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भविष्य की तैयारी के लिए हमारे पूर्वजों ने नागा साधुओं के समूह का निर्माण किया—जो धर्म की रक्षा के लिए कटिबद्ध योद्धा थे जैसा कि आठवीं शताब्दी में आदि गुरु शंकराचार्य ने घोषणा की थी। शिव भक्तों का यह पंथ नि:स्वार्थ और निर्भीक भाव से लड़ता रहा और धर्म रक्षा के लिए डटा रहा। सदियों से वे धर्म और मंदिरों की रक्षा के लिए वीरता पूर्वक लड़ते हुए अपने प्राणों की आहुति देते रहे। सन् 1757 में 111 नागा साधुओं ने अपने देवताओं की मूर्तियों से दिव्यास्त्र प्राप्त किए। म

Tucked away deep in the forest, Eres is hidden not only due to his condition, but also because he is the forbidden heir to a magical ring - a ring that if in the wrong hands, will end an era of peace sought for centuries. He cannot be discovered by any means, lest the infamous assassin, Seren Night, be one step closer to completing his collection and plunging the world into chaos. Knowing he can't hide forever, Eres disguises himself so he can attend the local academy, Kor Vinsánce, where he will learn to become a Skrol.

When Dimple Met Rishi meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this romantic comedy about two teen girls with rival henna businesses. Nishat doesn't want to lose her family, but she also doesn't want to hide who she is, and it only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life...

A vivid portrayal of the Civil War, and a look at the reasons behind the conflict. Johnny Heller, 14, convinces his mother to let him join a wagon train carrying food to Confederate soldiers. Along the way he’s captured by Blue Coats, and a black Union soldier insists that Johnny teach him to read. Brought up to believe that black people are inferior, Johnny deliberately tricks him. But as they get to know each other an uneasy alliance develops, followed by a friendship that surprises them both.

Margaret and her best friend Elizabeth both have brothers fighting the war against Hitler and, like everyone else they know, they are filled with feelings of patriotism. But the girls are also involved in their own personal war at home. Gordy Smith, the worst bully in the sixth grade, teases and torments them, and Margaret is scared to death of him. But when Gordy and his pals Toad and Doug grow bolder than ever, Margaret and Elizabeth come up with a daring plan to get even. That’s when the girls discover a shocking secret about Gordy.

From debut author Nina Varela comes the first book in a richly imagined epic fantasy duology about an impossible love between two girls—one human, one Made—whose romance could be the beginning of a revolution. Perfect for fans of Marie Rutkoski’s The Winner’s Curse as well as Game of...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Perfect for fans of Divine Rivals, a critically acclaimed, multi-layered romance set in the perilous days of World Wars I and II, where gods hold the fates--and the hearts--of four mortals in their hands. "Pick an adjective—sweeping, sprawling, epic...

His academy razed to the ground, Arik barely survives a deathly fall out of a cliffside window and a vicious attack by winged wolves. Imprisoned by slave traders, battered and bruised, Arik decides to fight back or die trying. He escapes and joins forces with an irritable water spirit, one who can guide him through new lands. Together, they head to the realm of the enemy in search of answers and revenge. But Arik will need more than a powerful companion to stop the advance of the nefarious Crimson Realm.

It is 1992, and Bihac, Amra's hometown, is a multicultural city with Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. But when tensions escalate, the Serbs turn on their Bosnian neighbors. The Serbs control the army, and now they have peaceful Bihac surrounded. Soon Amra and her family are dealing with starvation and the threat of brutal violence; school, friendships, and the attentions from a new boy have to take a back seat to finding food and the tragic fallout from rising bigotry and ethnic hatred. Through it all, a stray cat, Maci, serves as a guardian spirit to the entire family.

War is destroying the galaxy. Esmae has vanished without a trace. A terrifying, ravenous beast is devouring the stars one by one. Titania is offered a gift that may well be a curse. Alexi, the exiled prince, is asked to pay a heavy price for his mistakes. And far, far away, on a dark, mysterious planet, a sleeping god stirs awake. As the end of the world draws ever closer, Esmae and Alexi must decide how far they’ll go to win - and who they’ll sacrifice along the way.

Orfana, cresciuta in una remota provincia, la giovane Rin ha superato senza battere ciglio il difficile esame per entrare nella più selettiva accademia militare dell'Impero. Per lei significa essere finalmente libera dalla condizione di schiavitù in cui è cresciuta. Ma l'aspetta un difficile cammino: dovrà superare ostilità e pregiudizi, affidandosi al dono letale che ha scoperto di possedere, l'antica e semileggendaria arte sciamanica. È forse l'unico modo per evitare una Terza guerra dei papaveri.

Schyłek II wojny światowej. Mela i Świst, młodzi powstańcy warszawscy, po kapitulacji stolicy trafiają do transportu do Auschwitz, z którego udaje im się uciec. Znajdują schronienie w podchęcińskiej leśniczówce u rodziny Jabłońskich. Tam Mela poznaje zamkniętego w sobie Wojtka, który niedawno stracił ojca. Kiedy Świst odejdzie szukać zaginionej matki, Mela będzie musiała poradzić sobie sama w obcym miejscu.

England, 1937. Gwen, Noor, Dodo and Vera are four very different teenage girls, with something in common. Their parents are all abroad, leaving them in their English boarding school, where they soon form an intense friendship. The four friends think that no matter what, they will always have each other. Then the war comes. The girls find themselves flung to different corners of the war, from the flying planes in the Air Training Auxiliary to going undercover in the French Resistance.

Lida thought she was safe. Her neighbors wearing the yellow star were all taken away, but Lida is not Jewish. She will be fine, won't she? But she cannot escape the horrors of World War II. Lida's parents are ripped away from her and she is separated from her beloved sister, Larissa. The Nazis take Lida to a brutal work camp, where she and other Ukrainian children are forced into backbreaking labor. Starving and terrified, Lida bonds with her fellow prisoners, but none of them know if they'll live to see tomorrow.

Lydia is a scholar, but books are her downfall when she meddles in the plots of the most powerful man in the Celendor Empire. Her life in danger; she flees west to the far side of the Endless Seas and finds herself entangled in a foreign war where her burgeoning powers are sought by both sides. Killian is Marked by the God of War, but his gifts fail him when the realm under the dominion of the Corrupter invades Mudamora. Disgraced, he swears his sword to the kingdom’s only hope: the crown princess.

(نور الدين)، (سلوى)، (رمزي)، (محمود) إنه الفريق الذي يختص كل شخص فيه بمجال معين يختلف عن الآخر ويجتمع الكل معا ليكونوا خليطا متماسكا يجتاز الصعاب والمحن.. ضابط المخابرات والطبيب النفسي ومهندسة الإتصالات وأخصائي علم الأشعة هؤلاء جميعا يصطحبون القراء إلى العديد من المغامرات المستقبلية.. عالم الفضاء ومدينة الأعماق و الثلوج الساخنة والشمس الزرقاء وزمن الدم، وغيرها من الملفات التى تسافر بنا إلى الغد ..إلى المستقبل.. جميعها قصص نجدها ونستمتع بمذاق المغامرة والخيال فيها في هذه السلسلة الشيقة لاغيرها.. سلسلة ملف المستقبل التي أبدع رواياتها الدكتور "نبيل فاروق".

In this action-packed third book in the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series, new girl from Kansas Amy Gumm is caught between her home—and Oz. My name is Amy Gumm. Tornadoes must have a thing about girls from Kansas, because—just like Dorothy—I got swept away on one too. I...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Wizards and Robots by will.i.am and Brian David Johnson, read by Daniel Weyman, Ray Panthaki, Iwan Rheon, Becca Stewart and Brian David Johnson. When a young man breaks into her home claiming her life is in danger, Ada Luring's world changes forever...

Coa, who was born feral in the North Transatlantic wilds, has just been captured. Now, Coa is subject to public humiliation and execution in a gruesome spectacle known as The Great Hunt. If participants die in the Great Hunt, their entire family will be executed—in front of everyone. The nationalist regime, known as the Allied Force, will not rest until all foreigners are exterminated. Coa’s best hope of survival might be Princess Ife—born of privilege, but newly married into the authoritarian lineage.

Critically acclaimed author Nina Varela delivers a stunning sequel to the richly imagined queer epic fantasy Crier’s War, which SLJ called “perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass.” For too long, Automae have lorded over the kingdom of Rabu, oppressing its human citizens. But...