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An age of bloody civil war and dictatorship is at an end. In its turbulent aftermath, an ambitious young lawyer, Marcus Tullius Cicero, is beginning to make a name for himself. But does he have what it takes, and can this new era of peace and prosperity truly last? When he defends the accused in a prominent murder trial, Cicero's path crosses with that of Sulla, the former dictator and a war hero of the Republic. Soon, Cicero will discover that beneath Rome’s civilised and sophisticated veneer lies corruption, cruelty and vice.

A cosmic accident sets the modern West Virginia town of Grantville down in war-torn 17th-century Europe. It will take all the gumption of the resourceful, freedom-loving up-timers to find a way to flourish in the mad and bloody birth of the Renaissance. Are they up for it? You bet they are. Edited by Eric Flint and inspired by his now-legendary 1632, this is the fun stuff that fills in the pieces of the Ring of Fire political, social, and cultural puzzle as supporting characters we meet in the novels get their own lives, loves, and life-changing stories.

Written for audio format, this collection of six science fiction stories draw on themes of arrival, discovery and destination. Commissioned especially for Audible, and narrated by outstanding performers, these stories evoke the traditional storytelling of West African Jali as the unknown and distant are brought to life for audiences.

Einst fesselten sie das Radiopublikum, heute sind sie Hörbuchkult: Die Hörspiele um den leicht versnobten Durbridge-Helden Paul Temple zählten zu den ersten Radiomehrteilern. Heute werden die instigen "Straßenfeger" in Clubs und Lounges aufgelegt.

La jaula se ha roto, la batalla final ha comenzado... ¿Podrá el amor de la prisionera dorada iluminar la oscuridad? Un rey enjauló mi cuerpo. Otro ha enjaulado mi mente. La guerra ha estallado entre Annwyn y Orea, aunque esa no es la única batalla que se libra. Hay una lucha dentro de mí, y estoy decidida a ganarla, por mucho que intenten dejarme vacía. Sin embargo, han olvidado una cosa: la fuerza ancestral del vínculo entre dos seres predestinados.

The end of the world begins at dawn, when the sun rises later than it should. Then the holes appear. The first forms in Central Park, within sight of an apartment where Repairman Jack and a man as old as time watch with growing dread. Gaping holes, bottomless and empty…until sundown, when the first unearthly, hungry creatures appear.

War is a serious business - or is it? Christopher Anvil turns his sardonic sense of humor loose on the subject. Hard-SF legend and Analog regular Christopher Anvil brings together mind-bending ideas and grim-but-true black humor in the face of war's utter destruction in this mega-compilation.

Captain Nicholas Turnhouse—Bloody Nick—takes his new experimental Amphion-class heavy frigate out to the Mediterranean to join the command of Old Jervie, Lord St Vincent, immediately after the Battle of the Nile. His ship is new and powerful . . . and sails like a pig. He must make the best of it under the command of the harshest, but possibly fairest, taskmaster in the Navy. There are still a few rich prizes left, and any number of belligerent French and Spanish ships of war, and the Barbary Rovers are enjoying their final resurgence.

Repairman Jack doesn’t believe a house can be haunted. But he’s about to change that tune… In the borough of Queens, just across the river from Manhattan, two clever practitioners of spiritualist hocus-pocus use high-tech tricks to dupe their marks. Perhaps they’re too good: they’ve lured too many clients from other mediums and are now under attack. Unable to go to the police for fear of exposing their own scams, they hire Repairman Jack to fix their problem.

It should be an easy solve: a murder in broad daylight with two eyewitnesses. But the victim is the son of a notorious local crime family who has a habit of hitting on other men’s wives; the witnesses are Serbian nationals who speak limited English. For DCI Warren Jones, this is his most challenging case yet. As the suspects pile up, the victim’s family work to protect their son’s memory by destroying any evidence that could betray his criminal past - or might have led to his killer.

Voici plus d'un siècle, un homme étrange nommé Nol visita tous les rois du monde connu. Sur sa demande, des émissaires parmi les plus sages l'accompagnèrent alors pour un voyage mystérieux sur l'île de Ji. Mais tous n'en revinrent pas, et les survivants gardèrent le silence sur ce qu'ils avaient vu, jusque dans la tombe. Depuis, leurs descendants se réunissent régulièrement pour commémorer cet événement dont ils ignorent presque tout. À part eux, plus personne ne s'intéresse à cette histoire tombée dans l'oubli.

Welche Grenzen würden Sie überschreiten, um zu überleben? Drei Monate nachdem ein EMP-Angriff das Stromnetz der USA zerstört hat, sind bereits Millionen Menschen an Hunger und Krankheiten gestorben. Als das Ende des Winters endlich in Sicht ist, steht die kleine Stadt Fall Creek in Michigan am Rande des Untergangs. Ihre Einwohner haben gelitten und Opfer gebracht. Aber um sich eine lebenswerte Zukunft zu sichern, müssen sie sich der Dunkelheit in sich selbst stellen. Jeder muss für sich entscheiden, ob er sich seine Menschlichkeit bewahren oder um jeden Preis überleben will.

Auf den Schlachtfeldern von Aexe Cardinal befinden sich die kämpfenden Kräfte der Imperialen Armee in einer tödlichen Pattsituation mit den dunklen Armeen des Chaos. Kommissar-Oberst Ibram Gaunt und sein Regiment, das Erste und Einzige Tanith, durchleben im Grabenkrieg die Hölle auf Erden, denn der Tod durch den unsichtbaren Feind lauert an jeder Ecke. Die einzige Überlebenschance für Gaunt und seine leicht bewaffneten Späher besteht darin, sich freiwillig für eine Mission zu melden, die so gefährlich ist, dass niemand sonst es wagt, sie anzunehmen!

The sixth and final title in a series of recovers of the classic Preludes series. First launched over a decade ago, the Preludes series has continued to prove popular with Dragonlance fans. This rerelease of Tanis: The Shadow Years showcases a new look that is also reflected in the other recovers of this series. The title features cover art from lead Dragonlance saga artist Matt Stawicki.

From the author of the literary pulp phenomenon Spaceman Blues comes a future history cautionary tale, a heist movie in the style of a hippie novel. Liberation is a speculation on life in near-future America after the country suffers an economic cataclysm that leads to the resurgence of ghosts of its past (such as the human slave trade). Our heroes are the Slick Six, a group of international criminals who set out to alleviate the worst of these conditions and put America on the road to recovery.

Sjette bind i slægtskrøniken om Ib Nielsen, der nu er flyttet til Paris, hvor han bor sammen med en ung fransk kvinde og hendes datter. Bogens hovedpersoner er dog Ibs tvillingesøstre Eva og Ingrid, der begge bliver forfulgt af galningen Max Sønnichen. Eva er hans kærlighedslængsel, mens han betragter Ingrid som en utålelig kopi. Han bliver en dødelig trussel mod Ingrid. I juleferien mødes romanens personer i et hus i Auvergne, som Eva og hendes mand har lejet. Max Sønnichen er i al hemmelighed fulgt efter som en skygge, der kommer tættere og tættere på sit mål.

What happens when you stand up to those who want you dead? Against those who would crush the world? It's time to find out.

The Spider Queen lives again. But something is different, something her priestesses can hear in the winds, feel in their spirits, and for a select few see with their own eyes. The Demonweb Pits, removed from the Abyss to take its place among the lower planes, is more dangerous, more horrifying than anyone has ever imagined. Teeming with feral spiders bent on ripping each other to pieces - killing, eating, and killing again - the blasted landscape of Lolth’s personal hell is still forming.

Comment, au fil de hasards qui n'en sont pas, Ambroise, le thanatopracteur amoureux des vivants et sa grand-mère Beth vont rencontrer la jolie Manelle et le vieux Samuel, et s'embarquer pour un joyeux road trip en corbillard, à la recherche d'un improbable dénouement ? Un conte moderne régénérant, ode à la vie et à l'amour des autres. Tout lecteur fermera heureux, ému et réparé, ce deuxième roman qui confirme le talent de Jean-Paul Didierlaurent.

Cécile, a stylish 47-year-old, has spent the weekend visiting her parents in a provincial town southeast of Paris. By early Monday morning, she's exhausted. These trips back home are always stressful, and she settles into a train compartment with an empty seat beside her. But it's soon occupied by a man she instantly recognizes: Philippe Leduc, with whom she had a passionate affair that ended in her brutal humiliation 30 years ago. In the fraught hour and a half that ensues, their express train hurtles toward the French capital.