OF GODS AND GLOBES, the award-winning anthology, returns with over 20 speculative stories based on the world's astronomical myths.We know that the moon holds sway over the ocean tide and the almost universal testimony of the effect of a full moon on people. Are planetary effects more mysterious than we have discovered?Science has a very different view of energy than when astrology was rejected. Can we study our relationship to the cosmos while avoiding pseu...

The transition from care into adulthood is a difficult step for any young person, but young people leaving care have a high risk of social exclusion, both in terms of material disadvantage and marginalisation.In Young People's Transitions from Care to Adulthood leading academics gather together the latest international research relating to the transition of young people leaving care, outlining and comparing the range of legal and policy frameworks, welfare regimes and innovative pr...

This definitive textbook provides accessible information on best practice for assessing the needs and strengths of vulnerable children and their families. It explores the challenges that practitioners face routinely - with suggestions as to how to address them - as well as the established areas for assessment, of children's developmental needs, parenting ability and motivation, and socio-economic factors.This new edition has been extended substantially to include recent practice, p...

The greatest military leader of his time.The most talented code breaker her people have.Sworn enemies.When deadly secrets from the ancient past are unearthed, secrets capable of fracturing the world and destroying all life on the planet, these two enemies will have to work together. They are humanity’s only hope.The Forgotten Ages series is recommended for fans of epic fantasy, action-adventure, mystery, and romance. This bundle includes:Encrypted (n...

Orphaned at a young age, Zenia Cham has fought and scraped her way into a position of honor as an inquisitor for one of the city's temples. But an even greater destiny awaits. Impressed by her deeds, the king gives her a magical “dragon tear” gem and a prestigious position as one of his elite Agents of the Crown.The missions will be dangerous, and she’s not sure she wants the partner she’s being assigned—a cocky noble lord from a wealthy estate—but she has the opportunity to distin...

After failing the test to gain entrance to the nation’s prestigious wizarding school, Yanko Whitefox worries he’ll never be able to regain his family’s lost honor.Then war breaks out, his home is targeted, and survival becomes more of a concern than accolades.With his family scattered, Yanko’s only allies are a politically incorrect parrot, a sarcastic sculptor, and a gifted warrior who may be an enemy spy.Determined to stop the war and bring peace to his nation, Ya...

This ebook contains all five volumes in The Story of Evil**, the highly-acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy saga.** During an annual jousting tournament, a mysterious villain attacks the capital with his army. Because of this disastrous event, Stephen Brightflame, an aspiring knight, embarks on a quest to save the kingdom from further destruction. He joins up with a convicted felon, an arrogant warrior, and an impoverished archer, but learns the...

Bookish introvert Morgen Keller never thought she would have a midlife crisis. That was before her husband divorced her, her boss let her go, and her grandmother died.Forty wasn’t supposed to look like this.When Morgen inherits Grandma’s old farmhouse in the small town of Bellrock, Washington, it could be a chance for a fresh start.There are just a few problems…A fearsome werewolf has claimed the property for himself, Grandma didn’t die of natural causes, an...

Combined for the first time in one volume are the first three books of the internationally bestselling urban fantasy epic - CLOAK OF DRAGONS, CLOAK OF WOLVES, and CLOAK OF ASHES!My name is Nadia, and I’m an errand girl.Except my boss is the High Queen of the Elves.And my errands for her involve spying on people. Or stealing things. Or hunting down monsters. Or, on occasion, killing people.But this time she wants me to solve a murder....

★★★★★ “…endearing characters you can’t help but root for!”It is a time of treachery, terrorism, and tyranny in the Star Kingdom. The king cannot be trusted, the galaxy is on the brink of war, and a notorious mercenary is destroying everything—and everyone—in his path on his quest for vengeance.The Star Kingdom is in dire need of heroes.What it gets is a band of misfits and underdogs:• A washed-up bounty hunter struggling to make ends meet.

Dragons have returned to the world, and they’re wreaking havoc on human civilizations.Only one man has the power to stop them.Born an outcast who’s never fit in, Telryn “Trip” Yert has spent his entire life hiding a secret that could get him killed:In a world where magic is forbidden, the ancient blood of dragons flows through his veins.Joined by a snarky sentient sword, a band of equally snarky allies, and the smart scholar...

All three books in 'Tides', a series of steampunk fantasy novels by R.A. Fisher, now in one volume!The Kalis Experiments: Syrina, a Kalis - spy and assassin serving the High Merchants' Syndicate - receives a seemingly mundane task to investigate the finances of a lowly merchant. However, her mission leads her to the city of Fom, where she uncovers an ancient device that could threaten them all. A tragic event awakens an ancient intelligence in her mind, and Syrina ...