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Nick Hayes’ genius is in wringing out the universe’s secrets. It’s a talent that’s allowed him to carve paths through time. But the worst part is that he knows how his story will end. He’s seen it with his own eyes. And every year that passes, every breakthrough he makes, brings him a step closer. Mia’s accident is waiting for them both in 2011. If it happens then he’s out of choices.

Hailed as a "pithy and compelling account of an intensely relevant topic" ( Kirkus Reviews), this wide-ranging volume offers a superb account of a key moment in modern U.S. and world history. Drawing upon the latest research in archives in China, Russia, and Vietnam, Mark Lawrence creates an extraordinary, panoramic view of all sides of the war.

In January 1986, fifteen-year-old boy-genius Nick Hayes discovers he’s dying. And it isn’t even the strangest thing to happen to him that week. Nick and his Dungeons & Dragons-playing friends are used to living in their imaginations. But when a new girl, Mia, joins the group and reality becomes weirder than the fantasy world they visit in their weekly games, none of them are prepared for what comes next.

"The Secret" is set in the world where the Broken Empire and Red Queen's War trilogies take place. I've been writing short stories based on the various members of Jorg Ancrath's brotherhood of the road, exploring their origins. When I saw that the Blackguards anthology was seeking tales of assassins, I thought it was time to write about Brother Sim.

It’s the summer of 1986 and reluctant prodigy Nick Hayes is a student at Cambridge University, working with world-renowned mathematician Professor Halligan. He just wants to be a regular student, but regular isn’t really an option for a boy-genius cancer survivor who’s already dabbled in time travel. When he crosses paths with a mysterious yet curiously familiar girl, Nick discovers that creases have appeared in the fabric of time, and that he is at the centre of the disruption.

When the Great War broke out in August 1914, Thomas Mann, like so many people on both sides of the conflict, was exhilarated. Finally, the era of decadence that he had anatomized in Death in Venice had come to an end; finally, there was a cause worth fighting and even dying for, or, at least when it came to Mann himself, writing about. Mann immediately picked up his pen to compose a paean to the German cause. Soon after, his elder brother and lifelong rival, the novelist Heinrich Mann, responded with a no less determined denunciation.

Russia is famous for its vodka, and its culture of extreme intoxication. But just as vodka is central to the lives of many Russians, it is also central to understanding Russian history and politics. In Vodka Politics, Mark Lawrence Schrad argues that debilitating societal alcoholism is not hard-wired into Russians' genetic code, but rather their autocratic political system, which has long wielded vodka as a tool of statecraft. Through a series of historical investigations stretching from Ivan the Terrible through Vladimir Putin, Vodka Politics presents the secret history of the Russian state itself.

A Cyber War rages throughout the galaxy. The Earth-aligned worlds are fighting for survival against the cold, emotionless might of the Cyber Bloc - an alliance of planets whose inhabitants have undergone cybernetic conversion in the name of racial superiority.

Discussing and exploring the amazing world of macro photography. The show is primarily focused on new to intermediate macro photographers and helping you get started even if you only have entry-level equipment.

For 15 years, Janet has been married to her devoted and boring husband, Trevor. But their marriage was not as simple as it seemed. Now Janet is on the road, hurtling towards another man, and another life. Has she found freedom, and the strength to escape Trevor’s dominating fetishes? Or is there something far more sinister waiting for her at the crematorium?

Few topics have as many myths, stereotypes, and misperceptions surrounding them as that of poverty in America. The poor have been badly misunderstood since the beginnings of the country, with the rhetoric only ratcheting up in recent times. Our current era of fake news, alternative facts, and media partisanship has led to a breeding ground for all types of myths and misinformation to gain traction and legitimacy. Poorly Understood is the first book to systematically address and confront many of the most widespread myths pertaining to poverty.

When most people think of the prohibition era, they think of speakeasies, rum runners, and backwoods fundamentalists railing about the ills of strong drink. In other words, in the popular imagination, it is a peculiarly American history. Yet, as Mark Lawrence Schrad shows in Smashing the Liquor Machine, the conventional scholarship on prohibition is extremely misleading for a simple reason: American prohibition was just one piece of a global phenomenon.

Les glaces rongent peu à peu l'Empire aux abois, menacé sur tous les fronts. Partout, les armées de l'empereur reculent. Nona doit surmonter les derniers obstacles de son noviciat avant de choisir son ordre de prédilection. Mais il semble peu probable que ses alliées et elle puissent prendre l'habit avant que la guerre parvienne aux portes du couvent. Déchirée entre ses loyautés, Nona se prépare à livrer son ultime bataille. Une bataille au cours de laquelle ses propres démons chercheront à causer sa perte.

Depuis des siècles, les novices du couvent de la Mansuétude affinent leurs talents à l'abri de ses murs. Avant de quitter le couvent, la jeune Nona Grisaille doit choisir à quel ordre se consacrer... Mènera-t-elle une vie de prière au service de l'Ancêtre, ou optera-t-elle pour la voie du poing et de la lame ? Mais sa décision dépend d'une meurtrière arrogante dont elle a naguère arrêté le bras et du seigneur le plus riche de l'Empire. Sans compter l'influence d'une femme qui convoite le trône impérial, et a fait de l'Inquisition son bras armé.

Au couvent de la Mansuétude, on forme des jeunes filles à devenir des tueuses. Dans les veines de certaines d'entre elles coule le sang ancien, révélant des talents qui ne se manifestent plus que rarement depuis le jour où les Anciens ont accosté sur le rivage d'Abeth. Mais les maîtresses de la lame furtive ne mesurent pas tout à fait ce dont elles ont hérité à l'arrivée de Nona, une enfant de huit ans qui a déjà du sang sur les mains ; accusée de meurtre, la fillette s'est rendue coupable d'un acte plus odieux encore.

Devenu roi de sept nations, Jorg Ancrath convoite désormais l'Empire Brisé tout entier... or, si le jeune souverain veut atteindre son but suprême, ce n'est pas par l'épée mais par le vote qu'il gagnera. Personne n'a jamais réussi cet exploit, et l'Empire reste sans dirigeant depuis des siècles. Mais Jorg a découvert les secrets du savoir oublié et compte bien s'en servir. Il n'avait pas compté avec un nouvel adversaire de taille : le Roi Mort, un nécromancien encore plus craint que Jorg lui-même.

L'Empire Brisé est agité par des affrontements sans fin. Sur le long chemin de sa quête de vengeance, l'honoré Jorg Ancrath a découvert les responsables de cette éternelle guerre, et il s'est mis en tête de les défier. Or une armée de six nations coalisées, forte de vingt mille soldats, marche sur le château de Jorg. Les bons rois savent ployer l'échine devant une défaite annoncée, ne serait-ce que pour protéger leurs sujets et leurs terres. Jorg n'est pas un bon roi.

The Great Tome Series continues with The Great Tome of Dragons and Draconic Lore. Enjoy this collection of tales that provide a unique exploration of the legendary creature and its kin.

This collection of fantasy short stories are from the winners of Remastered Words 2017 audio anthology, including a tale from Mark Lawrence, "The Dream-Taker's Apprentice". Listen to the chilling story of an antique phone before relaxing with a light take on a well-known fairy tale. Then delve into the dark future of online shopping, finally wrapping things up in a mysterious Norse world that is both magical and captivating.

Fifty unusual and enchanting short stories.