The foreign mage Heliodore enjoys a quiet life in Traipse until she's drawn into an illegal plot to find the vanished god Nicabar. Fearing execution, she flees to Karse with her neighbour Sinath, a templeman who insists he met the god as a child.But their hopes of finding a safe haven are short lived. In a stunning reversal of policy, the Temple Elders announce they will attempt to call the god. The region descends into chaos as Heliodore and Sinath race to discover why Nicabar dis...

XX-XY Holdings is New Shanghai's largest producer of vat grown human flesh, strictly for off-world sale to the alien races known as the celestials. Shen Ji has her own reasons for joining XX-XY but makes a shocking discovery during a routine meeting. One of the celestials is human . . .

Seb and Liz thought surviving the mutagenic plague wasn't so bad until the scientist Malcolm tried to make improvements. Now their colony is infested with slime mould and all they have left to eat are cane toads. So when Malcolm's apprentice says she can really fix things, the colony is divided.

Years ago, the Arceneigrans slaughtered the old race, claiming the vast coastal jungle as their own. Now, they learn they are not guilty of genocide as they long believed.Heliodore and Sinath arrive in the capital Onedra as the Arcen are celebrating their innocence. Heliodore hopes to meet the king's wife, Taafiete, the only other mage she's found in her travels. Sinath simply wants a safe place to live.When a mysterious power shatters the country's peace and threatens both...

As an inspiration to girls of color, First Black Girl: Black Women who Opened the Door for Black Girls highlights sixteen past and present; relentless and radiant; bold and Black women, who trailblazed their way through entertainment, education, sports, science, politics, and art.Witness historic female figures who knocked and unknowingly opened the door for other Black women behind them.With the support of trailblazers before her, Dr. Loretta Johnson-Smith is the first in ...

The O’ltormean invasion war against the Three-Kingdom Alliance reaches its conclusion thanks to Ryoma’s efforts. In so doing, Ryoma forms a powerful connection with Xarooda’s king, Julianus I. With these achievements under his belt, Ryoma makes his triumphant return to his domain in the Wortenia Peninsula.However, Sudou and his Organization continue to act in secret, sowing chaos throughout the western continent. Seeing Ryoma’s influence and realizing the threat he might pose, they...

China is far away, you may need to cross ocean, cross continent and cross time zones to reach the country which is in the Far East. Psychologically speaking, if you don't understand Chines and can't read Chinese and also have never been to China, this can make the distance longer.This 70 pages ebook provides practical tips in making a better travel plan before departure, getting around, and shopping in China. Most importantly, it provides you with Chinese sentences and phrases for ...

A small Welsh village. An interrupted romance. A rogue frog on the loose threatening their future.New recruit to the Queen's agents, Dr. Piyali Mukherji is given a simple first assignment. Travel to the small Welsh village of Aberwyn and solve the mystery of a young woman's blue skin lesion. A challenging task, for the alarming infection is unlike anything she's seen before--and it's spreading.Evan Tredegar, the town's pharmacist and the only man to ever ca...

Have you ever been in a situation where you feel frustrated because you are unable to express yourself in Chinese? This book can help you overcome the challenges of learning Chinese by providing you with necessary words, phrases, and sentences that can be applied to various real-life situations.This book covers 7 daily conversation situations: Introduction, Movie, Library, University, Roommate, Direction and Traffic with a total of 400 sentences, 250 phrases and words. In addition,...

A beautiful fresh cover for Chris Riddell's Costa Award-winning Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse. Illustrated in black and white throughout, full of adventure and dark humour, it is perfect for children aged 8 to 11!Ada Goth is the only child of Lord Goth. The two live together in the enormous Ghastly-Gorm Hall. Lord Goth believes that children should be heard and not seen, so Ada has to wear large clumpy boots so that he can always hear her coming. This...

In Buggy Breakout, spring has sprung, bringing...bugs? The Clue Crew must use their best detective skills to recover the Bug Club’s prize insect.

This “winner” (School Library Journal) of a history-mystery-science series continues as the Wollstonecraft Detectives--Ada Byron Lovelace and Mary Shelley--take on a case from the celebrated dinosaur bone hunter, Mary Anning.The Wollstonecraft Girls embark on their most important case yet--the famed dinosaur fossil hunter Mary Anning is being blackmailed. Her precious dog has been snatched and the kidnappers are demanding that Miss Anning authenticate some...