The Christian faith is filled with mystery, from the Trinity and the Incarnation to the smaller mysteries found in some of the strange and unexplained passages of the Bible: Behemoth and Leviathan, nephilim and seraphim, heroes and giants and more. There is no reason for fiction engaging with Christianity to be more tidy and theologically precise than the faith itself.Here you will find challenging fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories that wrestle with tough questions and r...

A groundbreaking history that considers the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective and is certain to revolutionize how we think of the war in the Pacific.When Japan launched hostilities against the United States in 1941, argues Eri Hotta, its leaders, in large part, understood they were entering a war they were almost certain to lose. Drawing on material little known to Western readers, and barely explored in depth in Japan itself, Hotta poses an essential question: W...

I will destroy your life of mediocrity."A dull and sullen co-worker turns out to be Yamato Toudou -- the super pompous son of a super-rich family -- in disguise!! He forces the unfortunate Shizuku Miyashita to be his slave when she finds herself indebted to him to the tune of 30 million yen! Shizuku had lived an earnest but ordinary life up until this point, so just why in the world did this happen to her?! Wiretaps, disguises, spying... Toudou keeps forcing her to do whatever he wants, th...

So wait, I've turned my teacher into an obedient pet?!" High-school sophomore Mai Misobe spends her days dreaming of the day when her handsome world history teacher Mr. Yoshioka will see her for who she really is. One day, Mai is out late after a night of fun downtown when she spots Mr. Yoshioka smoking a cigarette and dressed up as a bartender in a back alley. She takes a picture without thinking too much about it, except he sees her and realizes that his secret side job is no longer secr...

I know I'm just a substitute, but I can't stop the heat in my body...It's the Taisho era. Sayano, the daughter of a baron's mistress, ends up getting married to replace her late older sister who passed away just before her wedding. The groom is Arisue, the son of a higher-ranking marquis. They're aware of the class differences in their families, as this is a strategic marriage meant to exchange noble rank and assets. As a result, her in-laws are cold and Arisue keeps a distance fro...

How do we experience attraction?What does love mean to us?When did you realise you were ace?This is the ace community in their own words.Drawing upon interviews with a wide range of people across the asexual spectrum, Eris Young is here to take you on an empowering, enriching journey through the rich multitudes of asexual life.With chapters spanning everything from dating, relationships and sex, to mental and emotional health,...

Shinobu Watanuki (39), who has moved into her husband's family home, is an unsuccessful comic artist. She had planned to use this move as a chance to give up her career, but after one of her old works becomes a hit online, she decides to create a new comic instead. In need of help with this, she looks for an assistant online. A handsome 22-year-old man named Chiaki Tachibana applies to her ad, and Shinobu finds herself at a major turning point in her life. Delve into a poignant tale by a s...

Picking up right where Chalice: Part One left off, Raylea Scott is in a whole mess of trouble in police custody. Wanted for a murder she didn't commit and trying to control new found powers of shapeshifting isn't easy.Dangerous people with powers of their own are still hot on her trail. Vince, is determined to be the man that stands between Raylea and those who want to harm her. He'll have to find her first.In a battle where friends turn to enemies and enemies become friend...

Almost 40% of the world's population play video games. Whether on smartphones, consoles or PCs, the gaming industry is growing rapidly - with no signs of stagnation. But you probably belong to a much smaller percentage, because you don't just play a few rounds of Candy Crush in your spare time, no, you mean it a bit more seriously.Maybe you've thought about what it would be like to be an e-athlete, or you know very well that the next rank is within your grasp. That's why you finally...

Paint yourself purple and pink!Once upon a farm, Hoot the Owl gets it into his head he needs to make a drastic change.To his mind, everyone else on the farm is perfect. So he sets off on a quest to become exactly like them. He even goes so far as to paint himself purple and pink!The tests he faces grow harder and harder each time. But kudos to him - he never gives up. Not even when the animals get crazy mad at him.Then, something shows up that puts a pause in hi...

So wait, I've turned my teacher into an obedient pet?!" High-school sophomore Mai Misobe spends her days dreaming of the day when her handsome world history teacher Mr. Yoshioka will see her for who she really is. One day, Mai is out late after a night of fun downtown when she spots Mr. Yoshioka smoking a cigarette and dressed up as a bartender in a back alley. She takes a picture without thinking too much about it, except he sees her and realizes that his secret side job is no longer secr...

"You'll build a child making harem!" All the girls at school are the candidates for my bride-to-be!? One day, the forced peerless life suddenly begins!