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Outside of Mexico City lies the ancient pyramid complex of Teotihuacan, which, according to the oral tradition of the Ruiz family, was the spiritual center for the Toltec people. For over 30 years, Toltec master Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. has been traveling to the pyramids of Teotihuacan to teach others about the powerful mysteries that can be found there. Now, for the first time ever, Ruiz reveals the meaning and transformative power of this ancient city to all and explains to listeners how they too can experience this transformation in their own lives.

Listening in English is perhaps the most effective way to build up your vocabulary. With our audiobook English Short Stories for Intermediate Learners, you can practice listening while working on your English vocabulary and grammar skills as an ESL learner.

Here are two bestselling novels which offer a great introduction to the Kings and Sorcerers series. Kings and Sorcerers tells the epic coming of age story of Kyra, 15, who dreams of becoming a famed warrior, like her father, though she is the only girl in a fort of boys. She struggles to understand her special skills and mysterious inner power, and comes to realize she is different than the others.

In A PRICE OF MAGIC, the heroes of the Ring fight for survival across distant lands as ancient powers threaten to consume everything they hold dear. Exiled to the harsh Ashen Plains and left to die, Gwendolyn discovers untapped reserves of strength and dormant magic that may hold the key to her survival. Thor stands alone against the colossal Titan Boreas, facing an impossible choice between his family and his principles that leads to a battle he cannot possibly win.

In A CLASH OF FATES, the heroes of the Ring race against time as ancient prophecies unfold with terrifying speed. Gwendolyn transforms from exiled queen to battlefield commander, rallying forgotten communities into a formidable fighting force and undertaking a dangerous ritual that grants her unprecedented power—just as enemy forces descend upon her position.

The Union has collapsed. The people are divided. Society has been torn in two. The urban centers of the old Union band together, clinging to a society that no longer exists. The wild space between has banded together to form a new state, with new rules. The planet Rumelia stands on the border of the clash. Admiral Raynor, sent to maintain order, discovers the truth. Everything he’s been told is a lie.

In The Weight of Honor, Kyra finally meets her cryptic uncle, and is shocked to discover he is not the man she expected. She embarks on a period of training which will test her stamina and her frustration, as she soon encounters the limits of her power. Unable to summon her dragon, unable to search deep within, and feeling an urgency to help in her father's wars, Kyra doubts if she will ever become the warrior she thought she was.

In A Rise of Legends, the scattered heroes of the Ring face extraordinary challenges as ancient powers reawaken. Thor's journey north reveals a shocking truth—the people he thought were an enemy are actually guardians of an ancient prison containing horrors from a forgotten age.

In THRONE OF THE FALLEN, the twins Lyra and Kael have grown up on the hidden Isle of Whispers under the guardianship of the mysterious Thara, unaware of their royal heritage or the prophecy that surrounds their birth. As they approach their fifteenth birthday, their powers begin to manifest in extraordinary ways—Lyra healing with golden light while Kael commands shadows with remarkable control.

Humanity faces extinction. Ten-kiloton monsters are rising from the depths of the Pacific, levelling entire cities in frenzies of destruction. Earth’s heroes have been decimated. The survivors put their hope in one last, desperate plan: find Hyperion, Earth’s most powerful hero, and ask him to return from exile to save them. What they don’t know is that Hyperion is dead. The Griffin spent ten years fighting wars across the sector as a weapon of mass destruction for the il’Drach Empire. His victories made his name a curse on a dozen worlds and a nightmare on scores more.

A QUEST OF HEROES (BOOK #1 IN THE SORCERER’S RING) revolves around the epic coming of age story of one special boy, a 14 year old from a small village on the outskirts of the Kingdom of the Ring. The youngest of four, the least favorite of his father, Thorgrin comes to learn he has mysterious powers he does not understand, that he has a special gift, and a special destiny. An epic tale of friends and lovers, of rivals and suitors, of knights and dragons, of intrigues and political machinations, of coming of age, of broken hearts, of deception, ambition and betrayal.

In A Call of Titans, 15 years of peace in the Ring are shattered when mysterious breaches appear in the magical Shield, allowing monsters to penetrate the kingdom's defenses. As Thor journeys north to investigate the disturbances, his young warrior son Guwayne struggles with living up to his father's legendary status—until a surprise attack on the kingdom forces him to prove his worth.

In A Dream of Mortals, Thorgrin and his brothers struggle to break free from the grips of the pirates, and to continue their search for Guwayne at sea. As they encounter unexpected friends and foes, magic and weaponry, dragons and men, it will change the very course of their destiny. Will they finally find Guwayne?

From number-one worldwide best-selling fantasy author Morgan Rice comes a long-anticipated science-fiction series debut. When SETI finally receives a signal from an alien civilization, what will happen next? A 13-year-old boy, dying of a rare brain disease, is the only one able to hear and decode signals from outer space. SETI confirms it is a real signal. What is the message? How will the world react? And most of all: are the aliens coming?

A Fate of Dragons (Book 3 in the Sorcerer's Ring) takes us deeper into Thor's epic journey to becoming a warrior, as he journeys across the Sea of Fire to the dragon's Isle of Mist. An unforgiving place, home to the most elite warriors of the world, Thor's powers and abilities deepen as he trains. His friendships deepen, too, as they face adversities together, beyond what they could imagine.

It's the first and greatest rule Inkwell Featherfield ever learned. It's also the only way he knows how to survive—besides picking pockets, dodging the law, and using every ounce of his plucky charm. But none of this will be enough to save him now. If only he'd never snooped around a dead man's house. If only he'd never found that pocket watch full of strange magic. If only he'd known the old man had snuffed it at the hands of the ghostly Spektors, or that such dark spirits even existed, because now they're after him.

This bundle includes the first two books in Morgan Rice’s #1 best-selling fantasy series, The Sorcerer's Ring (A Quest of Heroes and A March of Kings). A Quest of Heroes, book number one in The Sorcerer's Ring, revolves around one special boy, a 14-year-old from a small village on the outskirts of the Kingdom of the Ring. When he comes of age and is forbidden by his father to try out for the King’s Legion, he refuses to take no for an answer.

There are certain memories that stay with a person for a lifetime. For me, many of those memories were born in the quiet simplicity of our family camping trips. We didnt have much when I was young, but we had the outdoors, a canvas tent, and the steady comfort of a glowing campfire. Those nights...

Some history stays buried for a reason. When Declan Riley uncovers a secret that has been sealed away for five hundred years, it leads him and his best friend to the edge of something no one was ever meant to find - a staircase into the dark, and a sprawling world hidden far beneath his own...

This bundles includes A Throne for Sisters and A Court for Thieves, starring 17-year-old Sophia and her younger sister, 15-year-old Kate, orphans with paranormal powers, desperate to leave and dreaming of coming of age elsewhere.