System Fiction

Fitting in can cost you your life. For Deborah Sophoria Rothchilds, fitting in wasn't her main concern as she followed the road maps that would lead her to one of the most unbelievable discoveries of her life. From that point, running was all she seemed to think of doing. Running for her life in the shadows of the Midas touch. She was born into the world's most aristocratic and wealthy families, so she had the world at her fingertips. But, even for the world's most wealthy, there comes a moment of truth.

Once bound by his morals, John has been released from his chains. The sinner system will finally come to reveal its true potential in his hands. Together with his gift for chaos, it will forge his path to victory. One that will finally settle his grudges once and for all. One that will defend what matters most to him. For as much as a man changes, his priorities remain the same. Listen to this fourth issue of The Idle System to continue another chapter in John and Sarah’s story. One of adventure, revenge, and conspiracies.

Running away is never the answer. After escaping from the Rogue Sect, John and Sarah find something new about each other. They're both Siders. Their path of loneliness will now take a turn, finding new allies in the most unexpected of places. But good things come hand-in-hand with the bad. Elder Han and his son are not willing to give up their chase. Chris's obsession over possessing Sarah's body for himself is not to be taken lightly. Nor is his father's. Fight or flight, it's now their choice.

Aditi Sharma, a young prodigy from Delhi, lives a life defined by her brilliance and passion for innovation. Known for her groundbreaking projects in artificial intelligence and low-cost technology, she dreams of creating tools to better humanity. But her extraordinary talents have made her a target for dangerous forces. Aditi's innovations attract shadowy figures from both India and abroad, including a ruthless cartel.

In the vast, artificial galaxy called the Spin, a rebellion has been crushed. Viklun Hass is eliminating all remnants of the opposition. Starting with his daughter. But Fleare Hass has had time to plan her next move from exile to the very frontiers of a new war. For hundreds of millions of years, the planets and stars of the Spin have been the only testament to the godlike engineers who created them. Now, beneath the surface of a ruined planet, one of their machines has been found.

Auf der Spur einer Verschwörung: Bei einem magischen Fest in London wird Lucys Leben mit einem Schlag auf den Kopf gestellt: Ihre Großmutter wird vor ihren Augen entführt und Lucy kann sich danach an nichts erinnern! Zum Glück hat sie Freunde, die ihr zur Seite stehen - und ihre magischen Objekte. Denn Lucy hat ein ganz besonderes Talent: Sie ist eine Spellcrafterin und kann Gegenständen Magie einhauchen. Doch die Suche nach der Wahrheit führt sie auf eine gefährliche Spur. In London ist die Magie außer Kontrolle geraten.

The Bright Ones are attacking again. Well...a magical girl with unique abilities launches a harassing campaign against Team Stone. With the approaching super-threat of the Thousand-Year Dragon, Team Stone would really like to get some rest, for once. The Falcon’s masters, the Bright Ones, have other plans. So does the Viper. The time for the final fight is getting close!

It seems like the use of forbidden magic in Lot City to resurrect friends, allying with the goddess Venus, and growing incredibly powerful as a team has finally decided to come back and bite Team Stone. Can Clyde and his party survive one of the most ruthless and reckless divisions of the Punishment Squad, Celestial’s executioners? Will they give in to their demands or fight to the last breath?

Clyde believed this was going to be a simple task. Give the blessing, get out! Shouldn’t an easy quest like this be illegal? Too bad the nation of Alon is facing a political crisis. Can Team Stone stop the wizards from ousting the royal family and taking control for themselves? Did someone mention that the Viper roamed the city? Clyde and his party return in September 2019’s issue, bringing the humor and fun, ass-kicking, and the rising from weak to completely unstoppable.

The journey started! What can you expect in this episode? Well...a hilarious road trip, vicious training, the introduction of certain maidens, and even a guest from the Infinite Library.... The team however faces quite the pain-in-the-ass obstacles. The attacks on them aside, it is time to take on a being who has harassed the party since volume 3.

The dragon investigation quest is a lot bigger than Team Stone could imagine. This is but the first step of a mandatory mission...for those to be back. Sigh. The Falcon, one of five "players" or dimensional interlopers makes his debut, and it's not exactly a warm welcome. With Stone Mode recharging, Clyde must take on his journey like every man. Well, he does have an amazingly powerful team to watch his back.

Things grow intense as Melody's father sends his elite guard to retrieve her; however, the redhead has no intention of just letting them do whatever they want. She must awaken a dormant bloodline. Meanwhile, Toru's crusader uncle decides to pay a visit to the mansion, and what he does changes the party forever. Clyde and his party is back, bringing the humor and fun, ass-kicking, and the rising from weak to completely unstoppable. This is the continuation of the story of Clyde and Team Stone, power-leveling to save the world, and each other, defeat deadly threats, and even dark gods.

Hidden Behind the Robe is a tapestry of stranger-than-fiction scenes, observed over Matt Graham’s 43-year career in the criminal justice system. The story traverses the unexplored and overlooked inner workings of the raunchy, salacious, often hilarious, behind-the-scenes happenings of Los Angeles justice. Combining issues of privilege, race, and sexual misconduct, Hidden Behind the Robe provides a raw, behind-the-scenes perspective, and insight into the legal system that could only have been written by a Judge who has seen it all.

An interdisciplinary work that brings life writing scholarship into conversation with prison studies and law and literature studies, Prison Life Writing theorizes how life writing works in prison, explains literature’s complicated entanglements with institutional power, and demonstrates the political and aesthetic innovations of one of America’s most fascinating literary genres.

Eine handvoll Außenseiter macht sich auf die Suche nach einem mysteriösen Alien-Schiff. Der abenteuerliche Sci-Fi-Roman in den Weiten des Sonnensystems. Auf der Marskolonie Adventiva wird Ray von seinem narzisstischen Vater zum Militärdienst gezwungen. Er entkommt schließlich der Unterdrückung und schlägt sich zu den Raumstationen im Sonnensystem durch. Dort trifft er auf einen Mann der Erde, der nach einem verschollenen außerirdischen Schiff sucht.

Ivan Susanin, ein Durchschnittstyp und arbeitsloser Technikfreak, wird vom System aufgenommen und zusammen mit tausend anderen Spielern an einen unbekannten Ort jenseits der Erde transportiert. Ivan hat ein Interface, einen Speer und grundlegende Fähigkeiten an der Waffe. Alles, was er tun muss, um zur Erde zurückzukehren, ist, eine einfache Quest abzuschließen und das zweite Level zu erreichen. Aber Erfahrungspunkte werden in diesem Spiel nur für Kills vergeben, und die Uhr tickt. Wer nicht innerhalb von 24 Stunden punktet, bleibt für immer in der Location.

They couldn’t afford a ship or a fleet...and now they have a whole system to defend! Harmon Tomeral, along with friends Clip, Zerith, and the artificial intelligence Jayneen, were heroes. They’d brought back the battlecruiser Salvage Title from an unknown system and had defeated the alien Squilla and saved their home system of Tretrayon, not once, but twice. But now they have a system of their own, and the Bith are about to open it up to the galaxy at large.

Proposing to tear has some very steep consequences. The supreme Demon Lord has sent her inquisition to retrieve the noble succubus. Clyde and Team Stone weren’t going to stand for it, but...perhaps they may have bitten off a bit more than they could chew. Doomsday. And one man’s stand against an inquisition of one hundred. Drop everything now because you don’t want to miss this. Clyde and his party is back in June 2019's issue, bringing the humor and fun, ass-kicking, and the rising from weak to completely unstoppable. And there may be an unexpected, but adorable surprise.

The school cultural festival trope has finally come. The group is out to have fun, eat, and compete in the activities. It’s a shame that it cannot be easy for Clyde. From winning the festival just to protect Noona from perverts, to facing off with someone’s evil mother. Oh...did we forget to mention the crusader champion’s arrival, the Wind’s arrival, also Dark. Ladies and gentlemen: We’ve got a clusterfuck day.

Ah, peace! Exams, a tiny break from the fighting, relaxation. Yeah, right. First of all, who left a certain potion in the fridge! Second, what will it take to get some common sense into the team ninja’s head. Clyde would like to know. Third, it is time to face a threat that has lurked in the city since volume one.... Clyde and his party is back in February’s issue, ready to dish out some fun in Satovia. Welcome to the fifth volume - and more anime shenanigans.