In the secret tribes of the Core, summoners walk a tenuous line, using ancient masks to channel the gods and their elemental powers.But the delicate balance between gods and humans is fractured when someone resurrects the forbidden mask of a ruthless Earth Goddess and begins a war. Her goal . . . reclaim the natural world from human civilization. Her first victim . . . Josie Day's mother.After witnessing her mother's murder, seventeen-year-old Josie wants nothing more than ...

Little Scout, Little Scout... Time to Come outThe godlike Higher Order has decreed that Dee, and her new powers, are a threat.For her own protection, she's put into a deep slumber and hidden.But when she wakes, she finds herself in a nightmare. Years have passed. Relentless monsters roam the Crescent. Her friends, what remains of them, are fighting for their lives—and losing.To save them, Dee must traverse to worlds only dreamt of and confront her own terrif...

Josie Day's sister is dying, overwhelmed by the power she was never prepared to assume.An earth goddess is set on destroying humanity, and she's succeeding.A traitor turns up where Josie least expects.And the one soul who could ignite Josie to fight for her sister, her tribe, and all of humanity is gone.Everyone knows the Fates demand a price, and Josie is prepared to pay.

He never wanted to be a hero. He just wanted to be free.After a century trapped in a cursed illusion, Aes finally escapes—only to find himself still bound by the magic he hates, and to a girl who once tried to kill him.The curse ties him to Trea, igniting a dangerous connection neither of them fully understands. But breaking it may cost more than his freedom—it may cost her life. So Aes sets off for Horizon Island, Maine, hoping for answers... and ...

A Hunter Always Finds His Scout...A year ago, Dee traveled to another world--the Crescent--and left it in ruins.She swore she'd never go back.In the aftermath of their society's collapse, Hunter and Crystal have been forced into hiding. But when a new faction rises to seize control of the Crescent, the threat to Hunter and Crystal becomes dire. And there's only one person who can help them.

All she wanted was a quick goodbye. Instead, she got a talking axe and a death prophecy.Nicia Silverthread has spent her life avoiding Horizon Island and the magical Clan who exiled her mother. But when her grandmother falls ill, Nicia returns, only to be bound by a powerful contract and thrust into a role she never wanted.To escape an arranged marriage and the ancient magic forcing her hand, Nicia must do the impossible: find the mythical Stonehea...

He escaped one prison—only to find he holds the key to something far worse.Aes thought freedom would bring peace. But with his Guardian, Trea, lost in the void and an ancient Dowager Queen demanding he open a path to another world, Aes finds himself caught in a game far older, and far deadlier, than he imagined.Meanwhile, Olli Speare has waited two years to find someone who can open the door back to Horizon, and to Brend, the boy she lost. Aes may ...

A Thief. A Portal. A New World. But can she get back home again?Home alone over spring break, Dee looks forward to a week free from worries about her sliding grades, her lack of friends, and her mom's overbearing boyfriend. But when she chases a thief out of her house, she ends up with a whole new set of troubles . . . in a whole new world. The Crescent. Where everyday objects possess extraordinary power. Where countless other worlds are mere steps away. And where the High Minister...

Elizabeth Upham Yates (1857–1942) was a nationally known reformer in the United States in the fields of temperance, women’s suffrage, simple living, and missionary work. The Life and Times of Elizabeth Upham Yates: A Crusader for Women’s Suffrage, Temperance, and Missionary Work documents Yates’s life from her coastal Maine origins through her missionary activities in China in the 1880s to her political career in the 1920s. Upon her return from China to the United States, Yates’s reputatio...

The Woman's Part: A Record of Munitions Work is a compelling historical account that chronicles the vital contributions of women to the British war effort during World War I. Compiled by the Imperial War Museum, this book offers a vivid and detailed portrayal of the lives, challenges, and achievements of women who worked in munitions factories across the United Kingdom. Through firsthand testimonies, official reports, and personal narratives, the book captures the transformation of ordinar...

His country or his wife.He can’t protect both.Federal Air Marshal Reese Donovan walked away from the woman he loved to protect the country he swore to serve. But when his estranged wife, Verity, survives a deadly bombing and wakes up believing they’re still together, Reese is thrust into the most dangerous mission of his life.The next attack is imminent.The enemy is ...

«Se nella letteratura americana moderna ci vuole qualcos'altro per fare un capolavoro, non saprei dire cosa»: questo il giudizio di Tennessee Williams su Revolutionary Road, uno dei classici dimenticati della narrativa americana del secondo Novecento, che minimum fax è orgogliosa di riportare nelle librerie italiane dopo più di trent'anni. Frank e April Wheeler sono una coppia middle class dei sobborghi benestanti di New York che coltiva il proprio anticonformismo con velleità ingenua, qua...