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ICONIC ACTION FIGURE FROM THE NEW EMPIRE MOVIE: Immerse yourself in the epic clash between the king of the monsters and the ruler of Skull Island with the launch of the latest movie 'The New Empire'. Experience the ultimate battle of the century with this exclusive collectible action figure, featuring realistic representations of the characters and highly articulated joints for dynamic poses. AUTHENTIC: The Godzilla x Kong 3.25” Godzilla Evolved figure is highly detailed with intricate designs to capture the essence of the King of Monsters in his movie look. From his precise sculpting to imposing figure, every detail is made to match the new movie, ensuring an authentic representation of his iconic character SET THE SCENE: Standing at 3.25” tall, the Godzilla Evolved figure is ready to battle in any display or play setting! Recreate your favorite scenes from his epic fights and collect other characters to join the battle! MOVIE PACKAGING: Godzilla Evolved comes in bright, bold Godzilla x Kong packaging inspired by the fearsome Hollow Earth landscape in the new movie! COLLECT THEM ALL: Complete your monstrous collection with other figures and accessories from the new Godzilla x Kong line. Choose from a wide range of characters, including old allies, dangerous foes, and new challengers to recreate epic battles and awesome new adventures!

Collects Incoming (2019) #1, Road to Empyre: The Kree/Skrull War (2020) #1, Empyre Handbook (2020) #1. Get ready for EMPYRE - the cosmic saga set to rock the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the entire Marvel Universe! A mysterious murder brings together an army of heroes in the search for a killer - setting the stage for the conflicts to come! When everything suddenly changes for the Kree and Skrull empires, the Warner family from MEET THE SKRULLS is left out in the cold on Earth. They need to work out how this cosmic crisis affects the future of their family - and their race! And that means Mom educating her kids on just how the Kree and the Skrulls first went to war! Plus: Get all the facts on the major players in this epic event with the official handbook to EMPYRE!

Collects Incoming (2019) #1, Road to Empyre: The Kree/Skrull War (2020) #1, Empyre Handbook (2020) #1. Get ready for EMPYRE - the cosmic saga set to rock the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the entire Marvel Universe! A mysterious murder brings together an army of heroes in the search for a killer - setting the stage for the conflicts to come! When everything suddenly changes for the Kree and Skrull empires, the Warner family from MEET THE SKRULLS is left out in the cold on Earth. They need to work out how this cosmic crisis affects the future of their family - and their race! And that means Mom educating her kids on just how the Kree and the Skrulls first went to war! Plus: Get all the facts on the major players in this epic event with the official handbook to EMPYRE!

Mu was an immense continent covering nearly one-half of the Pacific Ocean. When she sank during volcanic destruction, fifty million square miles of water claimed her place. This vast continent and culture was the centre of civilisation some 25,000 years ago. This work presents the story of the author's search for the lost continent. This classic book on the theory of a lost continent in the Pacific. First published in 1931, and imparts the fascinating travel stories and theories of James Churchward. Chapters include: * AlphaThe Beginning; The Lost Continent * The Land of Mans Advent on Earth * Records of this Lost Continent * Mu, the Empire of the Sun * Age of Mus Civilization * North Americas Place Among the Ancient Civilizations * Nivens Mexican Buried Cities * The Geological History of Mu * large firmat edition * all-new introduction by David Hatcher Childress and much more.

The thrilling short story collection featuring Jeff VanderMeer, Karen Traviss, and Eric Nylund—part of the expanded universe based on the New York Times bestselling video game series Halo! When humanity expanded beyond the safety of Earth to new stars and horizons, it never dreamed what dangers would be encounter there. When the theocratic alien juggernaut known as the Covenant declared war upon the fragile human empire, millions of lives were lost—but millions of heroes also rose to the challenge. In such a far-reaching conflict, not many tales of the brave have a chance to become legend. This collection of eleven science fiction stories dives into the depths of the vast Halo universe, not only from the perspective of those who fought and died to save humanity, but also from those who vowed to wipe it out of existence.

Mu was an immense continent covering nearly one-half of the Pacific Ocean. When she sank during volcanic destruction, fifty million square miles of water claimed her place. This vast continent and culture was the centre of civilisation some 25,000 years ago. This work presents the story of the author's search for the lost continent. This classic book on the theory of a lost continent in the Pacific. First published in 1931, and imparts the fascinating travel stories and theories of James Churchward. Chapters include: * AlphaThe Beginning; The Lost Continent * The Land of Mans Advent on Earth * Records of this Lost Continent * Mu, the Empire of the Sun * Age of Mus Civilization * North Americas Place Among the Ancient Civilizations * Nivens Mexican Buried Cities * The Geological History of Mu * large firmat edition * all-new introduction by David Hatcher Childress and much more.

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov's iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon's two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one that shaped science fiction as we know it today. After a long war which saw the First Foundation emerge victorious, the Second Foundation is now believed to be extinct, and all records of planet Earth's existence have been erased. No one suspects that the Second Foundation could still exist. None, except Council member Golan Trevize, who finds himself ordered to leave Terminus, accompanied by historian Janov Pelorat, in order to find it. Yet this quest will lead an unsuspecting Golan further than he could have possibly imagined - closer than ever to Earth, where the fate of the whole galaxy awaits him.

The thrilling short story collection featuring Jeff VanderMeer, Karen Traviss, and Eric Nylund—part of the expanded universe based on the New York Times bestselling video game series Halo! When humanity expanded beyond the safety of Earth to new stars and horizons, it never dreamed what dangers would be encounter there. When the theocratic alien juggernaut known as the Covenant declared war upon the fragile human empire, millions of lives were lost—but millions of heroes also rose to the challenge. In such a far-reaching conflict, not many tales of the brave have a chance to become legend. This collection of eleven science fiction stories dives into the depths of the vast Halo universe, not only from the perspective of those who fought and died to save humanity, but also from those who vowed to wipe it out of existence.

When his new army was ready to march against the witch hordes, it rained frogs! It was a veritable heavy bombardment from empty skies! That's the sort of thing Dray Prescot was up against during the war of the Nine Unspeakable Curses! Dray was struggling to gather together his shattered empire when the witchcraft hit. He had wizards on his side, too, and very soon it became a battle of sheer courage, quick wits, and fast flying. This was more to that ex Earthman's liking, for he knew that this time the Star Lords might be on his side. Not that he could rely on them, for they were just as likely to toss him back to Earth for a crash course in the old world's learning! Witches of Kregen is a mighty novel of heroic fantasy in the edge of the seat tradition!

Long neglected in world history, the Ottoman Empire was a hub of intellectual fervor, geopolitical power, and enlightened pluralistic rule. At the height of their authority in the sixteenth century, the Ottomans, with extraordinary military dominance and unparalleled monopolies over trade routes, controlled more territory and ruled over more people than any world power, forcing Europeans out of the Mediterranean and to the New World. Yet, despite its towering influence and centrality to the rise of our modern world, the Ottoman Empire's history has for centuries been distorted, misrepresented, and even suppressed in the West. Now Alan Mikhail presents a vitally needed recasting of Ottoman history, retelling the story of the Ottoman conquest of the world through the dramatic biography of Sultan Selim I (1470-1520). Born to a concubine, and the fourth of his sultan father's ten sons, Selim was never meant to inherit the throne. With personal charisma and military prowess-as well as the guidance of his remarkably gifted mother, Gülbahar-Selim claimed power over the empire in 1512 and, through ruthless ambition, nearly tripled the territory under Ottoman control, building a governing structure that lasted into the twentieth century. At the same time, Selim-known by his subjects as "God's Shadow on Earth"-fostered religious diversity, welcoming Jews among other minority populations into the empire; encouraged learning and philosophy; and penned his own verse. Drawing on previously unexamined sources from multiple languages, and with original maps and stunning illustrations, Mikhail's game-changing account "challenges readers to recalibrate their sense of history" (Leslie Peirce), adroitly using Selim's life to upend prevailing shibboleths about Islamic history and jingoistic "rise of the West" theories that have held sway for decades. Whether recasting Christopher Columbus's voyages to the "Americas" as a bumbling attempt to slay Muslims or showing how the Ottomans allowed slaves to become the elite of society while Christian states at the very same time waged the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade, God's Shadow radically reshapes our understanding of the importance of Selim's Ottoman Empire in the history of the modern world.

Hugo-award winning author, John Scalzi returns to his best-selling Old Man's War universe with The End of All Things, the direct sequel to 2013's The Human Division Humans expanded into space...only to find a universe populated with multiple alien species bent on their destruction. Thus was the Colonial Union formed, to help protect us from a hostile universe. The Colonial Union used the Earth and its excess population for colonists and soldiers. It was a good arrangement...for the Colonial Union. Then the Earth said: no more. Now the Colonial Union is living on borrowed time-a couple of decades at most, before the ranks of the Colonial Defense Forces are depleted and the struggling human colonies are vulnerable to the alien species who have been waiting for the first sign of weakness, to drive humanity to ruin. And there's another problem: A group, lurking in the darkness of space, playing human and alien against each other-and against their own kind -for their own unknown reasons. In this collapsing universe, CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson and the Colonial Union diplomats he works with race against the clock to discover who is behind attacks on the Union and on alien races, to seek peace with a suspicious, angry Earth, and keep humanity's union intact...or else risk oblivion, and extinction-and the end of all things. Old Man's War Series #1 Old Man's War #2 The Ghost Brigades #3 The Last Colony #4 Zoe's Tale #5 The Human Division #6 The End of All Things Short fiction: "After the Coup" Other Tor Books The Android's Dream Agent to the Stars Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded Fuzzy Nation Redshirts Lock In The Collapsing Empire At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Perfect for an entry-level sci-fi reader and the ideal addition to a veteran fan's collection, John Scalzi's Old Man's War will take audiences on a heart-stopping adventure into the far corners of the universe. John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce-and aliens willing to fight for them are common. The universe, it turns out, is a hostile place. So: we fight. To defend Earth (a target for our new enemies, should we let them get close enough) and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has gone on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding. Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity's resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force, which shields the home planet from too much knowledge of the situation. What's known to everybody is that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. They don't want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. You'll be taken off Earth and never allowed to return. You'll serve your time at the front. And if you survive, you'll be given a generous homestead stake of your own, on one of our hard-won colony planets. John Perry is taking that deal. He has only the vaguest idea what to expect. Because the actual fight, light-years from home, is far, far harder than he can imagine-and what he will become is far stranger. Old Man's War Series #1 Old Man's War #2 The Ghost Brigades #3 The Last Colony #4 Zoe's Tale #5 The Human Division #6 The End of All Things Short fiction: "After the Coup" Other Tor Books The Android's Dream Agent to the Stars Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded Fuzzy Nation Redshirts Lock In The Collapsing Empire At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The trilogy that began with The Emperor's Blades and continued in The Providence of Fire reaches its epic conclusion, as war engulfs the Annurian Empire in Brian Staveley's The Last Mortal Bond The ancient csestriim are back to finish their purge of humanity; armies march against the capital; leaches, solitary beings who draw power from the natural world to fuel their extraordinary abilities, maneuver on all sides to affect the outcome of the war; and capricious gods walk the earth in human guise with agendas of their own. But the three imperial siblings at the heart of it all--Valyn, Adare, and Kaden--come to understand that even if they survive the holocaust unleashed on their world, there may be no reconciling their conflicting visions of the future. Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne The Emperor's Blades The Providence of Fire The Last Mortal Bond Other books in the world of the Unhewn Throne Skullsworn

Praise for the Sun Eater series " Empire of Silence is epic science fiction at its most genuinely epic . Ruocchio has made something fascinating here, and I can't wait to see what he does next." —James S.A. Corey, New York Times-bestselling author of The Expanse novels "Christopher Ruocchio's Empire of Silence is epic-scale space opera in the tradition of Iain M. Banks and Frank Herbert's Dune , without being a clone of either of them. His is a welcome new voice in science fiction." —Eric Flint, author of the bestselling 1632 series " Empire of Silence has the sweep and political complexity of Dune (though no sandworms). It builds to a blazing climax, followed by a satisfying conclusion. I recommend the book." —David Drake, bestselling author of the RCN Series " Empire of Silence is a rich tapestry of future history and worldbuilding , a galactic-sized story of a hero, a tyrant, but portrayed as a man." —Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times-bestselling author of The Dark Between the Stars " Empire of Silence packs in action and erudition in equal measure . This is a gripping first installment in a space opera that delivers both high-adrenaline thrills and hard-earned wisdom about the human spirit." —D.J. Butler, author of Witchy Eye "A richly imagined epic, briskly and vividly told ." —R.M. Meluch, author of the Tour of the Merrimack series " A craftsman of rare ability , Christopher Ruocchio lures you into a future filled with danger, action, irony, vaulting prose, and a few, precious dollops of hope." —David Brin, author of Earth and The Postman "With the scope of Dune and a confessional, first-person voice that puts us into the mind of a possible madman, this is space opera at its most riveting and grandiose ." —B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Review "Space opera fans will savor the rich details of Ruocchio’s far-future debut , which sets the scene for a complicated series.... Readers who like a slow-building story with a strong character focus will find everything they’re looking for in this series opener." — Publishers Weekly "Although stretched across a vast array of planets, the story line is often more focused on the intimate than on the expanse, giving it a wonderful emotional punch. This wow book is a must for fans of Pierce Brown and Patrick Rothfuss ." — Library Journal (starred review)

Praise for the Sun Eater series " Empire of Silence is epic science fiction at its most genuinely epic . Ruocchio has made something fascinating here, and I can't wait to see what he does next." —James S.A. Corey, New York Times-bestselling author of The Expanse novels "Christopher Ruocchio's Empire of Silence is epic-scale space opera in the tradition of Iain M. Banks and Frank Herbert's Dune , without being a clone of either of them. His is a welcome new voice in science fiction." —Eric Flint, author of the bestselling 1632 series " Empire of Silence has the sweep and political complexity of Dune (though no sandworms). It builds to a blazing climax, followed by a satisfying conclusion. I recommend the book." —David Drake, bestselling author of the RCN Series " Empire of Silence is a rich tapestry of future history and worldbuilding , a galactic-sized story of a hero, a tyrant, but portrayed as a man." —Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times-bestselling author of The Dark Between the Stars " Empire of Silence packs in action and erudition in equal measure . This is a gripping first installment in a space opera that delivers both high-adrenaline thrills and hard-earned wisdom about the human spirit." —D.J. Butler, author of Witchy Eye "A richly imagined epic, briskly and vividly told ." —R.M. Meluch, author of the Tour of the Merrimack series " A craftsman of rare ability , Christopher Ruocchio lures you into a future filled with danger, action, irony, vaulting prose, and a few, precious dollops of hope." —David Brin, author of Earth and The Postman "With the scope of Dune and a confessional, first-person voice that puts us into the mind of a possible madman, this is space opera at its most riveting and grandiose ." —B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Review "Space opera fans will savor the rich details of Ruocchio’s far-future debut , which sets the scene for a complicated series.... Readers who like a slow-building story with a strong character focus will find everything they’re looking for in this series opener." — Publishers Weekly "Although stretched across a vast array of planets, the story line is often more focused on the intimate than on the expanse, giving it a wonderful emotional punch. This wow book is a must for fans of Pierce Brown and Patrick Rothfuss ." — Library Journal (starred review)

At the edge of the desert... In 2141, humanity has attained the stars, but some nations have found their dreams of interstellar empire thwarted, and they have gone to war to ensure their futures beyond the Solar System. In this thrilling sequel to Through Struggle, the Stars, U.S. Space Force Lieutenant Neil Mercer is sent to a strategic independent colony on the planet of Entente to curry favor with the repressive ruling government. On Earth, Neil's mentor, NSS operative Jim Donovan, seeks to bring in the powerful neutral states of India, Russia and Europa into the war on the allied side, first through diplomacy, and then through ... other means. Meanwhile, Neil's old friend, space defense artilleryman Rand Castillo, assumes a position of leadership among the guerrillas fighting in the occupied American continent on the planet Kuan Yin. Initially light-years apart, their three stories will ultimately intertwine in a confrontation that will determine the fate of a planet, and perhaps their own fates, as well.

'Profound and timely' Tony Juniper 'A tour de force' Lorna Gibb A panoramic history of life, revealing the forces that have shaped our world - and could shape it again Life evolved in two phases. First as organic life - from single cells to the astonishing diversity of the natural world. Then as human culture - from hunter-gatherers to cities, empires and civilisations. In this sweeping and original work, Jonathan Loh reveals a radical idea: culture as a form of life. Unfolding across deep time - from the earliest organisms to the rise of Homo sapiens, from foragers to farmers, from the Bronze Age to the Industrial Revolution - Life Story uncovers the hidden patterns linking genetics and language, organisms and states, ecosystems and economies, mass extinctions and civilisational collapse. One species has come to dominate the Earth. Yet as machine intelligence gathers pace, Loh asks whether human supremacy is only a phase in life's longer story. What can we learn from our past? And what might this mean for our future?

Raphael and Elena are experiencing their first ever year of true peace. No war. No horrors of archangelic power. No nightmares given flesh. Until...the earth beneath the Refuge begins to tremble, endangering not only angelkind's precious and fragile young, but the very place that has held their most innocent safe for eons. Amid the chaos, Elena's father suffers a violent heart attack that threatens to extinguish their last chance to heal the bonds between them and make sense of the ruins of their agonizing shared history. Even as Elena battles grief, Raphael is torn from her side by the sudden disappearance of an archangel. But worse yet is to come. An Ancestor, an angel unlike any other, stirs from his Sleep to warn the Cadre of a darkness so terrible that it causes empires to fall and civilizations to vanish. This time, even the Cadre itself may not be able to stop a ticking clock that is counting down at frightening speed...

In this authorized sequel to Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic science fiction novel Beyond the Farthest Star, American OSS officer Thomas Randolph is mysteriously teleported to the distant planet of Poloda, which lies far beyond the globular cluster NGC 7006--450,000 light years away from Earth. Landing in the midst of a hundred-year war that mirrors the Allied Powers' struggle against Adolph Hitler's Third Reich, Randolph--now Tomas Ran--finds himself behind enemy lines, where he gains a firsthand view of the inner workings of the corrupt Kapar empire. There also he meets the beautiful Loris Kiri, a prisoner from the nation of Unis. Will Tomas be able to escape the dreaded Kapars and join Loris and her countrymen in their struggle to free Poloda from tyranny? THE WILD ADVENTURES OF EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS In the Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs series, today's authors innovate and expand upon Burroughs' classic tales of wonder in truly wild fashion, even moving his characters and storylines outside the bounds of canon to alternate universes!

In this authorized sequel to Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic science fiction novel Beyond the Farthest Star, American OSS officer Thomas Randolph is mysteriously teleported to the distant planet of Poloda, which lies far beyond the globular cluster NGC 7006--450,000 light years away from Earth. Landing in the midst of a hundred-year war that mirrors the Allied Powers' struggle against Adolph Hitler's Third Reich, Randolph--now Tomas Ran--finds himself behind enemy lines, where he gains a firsthand view of the inner workings of the corrupt Kapar empire. There also he meets the beautiful Loris Kiri, a prisoner from the nation of Unis. Will Tomas be able to escape the dreaded Kapars and join Loris and her countrymen in their struggle to free Poloda from tyranny? THE WILD ADVENTURES OF EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS In the Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs series, today's authors innovate and expand upon Burroughs' classic tales of wonder in truly wild fashion, even moving his characters and storylines outside the bounds of canon to alternate universes!

This third volume of the illustrated adaptation of the internationally bestselling phenomenon, Sapiens: A Graphic History-The Masters of History, tackles the question of the driving force of humanity's fate: is it empire, money, religion-or something else entirely-that unites us? Sometimes history seems like a laundry list of malevolent monarchs, pompous presidents and dastardly dictators. But are they really the ones in the driving seat? This nonfiction comic, Sapiens: A Graphic History-The Masters of History, takes us on an immersive and hilarious ride through human history to discover the forces that change our world, bring us together, and just as often... tear us apart. Grab a front-row seat to the greatest show on earth, and explore the rise of money, religion and empire. Join our fabulous host Heroda Tush, as she wonders: Which historical superhero will display the power to make civilizations rise and fall? Will Mr. Random prove that luck and circumstance prevail? Will Lady Empire convince us of the irrefutable shaping force of conquerors? Or will Clashwoman beat them all to greatness by reminding us of the endless confrontations that seem to forever plague our species? In this next volume of the bestselling graphic history series, Yuval Noah Harari, David Vandermeulen and Daniel Casanave continue to present the complicated story of humankind with wit, empathy and originality. Alongside the unlikely cast of new characters, we are rejoined by the familiar faces of Yuval, Zoe, Professor Saraswati, Bill and Cindy (now Romans), Skyman and Captain Dollar. As they travel through time, space and human drama in search of truth, it's impossible not to wonder: why can't we all just get along? This third installment in the Sapiens: A Graphic History series is an engaging, insightful, and colorful retelling of the story of humankind for curious minds of all ages, and can be browsed through on its own or read in sequence with Volumes One and Two. This engaging work of historical analysis tackles the biggest questions of our past, revealing the powerful, often hilarious, forces that shaped our world: The Rise of Empire: Follow the larger-than-life Lady Empire and discover how conquerors, for better or worse, forged new hybrid civilizations and unified vast swathes of humanity. The Invention of Money: Join the flashy Captain Dollar to understand how trust in a shared story-from barley and seashells to gold coins-created a universal system of cooperation that connects even the bitterest of enemies. The Spread of Religion: Explore with Skyman why universal, missionary beliefs from Christianity to Buddhism became one of history's most potent unifying forces, while also sowing deep divisions. A Graphic History Like No Other: Dive into a one-of-a-kind nonfiction comic where academic rigor meets laugh-out-loud humor, guided by the familiar faces of Yuval, Zoe, and Professor Saraswati on their journey through time.

This third volume of the illustrated adaptation of the internationally bestselling phenomenon, Sapiens: A Graphic History-The Masters of History, tackles the question of the driving force of humanity's fate: is it empire, money, religion-or something else entirely-that unites us? Sometimes history seems like a laundry list of malevolent monarchs, pompous presidents and dastardly dictators. But are they really the ones in the driving seat? This nonfiction comic, Sapiens: A Graphic History-The Masters of History, takes us on an immersive and hilarious ride through human history to discover the forces that change our world, bring us together, and just as often... tear us apart. Grab a front-row seat to the greatest show on earth, and explore the rise of money, religion and empire. Join our fabulous host Heroda Tush, as she wonders: Which historical superhero will display the power to make civilizations rise and fall? Will Mr. Random prove that luck and circumstance prevail? Will Lady Empire convince us of the irrefutable shaping force of conquerors? Or will Clashwoman beat them all to greatness by reminding us of the endless confrontations that seem to forever plague our species? In this next volume of the bestselling graphic history series, Yuval Noah Harari, David Vandermeulen and Daniel Casanave continue to present the complicated story of humankind with wit, empathy and originality. Alongside the unlikely cast of new characters, we are rejoined by the familiar faces of Yuval, Zoe, Professor Saraswati, Bill and Cindy (now Romans), Skyman and Captain Dollar. As they travel through time, space and human drama in search of truth, it's impossible not to wonder: why can't we all just get along? This third installment in the Sapiens: A Graphic History series is an engaging, insightful, and colorful retelling of the story of humankind for curious minds of all ages, and can be browsed through on its own or read in sequence with Volumes One and Two. This engaging work of historical analysis tackles the biggest questions of our past, revealing the powerful, often hilarious, forces that shaped our world: The Rise of Empire: Follow the larger-than-life Lady Empire and discover how conquerors, for better or worse, forged new hybrid civilizations and unified vast swathes of humanity. The Invention of Money: Join the flashy Captain Dollar to understand how trust in a shared story-from barley and seashells to gold coins-created a universal system of cooperation that connects even the bitterest of enemies. The Spread of Religion: Explore with Skyman why universal, missionary beliefs from Christianity to Buddhism became one of history's most potent unifying forces, while also sowing deep divisions. A Graphic History Like No Other: Dive into a one-of-a-kind nonfiction comic where academic rigor meets laugh-out-loud humor, guided by the familiar faces of Yuval, Zoe, and Professor Saraswati on their journey through time.

(Nour El-Din), (Salwa), (Ramzi), (Mahmoud). It is a team in which each person specializes in a specific field that is different from the other, and everyone comes together to form a cohesive mixture that overcomes difficulties and tribulations...the intelligence officer, the psychiatrist, the communications engineer, and the radiologist are all of them. They take readers to many future adventures... the world of space, the city of the depths, hot snow, the blue sun, the time of blood, and other files that travel us to tomorrow... to the future... all of them are stories that we find and enjoy the taste of adventure and imagination in in this interesting series like no other... The Future File series, whose novels were created by Dr. Nabil Farouk, and this book in our hands was one of its episodes. Do you think... Will the entire Earth surrender to the occupation of the (Gloreal) Empire? Could an entire planet's civilization, and its history, collapse under the weight of occupation? What is the fate of Nour and his companions? Do they surrender in turn, or are they the first to leave?

A Mage reunited with her family will protect them at any cost. For twenty-five years, South Rabbit has given everything to the Holy Empire and its Priests: her magic, her power, her children, even her beloved Moon. Her very life is next, destined to be extinguished on top of a pyramid. Given a chance by fate, South narrowly escapes death and is reunited with the family she was stolen from as a baby. At the discovery of a gentle, heartsick young man in her bed, sent by her sneaky Shaman aunt, South embraces the opportunity to soothe her grief, heal him and find a new lover. When the Priests once again wreak havoc on her family, South refuses to let them get away with kidnapping and abuse, no matter what the cost. But are her magic and cunning enough to win a fight against the Priests who have whole groups of mages at their command? South Breaks is the first book in an epic fantasy series following the fates of eight magic users and their fight against the fanatic Priests of the Holy Empire. If you enjoy fast-paced adventures, exotic settings, creative use of magic, cute animal friends, occasional romantic subplots and the long arc of destiny, South Breaks by Hannah Steenbock is the perfect book to start a new series with. South Breaks became a semi-finalist in the 2024 SPFBO Fantasy Award contest. Best reading order: South Breaks West Flows East Roars North Shatters Earth Splits Sky Falls Sun Burns

'It gets faster and more fascinating by the page' - Conn Iggulden, author of Empire An epic coming-of-age fantasy inspired by mythology and the Iron Age, Malice by John Gwynne is the first in The Faithful and the Fallen series. Perfect for fans of George R. R. Martin. Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors, learning the art of war. He yearns to wield his sword and spear to protect his king's realm. But that day will come all too soon. The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed in battle, the earth running dark with their heartsblood. Although the giant-clans were broken in ages past, their ruined fortresses still scar the land. But now giants stir anew, the very stones weep blood and there are sightings of giant wyrms. Those who can still read the signs see a threat far greater than the ancient wars. Sorrow will darken the world, as angels and demons make it their battlefield. Then there will be a war to end all wars. Continue the epic fantasy series with Valour. Praise for John Gwynne: 'Reminds me of why I became a fantasy enthusiast in the first place' - Robin Hobb , author of Assassin's Apprentice 'One of the modern masters of heroic fantasy' - Adrian Tchaikovsky , author of Children of Time 'Exciting, well-written swords and sorcery. Try it on for size' - Mark Lawrence , author of The Broken Empire 'Kept me reading late into the night' - James Islington , author of The Shadow of What Was Lost

"Sunny Greene is thirty-five, recently divorced, facing the looming prospect of going solo to her little brother's wedding, and currently trying to find anything plus-sized in the Bergdorf Goodman swimsuit department that doesn't make her want to cry. It's not going well. But isn't rock bottom the perfect place to start a climb? She decides it's now or never. Sunny has her PR empire, her gorgeous Chelsea apartment, her two dogs, and her loyal best friends. Maybe it's time to just love her body and accept herself for who she is. With a new commitment to confidence, her journey begins. Who says a plus-sized divorcee can't put herself first, feel beautiful, and date up a storm? Of course things are never straightforward in the dating world. Is fate knocking at her door with Dennis, the charming and down-to-earth mailman, or should she be with Ted, the business tycoon who seems ready to make her size-inclusive swimsuit brand a reality? And what should she do about her ex, who shows up unexpectedly, eager to reconnect?"--

"Sunny Greene is thirty-five, recently divorced, facing the looming prospect of going solo to her little brother's wedding, and currently trying to find anything plus-sized in the Bergdorf Goodman swimsuit department that doesn't make her want to cry. It's not going well. But isn't rock bottom the perfect place to start a climb? She decides it's now or never. Sunny has her PR empire, her gorgeous Chelsea apartment, her two dogs, and her loyal best friends. Maybe it's time to just love her body and accept herself for who she is. With a new commitment to confidence, her journey begins. Who says a plus-sized divorcee can't put herself first, feel beautiful, and date up a storm? Of course things are never straightforward in the dating world. Is fate knocking at her door with Dennis, the charming and down-to-earth mailman, or should she be with Ted, the business tycoon who seems ready to make her size-inclusive swimsuit brand a reality? And what should she do about her ex, who shows up unexpectedly, eager to reconnect?"--

From the acclaimed author of The Fate of Rome and Plagues upon the Earth, a monumental history of the world that lays bare the devastating human toll on animal lifeHumans are a force of nature like no other animal on the planet. For thousands of years, we have radically altered the destiny of other species. Today, we do so at such an accelerating rate that it is widely proposed that we live on the brink of a Sixth Extinction, comparable to the most destructive moments in the fossil record. The Last Animal provides the first historical account of humanity's impact on animal biodiversity, taking readers from the megafaunal extinctions of the Ice Age to the planetwide perils of the present.In a masterful blend of global history with the latest discoveries in ecology, evolution, and Earth system science, Kyle Harper casts the Sixth Extinction in a new light. He meticulously documents the long history of human-driven biodiversity loss, insisting that both species extinctions and ecosystem simplification are essential to measuring humanity's impact, which is more profound than recognized. The Last Animal reenvisions the human story by highlighting a wondrous range of extinct creatures and the webs of life they inhabited. Set against a backdrop of migrations and empires, wars and revolutions, and the inexorable march of technological progress, Harper's epic narrative demonstrates how our ability to manipulate nature is a fundamental yet increasingly dangerous element of our success.Putting the grand sweep of world history into geological perspective, Harper argues that the long view is essential to confronting the urgent challenges we face. A startling account of how much biodiversity has already been lost, The Last Animal is also a poignant call to protect what remains.

The New York Times bestselling origin story of the Master Chief—part of the expanded universe based on the award-winning video game series Halo! The 26th century. Humanity has expanded beyond Earth's system to hundreds of planets that colonists now call home. But the United Earth Government and the United Nations Space Command is struggling to control this vast empire. After exhausting all strategies to keep seething colonial insurrections from exploding into a full-blown interplanetary civil war, the UNSC has one last hope. At the Office of Naval Intelligence, Dr. Catherine Halsey has been hard at work on a top-secret program that could bring an end to the conflict...and it starts with seventy-five children, among them a six-year-old boy named John. And Halsey could never guess that this child will eventually become the final hope against an even greater peril engulfing the galaxy—the inexorable confrontation with a theocratic military alliance of alien races known as the Covenant. This is the electrifying origin story of Spartan John-117—the Master Chief—and of his legendary, unstoppable heroism in leading the resistance against humanity's possible extinction.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'THE GOLD STANDARD OF NARRATIVE HISTORY' - DAN SNOW How could a barely literate peasant from Siberia determine the fate of the world? Undoubtedly, the so-called 'mad monk' Rasputin bewitched Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra. Yet their strange and scandalous relationship conceals a riddle, one that casts an intriguing light on the controversial 'great man' theory of history. Rasputin was a devoted monarchist, not a revolutionary. He had no official position, no forces at his command. Nevertheless, he contributed more to the fall of the Romanov dynasty than any other individual. So demoralised was the Tsarist officer corps by stories of corruption, to say nothing of the rumours of his debauchery with the Empress - and even her daughters - that when the February Revolution broke out, not a sword was raised in defence of the regime. Just as Rasputin cast a spell over the Romanovs, his legend has bewitched historians. More than a century later, we still fail to comprehend fully the collapse of the greatest autocracy on Earth. Was there any truth to the wild tales that brought down the empire? Or was his true legacy an unsettling lesson on the potency of myth?