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Some love stories start with a choice. Theirs began with a sacrifice. Human slave Mila's survival depended on obedience—until she uncovered a secret that made her a target. Beaten, imprisoned, and left with no way out, she never expected a Naga warrior to destroy her chains. Niri General...

Erin Solstice trusts a lot of people—even some lost Redfangs survivors of Esthelm—but can she handle being friends with Goblins when every hand is turned against them and the tribes are on the rampage? Liscor is in the path of Goblin Lord's inexorable march north, and the fates of Rags, Garen Redfang, and Tremborag's Goblin tribes are all tied to an impending war. Who will survive?

After some rough tours during the Drone Wars, Reggie finds himself visiting a best friend's mausoleum. As he's paying his respects, a visitor from a land of myth and magic offers him a chance to bring Gary back—but there's a catch. He'll become a named character who's capable of magic, destined to lead a small army, and tasked with the unimaginable feat of winning a losing war one fight at a time. The battles will be just as savage as the realm is, but if he commands his troops as a cunning and capable general, he'll unlock the unimaginable.

When a mortal soldier is transformed by divine fury, the war between mortals and gods erupts into a cataclysmic battle that will shatter magic itself. Reggie was once simply a general charged with forming an army to save a planet that’s become his own—but now he wields stolen godly power. And he must use it to end centuries of tyranny—at a terrible cost.

War never rests, and neither can Reggie. The battle for Tormith is just the beginning as the armies of chaos and turmoil march ever closer to strategic points. Every choice is a gamble, and Reggie must face his toughest challenge yet: defending the planet of the women he loves against overwhelming odds. When the weapon that was summoned by the gods to rival Reggie is finally revealed, survival becomes a race against time.

They were the leaders, the men who made the decisions that change the outcome of battles... and the fate of continents. From the awesome landing at Normandy to the torturous campaigns of the South Pacific, from the frozen hills of Korea to the devastated wastes of Dien Bien Phu, they had earned their stars. Now they led America’s finest against her most relentless enemy deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia. It was a new kind of war, but the Generals led a new kind of army, ready for battle - and glory...

After some rough tours during the Drone Wars, Reggie finds himself visiting a best friend's mausoleum. As he's paying his respects, a visitor from a land of myth and magic offers him a chance to bring Gary back—but there's a catch. He'll become a named character who's capable of magic, destined to lead a small army, and tasked with the unimaginable feat of winning a losing war one fight at a time. The battles will be just as savage as the realm is, but if he commands his troops as a cunning and capable general, he'll unlock the unimaginable.

Está congelando a -38oC. Stalingrado, inverno de 1942-1943. Um vento frio varre as planícies, jogando cristais de gelo em nossos rostos. Estamos marchando por milhares de corpos congelados. Os generais da SS estão marchando na frente do comboio, silenciosos e distanciados. Notamos que o general da SS está bravo há um tempo, um fanático que quer morrer em batalha, levando consigo tantos quanto possível.

A riveting tale of battle and adventure in a brutal land, where loyalty and courage are constantly challenged and the enemy is never far away. Jack Lark barely survived the Battle of the Alma. As the brutal fight raged, he discovered the true duty that came with the officer's commission he'd taken. In hospital, wounded, and with his stolen life left lying on the battlefield, he grasps a chance to prove himself a leader once more. Poor Captain Danbury is dead, but Jack will travel to his new regiment in India, under his name.

An Imperial general has defected to the enemy, and the secrets he carries could spell the end of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade. Colonel-Commissar Gaunt and a small team from the Tanith First must infiltrate an enemy-held world and gain the trust of the local underground, all the while trying desperately to avoid the ever-present taint of Chaos. Their mission: to stop the traitor general from revealing his secrets - by any means necessary.

Royal alchemist Kaethe knows two things. One: Drinking tea made from steeped riverhearts will cure almost anything. Two: Never, ever trust an orc. When a rumor that she believes pertains to her missing brother has her leaving the safety and warmth of King Arkain and Queen Elvie's court, she finds herself in the heart of the orc's territory. Brokenbone Mountain is rumored to be filled with unspeakable danger. If you can survive the harsh elements, those foul creatures that call the mountain home will enjoy feasting on your bones. Delightful.

In the throes of crisis, Rome braces for change. Caesar, Rome’s greatest general and conqueror of Gaul, now faces being stripped of his command and dragged back to Italy for prosecution by his enemies. His former ally, Pompey, has sided with his opponents in the Senate and frustrates all efforts to find peace. With no alternatives, Caesar crosses the Rubicon and spearheads an invasion of Rome with Mark Antony at his side, throwing the empire into civil war. Will Antony rise to the heights of power or be executed as a traitor?

Generationen lasen begeistert die Abenteuer der beiden Weltenbummler Rolf Torring und Hans Warren. Die Serie erschien von 1930 bis 1939 in 445 Heften im Verlag Neues Verlagshaus für Volksliteratur GmbH, Berlin, und noch einmal von 1950 bis 1960 in 273 Heftausgaben zunächst im nun in Bad Pyrmont angesiedelten Verlagshaus, später in Lizenz bei Pabel, Rastatt.

An unwanted daughter is betrothed to a reclusive man. She arrives at his beautiful home on a lonely island, to find there is no husband, only a forbidding housekeeper. A mysterious locked door; an oddly-behaved cat; perhaps she didn't come here to be a bride...

It is 1164, and for a hundred years England has been ruled by the Normans. A young Saxon boy named Durwin, crippled by a childhood accident, had caught the eye of a Norman sage teaching at a rural school of magic. Realizing that the boy had promise, Durwin was made stable boy, and eventually allowed to attend classes. Now twenty, Durwin is proficient enough that he is assigned to teach, but the other sages refuse to promote him and he is hassled by the Norman juniors for his disability.

King Henry is dead; Richard the Lionheart now rules England. The new king does not believe in magic, and is interested only in a crusade to recapture Jerusalem. But his crusade soon stalls, and while he is away, his brother, John, and his supposed ally, Philip of France, are conspiring to steal his kingdom. Richard's mother, Queen Eleanor, sends Sir Durwin, Enchanter General of England, out to Palestine, where he must convince the skeptical king that a loyal magician can be a valuable aide. Meanwhile, King Philip has turned all of Europe into a trap for Richard.

King Henry, campaigning in France, receives a muddled warning of a treasonous conspiracy in Lincoln Castle, his great fortress in the center of England. His enchanters report that the letter contains both truth and lies, but cannot determine which is which. Putting little stock in the warning, he sends an eager young knight to lead a troop of men and investigate, and since the letter includes hints of magic, Henry orders him to enlist the help of Durwin, the young Saxon whose education he has been financing these last two years.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Jeff Shaara comes the riveting final installment in the Civil War series that began with A Blaze of Glory and continued in A Chain of Thunder and The Smoke at Dawn. November 1864: As the Civil War rolls into its fourth bloody year, the tide has turned...

A high society fraud and a scrappy swindler team up to take down Gilded Age New York in this tale of intrigue, drama, and female friendship. The Grand Duchess Marie Charlotte Antonie of Würrtemberg--a turmoil-plagued Germanic nation with closely guarded emerald mines--has taken Gilded Age high...

A classic thriller from the bestselling master of action and suspense. Winter 1943, and US General Carnaby has been captured by the Nazis. He is being held in a fortress high in the Bavarian Alps. headquarters of the German Secret Service, and in his head are plans for the invasion of Normandy...