In his follow-up to Uruk: A Novel of the First City**, James Zwerneman continues his stunning, action-packed historical adventure series set in ancient Mesopotamia.**Jakka has taken his army and Ki, the genius who helped establish Uruk, north to a rich copper mining village to reestablish Magog's empire. He starts building a fort, mining copper, recruiting warriors, growing fields of Ki's wheat, and extracting tribute from vassal villages....

The Empire is unraveling. Enemies inside and out claw for power while the throne sits empty. Greed plays its part—but it isn't the whole story.What happened in the Imperial Palace made one thing clear: this isn't just politics anymore. Something deeper is moving, hidden and coordinated, its roots stretching further back than anyone guessed.This isn't a war for control. It's a purge. If the Palace was only the beginning, whatever comes next won't be clean.

This irreverent guide to chaos magic emphasizes experimentation and finding out what works best for you. Andrieh Vitimus presents a revolutionary hands-on course of study for the average Jane or Joe. Vitimus banishes the severe tone of other esoteric orders, offering an accessible and practical approach that makes it easier to perform successful chaos magic that is uniquely your own.

I was once a mighty Paladin of Darkness, mother of all the Elements. The one and only of my kind.Some called me the chosen one, a savior destined to rescue the world; others insisted I would be its downfall.I never got the chance to discover who was right. Society conspired with the traitors to trap me in the deadly Element of Time.But a year later, I managed to break free . . . wait, how has it been 700 years?

An alchemist and his teenage nephew hunt down a legend in this profound and unsettling speculative Western, for fans of Karen Russell and Victor LaValle.Alone in a frontier town in the nineteenth-century Pacific Northwest, Gentle Montgomery is grieving his best friend. Liam was an alchemist, killed when he tried to capture a creature that shouldn’t exist: a giant salamander that drives men mad. When Gentle’s nephew, Kitt, arrives at his doorstep, the two set out to...

The coronation's in ruins and von Grave's been cast out, but the cursed cult behind him is still in play. Who would've guessed those lunatics survived, still poisoning the world with their filth?No matter. I nearly wiped them out once—this time I'll finish the job for good. Right, Beeky?

Reborn!With his powers reawakened, Konner begins to plan his return home to free his people until he's surprised with the arrival of his first born, Ryan Lorian. Coming from the future, Ryan helps Konner piece the puzzle together to prevent the destruction of the universe.As we return to Boron, old enemies will become allies. Older friends will turn traitor. And the dark magic pulling all the strings will be revealed. Grab a copy and join Konner and his team in this final a...

The first in a series inspired by ancient Mesopotamia, following a small band of misfits on an epic, dangerous journey to realize their dream, their establishment of Uruk, the first city.Ki, a member of a nomadic tribe, has figured out how to plant seeds to grow food and invented a dart-thrower, a new weapon that can kill from a distance. Labeled a witch, her sister is the only person who appreciates her genius. That is until Magog, a vicious warrior tribe, attacks,...

War had been averted—but at what cost?The Empire stood fractured, exposed—and the scent of weakness drew predators who had waited years for this moment.One of them had already made his move, sinking his claws into the Empire's wounded body with a death grip—not to destroy, but to dominate. Total control. Absolute submission.What does the House of von Grave truly want? Who's backing them from the shadows?And more importantly—who's pulling the strings behind t...

Christmas has served as a fertile background for mystery fiction for a very long time, perhaps because it has the appearance of a time of peace and love while being so deeply at odds with violence, crime, and even murder.Many of the stories in this anthology have been written by some of the greatest Golden Age authors, undoubtedly inspired by the juxtaposition of the disparate elements of love and hate. There is a cliché about anthologies (and clichés become clichés because they ar...

So, let's take stock.I rebuilt the district. Made enemies disappear. Gained allies. Put the Shadow Clan back on the map.By now, I should've earned a break. Naturally, that's when the real trouble starts.Some people preferred us powerless—silent, broken, easy to control. Now Marcus the Paladin is back in their way, and they're done playing fair.The next wave of enemies doesn't want war. They want erasure.But if they think I'm going quietly, they haven...

What motivates citizens to support one party over the other? Do they carefully weigh all of the relevant issues and assess which party or candidate best matches their own positions? Or do people look at politics as something more akin to a team sport—the specifics do not matter as long as you know what side your team is on? Answering these questions requires us to think about how much the average American knows about politics. Many scholars of public opinion believe that the majority of Am...