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Le roi Robert Baratheon est mort, son ami Eddard Stark a été exécuté. La dynastie Baratheon n'aura duré qu'une génération et la paix plusieurs fois centenaire qui régissait le royaume des sept couronnes a volé en éclats. Joffrey, le bâtard illégitime, se terre dans sa capitale, les frères de Robert rallient des troupes à leurs bannières, le fils de Ned a levé son armée et crie vengeance, des pirates razzient les côtes et des brigands pillent les campagnes.

Während der Vorbereitungen der Hochzeit von König Joffrey, wird Sansa Stark ebenfalls verheiratet - allerdings gegen ihren Willen. Währenddessen hat ihr Bruder Robb durch seine Hochzeit einiges aufs Spiel gesetzt. Er gewinnt zwar seine Schlachten, verliert aber Verbündete. Diese braucht er jedoch dringender denn je, um sein Reich im Norden zurückzugewinnen. Catelyns Plan, ihre Töchter freizutauschen geht nicht auf - Jaime Lannister wird gefangen genommen. Unbemerkt von den sich bekriegenden Reichen wird die Mauer von wilden Horden bedroht, und die Nachtwache kämpft ums Überleben.

The Power of And offers a new narrative about the nature of business, revealing the focus on responsibility and ethics that unites today's most influential ideas and companies. R. Edward Freeman, Kirsten E. Martin, and Bidhan L. Parmar detail an emerging business model built on five key concepts: prioritizing purpose as well as profits; creating value for stakeholders as well as shareholders; seeing business as embedded in society as well as markets; recognizing people's full humanity as well as their economic interests.

An alien virus has ravaged the world. Survivors may draw an ace and receive superpowers, or the joker and become bizarrely mutated. And yet love still reigns supreme. Superheroes and villains do battle over the human heart in this anthology set in the Wild Cards universe.

Die Lage in den Sieben Königslanden ist nach den geschlagenen Schlachten weiterhin unübersichtlich und unsicher. Die eingekerkerte Cersei hat keinen Einfluss mehr auf das Geschehen, aber die verschiedenen Königshäuser treiben ihr eigenes Spiel um die Macht und den eisernen Thron. Stannis Baratheon ist mit der Roten Priesterin Melisandre und einem Heer an die Mauer geeilt, um Jon Snow im Kampf gegen die Wildlinge zu unterstützen.

Die letzten Tage des Sommers sind gekommen. Eddard Stark, Herrscher im Norden des Reiches, weiß, dass der nächste Winter Jahrzehnte dauern wird. Als der engste Vertraute des Königs stirbt, folgt Eddard dem Ruf an den Königshof und wird dessen Nachfolger. Doch um den Schattenthron des schwachen Königs scharen sich Intriganten und feige Meuchler. Eddard sieht sich von mächtigen Feinden umzingelt, während seine vielköpfige Familie in alle Winde verstreut wird. Die Zukunft des Reiches steht auf dem Spiel...

Verfall bedroht die Sieben Königreiche, der Sohn der dunklen Königin Cersei tritt nach dem Tod von Robert Baratheon dessen Nachfolge an. Doch auch der finstere Stannis und der charismatische Renly Baratheon, die beiden Brüder Roberts, erheben Ansprüche auf die Krone. Und Robb Stark, König im Norden, will sich für den Tod seines Vaters rächen und seine Schwester vom Hofe Joffreys befreien. Unterdessen züchtet Daenerys, die im Exil lebende jetzt rechtmäßige Thronerbin, drei Drachen heran, und grässliche Kreaturen streifen im Verwunschenem Wald umher...

Originally published in 1520, The Freedom of a Christian is one of Martin Luther's most well-known and enduring treatises. In it, Luther examines Christian ethics and how justification by faith alone impacts the liberty of believers. He famously writes, "A Christian is a free lord of everything and subject to no one. A Christian is a willing servant of everything and subject to everyone." Luther also further develops ideas and doctrines that were key to the Reformation, such as the priesthood of all believers and union with Christ.

Sixteen all-new stories by science fiction's top talents, collected by best-selling author George R. R. Martin and multiple-award-winning editor Gardner Dozois.

Chrysalis, the glass-skinned queen of the Joker underworld, has been found brutally murdered in her popular restaurant, the Crystal Palace. Now two men are out to find her killer: Jay Ackroyd, the Ace private investigator who discovered her ruined body, and the vigilante archer known as the Yeoman, who has been framed for the crime. Their quest leads them on a nightmare odyssey of madness, violence, passion, and political intrigue that will forever alter the fates of Aces and Jokers everywhere.

Anyone can be a leader. You don't have to be a CEO or work in a management position to have influence. Your Leadership Moment provides practical tools, techniques and inspiration to discover your leadership potential. It combines personal and real-world anecdotes with a framework for leadership that can help anyone learn to lead.

George R. R. Martin and science fiction's top authors delve into the adventurous superhero universe Wild Cards in the sixth book of this fan-favorite series. Since a strange alien virus created the superhuman beings known as Aces and Jokers four decades ago, they have struggled for respect and recognition. Now they are key players in a presidential convention torn by hatred and dissent.

Spanning over twenty years, 20 masters and modern authors of hardcore horror share their most bad-ass stories in this special edition from Red Room Press. Many hard to find and out of print, some that were banned, Necro Files covers every imaginable mode of mayhem with stories that dial into the dark side of human nature.

The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire. Perfect for current fans and new listeners alike, Mississippi Roll is an all-new adventurous jaunt along one of America's greatest rivers, featuring many beloved characters from the Wild Cards universe.

Before 9/11, the rugby team at West Point learned to bond on a sports field. This is what happened when those fifteen young men became leaders in war. Filled with drama, tragedy, and personal transformations, this is the story of a unique brotherhood. It is a story of American rugby and a story of the U.S. Army created through intimate portraits of men shaped by West Point's motto: "Duty, Honor, Country."

DI Rachel Scholes has been in the force for nearly 20 years, and she is tired, not because of the job, but because of the running. She knows her head is crowded but has so far managed to make madness comprehensible. She is a proxy self-harmer struggling to come to terms with a dark secret from her past. As the current case she is working on pushes her closer to facing the dark truth, cracks begin to appear. Wanting to keep her marriage alive, a third identity surfaces that she has difficulty keeping under control. It wants more than her husband and could jeopardize everything.

In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth’s population was devastated by a terrifying alien virus. Those who survived were changed for ever. Some, known as Jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical deformities; others, granted superhuman abilities, are known as Aces. Wild Cards tells the stories of this world.

Von der alten Zitadelle Dragonstone bis hin zu den rauen Küsten Winterfells herrscht Chaos, denn die Anwärter aufden Eisernen Thron der Sieben Königreiche bereiten sich darauf vor, Ihre Ansprüche mit Krieg und Aufruhr durchzusetzen. Da erscheint ein verhängnisvolles Omen am Himmel! Und auf einem fernen Kontinent riskiert eine vertriebene Königin alles, um die Krone, die rechtmäßig ihr zusteht, zurückzuerobern...

In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth’s population was devastated by a terrifying alien virus. Those who survived were changed for ever. Some, known as Jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical deformities; others, granted superhuman abilities, are known as Aces. Wild Cards tells the stories of this world.

Tyrion spinnt Intrigen gegen seine Schwester, um die Lannisters davor zu bewahren vom eigenen Volk gelyncht zu werden. Lord Stannis gelingt es derweil mittels schwarzer Magie seine wichtigsten Widersacher zu beseitigen, zu denen auch sein eigener Bruder zählt. Währenddessen besetzt Theon Greyjoy Winterfell. Und es braut sich - verborgen hinter der Mauer - eine unheimliche Bedrohung zusammen.