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After having foiled multiple assassination attempts during his training, fighting pirates, and encountering a group of terrorists bent on destroying entire solar systems. Desmond McLaughlin thought he’d have an easier time of it on official deployment.

Finishing up his first year as a cadet-adept, Desmond’s life is going pretty well as far as he’s concerned. Three beautiful and exotic women love him and have agreed to entwine their lives together. His powers as an Adept have continued to grow as he practices and refines weaving the threads of mana into the world. All while he continues to defy the expectations set by his origins. Sure, he’s still a member of the active military training for one of the most dangerous jobs in the entire Hegemony, but with his girls at his side, Desmond is confident he can handle it.

Less than two months into his ten years of active-duty service to the Hegemony of Velvet Stars as an adept, and Desmond McLaughlin has already gotten himself embroiled in even more trouble. He's settled in just fine aboard his ship, the Fist of Defiance, and made plenty of friends. But it wouldn't be life if there weren't a few bad apples mixed in. Having clashed several times—once in a very physical fashion—with Adept Windracer, Desmond can only hope that the overly aggressive Uth'ra will stop trying to force him into the mold that she believes a male should occupy.

Emi, agent secret britannique. Une femme entraînée. Une femme décidée. Une femme infiltrée. En mission chez un homme suspecté d'être un espion rival soviétique. Tous les moyens sont bons pour le charmer, le démasquer, le faire tomber, le faire plier. Rien ne peut l'arrêter, rien ne peut la freiner. Rien si ce n'est moi... Car je ne suis pas Emi, je suis Julia. Son sosie, sa copie, son Duality.

Promoted early, Desmond McLaughlin and his mates are now full members of the Hegemony military, with all the rights and duties that rank includes. Given the benefits of achieving the rank of full adept early, Desmond and company elected to be deployed aboard the battlecruiser Fist of Defiance, a ship that just happened to be part of the Seventh Border Fleet. The same fleet headed by a certain admiral whose daughter was saved by Desmond and his girls.

A little over four months has passed since Desmond McLaughlin was physically yanked from his home and thrown to the mercy of a conquering alien empire when they demanded he be handed over for training as he was an ‘Adept’, one of the few able to harness the power of magic in the universe. During that time, he has learned how to manipulate mana and made several friends amongst the aliens whose culture he was now immersed in. And one lover.

Join Desmond as he learns to manipulate mana—a source of power that exists beyond the reach of most people in the universe—meets vastly different alien species, risks life and limb, all while trying to pass classes. If he’s lucky, he will find someone he can trust out here amongst the weird. If he's very lucky, maybe someone he can love.

The When Swords Fall Silent anthology showcases the imaginations and talents of more than a dozen of the best modern science-fiction and fantasy authors, with each tale centered around one or more characters burdened with a bloody task they will see to completion no matter the cost. Every story takes you for a vicious ride through a world of shadow and death, each as unique in perspective and execution as the contracts carried out within.

Ash has always been the rock, the one everyone turns to. That was before devastation took everything from him, leaving his soul dead on the ground, along with his heart. The only thing important to him is seeking revenge. Tracking down those who destroyed his life and killing them.

Getting a break was a pipe dream, something that Desmond McLaughlin realized in short order. Fate had her favorite squeaky toy, and its name was McLaughlin. But at least he had his girls to support him and the friends he’d made aboard the Fist of Defiance, as well as the relationships that continue to grow, both into friendships and something more.

The world is aware of Princess Raven Haley Scarlet Dragen—twin sister to her charismatic twin brother, Rook, the daughter of the Queen of the Unified Nations, and the offspring of a notorious dark dweller. Or so they think they know her. But she has been hiding a secret since she was born—the monsters within. She had to keep them locked away because one desires blood, and the other craves death. They are the reason the President of Russia seeks revenge and wants her dead. Now, the monsters are set free among a world of beasts and darkness.

In 1689, Atia Crisp finds herself imprisoned in the wickedest city on earth, Port Royal, Jamaica, while the refugees from Strangewayes’s plantation in the Blue Mountains are on the run and seeking a new home deep in the Caribbean. Captain Jean-Paul la Roche must get them to safety and find a way to liberate the woman he loves while waging a war against the English with the pirate Laurens de Graaf.

Eine Leiche, die eine große Liebe, ein mysteriöser Brief, der die Sicherheit von einer ganzen Stadt gefährdet... und das alles an einem Abend. Obwohl Charlie's Magie weg ist, liegt plötzlich das Schicksal von Zürich in ihren Händen. Aber diesmal weiß sie nicht, auf wen sie wirklich zählen kann, um die Bedrohung aufzuhalten: Nazarec ist ohne ein Wort verschwunden und hat ihr Herz gebrochen. Als er dann wieder auftaucht, setzt er zwar alles daran ihr Vertrauen und ihr Herz zurückzugewinnen, aber Charlie zweifelt an ihm.

The bluron’s wings delivers a stark command of death as the Empire teeters on the edge of a most uncivil war. For the first time in her long history, a ducal line has failed. The last duke of Etendulat is dead, and none of his heirs have undertaken the Trials of Dusang. The wealth of farmlands that lies at the heart of the Blutben peninsula lack a ruler, and greedy men circle the bountiful plains.

The Blood Gate quakes under the strain of unleashed power, threatening to unravel the very fabric of Lumiaron. Helewys, the ambitious usurper of the Imperial Sash, rallies her forces for a final, decisive confrontation with Alund’s defiant armies. Across blood-soaked battlefields, the clash of swords is matched by dueling sang sorcellerie as their feud for the Empire reaches its fiery crescendo.

In the heart of the tumultuous Empire of Lumiaron, Naira has at last been united with the scent of the cup-flower, personified in the assassin, Louis. A hidden faith whispers her name, singing songs of prophecies that tell of a savior. As her destiny unfolds, Naira must grapple with her role and the will of the Gods. Power has shifted. The once-shadowy figure of Brice Rennaurd now wears the Emperor's face and sits upon his throne. He is not content with political might and reaches for a greater prize with bloody hands. Only the rebel dukes stand between Rennaurd and the Blood Gate.

Die dunkle Energie weckt auch in dir Magie. Für Charlie DeRogue steht die Familie an erster Stelle. Um ihrem Onkel eine lebensrettende Therapie zu finanzieren, bricht Charlie DeRogue die wichtigste Regel ihrer Gilde: Sie nimmt einen Auftrag an, der außerhalb ihrer Befugnis liegt und verheimlicht es vor ihren Vorgesetzten – dem Orden der Wächter. Doch Charlies Vergehen bleibt nicht lange unentdeckt. Wenn sie den Auftrag zu Ende bringen will, muss sie ab sofort mit dem Oberhaupt der Wächter - Nazarec Tanar - zusammenarbeiten.

Caught in a deal with the King of the Underworld, Medusa must learn to embrace her power and conquer the darkness in her own mind to protect the dark gods and free herself from the ties that bind her. Reconciling the truth of the past and accepting control over her future, she discovers the strings of fate aren't so easily unraveled. Hades and Poseidon play games with her life, but with the help of new and old allies she pushes to reclaim her destiny for herself.

The Blue Hole Radius, created by man, changed the human race forever...sending the world into a new paradigm. On May 19, 2023, scientists at Caltech were successful with not only simulating a black hole but creating a temporary black hole, which lasted exactly 60 seconds.

Die Sammelleidenschaft von Rosalie und Anton wurde, nachdem auch König Blitzeblank in seinem Garten Mülltonnen aufstellen ließ, mangels der gähnenden Leere des Gartens auf eine harte Probe gestellt. Welch eine Freude als Anton in der hintersten Ecke der Deponie ein Fass und unzählige Lackdosen entdeckte. Er strich sein Kistelkastelschwabbelbett damit in allen Farben an. Was weder er noch Rosalie wussten, dass die giftigen Dämpfe gefährlich sein könnten.