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Set in the UK in the immediate aftermath of a mysterious illness which swept the country and left millions dead, the series follows the trials facing a reluctant hero, Dan, and the group he forms around him. They must battle the elements, find sufficient supplies and equipment to survive, and protect themselves against the most destructive force on the planet: other people. Banding together those he found along the way, he has to fight to keep them safe. To keep them alive. To survive.

Set in the UK in the immediate aftermath of a mysterious illness which swept the country and left millions dead, the series follows the trials facing a reluctant hero, Dan, and the group he forms around him. They must battle the elements, find sufficient supplies and equipment to survive, and protect themselves against the most destructive force on the planet: other people. The survivors have established a home, but they still have to face the brutality of human nature. Not only do they have to survive, they must keep their humanity.

Set in the UK in the immediate aftermath of a mysterious illness which swept the country and left millions dead, the series follows the trials facing a reluctant hero, Dan, and the group he forms around him. They must battle the elements, find sufficient supplies and equipment to survive, and protect themselves against the most destructive force on the planet: other people. The survivors have prospered, but their home is an enticing prospect for others to take. Besieged, they must respond with a savagery to dissuade further attempts. Is this the end of society?

Sergeant Major John Phillips lives two lives. In one, he teaches cadets at the United Entities Mechanized Warfare Academy how to pilot massive war machines. In the other, he is the Voice of the Fall, stealing government secrets and writing revolutionary doctrines for the Harbingers of the Fall, an organization bent on bringing down civilization so that humanity can rebuild from the ashes. Alison Harrow, a courier for the Harbingers, left her daughter behind in order to fight against the oppressive United Entities government. As the Harbingers launch a coordinated global attack, John is faced with the brutal reality his words have helped create. Alison must also come to terms with her place in the growing conflict as the people she loves and the principles she's fighting for are suddenly caught in the crossfire.

Dr Robert Field is a psychotherapist with something to prove. He meets Victor Harrow, a schizophrenic and a voice hearer, incarcerated for killing his father and his adopted sister. Dr Field is convinced he can treat Harrow but it is the psychotherapist who changes.Harrow was a young high-flier but became plagued by an inner voice named Gonzago. As Harrow became increasingly tormented he found himself in close proximity to the deaths of his brother and his best friend. He also committed self-trepanation before turning on his family.Dr Field moves too fast and forces Harrow to confront his crimes, with devastating consequences. More tellingly, Dr Field hears echoes in Harrow's case, echoes of his own past and his relationship with his own adopted sister.

Are you ready to seize control of your life?Are you a baby or a toddler?Isn't it time for you to GROW UP?Stop crying! Stop sleeping! Learn to walk! Learn to talk! Take things seriously! Grow Up!Does this sound familiar? Are you between the ages of six months and thirty months? Are you or your parents ready to take your personal and professional growth seriously? Then this is the book for you.Why wait to fulfil your full potential? Join Nick Hendrie as he provides you with every tool you need to succeed in the modern world - from learning to walk and talk to crushing rivals in the boardroom.Unlike many self-help authors, Nick Hendrie probably would've written this book even if the genre wasn't so lucrative. We've had the Secret, we've had The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, we've had the Bible, and now we have Grow Up! In this potentially seminal new book, Nick Hendrie provides you - a useless child - with everything you need to grab the world by the horns and become the best version of you.

When one of Cody Falco's undercover assignments goes terribly wrong, she comes to the aid of Callie, a young teen with a rough past. Despite their own struggles, Cody and McKenna open their hearts and home to Callie.At the same time, Dakota and Jazmine take a teen in trouble off the streets, hoping to give her the second chance she deserves. With no family of her own, she is vulnerable to those who would want to harm her.Wynter and Remi have just returned from Haiti with their newly adopted children. But as the children settle into their new life, they continue to struggle with the loss of their parents in the devastating earthquake that ravaged their hometown.It's not long before outside influences threaten to tear these new families apart; old wounds are opened, and legal red tape hampers the fresh start they all so desperately need.With lightness, laughter, and a few tears, The Family We Choose reminds us that families come in all shapes and sizes. But it's the love that binds them that matters most.

In 2030, Dr. Marc Walker discovered the cure for cancer. In his genetic research, Walker unexpectedly uncovers the answers to humankind's most significant questions locked deep within the DNA code of every human being: Who made us? What are we? Where are we going?The answers bring together Dr. Walker; his twin brother Jon, a decorated war hero; Alana, one of the top US female Olympic athletes; and Aaron, an assassin working for a shadowy government group called The Order, as the unlikely last line of defence against the greatest threat to humanity ... its creator.While fighting against powerful forces attempting to exterminate human life and colonize Earth, the four face the reality of their distrust of mankind. Their struggle to answer the question, "Is humanity worth saving?" will ultimately decide the fate of the human race. The human species is on trial-and the verdict will determine the future of life as we know it.The Family: Tempest is the shocking, suspenseful story of the universal conflicts of racism, slavery, terrorism, and, ultimately, survival, both on Earth and beyond.

Thomasin is Bisexual. Or at least, she thinks she is. What 'counts' for being bisexual nowadays? Why is there so little representation of it in the media? Why are so many bi men in the closet? And why are bi women so oversexualised?Get ready to not answer any of that, and instead join Thomasin as she combs back through her life to unearth as many bisexuals as she can. They've got to be around here somewhere...Hilarious, raunchy and often touching stories on growing up, relationships, and awkward conversations with the family.Ten people. Ten interviews. Nan I Think I'm Bi is the perfect read for anyone who may be feeling a little curious about the bicurious, or sexual about the bisexual.

Best friends Zak Lockwood and Mark Alder are training to pilot massive war machines at the United Entities Mechanized Warfare Academy. They've just finished work on restoring their own mech when The Harbingers of The Fall, an organization bent on rendering society to ashes, forces them into conflict overnight. Zak, Mark, and a close-knit group of other cadets must figure out their place in a generational conflict that threatens to tear the world apart. As they fight through cities and race across the desert with nothing but their training mechs, their friendship and love are tested through vicious patterns of violence and loss. Questions rise about whether or not a system that causes this much pain is worth preserving at all.

High school jock Cash Hamilton has almost everything: he's tall, handsome, a star football player and beloved by all the girls. The one thing he hasn't got is his namesake: Cash is dead broke. But a rich novelty manufacturer has a way out - all Cash has to do is date his hated school rival, brainiac Stu Carrey.Add to his problems an amorous snake, a New Age swami, an angry not-so-ex girlfriend, and a room of wombats, and you get a complete picture of dating in The Modern Age.Cash and Carrey is the first adult romcom by Bob Madison, author of the acclaimed young adult novel Spiked!Gay for pay has never been so much fun-or so dangerous. "Cash Hamilton, the hero of Bob Madison's new novel, is a 21st-century South-California Bertie Wooster. His special friend, Stu Carrey, is the son of a tycoon who manufactures gags and novelties--joy buzzers, whoopee cushions, wind-up plastic penises, and such. Cash isn't as genteel as Bertie, or as gentle, but he still gains entrée into some of the stately homes of Orange County. He's a witty and surprisingly likeable narrator, and his prose is as well-stocked with laugh-getters as Mr. Carrey's warehouse. Cash and Carrey is outrageous and extremely silly. It's also as sweet as it is funny."- Christopher Miller, award-winning author of The Cardboard Universe, Sudden Noises from Inanimate Objects, and, American Cornball."If Dobie Gillis and Groucho Marx had a son it would be Bob Madison. Funny, silly, and funny."- Nick Santa Maria, comedian/author

"The time of the angels may have passed for now, but they will return." The Archangel Michael defeated the Devil in Helston and cast him into Hell forever. This legend is retold every spring at Helston's Flora Day. But the legend is about to become a reality.Underground in the rocks and sea-caves of Cornwall, Lucifer is stirring. Soon he will wake and break free. And this time he will prevail against his old adversary Michael.Verity is entranced by a beautiful stranger she meets on the cliffs. The young man cannot tell her who he is or where he is from. Unbeknown to her, Lucifer is bringing her under his spell. Verity's friends fall away from her, frightened by her obsession, and she finds herself alone when a cosmic battle is fought in the skies of Cornwall.The future of all mankind is at stake.

My Dead World 5 is the finale of the My Dead World series.As time has passed, the virus has changed, but civilization still struggles to rebuild. The only way forward is to find a cure. That cure is in Nila ... literally.Within her, she carries the final gift from Lev: twin boys, and one of them is the key to ending it all. While she only wants to move forward with her group, live on the mountain and survive, Nila shoulders the responsibility of the entire human race within her womb.Decisions are made by the group but things are not what they seem. The good comes with a cost. One thing becomes certain, the end of the world can sometimes be a new beginning.Don't miss the thrilling conclusion to one of the most harrowing and impactful series in the genre.

Rudi Kessler broke the world. He built a time machine and tried to stop the worst events of the twentieth century from taking place. But that was in another life and now his younger self has to try to fix it, with the help of Olga, his sister Carla, and Henry Clive.Carla and Olga must traverse Europe, taking out key figures from history, whilst maintaining the air of respectable Edwardian ladies.Henry, after posing as his own father during the Boer War, must blend into the corridors of Westminster, influencing the decisions that will bring Europe back from the brink of war.Rudi will travel to German Southwest Africa during the Herero Wars and must use his knowledge of future events and his war record to rise through the ranks of the Prussian diplomatic service. How much meddling will history suffer before it starts to fight back, and how many alternate futures are too many? Rudi Kessler may be about to find out how strong the fabric of time really is...

In the aftermath of The Swarm's relentless assault, and the brief but bloody civil war, Anderson and the other survivors must find a way to secure their future in their new home.With tensions running high and the ever-present threat of the next moon phase, a plan is devised to take them to the source of the danger. To Europe.To Echo site.But their journey is fraught with danger, and along the way they discover that nature has not been as dormant as first believed. Life outside the safety of their camp poses more of a risk than anyone could have imagined, threatening their survival and risking everything they have built so far.

After surviving a terror attack that took her husband, Lucy is trying to rebuild her life for her two teenage children. She makes the decision to move them all to an off-grid mountain community. Away from the insanity their life had become, their temporary solution becomes a permanent way of living. Lucy believes she is giving her kids the perfect life, and a way of living that they truly want.Until the day her son, Vincent, decides to leave without saying a word. Lucy and her daughter, Avery, leave their secluded life to search for him in the nearby town. But what they find is nothing short of shocking. Everyone is dead and there is no sign of Vincent. Soon Lucy learns that it isn't just the town of Piedmont, it is everywhere. A fast-moving phenomenon sweeps across the globe, pushing mankind to extinction and allowing only a few to survive. Lucy pushes on in her search for her son, but can she find him before he crosses paths with the anomaly...or is it already too late?

Power abhors a vacuum...Suspicion and treachery stalk the Senate of Asterheim. Within the shadow of the long-abandoned throne, factions vie for power and alliances crumble. Amidst this chaos, a master manipulator makes his play for ultimate power.When the aging Lady Gloriana is poisoned by her rivals in the Senate, only a chance encounter with a young mage saves her life. But her return to the political arena only fuels the growing fear of mages and their strange abilities, creating new divides that will see the city plunged into anarchy, and mages denounced as witches.Together the young mages of the city must fight for their lives as the crisis deepens, threatening to place the power of the throne in the hands of a man whose deadly ambitions could destroy them all.The Shrouded Throne is a fantasy novel for young adults from masterful storyteller Steven D. Jackson. Bringing together the political struggles of an entire kingdom and the personal struggles of a group of young sorcerers, The Shrouded Throne will immerse you in a turbulent world of magic, comradeship and unlikely alliances.

You're ready to relax in the tropical island paradise of Tahiti-and next minute, you're helping madcap scientists solve a prehistoric mystery: Who were the first people of the Pacific? And where did they come from?To find out, you've got a crazy-sounding choice: Go west to catch rats (rats??!!) or east to build a raft (a raft??!!). But it's all real science-and it's all real adventure. So, are you ready? Which path will you pick ... By Rat or By Raft?

It's time for a break for our favorite WeHo girls, and what could be more fun than a holiday on the high seas?There will be lots of festive fun, laughter, and adventures as we set sail with Wynter, Remi, Legend, Riley, and the rest of the gang.Could there even be some wedding bells in the air? Join us on board and find out!

What Happened That Night in Brownsville?In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt discharged, without honor, 167 soldiers of the all-Black 25th Infantry stationed in Brownsville, Texas. The men were accused of shooting up the town the midnight of August 13. A white man was killed and another seriously wounded.Everyone presumed the soldiers were guilty. So when no one among them would confess to the crime, Roosevelt accused the entire group of a "conspiracy of silence" and refused them a trial. By executive order, he doomed them to lives of shame and degradation.But these were the celebrated Buffalo Soldiers of Western folklore. They had fought with Roosevelt in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and helped him capture San Juan and Kettle hills, the feats that made him a national hero. And now they were summarily dismissed without evidence?In 1972, 66 years after the Brownsville Incident occurred, Lt. Col. (Ret) William Baker finally solved the mystery of the soldiers' guilt or innocence."William Baker's riveting narrative rips the scab off one of the most disgraceful episodes of racism in the annals of the American military..." Harold Holzer"More than an expertly written history, this volume is a fascinating chronicle of a military man's 'quest for justice.'" Henry Louis Gates, Jr."A remarkable tale of courage, persistence, and conviction." Tweed Roosevelt

'Three teats she has: one for forgetfulness, one for remembrance and one for knowledge.'When Cú Chulainn learns the secret of the mysterious heifer's udder, he resolves to drink the milk of forgetting, in a bid to escape his destiny.This will set off a chain of events that will see him journey to ancient Troy and from there to the very heart of the Otherworld, before being brought back through the efforts of Cathbad the druid and his best friend, Laeg Mac Riangabra.But is there a place for Cú Chulainn in a newly peaceful and prosperous society?

A world at war. One Empire falls as another rises. George V is a vassal, the British government has fled, and Zeppelins rain fire on London. As the might of the Reich sweeps through southern England, ordinary men and women have a choice to make.Before fleeing north, Churchill's final act is to gather the men of London with a violent past and direct them to the vast network of tunnels beneath the city. When the call comes, who will rise up with the resistance and who will fall in line with the new regime?Olga and Rudi are finally reunited, but nothing is as she had imagined. They must escape a war-torn Berlin before the iron curtain comes crashing down. In a land where identity is everything, where is safe for two German children and an English girl who was never born?

In the fall of 2015, PhD candidate Jason Green made his way to the decrepit Hotel Celeste hoping to conduct an interview of disgraced historian Richard Dawdson, an academic with once unlimited prospects who had disappeared from the tenure track with enough drama to have become an urban legend himself within the department. The conversation that followed would not be cited in any dissertation, but here, for your consideration, is the tale Dr. Dawdson told that evening. This is her story.

HOW many words does it take to end a life?On a rainswept hallowe'en night two decades ago, it was only five: "She's there with him now." These few syllables sealed the fate of Amy Langford, in one cruel moment turning a student navigating love and life into a corpse on a treacherous Cornish road. But who is to blame? Her cheating boyfriend Olly? Her best friend Chloe? Or Kathryn, the girl he destroyed? The answer is in the wind until they all return, years later, pulled inextricably back to Cornwall in search of answers. Some remain their old selves, despite the horrors of that night, but one wears a cloak, a new persona crafted like a butterfly from the chrysalis of their past.Their old teacher, Guy Lovell, and his wife Heather may hold the answer. But just as their lives all begin to converge and they find their voices, Guy loses his, forever. Will the truth make the survivors swim, or drown?They can only find the answers in The Beautiful Blue.