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It's been five frustrating years. Kealin had begun to doubt she was still alive. But now, by chance, he has discovered rumor of a powerful seer dwelling far to the south. Someone that could actually help him reach his sister. To reach this enigmatic entity, Kealin must trace a path of blood down an entire region. Dogged by a dark curse on his own soul, he must run the gauntlet of the Grand Proetectorate's legions and their anti-elven zealotry. Kealin's only aid comes from a duo of fugitive of treasure hunters and a mysterious woman of magic unlike any he has ever met.

Seinen Eltern entrissen und in der Wildnis verloren, muss sich der Junge Mogli so einigen Gefahren stellen. Neben den anarchistischen und chaotischen Affen hegt auch der blutrünstige Tiger Shere Khan Interesse an dem Menschenjungen. Doch zum Glück findet Mogli im unbarmherzigen indischen Dschungel auch einige gute Freunde – allen voran natürlich Baloo, den Bären, und Baghira, den Puma... Eine nicht ganz so kindliche Interpretation des Klassikers von Rudyard Kipling.

Nach all dem Stress der letzten Zeit hat sich James wahrlich einen Urlaub in tropischen Gefilden verdient! Doch leider lässt ihn sein Spürsinn auf der Suche nach einem geeigneten Ort dafür im Stich, denn die Ferien im Reich eines tyrannischen Diktators werden letztlich doch nicht so erholsam, wie erhofft.

Perfekter Körper, entstelltes Gesicht, kein Gedächtnis - James' neue Klientin verspricht, ihm wieder einmal einen interessanten Fall ins Haus zu bringen. Die Dame ist auf der gigantischen Müllkippe Babylons erwacht und weiß nur, dass sie Eva Nakowski finden muss. - Niemanden Geringeres, als den größten Cyber-Megastar der Welt. Die Suche nach der Sexbombe und der Vergangenheit seiner Klientin führt James tiefer in die Abgründe der Millionenstadt, als je zuvor...

The three original spellbooks, source of all magic in the world, have been found, and Ray Lilly has already "acquired" one. Now he and Annalise are on a historic mission to get the other two and they're ready to kill anyone who gets in their way. If they succeed, the Twenty Palace Society will become more powerful than it has ever been and could truly safeguard humanity from both extra-dimensional predators and the people who summon them. But this time their enemies are more formidable than any they've ever faced before.

Professor Nevio Zelado, Dozent an einer Privatuniversität in Temuco, bittet Mycroft Holmes um Hilfe. Unbekannte Täter haben in verschiedenen Bibliotheken, Universitäten und Museen eingebrochen. Dabei wurden mehrere Wachmänner getötet; ein Professor ist nach einem Überfall nicht mehr Herr seiner Sinne. Mycroft Holmes setzt Irene Adler auf den Fall an. Gemeinsam mit Mr. Wu macht sich die Sonderermittlerin der Krone auf die Reise nach Temuco. Doch weder die Überfahrt auf dem Schiff noch die Ankunft in Chile verlaufen ohne Zwischenfälle. Und plötzlich befindet sich Irene Adler in Lebensgefahr.

War calls the elves of Urlas to battle. But Kealin, a young half-elf training to be a Sacred Blade, and his three siblings, are forbidden to go. They are not ready, or so they're told. But Kealin's lineage has a dark secret and the High Council of Urlas fears what he may become . . . Kealin is about to learn that secret and in the cataclysm emerging, Urlas will wish they had embraced it. When the soothsayer of Urlas tells Kealin that doom comes for all that left for the war, he and his siblings set off on what may be a one-way journey to the edge of the world.

Titan was one of the nation’s most loved and respected Heroes, until an infidelity scandal tore his image and family apart. After decades spent out of the limelight, Owen Daniels has decided to take up the mantle of Titan once again to try and make amends for his years away. Unfortunately, the Titan Scandal is still common knowledge, and no Hero team wants such a polarizing figure. With no other options, Owen is forced to take a job overseeing a group of corpies, corporate-sponsored Supers who do rescue work… as long as there are cameras around.

The [System] was intended to be humanity’s salvation. But it turned out to be a double-edged sword that could just as easily lead to its destruction. Following a series of thankfully successful efforts in Europe, Isaac travels overseas to show the world new ways of leveling, gather new allies, and gain power in the dungeons that have cropped up.

In Tending the Heart of Virtue, Vigen Guroian illuminates the power of classic tales and their impact on the moral imagination. He demonstrates how these stories teach the virtues through vivid depictions of the struggle between good and evil, while he also unveils components of the good, the true, and the beautiful in plot and character. With clarity and elegance, Guroian reads deeply into the classic stories.

The Great Seer makes her move. As Evurn moves to retake Eliadel, a greater enemy reveals itself. Aeveam is learning the secret to her own lineage and hidden power that was suppressed. A twisted zeal grows within her. Now, Kealin and Trugno work with the paladin Elwynn and the Order of Iruda to attempt to cut off the Great Seer's ties to demonic energies and blood magic. But Kealin has been drifting into the repository of knowledge known as the Book of Urakel, an ancient tome with a personality of its own . . . who is this unseen hand that scribes such dark revelations?

Fr. Vincent Miceli breaks ground in this analysis of seventeen Enlightenment theologians and philosophers who contributed to the rise of atheism. He explores their efforts and successes in convincing mankind to deny the existence of God, and he demonstrates how atheism has succeeded by creating mythical gods to stand in the place of God. What Fr. Miceli shows is that each tenet of atheism doesn't deny the existence of a Higher Power; it simply replaces the true Power with a false power.

A Disruptive Faith is A. W. Tozer's teaching on what he termed "faith that perturbs"—faith that contradicts the unbelieving man and threatens the complacency of the Christian. The renowned pastor and teacher insists in this book that genuine faith breeds dissatisfaction with this life, by God's design; it weans us from this temporary life and prepares us for the life to come. Listeners will learn to be content with this faith-inspired discontent and to experience a fresh hope for eternity with God.

Stormy Bay is a dying town nestled against an eerily placid ocean, and Ray Lilly is trapped in it. He can barely remember his name let alone his mission for the Twenty Palace society. Worse, he realizes that for some time now he's been living as a puppet, his body and mind under the complete domination of an unknown power, and the townsfolk think this puppet is his real identity. And that power can still seize control of Ray's body at any time, forcing him and the people around him to playact in nonsense stories that center around a mysterious boy and his monster dog.

A novice once set out upon the road of a warrior. It was the dawn of a legend, a journey that is almost complete . . . But first, Fel'annár must face one last enemy, the greatest known to elvendom. Gra'don. The most powerful of all the Nim'uán. With victory assured in the north, what's left of the king's forces must return home, to one last war. But the vastness of the invading army and its unnatural allies spells disaster for the lands of Ea Uare.

Elvis Banana rêve de devenir un grand chanteur. Or, quelle chance : les auditions pour le grand concours de chant La Voua Junior commencent ! Il y a un seul problème, mais c'est un GROS problème : papa Banana est contre l'idée. Il préfère qu'Elvis devienne un banana split!Que fera l'aspirant chanteur ? Il chantera la pomme ou il fera la split ?

Humanity might have died out once, but Isaac got a second chance at life, returning to the time when the [System] initialized. Grasping this chance with both hands, he worked tirelessly to bring his future knowledge to the masses, but even so, some disasters are inevitable.

5 Weihnachts-Kurzkrimis, gelesen anlässlich des Krimitages 2022 am 08. Dezember 2022 im Landgericht Düsseldorf.

The Walk is a book written to those who have expressed a desire to follow Christ as his disciple. It assumes no prior understanding of what that means, nor does it assume that the person has actually come to the point of professing faith. It uses as a starting point someone who is simply wondering, "What next?" Stephen also addresses those who have grown up Christian and may be wondering how to step out in their own faith.

A shadowy group of biohackers called the Firemen threaten to worsen the COVID pandemic by releasing an even more lethal version of the pathogen. But what drives the Firemen, and how do their motivations relate to the wealth of the Roman Empire and to the third basic human instinct? The answers may lie with prediction scientist Dan Clifford. Unemployed and struggling with two years of pandemic isolation, he is rebuilding both his career and personal life.