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1816 was a remarkable year - mostly for the fact that there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption at Mount Tambora in Indonesia, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months, allowing for excessive rain, frost, and snowfall through much of the Northeastern US and Europe in the summer of 1816.

Über Bern fahren Holmes und Watson nach Zürich. Während Watson daran gelegen wäre, die emotionalen Ereignisse der bisherigen Reise gemeinsam aufzuarbeiten, gibt sich Holmes diesbezüglich reserviert. Aus der Zeitung informieren sie sich über die angebliche Epidemie in Wien.

Die Zugfahrt von Zürich in Richtung Österreich wird von einem heftigen Schneesturm begleitet. Als ein Lawinenabgang die Schienen blockiert, kommt es zur Notbremsung. Watson kümmert sich um verletzte Passagiere, während Holmes die Lage sondiert.

Holmes und Watson erreichen Genf, wo sie im luxuriösen Hotel Beau-Rivage übernachten. Als sie am nächsten Morgen einen Spaziergang auf der Promenade am Seeufer unternehmen, kommt es zu einem überaus gefährlichen Zwischenfall.

Der Zug kann aufgrund der Schneemassen nicht mehr weiterfahren, sondern muss nach Sankt Gallen zurückkehren. Holmes hat jedoch eine Alternative parat: Gemeinsam mit einem einheimischen Führer will er sich auf Ski nach Österreich durchschlagen.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. John Watson nehmen einen Auftrag der österreichischen Regierung an. Der Speer des Schicksals, eine bedeutende Reliquie, wurde aus der kaiserlichen Schatzkammer gestohlen und muss rasch wiederbeschafft werden.

Unter Anleitung ihres Führers verbessern Holmes und Watson zwangsläufig ihre Fähigkeiten im Skifahren und überwinden drei Berge. Nach einer unangenehmen Begegnung animalischer Art erreichen sie schließlich die österreichische Grenze.

Holmes und Watson fahren an Bord eines niederländischen Schiffs über die Nordsee nach Rotterdam. Das stürmische Dezemberwetter wird dabei zu einer Herausforderung und bringt erhebliche Gefahren mit sich.

Mit der Bahn fahren Holmes und Watson weiter nach Süden. Unterwegs erörtern sie Hintergründe und Hypothesen zum Diebstahl, zu möglichen Motiven und zum potenziellen Täterkreis. In der Zwischenzeit wurde in Wien die Innenstadt abgeriegelt.

Akira Kido is a divorce attorney whose own marriage is in danger of being destroyed by emotional disconnect. With a midlife crisis looming, Kido's life is upended by the reemergence of a former client, Rié Takemoto. She wants Kido to investigate a dead man - her recently deceased husband, Daisuké. Upon his death she discovered that he’d been living a lie. His name, his past, his entire identity belonged to someone else, a total stranger.

A cyber-dystopian thriller unlike any other. In a near-future Tokyo, every action - from blinking to sexual intercourse - is intellectual property owned by corporations that charge licensing fees. A BodyBank computer system implanted in each citizen records their movements from moment to moment and connects them to the audio-visual overlay of the ImmaNet so that every inch of this cyber-dystopian metropolis crawls with information and shifting cinematic promotainment.

Dive deep into the mystical world of Aboriginal culture with Charles William Peck's landmark work, Australian Legends. As one of the earliest compilations, this book intricately narrates tales steeped in Dreamtime mythology, helping you explore the indigenous culture's understanding of the cosmos, morality, and the natural world. Peck's storytelling draws you into an ancestral past that resonates profoundly with modern listeners.

In this expert insider's account of the savings and loan debacle of the 1980s, William Black lays bare the strategies that corrupt CEOs and CFOs - in collusion with those who have regulatory oversight of their industries - use to defraud companies for their personal gain.

A gritty and thrilling anthology of 28 new short stories in tribute to pulp noir master, Cornell Woolrich, author of 'Rear Window', the inspiration behind Alfred Hitchock's classic film. Featuring Neil Gaiman, Kim Newman, James Sallis, A.K. Benedict, USA Today-bestseller Samantha Lee Howe, Joe R. Lansdale and many more.

In a world stripped bare of digital images and promotainment, unveiled with the audiovisual overlay of the ImmaNet, in an exposed world, a naked world, Amon Kenzaki awakens, lost and alone. He must now travel deep into the District of Dreams in search of Rashana Birla, the one person that might help him unravel the mystery of jubilee. But deprived of the apps and informational tools he's depended on his entire life, traversing the largest bankdeath camp on Earth is no easy task.

Then you're in for a treat. Volume three of our popular anthology series is sure to scratch that questionable itch. With stories by Michael Knost, William Joseph Roberts, Philip K. Booker, Christopher Woods, D. Raymond Smith, David Badurina, H.P. Holo, James Palmer, Jason Cordova, Lee Ellis, M Leigh, Michael Morton, Michael Craig, and Guest Editorial by Faith Hunter.

Christmas, they say, comes but once a year. In these days it seems to also last for much of that year - but this volume is not just for Christmas! For the religious amongst us, this annual celebration of the Birth of Christ must seem bitter sweet: it's acknowledgment by billions of people countered by the pervasive spread of material possessions translating the event to little more than a sales pitch for material wares.

Classic Poems for Boys comprises a delightfully varied set of over 20 poems for 5- to 10-year olds. From rousing favorites like Felicia Dorothea Hemans’ "Casabianca" and John Keats’ "A Song About Myself", to dreamy, thoughtful poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Rudyard Kipling, this is a collection to be treasured.

Ready for a story? Here's a selection of some of the finest science fiction shorts of recent years, including stories from Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, William Gibson, Robert Sheckley, Terry Bisson, Avram Davidson, and Philip K. Dick.

Homosexuality is one of the most hotly debated topics in the evangelical church today. In Two Views on Homosexuality, the Bible, and the Church four contributors, two defending a traditional view and two defending an affirming view, address not only biblical and theological questions, but also the pressing pastoral questions for the church.