When Jace was a newborn baby, he was branded with a metal bracer to prevent cultivation. Destined to live a life of slavehood for a crime he didn't commit, he can only dream of one day becoming a powerful cultivator and leaving his shackles behind. But when danger threatens the life of his sister, Jace decides to take fate into his own hands. He boldly escapes his master's estate and makes his way through dangerous lands to rescue her. As a lowly seared facing powerful hunters looking to p...

Chloe Kwon can't stand Peter Li. It's always been that way. Their families don't get along either: their parents operate rival restaurants in the Riverwood Mall food court—Korean food for the Kwons and Chinese food for the Lis. Now it's the holiday season and Chloe's the photographer at the mall's Santa's Village, and Peter works at the virtual reality North Pole experience right across the atrium. It's all Chloe can do to avoid Peter's smug, incredibly photogenic face. But it turns out th...

Jace and his new group of friends have arrived at Mount Hua to rescue his sister, but that's a task easier said than done. Lord Ngai is a powerful cultivator and ruler who will stop at nothing to keep his prized consort. And if entering a massive fortress and sneaking his sister out despite the hundreds of guards and soldiers isn't enough, the area is faced with a historically dangerous monster surge! For a young man who was only a lowly slave incapable of cultivating only weeks ago, Jace ...

This audiobook box set includes the first three books in the Seared series.Seared Book 1:When Jace was born, he was branded with a metal bracer to prevent cultivation. But when his sister's life is threatened, he has only one option: grow stronger.Seared Book 2:The second book of this coming-of-age progression and cultivation fantasy series is perfect for fans of Will Wight's Cradle series and Tao Wong's A Thousand Li series...

Sequential Experimentation in Clinical Trials: Design and Analysis is developed from decades of work in research groups, statistical pedagogy, and workshop participation. Different parts of the book can be used for short courses on clinical trials, translational medical research, and sequential experimentation. The authors have successfully used the book to teach innovative clinical trial designs and statistical methods for Statistics Ph.D. students at Stanford University. There a...