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There’s no rest for the wicked or the good, so Lily, Sebastian, and Sir Kipling’s have to hit the ground running as they regroup from their crippling battle with Nergal and search for the fabled city of the ancients. Only they know the threat Nergal poses, and they must race across the world to find the city and warn the inhabitants before this prince of demons destroys it all.

When Maud and Daisy receive a letter from Daisy’s cousin, Clara, sharing her fears that two sudden deaths in her local choir weren’t accidental, at first Daisy thinks her cousin is overreacting. But Maud’s detective senses tell her something is afoot, and so they make haste to the Highlands to investigate.

Thrilling short stories featuring fan favorite characters from the beloved High Republic series each written by a New York Times bestselling author. Rejoin the adventures of the Jedi and Padawans, Pathfinders and Path members, and heroes and villains in these unmissable short stories that bridge...

When Lynn Raven set out to win the championship for groundbreaking augmented reality game TransDimensional Hunter, the worst she thought she’d face was sunburn, mosquito bites, and annoying spectators. The more she plays, though, the higher the stakes become—and the stranger the obstacles she has to face.

Earth is in decline, and the wealthy have fled it, leaving only the destitute citizens behind. And aliens. Gemma McKinley works at a prison cleaning goop off the floors and serving food to inmates. When she is reassigned to the alien ward, Gemma is nervous. Aliens are dangerous and ruthless. They bite. But there is one that isn’t like them. Simon is damaged, starved, and wasting away in complete isolation. Touched by his loneliness, Gemma starts nursing him back to health, dismissing rumors that he’s high-risk, ignoring the advice to let him croak.

Do you believe in ghosts? After reading Stranger Than Fear, you might wish you didn’t. This gripping series uncovers real, accounts of those who have come face-to-face with the paranormal—mysterious whispers, unseen presences, and encounters that defy explanation. These stories will haunt you long after the final tick.

Do you believe in ghosts? After listening to Stranger Than Fear, you might wish you didn’t. This gripping series uncovers real, accounts of those who have come face-to-face with the paranormal—mysterious whispers, unseen presences, and encounters that defy explanation. These stories will haunt you long after the finale. Some fears are imagined. These are not.

A rip-roaring shout-aloud picture book about a spider who wants to be the family pet from the internationally acclaimed illustrator of Julia Donaldson’s What the Ladybird Heard. 3Spider wants to be a family pet. But the family whose house she lives in are terrified of her! Whenever she tries...

Science journalist Lydia Denworth takes us in search of the biological, psychological and evolutionary foundations of this important bond. She finds that the human capacity for friendship is as old as humanity itself, when tribes of people on the African savanna grew large enough for individuals to seek meaningful connection with those outside their immediate families. Lydia meets scientists at the frontiers of brain and genetics research and discovers that friendship is reflected in our brain waves, our genomes and our cardiovascular and immune systems.

The final series of GNR8 has landed - The project that brings actors from LAMDA, the number one rated drama school in the UK together with the most exciting, talented and diverse new audio writers and directors. Expect thrills, chills, gasps and laughs as we invite you to join us for a final hurrah…with GNR8 6. Drama written and performed by the hottest new talent. Listen to original audio plays starring LAMDA students and commissioned from some of the UK's most exciting emerging writers, including Anne Odeke ‘Princess Essex’ The Globe Theatre , and Kiran Benawra ‘Rage Room’ Channel 4.

This is the podcast you need to level up your identity, self concept and the unlimited power that's within you to manifest whatever you want in life.

Read by actress Noma Dumezweni. Meet a little girl who loves running in this magical adventure from the brilliant Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard. With funny rhyming verse, The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes is loved by children and parents alike –...

A spaceship crash survivor, Addie Rye is lucky to be alive. But being stuck on a primitive planet isn’t exactly the epitome of luck. With no way home, Addie has no choice but learn how to use stone tools and catch her dinner before cooking it, all while attempting to befriend a tribe of wild nomads who inhabit this planet.

This riveting new history shows how having an empire and losing it has shaped modern Britain. Drawing on a mass of original research into the thoughts and feelings of the British people, pop culture, sport and media, Imperial Island tells a story of people on the move and of people trapped in the past, of the end of empire and the birth of multiculturalism, a chronicle of violence and a testament to togetherness. It is the story that best explains Britain today.

Adam Hartzler has always been an honorable immortal, but the fine line between right and wrong blurs when he is called to his fated mate. If he does not find and claim her soon, he will lose his soul and humanity, transforming into a vile predator controlled by insatiable bloodlust. His salvation relies on her surrender. Will Adam find her or live a tortured eternity as a vampire? Time’s slipping away and so is Adam’s control.

After a dismal upbringing on decaying, alien-infested Earth, Emmaline "Cricket" Beatty now lives a charmed life on humanity's new and improved home planet Meeus. The constant vulnerability of the before has given way to the ironclad security of the present. Everything is pretty, organized, predictable. There are no flaws in this new world. When the hospital where Cricket works hosts an intergalactic symposium, she is called upon to translate for the alien guests. She is intrigued to see that a secretive Rix nation has sent a delegate.

Desperate times call for drastic measures . . . and Miss Caroline Devereux is most certainly desperate. Her spendthrift father's been gambling away every spare shilling, racking up debts, selling off their family's coveted objets d'art, and bringing them to the edge of ruin. Up until now, she's been able to stave off the creditors—and afford luxuries like tea—by penning sensational Gothic tales. But they're out of time, and Caroline must play the one card she has left.

Avant d'être connu sous le nom du Loup Blanc ou du Boucher de Blaviken, Geralt de Riv était un jeune sorceleur formé à Kaer Morhen, faisant ses premiers pas dans un monde incapable de comprendre ni d'accepter ceux de son espèce. Lorsqu'un acte d'héroïsme naïf tourne mal, Geralt n'est sauvé de la corde que par Preston Holt, un sorceleur au mystérieux passé et aux motivations secrètes. Sous son aile, Geralt apprend peu à peu ce que signifie réellement s'engager sur la Voie, protéger les humains qui le craignent et survivre dans un environnement hostile en adoptant ses propres règles.

Life Is Short - Art Is Shorter is not just the first anthology gathering both mini-essays and short-short stories. Listeners, writers, and teachers will get an anthology; a course’s worth of writing exercises; a rally for compression, concision, and velocity in an increasingly digital post-religious age; and a meditation on the brevity of human existence.

Becoming a global celebrity overnight would make most people happy. Not Lynn Raven. As a teenage gaming prodigy, she’s enjoyed years of anonymity behind the virtual mask of Larry Coughlin, war-hardened vet and virtual gaming mercenary. But now Lynn has stepped out of the shadows to compete in the cutting-edge augmented reality game TransDimensional Hunter that has taken the world by storm. And she’s winning. But with success has come swarms of paparazzi drones, jealous teammates, and a backstabbing rival team that will use any trick in the book to ruin her.