Three rival mages race for power, vengeance, and the fate of Atherin in the epic second instalment of the Silvercloak Saga, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Our Infinite Fates.After the disastrous events in the Havenwood, Saffron Killoran’s revenge has slipped through her fingers. Still deep undercover within the Bloodmoon gang, she sees only one path forward: harness her long-dormant Timeweaver power to fix her most ruinous mistakes.

Cervantine Futures places the writings of Miguel de Cervantes into conversation with some of the most pressing issues in cultural studies, critical theory, and sociopolitical discourse of the last decade. Assembling a diverse range of prominent and emerging scholars in the field, this volume stakes a claim for Hispanism’s place in the growing scholarly movement to vindicate pre- and early modernity for its incisive and often singular perspective on race, gender, ability, the body,...

Getting lost in North End Halifax can be an adventure if you know where to look and have an open and inquiring mind. For Steven Laffoley who has already written several entertaining books about Halifax, it's much more than a Sunday stroll.In Lost in the Right Direction, he begins his quest with this observation:When I get lost, I don't fuss. You either find your way back or you don't, and so far, I always have, though sometimes I am late for dinner. Not so long...

Remember the Tuscania plunges readers into the night of February 5, 1918, when a German U-boat's torpedo found a crowded US troopship in the North Atlantic—and into the century of argument, propaganda, and remembrance that followed. At its heart are the Baraboo Twenty-One, citizen-soldiers from a Wisconsin town who survived the sinking that became the deadliest U-boat attack on Americans in the First World War and the nation's first mass-casualty ...

What does the Bible say about sexuality?Free From Shame: A Biblical Study of Human Sexuality invites you to turn to the truth of God's Word and study his design for human sexuality. With clarity, compassion, and confidence grounded in Scripture, this book explores how God created humanity—male and female—in his image, and how his design for marriage between one man and one woman reflects the self-giving love of Christ and his Church.This book affir...

Make Green by Going Green: The Executive's Guide to Profitability Through SustainabilityWhat if sustainability wasn't a cost—but your organization's greatest growth opportunity?In a rapidly changing world shaped by climate risk, evolving regulations, shifting consumer expectations, and increasing investor scrutiny, sustainability is no longer optional—it's a strategic imperative.In Make Green by Going Green, global sustaina...

In the tradition of The Old, Weird America and Deliver Me from Nowhere, cultural critic Steven E. Jones explores American pop culture through the work of record producer Tom Wilson, and the artists with whom he collaborated in the miraculous year 1966.1966 was a transformative year in popular culture, and especially in popular music. It's the year when go-go dancing met the electric blues, bubblegum pop met underground rock, free jazz met psychede...

How far would you go to save yourself?Leelee Steel loves post-punk music, night drives, and her black cat, Pluto. What she doesn't love is the violence she experiences at the hands of her alcoholic husband and the chronic pain endangering her dream of becoming a veterinarian. Despite her precarious circumstances, she's determined to regain control of her life.Then, a senseless act of cruelty forces Leelee to make a drastic choice. With the help of her best ...

Endless training, gruelling marches, and the frenzy of battle against more enemies than can be counted - such is the life of a marine in the Malazan Empire.Year by year, month by month, week by week, day by day, moment by moment. Skills are honed to deadly precision, the secret language of the soldier in a world drowning in perpetual discontent, the eternal conflict against the fates. And we should forget the seemingly inevitable interference of mischievous gods and more often than...

Dracula is dead. Now his three vampire daughters must inherit the living kingdom he built—and decide whether they can save it without becoming him.For centuries, Drevanor has been more than Dracula's castle. It is a vast, living kingdom—a refuge for humans, monsters, outcasts, and supernatural beings that have nowhere else to go.Now its ruler is dead.And Drevanor is beginning to fail.Ancient defenses falter. Gates obey comma...

After the final performance of an international tour in Los Angeles, burnt-out rock star Chris Hillman seeks a simple life beyond the pressures of the music industry. Escaping the relentless pace and constant demands of his career, he buys a renovated bungalow in the small Midwestern town of Fairview. Settling into his new home, he begins to enjoy the peace and quiet he has long searched for.His newfound tranquility is disrupted when local animals begin to behave in bizarre ways. A...

Controversy and strong official disfavor failed to shake Duane Jeffery’s tenacious efforts to fit the theory of evolution into the doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Steven L. Peck traces Jeffery’s life from his rural upbringing and training as a geneticist through a career marked by conflict around his dedication to bring science into classrooms at Brigham Young University. As Peck shows, Jeffery met resistance from Church leaders with a patient, years-long camp...