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The Volsung Academy says magic is safe. They are wrong. Vivienne Desai finally has her chance to shine. Stepping out of her twin sister's shadow, she has been accepted into Volsung Academy—the pinnacle of magical education in humanity's Golden Age.

¡Prepárate para una emocionante experiencia con esta nueva historia que trae de regreso el clásico Libro Vaquero! Con una serie Neo-Western cargada de acción y aventuras, serás testigo de un mundo postapocalíptico en el año 2100, donde la humanidad se enfrenta al borde de la extinción tras múltiples pandemias y experimentos médicos que han causado una infertilidad masiva.

Sixty-five million years ago, a disastrous cataclysm eliminated three quarters of all life on Earth. Overnight, the age of dinosaurs ended. The age of mammals had begun. But what if history had happened differently? What if the reptiles had survived to evolve into intelligent life? In West of Eden, best-selling author Harry Harrison has created a rich, dramatic saga of a world where the descendants of the dinosaurs struggled with a clan of humans in a battle for survival.

A new ice age threatens Earth. Facing extinction, the dinosaurs must employ their mastery of biology to swiftly reconquer human territory. Desperately Kerrick launches an arduous quest to rally a final defense for humankind. With his beloved wife and young son, he heads north to the land of the whale hunters, east into the enemy's stronghold, and south to a fateful reckoning with destiny.

Four hundred years after the Ragnarok War, humanity still hasn't recovered from the impact of the meteor, Ragnarok. Alex Keener and his friends are remembered as gods, while strife reigns between their Elekai descendants, the dragons, and those of pure human blood. But unknown to humanity, an ancient and forgotten evil is hurtling toward Earth, threatening destruction. At the center of it all stands Shanti Roshar, a young woman who may be the subject of a long-lost prophecy, penned by the hand of Anna herself.

The hunt for Isaru begins. With the spaceship Odin at their disposal, Shanti and the crew have more tools than ever to stop the coming Xenofall. But powerful new threats have emerged to challenge their advance. If Isaru reaches the Mindless swarm in Ragnarok Crater, it will spell destruction for the Red Wild and its surrounding kingdoms. Meanwhile, a powerful, ancient being offers his help. But will it be enough to end the Hyperfold, once and for all?

Captain Warden and Lance Corporal Goodwin are the space marines with the hard job. They have to infiltrate a Deathless base, identify and capture a senior officer and extract him from under the nose of his soldiers, preferably without dying in the process. They’re relying on Ten to watch their backs, but when he is accosted by the denizens of the jungle he’s yomping through, he has to make a tough choice between speed and humanity.

The never-ending clandestine war between the Xen Empire and the Terillian Confederation continues and the Dark Zone is littered with the bodies of Guardsmen, Rangers, and those caught in between. It is into this wasteland that a unit of the Humani Elite Guard set out on a recon mission to investigate a planet they suspect contains an illegal Terillian base. The mission quickly falls apart and Lieutenant Emily Martin is thrust into command when her base ship, Draxius, is destroyed and her commander is severely injured.

Jedidiah Huckleberry Smith is alive. And he ain’t happy. The railroad tycoon, Reydan White, has wounded his love and killed his friends. And enough is enough. But the only way to get to him is to join a motley collection of cowboys, farmers, businessmen, and outlaws to cross into Prehistoria. Governor Fredrick is calling them the Rough Raiders.

Eddie Cantrell, now married to the king of Denmark’s daughter, is sent by Admiral Simpson to the Caribbean to secure access to the most valuable commodity on that continent - not the gold and silver which the Spanish treasure, but the oil which up-time machines and industry need. The admiral has also provided Eddie’s small task force with the new steam-powered frigates that have just come out of the navy’s shipyards. Even with the frigates, a giant obstacle stands in his way.

The wild American West was a dream and hope for many, but for some it was a place to die. Lucky Tom Turner has finally run out of the good fortune that kept him alive for so long. Rescue the brilliant scientist, elude the New Confederacy, and escape the Prussians determined to torture him for secrets only he has - that's all his country asked of him.

Jack West findet sich in einem höllischen Szenario wieder. Er wurde entführt, damit er an einem tödlichen Spiel teilnimmt. Um ein uraltes Ritual zu erfüllen, muss er teuflische Labyrinthe durchqueren, gegen grausame Attentäter antreten und sich unvorstellbaren Schrecken stellen. Und dann entdeckt Jack, dass er nicht der einzige Kämpfer an diesem Ort ist: Es gibt 16 Kandidaten. Aber nur einer wird überleben.

Axemen. Norsemen. Vikings. Whoever they are, Jedidiah Huckleberry Smith doesn't care. But with the possibility of a pardon on the table, he knows that he'd better do everything he can to prove his worth. Which means leading a civilian expedition, this time along the coast of Prehistoria, towards a mysterious warrior tribe whom the apes fear.

Zairah, a gifted survivor with a deep connection to the remnants of the past, embarks on a perilous mission beyond the Hollow, the last underground refuge of humanity. Alongside the hardened warrior Ahkeen, the enigmatic AI entity Zavrin, and a ragtag team of resistance fighters, she ventures into a shattered universe where the remnants of a long-forgotten war still linger.

Ayleen Torr travels the galaxy on a quest for revenge, but before she can get the blood she's owed, she needs the means to survive. To earn enough coin, she chases down a bounty on Antares III. Just as she's about to catch her target, she finds herself turned into the one on the run. If she doesn't find a way off-world in a hurry, getting paid will be the least of her problems.