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After close brush with death, Garrett realizes that he’s in a new world. And worse, he’s missing an arm and paralyzed from the waist down. A fact that doesn’t deter the brutal gang lord whose floor he’s crashing on from wanting to throw him out into the street. The only thing standing between Garrett and a cold death at the mercy of the city’s scavengers are his own wits and a plucky young woman. Armed with a system that gives him experience for exploring his new world, Garrett is determined to do whatever it takes to keep himself safe from the threats closing in all around him. 

Meet the first in a romantic, action-packed fantasy duology about a lost city, a life-long dream, and untold levels of power and secrecy that will threaten its very existence. 'Laini Taylor is so damn good and like no other' LEIGH BARDUGO 'Beautiful, unusual, unexpected' SABAA TAHIR The dream...

Banding together with the remnants of the Ghoul’s Tooth gang, Garrett finds himself thrust into a power struggle he wants nothing to do with. The city is filled with warring factions, each bent on using every means possible to come out on top, and they all seem to think Garrett is the perfect tool to achieve that.

*SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BSETSELLER * AN AUDIBLE BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF 2017 * A GOODREADS CHOICE BEST BOOK OF 2017 * AN AMAZON BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF 2017 * The sweeping, and highly-anticipated sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling magical fantasy...

Austin Wallace, a Gypsy, dreams of being a major league baseball player and marrying Erin, a girl outside the Gypsy community. To have both dreams, he must pay a price. A heart-wrenching novel about hopes, dreams, and the families we form, and a stirring testament to the power of love.

It is through first contact with an alien species that humanity learns of the Dream. It is a plane of mental existence where people are able to communicate by their thoughts alone - over distances of thousands of light-years. To ensure that future generations will have this ability, human genetic engineering produces newborns capable of finding and navigating the Dream. They become known as the Silent. Rust is just one planet among many in the Empire of Human Unity.

The Verity are in collapse. Clan Shirna is gone. And all along, the ships of the Cygnus Realm have been pushing back until only the Golden are left. Or so Dash thought. With the discovery of two new races and a sphere of stars embroiled in war, Dash hurls the Forge ever deeper into territory where no human can live free. The Golden are no longer merely advisors - now, they are present in the fights themselves, their silver ships gleaming with menace in a war that threatens to incinerate an entire arm of the galaxy.

Roused from mind-slavery, a woman finds her life bloody and bleak. Her quest is revenge on one hand and identity and belonging on the other. Inspired by the classics of sword & sorcery and cyberpunk, Liam Q. D. Hall brings us into the depths of humanity with all the accompanying darkness and light.

It has been two decades since Cryptozoologist Neve Richards and Cassi Stein had their first adventure solving the mystery behind Devil’s Half Acre. They are back to save a small village from a prehistoric predator. Will they save the village before new enemies and old secrets catch up to them?

The 100 Years War with the Zombie is over. Across the globe Zombie Nations are the number one manufacturer of goods. President Smith has enacted Z.L.I.A (Zombie Labor and Integration Act). Allowing the US to harbor the biggest & brightest Zombie minds. Rumblings of integration persist. A first ever presidency to unify the Zombie Nations is called by the UN. Further intensifying humans' fears of integration.

Bullied as a worthless dreamer, Arak flies away on a dangerous quest and crashes at sea. A fearless shape-shifter octopus heals the young dragon, and an unexpected friendship begins. Arak returns to the dragon clan, but a terrible illness strikes. Then an undersea volcano erupts, which triggers a deadly chain of events! How can two misfits save the dragons?

Breaker sacrificed everything - his home, his hand, even his relationship with his little brother - for the chance to escape Scarlatti’s war and find peace in their ancestral home. But time is running out. Supplies are low, Brody hasn’t recovered from his concussion, and Breaker’s right to lead is looking rather grim. When a stranger arrives, Breaker realizes the world outside Scarlatti is so much bigger than even he could ever dream.

Drakor foresees the doom of dragons, but Mardor refuses to listen. No one thinks the youngster will challenge this huge, powerful ruler! Now Drakor is the unexpected leader in a new world, where deadly problems grow faster than the unnatural storms. And as hard as it was to win that terrible fight, leading is harder. As Mardor incites a rebellious clan, Drakor questions everything.

Dreams never stay dead in the low country, and for Detective Andy Winslow, those dreams might kill him As he's adjusting to life back home in Charleston, Andy's given a new case. A series of murders has started happening around town. There's no visible tie to them, and Andy can't seem to crack the case. Enter Destiny Reyes. She's from Charleston too, the hottest spa nd comer in country music, and she's been keeping a secret that just might blow the entire case wide open. If it doesn't get them killed first.

While cannons roar and rockets ignite American skies, disease ravages the upper Connecticut Valley. Few notice the sufferings of the families...of a single child...a remarkable lad named Joseph. Attentions are forced elsewhere on the Chesapeake, which guards the entrance to the infant nation's threatened capital. In this second volume of the epic historical series Free Men and Dreamers, witness the saga of five families caught in the tumult of the oft-forgotten war that cemented American liberty and set the stage for the great work of the Restoration.

Dark Sky At Dawn, the stirring first volume in the epic Free Men and Dreamers series, tells of the fascinating people, events, history, and spiritual reawakening that precede the compelling moment in time before the guns blazed and the light of the Restoration dawned on a new day.

War has found Andalon unprepared. Robert Esterling faces a dire choice in his war against his brother - trust the dastardly Braen Braston and his band of pirates and outlaws, or continue to wait on defectors to join his cause. Finally controlling his power, he faces an imminent threat from a new foe, one who has joined forces with the Falconers and changed the battlefield forever. Braen and Eusari have delivered a new era to Pirate’s Cove, ushering in a time of peace and promised prosperity.

Einen Kampf mit einem unsterblichen Nekromanten zu überleben, hätte Garrett eigentlich Ruhe verschaffen sollen, aber als die totgeglaubte Prinzessin vor seiner Tür auftaucht, ist jede Chance auf eine ruhige Zeit dahin. Zusammen mit der Familie Klein muss Garrett sich einer Gefahr stellen, die weitaus größer ist als jede, die er in der Traumwelt erlebt hat. Erschwerend kommt hinzu, dass sein Vater nun weiß, dass er lebt und Garrett für seine eigenen ruchlosen Pläne benutzen will.

Experience a captivating voyage into the thoughts and feelings of Manik Talukdar in "A Big Dreamer's Dream: Part 1," a touching examination of the connections among dreams, reality, affection, and sorrow. The Intersection of Dreams and Reality: Manik navigates the delicate balance between aspiration and the tangible world in a world where dreams serve as refuge and revelation. His journey illuminates how dreams inspire and motivate, offering solace from life's harshness while challenging us to confront our truths.

Ein gebrochener Körper. Eine geheimnisvolle Welt. Er braucht seinen ganzen Verstand, um zu überleben. Nachdem er knapp dem Tod entronnen ist, stellt Garrett fest, dass er sich in einer neuen Welt befindet. Und was noch schlimmer ist: Ihm fehlt ein Arm und er ist von der Hüfte abwärts gelähmt. Das hält den brutalen Bandenchef, auf dessen Fußboden er liegt, nicht davon ab, ihn auf die Straße zu werfen. Das Einzige, was zwischen Garrett und einem kalten Tod in den Händen der Plünderer der Stadt steht, sind sein eigener Verstand und eine mutige junge Frau.