Once upon a time, there was Winter.Winter was once the only season in the world-but such an existence was too lonely to bear, and so it created Spring to love. Before long, the earth wished for more time to rest in the cycle, and Summer and Autumn were born. The ones who carry the cycle are called the Agents of the Four Seasons. Hinagiku, the Agent of Spring, disappeared from this land ten years ago, taking the season of spring with her. Now, after incredible hardship, she has returned to ...

"Propulsive . . . The novel's chaotic sprawl, black humor and madcap digressions make it a thrilling rejoinder to the tidy story arcs [of] most crime fiction." — The Wall Street JournalWinner of the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Best Debut NovelNamed a Best Book of the Year in the Wall Street Journal , Houston Chronicle , and Philadelphia City PaperA Naked Singularity tells the story of Casi, born...

A daring investigation of Primo Levi's brief career as a fighter with the Italian Resistance, and the grim secret that haunted his lifeNo other Auschwitz survivor has been as literarily powerful and historically influential as Primo Levi. Yet Levi was not only a victim or a witness. In the fall of 1943, at the very start of the Italian Resistance, he was a fighter, participating in the first attempts to launch guerrilla warfare against occupying Nazi forces. Those t...

ECPA Award Winner - This reimagining of the mega-selling Action Bible combines 230 stories of biblical heroes with vibrant comic-book-style illustrations and an immersive online experience. Readers will explore seven dynamic attributes of God’s story, earn Faith in Action Badges representing those qualities, and discover even more through a discoverable QR code in each story that takes them to a safe online adventure of games, playlists, Bible studies, activities, ...

Locked in their endless dance, the seasons flourish but do not yield their time willingly to the winds of change. Transitioning them is a responsibility undertaken by humans—known as Agents of the Four Seasons. Ten years ago, Lady Hinagiku failed in her duties as the Agent of Spring. Now, flanked by her loyal protector, Sakura, she has returned to thaw the cold winter once again. But the music did not cease in her absence, and for ten years, it fell upon the other Agents to uphold this ete...

Here’s the most complete picture Bible ever, now available as an eBook! And it features a captivating, up-to-date artwork style—making it the perfect Bible for today’s visually focused culture. The Action Bible presents 215 fast-paced narratives in chronological order, making it easier to follow the Bible’s historical flow—and reinforcing the build-up to its thrilling climax.The stories in The Action Bible clearly communicate to contemporary readers. This compelli...

Fox and Chick don't always agree. But Fox and Chick are always friends. With sly humor and companionable warmth, Sergio Ruzzier deftly captures the adventures of these two seemingly opposite friends. The luminous watercolor images showcased in comic-book panel form will entice emerging readers, while the spare text and airiness of the images make this early chapter book accessible to a picture book audience as well.

“Don’t Leave Me.”Sakura Himedaka is the Guard of Spring and loyal blade of the young goddess Hinagiku. She has chosen to take her revenge on those who kidnapped her beloved lady, as well as the ones who stood back and let it happen. She will one day die protecting Hinagiku, and she has abandoned any threat to her resolve—even her love for the man who once taught her so much. This battlefield is only for those with an iron will. Now the dance of spring can truly begin.

For some reason, people keep buying these Groo collections. So, in an effort to make a quick buck, Dark Horse is releasing The Groo Inferno, featuring four "classic" stories starring everyone's favorite moronic wanderer, Groo, and his slightly less stupid dog, Rufferto! See Groo recover a magical amulet for an evil wizard, only to end up unknowingly owning it himself--giving the world's dumbest barbarian the power to make anything happen, with the expected ridiculous cons...

Every day the small wooden people called Wemmicks do the same thing: stick either gold stars or gray dots on one another. The pretty ones--those with smooth wood and fine paint--always get stars. The talented ones do, too. Others, though, who can do little or who have chipped paint, get ugly gray dots. Like Punchinello.In this heartwarming children's tale from the best-selling pen of author Max Lucado, Eli the woodcarver helps Punchinello understand how special he is--no matter wha...

Winter’s frigid embrace gives way to the abundant warmth of spring as Lady Hinagiku returns to Yamato. The Agent of Spring and her impassioned Guard step gracefully through the land, reviving it with color and life—and confront painful scars that linger from Hinagiku’s time away. For the seasons did not pause their dance, nor did the crushing weight of expectation relent in her absence. On their journey, they encounter the Guard of Summer and accompany her to the Summer villa, where the Ag...

No dog has ever been so loyal for so long to so stupid a master finally it pays off, and the boneheaded barbarian Groo's dog Rufferto gets a little of the limelight. A bad run-in with the wizard Anakrony, Master of the Chronological Sciences, tests once and for all the bond between this barbarian and his best friend. Making another accidental stand against tyranny, Groo becomes separated from Rufferto, and an entire city is made to suffer. Will Groo be reunited with Rufferto, or will the l...