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A desperate mother seeks the help of Jack Winchester to find the men who kidnapped her 12-year-old boy. After local police and FBI class him as a runaway, Jack takes the job. When another boy goes missing, he soon realizes the two disappearances might be connected to something far bigger and more sinister than he could have ever imagined.

The novel W. is a literary prequel to one of modern literature’s touchstone texts, the play Woyzeck—the basis of films, operas, and numerous translations and adaptations. Considered the first modern drama, Woyzeck tells the story of a loyal foot soldier who, in a fit of jealous rage, kills the woman he loves. W., the astonishing new novel by August Prize-winning author Steve Sem-Sandberg, grippingly recounts the lovers’ relationship, the murder case, and the solder’s execution, while digging deeper into the world and motivations of the characters.

A horridly wild ride into an ancient world of troubled heroes and nightmarish villains. A tale like no other, told as never before. Who was the giant Goliath? The truth can be stranger and darker than fiction. David, a youth of exceptional prowess, is in danger. Dark forces have sworn to destroy the forebear of the Prince of Peace. In ancient times, giants were real - the unholy offspring of fallen angels and their defiled human prey. Goliath, a descendant of giant kings, is one of the last of a dying breed of ancient rulers cursed to near extinction.

We survived the destruction of our brothers in Canis Mayor, where both the Alpha and X Legions were laid to waste by Ahmurai. After my rescue by the special forces agent Captain Setzune and her android Rin, we have found a way to return to the Milky Way.

Jack Winchester is a drifter - a ghost to those who pursue him and a danger to those who confront him. Once a notorious hitman for a New Jersey crime family, Jack is now a fugitive trying to right his wrongs. Wanted by the FBI and hunted by one of the Sicilian Mafia's top assassins, he travels to New Orleans to reconnect with an old flame. But things aren't what they seem. Not only must he cross paths with a ruthless drug lord just as Hurricane Danielle makes landfall, but he's about to discover that he may be the only one that can save his ex and daughter.

Vivian needs King Arthur’s help. Nimue, a powerful witch and priestess who lives on Avalon, has disappeared. King Arthur, Tom, and his friends set off across the Other to find her, following Nimue’s trail to Holloways Meet. But what they find there makes no sense. Nimue seems to have a quest of her own, one she’s deliberately hiding. Arthur is convinced it’s about Merlin, and he’s determined to find him. Against his better judgement Tom follows Arthur on a dangerous trip that could end his new life before it’s even begun.

I never should have taken that loan but my aunt needed meds I couldn’t afford. Now I’ve been sold to slavery and the Nightfall Queen’s guards have found out I’m not entirely human. I guess I’m lucky they didn’t kill me. The next thing I hear is that the Elf King himself has bought me, and I’m to be transferred to his castle. It will take me five years to pay off the debt but I get to be his personal assistant. Personal assistant to the king. That can’t be so bad, right? Oh how wrong I was.

There is only one rule in hell: No one returns from the Rogue Arena. After fighting in the witches’ dark tournament and being condemned to death, Drake manages to flee the castle with Stella - but they are far from freedom. Now, they must return to Earth before it’s too late, and Stella has a plan. Accomplishing it won’t be easy, though. In a journey plagued with dangers and bizarre creatures, Drake and Stella will venture through the darkest side of hell, finding themselves in the heart of the Rogue Arena.

My name is Argo Herrero. I'm ready to enlist, sign the contract to serve for 10 years under the ally ranks. Enlisting is the only way to free myself from the hands of the totalitarians, to fight for freedom itself. The allies assure me citizenship and a decent salary after 10 years of service. The Megachine are strong. Undefeated. Unrivaled. They have wiped out the ally drone force and are moving in for the final blow. First they took Europe, then Asia. With the help of the Chavistas, they conquered Latin America.

After 10,000 years of war, humanity has obtained its wish - crusading the Milky Way. My name was Argo Herrero. I'm now Lynx, my code of war. Planetary system after planetary system, we've slain all intelligent species once alive in our galaxy. All but one, the last intelligent species left to be purged by our ranks. What will become of us when we've purged the whole galaxy? I don't know, but I'm afraid of what we'll become, of what I've already become.

Through the centuries and all over the world, there have been certain men and women whose dedication and hard work have changed our world and the lives of individuals for the better. The names of such are heard so often that everyone should know a few facts about them.

Sofiya Petrov is stuck in a stand-off with the most celebrated gladiator-athletes in the entire four sectors. Two muscle-bound celebrities who insist on living and working in the same small section of the Swirl with her — a section they each declare is legally their property.

Jerusa’s interference has unleashed a monstrous entity with a taste for vampires and humans alike. Her only option: employ her spectral powers to hunt down the fiend before it can rip a bloody path through the entire town. Will her new companions help her kill the creature....

Miss’ippi Blues Tail - A stray dog helps a young musician in Mississippi learn to sing the blues. This short story is inspired by the legend that Robert Johnson was taught to play the guitar by the devil.

Stranded in the Red Vastness with only a week to get home, Braddock vows to travel thousands of miles, bond with two sprites, and save the meadow. But even if he can beat the looming deadline of spring court, how can he defeat Hortensia, multiple armies hunting the Lost Treasure, and the final rise of the mighty Sidians?

What’s right? What’s wrong? What’s real? The next stand-alone action thriller in the Amazon-bestselling series that has enthralled thousands of readers around the world.

Ramfiram: Imlod Nir is a young man caught up in a resurging conflict between primordial forces. Apprenticed to his sister - the self-styled Queen of Earth - in the dark art of necromancy, he hunts the wilds beyond the city of Ramfiram for those who would deny her rule. But with each passing day he becomes less sure of his role and more unable to cope with his past deeds. Is he destined to play the pawn in his sister's game until the end, or does fate have something else in store?

If she's spared execution, can a vampire with second sight save the ones she loves? Jerusa Phoenix lives in fear of judgment. Unlike the harmless smirks she received back in school, a negative opinion from the Stewards of Life could get the newly-made vampire killed. With an army of savages on the rise and terrifying new creatures in pursuit, Jerusa wonders if approval for her immortality is actually the least of her worries...

The Summer Court princess has never failed to end the curse that ravages Faerie every hundred years, until now. The responsibility has fallen on the Fall princess, Aribella, to stop the poison destroying her realm: she must go to Ethereum to fetch the heart of one of its dark lords, or her people will perish.

Lucien Thorne is the most vile monster in all of Thorngate. As Winter King, he rules our land with an iron fist and a cold, dead heart. And my father has just informed me that I am betrothed to marry him. As the Princess of Fall, it is my duty to marry whatever suitor my father chooses for me, but even duty can’t make me spend the rest of my life with someone like Lucien. However the more time I spend with this mysterious man, the more I wonder if the rumours about him are even true.