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The more I see of the powerful in this world, the more surprised I get. How have they not killed each other off yet? Sure, there are some bright spots on the political map of the word, like Japan, which still remembers honor and responsibility. But as it turns out, not all is clean even there...

The world has changed. First traces of a familiar goddess, then the Unnameable, and now even more throwbacks to my past life. It seems the spring of fate is winding tighter and tighter. When it finally uncoils, I hope this world stays intact! In any case, it seems that I, Alex Galaxius, must...

The final stretch of Arlan’s journey is here, but with it, the Demons’ final stand. Arlan has one last obstacle in his way before he can escape from imminent death—a monster-infested mountain range. But just as much as the monsters pose a threat to him, they also pose an opportunity. After all, an enemy is just a Level-up waiting to be claimed. The Demons are intent on not giving Arlan the time to get strong enough to beat them, though.

Magic. Sailing. A murderer among heroes. Gravedigger Volke Savan wants nothing more than to be like his hero, the legendary magical swashbuckler, Gregory Ruma. First he needs to become an arcanist, someone capable of wielding magic, which requires bonding with a mythical creature. And he’ll take anything...So when he stumbles across a knightmare, a creature made of shadow and terror, he has no reservations. But the knightmare knows a terrible secret: Ruma is a murderer out to spread corrupted magic throughout their island nation.

Joe Monteleone takes you beyond the usual divinatory topics and into the realm of mysticism. He presents Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot as a tool for mystical insight, through which you can experience the deeper mysteries directly. Joe reveals a life-changing concept: your thoughts and the physical world appear to be separate realms, but they're not. He teaches you how to unify them using the Thoth Tarot and achieve a mystical experience, a sort of "ecstasis" akin to those experienced by monks, sages, and philosophers of antiquity.

Arlan can go back in time by one minute, once per day. Fail a challenge? Say something dumb? He can get a redo as long as he acts fast. And every time he levels up, he can go back a little further. But, even with his growing power, Arlan has never been in more danger. He was left stranded in the middle of a monster-infested forest, nobody to rely on but himself as he fights to build strength. And his time magic wasn't given to him freely. He stole it. And its original owners would go to any lengths to take it back.

Dr. Timothy Ryan, head of the military psychiatric unit at Grantham Barracks, is meeting a new patient, a woman known as Prisoner Alpha. As she is being transferred, they are attacked by assassins, barely escaping with their lives. One shooter vanishes, leaving behind a dead companion unlike anyone Ryan has ever seen. But even more baffling is the puzzle of Alpha herself. She speaks in a strange tongue, and doodles in bars, dots, and little pictures like nothing Ryan has ever seen. Is she some sort of savant, or the most cunning spy he's ever met?   

After dumping the body of a serial killer on my former boss’ desk, I handed in my cop badge, which I’ve replaced with an FBI badge. Yep, I’m a fed. I work for Special Affairs, a clandestine department tasked with policing the occult underground.

The Arctic has ceased to be a threat for a while. But that's just a maybe. What isn't a maybe is that the Nameless One is raging and storming. And that he has a plan B. A plan B bound to be goddamn nasty for this World. Can I stop him? Pfft . . . Hold my beer!...

Armed conflicts erupt throughout the world. The compulsive appetites of the Dragon Empire are plain as day, but not all is so simple. Unexpected allies and enemies, secret intrigues and open hostility—that's what awaits me, Alexander Galaxius, right now. On the other hand, a troubled time is a...

It seems the Empire faces new challenges, and it's going to survive them. After all, it has a certain honored citizen—me, Alexander Galaxius, who won't let the massive country collapse even in the Emperor's absence. I healed the Empress. I can heal the Empire too! At least, I hope I can...

New enemies are ganging up on me. As if the old ones weren't enough! On the other hand—whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger! Alexander Galaxius is a name well known in the region of the Epicenter, mostly for the fact that I punish people who tick me off. Looks like I have a foreign...

My name is Ethan Drake. I'm the cop who works the occult cases nobody else will touch the ones that reek of brimstone and old blood. My partner's a demon. My sanity runs on whiskey, cigarettes, and a drug called Mud. And the thing that slaughtered my wife and daughter is still out there. Now graves are being robbed, souls harvested, cults rising, and something ancient and starving is clawing its way into our world. Let them try.

What does the Code have in store for me next? Looks like I'm never going to get to relax. This world I've ended up in is on the brink of a great war. It'll be a tragedy for its inhabitants. But I wonder . . . What will happen if this world finds itself beneath the deadly gaze of the Dark Gods?...

It seems there's something amiss in the Empire. I didn't choose my fate, but now I'm acquainted with the Empress, and so, like it or not, I've been pulled into big politics. As if I didn't have enough of my own problems already! On the other hand, as we Hunters say: "The stronger the foe, the...

Death. Destiny. The rise of god-arcanists. Volke Savan has reunited with the Frith Guild just in time to help fight the Second Ascension, a group of power-hungry dastards bent on controlling the newly created god creatures. The world serpent is the first on their list, and if the Second Ascension manages to harness its power, the world will forever be changed for the worse. But the Frith Guild has another plan.

No one is better than Dr. Marc Bekoff at turning state-of-the-art animal science into practical, digestible information. His subjects include dog care, dog cognition and emotions, and dog-human relationships, and though he has impressive scientific credentials and much technical expertise, this is the accessible book that every dog lover should have.

I've finally gotten the message that this is no kind of vacation. Hell, I've had to spin around like a squirrel in a wheel! And the squirrels haven't even reached us yet . . . But I have enough headaches even without those furry little racist bastards. Everywhere I turn, everyone wants to pick...

This omnibus contains the first three novels of the Frith Chronicles, all of which are also sold separately: Knightmare Arcanist, Dread Pirate Arcanist, and Coliseum Arcanist. Volke Savan has always wanted to be an arcanist - someone who has bonded with a mystical creature and is capable of wielding magic. Phoenix arcanists can create fire and heal, hydra arcanists can create poison and recover from most injuries, and knightmare arcanists are masters of shadow and fear.