The aging orc shaman Ner'zhul has seized control of the Horde and reopened the Dark Portal.His brutal warriors once again encroach upon Azeroth, laying siege to the newly constructed stronghold of Nethergarde Keep. There, the archmage Khadgar and the Alliance commander, Turalyon, lead humanity and its elven and dwarven allies in fighting this new invasion. Even so, disturbing questions arise. Khadgar learns of orcish incursions farther abroad: small groups of orcs ...

In this case, Pete and Penny help two toy shop owners who receive a mysterious letter in the mail. Someone may be sabotaging a big toy contest in town . . . Pete and Penny need to follow clues and solve puzzles to uncover who before it's too late!

NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMSA dozen years ago, the Cossack Hetmanate did not exist. Then, out of nowhere, they emerged, breaking free from both Russia and the Ukraine to form their own tiny nation, fueled by remarkable scientific discoveries.And now, it seems, they need help. The kind they cannot ask for openly. The kind that requires a certain delicacy, and a certain . . . openmindedness to the limits of reality.The kind of help only O.C.L.T. can provide.But wh...

Titus Andronicus.William Shakespeare's first—and bloodiest—play.It's a real killer.1590s London: Two friends and playwrights, Will and Kit, battle demonic creatures throughout the city, armed with only their wits and their words.Modern-day New York: Small theater director and would-be playwright Sunil Nair decides to put on an abbreviated version of Titus Andronicus. But as rehearsals begin, accidents start to occur among t...

GET IN, GET LOOT, GET OUT…Dax, Tej, and Sam are one of the best small retrieval teams in the shadows. When they get an offer of a job retrieving a prisoner from an abandoned military base, the money offered by the megacorp is too good to pass up, despite the potential risks of infiltrating a former military base.Soon, they’re off to the island of Borinquen, in the Caribbean Ocean. But when their intel proves faulty, they realize that the base wasn’t a forme...

DuckBob Spinowitz has a problem. It isn't the fact that he has the head of a duck—the abduction was years ago and he's learned to live with it. But now those same aliens are back, and they claim they need his help! Apparently creatures from another reality are invading the universe, and only DuckBob can reset the device that maintains the barrier between dimensions. He reluctantly agrees to help, but how can a man whose only talents are bird calls and bad jokes, and whose only work experie...

Find out how the key players from yesterday and today influenced and interacted with each other during the world's most important moments in this full-color biography series.One event. Six people. It takes more than one person to bring about change and innovation. So much more than just your typical biography, Profiles focuses on six of the most prominent figures during the Civil War. This book includes all of the biographical information kids need to know (background, family, educ...

Titus Andronicus.William Shakespeare’s first—and bloodiest—play.**It’s a real killer.**1590s London: Two friends and playwrights, Will and Kit, battle demonic creatures throughout the city, armed with only their wits and their words.Modern-day New York: Small theater director and would-be playwright Sunil Nair decides to put on an abbreviated version of Titus Andronicus. But as rehearsals begin, accidents start to occur among the cast and crew. Each one force...

There are creatures lurking in our world. Obscure creatures long relegated to myth and legend. They have been sighted by a lucky-or unlucky-few, some have even been photographed, but their existence remains unproven and unrecognized by the scientific community.These creatures, long thought gone, have somehow survived; creatures from our nightmares haunting the dark places. They swim in our lakes and bays, they soar the night skies, they hunt in the woods. S...

Skaters who have mastered beginning and intermediate skills, along with veteran skaters, can benefit from the simple yet effective instruction offered in this book. The book covers detailed instructions for tricks and techniques to ride quarter-pipes, half-pipes, bowls, and to excel in both street skating and skate park skating, progressing through skill levels from low advanced to high advanced. It will help readers interested in upping their game become experts in no time, executing flaw...

MR3971XJKA—also known as Mary—is the Grays' scout, liaison, diplomat, and translator. Along with her boyfriend DuckBob and their friends Tall and Ned she has saved the universe from invasion by beings from another reality. Twice.DuckBob loves her and trusts her without question. Still, he doesn't actually know anything about her past. Which is why, when Mary asks him to accompany her to her college reunion, he jumps at the chance.That tense reunion is interrupted by a distr...

Long ago, Ritakhou was a flourishing empire filled with light, life, and magic. Then came the Schism. Now the kingdom is called Rimbaku and is a pale shadow of its former self, a land stripped of its glory and its power. The only magic left comes from aitachi, the Relicant Touch—the ability to absorb skills and memories by consuming aishone: the bones of the dead.Rimbaku's enemies are circling, testing the nation's borders. They know the empire is weak, and are determined to push i...