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What if peace was never something to chase, but something already flowing within you? In The Flow of Surrender, Elijah Ward offers a profound invitation to stop fighting with life and begin trusting the current that carries you. This is not about giving up or ignoring your challenges. It is about releasing the endless grip of control and learning to live from the still, steady place inside where peace has always been.

You’ve been told humanity crawled out of the mud, figured out fire, built pyramids with sticks, and suddenly invented Wi-Fi. You’ve been fed a neat little timeline that skips over the giants, the gods, the glowing sky chariots, and the inconvenient artifacts that scream, “This doesn’t belong here.” This book is what happens when you stop believing the museum version and start asking: What if the ancient gods weren’t gods at all? What if aliens kickstarted civilization, then ghosted us like a bad Tinder date?

In a hidden corner of the world, a chance encounter with a mysterious substance triggers a remarkable transformation among a colony of ants. Over two decades, these once tiny creatures evolve into something extraordinary—powerful, intelligent, and possessing an entirely new civilization deep beneath the Earth's surface.

New York, 1800. Three brutal murders. One impossible killer. The police have fingered David Stirling for the crimes, but Lord Muc—feared gang leader in the Five Points—doesn't believe a word of it, and sets out to prove the young man's innocence.

Es geschah in der Hölle - zu einer längst vergangenen Zeit, die sehr weit zurückliegt und an die sich kein Dämon mehr erinnern will. Es war eine der schicksalsträchtigsten Nächte, die es im Reich des Bösen und der ewigen Verdammnis je gegeben hat. Eine Geburt stand bevor! Die Geburt eines Dämons, der Asmodis, den Herrn der Hölle, stürzen und seinen Thron besteigen wollte. Die Geburt eines besonderen Dämons. Gezeugt von einer Schakalin und Asmodis selbst. Die Geburt des Teufelssohnes Loxagon.

Holmes und Watson folgen einer Einladung von Lord Eliah Cobblestone nach Dartmoor. Dort wartet der Hausherr sofort mit einer Überraschung auf, die allerdings nicht die einzige an diesem Abend bleiben soll. Kurz darauf klopft es erneut an der Haustür. Ein junges Paar bittet um Zuflucht, da ein Mann namens Digby Crayle hinter ihnen her ist. Und es dauert nicht lang, bis Crayle vor dem Haus des Lords steht. In der stürmischen Nacht überschlagen sich nun die Ereignisse...

Victor Frankenstein reist zusammen mit Graf Dracula in die schottischen Highlands, um nach dem Grab des sagenumwobenen Zauberers Merlin zu suchen. Was zunächst nach einer Routineaufgabe aussieht, entpuppt sich für den Wissenschaftler jedoch bald als ein ausgesprochen gefährlicher Auftrag. Die tiefen, dunklen Wälder bergen ein schreckliches Geheimnis. Frankenstein findet Zuflucht in einem versteckt gelegenen Kloster. Doch auch dort ist längst nicht alles so friedlich, wie es auf den ersten Blick scheint.

After living robots fell from the sky and began the destruction of the human race, man attempted to rally and destroy them. Man’s destructive weapons were no match against such advanced alien technology. Mankind quickly fell before the greater power. These aliens did not try to ask to speak to our leaders, order that we change our dystopian society, or demand all our magnets. Resolute silence for their presence mystified everyone.

The History of Starved Rock provides a wonderful overview of the famous site in Utica, Illinois, from when European explorers first viewed the bluff in 1673 through to 1911, when Starved Rock became the centerpiece of Illinois' second state park. Mark Walczynski pulls together stories and insights from the language, geology, geography, anthropology, archaeology, biology, and agriculture of the park to provide listeners with an understanding of both the human and natural history of Starved Rock, and to put it into context with the larger history of the American Midwest.

Tucker Peckinpah lebt, er konnte aus der Hölle entkommen, doch Asmodis hat einen Vollstrecker der Hölle namens Kanutto auf ihn angesetzt. Statt Hilfe bei seinen Freunden zu suchen, flieht Peckinpah, da er befürchtet, dass diese ihn nicht beschützen können und selbst in Gefahr geraten könnten. Tony Ballard und seine Freunde nehmen die Suche auf, doch werden sie herausfinden, wo Tucker Peckinpah sich befindet, bevor Kanutto ihn töten oder zurück in die Hölle holen kann? Kanutto ist eine tödliche Bedrohung, denn er kann sein Aussehen verändern, er ist... Der Körperdieb.

To write the Upsetter Blog, washed-up author Henry Barclay will have to leave behind his adult son Patrick, who has Down syndrome, and follow the Flak Jackets, a rock band of no renown, on a grueling, months-long nightclub tour for the obscure magazine start-up Upsetter. He’s reluctant to take on the assignment, but when Patrick catches the band's act and immediately declares himself their "number one fan", Henry sees a chance to redeem himself after decades of clumsy parenting.

Stellan, a married mid-20s Chicago accountant, dreams of a new life free from a spiteful wife and two unruly young daughters. His salvation comes by way of mobster Dusan “Squeezebox” Kovačević. Stellan stumbles onto a cache of $2.1 million hidden beneath loose floorboards at Squeezebox’s warehouse. He at first resists the temptation, but it proves too tempting. He plots out his theft, and, under the cover of darkness, bolts with the money in his trunk.

Horvath works for the Firm. He's been sent to track down Van Dyke, who ran off with their money. The morning after, he meets Lana. She’s also looking for someone, so they team up. He’s not sure if he can trust Lana, but he’s attracted to her. And she’s all he’s got. The city is dirty, violent, and corrupt. Run by the Syndicate, criminals control the police, the mayor and the city council. Horvath's leads don't seem to lead anywhere. He wanders through the city looking for clues, sipping espresso, drinking whiskey and popping aspirin like breath mints.

A golden age pulp series by Nebula Nominee Ross Rocklynne! For the first time since their original appearance in the legendary pulp Planet Stories in the early 1940s, here are the three novelettes that launched the adventures of Sidney Hallmeyer, interstellar agent - one of the era's most trail-blazing series. In essence, Hallmeyer is a scientific secret agent with a license to kill - entire cultures and worlds! If needed or if so ordered, when they stand in the way of Earth's territorial expansion and dream of empire.

Eine eigenwillige Versicherung bereitet Professor van Dusen Kopfzerbrechen. Laut einer darin enthaltenen Klausel darf die angesparte Summe nur an den letzten Überlebenden von drei Begünstigten ausgezahlt werden. Plötzlich geschehen in deren Umfeld allerhand unerklärliche Unfälle. Nur wenig später kommt es zu einem tragischen Todesfall. Professor van Dusen ist überzeugt, dass ein kaltblütig kalkulierter Mord vorliegt. Doch damit reißen die dramatischen Ereignisse nicht ab. Eine Leiche verschwindet und jeder misstraut dem anderen.

One by one, three ancient talismans disappear. After Columba Riverford’s induction to the Hall of Swords, the sacred sword Genesyx is stolen and Columba is accused of its theft. Meanwhile, Aridisia Myric obtains membership to the Crypt of Scrolls, and the One Scroll Canodex vanishes. Soon after, the One Stone Luxullian disappears and Baron Marl Gneiss’ access to the Vault of Stones is denied. Banished, the three embark on a quest to recover the artifacts and restore their names.

Most everybody is at war with a neighbor. Laszlo just happens to be at war with his whole neighborhood. Or is it that the neighborhood is at war with him? When ballet teacher Laszlo Tamas falls in love with a house and impulsively buys it, he takes on major defects - mechanical and human. We can only watch in horror as Laszlo spirals downward into mayhem and madness.

Judd Farnon had no choice but to risk death in escaping prison. If he stayed, he was a dead man. An old boarding house where if you are honest, no questions are asked offers him the start of a new life. While trying to forget his past and the events that put him in jail in the first place, Judd finds more and more people are showing up in his room at the boarding house claiming it as their own.

The Paul Burke Mystery novels are a fresh and innovative take on the amateur sleuth murder mystery genre. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful French Riviera, ex-pro cyclist Paul Burke lives a quiet and simple life blogging about sports. In The Bastard Is Dead, Burke is assigned to cover the Tour de France. But when the unexpected happens and Pierre McManus, a team trainer celebrated by fans but hated by his fellow riders, dies just as a stage race ends, it’s a shock to everyone.

In the eight generations since the last and final war, humankind has moved closer — thanks to genetic engineering — to perfection in every way. That was what Detective Creally Leemling had been taught, even though he was only a Nearly Perfect. And he believed it — until he witnessed things no Perfect could imagine still existed. A mystery on earth’s surface leads this futuristic detective to a mind-shattering discovery, a beautiful young woman and a desperate plan to escape perfection…and survive.