Are you a parent who wants to prepare your child for the real world? Are you a teenager on the brink of graduating high school? Do you feel excited about the adventures that lie ahead but also a little unsure about what life after graduation will entail? Look no further than "The Teen Toolkit: Life Lessons Not Learned in School."In this indispensable book, author Koren Norton delivers a powerful toolkit packed with essential life lessons that every teenager needs to thrive in the r...

Everyone knows that heroes should triumph, dragons should be slain, and maidens should be rescued. But what if things don't go according to plan?Here are 16 fun tales of magic gone awry - from an author whose unicorn protagonist takes control of the story to a person who can hear food talking with strange events and surprising consequences in between.

This book features six peer-reviewed reviews on viruses affecting key horticultural crops.The first chapter considers best management practices for the control of viruses and virus-like agents in apple production, including the development of orchards with clean, virus-tested planting stock. The second chapter comprehensively details how Apple mosaic virus is spread and describes the symptoms displayed by affected host plants.The third chapter examines the challenge of Plum...

Assassins--are they born or made? Do they choose this role out of necessity, because they are forced to, or because they enjoy killling? And what do they do in their spare time?These are just a few of the questions answered in this all-original collection of twelve tales by fantasy's finest-focusing on killers of all kinds. From Vree, Tanya Huff's well-known assassin from her Quarters novels, to a woman whose father's vengeful spirit forced her down dark magic's bloody pat...

Discusses developments in good agricultural practice from crop growth models to improved water and nutrition management;Reviews advances in understanding plant physiology and genetic diversity as well as their contribution to improvements in breeding;Summarises recent research on diseases and pests as well as their control through developing disease-resistant varieties or integrated weed management

This exciting new anthology includes a new novella featuring Mercedes Lackey's most popular heroines, Tarma (one of the sword-sworn and most feared of all warriors) and Kethry (who wields magic and weapons for the greater good), whose fates are suddenly bound together in blood by the powers that control their destinies. Also included in the unique volume is the complete collection of Lackey's short stories about these two brave sisters as they answer the call of their dest...

THE CLASSIC FANTASY PHENOMENON: Explore the world of Valdemar alongside the realm’s magical protectors and their horse-like Companions in this fantasy anthology featuring 13 epic short stories!Step into the ancient land of Valdemar! A world beset by war and internal conflicts, it’s protected by the Chosen Heralds—Mindspeakers, Firestarters, and Empaths alike—who endeavor to keep the peace and defend their country in the name of their monarch. Emissaries, spies, dip...

A whiff of brimstone, a laughing ghost, and talk of a crown . . . In part 2 of this four-part Neverwinter novella, Rucas Sarfael finds himself invited to a meeting of rebel leaders and entangled more than he would like in the plans of the beautiful and dangerous Elyne. When those plans lead to a mad seer, Rucas finds a clue to the treasure he seeks—and more than one path to doom.

Ethshar? Some readers already recognize the name, but if you aren’t one of them, perhaps a brief explanation is in order. “Ethshar” is the invented world that has been the setting for almost a dozen novels from the pen of Lawrence Watt-Evans. Its inhabitants don’t call it that; they call it “the World.”For readers, though, that’s not specific enough. The dominant nation on the World is the Hegemony of the Three Ethshars, while the largest, richest city, where most of the stories ar...

The perfect gift for fans of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels and HBO’s Game of Thrones: a collection of wicked one-liners from the incomparable Imp of Casterly Rock, fully illustrated by Jonty Clark!“My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer, and I have my mind . . . and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge.”The jealous masses of the Seven Kingdoms may call...

Fractured fairy tale, with a dragon that's in love with stories

Before the Godsdeath we had power. Dragons commanded the arcane and the divine equally. We could have raised our stillborn eggs to life. Such things were not unusual for our kind, especially not those who had magic and motivation. I had both.Ophiliana was the better fighter. I was the better spellcaster. We were, however, both dragons; magic and muscle in one package, wings that could block out the sun, flame that could burn a horse to the bone, eyes as sharp as eagle’s.And...