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Une déité neurodivergente. Les protectors obsédés par elle. Une déité n’a rien à faire au test d’entrée de la formation des sentinelles, mais bon, si c’est pour prouver au panthéon que je peux récupérer le trône laissé vacant à la mort de mes parents, je ne reculerai pas. J’ai un plan. Le Plan. Je deviendrai aussi forte qu’eux. En attendant, il reste un dernier obstacle à surmonter. Ou à éviter.

With the heady days of COVID-19 well and truly in our rear view mirror, that modern-day plague just an awful memory, we at HellBound Books decided it was high-time to revisit the horror enthusiast’s’ unfaltering love affair with tales of pandemic terror. We have here, for your delight, two-dozen horrific short stories of sickness, plagues, sinister microbial outbreaks, killer viruses, demonic infections, the devilpox, cannibals, and, of course, the ultimate in pandemic terror: zombies!

Bienvenue dans Le Cristal du Temps, le podcast enfants qui transforme les leçons d'histoire en aventures inoubliables !Lana (9 ans), son petit frère Hugo (6 ans), leur chatte Maine Coon Iris et leur carlin Lila ont découvert un cristal magique dans le grenier de leurs grands-parents. Depuis ce jour, chaque épisode les propulse dans une époque différente : la préhistoire, l'Antiquité gauloise, la Renaissance… et bien d'autres périodes encore à venir !Au fil de leurs voyages dans le temps, les enfants croisent de vrais personnages historiques — artistes, guerriers, inventeurs ...

Still in his first year at Tsukuyomi Magic Academy, Kousuke Takioto continues his freewheeling routine of clearing dungeons with the heroines between bouts of training. However, his tendency to cut class isn’t lost on the other students, who now view him as a slacker. Despite this, Yukine...

In December 1937, in the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking and within weeks not only looted and burned the defenseless city but systematically raped, tortured and murdered more than 300,000 Chinese civilians. Amazingly, the story of this atrocity- one of the worst in world history- continues to be denied by the Japanese government.

Edward Lannion is to marry the lovely Marian Fox. But on the eve of the wedding, Marian's note leaves everyone in a tizzy and full of questions: Where is Marian? And who is Jackson? In this intricately plotted novel, a mysterious, charismatic English butler derails the marriage of his master, a young aristocrat, and his fiancé, sending them both off on strange, dark, and amusing paths.

The Iris Murdoch Society exists to promote her work, further her philosophical vision, and enhance and extend knowledge. You can find our website here: https://irismurdochsociety.org.uk/ You can find us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/IrisMurdoch On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/2213699051 And at Chichester University: https://www.chi.ac.uk/humanities/public-humanities/literary-and-cultural-narrative/iris-murdoch-research-centre/iris-murdoch-society

Un joven aprendiz de médico con un don para sanar nunca visto recorrerá la Europa sombría y oscura del siglo XI hasta la fascinante Persia, para encontrarse con el mejor maestro imaginable: el mítico Avicena. Rob J. Cole, un joven londinense del siglo XI que pertenece a una familia de carpinteros, queda huérfano a los nueve años y con la responsabilidad de cuidar de sus cuatro hermanos menores, a quienes va encontrando hogar.

Iris Murdoch once observed: 'philosophy is often a matter of finding occasions on which to say the obvious'. What was obvious to Murdoch, and to all those who read her work, is that Good transcends everything—even God. Throughout her distinguished and prolific writing career, she explored questions of Good and Bad, myth and morality. The framework for Murdoch's questions—and her own conclusions—can be found here.

«Me da envidia la vida que tenían mis padres a mi edad». Con esta frase empieza Feria, y esta sencilla declaración ha convertido a su autora, una joven debutante de menos de treinta años, en la escritora más celebrada del año 2021 en España.

From two of the world’s leading experts in endometriosis comes an essential, first-of-its kind book that unwraps the mystery of the disease and gives women the tools they need to reclaim their lives from it. Approximately one out of every 10 women has endometriosis, an inflammatory disease...

I've always lived my life by the rules. Unlike my two sisters, I'm the good one - the responsible one. Going outside my comfort zone is when I wear red lipstick before 5 p.m. That comfort zone of mine? It's smashed to smithereens on a wild night in Las Vegas when I meet - and marry - Liam Gallagher. After one shot of tequila, then two, then too many to count, a good girl's rules tend to disappear. And so do her panties and her bra and various other articles of clothing when she's with an Irishman who knows his way around a woman’s body.

Exiled. Hunted. Haunted. I clawed my way out of the Bratva's grip, but no one escapes this life without scars. Now, I trade in secrets and shattered souls, saving the ones no one else will. But then he shows up. Rafi Gatti—mafia prince, underground fighter, walking temptation wrapped in sin. He wants my help. I want nothing to do with him. Because men like Rafi? They don't just take what they want. They ruin you. And if I let him get too close… I might beg him to.

Para escribir esta magnífica historia, merecedora del Premio Pulitzer, Toni Morrison se inspiró en la vida real de una esclava afroamericana, Margaret Garner, que en 1856 escapó de una plantación en Kentucky y consiguió llegar al estado libre de Ohio. A punto de ser recapturada, Margaret tomó la trágica decisión de sacrificar a su hija para salvarla de una vida en cautiverio.

Alyssa was just getting used to life in Kotahi Bay when an old friend arrives, bringing a kitten and more complications. Then a handsome stranger with a dark past moves in next door, and everything she believed about magic—and herself—begins to unravel. When the town's guardians call upon her for help, Alyssa must face a choice that terrifies her more than any ghost ever could. But with new threats emerging and old secrets surfacing, running is no longer an option.

Full-cast dramatisations and a reading of works by Iris Murdoch, plus a bonus interview with the author herself Booker Prize-winning author Iris Murdoch is renowned for her sublime fiction, exploring themes such as art, passion, morality and human freedom. Included in this collection are...

In der Bucht eines kleinen Küstenortes in Cornwall werden innerhalb kurzer Zeit ein toter Hund und die Leiche eines Mannes angespült, beide grausam verstümmelt. Der Mordfall bringt die Welt des friedlichen Dorfes empfindlich ins Wanken und verlangt Detective Inspector Collin Brown alles ab. Seine geliebte Bildhauerei und auch seine Familie kommen jetzt zu kurz.

All bets are off as #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen introduces gambler Logan Tanner—a man with a secret past that’s about to come back to haunt him. Logan Tanner lives the exhilarating life of a professional gambler, taking risks with nerves of steel. From casinos in Macau...

Die Junglandwirte Lydia und Philipp Pelzer öffnen die Tore ihres Familienhofs und räumen gründlich mit alten Klischees auf. Ehrlich, humorvoll und mit viel Herzblut erzählen sie, wie wichtig Verantwortung, Tierliebe und Zusammenhalt auf dem Land sind, und geben Einblicke in die Herausforderungen der modernen Landwirtschaft: vom Treckerfahren über die Bullenmast bis hin zu bürokratischen Hürden und den Erwartungen von Politik und Verbraucher*innen. Was motiviert junge Menschen heute, Landwirt*in zu werden? Wie gelingt es, zwischen Natur, Markt und Gesellschaft zu bestehen?