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Melanie Hoskins, an experienced firefighter-paramedic, has been recruited by a very selective and secret organisation known as The Division. Their mission is to protect the populace and secure the continuation of the United States. The Division is only activated at times of dire need. This just so happens to be one of those times. Based in New York City, Hoskins is forced to leave her civilian life and those she loves behind, and join the front line to try to control the 'dollar flu' virus that has been spreading throughout the city.

The completion of a new railroad line from Colorado to Texas is a dream come true for Smoke Jensen and the other ranchers of Big Rock. But this dream turns into their worst nightmare when the first herd they load onto the train is stolen by a vicious gang of kill-crazy rustlers. This is no ordinary train robbery. It’s an inferno of slaughter that includes the friendly rancher who volunteered to take Smoke’s place on the trip. Now Smoke is saddling up and riding out—to get the prairie rats who murdered his friend.

Dr. Zephyre, Nina und Dave befinden sich in den Fängen der Baphomet-Sekte. Sie müssen tatenlos zuzusehen, wie Zephyres alter Feind Jonathan Rust das schicksalsträchtigste Ritual der Menschheitsgeschichte durchführt. Alles läuft auf ein unausweichliches Finale hinaus, das nicht nur für unsere parawissenschaftlichen Ermittler zu einem furchtbaren Ende führen könnte.

Dr. Zephyre, Nina und Dave werden gejagt. Die Schonfrist, die Jonathan Rust Dr. Zephyre angedeihen ließ, ist endgültig verstrichen. Doch während der Flucht verfolgen sie selbst ein altes Geheimnis aus der Vergangenheit - nur um festzustellen, dass einer aus ihrer Mitte die Lösung die ganze Zeit über in sich trug... Die atemberaubende Verfolgungsjagd führt sie letztlich zurück zum Ursprung.

Die Welt hat Wayne McLair vergessen - so zumindest verkünden es die Zeitungen. Zu viele Abenteuer fanden im Verborgenen statt, sehr zum Leidwesen des Gentlemangauners. Dieser ersinnt einen neuen Plan, das aufbrausende Inspectorchen O'Neill nach allen Regeln der Kunst an der Nase herumzuführen. Womit der Meisterdieb jedoch nicht gerechnet hat, ist die recht eindringliche Aufforderung O'Neills an McLairs falsche Identität Liam W. Craney, dem Raubzug als Berater beizuwohnen. Eine Zwickmühle?

Three BBC Radio performances of works by the great G. K. Chesterton. Best known as the creator of clerical detective Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton was a prolific and talented writer in virtually every area of literature: from novels, poetry and short stories to plays, biographies and essays. A noted thinker, controversialist, raconteur and wit, he has influenced authors from Neil Gaiman to Jorge Luis Borges. This collection comprises his two most famous novels as well as half a dozen tales from his short story collection

‟A tender but unflinching portrayal of the bond between two sisters.”—Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You A dazzling novel of two sisters and their emotional journey through love, loyalty, and heartbreak Two...

Im Herzen der Wüste der Ewigkeit liegt Katunga, die Stadt des mächtigen Sultans Habbad Godi. Ein Ort voller Wunder und Gefahren … und einem weiteren Drachengrab, das Tib und seine Gefährten aufzusuchen haben. Eine Chance, in die Gunst des Sultans und so Zugang zum Grab zu erlangen bietet das berühmte Rennen der fliegenden Teppichen, doch nur wenige Teilnehmer überleben den höllischen Wettbewerb.

Kyra and the Bureau escape from Magnus Sorenson with the Purple Lotus plans, but they seem to offer no hope until Kyra has a vision of what she alone must do. As the Purple Lotus continues to drain elf and fairy magic, Kyra and the Bureau risk everything in a desperate attempt to destroy the Lotus. But with the existence of magic revealed to the whole world, things can never be the same.

Kyra’s attempt to reclaim her Orb Magic from the Purple Lotus fails and its true purpose is revealed – to drain magic from elves and fairies, leaving Trilings all-powerful. When the DMI’s plan to destroy the Lotus fails, Kyra and Bureau make a risky and desperate trip back in time in an attempt to steal the original plans for the Lotus from the Triling, Magnus Sorenson.

Darra rescues Kyra then explains his quest to find the legendary Temple of the Purple Lotus. Kyra agrees to help Darra find the Three Keys to the Temple, and when they return to the warehouse the Cobra Statue offers the first Key to Kyra. Meanwhile, the Bureau continues to search for the magical graffiti artist and Imogen is intrigued by Tayla, the prickly new fairy waitress at the café.

Kyra coaches the class for Magic School Sports Day in order to avoid a humiliating third defeat by their rivals, the Crowther School. Maxwell magically examines the two Temple keys which causes a chaotic magical disruption at the sports event, with Kyra at the centre. Kyra is blamed for the chaos but the disruption gives her a vision of the Temple of the Purple Lotus.

The discovery of a time travel device allows Kyra and Darra to travel back in time to steal Magnus’ second journal, but they’re captured and Magnus learns that Kyra is a Triling like himself. Magnus tries to persuade Kyra to join his quest for the Purple Lotus and use it to benefit Trilings, but Imogen comes to the rescue. When they return to the Library, Ruksy demands to know what is going on.

Following clues in Magnus’ second journal, Kyra and the Bureau jump to Vietnam where Kyra uses Orb magic to reveal a Cobra Statue. The Third Temple Key is gone but the statue comes to life and chases them back to the Library where it smashes Ladder before cornering Kyra and giving her a vision. Maxwell warns Kyra to give up the quest but Kyra refuses – she has to know why this is happening to her.

An old journal written by early 20th century Temple-seeker Magnus Sorenson leads Kyra and Darra to Thailand. After overcoming magical obstacles, Kyra and Darra find another Cobra Statue which delivers the Second Key to Kyra. Though Imogen knows Tayla is the graffiti artist, she keeps it from the Bureau and visits Tayla at her home where she learns why Tayla has no love for the magical world.

In Monte Guano, a ridiculously small and penniless principality in Renaissance Italy, Prince Ludovico II finds his rule constantly undermined by those around him: his shrewd wife, his official mistress and his three disappointing—if not outright humiliating—sons. As well as having to manage the ever-increasing tributes demanded by the Pope, Prince Ludovico must also contend with feeble conscripts in search of war booty, getting on the pilgrim map, fake currency, religious battles and worst of all, English tourists. 

Nach einer schweren Kollision zweier Lastkraftwagen werden die sterblichen Überreste der Fahrer aufgesammelt - doch man findet eine Leiche zu viel! Es handelt sich um eine junge Frau, die seit Monaten vermisst wird. Inspector Amanda Mills verlor vor Jahren ihre Schwester auf ähnliche Weise und nimmt den Fall persönlich. Bei der Untersuchung werden aus den Jägern jedoch schnell Gejagte. Die dritte Leiche hat den Inspektoren von Scotland Yard ein furchtbares Geheimnis offenbart.

Familien stehen heute unter großem Druck - von außen, als auch durch ihren eigenen Ehrgeiz. Jesper Juul macht den Vorschlag, dass Eltern "Druck Management" praktizieren, durch die Frage: Wer ist hier verantwortlich? Um dadurch so viel Druck von außen wie möglich, wie auch persönlichen Stress, zu vermeiden.

Building from his acclaimed anthology Tales of Two Americas, beloved writer and editor John Freeman draws together a group of our greatest writers from around the world to help us see how the environmental crisis is hitting some of the most vulnerable communities where they live. In the past...

Once, John Irish was a legend in the porn industry, partying with the likes of John Holmes, Peter North, Nina Hartley, and Seka, but now he's on the far side of fifty, and Ron Jeremy won't even return his phone calls. Desperate for any kind of paying work, he's sunk to the level of bit roles in grade-Z porn and is even considering applying to work at Wal-Mart, when hot-blooded starlet Mindy Copperhead comes into his life.