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Robert is a time traveler. In point of fact, he's the last time traveler. He managed to snag that impressive title because when he comes from has no future. This, as you can imagine, makes it much easier to be the last of any number of things. The current lack of future is due to the mess all his predecessors, the previous time travelers, made of things. It's Robert's job to repair the damage they did in the hopes that this will jump-start time. Fortunately he's assembled the most brilliant team in history to do the job. At his disposal are the best hackers, mechanics, and doctors who ever lived. He and his elite band have to do their best to un-steal ancient artifacts, un-kidnap people of importance, and un-sell advanced technologies while doing as little damage to the timelines as possible.

One of the most gripping and original sci-fi series of recent years, The Silent Earth is a breathtaking glimpse into a terrifying future. The Earth is in ruins. Cities and nations destroyed. Those who survive the onslaught succumb to the cold blackness of winter. A handful of machines finally emerge into the light, lost and directionless. They are the last remnants of civilisation. Brant is a synthetic — a machine who has the appearance and emotions of the humans who made him. He is hunted across the wasteland by cruel scavengers known as Marauders who are intent on cannibalising his body to prolong their own lives. Brant carries a great burden as he tries to return a secret that can change the world. Against the unforgiving desert, the twisted denizens of this new world and his own dark past he needs to find a way back at any cost.

How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disorientated, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favour. But Apollo has many enemies—gods, monsters and mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed. Apollo needs help, and he can think of only one place to go... an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood.

Thor's hammer is missing again . The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon - the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal worlds will be defenseless against an onslaught of giants. Ragnarok will begin. The Nine Worlds will burn. Unfortunately, the only person who can broker a deal for the hammer's return is the gods' worst enemy, Loki - and the price he wants is very high.

The sequel to the New York Times bestseller and international multimedia phenomenon, The Calling . Endgame is here. Earth Key has been found. Two keys—and nine Players—remain. The keys must be found, and only one Player can win. Queens, New York. Aisling Kopp believes the that Endgame can be stopped. But before she can get home to regroup, she is approached by the CIA. They know about Endgame. And they have their own ideas about how it should be Played. Ideas that could change everything. Kingdom of Aksum, Ethiopia. Hilal ibn Isa al-Salt narrowly survived an attack that leaves him horribly disfigured. He now knows something the other Players do not. But the Aksumites have a secret that is unique to their line. A secret that can help redeem humanity—and maybe even be used to help defeat the beings behind Endgame. London, England. Sarah Alopay has found the first key. She is with Jago—and they are winning.But getting Earth Key has come at a great cost to Sarah. The only thing that keeps the demons at bay is Playing. Playing to win. Sky Key—wherever it is, whatever it is—is next. And the nine remaining Players will stop at nothing to get it.

The co-creator of Thieves World presents the exciting sequel to The Forge Of Virtue, in the series based on the popular Ultima role-playing games. A plucky band of adventurers returns to Britannia to find that it has been overtaken by a dark and evil force.

In 1984 Kenneth Johnson stunned the television world with his enormously popular miniseries of alien invasion, V . The V novelization was a bestseller. Now, to the delight of millions of fans and a new generation who have yet to discover the power of V , Johnson has written the exciting conclusion of his epic thriller. Suffering under the lash of the alien Visitors’ control, the human underground have risked their lives for decades as they desperately try to find ways to thwart their reptilian overlords’ dire plan. For while the Visitors claim to be Earth’s friends, they instead seek only to exploit our planet’s lifeblood—water—and slaughter all humankind. This pulse-pounding novel will keep readers riveted as it rockets toward a stunning conclusion both satisfying and utterly unexpected.

Kate and Cecy and their new husbands, Thomas and James, are off on a leisurely tour of the Continent. But once they arrive in France, strange things start to happen. Cecy receives a mysterious package, Thomas's valet is assaulted, and Kate loses a glove. Soon it becomes clear that the newlyweds have stumbled upon a magical plot to take over Europe, and they must embark on a daring chase to thwart the evil conspiracy. There's likely more trouble ahead--for when you mix Kate and Cecy and magic, who knows what's going to happen next!

- The hero of this book is the brother of the heroine from Kate Rothwell's debut novel, Somebody Wonderful. Above All Others Everything Griffin Calverson ever touched turned to gold, but his worldly success has only isolated him. Despite his millions, he is essentially alone and sworn to remain so—until he meets Araminta Woodhall, whose sultry beauty sets his heart on fire. Griffin loves her beyond all reason—though by the rules of his social circle, they cannot marry. But Araminta will not agree to be merely his mistress. Against All Odds Raised in humble circumstances, Araminta has grown strong in the face of adversity—her courage and pride have always gotten her through. But Griffin Calverson may be her only weakness—and her only refuge in an unforgiving world. She can't seem to tell him goodbye...and she will settle for nothing less than all his love.

The sequel to the bestselling JARKA RUUS: HIGH DRUID OF SHANNARA.

It depicts the past of a prominent female forensic investigator suffering from antisocial personality disorder and the process in which the shadow of the father she killed threatens her honor and life.

Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she's sold as a lowly servant to the emperor's palace. But she wasn't meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she's making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!

After timecaster Luo Jie accidentally transmigrates into the body of a tycoon’s illegitimate son, he gains the power to manipulate time. While investigating the original owner's death, he becomes entangled in gang conflicts and uncovers a deeper conspiracy tied to a mysterious force and a looming future disaster.

A university student falls for his first blind date, but when she mysteriously wakes up as a man, they decide to stay together and wait for her to return to her true form, testing the limits of their love.

A black comedy about a doctor who illegally helps terminally ill patients with euthanasia and a detective who tracks down her illegal activities.

Fifty years ago, the sudden emergence of spiritual energy within jadeite gave rise to families of superpowered individuals. After his clan is wiped out for their rare ability to sense jade aura, young Meng Yan escapes with a mysterious girl, Xiao Duo. Years later, he returns with newfound powers to seek revenge, igniting an epic clash between two generations of gifted beings.