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What can be better than attending a magic academy? New friends, new knowledge, new emotions. All you have to do is study, close rifts, and not think too much of anything else. I also had two students, who needed my time and experience, which took a lot of my time. No time to get into any trouble, right? Wrong! Especially when you are a chaos mage and an entire squad of assassins is hunting you down. They even took the place of some of the best students at the magic academy just to get closer to me. Let them try! A chaos warrior never runs from trouble!

When detective John Sole and his partner uncover a connection between a senator and a Mexican drug cartel, they set off a chain of events that shatters Sole's world. The cartel's enforcer murders Sole's partner, wife, and children, leaving him devastated and consumed by a thirst for revenge.

THE WEAKEST HUNTER OF ALL MANKIND! E-rank hunter Jinwoo Sung has no money, no talent, and no prospects to speak of-and apparently, no luck, either! When he enters a hidden double dungeon one fateful day, he’s abandoned by his party and left to die at the hands of some of the most horrific...

“MAY YOUR COURAGE SAVE YOUR WORLD.”The Monarch of Destruction and the armies of Chaos have descended upon Earth, leaving nothing but death and carnage in their wake. The fate of humanity lies in the hands of the newly crowned Shadow Monarch, Jinwoo Sung. Who will be the final victor when the...

I was the greatest mage of chaos of my time, spending sixty years defending the world from rift creatures. If there was a mission—I completed it. If there was an enemy—I destroyed them. I was loyal to the Empire to my bone, until it decided to wipe out the Chaos clan and every last one of its members.

JINWOO SUNG, OFFICIALLY S RANKLeveling up in C-rank dungeons has become next to impossible for Jinwoo. But an E-rank hunter attempting anything higher? Well, that would raise some serious red flags…so the time has come for a reevaluation. And when the results are back, it’s official-Jinwoo...

ARISE! Once dubbed the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind, Jinwoo is now…well, something else entirely. Armed with his mysterious system, he’s currently powerful enough to single-handedly clear dungeons that once would have proven life-threatening. He just has to ready himself to take on the...

“IT’S SHOWTIME.”The news has made headlines-"Korea and Japan join hands to exterminate the terrifying magic beasts on Jeju Island once and for all!” It’s a monumental moment for the people of the country…and it has absolutely nothing to do with Jinwoo. Instead, the newest S-rank...

WHO AM I?A devastating dungeon break at his sister’s high school is quickly taken care of by Jinwoo...but not before he confirms that magic beasts no longer register him as a human. What’s more, the deceased Byunggu Min sends him a cryptic warning from beyond the grave: Jinwoo’s powers are...

The murders of several distinguished S-rank hunters rock the world, and Jinwoo knows it’s only a matter of time before the perpetrators strike again. The declaration of war comes earlier than expected, however, in the form of a colossal gate looming in the skies above Seoul. With the Hunter’s Association of Korea struggling to adjust to its new normal and the Monarchs picking off the top hunters one by one, will Jinwoo be able to keep everyone safe from the biggest disaster mankind has ever faced?

Bond. Is. Back. It’s 1969, and, having just celebrated his forty-fifth birthday, James Bond—British special agent 007—is summoned to headquarters to receive an unusual assignment. Zanzarim, a troubled West African nation, is being ravaged by a bitter civil war, and M directs Bond to quash...

"MAY ALL THAT YOU WISH TO PROTECT BURN TO ASHES…” Having witnessed the staggering power of the Shadow Monarch, Jinwoo can’t wait to level up and reach those heights, and what better way to do so than to mobilize his army of soldiers against an S-rank dungeon’s worth of giants? Saving a...

Ninguna teme adentrarse en territorios incómodos: la violencia que acecha en lo cotidiano, los vínculos familiares que tanto asfixian como sostienen a sus personajes, los cuerpos que la sociedad insiste en homologar, y cómo todo ello reconfigura el panorama a su alrededor. Esta antología resguarda algo más que la suma de once buenos cuentos: ha sido pensada como un diálogo entre escritoras de distintas latitudes y generaciones, y como un acto de reconocimiento entre pares.

Con il suo quinto libro, Francesca Ceccherini ci catapulta nuovamente tra i corridoi della vita di Sofia, un palcoscenico vibrante di personaggi e destini intricati, guidandoci attraverso situazioni drammatiche, ma intrise di un profondo desiderio d'amore. La storia coraggiosa di Giovanni in Somalia, animata dalla speranza, si svela parallelamente al bullismo tragicomico in una scuola elementare e a una misteriosa adozione, che mette a dura prova un legame coniugale saldo.

"Novelle per un anno" è una raccolta di 241 novelle di Luigi Pirandello. Originariamente sono state pubblicate sul Corriere della Sera, successivamente ripubblicate in 15 raccolte. Inizialmente erano previste 24 raccolte contenenti 365 novelle, tuttavia la prematura morte dell'autore ha impedito il raggiungimento del traguardo. Postume sono state pubblicate altre novelle dell'autore. Le raccolte sono state pubblicate tra il 1922 e il 1938.

"Integralista è chiunque abbia un solo scopo nella vita, sia esso religioso, sociale, o anche sentimentale. Non si deve mai vivere unicamente in funzione di qualcosa o qualcuno..." Vesna vive una vita artificiale. Nel tempo ha sviluppato la capacità di archiviare le laceranti esperienze del passato in contenitori che poi lascia decantare in un'area discosta della sua mente alla quale ha deciso di non accedere più.

"A Solas" narra la historia de dos mujeres que, amigas de infancia, se reencuentran al cabo de muchos años de distancia. A través de los correos electrónicos que empiezan a intercambiar, consiguen recuperar la complicidad perdida y acaban convirtiéndose en un punto de apoyo la una para la...

Prim and proper Oakley Waldo seemed just fine riding solo at work and in her personal life. But when I walk in on her and discover we're neighbors, she'll have to work double time to keep the tension between us at a low simmer. My mission? To bring out the wild woman I know is hiding underneath that tightly wound bun and perfectly unruffled uniform. Only problem is, she seems dead set on discovering the past I vowed to keep hidden away.

La historia de una mujer que tiene que enfrentarse a su entorno. Mei se ha ido al bosque para escribir. Su faena es un desastre y su matrimonio no funciona, así que se escapa a la cabaña del bosque de su infancia para poder escribir. Con palabras, Mei tendrá que encararse a su pasado anodino, su presente descarriado y su futuro inestable. Con una prosa descarnada y visual, la autora confronta a Mei contra su propia soledad.

"Le radici profonde non gelano": questo motto accompagna la vita del Casale da cinque generazioni, come l'Ulivo centenario che cresce in cortile. Emma e Guglielmo, i figli di Raimondo e Camilla, crescono immersi nella campagna, assaporando la ciclicità delle stagioni, mentre pian piano la modernità si innesta sulle tradizioni. Il futuro del Casale sembra già scritto: Guglielmo sarà l'erede della fortuna di famiglia, mentre a Emma, secondogenita e donna, non resta che trovare la propria strada.Ma quando una tragedia improvvisa si abbatte sulla famiglia, il vecchio ciclo si rompe.