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Beyond Apollo, winner of the John Campbell Award, finds Harry Evans as the lone survivor of the first Venus expedition, a space journey that went disastrously wrong. But no one knows the reason behind the tragedy.

What will become of our self-destructed planet? The answer shatters all expectations in this subversive speculation from the Hugo Award - winning author of the Broken Earth trilogy. An explorer returns to gather information from a climate-ravaged Earth that his ancestors, and others among the planet’s finest, fled centuries ago. The mission comes with a warning: A graveyard world awaits him. But so do those left behind - hopeless and unbeautiful wastes of humanity who should have died out ages ago.

This series of 36 fascinating lectures is a chronological journey into the story of Victorian Britain, from the unexpected ascension to the throne of teenaged Princess Victoria in 1837 to her death in 1901 as the Boer War neared its end.Presented with all of Victoria's strengths and foibles left intact by an award-winning teacher and author, the lectures invite you to reflect on both the positive and negative aspects of her reign.

The "blasted heath" they called it. Five acres of grey desolation, like a sore eaten into the land. West of Arkham, the hills rise wild. There are dark little glens where the trees hang precariously and where thin brooklets trickle, never having been touched by sunlight. There was once a road over the hills and through the valley, but people ceased to use it. The old folk have died or gone away, and the farms and villages are slowly decaying back into dark woods and narrow clearings. A family died up there.

Rhode Island, 1846. Estranged from his family, writer Merritt Fernsby is surprised when he inherits a remote estate in the Narragansett Bay. Though the property has been uninhabited for more than a century, Merritt is ready to call it home—until he realizes he has no choice. With its doors slamming shut and locking behind him, Whimbrel House is not about to let Merritt leave. Ever.

In For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto, Rothbard proposes a once-and-for-all escape from the two major political parties, the ideologies they embrace, and their central plans for using state power against people. Libertarianism is Rothbard's radical alternative that says state power is unworkable and immoral, and ought to be curbed and finally overthrown.

Ceony Twill arrives at the cottage of Magician Emery Thane with a broken heart. Having graduated at the top of her class from the Tagis Praff School for the Magically Inclined, Ceony is assigned an apprenticeship in paper magic despite her dreams of bespelling metal. And once she's bonded to paper, that will be her only magic... forever. Yet the spells Ceony learns under the strange yet kind Thane turn out to be more marvelous than she could have ever imagined.

Logan's life is picture-perfect—until a sex tape goes viral and threatens to destroy everything she's built. But there's one thing no one knows: the woman in the video isn't her. She looks just like Logan, but Logan knows it's not her. When she starts digging for answers, she uncovers a truth she was never supposed to find—a twin sister she never knew existed.

Unlock the real story of Donald J. Trump — get the unfiltered truth behind the headlines in just one listen, even if you think you've heard it all before. Are you exhausted by political spin and "fake news" from every direction? Wondering what went on behind closed doors in the Trump White House beyond the media spectacle? Craving a balanced, insider perspective that challenges blind praise and relentless criticism? Donald J. Trump: Victories, Failures, and Whiplash offers a balanced, credible, and engaging narrative that cuts through the noise.

In the services of the Orthodox Church, we pray for a good death—a “Christian end.” Yet many people approach the end of life unprepared and fearful. In Painless, Blameless & Peaceful: Orthodox Christian Reflections on Death, Dying & Eternal Life, author and longtime parish priest Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis shares some of his pastoral experiences, both good and bad, with families of the dying and with those who are facing death. He discusses ways we can understand and accept death, help prepare our loved ones, and find hope when that final day arrives for each of us.

What if the words you use are the very thing holding you back from accessing your true potential? Follow Curious, a gentle seeker, on a transformative journey beyond the limits of language - toward presence, ease, and a deeper sense of purpose. Along the way, you'll find simple practices, designed to help you slow down, reflect, and embody what the story awakens in you.

Annabel rides through the night to seek help from the duke. Can a marriage born from necessity become true love? In this sweet historical romance, a sheltered baron's daughter and a distinguished duke enter into a marriage of convenience, but his hidden secret threatens to unravel everything.

This audiobook will discuss all how you can start eating clean and healthy. It will show you how eating healthy is good for your overall well being and how you can maintain this by making it a lifestyle choice for you. You will discover all the food you can eat and how you can plan your meal to help ensure that you're only consuming healthy and clean food.

Harry the Happy Mouse is a cheerful, traditional story about a mouse called Harry who lives in the colorful English countryside. Harry helps a frog, but asks the frog to repay the kindness to someone else. We follow the good deed as it moves through other characters, who each selflessly help someone else, making themselves feel happy in the process!

When half of mankind revolts and demands more opportunity, those at the top decide on a compromise: They will build the first colony ships and allow the rest to discover new worlds and start over. Twelve ships are built. The first is called the Orion. Many are eager to go, but only 100,000 are chosen for each vessel. Far from Earth, a new life awaits, and it promises the prosperity they've always wanted. But still, resistance stirs.

In a single act of courage, the young American grunt saves an interstellar soldier from certain death at the hands of a vicious killer. Afterward, she promises to show him the stars. Mark will begin his new life far away from Earth—a life not so different from that of a humble soldier. Out among the asteroids, he learns of swords and honor, starships and empires. He learns what it means to be a Peacemaker. Along the way, he's joined by Perry, his combat AI companion who helps Mark learn how to survive—and earn a living—among the stars.

The Gray protects the Neutrals and maintains a delicate balance between the Light and the Dark. Vilstair works as an officer of the Gray police. She is dispatched to a desert world to hunt down a criminal. The world itself proves as tricky as the chase itself. The criminal has far more allies than she anticipated -- and he discovered a great secret.

Die Fortsetzung des Fantasy-Epos. Drei Gefährten, drei Anliegen, ein Ziel: Zundaj, die Hauptstadt des Reichs. Schon in Terys geht so einiges schief. Doch die Weiterreise von dort entpuppt sich als Albtraum, in dem so manch einer seiner Gefährten sein wahres Gesicht zeigt. Die große Stadt heißt sie dann nur widerwillig willkommen. Werden wenigstens die Magier des Ordens Nikko gewogen sein? Oder erwartet ihn dort gar eine ganz böse Überraschung?

A deal struck with a devil cloaked in holiness, within a church built on deprivation, desire. A chance to reclaim what was taken. To taste control again. How far would you go?

We all remember. We all forget. What do we remember? What do we forget? Why do we remember? Why do we forget? When do we remember? When do we forget? Inspired by fairytales like Grimm's THE SINGING, SPRINGING LARK and Anderson's THE SNOW QUEEN, FORGET/REMEMBER is the story of two young sweethearts who share their dreams of a future together. When life's circumstances pull them apart, will they remember their words, their feelings and their dreams when they are reunited years later?