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Ancercy is the fatal disease spread to mankind when they sleep with daemons. While the south of an otherwise unremarkable kingdom becomes embroiled in an epidemic of this foul affliction, and those within seek the desperate cure, there are those without who are working to hasten the spread of ancercy. And with the mayor’s son starting to be turned away from parlour doors, even the queen has taken time from her daughter’s baptism to attend to the matter; a baptism through which the future of this very kingdom will be told in smoke and water.

Middia is a country of contrasts, the heat of the desert, the cool of the city in its cave. Its people working by night and resting during the day. The castes its society is built on that divide its people by birth and not merit. When a conspiracy reaches its tendrils all the way to Khydalaa and affects Duren’s family he is going to do whatever he needs to do to set it right.

Zarek Thorne, recruited by a shadow organisation to contain parasitic outbreaks, uncovers a terrifying truth. The Milark—ancient, serpent-like parasites—aren’t invaders. They’re the other half of creation, seeded by the galaxy’s black hole. And their awakening isn’t war…it’s judgment.

Gary thought he had a plan: survive, head north, find his dad’s cabin. What he didn’t count on was having to lead a group made up of a bat-wielding brawler, a girl with sharper instincts than her blade, and a sugar-fuelled joker who wouldn’t shut up. They’re not exactly a dream team — but they’re all he’s got. The Gone are relentless. And staying human might be the biggest challenge of all. Now What?

Paul Stamp never intended to write a book. What began as a personal diary of sober accountability evolved into a self-help blueprint for quitting alcohol without willpower. A gripping, heartfelt narrative about the struggles, setbacks, and triumphs of early sobriety. With honesty, humor, and vulnerability, this narrative captures the raw emotions, withdrawal symptoms and internal battles, faced when deciding to leave alcohol behind, with practical tips for lasting solutions.

Grayhaven runs on smoke and sea-coal, on work songs hummed by the folk no one sees. Jed—kobold, runner, tool-hand—knows every crack in the city’s stone. When a Blackenguard purge turns his life to ash, he breaks the oldest rule: keep your head down. Names surface in the soot. One name burns brighter than the rest—Veynar. To reach him, Jed will have to live where the big folk hunt: alleys and gallows, markets that grind the small into feedstock. With quick hands, sharper tools, and the city’s shadows for cover, he begins to tip the balance.

Genesis Ascending is a gripping collection of character-driven science fiction short stories that explores the rise, triumph, and tragic fall of a utopian human civilization. At humanity's technological peak, the global AI network BABEL helps unify society, promising paradise, but when a mysterious extraterrestrial signal arrives, temptation for forbidden knowledge leads to devastating consequences. Each story unravels new layers of mystery, follows richly drawn characters, and challenges the boundary between ambition and hubris.

Genesis Ascending is a gripping collection of character-driven science fiction short stories that explores the rise, triumph, and tragic fall of a utopian human civilization. At humanity's technological peak, the global AI network BABEL helps unify society, promising paradise, but when a mysterious extraterrestrial signal arrives, temptation for forbidden knowledge leads to devastating consequences. Each story unravels new layers of mystery, follows richly drawn characters, and challenges the boundary between ambition and hubris.

Genesis Ascending is a gripping collection of character-driven science fiction short stories that explores the rise, triumph, and tragic fall of a utopian human civilization. At humanity’s technological peak, the global AI network BABEL helps unify society, promising paradise, but when a mysterious extraterrestrial signal arrives, temptation for forbidden knowledge leads to devastating consequences. Each story unravels new layers of mystery, follows richly drawn characters, and challenges the boundary between ambition and hubris.

Genesis Ascending is a gripping collection of character-driven science fiction short stories that explores the rise, triumph, and tragic fall of a utopian human civilization. At humanity’s technological peak, the global AI network BABEL helps unify society, promising paradise, but when a mysterious extraterrestrial signal arrives, temptation for forbidden knowledge leads to devastating consequences. Each story unravels new layers of mystery, follows richly drawn characters, and challenges the boundary between ambition and hubris.

Genesis Ascending is a gripping collection of character-driven science fiction short stories that explores the rise, triumph, and tragic fall of a utopian human civilization. At humanity’s technological peak, the global AI network BABEL helps unify society, promising paradise, but when a mysterious extraterrestrial signal arrives, temptation for forbidden knowledge leads to devastating consequences.