Abenteuer

The only peace retired Enforcers usually find is the peace of death. Donrazor Landfall refuses to accept that fate. In his new profession, freight runs through the cold of space provide relative safety from his lethal past and the secret war h'd been pulled into. But those trips yield no sustenance to a spirit starved for something more.The Mortuus have withdrawn, telling him not to seek Mura who awakened something inside he'd thought long dead. Cryptic advice from the people he trusts the most abounds with risk. They can't understand how following it could ultimately lead to his end as with so many others of his former profession.Then he accepts an unusual assignment. It is one that brings him face-to-face with the only other woman from his past who holds the power to shatter his safe life among the stars, or to fill the void that plagues his soul.

This idea of this book is to really open the eyes of readers and tell them what the Civil Rights Era actually was like. Sometimes the hardship of that time period is under emphasized and would like to bring that to the forefront of literature. It is to educate people on perils and tribulations that was the Civil Rights Era. The main characters', the children, are actually trying to solve the murder of their friend which was the result of a hate crime; which also symbolizes the time period in which the book was written. The children not only stand for justice in the system, but they are also out to make a better name for their race. They epitomize what it was like to be a forward thinker like that of Martin Luther King, jr. The children are out to solve a murder while making their race better, and they do it with the innocence of children.The topic of Civil Rights has always been fascinating and this novella is to share research over the years to the rest of the world. What the African American race suffered during the Civil Rights Era should never be forgotten.

An underdog hero.A quest to save a dragon.An unforgettable journey takes flight.Born into a land of magic wielders without any powers of her own, Keriya Nameless isn't exactly hero material. Despite this disability, the goddess Shivnath tasks her with saving the last living dragon. Desperate to prove her worth to a world that has told her she's worthless, Keriya accepts the mission.But darkness is stirring in the Empire of Allentria. An ancient and powerful warlord has broken free of his prison with one goal: to kill the dragon. Keriya has bitten off more than she can chew, and she must stay a step ahead of his forces if she wants to survive.On a journey that tests her courage at every turn, Keriya has to decide what she believes in and who she wants to be. She'd better decide fast, because she discovers that she's at the center of an age-old war...A war that will decide the fate of everything.Contains: Fantasy violence

Mindblowing novel from multi-awardwinning author, Margaret Mahy.Roland has everything a young man could wish for - good looks, enough money, a cool relationship with his mother, ready wit, intelligence, a sexy girlfriend, a perfect school record. So the fact that he committed a petty crime and that, somehow, one of his teachers knows about it is something he can hardly explain to himself, let alone anyone else.The teacher, Mr Hudson, uses this knowledge to blackmail Roland into befriending the school misfit - Jess Ferret. The reason he gives is concern for her wellbeing, but even Roland finds this rather far-fetched. And when Jess doesn't respond to his confident advances, he becomes intrigued with the girl for his own reasons.Roland discovers Jess's dark secret and also finds that he has one of his own...