They call me Takemi, and I am a mercenary.I survived a near-death battlefield head injury just to get thrown right back into the meatgrinder. My friends and I survived brigands, beasts, scheming nobles, a rigged tribunal, and oh, more beast!But it wasn't all bad. My bond with ether helped put part of my fractured mind back together. What did I see? Glimpses of a life lost. A woman I'd failed. But also...a rift forming from the ether convergence. You see, I ...

It is difficult to visit a bookstore without passing by shelves ripe with promises, secret keys, and new techniques for achieving happiness and spiritual success through some form of surrender. It may be one of the most overemphasized yet scarcely understood topics in the Christian life. This book does not promise new information or privileged secrets. Instead, it offers hope for the broken, truth for the wayward, and clarity for the lost from the pages of Scripture. Surrendering God's way...

The past few years have seen an incredible explosion in our knowledge of the universe. Since its 2009 launch, the Kepler satellite has discovered more than two thousand exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. More exoplanets are being discovered all the time, and even more remarkable than the sheer number of exoplanets is their variety. In Exoplanets, astronomer Michael Summers and physicist James Trefil explore these remarkable recent discoveries: planets revolving aroun...

Warned by the prophecy that a new and greater danger threatens the lands of the west, Garion, Belgarath, and Polgara must begin another quest to save the lands from great evil.Three years have passed since Garion's killing of the evil god Torak and his marriage to Ce'Nedra. He is now Overlord of the West, slowly learning how to cope with the duties of a king and to overcome the difficulties within his marriage.When the Orb of Aldur warns Garion to "Beware Zandramas!" the Vo...

My name is Haldin Raish. Legionnaire.And the High General just murdered my parents.My dad was well respected in the Legion. Always had a reputation for doing the right thing, no matter the cost. He was a good man. And whatever he stumbled onto got them both killed. Messily.Now, that red-eyed thing is coming for me.It walks like the High General. Talks like him, too. But it's not. Human beings don't shirk off gunfire...

"There's only one rule … don't get hit."Ryan's life sucks.His brother is a jerk, his mom is sick, and his legs are next to useless thanks to a neurological disorder. Plus the world ended two centuries ago from nuclear war. Now, what's left of humanity live below ground, with the only escape from reality being the massive VR world of Crystal Shards Online.But even in the game, Ryan's life sucks. Unable to play a combat class due to his condition, he ...

Commissioned in death to save a world in peril, a tabletop RPG fanatic is reborn as a humble farm boy with the rulebook for the universe at his fingertips!Young Erich's quest for an invincible character build will require more than his decades as a number-crunching munchkin, though. Even with power-leveled skills, feudal life is no cakewalk—especially when you keep drawing more attention than you can handle.Can Erich adapt to his strange new world before hi...

The magus Agrippina saves the munchkin hero Erich by the skin of his teeth.This favor does not come without a cost—she brings news that little Elisa is actually a changeling! To protect his sister's future, Erich's only choice is to accompany the magus to the imperial capital as a servant, leaving his hometown behind... but not before making an oath to his childhood friend. When fairies suddenly appear on his path to the capital, will he be able to avoid a critical...

Putting the fey tragedy behind him, Erich arrives at the Rhinian capital and begins his term of service under Lady Agrippina at the Imperial College of Magic.There, he draws the attention of a troubling wardrobe connoisseur but has no choice but to press on and earn his sister's tuition.After befriending a student at the College, the two set off on one of Agrippina's simple errands—until the Goddess of Dice turns their quick chore into a full-blown dungeon ...

**The captivating possibilities of extraterrestrial life on exoplanets, based on current scientific knowledge of existing worlds and forms of life2023 Canopus Awards for Interstellar Writing Finalist**It is now known that we live in a galaxy with more planets than stars. The Milky Way alone encompasses 30 trillion potential home planets. Scientists Trefil and Summers bring readers on a marvelous experimental voyage through the possibilities of life--unlike anything we have ...

Since its 2009 launch, the Kepler satellite has discovered more than two thousand exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. More exoplanets are being discovered all the time, remarkable in their variety. Astronomer Michael Summers and physicist James Trefil explore these remarkable recent discoveries: planets revolving around pulsars, planets made of diamond, planets that are mostly water, and numerous rogue planets wandering through the emptiness of space. This captivating book rev...

After saving a runaway maiden from a series of mysterious pursuers, Erich and Mika whisk Cecilia away into the sewers of Berylin.As the chase approaches a finale, they uncover a secret like no other: Cecilia is no normal mensch.Upon finally escaping to Erich's lodging, the duo of old friends learn that the girl is running from an "unwanted marriage." Unwilling to cast her aside, they call in for fey and changeling support alike in an attempt to get her out ...