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Long ago, Thor saved the people of Miskander from a rebellious horde. As a thank you for his selfless heroism, he was gifted a crown which he safely stored on Asgard. Until Loki stole it. The Trickster God has been partying hard as a rock band guitarist and thought it would be fun to bequeath the crown to the lead singer, Nihilator, unaware of its true significance—and the corruptive, destructive influence of its true power.

A U.S. Army Ranger sniper finds himself on his own and on the move far downrange and beyond the wire in an epic fantasy world filled with deadly monsters and dangerous foes in a total battle royale for glory, hoard—and flat-out survival. Adrift on the Sea of Riddles and lost in a dangerous world of epic fables, Sgt. Thor and his anti-materiel sniper rifle, Mjölnir, must survive brutal pirates, the darkest sorcery, and a catastrophic shipwreck on a strange island steeped in arcane mystery and containing the remains of a lost civilization guarding an ancient artifact of great and terrible power.

Hunted and on the run inside the fabled and dangerous City of Thieves, U.S. Army Ranger Sniper Sergeant Thor must pull the greatest fade of his career as powerful sorcerers and conniving eunuchs dispatch small armies of deadly mercenaries and vicious hired killers to track down and take what Thor has stolen fair and square. Other dangers await the Ranger inside the wild and untamed alleys, temples, once-mighty fortresses, and degenerate palaces of the Ruin's greatest and most ancient of cities.

Deutschland nach der atomaren Apokalypse Keiner kennt die Wurzeln von Cee – er scheint ein Findelkind zu sein. Von klein auf ist er ausgesprochen mutig und freiheitsliebend, was ihn zum geborenen Anführer macht. Deshalb ist er es auch, der die Mitglieder der Bikergang Thor zum ersten Mal seit Jahrzehnten aus dem Bunker führt. Doch in einer Zeit, in der zahllose rivalisierende Banden mit Strahlung, Nahrungsknappheit und zerschlagenen Hierarchien kämpfen, hat jeder Anführer eine Herkulesaufgabe vor sich.

The Problem of Thor Bridge by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the most dramatic Sherlock Holmes mysteries, blending jealousy, deception, and tragedy into a gripping tale of deduction.

Beyond the City of Thieves, lost deep in the Eastern Wastes, Sergeant Thor and his companions rescue the descendants of a legendary military unit from a pack of deadly vampires and their vengeful queen. Now he must ally with these modern-day Spartans in their quest to fulfill a solemn oath and pay a debt incurred long ago, as they march on the Plane of Fire straight into the teeth of a full-blown war between Efreet and Djinn.

After the bloody Battle of Jelling, Denmark’s throne lies empty and chaos reigns as Jarls jostle for power. Sven survives the bloodshed only to return home to find Ribe sacked by those he trusted and Charles, a pawn in a much bigger political game, kidnapped. Consumed by the loss of Charles, Sven is shocked by the arrival of the Abbess Hildegard, daughter of his nemesis King Louis of East Francia, who seeks the whereabouts of Charles, her son, and also the cross of Charlemagne.

Harlow hasst die Götter. Doch als ihr Heimatdorf von Bestien angegriffen und ihre beste Freundin tödlich verwundet wird, geht sie einen Pakt mit Loki ein, dem Gott der List und Lügen. Für ein Heilmittel hilft Harlow ihm, an den heiligen Pfeil des Liebesgottes Amor zu gelangen. Auf ihrer Mission werden sie von einem perfiden Fluch getroffen: Die beiden können sich nicht voneinander entfernen, ohne tödliche Schmerzen zu erleiden. Und je mehr Zeit Harlow mit dem verführerischen Gott verbringt, desto mehr hinterfragt sie alles, was sie über ihn zu wissen glaubte.

Thor es un temerario joven, de rojiza melena, que vive una vida aparentemente normal en una casa-hogar en la provincia del sur. Extraños sucesos revelarán su verdadera identidad como mesías de un nuevo orden más justo para todos los mortales, tanto para los "racionales" como para los "mentalistas". Este descubrimiento le obligará a partir hacia la provincia del norte, con el fin de investigar su pasado y de completar su aprendizaje. Mientras tanto, las piezas del destino empezarán a moverse para evitar que Thor sea lo suficientemente fuerte para llevar a cabo su misión.

The new vampires in town are sinking their teeth into solving a murder… Married odd couple Arthur and Sal are totally normal. They wear sunscreen, not because the sun can kill them, but because even the undead need a skincare regimen. They eat garlic whenever they want, though it gives Sal...

Thor, il dio del tuono, ha la sgradevole abitudine di dimenticare in giro il suo martello, l'arma più potente dei Nove Mondi, per poi doverla recuperare a suon di guerre. Questa volta è finito nelle mani di un gigante, che non ha alcuna intenzione di restituire il suo nuovo giocattolo. Magnus Chase e i suoi amici devono ritrovarlo in fretta, prima che si compia il Ragnarok e il mondo dei mortali soccomba all'avanzata di un esercito di mostri.

The Problem of Thor Bridge is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1922 in The Strand Magazine. Neil Gibson, the Gold King and former Senator from "some Western state", approaches Holmes to investigate the murder of his wife Maria in order to clear his children's governess, Grace Dunbar, of the crime. It soon emerges that Mr. Gibson's marriage had been unhappy and he treated his wife very badly.

28. dubna 1947 vyplul z Peruánského Callaa balzový vor se šesti muži a papouškem. Jeho kapitánem byl tehdy třiatřicetiletý Thor Heyerdahl a jejich cílem byla Polynésie. Thor Heyerdahl patří k nejznámějším objevitelům všech dob. Jeho pozoruhodný život a výpravy představují nevyčerpatelný pramen inspirace. Nikdo mu nevěřil, ve vědeckém světě se mu smáli. Jak by mohli Inkové doplout z Peru do Polynésie a osídlit ji? A jak se jim to podařilo, když neměli plavidla, která by byla schopná tu dálku překonat.

The Problem of Thor Bridge is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1922 in The Strand Magazine. Neil Gibson, the Gold King and former Senator from "some Western state", approaches Holmes to investigate the murder of his wife Maria in order to clear his children's governess, Grace Dunbar, of the crime. It soon emerges that Mr. Gibson's marriage had been unhappy and he treated his wife very badly. He had fallen in love with her when he met her in Brazil, but soon realised they had nothing in common.

En la Islandia del siglo XIX, dos hermanos mantienen una relación amorosa. Un joven juez, Ásmundur, tendrá que decidir si los hermanos son culpables del delito de incesto. Sin embargo, a medida que la investigación va avanzando, las convicciones del juez se irán poco a poco transformando.

Plasat în Philadelphia, la un an de la începutul președinției lui Trump, debutul îndrăzneț și liber al lui Sean Thor Conroe îl urmărește pe Sean, fuccboiul care dă titlul romanului, în timp ce încearcă să ducă o viață plină de sens într-o lume care nu pare să aibă nevoie de el. Reconciliindu-se cu trecutul, cu sinele eșuat – voiajor prin țară, rapper pe SoundCloud, cultivator de iarbă –, el revine acum în orașul său universitar, încercând să scrie și făcând livrări cu bicicleta alimentate de diverse stimulente, pentru a se putea întreține.

"The Problem of Thor Bridge" is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1922 in The Strand Magazine. Neil Gibson, the Gold King and former Senator from "some Western state", approaches Holmes to investigate the murder of his wife Maria in order to clear his children's governess, Grace Dunbar, of the crime.

This is a story from The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Volume I collection. These six cases are among the last undertaken by Sherlock Holmes before he retired to the Sussex downs. However, the problems facing the sleuth are as diverse and challenging as ever. What with seeking the whereabouts of the stolen Mazarin Diamond, discovering the importance of being called Garrideb, encountering a mysterious murder on Thor Bridge, searching for eternal youth and the threat of a vampire in Sussex, there is no sign of Holmes' deductive powers slowing down.

Secret Service Agent Scot Harvath auf der blutigen Spur des kaltblütigsten Terroristen der Welt. Das größte Problem für Harvath: Er hat keine Ahnung, wie der Mann aussieht. Der Pfad des Mörders führt Harvath von den brennenden Wüsten Nordafrikas bis in die verwinkelten Gassen Roms.

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