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Kade's search for justice meets the storm of the century. Snowed in at a campground in the isolated community of Three Rivers, he's no longer a wanted man just another trapped tourist. He does his best to help. Tries to fit in. Even finds a welcome place to rest his head. But he's not the only stranger in town. Along the dangerous road known as Mineral King lies a fortress-like hacienda. A recent purchase by a man tied inextricably to Kade's past. A ruthless cartel warlord who's got a plan to take over the unincorporated town and turn it into his personal fiefdom.

Former FBI Special Agent Kade Black is wanted for a crime he didn't commit. The kind of crime handled outside the normal courts of law. Renditions. Interrogations. A cryptic trail left by a dead Russian double agent is his only hope. When the trail leads him to the rugged Oregon coast in his battered RV, Kade isn't the only surprise for the sleepy little town. There's a body on the beach. Signs of a horrific ritual killing. Kade soon discovers he's the only one who can solve this grisly murder.

¿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.

European tourists travel languidly along the Nile River to Abousir, at the southern frontier of Egypt, aboard “a turtle-bottomed, round-bowed stern-wheeler,” the Korosko. But Dervish warriors threaten danger and then attack and kidnap the tourists. In this novel, Doyle explores themes of British Imperialism and a defensive European perspective on North Africa; racial paternalism; and debates on interference with other countries’ politics and religions. This wonderful novel was first published in 1898, long before Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile.

For as long as anyone can remember, Afterworld has teetered on the brink. With so much at stake, Arthur Pendragon, Dobrynya Nikitich, Ragnarr Loðbrók, and other legendary heroes unite to face the Dark Creator and his legions—an ancient force of chaos and destruction. The ultimate showdown between mortals and gods has arrived. With the Dark Creator and his monstrous kin approaching the Divine Mountains, the protectors must sacrifice everything to ensure Afterworld's survival. Will their bravery and unity be enough, or will the encroaching darkness consume all in its path?