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From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire...

THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NYT BESTSELLER ‘One for Philip Pullman fans’ THE TIMES ‘This one is an automatic buy’ GLAMOUR ‘Ambitious, sweeping and epic’ EVENING STANDARD ‘Razor-sharp’ DAILY MAIL ‘An ingenious fantasy about empire’ GUARDIAN 'Literary super-stardom doesn't seem...

The killings that once plagued New Orleans are cropping up again in Seattle. The local office is stumped. I’m called out to lend a fresh set of eyes, and my unique magical touch. It’s only when I get there that I realize the Seattle office isn’t stumped at all. They’re being silenced by the Mages’ Guild, a corrupt magical institution that doesn't want word to get out of what is plaguing the city. Worse, news of my magic might’ve slipped down to the underworld, hitting the ears of some extremely powerful demons.

Once, they were the galaxy’s most fearsome mercenaries… A lot has changed since then. Still, a friend is a friend. So, when one of their old crewmates dies under mysterious circumstances, the infamous Billy Firebrand calls the old crew back together for one last mission. With a busted ship, a lifetime’s worth of demons, and a galactic war on the line, they’ll face odds they probably couldn’t have beaten in their prime.

David Edgar is among the UK’s leading contemporary dramatists, well known for his powerful plays chronicling Britain's changing political landscape over the past 50 years. More than 60 of his original plays, adaptations and translations have been performed around the world, and in 2023 he was honoured with a Writers’ Guild Outstanding Contribution award for his service to British playwriting. This radio anthology contains some of his most notable work.

The Change occurred when an electrical storm centered over the island of Nantucket produced a blinding white flash that rendered all electronic devices and fuels inoperable - and plunged the world into a dark age humanity was unprepared to face....Michael Havel was flying over Idaho en route to the holiday home of his passengers when the plane’s engines inexplicably died, forcing a less than perfect landing in the wilderness. And as Michael leads his charges to safety, he begins to realize that the engine failure was not an isolated incident.

This is the story of Prof. Shaul Harel, formerly Charlie Hilsberg, who lost his shadow in 1942 at only five years old, when he was separated from his family and surroundings and saved from the furnaces of Auschwitz by the Belgian resistance. This book reveals his story, from his time as a “hidden child” in France and Belgium during the Holocaust, through his experiences in orphanages, his immigration to Israel, the serious injury he sustained in his military service, and more.

Formed by God: Spiritual Formation in a Distracted Age is a contemplative Christian work that addresses one of the most pressing spiritual challenges of modern life: how to grow in holiness and maturity while living in a world saturated with noise, speed, and constant distraction.

Family is one of God’s greatest gifts, but when mis-ordered, it can quietly become one of the greatest obstacles to Kingdom formation. In Kingdom vs. Kin, Christopher K. Turney offers a biblical and Kingdom-centered examination of how family, familiarity, and sentimentality, when elevated above divine order, can compete with the purposes of God rather than advance them.

Called to Sonship: Getting Free from an Orphan Heart is a timely and transformative invitation to step out of striving and into the security of your true identity in Christ.

A routine bus ride to Malibu unravels when a man linked to a past hijacking attempt steps aboard, chaos erupts—teens scatter into Pacific Coast Highway traffic, and the driver’s pursuit to bring them back becomes a journey through the fires, quakes, and wrecks that have haunted his route for years. But what begins as a story of protection turns inward. As the miles pass, the youth begin to fear for his safety, not their own. And in their final farewell—when they urge him to “take care in Malibu”—the truth of their concern delivers a quiet, devastating turn.

A collection of short-short stories on creativity, public speaking, and social skills.

Tiny Tales is a collection of short stories which deal with creativity, content creation, focus, social skills, and more!

The entires in Tiny Tales are quick to listen to and will give you wisdom to improve your soft skills.

The entries in Tiny Tales are quick to listen and will give you wisdom to improve your soft skills.

The story follows the journey of a young man named Meyer, who finds himself caught in the turmoil of World War II. As a Jew living in Poland, he faces persecution and discrimination from the Nazi regime. Meyer's life takes an unexpected turn when he is chosen by lottery to escape the clutches of the Germans. After reconnecting with his mother and sister, he travels through Europe, constantly on the move and always looking over his shoulder.

Poland, 1939. Kadish is barely more than a boy when war breaks out. Forced to grow up fast, he takes it upon himself to provide for his family in the ghetto–stealing through the sewers under the cover of darkness to smuggle food and supplies back to his helpless parents and younger cousin Robbie, who’s always looked up to him.

The entries in Tiny Tales are quick to listen and will give you wisdom to improve your soft skills.

Tiny Tales is a collection of short-short stories which deal with creativity, emotional resilience, content creation, focus, and social skills....

The entires in Tiny Tales are quick and will give you wisdom to improve your soft skills.