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Maja Lunde 2015-ben egy csapásra meghódította a világot A méhek története című könyvével. Sorozatát most az ember és a természet sérülékenységéről szóló új regénnyel folytatja. Ezúttal az élethez leginkább szükséges anyagért, a vízért folytatott küzdelmet helyezi a középpontba. 2017: Signe, a környezeti aktivista nemsokára 70 éves, de nem fél a tengertől. Nyugat-norvégiai szülőfalujából egyedül indul el egy vitorláshajón a francia tengerpart felé, hogy ott találkozzon a férfival, akit valaha nagyon szeretett. A hajó különleges rakománya szorosan kapcsolódik a kék bolygó sorsához. 2041: David fiatalnak érzi magát ahhoz, hogy apa legyen, ám kislányával egyedül marad. Kettesben menekülnek a szárazságok sújtotta Dél-Európából észak felé, mivel már nem jut elegendő víz mindenkinek. Minden megváltozik, amikor az ország belsejében, egy kiszáradt kertben rátalálnak egy elhagyott, régi vitorláshajóra.

A mágusok és emberek háborúja véget ért. Az Első és Második Rend odaveszett, a néhány túlélő elmenekült az országból. A Harmadik Rend átállt, behódolt Erdrik királynak.Thomwin, a Harmadik Rend főmágusa cseppet sem boldog a varázslókat, boszorkányokat korlátozó rendelkezésekkel. Tudja jól, csak úgy szerezhetné vissza rendje hatalmát, ha Ittha uralkodója meghal. Ám Edriket sárkányvére miatt nem fogja sem halandó fegyvere, sem bármilyen ismert mágia. Az öreg rendfőnök elkeseredett lépésre szánja magát: visszahív egy rég elfeledett, a túlvilágban raboskodó istennőt, hogy ölje meg a királyt.Ám a dolgok korántsem úgy alakulnak, ahogy eltervezte...

The shadows hide a secret.With Maren bound to the ferryman’s boat by a powerful enchantment, and magic all but gone, Eldwin must find another way to free her.Beneath the Terranese school lies a possible answer, but a sinister creature lies in wait — one that even a dragon is no match for.Escaping alive isn’t the only problem. A wicked man is gathering strength using the dead, and he has his vengeful gaze set on Katori.Getting magic back isn’t an option now … it’s a necessity.Fans of Sarah K.L. Wilson’s Dragon School, Christopher Paolini’s Eragon and Anne McCaffrey’s Dragon Riders of Pern will feel right at home.Smoke and Shadow is the ninth episode of the series Dragon Riders of Osnen.Dragon Riders of Osnen series:Book 1: Trial by SorceryBook 2: A Bond of FlameBook 3: The Warrior's CallBook 4: The Coin of SoulsBook 5: Wings of TerrorBook 6: Eyes of StoneBook 7: Tooth and ClawBook 8: The Servant of SoulsBook 9: Smoke and ShadowBook 10: The Dark Rider

My name is Lucifer...I told you my story in The Road to Hell. It was only the beginning.Now the war in Heaven is over; the damned souls have fallen. All is as it should be. But Heaven is a fractured, broken husk. The Host is silent. The angels do not sing. The Father does not speak. All of it is frozen. Dying.Except for Michael. Michael the Archangel is busy hunting. Everyone.And I’m in Hell.This horrible place is a living cauldron of agony that engulfs the damned and burns them for eternity. And in the midst of all this chaos is me. But don’t despair: this is just a means to an end.A means to The End.The Father made a mistake and I’m going to make Him end it. Because I know what scares the Father. And when you know what someone fears, there’s no limit to what you can make them do.

Three can keep a secret, but only if two are dead. No one knows that better than Kaitlyn Ashe, who has been running from a childhood secret her whole life. Until now. Crowned the top rated radio DJ in Philadelphia, she is finally ready to settle down with her fiancé who knows nothing about her past. When a sudden flood of anonymous letters threatens Kaitlyn's seemingly charmed life, she realizes that someone out there knows her secret. But who?As the threatening letters escalate, Kaitlyn's life spirals toward a reunion in the one place she’d hoped to never visit again: The Shallows. Isn’t her secret buried with the dead?PRAISE FOR DEAD AIR“Want to go behind-the-scenes in the fascinating world of radio? Dead Air is steeped in authenticity thanks to Bradley’s impressive career in the field. Add in flawed, complicated characters, an eerie setting, and a jaw-dropping finale, and you have an unputdownable thriller. Gripping, a brilliantly crafted novel!” —K.J. Howe, international bestselling author of Skyjack""In his newest page-turner Dead Air, Michael Bradley will cast you to the shallows, yank you to the murkiest depths of the human psyche, and won't let you up for a single breath until the final page."" —Sandra Brannan, author of the Liv Bergen Mystery Series"In Dead Air, author Michael Bradly puts his unique spin on the stalker-victim story, thanks to a rich cast of characters, a serial killer subplot, and the author's inside knowledge of the radio DJ world. Everyone's a suspect in this murderous game of musical chairs, and Bradley deftly keeps you guessing until the final note sounds. Tune in. Dead Air rocks." —J.L. Delozier, author of Con Me Once and the Persephone Smith thriller series“In Michael Bradley's Dead Air, we meet Kaitlyn Ashe, a successful and well-known radio personality in Philadelphia. Kaitlyn's got the perfect life: a devoted boyfriend, great career, and a beautiful home. The future looks bright until someone begins stalking her, threatening to unearth deadly secrets that from Kaitlyn's past that she's vowed to keep hidden until her death bed. As the stalker becomes bolder, Kaitlyn has no choice but to involve the police, giving them only part of the story about her dark past. In Bradley's thriller, the pages practically turn themselves. Dead Air is an excellent read; well-written, absorbing and filled with shocking twists. Just when you think you know where this story is going, all hell breaks loose, and Bradley expertly veers the reader onto a new and exciting path. With surprises around every corner, this book will keep you up all night until you reach its stunning conclusion. Don't miss this one!” —Lisa Regan, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling crime fiction author“Just when you think you get a handle on what’s going on, another layer of the story is peeled away and you realize you have NO IDEA.” —A. S. THORNTON, author of Daughter of the Salt King“In Michael Bradley’s captivating thriller Dead Air, a radio DJ’s spotty past catches up to her . . . an exciting mystery whose flawed leads struggle to make the right decisions.” —Foreword Reviews 

Not all secrets are buried deep… enough.Returning from a research dive off the coast of picturesque Carmel-by-the-Sea, marine biologist Chris Black is attacked viciously. No stranger to physical altercations, Chris is able to defend himself and hold one of his assailants captive. He learns that the goon has been sent to intimidate him: Stop diving or else… Not one to respond well to threats, Chris and his childhood friends Mac Johnson, a former Navy SEAL, and Jase Hamilton, investigator with the Monterey County Sheriff, dive a little deeper. What is it that Chris and his graduate students might have seen on the ocean floor? Is it related to the body that washed up on shore? And how does whatever might be buried under the sea connect to the rich and famous who fund Chris Black’s research projects? From deep underwater canyons to the streets of bucolic Carmel-by-the Sea and nearby Monterey, far more than relationships turn toxic. But this time, Chris Black strikes back.

A murder. A missing persons case. Both a hundred years in the past and key to Brock’s—and the galaxy’s—future. Partnered with an old enemy and a new friend, Brock faces a case unlike any before it, traveling back in time to a past he thought he’d escaped. He barely survived the first time. This time the fate of the galaxy is at stake. Stranded in the past, trapped between Human and Nosferan forces, Muriel searches for a way home to the future and Brock. Is it possible to escape the past without destroying the future? Brock and Muriel fight through time and interstellar war in search of answers in this galaxy-shaking case of murder, deception, and fate.

Enoke, a rendkívüli varázstudománnyal bíró leány nehéz helyzetbe kerül, amikor aprólékosan kidolgozott tervének végrehajtását legádázabb ellenfele, Chad Meliger felbukkanása veszélybe sodorja. Ő is meg akarja szerezni a híres nefritköves gyűrűt, melynek még a létét is tagadják a tekintélyes, nagyhatalmú surdzsák, hozzáférni egyszerű halandónak pedig szinte lehetetlen. Enoke céljai nemes ügyet szolgálnak, míg Chadet mindössze becsvágya hajtja. A feladat megoldhatatlannak látszik, ezért Enokénak minden tudományára, erejére és bátorságára szüksége lesz, hogy túl járjon Chad, a gazdag samirai surdzsa nagyurak és az egész Honshadui városőrség eszén, miközben versenyt fut az idővel, mert már nem csak a gyűrű, hanem az élete a tét.

"What do you know about the ZOO?" That question started a black-ops operative down a different path. Born from the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle. “Do you know who I am?” Jenkins blurted without thinking. “Do you really think you can get away with killing a sitting member of the United States’ House of Representatives?” “You put my family in the crosshairs of barbarians who wouldn’t think twice about using them as leverage to get to me,” the man stated calmly, and not a single hint of emotion crossed his face.  “You have a family, Congressman, one you appear to love a great deal. What exactly would you do to keep them safe?” Jeremiah Johnson needed a job and Retired Marine Colonel Anderson needed a man with Johnson's particular skills. Fast. It was a match made in Heaven, or Hell. It all depended on which side of Savage's gun your people happened to stand on. The safe end, or the business end. Inside the ZOO isn't the only place people where people act greedy. Doctor Courtney Monroe has taken control of her Dad's legacy - she merely needed two men to help make it happen. Anderson and Savage have been up to the task, so far. WILL THEY BE ABLE TO KEEP IT UP? Go up and click on the 'Read Now' button and enter a knock-down drag-out story where the last man standing is the one who rights the wrongs. Or at least the one who writes the story in the history books.

Suimei has finally figured out a way to get home, but it’s too soon to celebrate. Suimei’s return to his own world is less of a homecoming and more of a pit stop on a much larger and much, much more dangerous journey. Suimei needs to amass as many allies and resources as he can if he has a prayer of defeating his nemesis once and for all... But that’s going to get a little tricky if he’s babysitting the entire time. The girls are in for a surprise in this world where science is king!

IT’S THE END OF THE OF THE (OTHER) WORLD AS WE KNOW ITOn the other side of a wormhole connected to Japan is a fantasy world called the Holy Eldant Empire. The Empire isn’t on the best of terms with the neighboring Kingdom of Bahairam, where there’s just been a major disaster. Amatena and Clara, of the Baharamanian army, are right in the middle of it all when who should they run into but Myusel’s mother, Falmelle! With her Foreseeing Eye, she makes a prediction: “Bring Shinichi here, and things will be resolved!”That’s how Kanou Shinichi, General Manager of the otaku-goods business Amutech, finds himself heading for Bahairam once again, this time with his friends in tow. But the fate of the entire enchanted world might be riding on him! Is this going to be his final fantasy?!

For every player of the incredibly difficult video game Dragon Demon RPG-DX, the human salvation route is their dream. PotatoStarch, a live streamer, is attempting this challenge with renewed enthusiasm. Unfortunately for him, the vampires and elves—arch-enemies of the humans—have formed alliances with a mysterious Romanian individual and the strongest armed forces in the world, the United States Military! The decisive battle in another world grows fierce. What is Dragon Demon RPG-DX? PotatoStarch will soon witness the true horrors of war…

The life of Ryoko Hayakawa, a hard-core otaku, came to an abrupt end the day before her 35th birthday, before she was reincarnated as a beautiful prince in a fantasy world. However, her dream-like royal life didn’t last long, as she soon uncovered the depths of politics and corruption of her kingdom. To protect the king and his people, Ryoko, reincarnated as Prince Herscherik, resolved to conquer the darkness within his country. The problem was, the prince had no physical strength or magical powers, and even his stunning looks were surpassed by every other member of the royal family. Still, the prince persevered, using the skills he acquired during his previous life—the experience of an office worker, Ryoko’s drive for change, and her otaku brain.

Having saved the Kingdom from the danger of a monster flood, Ricardo returns to his primary occupation as a honey merchant. But after a confrontation in the Academy with a prominent merchant backed by the student council, he's forced to put up a shop at the upcoming school festival, a serious competitive event with the honor of the commoner students' families at stake.Furthermore, with the ongoing election for the now empty seat of the guild representative of the Culinary Guild coming up, this festival could be considered a proxy war of the ongoing political war going on in the Kingdom. Faced with an overwhelming difference in financial strength and marketing power, Ricardo must make use of his modern knowledge of economics and business to close the gap so that his company can survive the aftermath.

Having become the Baron of the Wortenia peninsula, Ryoma Mikoshiba seeks to broaden his influence. And yet, Ryoma learns that Count Salzberg seeks to take advantage of him. Ryoma exploits the count's weaknesses and strikes a deal that earns him his full cooperation. He then sets out to suppress the peninsula itself with the slaves he liberated, but an unexpected encounter awaits him in the lands of Wortenia...The fantasy story of a summoned man's journey to domination reaches its sixth volume!

The demi-human macaques that rule the great forest have brought disaster upon their species. A profane creature, known as a diabo, drains power from their gods and threatens to turn their home into a barren wasteland.None of this would normally concern a human boy like Kai, but the macaques have named him as their protector, and his god insists that the diabo must be slain. Apparently, their diabo is his problem now.Meanwhile, the guardian bearers of the borderlands are making preparations to attend the winter solstice banquet in the provincial capital. There they will drink, feast, and fight, thereby strengthening their ties. As Lag’s most promising young soldier, Kai has been invited to attend and witness this gathering of powerful warriors for himself.

After their entire class was transported to another world, Yogiri Takatou and Tomochika Dannoura were abandoned when it was discovered they had failed to receive the Gift, a special power that the rest of their class inherited from a powerful Sage named Sion. What none of the others knew, however, was that Yogiri already had his own unique power — one that multiple world governments back home were keeping him under observation for: the power of Instant Death! With Yogiri’s abilities now exposed and being scrutinized by Sages and Swordmasters alike, this unlikely duo continues their adventure, determined to find a way back to Japan. The only lead they have to go on is to follow their former classmates’ trail and track down the formidable Sion in the hopes that she’ll be willing to negotiate. But even with the power of Instant Death on their side, the world around them seems intent on making the task as much of a hassle as possible!

Vampire hunter Nive Maris had rained Holy Fire down upon Rentt, the undead adventurer, to prove he was a vampire. But her plan only proved that he wasn’t a vampire at all! When Lorraine suggested that Rentt's divinity may have been the reason the Holy Fire didn’t work, they decided to travel to his hometown of Hathara to visit the shrine where he obtained his divinity.Rentt and Lorraine plan to leave Maalt for a couple weeks, but first they need to create wands and equipment for their disciple, Alize, before they depart. And in order to avoid trouble with people like Nive, Rentt needs to get his double registration at the guild officially approved by negotiating with the Guildmaster, Wolf Hermann. But as the man who oversees countless ruffians, Wolf is a force to be reckoned with!An undead with a dream, eternally striving toward the rank of Mithril-class! All this and much more in the fifth volume of Rentt's undead adventures!

Rentt the undead adventurer arrives at his hometown of Hathara along with Lorraine, a scholar and sorcerer. It’s his first visit in some time, and the village celebrates with a welcoming banquet. However, during the banquet, Rentt disappears. Lorraine finds him at a graveyard, where he reveals the incident that made him want to become a Mithril-class adventurer, and much more. Fighting powerful monsters and unraveling many mysteries, Rentt keeps climbing the ranks even in death!