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

William and Lola thought they would be going on a normal submarien ride. But danger strikes when the malevalent fear frees an ancient Fish Person from the bottom depths. Can they stop the sub from sinking, with there new super powers, before it becomes too late? who is acting to sabatage the sub, as the crew find themselves in an increesingly perilous situation. William has no desire to be a super hero outside of self defence. But the only way anyone will survive is if Cat Man saves them.

Tessas house has been attacked by the spectre of Abigail! Her little sisters were the target, So what will Tessa do now? Especially when a movie script comes to life in a nearby studio, And Tessa has to fight her way out! What will happen when Tessa is inside a story that is being written, with their only hope of escape being dangerous goods smuggled in by shapeshifter posing as there boss!!!!!

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...