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When Shai is caught replacing the Moon Scepter with her nearly flawless forgery, she must bargain for her life. An assassin has left the Emperor Ashravan without consciousness, a circumstance concealed only by the death of his wife. If the emperor does not emerge after his hundred-day mourning period, the rule of the Heritage Faction will be forfeit and the empire will fall into chaos. Shai is given an impossible task: to create - to Forge - a new soul for the emperor in less than 100 days. But her soul-Forgery is considered an abomination by her captors.

In a world where any act of magic could open a portal to hell, the Order insures that no wizard will live to summon devils, and will kill as many innocent people as they must to prevent that greater horror. After witnessing a horrendous slaughter, the village girl Heloise opposes the Order, and risks bringing their wrath down on herself, her family, and her village.

A portal opened, and Perry's curiosity got the better of him. Once. Twice. Three times did Perry step through a portal, each to a new and strange world. He stepped through into a world of advanced technology, power armor and micro reactors. He stepped through into a world of knights and kings, orcs and goblins, where old wizards handed out magical swords. He stepped through into a world of hidden vampires and rainy streets, where the clocktower tolled the hour as ships sailed by.

A la suite d’une catastrophe survenue en 2101, la température sur terre atteint 60 degrés. Les humains ne peuvent plus vivre sans tenue de protection et les femmes ne peuvent plus enfanter sans perdre la vie. Alors qu’elle est amoureuse de Taschko, dont le corps entièrement brulé ne peut plus être touché, Pagona se retrouve enceinte d’un autre homme. Malgré les risques, elle décide de mener la grossesse à terme. Elle parle à l’enfant qu’elle porte, la poésie devenant la meilleure arme contre la violence du monde.

The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is “one of those tech demi-gods with whom we’re all on a first name basis.” Bix is forty, with four kids, restless, and desperate for a new idea, when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or “externalizing” memory. Within a decade, Bix’s new technology, “Own Your Unconscious”—which allows you access to every memory you’ve ever had, and to share your memories in exchange for access to the memories of others—has seduced multitudes.

Lucky Luke erbt eine Baumwollplantage! Constance Pinkwater, eine der reichsten Personen des Landes, hatte zu ihren Lebzeiten Lukes Heldentaten bewundert und hinterlässt ihm nun ihre gesamten Ländereien in Louisiana. Luke, der nicht im Traum daran denkt, sein Leben als Cowboy aufzugeben, reitet in den Süden, um die Plantage den schwarzen Arbeitern zu überschreiben. Doch mit diesem Plan ist er den anderen Plantagenbesitzern ein Dorn im Auge. Sie, die ihre Arbeiter immer noch wie Sklaven behandeln, wollen an unserem Helden ein Exempel statuieren.

Wer sind die unbekannten Täter, die im Naturschutzgebiet "Schwarzes Ried" eine große Birke gefältt haben? Und warum mischt sich Tuco todesmutig unter die Möwen, bevor der Frachter "Bilbao" nach Ostasien ausläuft? KIM kann im letzten Moment einen Tierschmuggel verhindern.

Wer hat zwei Kartons mit alten Batterien in den Schlossteich geworfen? Und warum ist mit einem alten Abflussrohr auf dem Grund des Teiches ein Geheimnis verbunden? KIM kann mit Hilfe von Monikas Onkel, dem Archäologie-Professor einen alten Schatz heben.

It's 2010. Staggeringly successful and brilliant tech entrepreneur Bix Bouton is desperate for a new idea. He's 40, with four kids, and restless when he stumbles into a conversation with mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or 'externalising' memory. Within a decade, Bix's new technology, Own Your Unconscious—that allows you access to every memory you've ever had, and to share every memory in exchange for access to the memories of others—has seduced multitudes. But not everyone.

When 14-year-old Shaq is stabbed outside of a busy shopping centre in Manchester, three teenagers from very different walks of life are unexpectedly brought together. What follows flips their worlds upside down and makes Chantelle, Jackson and Marc question the deep-rooted prejudice and racism that exists within the police, the media and the rest of society.

Private Matthew Petticrew arrives in France as part of the American Expeditionary Forces, an arrival that a war-weary France desperately hopes will help to end the turmoil. Having faced unthinkable things on the front, he is captivated by the sound of a lullaby, sung by a voice so pure he knows he must have imagined it. But rumors sweep through the trenches like wildfire, dubbing the voice "The Angel of Argonne", a mysterious presence who leaves behind wreaths on unmarked graves and footprints in the war-pocked soil.

Aus der Kirche von Niederteufen verschwindet eine wertvolle Ikone, und ein Unbekannter will den Verdacht, den Diebstahl begangen zu haben, auf die Obertertia des Internats lenken. Sollte da etwa der Händler Biersack dahinterstecken, der seine Niederlage (siehe: "Kampf der Tertia") nicht verwinden kann?

XY sind die letzte Hoffnung von Kommissar Hunter vom Yard. Xaver und Yvonne, die jungen Meisterdetektive, versuchen einer rätselhaften Bande auf die Schliche zu kommen: Im Schutz von Micky Mouse-Masken werden Verbrechen verübt und am Tatort werden Micky Mouse-Stempel hinterlassen. Spannung ist garantiert.

Kommissar Hunter vom Yard und die kleine Detektei XY mit den jungen Inhabern Xaver und Yvonne haben einen Super-Fall zu lösen: Wer entführt Geldtransporte und raubt Kunstgegenstände? Wer bestiehlt am helllichten Tage die Juweliere der Stadt? Welches Geheimnis verbirgt Schließfach 301? Löst Ihr das Geheimnis?

What would your life look like if you could distill the wisdom of the ages and make it your own? Now you can! Far from being "lost classics", this collection of audiobooks offers timeless jewels from some of the greatest names in personal development. Every success fundamental is explored in detail to bring you keen insights to savor - and use! These rare classics are sure to transform your perspective and your life.

Sleek, swift, and deadly, they are the X-wing fighters. And as the battle against the Empire rages across the vastness of space, the pilots risk both their lives and their machines for the cause of the Rebel Alliance. Now they must embark on a dangerous espionage mission, braving betrayal and death on the Imperial homeworld to smash the power of a ruthless foe!

They are the X-wing fighters: sleek, swift, and deadly. And as the struggle rages across the vastness of space, the fearless men and women who pilot them risk both their lives and their machines. Their mission: to defend the Rebel Alliance against a still powerful and battle-hardened Imperial foe in a last ditch effort to control the stars!

You are the architect of your own life: it is yours to make or to mar. By the power of thoughts you are building; are you building aright? The power of thought, as Emerson says, is a spiritual power. It is the greatest power that man has at his disposal.

A behind-the-scenes story of a high-stakes political drama that dared the country and its citizens to look into the mirror - and change. Robert Kennedy had an early mistrust of Dr. Martin Luther King and his tactics, but became one of the civil rights movement’s greatest champions.

A BBC Radio 4 drama in which professional illusionist, Will Morgan, fronts a TV show in which he exposes spiritualist mediums as frauds. Haunted was originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 19 January 2011. Hayley Taylor is the spiritualist medium who refuses to back down under illusionist Will's scrutiny - a challenge Will can't walk away from. Both are to have their belief systems sorely tested when a voice from one of their pasts refuses to keep silent...