Video Game Adventure

When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case.Strike is a war veteran - wounded both physically and psychologically - and his life is in disarray. The case gives him a financial lifeline, but it comes at a personal cost: the more he delves into the young model's complex world, the darker things get - and the closer he gets to terrible danger...

Fury 161 is a wretched planet - a penal colony and an industrial complex manned by violent prisoners. When an escape pod from the USS Sulaco crash-lands there, Ellen Ripley appears to be the only passenger left alive. Then inmates begin to die, all at the hands of another survivor - a creature which encounters Ripley and spares her life! Desperate to know why, she seeks out an answer - and discovers terror unlike any she's ever known.

Happy Hills is changing! Jeff discovers that Oofmaster has taken control of the village, making slaves of the residents. Lila's gone off to the Nether, alone, and Zion's in jail. But maybe someone out in the desert can help... Disclaimer: This book is an unofficial Minecraft book, a work of fan fiction. It is not endorsed, authorized, licensed, sponsored, or supported by Mojang AB, Microsoft Corp. or any other entity owning or controlling rights to the Minecraft name, trademarks or copyrights. Great Minecraft books for readers aged 7 and above. Fans of Steve The Noob, Zack Zombie, Dave The ...

Meet Riley Carter. On the outside, she's Internet famous. On the inside, she's falling apart. Riley plays video games and streams them on a social network called Tundra. But her life takes a double twist: while she's getting canceled and humiliated in front of thousands online, a message from her best friend Cordelia pierces the darkness: Help—my father's been kidnapped Cordelia's father has vanished, leaving only a toupee, a pocket watch, and a pool of blood. Riley sees an opportunity to do something she's wanted to her whole life: solve a real mystery. And in this Christian mystery-...

A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: To make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end.

It's school spirit week and celebration is in the air at Central City Middle School. Principal Patrick has a big surprise planned: an after-school magic show extravaganza! There's only one problem, the show is being performed by Ernesto the Evoker. Aren't evokers supposed to be evil? It's up to middle school ninja Nate Noonan and his best friend Katie Kennedy to get to the bottom of this new mystery! Can Nate keep his identity a secret and still protect his school? Find out in Diary of Nate the Minecraft Ninja 4: On Next, Vex!

When the baroness of Forthyn's daughter disappears, she calls on the legendary orc hero Durik to find her. Durik enlists his old questing partners - the dwarf alchemist Ulma Grimstone and roguish Logan Lashley - in the hopes of reliving their glory days. Together they journey to fear-struck Fallowhearth. There, instead of clues, they uncover necromancy: graveyards emptied of corpses, with trails of footprints leading into sinister Blind Muir Forest.... But the forest holds more than just the walking dead.

The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants - rather than the BFG - she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!

In the New York Times best-seller Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Drew Karpyshyn painted a gripping portrait of a young man’s journey from innocence to evil. That man was Darth Bane, a twisted genius whose iron will, fierce ambition, and strength in the dark side of the Force made him a natural leader among the Sith - until his radical embrace of an all-but-forgotten wisdom drove him to destroy his own order...and create it anew from the ashes.

Embrace the game. Can you defy the ultimate evil force and save mankind from extinction? In the real world, he is a famous gamer, but lives a low-profile life in Bali. But in Amarvana, he was the legendary Preserver - burnt alive by evil self-replicating AI overlord Brahm to save humanity from extinction. As rumours float of Lord Brahm hiding in Antarctica, the Preserver returns as the Black Wizard, taking the place of his dead mentor, Thadram the Elder Sage. Welcome to Christmas 2039, where the lines between real and virtual lives blur in the ultimate video game war. Prepare to enter the ...

Aren has lived by the rules all his life. He's never questioned it; that's just the way things are. But then his father is executed for treason, and he and his best friend, Cade, are thrown into a prison mine, doomed to work until they drop. Unless they can somehow break free.... But what lies beyond the prison walls is more terrifying still. Rescued by a man who hates him yet is oath-bound to protect him, pursued by inhuman forces, Aren slowly accepts that everything he knew about his world was a lie.

Video games are dominating the planet. In 2020, they brought in $180 billion dollars globally—nearly $34 billion in the United States alone. So who are the brilliant designers who create these stunning virtual worlds? Cliff Bleszinski—or CliffyB as he is known to gamers—is one of the few who’ve reached mythical, rock-star status. In Control Freak, he gives an unvarnished, all-access tour of the business.

Border tensions between rival samurai clans escalate into war over a hidden valley, in this fantasy epic from the breathtaking world of Legend of the Five Rings

Join world-famous air racer Dusty Crophopper and his friends in this retelling of Disney's Planes: Fire & Rescue. When Dusty's engine fails and he learns that the part he needs cannot be replaced, he is heartbroken: He may never race again! But he soon discovers that the national park needs another firefighter, so he shifts gears and trains to become a certified firefighter.

Jax thought he was done with video games after barely escaping the chaos of Battle Royale. But when a new glitch pulls him into Spartan Arena, he’s thrust into a futuristic combat simulator where survival isn’t guaranteed, and teamwork is the only way out. Thrown into intense matches of Capture the Flag, Oddball, Team Slayer, and Firefight, Jax must quickly adapt to the fast-paced world of the arena. Armed with high-tech gear and joined by a team of elite warriors—including the sharp-shooting Ace, grenade-loving Kai, and his returning ally Skye—Jax must face relentless challenges ...

A deadly coup within the Wizard's Guild leaves the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, gravely injured, and his ward Ciri missing in the third book of the New York Times best-selling series that inspired the Netflix show and the hit video games. The Wizards Guild has been shattered by a coup and, in the uproar, Geralt was seriously injured. The Witcher is supposed to be a guardian of the innocent, a protector of those in need, a defender against powerful and dangerous monsters that prey on men in dark times.

¡Kachau! Los íntimos amigos Rayo McQueen y Mate van de viaje para asistir a la boda de la hermana de Mate, en la otra punta del país, cuando por accidente van a parar a la legendaria Cueva del Tapacubos de Cristal. Según cuenta la leyenda, aquel que contempla ese tapacubos se convierte en el corredor más afortunado del mundo. Mate cree que el tapacubos sería el regalo de boda perfecto y se adentra en la cueva a buscarlo. Y, como un buen amigo no deja que su mejor amigo se meta en una cueva solo, Rayo le sigue.

The first official Minecraft novel! In the tradition of iconic adventures like Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island, the number one New York Times best-selling author of World War Z tells the story of a hero - stranded in the world of Minecraft - who must unravel the secrets of a mysterious island in order to survive.

This junior novel retelling captures the spirit of the third installment of the hit Descendants franchise. Inviting listeners to experience the thrill of Descendants 3 over and over again in novel form, this audiobook is a must-have for any Descendants fan.

Once the Sith order teemed with followers. But their rivalries divided them in endless battles for supremacy - until one dark lord at last united the Sith in the quest to enslave the galaxy and exterminate the Jedi. Yet it would fall to another, far more powerful than the entire Brotherhood of Darkness, to ultimately realize the full potential of the Sith, and wield the awesome power of the dark side as never before.