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After obtaining the secret to creating dragons, the leader of the Fhrey has turned the tide of war once more - but gaining the advantage has come at a terrible price. While Imaly plots to overthrow the fane for transgressions against his people, a mystic and a keeper are the only hope for the Rhunes. Time is short, and the future of both races hangs in the balance. In this exciting conclusion to the Legends of the First Empire series, the Great War finally comes to a climactic end, and with it dawns a new era in the Age of Empyre.

Two billionaires hang lifeless from the horns of the Bronze Bull on Wall Street, their bodies skewered and their fortunes distributed to poor people across the globe. Twelve cryptic words are carved into each man’s chest. Cal, a former military investigator specializing in digital forensics, is called in to make sense of the murders.

When Gabriel Winter's daughter mysteriously disappears and is presumed dead, the wealthy whiskey baron seeks revenge. Having lived in Colnora during the infamous Year of Fear, he hires the one man he knows can deliver a bloody retribution - the notorious Duster. Ride with Royce and Hadrian as the cynical ex-assassin and idealistic ex-mercenary travel to a mysterious old-world city filled with nobles claiming descent from the imperial aristocracy.

Three times they tried to kill her. Then they hired a professional. She hired Riyria. When the last member of the oldest noble family in Avryn is targeted for assassination, Riyria is hired to foil the plot. Three years have passed since the war-weary mercenary Hadrian and the cynical ex-assassin Royce joined forces to start life as thieves for hire. Things have gone well enough until they receive the odd assignment to prevent a murder.

With Age of Myth, Age of Swords, and the New York Times best-selling Age of War, fantasy master Michael J. Sullivan riveted fans with a tale of unlikely heroes locked in a desperate battle to save humankind. After years of warfare, humanity has gained the upper hand and has pushed the Fhrey to the edge of their homeland, but no farther. Now comes the pivotal moment. Persephone’s plan to use the stalemate to seek peace is destroyed by an unexpected betrayal that threatens to hand victory to her enemy and leaves a loved one in peril.

In Age of Myth, fantasy master Michael J. Sullivan launched audiences on an epic journey of magic and adventure, heroism and betrayal, love and loss. Now the thrilling saga continues as the human uprising is threatened by powerful enemies from without—and bitter rivalries from within. Raithe, the God Killer, may have started the rebellion by killing a Fhrey, but long-standing enmities dividing the Rhunes make it all but impossible to unite against the common foe. And even if the clans can join forces, how will they defeat an enemy whose magical prowess renders them indistinguishable from gods?

When a storm reveals a mysterious cave behind a waterfall, the young mystic’s apprentice and her wolf investigate. Inside, she discovers a secret place containing a pile of human bones and the young girl makes what could be a fatal mistake. In this Legends of the First Empire prequel, we witness the events that helped shape the woman who would one day become Suri the Mystic, the first Rhune Artist, and a hero to a generation

Die aufziehende Gefahr - der Vormarsch der Elben. Die einzige Hilfe in höchster Not - aus einer versunkenen Stadt. Der wahre Herrscher - ein alter Bekannter. Zum letzten Mal liegt alles an Hadrian und Royce, das Schicksal auf die richtige Seite zu zwingen. Die Elben haben Nidwalden durchquert und die Nordlande mit beängstigender Leichtigkeit erobert. Jetzt bedrohen sie ganz Elan. Die Zeit und die Umstände drängen.

Winter blankets the land, and more than just hope has died. Prevented from invading the Fhrey homeland by the tower of Avempartha, the western army seeks a way across the Nidwalden River before the fane obtains the secret of dragons. As time runs out for both humanity and the mystic Suri, the only chance for the living rests with the dead. Having made their fateful choice, can a handful of misfits do the impossible, or are they forever lost to an inescapable grave? Do gods truly exist? Is it possible to know the future? And what lies beyond the veil of death?

Royce Melborn, a cynical ex-assassin, and Hadrian Blackwater, an idealistic ex-mercenary, are a pair of rogues-for-hire known as Riyria (its elvish for two). This duo makes a living taking nefarious jobs for conspiring nobles. Doing so usually involves stealing something, but when a young heiress asks them to steal her . . . well, that is a first for the pair.

Three years have passed since the war-weary mercenary Hadrian and the cynical ex-assassin Royce joined forces to start life as thieves for hire. Things have gone well enough until they receive the odd assignment to prevent a murder. Now they must venture into a forgotten corner of southern Avryn—a place whose history predates the empire. As usual, challenges abound as they try to anticipate the moves of an unknown assassin before it's too late.

The alliance of humans and renegade Fhrey is fragile—and about to be tested as never before. Persephone keeps the human clans from turning on one another through her iron will and a compassionate heart. The arrogant Fhrey are barely held in check by their leader, Nyphron, who seeks to advance his own nefarious agenda through a loveless marriage that will result in the betrayal of the person Persephone loves most: Raithe, the God Killer.

My Turning Point is a quiet, honest walk through the darkest month I’ve ever known, beginning the day Charlie Kirk was killed. The aftershock, the responses on social media, shook my belief in human decency to the core… and became the fire that forced me to repair and heal. My Turning Point is one man’s month-long dive into and out of the abyss. What emerged isn’t just an album. It’s the story of personal journey — grief, anger, surrender, reflection, renewal — expressed through song, unbound by genre in this Immersive Edition which includes behind-the-scenes material on the music's creation.

Welcome to the Employers' Legal Lounge podcast – a valuable resource for employers, risk managers, human resources professionals, employment attorneys, and colleagues to stay informed about the ever-evolving landscape of California employment compliance laws. Tune in as Michael Sullivan & Associates attorney, Eric De Wames, and a rotating roster of guest experts discuss the most recent developments, emerging trends, and effective strategies within California's dynamic employment law environment. Each month, we dive deep into a specific topic to provide you with valuable insights and guidance...

Mike Sullivan invites the world to take a peek into the lives of TCK's (Third Culture Kids), and other global nomads. TCK's aren't kids, but grown adults that have had their formative years coming from one culture, but lived in another. Being entertained and inspired, as Mike invites a kaleidoscope of guests to open up about their experiences living among worlds. Be entertained and inspired by what they share. Hopefully it will spur you on to do more to reach out to others within your reach that grew up differently than you.

The When Swords Fall Silent anthology showcases the imaginations and talents of more than a dozen of the best modern science-fiction and fantasy authors, with each tale centered around one or more characters burdened with a bloody task they will see to completion no matter the cost. Every story takes you for a vicious ride through a world of shadow and death, each as unique in perspective and execution as the contracts carried out within.

Der vierte und letzte Teil der "Riyria-Chroniken". Als Gabriel Winters Tochter Genevieve kurz nach ihrer Hochzeit mit einem Grafen auf mysteriöse Weise verschwindet und für tot gehalten wird, sinnt der reiche Whiskey-Baron auf Rache. Da er während des berüchtigten Jahres der Angst in Colnora gelebt hat, heuert er den einzigen Mann an, von dem er weiß, dass er sie entweder finden oder blutige Vergeltung üben kann – Royce Melborn. Royce und Hadrian, der zynische Ex-Assassine und der idealistische Ex-Söldner, reisen daraufhin in die geheimnisvolle Stadt Rochelle.

Michael and Elizabeth Stewart discovered long ago that they could time travel through an old church’s basement on Long Island. What they didn’t realize was that their actions in first-century Jerusalem could upend life for the world as we know it.

Their encounter with Roman thug Pontius Pilate turns life upside down for billions of future generations. Michael endures family loss and survives in a brutal and violent world with the help of a new friend, Adriel.

Gibt es Götter wirklich? Kann man die Zukunft kennen? Und was liegt hinter dem Schleier des Todes? Diese Fragen beantwortet Michael J. Sullivan in dem mitreißenden vorletzten Teil der Zeit der Legenden Reihe.

Follow Vietnam veteran, Morgan Chapman, as he uses his skills as a Marine working for the FBI to smuggle drugs across the Mexican border, only to find out this will be one of the easier times in his life. Because when an otherwise innocent spring vacation to a Mexican resort town turns into a rape-murder bloodbath, the dominoes fall, fating Morgan to lose everything he holds dear in life, and sending him down a path of vengeance.