War Stories"Monsters hide in the dark. But in JacQ’s world, the shadows fight back."The Rift shattered reality. It bled nightmares into the streets of London—constructs powered by forbidden magic, murderous cults bound to ancient rituals, and entities that defy time and death. But standing between humanity and annihilation are the agents of the Cardinals.JacQ the Ripper leads a team of misfits: Evelyn, a blade-wielding enforcer haunted by her past, and Finch, an ecce...

When an EMP plunges the United States into darkness, Mark Caldwell must lead his wife, Sarah, out of a collapsing city where lawlessness reigns, but their daughter, Hope, is missing, and finding her becomes his first priority.With no power, no communication, and danger at every turn, survival becomes a desperate struggle against both ruthless survivors and the chaos of a society unraveling. Their only hope lies in a cryptic promise from Mark’s estranged brother, Jimmy, a prepper wi...

William Stone died on 10 January 2009 aged 108. He received a hero's funeral. Born in rural Devon, he joined the navy during the First World War, travelled the globe just before the British Empire's light began to fade and saw action in some of the most significant sea battles of the Second World War. Afterwards, he returned to Devon to run a barber's shop, an altogether more peaceable existence.As time passed, he became one of a dwindling number of men still alive who had served i...

Der junge Daniel ist auf einer Reise mit genau geplantem Ausgang. Doch veranlassen ihn Geschehnisse auf seinem Weg zu einer tiefen Auseinandersetzung mit seinen Zielen und seiner eigenen Person. Es stellt sich die Frage, wie schmal der Grat zwischen Scheitern und Weiterentwicklung und zwischen Schwäche und Stärke ist. Darüber hinaus muss der Protagonist feststellen, wie überwältigend Erinnerungen sein können. Menschlichkeit ist angreifbar - doch kann sie uns gänzlich geraubt werden oder wi...

There was once a time when J.P. and Nola Girdner must have felt that their entire lives had become unraveled. Confused, saddened, disappointed, and frightened, the couple discovered a serious health problem that would shake up their lives forever. The Girdners, along with their four children, would have to pull up stakes and leave everything that was familiar: their home, farm, church, and friends, and move to an unknown place, knowing that they would have to completely rebuild their lives...

Two members of a team who descended into the Huautla cave complex in Mexico describe their perilous and deadly trek into one of the world's deepest caves.The Huautla in Mexico is the deepest cave in the Western Hemisphere, possibly the world. Shafts reach skyscraper-depths, caverns are stadium-sized, and sudden floods can drown divers in an instant.With a two-decade obsession, William Stone and his 44-member team entered the sinkhole at Sotano de San August...

Tessa storm has just found out that she is an interpreter, not to mention the granddaughter of the almighty Temperance! But life on Cloud 9 won't be all sunshine and rainbows for Tessa… with the expectations of her grandmother behind her, and the coming of a grandmother's former best friend and now forbidden Lord Abigail Shakespeare, things are about to heat up around the entire Storyverse!

My name is William Stonehill. I am in a car going to my aunts wedding. My great grandfather died last Christmas. He had dementia but don't tell him that. Not that I can now. That is in the past. In the present we are headed to my aunts wedding. She is getting married in an Inn a few km's outside of Perth. The car seat was murder on my autistic ass. My sister Kelly was in the back with me along with my best friend Oscar

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe "masterful chronicle" of the discovery of the legendary lost civilization of the Maya and the quest to unlock their secrets.Featuring a history and description of the major Maya sites, including **Chichen Itza, Tulum,**Palenque, Uxmal, Copan, and more. Illustrated with a map and more than 100 images.In 1839, rumors of extraordinary yet baffling ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES'Move over Rebus' DAILY MAIL'One of the best' LITERARY REVIEW'Immensely exciting and atmospheric' ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH'Few have matched the sustained quality of her output' THE TIMES----------The wildest places often conceal the darkest secrets...DSI William Lorimer never expected that the next time he'd visit the Isle of Mull - where he and hi...

Kennedy knew challenging the power-players of the supernatural world would come at a cost, but she always thought she’d be the one to pay the price.When Kennedy dares to open The Rain’s doors to unsanctioned paranorms, she sets off a chain of events that will test her determination like never before. As retribution, the ruthless master vampire, Arcuro, captures one of Kennedy’s closest allies. Despite the advice from those around her, she refuses to let Arcuro’s ac...

From master storyteller and New York Times-bestseller Tad Williams comes the second book in the landmark epic fantasy saga of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn.Tad Williams introduced readers to the incredible fantasy world of Osten Ard in his internationally bestselling series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. The trilogy inspired a generation of modern fantasy writers, including George R.R. Martin, Patrick Rothfuss, and Christopher Paolini, and defined Tad Williams as ...