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Trained from birth in swordplay and combat, a young knight named Siris has journeyed to the Dark Citadel with a single purpose: fight through the army of Titans to face the tyrannical God King in one-on-one combat. This was his father's sacred mission, and his father's before him, going back countless generations in an effort to free their people from enslavement.

This riveting sequel begins where the cliffhanger of the first book, Warriors of the Sacred Garden – Mila: Iron and Silk, left us. Mila awakens from a coma in the laboratory of her nemesis, Masae Norfolk—the ruthless CEO of a powerful pharmaceutical tycoon that uses its knowledge to unleash bioweaponry on the world. In the lab, Mila is in the care of Masae’s head scientist, Dr. Alexander Lyashenko, who has been tasked with genetically altering Mila using experimental treatments that will enhance her skills for combat and espionage.

Meet Xander, Angel, Rylee, Nathan, Tyler, and Lillie—ordinary teens with extraordinary abilities. As they navigate the challenges of adolescence, they’re thrust into a battle against Dr. Wolfe, a mad scientist whose twisted experiments threaten to unravel the fabric of their world. Each character, with their unique powers—from Xander’s control over fire to Lillie’s earth-shaking abilities—brings a dynamic force to the team. But their greatest strength lies in their unity.

Runner and his team managed to bring peace to Tirtius, successfully log the crew out, and have begun settling in to make a home on the isle of Vix. Fate isn't going to let them go that easily though. She clearly hasn't decided on what to do with him. Plots are in motion. Threats local, divine, and abroad scheme to exterminate Runner and the threat he represents. The possibility of what he could become.

A heavily damaged alien research vessel in the Andromeda galaxy is hurtling toward a planet. The aliens should not be there. They have been traveling through space and time, abducting apex predators and sticking them in virtual simulations for research. The problem is the virtual simulations are powering down, unleashing the specimens on the ship.

Defy the inevitable. Such is the stance of Confederation captain Eric Weston and the crew of the starship Odysseus, patrolling the outer limits of Priminae space, anticipating the Empire's next attacks. Connected with the Terran FTL tech—the transition drive—humanity might stand a chance against the overwhelming forces. Until the entire planetary system goes dark. Outnumbered and outgunned, the Odysseus arrives to find the Empire securing critical intelligence from Priminae ships.

Today is Alec-Ryuu's thirteenth birthday. He takes his final test, which will prepare him to join the resistance against the dreaded and powerful Black Dragon. Nonmagical beings have been forced into hiding by the dragon's rule, and Alec-Ryuu's small village lives under the constant threat of exposure and enslavement. Alec-Ryuu, or Ryuu as he prefers to be called, is not your average human. He is the son of a being of great power-stronger, smarter, and faster than friends and rivals alike.

Lieutenant Commander Ashton "Ash" Haze has always embraced two things in his life: adventure and women. But when he awakens on an alien planet, there's no time for anything other than survival - or so he thinks.

Kia has joined Lord Rial’s elite guard and is collecting secrets. Secrets that can get her killed. The pretense of being Rial's consort offers some protection, but neither of them trusts the other. When the chance for retribution on her father's betrayers comes, she takes it. But there is a price to pay. Her feelings toward Rial change, and Kia is shocked when she discovers the emperor’s schemes include experiments on his son. If her ambition to destroy the emperor is to succeed, she must rescue Rial.

Cassandra, a young corpo programmer, uncovers a plot of technological menticide targeted at the city's oppressed population. Armed only with a stolen data drive containing plans and schematics to this nefarious conspiracy, she must escape the clutches of her corrupt and malevolent employer, ZenithCorp. Run! If she is to stop the rollout of this technology, her only option is survival.

Edwin Morris has been playing Sakarn Online almost his whole life. In fact, most people have. While he considers himself a skilled player, he never could really find the time to take his game to the next level and pay the bills. After he is finally pushed over the edge with his job at Burger Planet, Edwin stumbles upon a man representing a game company called Stratus Labs.

Stacks: Awakening Truth continues the highly acclaimed Stacks sci-fi series, which takes you on a thrilling ride behind the scenes of the Library of Congress and the secret Washington power societies which control Earth’s access to the Library of Truth.

Rye Braden always knew he was different, even faster and stronger than the other special forces soldiers he had worked with over the years. Now that he was working as a private military contractor fighting conflicts across the globe, he was becoming acutely aware that his capabilities may be more than just what he was born with. In 2054, the world had changed. The United Continents now controlled most of the planet and had meant to rid the world of conflict. However, there would always be those that were opposed to change.

Cryogenically preserved before the nukes obliterated their own way of life, an elite team of battle-hardened American fighting men have now been reactivated for duty, commanded by this supreme manipulator. Their first mission in a tortured new world: Move in and secure Cerberus Redoubt and the mat-trans network at any cost. In a world where trust is hard-won and harder kept, Kane and his fellow exiles must convince Team Phoenix that they are on the same side — for humanity and against the hybrids and their willing human allies.

Agent 12 is the twelfth addition to the agent program. She, like all agents, is part human and part machine. They work for a fringe group deep inside the CIA called BCP and carry out orders without question. Agent 12’s job is to kill, steal, or destroy whatever her superiors see fit. She's a good agent, one of the best, but not everything is as it seems. When she comes face to face with her erased past, she has a choice to make. Will it be the life she knows or the life she wants desperately to remember?

With Earth becoming uninhabitable, humanity's future rests upon the weary shoulders of Pat and Mylah as they struggle to survive in the trying lands of Hethrim. The promise of a new world to serve as humanity's cradle was ruined in a single night at the hands of the Maruga. These dark creatures of terrifying power have already taken residence on Hethrim and seek to claim it as their own. While the strength of mankind proves futile against the Maruga, Pat becomes the key to destroying the fearsome demons.

"Un buen día Amelia descubrió que estaba muerta. Entonces decidió cambiar su vida."

In the beginning, there was NUN, and from NUN came all things. NUN: The Awakening tells the story of the Egyptian Pantheon of Gods and their roles in the development of our world and its possible destruction. Follow the immortals of ancient Egypt on a journey of both magic and mystery with the fate of our world held in the balance. Could the key to the Earth’s survival lie within the mind of a mortal? Can a man of science decode the mystery of NUN before it is too late?