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What If Sparta Ruled An Empire?In this action-packed novel, the Spartan Empire wages war to suppress a widespread rebellion.Meanwhile, a yagar warrior attempts the unthinkable to save someone he loves.

"A Modern twist on the story of David and Bathsheba." Set in a future where clones are seen as second-class citizens and Normals are threatened by their own creation, Scarlet and her Mate Dagmar must fight for their own freedom and the survival. Scarlet was created to be the vessel for an aging actress's brain when she reached maturity. But when her creator dies before the transplant can take place, Scarlet is sold to a clone breeding farm, and only narrowly escapes with the help of a few kind college students. Desperate for a different future, Scarlet joins her mate Dagmar and his band of 'Wild' Clones, who have rebelled against their masters' and are attempting to build their own society. But when their leader, Napoleon, makes a deal with the illegal Portal gatekeepers to find a world for their colony, Scarlet discovers there is a heavy price for her dream of freedom. Napoleon wants Scarlet. She will be forced to choose between her mate Dagmar who she loves or giving in to Napoleon's demands. To protect the free clone colony on Halcyon, and with danger lurking around every corner, Scarlet must make a stand for herself and all woman clones for the right to choose who is her mate. If you enjoyed the suspense and adventure of The Hunger Games, then you'll be captivated by Scarlet's journey for freedom in this thrilling novel.

From floating cities in the Sea of Japan, a rescue team sails for the South.Both Human and Synth, the team travels the Andean spine from quaking Cotopaxi to the storm-battered Patagonian fjords. The team saves thousands of climate refugees, victims of eruption, drought, fire, and flood.Mount to mount, Old Sengai fades on the mission, his skin carved deep by aerie gusts and ashen rains, his bones embrittled by the long grinding climb.But young Toshiro grows in wisdom and strength through the journey. He questions the Okono Twins - mission leaders, designers of the great floating cities, creators of the Synth. He questions his own origin and the future of Earth.

"Every year Jess and Storey have made an annual pilgrimage to northern Maine where they camp, hunt, and hike, leaving much from their long friendship unspoken. Although the state has convulsed all summer with secession mania--a mania that had simultaneously spread across other states--Jess and Storey figure it's a fight reserved for legislators or, worse-case scenario, folks in the capitol. But after two weeks hunting moose off the grid, the men reach a small town and are shocked to find a bridge blown apart, buildings burned to the ground, and bombed-out cars abandoned on the road. Trying to make sense of the sudden destruction all around them, the men set their sights on finding their way home, dragging a wagon across bumpy dirt roads, ransacking boats left in the lakes, and dodging men who are armed--secessionists or military, they cannot tell--as they seek a path to safety. And then, a startling discovery, a child in the cabin of a boat, drastically alters their path and the stakes of their escape."--

"From the award-winning and bestselling author of Black Buck: A speculative novel about a young woman--invisible by birth and relegated to second-class citizenship--who sets off on a mission to find her older brother, whom she had presumed dead but who is now the primary suspect in a high-profile political murder"--

¿ This time machine science story concerns one lecturer invents one time machine to help the main actor his student Johnny to catch his time machine to go to the future time and go back the present time travel. His student Johnny's surprising journey will be described in this fiction. This story introduces one scientist invents one time machine to bring whose one student to go to future time journey. It is my first science fiction novel written and a science comedy, a time travel science story. This scenario of this series takes place in four stages of journey. This lecturer will memorize to speak to let his students to know from his final time machine journey to early time machine journey. The Boston university Lecturer, Jim had invented on time machine. This time machine can apply space black hole principle to hekp any earth travellers to enter any bilding black hole wall to go to our future, even go back either present or past time. Their journey will be very exciting. In their machine time journeys , they had encountered aliens, futuer robotic enemy, even the Boston university lecturer Jim his future himself. The Boston university lecturer, time machine inventor, Jim and his student, johnny, time traveler both have gone into the future to the year 802,000 I and have come back present in final journey, after they had experienced several different future time journeys. They expect to find a better world with highly intelligent people and great inventions. Instead, they find that people have become weak, child-like creatures. They dance and sing, and wear flowers. They seem happy, but they also felt fear. Whether what cause they felt afraid, but why are they so frightened when they knew whether what will happen in the future ? And who or hat has stolen their time black hole wall machine? Will these two time travelers, ever be able to return to the present ? ¿ The first journey indicates the Boston University lecturer, Jim's time travel machine invention and who invites the student , Johnny to enter this big circle time machine to go to future time travel together. ¿ The second journey indicates Johnny go to the future court judgment journey alone. Johnny will meet himself in the future Boston city US court in the future time. ¿ The third journey, the time journey traveler Johnny who will enter the time machine to discover whether who will do what kind of job in Boston University. ¿ The fourth journey, he will describe who is one human development science subject lecturer and he can see himself who is teaching in one large lecture hall as well as who can listen what his is teaching in the lecturer hall. Thus, he will know what he will teach and he will write all notes to remember to prepare his teaching in the future. ¿ The final journey, they will catch time machine to go to space black hole planet to travel. But, it is the most important mission to save human life for them. Whether what this mission is, how they can save human life ? In his final journey, I shall give my opinions to indicate what reasons will cause (AI) artificial intelligent tools to be applied to social military defense weapon by human's intention. In my this books, I hope my readers can know what will cause human's immoral behaviors to bring our societies to bring more dangerous or risks or threats if human applied (AI) technology to achieve whose immoral or ambitious intention. Finally, I hope that human ought not apply (AI) technology to do any behavioral attack to satisfy ourselves interest or dominate global world ambition to avoid (AI) technological war occurrence in the future one day.

Gunnar er bara enn einn gagnslaus ríkisstarfsmaður. Einn dag, eftir að hafa verið gripinn við að stela líki til heimilis og einkanota, er hann ráðinn sem sérlegur aðstoðarmaður Forseta Íslands, vegna þess að hann þykir svo Woke. En í raun er hann bara siðblindur.Hann leysir ýmis verkefni fyrir Forsetann, milli þess sem hann fer á barinn og spjallar við vin sinn, sérvitran rithöfund.

Die Milliardärstochter Andrea investiert ihr gesamtes Vermögen in ein Windenergie-Unternehmen, mit ungewissem Ausgang.Eine Gruppe von Studentinnen bricht zu einer Expedition in den Himalaya auf, um unter Einsatz ihres Lebens gegen die Zerstörung der Umwelt zu protestieren.Die Altamerikanistik-Studentin Lydia unternimmt in einem Traum eine Reise in die ferne Welt einer untergegangenen Zivilisation, die zutiefst geprägt ist von der Bereitschaft, das eigene Leben und das anderer Menschen einem vermeintlich höheren Ziel zu opfern.

Tension is rising for Morgan. With Fred ready to give birth and the revelation that Mary is also pregnant, spirits are high in the community. For Morgan, however, it's just one more thing to worry about. His mom and dad are now settled in and getting to work, but the babies are coming, the milking barn needs to be built and the power plant kept running. To make matters worse, they're now dealing with the US Army.Morgan has real concerns once he hears about the Army's plans and what they expect of the people of Lake County. After more than a year without the rule of law, are the people ready to return to it? Is he? Are men and women who have become accustomed to doing as they see fit ready to return to a civil contract society? Or something more closely resembling the decadence that only recently died?Morgan and his group have an immense arsenal at their disposal, but they lack manpower. A militia is needed and Morgan is already building one. Neither Sarge nor Morgan will let the Army throw its weight around. If the Army has tyrannical plans, the people of Lake County have the means to disagree. But they will need help. Sarge has an ambitious plan but will need Morgan to make it work.

Andreas Vermehren Holms Metanoia-trilogien består af digtsamlingerne Mørkningen (2016), Hvorfor ryster jeg (2018) og Tågeklokkerne (2021). Værket blander historiske og fremtidige vidnesbyrd i en undersøgelse af kollektive sindsændringer og erfaringsskabelse på tværs af generationer.Metanoia af græsk ‘eftertanke, omvending’, efter metanoein ‘at ombestemme sig, ændre syn, perception’ på baggrund af en berøring eller begivenhed, der forstyrrer ens verdensbilledeBilledkunstner Peter Brandes har lavet omslaget til denne reviderede udgave.

A Dystopian and Speculative Fiction page-turnerInto a sexless, controlled society of drug-transformed immortals comes a rare, untainted human with female characteristics.I am a no-number, a zero. I call myself Dell, but my name is unrecorded. I've always been hidden, sheltered in the outlands of the Town. Now my guardians are gone, transformed and reassigned, and I belong nowhere.I am young. I want to be loved, to be touched. Is there anyone in the Town like me?If the Town accepts and transforms me, I'll live forever, but I know what forever is like for my guardians. If I am transformed, I will no longer be me.I am Dell, Dell Zero, untransformed and mortal. I must choose my way.Dell Zero is a story you will think about for a long time.

It's 1984 and Father Sam isn't living in McGuffin Ridge to evangelize, assimilate indigenous people, build a church, or lead Bible lessons-although he gets asked about the Bible pretty often. He's not one for steeples and stained glass.Folks around this Appalachian village like Father Sam because he likes them. He's just a good neighbor who wears a white collar and lives in a log cabin at the end of Main Street. He keeps bees, grows organic herbs, teaches Cherokee kids English, drinks coffee with the old sheriff, and favors the cherry pie at Mabelline's Cafe.Then, one day, his age-old trespasses catch up with him, and he must break the laws of man and of God to right the wrong he ran away from in the crazed days of 1960 when he was a stumbling, addicted seminarian. For more information visit www.stevenboergadineauthor.com.

A boy finds The Book of the Master in the cellar of his parents' house, and a new generation inherits the magical legacy. Anyone who has read Stejnar's The Book of the Master will also savour its sequel, which offers an even deeper initiation into the mysteries of the arcane world of spirits and the power of the human spirit.Andy Mo is a young earth spirit who ventures into the human realm in search of his missing father, the gnome king Andimo. Baphomet, the Prince of Shadows, is holding him captive somewhere. He wants to prevent the old king from finding the document of the 'Formula of Nothingness' and revealing the last great secret to humankind: namely, how to free yourself from the power of evil once and for all.Time is running short for Andy Mo to fulfil his mission, as earth spirits can no longer return to their spiritual home if they remain too long on the earth's surface. Fortunately, he manages to find some human friends of the same age who can see him because they believe in spirits. They help him search for his father. In return, he aids them with his magical abilities and gradually initiates them into the secrets of magic and mysticism.Children, young people, and experienced esoterics alike can learn a lot from Andy Mo. He not only explains how magic works in practice, but also how you can 'magically' change your life in the most remarkable way without magic, simply through the power of thoughts. The secret of the 'Formula of Nothingness' is revealed for the first time.Every thought can serve as a helpful spirit. But thoughts can also degenerate into demons. That's why it's important to control and master your thoughts. The power of your imagination is your magic wand.

The trail leads him back to Florida. The place where it all started. The hunt for his lost children began with a mad dash out of the state. Along the way, he picked up a ragtag group of survivors who just wanted the same thing he wanted. Safety. Food. Shelter. He found two of his children and the third is still alive, if he can believe the signs. He's gone halfway across the country and back in the search and now he's so close to finding her. If he can only keep eveyrone alive, especially himself, long enough to do it. Fans of Battlefield Z grab book 9 in the 22 book series.

Gillian Zane brings zombies back! Set in the same world as her NOLA Zombies, you'll go back to day 1 of the apocalypse with the Cajun Zombies…What do you do when the U.S. military starts gunning down infected civilians in the streets? You…BUG OUT.Captain Samantha Smith of the United States Army is on a mission to transition out of the military and get a real job. As a mercenary. The problem is, there's a virus messing with her ability to get to Southern Louisiana and interview for the job. Flights are grounded, there's rumors about New York being under quarantine, and now she's forced to drive from Colorado Springs to the Godforsaken environment that is the Louisiana coastline.The virus isn't supposed to be a big deal, though. Or so the news says. As Sam gets closer and closer to the city, things get steadily worse. The iKPV virus might be running rampant in New Orleans. As chaos takes hold of the world around her, Sam steps up to command. She teams up with two soldiers who bring loyalty and stability to an uncomfortable mission that no one prepared them for as the military breaks down around them. Their new mission: Survive.

Theology was never like this before.'Tell your bosses they have nothing to fear from me,' Nimrod said abruptly. 'We're in the same business.''Er, what?' Ori was nonplussed.'Gods-bothering. The priests and I. Only,' he grinned mischievously, 'I'm better at it. I'm really going to bother those gods. Better than they've ever been bothered in their miserable lives.' Nimrod looked eerily triumphant.In the beginning was The Penthouse. But The Penthouse was boring. Nothing but singing and dancing angels. And eyes. Lots of eyes. Ori, who only had two, plus a pair of wings, decided to jump into the celestial Paternoster and see what was out there.Ori saw plenty.Follow Ori's journey through ancient Mesopotamia. Marvel at the five-legged lamassu. Catch up on all the latest gossip about Nimrod. Meet the cats of Halab. Groan at the oldest jokes on record. And help Ori answer the burning question, 'What are gods good for, anyway?'

What If Sparta Ruled An Empire?After centuries of conquest, the Spartan Empire dominates the known world. Its lands stretch from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Persian Gulf in the east, and from the Nile in the south to the Danube in the north. With the last of their enemies defeated, the Spartans are the unquestioned rulers of the world.But many people living within the Empire's borders hate their new masters, and an uprising spreads to every corner. In response, the Emperor orders his Phalanxes to wage war on his rebellious subjects. They are led by a ruthless Commander who will stop at nothing to eliminate all who oppose Sparta.Meanwhile, beyond the Empire's northern border, powerful yagar warriors live scattered throughout the wilds of the Forever Forest and North Lands. The Ten Clans are divided, as they have been for a thousand years. But when Spartans kidnap a certain female for the Emperor, one yagar sets out to do the unthinkable in order to save her.Back in the Empire, a leader of the rebellion knows the Spartans are too powerful to defeat, and she believes an alliance with the mysterious yagars is their only hope. But is such a thing even possible? Humans and yagars have always been enemies. How can she bring them together? And even if she can, will they be enough to help bring down the most powerful empire in the world?In this action-packed, alternate-history fantasy, will a rebellion break the bonds of tyranny? Will alliances be forged in time to heal a broken world? Will an empire conquer or fall?

Shamshir Naik, itinerant holy man and former prince in the mould of Siddhartha? Meddler and spymaster? Master manipulator and mover of events? Teacher and mentor? True and honest friend doing what he can to preserve those he loves with all the talents he has? Which, if any, of those is he? Who knows? Come on this journey; from rural Kolkata, across the Himalayas, to modern day Alexandria-Upon-Thames to find out. As he meets Alexander on the banks of the river Indus and travels to Babylon what is his purpose? When Alexander almost dies in that Royal City is it Sham who saves him or that mysterious visitor nobody quite remembers seeing? Does Sham know that mystery man? After the Empyraeum is safe and claimed; Sham, afraid of what will happen if Alexander discovers the immortality he kept secret from him, flees and is thought dead. Where does he go and what does he do until Neshaa sees him on the moon all those years later? Follow the path of the Charmer and everyone's favourite bad mannered, cigar smoking joker who always has a laugh ready. Remember he is always where he is supposed to be but how does he know?

A Treasury of Tales is a Teaching Story by Tahir Shah, one of the foremost writers of his generation, who was himself raised in the ancient tradition of stories and storytelling.The son of the prominent Sufi writer and thinker Idries Shah, Tahir was weaned on folktales and folklore, drawn from all points of the cultural compass.Encouraged to write stories of his own from early childhood, he was trained to draw both perception and entertainment from the great story treasuries, such as The Thousand and One Nights.Descended from a long line of storytellers, Tahir learnt that the simplest tale often contains interwoven layers of meaning, knowledge, and acuity frequently invisible to the reader - and that by learning to recognize the subtleties, it's possible to mine a treasure trove of wisdom.