Danny's life was going well.He had a steady job and plans to buy his own place. That was until some rogue junk mail decided he needed a change of scenery.Now Danny's got a new start in another world, and he needs to make sure he doesn't squander this opportunity at making the most of this new life.

Kevin was a young man enjoying his college life when a car jumped the curb and crippled his body.Unable to support himself and dependent on others to meet his needs, Kevin was slipping into depression when his best friend convinced him to play a new game called Genesis Online. The concept was simple: a revolutionary artificial intelligence controlled the game world and adapted it to the actions of the players. Even the developers didn't know what course the game co...

From the author of the acclaimed novel Eternal on the Water, whose style is described as "Henry David Thoreau meets Nicholas Sparks" (Publishers Weekly), comes a novel about two brothers who save a girl from drowning when they are young—an experience that intertwines their destinies and changes their lives forever.On an early spring afternoon in rural New Hampshire, two brothers, Ed and Allard, are ice skating when they discover a girl who, with her dogs, has brok...

This is a frank, intelligent, and deeply moving debut memoir.With the precociousness expected of the only child of a doctor and a classical musician—from the time he could get his toddler tongue to pronounce deoxyribonucleic acid, or recite a French poem—Marco Roth was able to share his parents' New York, a world centered around house concerts, a private library of literary classics, and dinner discussions of the latest advances in medicine. That world ended when his father started...

Thrills, spills, and cheating death are just part of an average day on a not-so-average summer vacation for these two smarty-pants siblings. Coke and Pepsi McDonald are still stuck on the wacky family road trip that began in Mission Unstoppable, and now a brand-new evil mastermind is trying to kill them!Coke and Pepsi McDonald never asked to be geniuses. They never asked to get lowered into a basket of boiling french fries, either. And they certainly never asked to be froz...

Genesis Online has added a new feature that allows players to purchase land and build homes or businesses.Using the gold he collected while fighting Itrix, Kevin buys a plot of land with visions of creating a settlement that will help him make money playing the game. He plans to buy a neural interface, hoping it will help with his recovery from the accident that left him unable to walk.Unfortunately, other players, both within his guild and outside of it, h...

An old enemy has claimed one of the magic lamps that allows players to change how the game is played.His wish led to the addition of a new system to Genesis Online: siege mechanics. Rival guilds can now declare war and attack each others' cities. If the attackers win, they take ownership of the defeated settlement.With few details on how the new system will work, Kevin must build up defenses to protect the town of Prosperity. He will need to train hard with...

Danny died a less than heroic death on Earth, was reincarnated in a new world, gained access to a mental sanctuary that ranks his skills, learned he can do magic, discovered that he can't fly, tricked rich old ladies into buying handbags, crafted himself a crude anti-magic girdle, went to magic school, grew a couple of apple trees, was drafted into a secret paramilitary organization, tamed a pet most people would rather never meet, regrew an elf's ears, gained a split concentration...

Danny is finally headed back home to Diadem to see his family and settle some old wrongs.The men of Diadem have been sacrificing their own potentials for the sake of the country for long enough, and Danny has the perfect solution.

The wackiest road trip in history continues in book four of the New York Times bestselling Genius Files series, following twins Coke and Pepsi as they dodge villains and visit weird-but-true landmarks from Texas all the way to Roswell, New Mexico. With the real-kid humor that has earned him millions of readers around the world, and featuring all new weird-but-true locations around America, From Texas with Love is absolutely batty!After their explosive esc...

The most dangerous road trip in history continues for thirteen-year-old twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald.Just when they think they are safe, the McDonald twins are chased by an evil Elvis impersonator, trapped in a pool of flesh-eating soda pop, nearly pulverized in a giant shredder, and crushed in a turbo-charged carnival ride. Worst of all, no one believes them!Will they make it out alive? Will they ever find out who's really after them? All bets are off in this explosive th...

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