on the Hegemony, his only hope lies in locating the missing Prince Hiro. Of course, it won’t be easy. And even if Ben can find him, it may already be too late.

Demi has a curse. Plants and flowers call to her. They tug at her soul and she has no idea how to control it. But Demi has it all figured out, she's going to ignore it and become a ballerina just like her mother wants. Since the dance studio is the only place she feels like she fits in, it’s the perfect plan. Until darkness calls and tugs her away to a new land and a castle with secrets. There she meets Dylan, a boy with a similar gift. He shows Demi the path to discovering who she is and what fate holds for each of them.

The gender gap reaches beyond the workplace: it also impacts medical diagnoses! While 13% of boys are diagnosed with ADHD, only 4.2% of girls are, and it’s not because girls don’t have it: it’s because we are misdiagnosed! To make matters worse, the older we get, the harder it is for medical professionals to diagnose and treat us properly. Often the only time a medical professional will notice it is if we have children who are diagnosed. By then, you’re used to living in the chaos of your home and brain!

Historians, even historians of philosophy, have tended to dismiss Stoicism lightly, and popular opinion has taken the cue. No doubt, relevant reasons abound. The riches of Socrates, Democritus, Plato, and Aristotle served to accentuate the comparative poverty of the next age.