Being a human on a ruined Earth is difficult, and more often than not, the people you call family and friends turn on you.Leena learns this the hard way when the people of her village leave her tied to a tree in the middle of the forest - a snack for the savage, otherworldly Wolven. Claws and fangs are her introduction to the clan. And to stay alive, she cowers and submits.Death lurks at every corner, and while she tries to stay alive, the most unexpected beings become her ...

Ari thought she knew the true enemy-she thought she knew how to fight.But a new darkness has awoken.Burning with a new fire, the Najti are now faced with a choice-embrace the gifts they are given, or chase the lure of a dark power

We have been historically educated to believe that the primordial couple composed of Adam and Eve represents the absolute beginning of human presence on Earth. But what if sacred texts and clay tablets guarded a very different truth, kept hidden for millennia?A careful philological analysis reveals an extraordinary demographic enigma: when Cain was cast out after the first fratricide and made his way to the mysterious Land of Nod, east of Eden, he did not find an em...

"You think it's murder, don't you?""There is no proof of that as yet, sir," Bobby answered cautiously."No, I know, but it's what you think," Glynne answered. After a pause, he added: "So do I." Viscount Byatt was found dead in his car without a mark on him. Millionaire Andy White's corpse was discovered in a remote cottage in Wales - no clue to the cause of death. When a grotesque-looking visitor calls on Detective-Sergeant Bobby Owen in the middle of the night, the latter's help is urgent...

Description Mr. Sargent, the manager of the Brush Hill Central Cinema, wished he had never held a Beauty Competition. Caroline Mears, the predicted winner, had already caused trouble with one of the other girls. Paul Irwin, a strong Puritan and influential councillor, had taken it into his head to come backstage to look for his son Leslie, who hoped to marry Caroline against his father's wishes. Just as the winner of the competition was being announced, different news spread through the ci...

The Worm Ouroboros is a heroic high fantasy novel by Eric Rücker Eddison. The book describes the protracted war between the domineering King Gorice of Witchland and the Lords of Demonland in an imaginary world that appears mainly medieval and partly reminiscent of Norse sagas.

DescriptionWho killed Mr. Jessop? Who stole the Fellows necklace? Who attacked Hilda May? The web of suspicion encompasses a dealer in 'hot goods', respected jewellers, a millionaire, an ex-pugilist, a playboy, members of the nobility, a hard-boiled moll and a girl who could not forget her past. All the clues are there, as the indefatigible Bobby Owen works his way through a real peasouper of a London mystery and pierces the fog - displaying not only magnificent ana...

"Know him?" he asked.Bobby was for a moment too surprised to answer. He had thought of every one else but not of the man whose dead face now was staring up at him."Yes. I know him," he said.Bobby Owen's fiancée and milliner to the wealthy, Olive Farrar, has a problem. It concerns two competitive society matrons and a missing hat. But it becomes a case of murder when the butler of one of the ladies is shot dead, his body stabbed after the fact. While investigating, Bobby encounters many sus...

"You see," Miss Kayne said, "I committed a murder once myself."Miss Kayne's proud boast to Detective-Sergeant Bobby Owen is that she has committed the Perfect Murder - a crime with no clues. Bobby thinks at first it is a macabre joke, but before long a body is reportedly found, stabbed in the world-famous Kayne Library. When Bobby gets to the scene, the corpse has disappeared. But instead Miss Kayne's cousin, Nat, is found in a nearby country lane - shot through the heart. ...

Book Description:Is your life also trapped in the web of 'extremes'?You're either boiling in the acid of anger and ego, or choking on the alkali of disappointment and bitterness. We're either easily buoyed by the wind or plunged into the depths of depression by the slightest defeat. But have you ever considered that the solution to all these mental turmoils of life lies in the glass of water you drink every morning?Science says that pure water has a p...

This book explores the dark underbelly of the life of Emperor Wu Zetian, one of the most powerful and controversial women in Chinese history, often obscured by her political achievements. After years of studying Tang Dynasty secret documents, court reports, and the critiques of ancient Chinese philosophers, I've tried to present this subject to you from a completely fresh and unbiased perspective. This isn't just a book, but my own analysis of the terrifying struggle between a blind lust f...

This book is a journey through the secret corridors of China's "Forbidden City," where silk threads were not only woven into luxurious garments, but also used to shape the fates and minds of kings. After years of studying Chinese dynasties, their Tantric practices, and the inner politics of palaces, I have presented this hidden history from a completely new and unique perspective. This is no ordinary story, but an authentic document of the psychological and Tantric battles queens waged to ...