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In the time of the Crusades, in a world at war, a prince of immortal lineage and a spirit of fire who was once an assassin prepare to celebrate a royal wedding. But he is Christian and she is Muslim, and there are those who hate them not only for their disparate faiths but for their power and magic.

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What is the secret of Ben Cruachan, the hollow mountain that towers above the small village of Taynuilt in Argyll? Has it anything to do with a cat which disappeared from the riding school or the appearance of a stray pony? As a twelve year-old Jennifer Lindsay comes across the secret that will govern a part of her life well into her adulthood, only then will the mystery of Samantha, the cat, be solved for her broken-hearted owner, Alison, Jennifer’s cousin. And what role does the piper play in all this? As he says later, “If all else fails, there’s always the music.”

In 336 B.C., Egypt lies under the yoke of Persia. But a spirit of fire has risen to blaze across the world. His name is Alexander, and he is the destined conqueror of the Persian Empire - and the king foretold of Egypt. Meriamon, daughter of the last Pharaoh, journeys out of the Two Lands to find him and bring him home. From the battlefield of Issus to the siege of Tyre, from the founding of Alexandria to the divine revelations of Siwah, Meriamon both leads and follows her divine charge, who becomes her friend and her chosen king.

Nine tales of magic and enchantment. Horses of the ancient world, horses of the Middle Ages and the Arabian Nights, horses of the present and the future, even horses (and not quite horses) of a world that never was. When a mysterious stranger steals the Emperor Charlemagne’s favorite horse, the Emperor’s page goes hunting for the thief and the horse - and uncovers a secret older than gods.

Constantinople, A.D. 1203: a great army camps outside the City of Cities, and threatens it with conquest. Within the City, a Greek witch and a renegade monk who is also a white enchanter do their utmost to hold back the tides of war. But even their great powers may not be able to save Byzantium’s empire from the Western Crusade.

Alfred of St. Ruan's has lived his life in the seclusion of the monastery. But a badly wounded knight on a mission from the Elvenking, a beautiful and mysterious stranger who walks as both woman and beast, and a warrior king call him out of the cloister's walls into the wars and storms of the world. For he is neither mortal nor human, though he has long tried to live as both; and he can deny neither his nature nor his powerful magic.

Sofia is an ordinary schoolgirl living in a future Singapore where the population is divided into three social strata. When she inadvertently unlocks the gateway to a new world, she realises she must escape the government's radar. She ventures into the lowest rung of society, the Voids, and meets with the eccentric Uncle Kirk and the resourceful Father Lang. While on the run, she learns why her father disappeared seven years ago and why the new world exists in the first place.

Who is this enigmatic girl born in a place that feels foreign to her? As she returns to a world that isn‚At truly hers, the expectations weigh heavily on her. They are concerned about the impression she‚All make, fearing she might leave and never return. Yet, they failed to prepare her for the challenges ahead. Join her on a journey of self-discovery and the struggle to find belonging in a life filled with uncertainty. - Summary by Jenn Broda and The Author

Dies ist eine Liebesgeschichte... aber nicht die Liebesgeschichte, die du erwartest. Wo sehen Sie sich in fünf Jahren? Als die ehrgeizige New Yorker Anwältin Dannie dies beim wichtigsten Bewerbungsgespräch ihrer jungen Karriere gefragt wird, ist ihre Antwort klar, hat sie doch einen minutiös ausgeklügelten Lebensplan. An diesem Abend macht ihr Freund ihr einen Heiratsantrag und sie legt sich schlafen, mit dem guten Gefühl, dass alles so läuft, wie sie es sich gewünscht hat.

From the age of steam and the heirs of Dr. Frankenstein to the asteroid belt to the halls of Miskatonic University, the writers at Book View Café have concocted a beakerful of quaint, dangerous, sexy, clueless, genius, insane scientists, their assistants (sometimes equally if not even more deranged, not to mention bizarre), friends, test subjects, and adversaries.

¿Quién no se ha preguntado por la existencia de otros mundos y ha imaginado cómo descubrirlos? Escritos en la primera mitad del siglo XX, los cuentos de Judith Merril, Zenna Henderson, Joanna Russ, Doris Pitkin Buck, Wilmar H. Shiras, C. L. Moore y Mildred Clingerman muestran posibles vías para llegar a ellos.

In the Year Without a Summer, a group of mad geniuses descended on Geneva. In an attempt to save the body and mind of George Byron, they performed a dreadful and forbidden experiment that forever changed history - and tore their own lives apart.Years later, Byron’s daughter Ada has inherited her father’s genius.

"Space-our new home! We live on the Moon to preserve mankind in the face of the devastation on Earth. We can never go home again. So WE ARE the next iteration in mankind's future and their last hope!" General Daniel Walker, 1st - Moonbase Commander (Year-2030)Coming in October 2022Starring Micah Henderson as General Daniel M. Walker IIIIV.Introduction by Legendary - Brian SessionsNarrator~ Judith SpenglerAnnouncer ~ Kent LillyScript Editor ~ Tracy BabioneCast: J. A. Babione, Tracy Babione, James Sedivy, Sarah Patterson, Paul Lavelle, Tim Evans, Jim Fronk, Shelley Moore, Jennifer Blake, Cael ...

A la suite d’une catastrophe survenue en 2101, la température sur terre atteint 60 degrés. Les humains ne peuvent plus vivre sans tenue de protection et les femmes ne peuvent plus enfanter sans perdre la vie. Alors qu’elle est amoureuse de Taschko, dont le corps entièrement brulé ne peut plus être touché, Pagona se retrouve enceinte d’un autre homme. Malgré les risques, elle décide de mener la grossesse à terme. Elle parle à l’enfant qu’elle porte, la poésie devenant la meilleure arme contre la violence du monde.

Eigentlich hatte es für die kleine Reisegruppe ein entspannter Kurzurlaub auf einer alten zu einem Hotel umfunktionierten Plantage werden sollen. Doch bereits bei ihrer Ankunft häufen sich die Anzeichen, dass mit dem Hotel etwas nicht zu stimmen scheint. Weder scheint es Personal zu geben noch ist der Verwalter, ein zwielichtiger älterer Herr namens Brock bereit, ihnen über die seltsamen Vorgänge auf der Plantage Rede und Antwort zu stehen.