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When the aliens came down and told us they’d enslave all of the human race if we didn’t send our bigliest warrior to participate in their arena death games, I laughed at them. It was really funny because they obviously didn’t know who they were dealing with. Know what I mean? Then they said they would pick the greatest warrior, and they picked Marc Havak. He seemed like such an average guy, but he was a true-blue American. He even worked as a truck driver! That’s the kind of good guy we want defending us from aliens.

A fast-paced and gripping near-future science fiction debut about the gritty world of competitive gaming... Every week, Kali Ling fights to the death on national TV. She’s died hundreds of times. And it never gets easier... The RAGE tournaments—the Virtual Gaming League’s elite...

My fellow Americans, we are here for one reason: the fact that I picked Marc Havak to represent us in the crucible of carnage. Now, before we talk about how fantastic I am at making world leader decisions, let’s talk about how great this sequel is. I've read many sequels, and all were bad. Very very bad. But this one? It's the best. And not just because I'm in it. No. Well, yes. I’m in it, and I always do a fantastic job with everything.

Fynes Chapman, reputado comerciante de Londres, es escogido por la Corona británica para abrir una nueva vía en la Ruta de la Seda. Fynes viaja junto a su hija, Katherine, con la Compañía Británica de las Indias Orientales. Allí los espera Arthur Wyatt, coronel que los acompañará en la caravana hacia el Imperio chino. Arthur no esperaba a una mujer allí y, por esa razón, verá todos sus planes alterados. Pronto iniciarán un viaje plagado de adversidades. Katherine guarda un secreto que la ha conducido hasta esa arriesgada expedición.

From Sunday Times best-selling author Ben Kane comes a collection of short stories.

¿Cómo hemos llegado a esto? Cinco niños de teta se le pegan a los talones como estiércol de caballo. En un barco con un capitán que no es de fiar. En un viaje en medio del territorio enemigo, repleto de degolladores. En busca de una leyenda perdida que podría desvanecerse en el aire en cualquier momento, como un pedo de camello.El tiempo pide a gritos un cambio. Un misterioso pergamino conduce finalmente a Karek y sus compañeros a su destino. Pero lo que encuentran allí no conoce leyes, ni fe, ni misericordia.

In the harsh territory near what used to be the Western badlands, Ryan Cawdor and his crew join the search for the wreck of a crashed space station. But in the ruins of Las Vegas, he falls prey to a maelstrom of violence. Hostage in a bitter war between regional barons, Ryan finds that even his best effort is an odds-even gamble and that his son's life may depend on the whims of destiny.

80 d.C. È il primo giorno dei giochi inaugurali dell'Anfiteatro Flavio, il primo di cento. La folla sugli spalti è in fibrillazione e il meglio dell'aristocrazia riempie la tribuna d'onore. Da qui, l'imperatore Tito si gode il suo capolavoro: un gigante di marmo e pietra a sfidare il cielo. Per la massima gloria di Roma. Sulla soglia dell'arena, che le generazioni future chiameranno Colosseo, c'è un gladiatore. Ha l'animo rotto ed è armato per uccidere. Il nome con cui il pubblico lo acclama, nell'odiato latino degli invasori, è Vero.

When Gunnar learns the king of Highcastle will grant an audience to anyone who wins an arena championship, he decides to enter the competition as a gladiator. If he can earn a meeting with the ailing king and persuade him to stop Dryden before his dragon flies, he can save Edgewood and countless lives. He'll also get his name posted in every arena, which could lead Rachel one step closer to finding him. Does Gunnar have what it takes to become a champion, or has he bitten off more than he can chew?

It’s 1981, and 17-year-old Norma Rogers’ parents drop her off at the college dorms. Soon, Norma finds herself drunk and nearly naked with three strangers. The strip poker event is the first of many experiences that prompt Norma to question who she is and who she wants to be. Norma’s relationships with an array of characters induce her to grapple with society’s messages about women, sex, and freedom.

1812. On the eve of the invasion of Russia, half-French, half-English Matthieu Carrey finds himself in the ranks of Napoleon's five hundred thousand strong army. With Tsar Alexander seemingly ill-prepared, a French victory seems certain. The Grande Armée will obliterate everything in its path. Carrey's purpose is less clear. Blackmailed into becoming a spy in the emperor's army, he hopes to follow his lover, a French actress who has gone to work in the Moscow theatre. Food and fodder grow scarce.