'Brilliant and vivid world-building . . . riveting' CHAD STAHELSKI, director of John Wick'A masterful blend of Sebastien de Castell's unique brand of wry humour, elegant prose, and wonderfully imaginative worldbuilding. I devoured this book and loved every page' NICK EAMES, bestselling author of Kings of the WyldeFrom the bestselling author of THE GREATCOATS: seven war mages with dark pasts must come together to fi...

'A great sapphic sci-fi'SAMANTHA SHANNONXích Si: bot maker, data analyst, mother, scavenger. But those days are over now-her ship has just been captured by the Red Banner pirate fleet, famous for their double-dealing and cruelty. Xích Si expects to be tortured to death-only for the pirates' enigmatic leader, Rice Fish, to arrive with a different and shocking proposition: an arranged marriage between Xích Si and herself....

'An intoxicating mix of weird magic and high adventure . . . gripping from the get-go, Spellslinger is a must-read.' Jonathan Stroud, bestselling author of Lockwood & Co.MAGIC IS A CON GAME.Kellen is moments away from facing his first mage's duel and the start of four trials that will make him a spellcaster. There's just one problem: his magic is gone.As his sixteenth birthday approaches, Kellen falls back on his c...

A psychedelic guru, a magical toad and the dark side of the modern quest for transcendence.'Entirely mesmerising . . . The Ego Trip is itself a trip' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE'A one of a kind book. I loved it' WILLIAM FINNEGAN'Strange and wonderful' SUSAN ORLEANIn 2012, physician Octavio Rettig claimed he had revived a forgotten indigenous ritual: smoking the secretions of the Sonoran Dese...

**A charismatic doctor claimed to have rediscovered the ancestral roots of “toad medicine,” becoming the face of a global psychedelic movement. But in his wake, he left a trail of destruction that embodies the maladies of our spiritually desolate age.“Entirely mesmerizing. . . . Richly reported and written with humor and flair, The Ego Trip is itself a trip—and Kimon de Greef is a major talent.” —Patrick Radden Keefe, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lo...

The Hurt is the story of a first relationship at the age of eighteen. But is it? In The Hurt time is reshuffled and mixed up. As Saint Phalle says, 'Pain ran through my thoughts like a wild animal, making nonsense of past, present and future.' The intriguing narrative is a beguiling mix of memoir and parable, infused with remarkable characters, humour and pathos, and Parisian light.The author is drawn to the different and the marginalised. Her insight into herself...

In the final novel by one of the greatest writers in the Americas, an aging diplomat bears witness to the shifting cultural tides of nineteenth-century BrazilJoaquim Maria Machado de Assis has been hailed as one of Latin America’s greatest writers, a progenitor of modernism and a masterful ironist known for his inspired critiques of nineteenth-century Brazil. Memorial de Ayres is his final novel, released just two months before his death in 1908.In...

Get the eBook free when you register your print book at Manning.In this book you’ll learn how to create your own AI applications from scratch using free low-code tools like Langflow and KNIME. This fully-illustrated book guides you step by step on your journey from AI user to AI maker.Generative AI applications can be complex to understand and create. This book strips away the low-level geekery and shows you exactly how to build Q&A systems, agents, and oth...

Discover the timeless spiritual counsel of Padre Pio—one of the most beloved and powerful spiritual guides of the twentieth century—whose life was profoundly marked by intense suffering and extraordinary union with Christ. Stay with Me, Lord, the newest book in the Great Spiritual Teachers series, offers a month of daily readings that draw you into Padre Pio’s prayer of intimacy, dependence, and surrender.At the heart of Padre Pio’s devotion was a single, piercing longing:...

A girl’s girl influencer gets a serious reality check when she discovers she’s fallen for her best friend’s boyfriend in this forbidden friends-to-lovers romance.Sofia Mendoza has had enough. She’s done watching male co-workers steal credit for her talent, and now she’s going to do something about it. No one knows she’s the brains behind a popular video series highlighting and celebrating women in history who’ve been erased from their own inventions and discoveries...

The stakes have never been higher.The world is teetering on the brink of annihilation. The Lords Celestine and the Lords Devilish, celestial and infernal beings locked in an age-old enmity, have at last found the perfect battlefield for their apocalyptic Great Crusade: the mortal realm.Cade Ombra, former Glorian Justiciar turned mercenary wonderist, leads a band of emotionally unstable mages in a desperate bid to prevent the impending clash of divine and di...

Hate Speech, Political Correctness, and Cancel Culture critically examines the challenges posed by modern discourse in democratic societies. It explores the intersection of hate speech, political correctness, cancel culture, and disinformation, and offers a comparative and multidisciplinary perspective on their ethical, legal, and societal implications.Delving into the complexities of contemporary communication, the book addresses pressing issues such as the rise of cancel...