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Powers are determined by geographic birth locations, and only the rich and powerful are permitted access to prized sites. SC is the first person born in space. The punishment for unauthorized births is death. Out of fear, SC keeps his strange abilities as his darkest secret. But when his mother is kidnapped by an unknown organization, SC has no choice but to act.

Winnie loves her little brother more than anything. She knows most big sisters loathe being around their younger brothers, but she and Lucas have always been close. But after they are both in a serious accident, everyone starts acting strangely towards her. She struggles to understand even as she deals with crushes and horrible girls from school.

Con un humor delirante, ingenuo y vertiginoso, Zambayonny construye su primera novela a la manera de los antiguos folletines, pero con la sensibilidad contemporánea que lo hizo famoso a través de sus canciones. Karmelo Restelli es un hombre sencillo que esconde, sin saberlo, un asombroso don. La noche que la mujer de su vida se casa con otro hombre, se escapa durante la fiesta de casamiento y emprende un viaje iniciático sin fronteras claras entre la vigilia y la realidad

Eternal Bones is a trilogy that unveils how Fairy and Mutants emerge on Earth after an alien-induced cataclysm. The civilizations we knew during the year 2065 were destroyed, leaving a single person occupying the International Space Station to watch the devastation firsthand. A freelance group of scientists discovered the climatic trend and escaped the disaster, but little did they know that forces beyond their comprehension were managing the future of humanity. Once the survivors emerge from their stasis pods, they realize that the Earth they once knew had drastically changed.

Underachieving cashier, superpowered alien refugee. Bonnie Boring is finally coming forward in her new superhero identity after years of being suppressed by her mother. But now, America is falling under the grip of the tyrannical billionaire Johnny Gunn. As soon as Ms. Infinity emerges, he ruthlessly attacks her in a shocking effort to become the country’s sole ruler. Only Ms. Infinity can stop him, but he might just have weapons powerful enough to stop her.

Somadina, a young Nigerian telepath, faces a crisis. Since being forced into a frightening marriage, her sister, Nwanyi, has disappeared into thin air. Not even Somadina's gift can help locate her sibling. Terrified and desperate, she reaches out to fellow telepath, Lola - a Texas scientist - for assistance. Lola, has been steadfastly ignoring the disturbing phenomenon in her mind for decades, and has no intention of embracing it now. But once it becomes apparent Nwanyi is a pawn in a dangerous political game, the stakes rise for everyone, and Lola is forced to reconsider.

Discovering his powers was just the beginning. Now the real test begins. Tristan Davids has become a school hero. He may be the most powerful metamorph on campus. But danger is on the horizon. An explosive new teammate. A deadly new nemesis. A mysterious prophecy that will change everything. Can Tristan stop a madman who can predict his every move? Can he halt the apocalypse?

Leslie Landis' Chendell: A Natural Warrior is the first book in the Chendell series. It is a realistic fantasy adventure story told in an unusual and captivating style with wit and humor. Take a fun and exciting trip with Robin Dell and Jamie Chen as they search for a way to save Earth from environmental destruction. Robin can control insects and Jamie can communicate with trees and plants! Their powers are a game to them until they go on a research trip to the Peruvian rainforest. Then, everything is transformed in ways they could have never imagined.

30-year-old Bronwyn Artair, feeling out of place in her doctoral program in Atmospheric Sciences at MIT, drops out and takes a job as a TV meteorologist, much to the dismay of her mentor, Diane Fenwick. After a year of living alone in Southern New Hampshire, enduring the indignities of her job, dumped by her boyfriend, she discovers her deep connection to the natural world has given her an ability to affect natural forces. When she finally accepts she really possesses this startling capability, she must then negotiate a new relationship to the world. Who will she tell?

The Lucidites, using their vast resources and super powers, have been protecting the world for decades. The problem with that is those who crave power, and are fueled by greed, have never been able to fully succeed....Not with the Lucidites policing the world. It's time that all the powerful Dream Travelers come together, to fight an evil that's grown too powerful, and threatens the planet itself. In this Avenger-like installment, multiple Dream Travelers band together to overcome monsters that seek to erase the future of the human race.

Colonel Marcia Galloway's job is a challenge on the best of days. She leads Mercury Battalion, a military unit that offers sanctuary to society's deadliest members. When a slip in concentration can level buildings or kill thousands, survival depends on self-control. On the worst of days, when discipline breaks and chaos erupts, Marcia is the one who picks up the pieces and punishes the guilty.

The world in which they travel is a pure devastation to your perceptive realities. A planet is destroyed, while a small selection lives to restore balance between good and evil. Few men have the power to fight the satanic forces that stop at no end to destroy Korongar and his acquaintances in an attempt to flood what remains of their planet with the uttermost darkness, putting an end to any good left in the aftermath. Korongar is no ordinary man, and neither are his acquaintances.