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Carver's burning his days doing Guide work, patrolling Riven and helping its lost souls find their way while, back on Earth, World War One ratchets up the lives waiting for Carver's help. Problem is, those lives don't like waiting around, and when a new, angrier soul starts gathering the dead and directing them at Carver, being a Guide goes from dangerous to deadly real fast.

Ellen White’s Afterlife examines: The delightful fictions about her in the 1960s. The troubling facts uncovered in the 1970s. The enlightening research of the 1980s and beyond.

Launched to carry the human species across the galaxy, Starship's generations-long journey has crumbled as machines took everything from their human creators, including life itself. Given a mission by humanity's last digital remnants, Gamma must traverse Starship's vast, dangerous bulk in search of a way to preserve Starship's original purpose. Yet Gamma isn't the only intelligent machine on Starship, and some want a very different end as the spacecraft approaches its final destination

Mudita, Wheel Publicaton No. 170, contains several short essays, one by the editor, Ven. Nyanaponika, and three by lay practitioners on one of the lesser known and too-little practiced sublime states of mind. Mudita, usually translated "sympathetic joy", was designated one of the brahma-viharas by the Buddha, one of the sublime, noble states of mind. How is it to be practiced, and what are the implications of mudita on the spiritual path? These essays address those questions.

Guiding the dead to their next life has never been an easy job. Turns out, most dead don’t like being, well, dead. But when an angry, powerful spirit begins marshaling the lost souls and claiming Carver might be the bridge back to life, Carver has to find out why before the dead make him one of their own.

Get in. Get out. Get paid. That's the motto for this squad of hardened mercenaries—one they're about to test as they get sent on a secret mission to a backwater world teeming with unexpected enemies. From jungle swamps to deadly caves, secret bases to burning starships, Sever Squad takes the fight across the galaxy in this complete military sci-fi collection of six novels.

George R. Knight does it again! Known for his provocative approach to serious topics, Knight's latest book will not disappoint. Far from it, Prophets in Conflict not only challenges Adventist thinking and provides food for thought, but it also stimulates vigorous discussion.

The Seven Isles are at war. Wax and Eujo, pursued by assassins and soldiers alike, head to the spire isle of Kance to prepare for invasion. They expect an onslaught of metal and magic, but the truth is something far, far worse. Beneath the earth, an army the isles have never seen marches towards Kance, with their own survival at stake. Win, and the fiends can save themselves from their collapsing home. They can not, will not, lose. As war begins to tear apart the isles, Quik returns to Vis, aiming to free his jungle home from brutal occupiers.

Fury Storm is the action-packed finale to the Sever Squad series, calling the battered fighters in for one last chance to stop what began in Drop Zone. A sci-fi story filled with epic battles fought by compelling characters, Fury Storm is a sequel worth taking for a listen.

With a team member taken hostage and a child in danger, Sever Squad pursues a deadly agent across the galaxy. Having left their command ship in ruins, the traitorous agents Vana and Renard look for the final missing piece to create a devastating new weapon. That piece lies inside a young girl's cells, a child hidden away on a watery, high-tech world with no interest in a war.

After breaking open a sinister secret and deserting DefenseCorp, Sever Squad's been invited back, providing they give up the little girl they've sworn to protect. Going home isn't easy, but Sever needs new gear, medical attention, and a hot meal after their fight on Wexer. At first, the Nautilus brings back memories, from familiar faces to friendly concourses. It's almost enough to let Sever relax. Almost.

After leaving Dynas with secrets and suspicions, Sever Squad abandons their employer and makes for a secluded mining world to figure out what's next. An offer to help remove some stubborn locals serves as a paycheck, one that quickly turns sour when Sever realizes those same locals aren't exactly the deadly killers they're supposed to be.

They fought their way in. Now they're trapped, split up, and facing a fate worse than death as a gene-splicing scientist experiments on her newest test subjects.

When a strange rescue signal comes in, Sever Squad gets the call. They're tough, reckless, and one carries a giant hammer. Except this mission's different: the signal's calling for help, but the planet's deserted.

Journey with children, fae creatures, and gods alike as they navigate the joy of friendship, the struggles of finding identity, and the unclear pathways of strange new worlds. From best sellers to rising voices, 11 terrifically talented authors explore the many faces of whimsy and wonder, mischief and misdoings.

Six young men and women, brave and talented, pit their lives against an insidious dark magic that threatens to annihilate all mankind. Yet despite their bravest efforts, one by one those around them are taken and snuffed out by the sadistic creature that has been released into their midst. The clock is ticking, the scythe is poised to kill, and soon, no one will be left at all. Can these unlikely heroes put aside their differences and overcome the darkness before them, or is resistance truly as futile as their demonic adversary would have them believe?

Valley Thunder is the first full-length account in more than three decades to examine the combat at New Market on May 15, 1864 - the battle that opened the pivotal 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign...based upon years of primary research and a firsthand appreciation of the battlefield terrain, it includes a detailed examination of the complex prelude leading up to the day of battle. His entertaining prose introduces a new generation of readers to a wide array of soldiers, civilians, and politicians who found themselves swept up in one of the war’s most gripping engagements.

On the run from assassins and worse, Wax and his friends cross the ice to a strange and deadly land. With several skars yet to find, the group heads to Tamas short on provisions and the means to buy them. Tamas has other ways of earning your stay, though, and what it costs may be more than Wax and Eujo can bear. Still, if they want to save their friends, their family, their world, the only answer is to play along.

Caught between warring factions, Kaishi and her tribe face extinction. When a burning meteor lights up the night, Kaishi investigates and finds a creature with answers for everything, with secrets that could let Kaishi save her people. All Kaishi has to do is follow Its orders, no matter where they might lead.

Launched to carry the human species across the galaxy, Starship's generations-long journey has crumbled as machines took everything from their human creators, including life itself. Given a mission by humanity's last digital remnants, Gamma must traverse Starship's vast, dangerous bulk in search of a way to preserve Starship's original purpose. Yet Gamma isn't the only intelligent machine on Starship, and some want a very different end as the spacecraft approaches its final destination.