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**50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERSUrsula K. Le Guin’s groundbreaking work of science fiction—winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards.**A lone human ambassador is sent to the icebound planet of Winter, a world without sexual prejudice, where the inhabitants’ gender is fluid. His goal is to facilitate Winter’s inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf betwee...

They call me a troublemaker.A jinx.A hazard who doesn't know her limits.Fine. Let them talk.My name is Mita, and I'm the best derelict pilot on this trash-heap island, even if the Company owns the air I fly in and the minutes I breathe. My job is luring monsters from caustic seas, but my dream is flying in the International Air Games. It's my one shot at buying freedom for my sister and our community. So yeah, I push my ...

**Perhaps one reason not enough people kill billionaires is it’s actually quite tricky...'Hopeful and exciting. Funny and heartbreaking ... I want to read more books like this!' Mikaela Loach**'Scarily believable' Daily MailWhen her home is destroyed in wildfires, fourteen-year-old Australian outback genius Kayla Connolly decides to hunt down the culprits of climate change: billionaires.She teams up with Mr P, a giant ex-sol...

She wants a baby. He's just the man for the job.I'd finally given up on having a family of my own.Until ex-con Jake Brand walks in. He's six-foot-five of ink and muscle and the farthest thing from a family man. He's also leaving in a few weeks.So, when he offers to help out—in my restaurant and in my bed—I cave in and say yes.But I've got rules, strict ones, to keep everything between us clear: No touching. No kissing. No emotion. And the li...

Buckle up for vibrant and thrilling intergalactic adventures in this Locus Award-winning YA science fiction from the multiple award-winning author of All the Birds in the Sky and The City in the Middle of the Night.Tina never worries about being 'ordinary'--she doesn't have to, since she's known practically forever that she's not just Tina Mains, average teenager and beloved daughter. She's also the keeper of an interplanetary rescue beacon, and o...

Mrs. Ambrosia Bloomington is finally free. Widowed and ready for a fresh start, she's set her sights on Mayfair—determined to live life on her own terms, without the shadow of her late husband.She doesn't expect the maddeningly confident—and disarmingly charming—Frenchman, Mr. Dashwood Beckman, to derail her journey and turn it into an unexpected adventure. Nor does she anticipate his laughter, his warmth… or the sparks that fly between them.But Dash carries secrets of his ...

A sheltered princess meets, a gorgeous bad boy, and his irresistibly sexy best friend. Love and heartbreak will cause heroes to rise. While danger and tragedy turn friends to lovers in this epic soul mate romance that you won't put down until its HEA ending.Jasmine - has been having dreams. In it, a rippling god claims her innocent body and makes it his own. That is only a dream, however. If she wants to be touched by a man in real life, s...

Along with thousands of his compatriots, Wladyslaw Anders was imprisoned by the Soviets when they attacked Poland with their German allies in 1939. They endured terrible treatment until the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 suddenly put Stalin in the Allied camp, after which they were evacuated to Iran and formed into the Polish Second Corps under Anders command.Once equipped and trained, the corps was eventually committed to the Italian campaign, notably at Monte Cassino. The au...

Games live and die commercially on the player experience. Games User Research is collectively the way we optimise the quality of the user experience (UX) in games, working with all aspects of a game from the mechanics and interface, visuals and art, interaction and progression, making sure every element works in concert and supports the game UX. This means that Games User Research is essential and integral to the production of games and to shape the experience of players. Today, Games User...

The conclusion of the mind-blowing intergalactic Unstoppable series, the sequel to the Locus Award-winning Victories Greater Than Death and Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak, from the international-bestselling author of All the Birds in the Sky.THEY'RE THE GALAXY'S MOST WANTED — AND OUR ONLY HOPEWhen Elza became a space princess, she thought she'd be spending her time at the palace, wearing gorgeous couture and soaking up everything there is to know — but inste...

Unlock the treasures of God's Word in just fifteen minutes a day with this classic, simple-to-use guide to Scripture.If you've ever confused the ark of the covenant with the ark of Noah, or Jericho with Jeroboam, Max Anders' classic book, 30 Days to Understanding the Bible, is for you. In just fifteen minutes a day, you'll learn the Bible's key people, events, and doctrines to get more out of God's Word. This simple-to-use, straightforward guide has been r...

A sweet and funny story in cartoons about the adventures of Anders and his friends, which will delight fans of Peanuts and Tom Gates.Meet Anders, Eden and their new friend, Bernie. It's the school holidays, and there are comics to be made, games to be played, ice-cream to be eaten, and rhinos to impress at Wekiwa water park.Then Anders and his friends meet the Green Grabber and things take on a whole new twist, leading Anders to a wonderful pet, Skip, and t...