Virtual Worlds

A hundred years after the world was plunged into a catastrophic ice age, Anna Mathers awakens from cryo-stasis to a green and thriving Earth—an Earth transformed by time, loss, and resilience. But survival is far from guaranteed. Amidst makeshift shelters and dwindling rations, the fragile society of survivors is tested by starvation, betrayal, and the lurking threat of others who lived through the freeze. While Anna navigates the politics of survival and the growing tension within their camp, her unlikely ally, Jamie Griffin—a former rival from a world long gone—stands by her side. ...

The world ended without warning. No heroes. No rescue. Just silence and the monsters that came after. Evie stopped believing in safety a long time ago. Hardened by survival, hunted by something from her past, she doesn’t trust easily. But when three ex-military men find her bunker, everything changes. Cade is rough hands and sharp orders, a storm barely contained. Rhys is quiet shadows and steady heat, the calm before the breaking. Jace is warmth, loyalty, and the kind of touch that makes her want to believe again. She doesn’t want to need them. Doesn’t want to feel. But when the ...

On a holiday in England, Alex Carhill is caught in the nightmare of a nuclear holocaust. In a matter of hours a mid-summer’s day is turned into a nuclear winter. This is the story of his survival in a world that no longer has rules; where climatic extremes, murder, starvation and disease are commonplace. As the land slowly heals, the survivors scratch together an existence in a contaminated wasteland ravaged by plagues of insects and disease. In this world, through hardship and pain, a new society is forged based on new rules and values moulded from the demands and necessities of life. ...

Jordan Maxwell in a powerful well-researched book, which delves deep into how archaeology, ancient mysteries and the UFO phenomenon impacts people, their culture, history, and what is the meaning of alien presence. The story of UFOs has been around since the dawn of man and there seems to be a fascination with a subject where there is limited proof, but many people around the world believe they have seen some unexplainable things. For thousand and thousands of years researchers have been puzzled by the strange archaeological discoveries found around the world. It seems as though each new ...

In the field known as Astrobiology, there is a research program called SETI, The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. At the heart of SETI, there is a mystery known as The Great Silence, or The Fermi Paradox, named after the famous physicist Enrico Fermi. Essentially, he asked “If they exist, where are they?”. Some quite cogent arguments maintain that if there was extraterrestrial intelligence, they should have visited the Earth by now. This story, a bit tongue in cheek, gives a fictional account of one explanation for The Great Silence, known as The Zoo Hypothesis. Are we a ...

The Last Democrat: Joe Biden's Journey from Working Class to World Leader From bestselling political author Russell Knight comes an intimate, unflinching portrait of Joe Biden—the man, the president, and a symbol of an era that may be ending. Where History Meets Fiction: A Political Biographical Drama Inspired by True EventsWhat Readers Will Discover Step into the tense moments of the Situation Room during the Ukraine crisis. Witness the behind-the-scenes drama of historic legislative battles. Understand the deeply personal—and controversial—decision to pardon his own son. But The ...

Hitler’s Last Resort: The Child Soldiers of the Third Reich As the Third Reich faced its downfall, Hitler turned to a desperate defense strategy: children. Fueled by relentless war propaganda, many members of the Hitler Youth believed that they could still achieve final victory and save Germany from collapse. By 1943, around 200,000 Luftwaffe auxiliaries, some as young as 15, were almost single-handedly defending German cities. In the fall of 1944, the Volkssturm became mandatory for everyone aged 16 and up, and by 1945, the Nazi regime even exploited 14-year-olds as stopgaps and cannon ...

Six months after the Pulse, a catastrophic event that plunged the world into chaos, former carpenter Jason roams the desolate ruins of what was once his suburban haven. Haunted by the loss of his wife and daughter, he clings to a rumor of a safe haven. His solitary existence is shattered when he crosses paths with Jessica, a resilient doctor, and two orphaned boys, Sam and Ben. Together, they navigate the treacherous landscape, their journey punctuated by encounters with desperate scavengers and the chilling remnants of a shattered society. Can the navigate this new world or will their ...

What’s worse than dying? Hiding that fact from my nosy parents… My parents are in town, asking too many questions and expecting sunny brunches. Minor problem: I’m allergic to sunlight. And blood is my new breakfast. And if my parents find out I’m a vampire, it’ll be all our heads on the Enforcer’s chopping block. Meanwhile, there’s a war brewing between the werewolves and vampires of my city, and my new boss wants me on the case. Oh, and my talking cat? He won’t shut up about Dolly Parton. Well, no one said that being a vampire would be easy. But this war could finally kill ...

Step into the tumultuous world of pre-World War II Berlin, where fate intertwines the lives of Wilhelm Schreiber and Hannah Goldschmidt in ways they never could have imagined. As the threat of war looms ever closer, their bond deepens, defying the boundaries set by society and circumstance. When the horrors of war finally descend upon Europe, Wilhelm and Hannah find themselves torn apart, thrust into the chaos and brutality of a world at war. From the depths of Auschwitz to the blood-soaked battlefields of Stalingrad and the shores of Normandy on D-Day, their paths diverge but their love ...

Ready to Build a Lasting Legacy into Your Family? Being a Christian parent in today's world is no easy task. It seems everything in the culture is set against raising kids that honor God, stand for truth, and impact the world for Christ. This creates fear and doubt. We wonder if we are doing the right things as parents...and even wonder what the rights things are! If that is you, then be encouraged! God is on the throne, and all things are possible with Him! He is with you each step of the way. Everything you need, He can (and will) provide! We know that the choices we make as parents today...

I thought I knew what I wanted in life. And then I meet the hot-as-sin members of a world-famous boy band. Breaking free from my father's suffocating control, the guys take me in as their new assistant. The job is unlike anything I’m used to, and I'm thrust into a world of glamour, temptation, and forbidden desire. Grayson's fierce protectiveness, Jasper's bad-boy charm, and River's artistic soul awaken a primal passion within me. And they help me transform into a strong, unapologetic version of myself. But as our connection intensifies, my family’s secrets resurface. With the media's ...

Would you like to know the origin of the races and present day nations on Earth? In this book, you will discover a lot of interesting and educative information concerning how the present-day nations of the Earth evolved from the families of the three sons of Noah namely Shem, Ham, and Japheth. This edition reveals a lot of historical information while it focuses on the nations of the world that evolved from the multiracial families of the four sons of Ham, who was the second son of Noah.

Quantum physics has revealed that objects can exist in more than one location simultaneously, even though the objects are invisible to us in all but one location, that is, parallel universes exist. This is most blatantly revealed in the mind shattering 'double-slit' experiment and is at the core of what is called 'the measurement problem,' in quantum physics. The results are startling, but this is what the science is clearly showing. It is human awareness that causes matter to fix into a single position, and reveal a single reality. The science is showing that at every moment we become ...

Only Dragon Fire Can Burn Through Their Desire Once Torin pays his debt to his own kingdom by conquering the last magical threat, he vows to find Marseha, his long lost love whose disappearance has left a void no battle can fill. In the shadowed halls of Goetia Castle, the Veiled Queen sends Marseha on a perilous journey to save their people. But soon she discovers that her magic is both a gift and a curse, especially when she reunites with the man who stole her heart only to discover he condemns witches to death. Thrust together by fate, entangled in a web of deception and lies, their ...

Discover earth angels and highly evolved beings. See if you are one! We are souls on earth who carry divine power. Yet we aren’t aware of it! A Past Life and Spirit World Soul Regression is an experience that provides huge answers to life’s deepest questions - Who am I? What is my purpose? Am I on track? Do I have a Spirit Guide? Who is my Soul Family? Discover how guides answer these vital questions. In these pages you will read individual stories of true Spirit World Soul Regressions from Shannon’s clients which unearth astounding answers to their lives and reveal who they are as ...

We return in book two of the Star Crossed Series to discover if these "enemies" are truly star crossed. Does Hazel forgive Mark for everything done? Does Mark make amends or spiral down a dark path of solitude, returning to the man he used to be? Will the end of World War II be the demise of both of them? Who will cross their paths as they discover if their love for one another will stand the long journey ahead. This series is best read in order. Star Crossed Enemies is the first novel of this series of two unlikely people coming together during the height of World War II.

The trilogy comes to its final conclusion in Dead World Survivors have dwindled to almost nothing as the zombies spent the last year wiping out humanity. While many in the group hide out in the newfound underground bunker society, a select few have taken up the job of saving the world. They head to a laboratory in downtown Chicago rumored to be up and running and working on a vaccine for the zombie virus. Christine is sure Liam's journal holds the key to helping them create the saving cure. But life on the road in a zombie-ridden world has its own plans. When one of her own is turned it ...

Three hundred years after a global pandemic, Webster City is the last city left on Earth. Major Carl Davidson of the Internal Security Bureau investigates the suspicious death of a brilliant biochemist and discovers a dark plot to wipe out the last of mankind. A post-apocalyptic thriller.

“AND can there be any greater evil than discord and distraction and plurality where unity ought to reign? or any greater good than the bond of unity?” “There cannot.” “And there is unity where there is community of pleasures and pains — where all the citizens are glad or sorry on the same occasions?” “No doubt.” “Yes; and where there is no common but only private feeling, that disorganizes a state — when you have one-half of the world triumphing and the other sorrowing at the same events happening to the city and the citizens?” “Certainly.” “Such differences ...