THIS IS A SAMPLE COMPRISING THE FIRST PART OF THE FIRST BOOK OF BROKEN SKYIn the world of the Dominions, everyone has a power. Spirit-stones, implanted at birth by the mysterious Deliverers, grant strange abilities. Some can shape metal. Some can see into the past. Some can make people see you as you are not. The stones determine who you are and what your place is in the world.Ryushi and Kia, twin brother and sister, have grown up in the mountains on their father’s isolated...

Ryushi and Kia now stand at the forefront of the rebellion against the tyrant King Macaan. But it is his daughter, the Princess Aurin, that rules in the dark, sunless world of Kirin Taq, leader of a seemingly invincible army. As the rebels regroup, Aurin is hunting for them, and it’s only a matter of time before she tracks them down and wipes them out. Only the twins can stop her, if they can work together. But circumstances and matters of the heart are driving a rift between them,...

"The KEY SUMMARY to Superforecasting by Kim John (M.Ed) Payne and Lisa M Ross"This summary will help you cut the fluff and get right into the key messages of the book.You'll feel like you've read the entire book!There are so many books to read and yet so little time. It will take you a few days to a few weeks to read a typical book, depending on your reading speed. What if you could get the core knowledge of the book in just 30 minu...

One last thing before I go . . . True stories of doomed figures from British history—and what they announced to the world as the Grim Reaper drew near.Nothing focuses the mind more starkly than impending death. In this book, you can mount the scaffold and share in the final utterings of the condemned, and join the stricken in their deathbeds as their deeply entrenched secrets are finally unshackled.Famous Last Words collects a fascinating selection...

In the world of the Dominions, everyone has a power. Spirit-stones, implanted at birth by the mysterious Deliverers, grant strange abilities. Some can shape metal. Some can see into the past. Some can make people see you as you are not. The stones determine who you are and what your place is in the world. Ryushi and Kia, twin brother and sister, have grown up in the mountains on their father’s isolated wyvern stud. Ryushi’s stones let him command pure force; one day he will be able...

The end of the world is coming. If King Macaan can’t rule the Dominions, he’ll destroy them. Key to his plan is the Citadel, the fortress of the Machinists, who built the mysterious technology that the Dominions run on. But the rebels are exhausted, Kia is gone, and they have scarcely had time to recover from saving one world before they must save another. In the vast deserts of the east, princes battle sand-ghouls, seeking for a woman who has no past. Ryushi, now bonded with his w...

Acclaimed author Chris Wooding's first graphic novel -- fun fantasy-adventure with a macabre twist!Seifer's life is about to become a royal pain.As captain of the local skullball team, Seifer Tombchewer is the envy of his peers. He's fast, he's strong, and he flies circles around the competition. But Seifer's always dreamed of more--of leaving his tiny, remote village for a new life beyond the mountains.He just never dreamed it would happen like this. Knocked unconscious and abduct...

"A richly entertaining account of tragic theatre accidents and murders most foul. If theatre walls could talk, what secrets would they reveal? Chris Wood provides fascinating answers with tales of brawling ushers, murderously jealous husbands, stampeding crowds and infant tragedies. A meticulously researched and vivid collection of lives lost in the palaces of dreams. A must-read for all lovers of the theatre, providing shocks and gasps of horror when real life proves to be more dramatic t...

Less than a month after the September 11th attacks, a tiny, CIA-controlled Predator drone flew over Kandahar, searching out the home of the Taliban supreme commander Mullah Mohammed Omar. A lack of understanding of the drone's capabilities combined with a messy chain of command allowed Omar to escape, but the strike on a nearby convoy vehicle became the Predator's first lethal action. Since then, the use of armed drones has become the dominant American way of war. In Sudden Justice

An incisive critique of Canada’s drinking water gatekeepers.Canada is celebrated for its abundance of fresh water, and few Canadians question the safety of the water that comes from our taps. But is this trust justified? One study estimates that contamination of drinking water causes 90,000 cases of illness and ninety deaths every year.In this authoritative review of decades of legislation, research, and independent regulatory critiques, accompanied by riveting stories of t...

What special powers could a thirteen year old girl have that could bring the Earth to the edge of extinction? Why does an old indigenous artefact from Australias red centre hold the key to the universe? Which terrorist agency is blowing up ancient sites that contain the gateways to the gods? Who is stealing high grade gold and diamonds from vaults and museums from all over the world? The race to find the answers to save Earth and Lossindor will lead a group of friends to the far reaches of...

Less than a month after the September 11th attacks, a tiny, CIA-controlled Predator drone flew over Kandahar, searching out the home of the Taliban supreme commander Mullah Mohammed Omar. A lack of understanding of the drone's capabilities combined with a messy chain of command allowed Omar to escape, but the strike on a nearby convoy vehicle became the Predator's first lethal action. Since then, the use of armed drones has become the dominant American way of war. In Sudden Justice