Who is the Hero of Ages?To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness---the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists---is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed.Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to sa...

Who is the Hero of Ages?To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness---the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists---is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed.Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to sa...

In the days before the Flood, Azaziel had been a Watcher, sent down to help God's creatures on Earth. He fell in love with one of Cain's granddaughters and they passed her mortal life in bliss.Now he's imprisoned in the Los Angeles basin. His angelic brethren, Heaven's misfits, don't understand the longing Aza feels: once he had been loved entirely for himself.The succubus Lorelei doesn't know any of this when she sets her sights on Azaziel. All she knows is that the angel'...

A celebrated young British artist uses her gift to convey the dignity and resilience of women survivors of violence in forgotten corners of the world.This debut art book by British artist and human rights activist Hannah Rose Thomas presents her stunning portrait paintings of Yazidi women who escaped ISIS captivity, Rohingya women who fled violence in Myanmar, and Nigerian women who survived Boko Haram violence, alongside their own words, stories, and self-portrait...

Who is the Hero of Ages?To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness---the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists---is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed.Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to sa...

SOME THINGS WEREN’T MEANT TO BE DISCOVERED...Flynn’s work as an arachnologist is interrupted by a teenager insisting he has stumbled across a new species. Having given in to the teen’s hounding, Flynn realises he might be onto something.So he treks into the mountains, his wife Steph and their faithful German shepherd Solomon in tow for a weekend of spider-hunting and tourism.Instead, what Flynn uncovers rips their world apart.The Isaac Spiders is the first o...

Kage:The instructions were clear. Go into the enemy compound and leave no one alive. My brother is the head of the family, and he makes the calls. Normally I'd go along with it, but not this time. I find Abruzzo’s youngest daughter, a stunning redhead, cowering under a table, and decide I want her in my cage.Raina looked so sweet and innocent, meek and mild. Much to my surprise, she’s anything but. Playing with fire can get you burned, but somehow, I know i...

A new breed of terror that rises from the depths of the ocean. To hunt. To devour. To kill.The first attack occurs in the underwater caverns of the Bahamas. Two professional divers exploring the unknown. A monstrous flesh-ripping predator they never see coming.Now the attacks are coming closer and closer to shore. A sun-soaked playground for sea-loving tourists. A human feasting ground for whatever lurks beneath.Now, in a desperate race against time, Eric Watson, an...

This volume examines the significance of spiritual kinship—or kinship reckoned in relation to the divine—in creating myriad forms of affiliations among Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Rather than confining the study of spiritual kinship to Christian godparenthood or presuming its disappearance in light of secularism, the authors investigate how religious practitioners create and contest sacred solidarities through ritual, discursive, and ethical practices across social domains, networks, an...

You know that feeling you get when adrenaline floods your veins and the hair on the back of your neck starts to stand up with anticipation? Hanging onto every word that your eyes quickly guide over every word with eagerness to see what unfolds on the next page? This book will not only have you questioning your closest relationships, but it might even drive you to look over your shoulder as you walk or check under your bed like you are five years old again. Oh, something dark is lurking in ...

This book explores the unique relationships between professional baseball teams and the unique ways professional baseball leagues are organized in North America with a primary focus on how proximity can and does impact consumer demand. Perhaps more than any other matter that arises in the business of baseball, proximity to other professional baseball teams is a concern that has uniquely shaped professional baseball leagues in North America. It is this particular component in how profession...

FBI agent Lily Yu's mind is a dangerous place to be…Thanks to the mindspeech lessons she's receiving from the black dragon, Lily is temporarily benched from Unit Twelve—until her brain acclimates and the risk of total burnout passes. At least she has her new husband, lupi Rule Turner, to keep her occupied.But when her mentor calls in a favor and sends Lily to a murder scene, she's suddenly back on active status—despite the hallucinations she can't keep at bay. With one touc...