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The last thing she remembers is being shot at point-blank range just as a roiling warp storm engulfed the Calaphrax Cluster. Now, she finds herself awakening on a distant Ecclesiarchy stronghold and indebted to a magos called Metik, who has brought her back from the brink of death. Shortly after her resurrection, Sabbathiel is called to an audience on the planet Hulth by a high-ranking inquisitor of the Ordo Hereticus, Heldren, who informs her that after being lost for so long, the members of her former conclave no longer trust her.

Hailed as a medical classic, and the subject of a major feature film as well as radio and stage plays and various TV documentaries, Awakenings by Oliver Sacks is the extraordinary account of a group of 20 patients. Rendered catatonic by the sleeping-sickness epidemic that swept the world just after the First World War, all 20 had spent 40 years in hospital - motionless and speechless; aware of the world around them but exhibiting no interest in it - until Dr Sacks administered the then-new drug L-DOPA, which caused them, temporarily, to awake from their decades-long slumber.

Schon ein ganzes Leben lang hält Ethan seine brutalen, düsteren Triebe geheim. Niemand weiß, dass hinter seinem zurückhaltenden Wesen ein ständiger innerer Kampf gegen den Drang zu töten tobt. In der Hoffnung, diesen Gelüsten zu entkommen, entschließt er sich, seine Heimat zu verlassen. Doch gerade, als er in der Fremde etwas Frieden gefunden hat, tritt plötzlich Emma in sein Leben—und es offenbart sich eine gefährliche Bedrohung aus ihrer Vergangenheit. Ethan ist bereit alles aufzugeben, um Emma zu beschützen.

Isabelle möchte nicht dasselbe Schicksal wie ihre Eltern erleiden. Daher hat sie sich völlig abgeschottet von der Welt. Trotz ihrer Entschlossenheit allein zu bleiben, gerät ihre Welt aus den Fugen, als jemand aus der Vergangenheit an ihre Tür klopft. Stefan ist von der großen Ansammlung an Vampiren in Isabelles Haus überrascht, fühlt sich jedoch sofort zu der lebendigen, stets frechen und willensstarken Isabelle hingezogen. Zu seiner großen Überraschung tut Isabelle alles in ihrer Macht stehende, um Stefan zu meiden und sich vor ihrem Verlangen zu verschließen.

Aidens düstere Seite droht ihm zum Verhängnis zu werden. Er hofft darauf, dass jemand ihn töten wird, bevor er der Versuchung nachgeben kann. Und gerade als er glaubt, den Kampf verloren zu haben, begegnet ihm Maggie. Zum ersten Mal seit Jahren gibt es Hoffnung auf eine Zukunft.

Ian versucht, die letzten Wochen auf dem College mit seinen Freunden zu genießen. Sein Leben ist alles andere als sorgenfrei, denn nur, wenn er sich mit ständig wechselnden Frauenbekanntschaften ablenkt, kann er seine zerstörerische Natur für kurze Zeit unterdrücken. Doch dann fällt plötzlich Paige halbtot in seine Arme und ändert alles. Getrieben von dem Wunsch, sie zu retten, flieht Ian mit ihr.

When Breen Kelly was a girl, her father would tell her stories of magical places. Now she’s an anxious 20-something mired in student debt and working a job she hates. But one day she stumbles upon a shocking discovery: Her mother has been hiding an investment account in her name. It has been funded by her long-lost father - and it’s worth nearly four million dollars.

Breen Kelly had always been a rule follower. So when her father left when she was 12 years old, promising to return, she waited. Now, more than a decade later, she needs to move forward. She can wait no longer. A summer trip to Ireland seems like the perfect next step. She never dreamed it would lead her through a portal to another world.

I’m a Gemini. Impulsive. Curious. Headstrong. A twin. Heir to a throne I know nothing about. And it turns out, I’m Fae. But of course there’s a catch—all I have to do to claim my birth right is prove that I’m the most powerful supernatural in the whole of Solaria. And sure, technically that’s true as I’m the daughter of the Savage King. But the bit they didn’t put in the brochure was that every single Fae in this Kingdom would claim my throne if they could.

Mollie erwacht, gefangen in einem Käfig, ohne auch nur zu ahnen, wie sie und ihre Schwester Aida dort gelandet sind. Doch sie sind nicht allein in diesem Alptraum. Mollie schwört, alles zu tun, um Aida zu retten, nachdem ihre Peiniger sie ihr entrissen haben. Dafür muss sie herausfinden, wie sie fliehen kann. Nach einem unerwarteten Angriff sind auch Mike und seine Freunde in die Gefangenschaft der Wilden geraten. Der Weg in die Freiheit scheint versperrt, bis Mike erstaunt feststellt, dass ausgerechnet die menschliche Frau im Käfig neben ihm der Schlüssel zu seiner Rettung ist.

On this transformational 40-day journey, Dr. Erin reveals the spiritual truths behind the world’s greatest minds and the #1 cause of success. You will learn how to unleash your spiritual powers, ignite your life’s purpose, manifest your dreams, claim your birthright of prosperity, live with vibrant vitality, powerfully love in your relationships, and create your personal daily spiritual practice. She teaches you how to breakthrough your limiting beliefs and co-create with the Universe, living a life of abundance, vitality, joy, and love!

For Lord Edmund, marriage to Lady Annabel is nothing but a strategic move—a flawless arrangement to further his political ambitions. Innocent, obedient, and schooled in rigid propriety, she is the perfect façade. But the moment he sees not just fear, but quiet curiosity in her eyes, cold calculation begins to give way to something far more dangerous.

Henry Shukman guides us in laying the groundwork for our own awakening, weaving together beautiful guided meditations, personal stories, Zen teachings, poetry, and music. Each audio session peels back the illusion of self, bringing us home to the infinitely good, all-pervading, and all-encompassing love that is our true nature.

Paralyzed in a workplace accident, Lox's life is looking bleak. He can't even use the cutting-edge hardware that would allow him to play in the full-immersion games that have become so popular. This all changes when he hears from New Universal Frontiers, the company with the best game out there: World of Magic. They offer him the ability to use their hardware despite his injuries, but at a cost...he can never leave the game.

As Sol and Kyriel race back to the capital to warn the Sovereign about the growing Tirzak threat, an even darker force stirs within the ranks of the enemy. If the heroes can't convince the Great Houses to stand together behind their unlikely union, all of Lostrien will be consumed by the bloodthirsty swarm.

Ten years ago, all the superhumans vanished. No one knows what happened to them - until now. Thirteen-year-olds Danny and Colin are shocked to discover that they are in fact the beginning of a renewed superhuman race. As they rise to take the place of the lost generation, the unimaginable truth behind the explosive final battle that occurred 10 years ago between the superheroes and the supervillains is exposed. On the run from everyone, and not knowing who is friend or foe, the one ability the new heroes are going to need most is the power to distinguish good from evil.

Umweltverschmutzung, Ausbeutung der Naturressourcen und Klimawandel: Die Tage der Erde waren gezählt. Doch jetzt holt Terra Mater aus zum Gegenschlag und sie kennt keine Gnade. Nur vier Jugendliche können das Ende der Menschheit und den drohenden Untergang noch verhindern. Der nervenzerfetzende Auftakt der gewaltigen Endzeitreihe über den Kampf von Mensch gegen Natur.

Awakenings - which inspired the major motion picture - is the remarkable story of a group of patients who contracted sleeping sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I. Frozen for decades in a trance-like state, these men and women were given up as hopeless until 1969, when Dr. Oliver Sacks gave them the then-new drug L-DOPA, which had an astonishing, explosive, "awakening" effect. Dr. Sacks recounts the moving case histories of his patients, their lives, and their extraordinary transformations.

Diggory Finch had a mother that didn’t seem to want him and a father that chose to run from every struggle the family ever had. The same father lied about the family fortune. But now Grandma Beatrice is gone, and Diggory has inherited Finch Island in Twin Falls, as well as millions of dollars, a house, an old mill building, and the profound, evil darkness that dwells at the center of his family’s heart.

His mind raced...as he lay in the alley. Why was he there? Gavin knew two things - his name and he was wearing a tunic and pants. From beyond the alley, hustling city sounds were unfamiliar. The warmth of the sun on his neck and its position in the sky suggests it was mid-morning. The first choice he made, turning out of the alley, would change his fate. Marcus has led a full life, but he was sick of it. Six thousand years of magic, mayhem, and fighting other people’s wars has worn him out. Why wouldn’t people just leave him alone?