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In an epic tale of power struggles, betrayals, and unrequited love, the fight for Skarria’s future continues in The Strength of the Nameless: Heart of Dragons Book 2. As the dust settles in the aftermath of The Rise of the Markless, shaky alliances prop up an empire on the verge of collapse. The fragile peace hangs by a thread as old wounds threaten to tear Skarria apart from within. When a letter from Hucari brings threats of revenge for Sylvar’s stolen dragon, the freedom the Markless gave everything to achieve is no longer guaranteed. Amidst the chaos, friendships are tested, ...

There is nothing more terrifying than a girl with nothing to lose. In the Skarrian Empire, societal class is determined by one factor, a factor which no one, neither emperors nor servants, can control: the Marks on their skin. Ayla Helero is a Markless orphan who refuses to accept her dismal fate of oppression and servitude. Voices whisper to her in the night, promising a chance at a better tomorrow, if only she would listen. Will she bow down and capitulate to the evil hands that bind her, or will she listen to the voices, risking everything for a chance to be free? Ayla listens. She hears...

Upon becoming a new mother, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal was called to Mexico to reconnect with her ancestors and recover her grandmother’s story, only to return to the sudden loss of her marriage, home, and reality. In Magical/Realism, Villarreal crosses into the erasure of memory and self, fragmented by migration, borders, and colonial and intimate violence, reconstructing her story with pieces of American pop culture, and the music, video games, and fantasy that have helped her make sense of it all.

In Fantasy Life, Berry celebrates every aspect of the fantasy sports world. Brilliant trash talk. Unbelievable trophies. Insane draft day locations. Shake-your-head-in-disbelief punishments. Ingenious attempts at cheating. And surprisingly uplifting stories that remind us why we play these games in the first place.

Blessed with a magic she doesn’t understand, Ukrah must find her way in a world that doesn’t always embrace her and her gifts. Accompanied by a talking bird and a strange young man who took her in, she must find the legendary dragon rider who saved the world from the Blight. Can Ukrah escape from those who would enslave her, or worse, and find the only person who can help her realize her destiny?

Even if you’ve never played Dungeons & Dragons, you probably know someone who has: the game has had a profound influence on our culture, and 2014 marks the intriguing role-playing phenomenon’s 40th anniversary. Released decades before the Internet and social media, Dungeons & Dragons inspired one of the original nerd subcultures and is still revered by more than 30 million fans. Now, the authoritative history and magic of the game are revealed by an award-winning journalist and lifelong D&D player.

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Cairo, 1912: though Fatma el-Sha'arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she's certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of the universe last summer. So when someone murders a secret brotherhood dedicated to one of the most famous men in history, Al-Jahiz, Agent Fatma is called onto the case.

After surviving a nearly insurmountable peril, a starship captain returns to Earth with his badly distressed ship and remaining crew and passengers in hyper sleep over three hundred years after they were believed to be destroyed and finds his most perilous trial. In humanity’s drive towards individuality by being like everyone else, due to genetic manipulation there are only 33 standard female and male models and he and his crew will be made beautiful like everyone else unless he can figure out a way to stop it.

So much steam, gears, punk, smoke and mirrors and high-tech super-fast trains in the middle-of-the-night high-wire acts, swords and daggers and long, long cloaks… Welcome to a world you’ve never been to. And Catherine is front and center. A young woman. Desperate. Daring to do something not even the Resistance could do. She steals a top-tier train (equipped with off-the-charts speed and a hot chocolate maker) and dares to break into the Armory of the all-powerful Authority. To attempt. The most suicidal rescue mission yet. She’s wired. She might be losing her mind. She’s hearing ...

What happens when the boy who has everything loses it all? Hai has millions of followers, stellar grades, and doesn’t think his bratty, over-the-top behavior is a problem. As far as Hai is concerned, nobody is as good as him. Bernard is a guy at Hai’s university. Hai doesn’t even know his name, but that doesn’t stop Bernard from fantasizing about teaching Hai a lesson with his belt. When Hai wakes up in another reality as a loser with zero followers, Bernard is the only man Hai can turn to for help. Alternate Realities is a short and spicy gay romance story set on a college campus. ...

Take yourself to a random realm where impossible things become possible. Dare to dream and imagine things that couldn’t exist in our present existence. In this fantasy anthology, some young heroes as well as heroines come around in these epic stories. They locate clues and handle challenges, enchanting or mundane, in this action-packed urban dream anthology.

When a group of short construction workers begins building a school playground, Lisa begins to suspect that they are really Christmas elves, but Melody and Howie think Lisa has an overactive imagination.

Family…however close or distantly connected…is still family. And no one knows that better than the many members of the McAdams family. Few understand the vast implications that come with a large extended family as Drew McAdams does…and especially now. His brothers and sisters are also beginning to understand just how complicated it can be now that the four of them are responsible for the equally vast and extensive McAdams Trust. The headaches have only just begun. Life as they knew it will never be the same. Drew McAdams strongly suspects that if another call or message comes into his...

In the thrilling conclusion to the Heart of Dragons trilogy, The Call of the Endless brings the saga to an explosive and unforgettable end. Muk’bar’s treachery left cities destroyed and allies scattered across Skarria. Elyon remains in Shio Frain, preparing his army to fight back against forces they can barely comprehend. He promised Ayla he would reclaim her dragon—but was the promise a lie? Bhen returned home to piece together the broken family he left behind. Can they forgive him for choosing Ayla over them? Romar returned as a hero, celebrated for his victory in Shio Frain. But ...

Dane finds himself caught up in the midst of this ultimate quest to unlock the secrets of universal continuation. Enter a rich world and encounter what you least expect on this epic adventure.

This small volume completes the translation of Karel Erben’s A Hundred Genuine Popular Slavonie Fairy Stories. The first volume, Segnius Irritant, maps out, so to say, the primitive folklore weather myth of which nearly the whole of the succeeding 92 stories are wholly or in part reproductions.

From USA Today bestselling Author Liz Gavin comes a fantasy like no other. Caught in a centuries-old war between Christians and Druids, a young High Priestess is Avalon’s last chance. Wise and powerful, Rowen is faithful to the Old Religion, but how can she obey the Goddess without betraying Caddaric? Can she trust Eochaid when he embodies everything she despises? Caddaric has been Rowen’s companion for countless lifetimes. Now she lives in the mortal plane, while he remains in mystic Avalon. Can Caddaric witness a flesh-and-blood man become Rowen’s protector? Will he risk losing ...

Was defeating the monsters under the seas of Europe the end of Zaena's worries? Well, no. She knows the worst battle will come at the Night Elves' abandoned enclave. Is it possible the demise of the Night Elves was exaggerated? Something is bringing back creatures that hadn't threatened humanity since elves walked among them. Zaena and Team Princess confront threats all over the country, but how can a warrior be prepared if she doesn't know what she might face?

Brant has always had trouble with the ladies... ...becoming the Wizard's Apprentice is helping...a bit! Working at Burke and Dunne to pay for college, Brant had always considered the curiosity shop a fun place, where he could unwind. Following the death of one of it's owners, though, things get somewhat more complicated. Dutch Dunne, the surviving owner, seems to want Brant to be his apprentice...The Wizard's Apprentice. Is the old codger full of it? Brant thinks the downhill slide to dementia is accelerating for his beloved boss, but that was before weird things started to happen to him. ...