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Arbiter Veritas always gets her Truth. No matter the cost.
Sent into the heart of the space station. She must track down the strange energy signs. Before this energy becomes a danger to the thousands of lives on the station.
But is the truth as easy as it seems? And who's endangering the lives of thousands?
If you love thrilling fast-paced science fiction short stories with an addictive mystery. Then you need to read this!
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Esta publicación es el producto de una incursión e investigación sobre la antigua ciudad de Armero, que indaga por las dinámicas culturales, los relatos mágicos que se tejen y los afectos de una población que se esfuerza por mantener viva su historia.
Las crónicas son producto de la exploración del territorio, un ejercicio de laboratorio en el que se expuso el cuerpo con una intención estética que respaldará una apuesta personal: un punto...
10803) Kama: Whispers of Desire
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"Kama: Whispers of Beautiful" is a captivating collection of short stories that transports young readers into the enchanting world of Hindu mythology, focusing on the tales of Kama, the goddess of beautiful. Through beautifully woven narratives, this book explores the adventures, trials, and lessons of Kama, offering a glimpse into the rich tapestry of ancient lore and wisdom. Each story is crafted with care, ensuring age-appropriate content that...
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Extrait : "Le ciel était pur ; le soleil lançait ses derniers feux sur les campagnes chargées de moissons ; la brise légère du soir agitait déjà le feuillage, et le calme profond qui régnait au loin n'était interrompu que par le roulement d'une chaise de poste, que traînaient péniblement trois chevaux haletants et couverts de poussière..."
10805) Un Árbol Reseñable
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La acción transcurre en Larisa, una fortaleza de Tesalia. Bajo un cielo matinal, repleto de nubes pintadas de ocre y de un extravagante rosa, la villa destacaba en la llanura fértil de la ciudad de Aquiles, bañada por el río Peneo. En la puerta oeste de la ciudad, dos hombres caminaban hacia la entrada de una magnífica casa burguesa. Nada más entrar en sus dominios, se desvelaba la magnificencia de la propiedad: el terreno se tapizaba con suntuosos...
10806) Once
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Rebecca Rosenblum's Once is a fiercely original and assured debut, a collection of sixteen stories portraying the constricted and confused lives of the rootless twenty-somethings -- students, office techies, waitresses, warehouse labourers, street hustlers -- who inhabit them. These are stories grounded in the all-too-real comedy and tragedy of jobs and friendships and romances, books and buses and bodies.
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The perfect action packed, enthralling addition to any sci-fi reader's bookshelf!
Ship of Plague A crashed shuttle. An infected ship. An apocalyptic threat.
The galaxy is filled with threats. Some more dangerous than others.
I crashed my shuttle (stupid thing). I find an infected ship. I need answers.
Can I discover what happened to the ship before the unthinkable happen? Or I fail and let trillions die?
If you love gripping, page turning fun...
10808) The Protector
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A successful business owner, Yvonne Braxton is used to being in control of things. As long as life is going the way she wants it, then it's going fine. Not one for taking risks, Yvonne does something different for a change. When she does, she finds herself in a predicament that has the potential to leave her broken beyond repair. Despite her circumstances, Yvonne must find strength to activate a level of faith that she's never had previously. Like...
10809) Breaded Bliss
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A wonderful ray of reading sunshine' Heidi Swain Part four of the deliciously romantic new novel in the Cornish Cream Tea series. Available to pre-order now! The latest in the charming and heart-warming Cornish Cream Tea series, more romance and adventure from one of the best Romance writer's around and the author of the bestselling Canal Boat Cafe and The Once in a Blue Moon Guesthouse Summer Holiday meets Bake-Off — Cressy is a home-grown success...
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After being tipped off by a mysterious stranger known only as the Blue Wolf, April Blanchet breaks into LocTech offices at 3 a.m. to find out what they are really hiding down in Sector Seven.
But when she gets busted by the guard on night duty, she must do whatever it takes to convince him to help her get down to the secret lab.
What will she find there? And will she make it out alive?
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A very varied collection of short (or very short) stories, a recount, a bit of polemic, and one poem. Exploring environmental issues, the human mind, relationships, politics and more...
Some are set in the recent past, some in the present, some in the near future, and many in the distant future; two are set in space, but most are firmly on the ground - two in India, two in Antarctica, two at sea; most could be almost anywhere on Earth.
Many but...
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On the Atlantic coast of Maine, humans struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic environment. Marsha Wellston spends her entire trust fund to provide for her mother at the Colonial Manor. Once a Summer haven for Northeast elite, the Manor's ownership found a new purpose in housing the most affluent in their last days. Marsha travels to the Manor on her mother's graduation day, believing her mother makes a journey to the great beyond. Ten years before,...
10813) Bubbly, Bicycles and Brides
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BUBBLY, BICYCLES AND BRIDES showcases a collection of mystery and crime stories set in Minnesota in days past."Long Night's Moon" features romance and crime both, set on the first New Year's Eve after the repeal of Prohibition. In "Tillie's Big Race", a young woman training for the big time gets caught up in a bank robbery when gangsters blow through her town. "The Elopement" tells the story of a gangster's daughter on the eve of her dreaded wedding....
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Inside a decrepit space station, destiny awaits.
Prince Arin'thal has ambition checked only by the limited power of his tiny city-state. At the Conclave of Nations, he endeavors, to shift the balance of geopolitical influence. Yet, disaster waits beneath the shadows of the great tower and its mysterious roots.
If Arin'thal is to survive, he must prove his wits, courage, and moral grit are up to the task. An ancient entity will test him. And, he...
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An Assassin. A Target. A Very Dangerous Threat.
In the future everywhere is a hunting ground.
Assassin Harife eliminates threats. He studies danger. Harife stalks a shopping centre.
A lot more than Harife realises depends on him.
An enthralling fast-paced, action-packed science fiction story readers will love.
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10816) Les Monstres n'existent pas
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Qu'est-ce qu'un monstre? Un être diabolique qui nous fait frissonner? Un danger tapi dans le noir qui nous est inconnu? Une personne à l'apparence normale qui cache en elle un terrible secret? Une illusion qu'on croit pourtant réelle? Un peu de tout ça à la fois ?
Cédric Plouvier vous offre une expérience immersive à travers sept histoires horrifiques qui exploitent chacune une figure différente du monstre, afin d'en saisir toute sa complexité....
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Before schooling was widely available, for most people the classroom was at the fireside, the field and the country lane, where the bards told their tales.
Many such folk tales exist to convey life-lessons in an entertaining way. These stories are not the pontifications of ancient philosophers: they are the gleanings of countless storytellers, everyday men and women with hard-won life experiences and pockets full of folklore. The tales reflect the...
10818) Mordida También
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Lady Yasmine Hanswald no puede luchar contra su atracción por Lord Jorge Grauwolf, un sexy hombre lobo en busca de venganza. ¿La usará y la echará a un lado, o puede ella ganar su corazón y su mordisco?
10819) Stories of the Sun
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For millennia we have looked to the sun to provide us with light, food and warmth. Yet, in our attempts to increase the productivity of each hour, we have skewed our days and stretched them through the use of candles, electricity and LED bulbs, our faces glowing in the unnatural light of screens and electronic devices.
Within the pages of this book lies the chance to reconnect with our primal life force through folklore, exploration of ancient cultures,...
10820) Gravity's Shadow
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The walls curved as the Wave Drive engaged. Briar braced herself, trying to cope as the Wave grew and grew and grew. She'd never been on a spaceship with a Wave this strong.
Too strong. The Wave thundered around her, warping reality along with the gravity of the universe as they flung themselves across the galaxy. Why didn't anyone else see how close they were to destruction?
Gravity's Shadow takes you along as destruction hovers just out of reach....
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