In a world where the forces of darkness threaten to consume everything, the once-prosperous kingdom of Avilon stands as the last bastion of hope. For years, the people have fought a losing war against the armies of Orcs, Goblins, Death-Knights, and Demons—all led by an ancient, malevolent force known only as the Darkness. With their numbers dwindling and their morale shattered, King Eamon and his people await the final, inevitable onslaught.But there is a legend—a warrior of god-li...

Revenge is set in the infancy of Revolutionary War Virginia where James Alexander, a young son of a hay farmer, is compelled to lead a small band of young men to strike a small blow in protest of the depredations of the British Royal Navy. Destruction in mind, James miraculously finds himself in command of his would be target, a captured British armed cutter. With a partially seasoned crew, a pack of farmer's sons, and all the uncertainties of youth, young Captain Alexander uses courage, s...

Particular focus on improving functional traits needed for more resilient poultry breedsComprehensive coverage of key advances in genomic selection and their practical application in breeding improved breeds of layers and broilersLooks forward to emerging trends such as the use of epigenetics and genome editing

This anthology collects all 25 original stories from the fourth year of Diabolical Plots, an online magazine of science fiction and fantasy. Manuals for memory tourism, a secret order of monks that tries to use a scriptural technicality to put off the end of the world indefinitely, a friendly nonbinary tank at a science fiction convention, a questionable academic paper published at a university of magic, living fossils awakened when the coal formed of them burns. The stories vary from humo...

Advanced Biomass Gasification: New Concepts for Efficiency Increase and Product Flexibility provides a thorough overview on new concepts in biomass gasification and consolidated information on advances for process integration and combination, which could otherwise only be gained by reading a high number of journal publications. Heidenreich, Müller and Foscolo, highly respected experts in this field, start their exploration with the compact UNIQUE reactor, gasification and pyrolysis, gasifi...

This collection of contributions originates from the well-established conference series "Fractal Geometry and Stochastics" which brings together researchers from different fields using concepts and methods from fractal geometry.Carefully selected papers from keynote and invited speakers are included, both discussing exciting new trends and results and giving a gentle introduction to some recent developments. The topics covered include Assouad dimensions and their connection to anal...