The Empire of Pilth Rabour is run by a tyrant, but that might be about to change. Assassins, rescue two orphan children from their would be murders. While they attempt to safely escort the children to a long lost uncle, a three-way war for control of the Empire of Pilth Rabour threatens to tear the empire apart. As the empire tries to settle into a new norm murderous trade factions, warlord prophets, demons and assassins constantly threaten the tenuous peace.

This year, the holidays are FUCKED! This is not a children's happy family Christmas book you're looking at right now. Oh no. There is blood. Guts and Garland. Brutality. Faustian wraiths. Patricide. Soul-sucking shrunken heads. Entire wars unfolding at the North Pole. Aliens. Mutant streptococcus. Evil Christmas bread. Badly behaved elves. Twelve brain-fritzing days of Christmas. Oh. And werewolves, not to mention dryads. Also...someone put a hit out on Santa! Within these 24 stories, no o...

RUBYRAJAN... published by Custom Book Publications…An odyssey taking place in a country of towering mountains, living goddesses, arranged marriages, ancient traditions and terrible natural disasters... an emotional journey through the eyes of Rubyrajan and her twin sister, Binsa.Taking different pathways, the twins strive to find their identities, pursue personal aspirations and rise above those seeking their subjugation in a country undergoing a rapid transition from...

Nowadays, just having a website or an app is not enough. Potential customers aren’t going to stumble across you by accident – you need to employ digital marketing tools and techniques to help them find you and keep you front of mind, and have them coming back again and again.Marketing your products and services online doesn’t have to cost the earth. Lots of digital marketing activities can be done for free, or very little, and are very effective. You may also save costs for adverti...

Regardless if you are a Poe expert or a newcomer to his works, this hand-selected collection is the perfect addition to any horror lover's library.From "The Black Cat" to "The Tell-Tale Heart" the stories in this collection have shaped the face of modern horror literature. See where it all began in The Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe.Featuring:"The Fall of the House of Usher""The Masque of the Red Death""The Pit and the Pendulum"an...

For a thousand years the mages of the Empire have flourished through sorcery. But an ancient spell, forged by the semi-divine Simurgh, is draining magic from the world. They call it the BAN.This does not much matter to two clueless shepherds, Zanthred and Millie, who arrive at the capital ready do their civic service for the Emperor. Zanthred immediately disgraces himself with foolish romantic gestures and is soon the butt of every joke in the town.But as mages start rebell...

Surely there was a village nearby. “Stop!” Without warning three armed men suddenly appeared in front of the two young Lifestory Tellers. “Who are you and what are you doing here?” “We are teachers sir,” Asgat replied, humbly but clearly. “We don’t want any teachers. Go away, or we will kill you!” “Wait,” Asgat said. “If you have children we have a story for them.” “What kind of story?” “A beautiful story about God.” All was quiet as the elders stared at the young men. “You may come to our...

Look Away! considers the U.S. South in relation to Latin America and the Caribbean. Given that some of the major characteristics that mark the South as exceptional within the United States—including the legacies of a plantation economy and slave trade—are common to most of the Americas, Look Away! points to postcolonial studies as perhaps the best perspective from which to comprehend the U.S. South. At the same time it shows how, as part of the United States, the South—bo...

A follow on to the bestselling Blokes Guide to Pregnancy, this pocket bite size guide book has all the crucial advice for expectant blokes and outlines 100 absolute need to know tips for surviving pregnancy. Written in his customary no nonsense, straightforward style – These 100 tips are taken from interviews with 100 blokes who have lived to tell the tale. This is the only guide to be reading for all expectant dads out there.

What bloke is entirely ready or totally prepared for the reality of a new baby and all that it entails? Babies may bring boundless joy into your life but they also bring temper tantrums, stubborn moods and 90-decibel fits of hysterical screaming. In Jon Smith's new, absolutely essential and extremely entertaining baby manual, he provides all the treasured wisdom that will help new dads master coping with delights such as projectile vomiting, sleep-deprived mums, the 'hidden gifts' that com...

As the war deepens and spreads, Zanthred is a newly minted hero, a man of note. But jealous rivals on his own side might be as much a threat as the foe.On the other side of the world, Akai tries to rally support from the most unlikely of creatures: Humans. But is he to treat these strange, short-lived brutes as barbarians who cannot be yoked, or children who might be taught?The struggle continues in this second book in an ongoing epic of magic and strategy.

SummaryEntity Framework Core in Action teaches you how to access and update relational data from .NET applications. Following the crystal-clear explanations, real-world examples, and around 100 diagrams, you'll discover time-saving patterns and best practices for security, performance tuning, and unit testing.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.About the Technol...