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If you can’t beat ’em… burn it all down. The fae royalty think I’m their toy. Their entertainment. But I’m the only thing standing between their glittering world and the darkness waiting to consume mine. To buy us time, Tarian enters me into the court games—a bloodsport for the bored and cruel. No allies. No protection. Just monsters wearing crowns and smiling as they watch me fall. My odds of survival? Slim. My resolve? Unbreakable. They’ve always underestimated me. I exist in the shadows. I thrive there. And when they push me too far…

Neal Stephenson - "the hottest science fiction writer in America" - takes science fiction to dazzling new levels. The Diamond Age is a stunning tale; set in 21st-century Shanghai, it is the story of what happens what a state-of-the-art interactive device falls into the hands of a street urchin named Nell. Her life - and the entire future of humanity - is about to be decoded and reprogrammed.

Moderne Cinderella-Story mit einem sexy Bad-Boy-Prinzen. Durch einen unvorhersehbaren Schicksalsschlag findet sich Emilia Lancaster viel zu früh in der Rolle wieder, in der sie sich selbst nie gesehen hat - als Königin von Caerleon. Doch auch wenn sie selbst noch über den Verlust ihres Vaters und den Verrat ihrer engsten Verbündeten trauert, steht sie vor ihrer größten Herausforderung: Sie muss für ihr Volk da sein, ihren Feinden die Stirn bieten und vor allem versuchen, den Mann zu vergessen, der ihr Herz gebrochen hat - Carter Thorne.

Er kann alles kontrollieren, nur seine Gefühle nicht ...Foster Boyd möchte das Familienunternehmen retten, bevor die Eskapaden seines Bruders den Ruf der Firma zerstören. Da er seinen Bruder nicht dazu zwingen kann, das Unternehmen zu verlassen, möchte er ihn stattdessen ablenken - oder zumindest sein Image aufpolieren. Wo kann er eine Frau finden, die für die Rettung der Firma zu allem bereit ist?Natalie Stolen war ganz oben auf der Karriereleiter angekommen. Als PR-Beraterin zählten namhafte Stars zu ihren Klienten.

With a unique combination of ancient and contemporary wisdom from Tibetan Buddhism, The Diamond Cutter presents readers with empowering strategies for success in their personal and professional lives.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet librarian who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In the snowbound city of Kiev, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life...

Rielle is now the Maker, restorer of worlds. She has lost count of the number of worlds she has been sent to save. Tyen has cast off his old identity. No longer a spy, he now attempts to teach new sorcerers and find ways to counteract the war machines that are spreading throughout the worlds. But when an old enemy brings news of something worse than magically dead worlds and dangerous sorcerers – a threat unlike anything the worlds have faced before – Rielle and Tyen must reunite if they are to have any chance of saving humanity.

Sechs Monate haben die Vorbereitungen für den perfekten Diamantenraub gedauert. Es lief makellos - bis diese Amateure innerhalb von wenigen Minuten alles ruinieren. Sie überfallen die Bank, in der ich mit meiner falschen Identität arbeite, erschießen zwei der Wachmänner und verschwinden mit meinen Diamanten! Wie praktisch, dass ich einen der Räuber halb tot im Straßengraben finde. Wir vereinbaren einen Deal: Ich bekomme die Diamanten, er Rache an seinen falschen Kollegen.

Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 - 13 August 1946) was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, history, satire, biography and autobiography. His work also included two books on recreational war games. THE DIAMOND MAKER: Some business had detained me in Chancery Lane until nine in the evening, and thereafter, having some inkling of a headache, I was disinclined either for entertainment or further work.

Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a prolific English writer, now best remembered for his science fiction novels. 'The Diamond Maker' is the story of a self-taught chemistry enthusiast who is obsessed with developing a process for creating artificial diamonds.

"The Diamond Maker" is a short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1894 in the Pall Mall Budget. It was included in The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents, the first collection of short stories by Wells, published in 1895. In the story, a businessman hears an account from a man who has devoted years attempting to make artificial diamonds, only to end as a desperate outcast.

Five years ago, I ran from the devil who got me pregnant. I have a son now. A boy I'd do anything to protect. But I left behind the sister I loved more than life itself. So when Ilarion Zakharov finds me again, I have an impossible choice to make: Do I go back with him to the world I left behind? Or do I leave my sister to drown in the mess I caused? Ilarion doesn't make choosing easy.

Nevada Frida Baylor and Connor Ander Rogan cordially invite you to join their wedding celebration. Summoning, weather manipulation, and other magical activities strictly forbidden. Catalina Baylor is looking forward to wearing her maid of honor dress and watching her older sister walk down the...

Sparhawk, the Pandion Knight and Queen's Champion, returns from a long spell of exile to find his native land overrun with evil and intrigue, and his young Queen grievously ill. Indeed, Ehlana lies magically entombed within a block of crystal, doomed to die unless a cure can be found within a year.

One moment a man sits on a suburban hill, gazing curiously at the stars. The next, he is whirling through the firmament, and perhaps the most remarkable of all science fiction journeys has begun. Even Stapledon's other great work, 'Last and First Men' pales in ambition next to 'Star Maker' which presents nothing less than an entire imagined history of life in the universe, encompassing billions of years.

Eine Liebe, so verboten und gefährlich, dass sie besser nie an die Öffentlichkeit gelangt... Leni steht dauerhaft im Rampenlicht, und aus jedem kleinen Fehltritt wird sofort ein Skandal gemacht. Dabei möchte die Präsidententochter nur in Ruhe studieren und ein normales Leben führen! Die Ablenkung in Form ihres neuen sexy Bodyguards kommt da gerade recht. Trotz seiner arroganten Art hat sie kein Problem damit, ihn ständig in der Nähe zu haben.

A. H. Almaas, whose writings brilliantly illustrate the unity of modern depth psychology and traditional spiritual wisdom, is a respected, pioneering teacher. The Diamond Approach features insights refined from Almaas' 30 years of teaching, including how he has helped thousands around the globe "do the work" by investigating reality, developing emotional wholeness, uncovering their true essence, and realizing the non-duality of being.

When glamorous vampire Sylvia discovers a movie company is remaking one of her most famous silent films, she's determined to get some creative input and decides to make knitting-shop owner Lucy the beneficiary of her estate. Lucy will front for Sylvia in dealing with the movie executives who want to recreate the priceless Cartier jewels made specially for the original movie and still owned by Sylvia.

When Drasko, a nine-year-old thief from the slums, is presented with a once-in-a-lifetime offer, life takes him to a far-away land on the hunt for diamonds. Twenty years later, Drasko Mawr, now the wealthiest diamond miner in the world, comes back to London. And he must play a dangerous game—a deal he has signed with blood.

"This colorful page-turner puts artificial intelligence into a human perspective. Through the lives of Geoff Hinton and other major players, Metz explains this transformative technology and makes the quest thrilling." —Walter Isaacson, author of The Code Breaker Recipient of starred reviews in...