Chartered in 1869, Southern Illinois University has been a stalwart presence on the southern Illinois landscape for a century and a half. This book celebrates the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding by exploring in depth its history since 1969, when the last book to celebrate a major anniversary was published.Chapters reflect on SIU’s successful athletics program, the various colleges and departments within the university, the diverse holdings and collections of the libr...

Ireland, 1014 AD, was a turbulent time; but wing walkers Kate Phillips and Jen Fillmore discover that the fate of the island is tied to an island in another worldGudsrika Isle in the world of Bigna. Caught in a world between medieval mercenaries and twenty-first century cell phones, Kate and Jen find their lives hurled into a sinister domain of deceit, treachery and tomblike dungeons. Brought to Gudsrika Isle to prevent the magic of the BOK, the sacred writings of Gudsrika, falling into th...

For every boy and girl who loves Minecraft, an adventure novel from bestselling author Winter Morgan.Steve lives on a wheat farm. He has everything he needs to live in the Minecraft world: a bed, a house, and food. Steve likes to spend his mornings in the NPC village and trade his wheat for emeralds, armor, books, swords, and food. One morning, he finds that Zombies have attacked the villagers. The Zombies have also turned the village blacksmith into a Zombie, leav...

Return to the land of dragons and magic you discovered in Dragonspell and DragonQuest, in this finely crafted and memorable work of fantasy fiction with a core of eternal truth.Trapped in an evil spell… can the knights of Paladin be rescued?Before vowing his allegiance to Wulder as a knight, Bardon heads to the mountains for solitude. His life is suddenly complicated by a woman and her granddaughter, N’Rae, who are on a mission to rescue t...

There’s only one thing sweeter than my cupcakes—his lips.I’m just your run-of-the-mill earth witch, baking up some harmless hexes, that is until a necromancer starts messing with my town. With the dead looking for brains, suddenly I’m Mrs. Popular. Everyone wants my special charms, especially my pumpkin spice zombie-repelling cupcakes.Everyone but Reiver, the sword-wielding stranger who saves me from an undead attack. The hunter is big, bad, and not my type. For so...

Trapped in a world she never knew existed, Saga Skånstad throws herself into her new life at Viking Academy. She learns to scale icy mountains, shoot flaming arrows, and ride on the back of a particularly ill-tempered dragon. But when Erik abruptly disappears, and the true reason for Saga's arrival in his world is unveiled, her fears only increase—not just for herself, but for the Viking who's captured her heart.When a surprise attack threatens her new home, Saga quickly realizes h...

Viking Academy: Viking VowThe third book in a brand new Saga from International Bestselling Author S.T. Bende.Saga Skånstad knows three things to be true: (1) She's trapped a thousand years in her past; (2) She's in love with the heir to the unconventional Valkyris clan; and (3) A vitriolic Viking is hunting her new family . . . and he won't back down until he's claimed their entire world.With their enemies closing in, Saga and Erik undertake the near-impossible task...

"Dead Jack is wicked fun! Undead noir with a devious sense of humor. Highly recommended!" — Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Patient Zero and Rot & RuinJACK WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR DUST—MAYBE EVEN SAVE THE WORLD!Dead Jack and the Pandemonium Device kicks off a wild and irreverent fantasy / horror series following the exploits of a zombie detective and his homunculus frenemy. In the fast-paced novel, the drug-add...

A thrilling and terrifying adventure based on the popular Doom video game series!The Gates were there on Phobos when mankind first arrived. Inert, unyielding, impossibly alien constructs, for twenty years they sat lifeless, mute testaments to their long-vanished creators, their secrets hidden. Then one day, they sprang to lifeMeet Corporal Flynn Taggart, United States Marine Corps; serial number 888-23-9912. He’s the best warrior the twenty-first century ha...

As Templar Simon Cross fights to lead the hunted survivors of the demon surge toward salvation, time and supplies run short. Simon must penetrate the dark secrets of the demons -- as well as those of his partner in peril, Leah Creasey -- to keep his charges safe. But Leah's organization won't surrender their knowledge easily, even as new technology emerges from the Goetia Manuscript that could help Simon's cause.Warren Schimmer, linked to one of the darkest of the ...

LONDON, 2038The once-great city lies in ruins. A massive gash in the fabric of our reality roils against the horizon as it blends into a permanently darkened sky. The world as we know it has come to an end. Demons, the visions of our nightmares, walk the Earth. Mankind, driven in retreat to the sanctuary of the Underground, struggles to survive the Hellish apocalypse.Among the survivors are those who foresaw the coming of the darkness, those who see it as a...

This special full-color edition of the classic book boasts new artwork, plus extras, a letter from Mary Pope Osborne, and new nonfiction information! Join Jack and Annie as they travel back to the time of knights and castles, and have an adventure filled with magic, mystery, history, and fun facts.