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Charismatic and innovative, Oklas Sayve has risen to prominence in Apidecca, the moon's capital city. A politician and college director, he has the resources to effect the changes he envisions for the world. But the sovereigns he serves oppose him at every turn and his status cannot protect the low-strata students attending his college. After a young knyad is wrongly linked to insurgent activity, Oklas must find a way to smuggle her out of the city while hiding his involvement from the authorities.

Valdaur's golden age under the Marthalen kings is a fading memory, brought to an end by the tyrannical sorcercer, Bathlemar. His reign was ended, but after over a century, it seems his corruption still lingers over the kingdom. With Valdaur now ruled by an aged and weakening king, and with a sickly prince due to inherit the throne, a sense of both desperation and opportunity raises the specter of civil war. Born into these troubling times, orphaned in boyhood, Donan is taken in as an apprentice to the Order of the Black Falcon, a guild of spies and assassins in service to the crown.

After discovering a massive cover-up by the Heroes' League of Heroes, Bells and his friends Jess, Emma, and Abby set off on a secret mission to find the Resistance. Meanwhile, power-hungry former hero Captain Orion is on the loose with a dangerous serum that renders meta-humans powerless, and a new militarized robotic threat emerges. Everyone is in danger. Between college applications and crushing on his best friend, will Bells have time to take down a corrupt government?

With his monstrous army behind him, the caster Silenos has driven the king of Fadaka from his throne and left his palace in ruins. He then selects the deposed king's horrified daughter, Ado, as the kingdom's new ruler. Or, more precisely, his puppet. Her simpleminded subjects can labor under the illusion that they're free while Silenos sets to work radically reshaping this wretched civilization.

In einem streng geheimen Forschungslabor wagt Wissenschaftlerin Dr. Julia Bahr ein fragwürdiges Experiment: die Genmanipulation an einem Menschen. Die Folgen sind grauenhaft. Als ein Mitarbeiter der Ärztin ermordet wird, interessiert sich die Kriminalpolizei für die Forschungsarbeit auf der "Ebene 03" - und auch eine fremde Macht. TV-Reporter Klaus Peter Halmer und seine Freundin Dominique werden in den Strudel der Ereignisse hineingezogen und stellen sich immer mehr die Frage: Darf der Mensch Gott spielen?

Erich Treskow erbt von seinem Onkel Karl-Heinz ein altes Haus in der Grafschaft Arnstein. Es wurde auf den Kellergewölben einer ehemaligen Templerburg errichtet. Nach kurzer Zeit hat Erich das Gefühl, nicht allein in dem Haus zu sein. Spukt es an der alten Burgstätte? Welche Bedeutung hat das rätselhafte blaue Licht? Gemeinsam mit seiner neuen Freundin Alina begibt sich Erich auf Spurensuche - und entdeckt ein schreckliches Geheimnis.

Unravel the mysteries of an extraordinary underwater world in this official Minecraft novel! When three kids discover a mystery in an abandoned Minecraft server, they must race against the clock to uncover its secrets. Jake Thomas is always the new kid. His family moves so much for his dad’s...

Der junge Zimmermannsgeselle Edwin ist auf der Suche nach Arbeit. In einer alten Klosterruine trifft er einen Mönch, der ihm Glück und Wohlstand verspricht. Dieser schenkt Edwin einen Spiegel, der alle Wünsche in Erfüllung gehen lässt - allerdings bezahlt für jeden Wunsch ein Unschuldiger mit dem Leben. Dennoch nimmt Edwin das Geschenk an, und seine Laufbahn geht steil nach oben. Durch den Spiegel wird jedes Begehren des inzwischen Unersättlichen zur Wahrheit. Doch schon bald wendet sich das Blatt.

1826. The sun is setting on the golden age of piracy, and the legendary Dragon Fleet, the scourge of the South China Sea, is no more. Its ruthless leader, a woman known only as the Head of the Dragon, is now only a story, like the ones Xiang has grown up with all her life. She desperately wants to prove her worth, especially to her mother, a shrewd businesswoman who never seems to have enough time for Xiang.

Jonas Cord had van jongs af aan al enorme bewondering voor zijn succesvolle vader. Hij wilde alles hebben wat hij ook had: macht, een fortuin en een mooie vrouw aan zijn zijde. Door zijn blinde ambitie en hebzucht heeft hij de top van de zakenwereld weten te bereiken, maar één ding, of beter gezegd, één iemand, kan hij niet krijgen: Rina Marlow. De verleidelijke actrice weet iedere man om de vinger te winden, maar weet ze ook hoe echte liefde voelt? Jonas komt klem te zitten tussen haar sensuele verschijning en manipulerende karakter. Zou zijn vader trots geweest zijn?

Ein TV-Bericht über den rätselhaften Fall eines Komapatienten erinnert Jochen an die Ereignisse in der Grafschaft Arnstein. Der 16-jährige Sebastian war in der Nähe von Mordians Gruft, die vor fünf Jahren zerstört wurde, leblos aufgefunden worden. Jochen verfolgt eine Spur, die ihn mitten ins Moor, zum Kloster "Heilig Blut" führt. Dort trifft er auf den seltsamen Pater Philippe Lemarque, der ihm erklärt, dass sein Vorfahre Mordian Treskow zurückgekehrt sei.

Introduction to Ecological Psychology is a highly accessible book that offers an overview of the fundamental theoretical foundations of Ecological Psychology. The authors, Julia J. C. Blau and Jeffrey B. Wagman, provide a broad coverage of the topic, including discussion of perception-action as well as development, cognition, social interaction, and application to real world problems.

Die junge Viktoria steht mitten im Leben und führt eine glückliche Beziehung. Eines Tages trifft sie einen geheimnisvollen Fremden, dessen verführerischem Charme sie erliegt. Nachdem sie sich ihm hingegeben hat, verändern sich ihre Wesenszüge und sie gerät in eine rätselhafte Abhängigkeit. Beim Versuch, diesem unerklärlichen Bann zu entfliehen, gerät sie in eine tödliche Gefahr.

Caught up in his decadent lifestyle, 20-something Gabriel Brockwell decides to kill himself. But before he does, he embarks on a quest for Wonderland—a bacchanal to end all bacchanals. His journey takes him around the globe, from London to Tokyo to Berlin, to taste all of life’s wildest pleasures, only to emerge with a renewed spirit and a desire to make up for some of the terrible things he’s done.

Meet Zack and Cody Martin, identical twins and the newest residents of Boston’s swanky Tipton Hotel. Living in a suite with their mom Carey, the boys treat the Tipton like their own personal playground. But it’s hard to stay out of trouble when they’re constantly pestering candy counter...

Caster and New Dark Lord Silenos Shaiagrazni has vanished, and chaos reigns in his absence. Coalitions collapse into infighting and paranoia, the ambitious seek to exert influence wherever they can, and tyrants see opportunity in the crisis. As the ancient Archimage Mafari embarks on a merciless campaign of vengeance against Silenos's former allies, the New Dark Lord remains trapped in a mind-twisting alternate dimension. Only by transforming into a radically different and breathtakingly powerful being can Silenos hope to make an escape.

Humanity has been banished to a distant star. Left to fight over resources rationed to them by mysterious machine-overlords known as Wardens. Commander Rylan Holt labors against inter-colony arms trafficking when an informant gives him horrific news. The ruthless cartel boss, Lilith, has stockpiled outlawed weapons of mass destruction. Worse, she claims to have permission from the Wardens to unleash them upon the system.

The Ascendant Humans have conquered Earth and banished mankind to a distant star. There, the refugees war in space over the resources rationed to them. In an orbital habitat, Commander Rylan Shaw labors against the inter-colony arms trafficking when an informant gives him horrific news. The ruthless cartel boss, Lilith, has stockpiled weapons of mass destruction. Worse, she has permission from the Wardens, humanity's robot overlords, to unleash them upon the system.

Morgana's world is shattered when her brother vanishes into the sinister badlands of Vespera. Driven by her thirst for answers, she joins the ranks of the Umbran Guard by day, but come night, she takes to the streets in search of the people responsible for his disappearance. When her path crosses with Aster Sinclair, the shadow-cursed prince fated for death but willing to do anything for his cure, Morgana discovers that her quest for truth may be a more dangerous task than she could have ever expected.

Welcome to Andover, where superpowers are common, but internships are complicated. Just ask high school nobody, Jessica Tran. Despite her heroic lineage, Jess is resigned to a life without superpowers and is merely looking to beef-up her college applications when she stumbles upon the perfect (paid!) internship only it turns out to be for the town's most heinous supervillain.