In a dark Manhattan alley, a young woman suddenly collapses from a brain hemorrhage. The statistics say it’s rare to have happened to someone so young and healthy, yet all signs point to natural causes. But when Kyle Vine, the man she was supposed to meet that night, learns she wasn’t the only victim, he knows there’s something more going on and soon discovers a mysterious link to the sudden success of a journeyman pitcher for the New York Yankees.As the lethal brain bleeds continue...

When the King of Hiden sends thirteen heroes to vanquish Clevatess, the powerful King of Dark Beasts dwelling on Luna Mountain, the greatest of all monsters rises to meet the threat to his domain. After effortlessly dispatching the heroes, Clevatess directs his wrath upon their kingdom, resolving to dispose of any peoples who might one day turn against him. In the rubble of his rampage, the beast hears a crying baby, and a dying Hidenean begs him to give the child a chance to prove humanki...

O, the trees are dancingIn their green leotards!The branches are talkingIn their lumberyards.I'm lost in the babbling.I'm like a house of cards.Fallen and now scrabblingIn root-like boulevards.

The skybus raced haplessly towards its inevitable fate on the Mars New Home Colony. A cop saves the passengers from death . . . but this is only the beginning.Alex Sverlov regains consciousness in the middle of the Indian Ocean with his leg tied to an anchor rope . . . but this is only the beginning.A new world power arises. The New China Empire conquered Asia in two regional atomic wars and is taking its place on the world stage . . . but this is only the beginning.Th...

SINS AND SECRETS LAID BARE BEFORE JUDGMENT DAYThe furor over the buried treasure is over, the antidote for Release is complete, and everything seems to be looking up. Unfortunately, conflict between the worshippers of the Sun God and the Earth Mother intensifies, unleashing a new wave of violence and chaos. At the same time, Vincent exposes the truth about Matthew’s background. The kept man is once again in the Paladins’ custody, but their investigation homes in on Arwin instead! The heavy...

Death is taboo. Death is incomprehensible, inexplicable; and, yet, inevitable.The most ancient desire of humankind is to conquer death; we humans don’t see death as part of life. We want to play God, want to find a new direction in the eternal circle of life—or stop it altogether.After publishing Cluster (“one of the best science fiction novels published from a Hungarian author” - Köki Terminal Bookshop), in Stephen Paul Thomas’s new short story collection, we can look deep...

Milton H. Erickson, the father of modern clinical hypnosis, is rarely presented in the multidimensional format he worked in. When I trained it was so frustrating having to consult so many books in order to get a comprehensive sense of his work. After 50 years of clinical experience, I decided to write a book that contained his basic principles, presenting them in both linear and non-linear style—the way he worked, no jargon, in plain English. The following reviews best describe this book.

Read the novel that ignited the phenomenon!In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for...

"There's no way to beat this game. The only difference is when and where you die..."One month has passed since Akihiko Kayaba's deadly game began, and the body count continues to rise. Two thousand players are already dead. Kirito and Asuna are two very different people, but they both desire to fight alone. Nonetheless, they find themselves drawn together to face challenges from both within and without. Given that the entire virtual world they now live in has been created as a deathtrap, t...

This might be a game, but it’s not something you play.Die in the game, and you die in real life. This is Sword Art Online, the latest VRMMORPG, and upon the game’s launch, ten thousand players realize they’re trapped in this virtual world with no escape…unless they can make their way through Aincrad, a massive floating castle with dangers lurking on each of its one hundred floors. Enter Kirito, a swordsman and former beta tester for the game who has the knowledge and skills to rise to the ...

After successfully untangling themselves from a dangerous encounter with the Black Poncho Man and clearing the fifth floor of Aincrad, Kirito and Asuna head to the next challenge, an area filled with...puzzles?What's more, because of the precarious balance of power between two large guilds aiming for the same item, "The Flag of Valor", there's also a murderous PK group to be wary of.As the problems seem to pile up, Kirito and Asuna face the sixth floor of Aincrad completely ...

Adminstrator's defeat has come at a heavy cost: The death of Eugeo as well as the mental decline of Kirito. Six months after the epic battle atop Central Cathedral, Kirito spends his days in the Underworld wheelchair-bound; bereft of emotion or even a will to live. Although Alice and Bercouli do what they can to help him, it isn't long before the armies of the dark territory are start to move in earnest. The "Final Stress Test" has begun. But will Kirito be ready?