If a place named Zion isn't the right location for humanity's last stand, where is? Legendary final battles are not on Captain Bleys's to-do list, but then, neither was being a hero . . . Yet here he is, girl and all.Of course, his girl carries a blaster and has been known to dissolve her enemies with acid.They have the big guns and the badass attitudes, not to mention an illegal AI-controlled battle cruiser that technically makes them war criminals. This thing should be a ...

Alone in the dark, surrounded by formless monsters . . .The good news is that Armageddon has plenty of variety, lots of choices on how to die. Short term, there's being devoured by terrifying new alien hybrids, silver-skinned, hulking brutes capable of tearing a man limb from limb. Long term, if Captain Josiah Bleys and his pals can't reopen the jumpgates, there's a good chance of slow and miserable starvation.And then there's the fact that the jumpgates were code locked fo...

The Empire is dead!And Captain Josiah Bleys, smuggler and charmer though he may be, is likely to soon follow unless he is willing to at least pretend to be something he loathes: a hero. His "pal" Chief Ragnar Kane, one of the Emperor's finest warriors, likewise harbors no aspirations toward gallantry, just increasing his kill count.Fate, however, has other plans. The mighty, galaxy-spanning Terran Empire is mortally wounded, brought to its knees by a terrif...

Home of the first settlement in the United States and known as Old Dominion and The Mother of Presidents, the state of Virginia’s artistic output proves among the most fecund in the nation, evidenced in this ninth volume of The Southern Poetry Anthology. This collection includes well-known, established, and celebrated poets such as Charles Wright, Claudia Emerson, Gregory Orr, Ellen Bryant Voigt, R. T. Smith, Forrest Gander, and Rita Dove, and the editors have dedicated equal focu...

Timmy has a wild imagination. One boring Sunday he decides to have a look inside the strange forest on the other side of the road. He can see eyes blinking at him through the bushes. When he gets inside the forest his bravery suddenly disappears and he realises he has walked too far and is lost. Join Timmy on his adventure through the forest and find out exactly who the old man is...

Communication Miracles at Work is about experiencing breakthrough moments of connectedness and understanding with coworkers, managers, staff members, and clients. Developed out of Matthew Gilbert's experience as an employee, communication consultant, manager, and facilitator, Communication Miracles at Work will help readers develop effective communication and relationshipbuilding skills for achieving workplace harmony.Topics include the "corporate culture" and how it enhances or hi...

A story with a moral. The arrogant robin just will not listen to the other birds. He decides to fly south for the winter. Join the robin and the other animals on this unforgettable adventure!

When Higgins the Frog is left behind at a picnic an incredible journey unfolds. Will he ever make it home? Who will he meet along the way? Join Higgins the Frog on the greatest adventure of his life. Follow where he goes and who he meets along the way with the pictures hand drawn by the author Matthew Gilbert.

A heartwarming story about a man and his dog, and the first-ever book about dog parks and the part they play in the lives of both humans and canines.Off the Leash is a group portrait of dog people, specifically the strange, wonderful, neurotic, and eccentric dog people who gather at AmoryPark, overlooking Boston near Fenway Park. It's about author Matthew Gilbert's transformation into one of those dog people with fur on their jackets, squeaky toys in their ...

The second installment in the Vicky the Vampire series. It is coming up to half term and the children are going on a school trip to the zoo. This is no ordinary zoo. There are lots of maazing and unusual animals. Meet the vampire bats, visit the giant millipede and the six-legged purple leopard! But stay away from the two-headed wanderbeasts!!! Find out what happens to Vicky on her very first school outing.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This expanded junior novelization retells the first season of Netflix’s iconic series Stranger Things—and includes 8 pages of full-color images from the show!Hawkins is a quiet town where nothing exciting seems to happen—until one night when a boy named Will Byers vanishes. Follow his friends Mike, Lucas, and Dustin as they search for him and uncover a world of secret experiments and terrifying supernatural forces. Is E...

This expanded junior novelization retells the fourth season of Netflix’s iconic series Stranger Things—and includes 8 pages of full-color images from the show!It’s been six months since the Battle of Starcourt, which brought terror and destruction to Hawkins. Struggling with the aftermath, our group of friends are separated for the first time – and navigating the complexities of high school hasn't made things any easier. In this most vulnerable time, a new...