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The 19th century was an age that witnessed great progress in many areas of exploration and learning. However, according to J. C. Ryle, it was an age of great ignorance too. What particularly distressed Ryle was the scant knowledge of the English Reformation evident amongst his contemporaries. In this lay a grave danger: one of the reasons so many congregations drift from their evangelical foundations is their sheer ignorance of Christian history, and their lack of understanding of the major doctrinal controversies and why they matter.

Building on years of research, writing, and cross-cultural ministry, renowned author and theologian David Wells calls our attention to that which defines God's greatness and gives shape to the Christian life: the holy-love of God. In God in the Whirlwind, Wells explores the depths of the paradox that God is both holy and loving, showing how his holy-love provides the foundation for our understanding of the cross, sanctification, the nature of worship, and our life of service in the world.

Reeling from the loss of three kings and a kingdom, the Norse gather in the home of their gods to choose a new ruler and prepare to meet the coming storm. The great host of the crusade will march again, and the people of the North will meet them with steel and shields and the death cries of their heroes.

After a mad wizard reduces the bustling city of Akken to rubble, Abbee Danner, an anti-hero burdened with a ruinous secret, finds herself forced into hiding from relentless wizard hunters. Experience the smoldering rage of a warrior thrust into an unwanted fight born of vicious betrayal. Explore the darker depths of the human soul as the hunted becomes the huntress. Will Abbee find redemption or succumb to the horrors of her cursed existence?

When a witch’s curse comes alive, a mishap turns young Finn into a vardoger, haunted by his own forerunner ghost. Suddenly thrust into a new realm beyond Midgard, Finn struggles to be a boy by day and a ghost at night. His own clan fears him, he overhears murder plots, he learns the truth of giants and the hidden folk, and the witch still hunts for revenge...

Ageing without Ageism? contributes to the essential and timely discussion of age, ageism, population ageing, and public policy. It demonstrates the breadth of the challenges posed by these issues by covering a wide range of policy areas: from health care to old-age support, from democratic participation to education, and from family to fiscal policy. With contributions from twenty-one authors, the discussion bridges the gap between academia and public life by putting in dialogue fresh philosophical analysis and specific new policy proposals.

A lesser-known event during World War II, the sinking of the Blücher is key part of naval history that marked the beginning of the Norwegian Campaign. The Sinking of the Blücher is a comprehensive investigation into why the German cruiser, named for Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (Prussian victor of the Battle of Waterloo), was approaching Oslo on the night of 9th April 1940, why and how she was sunk, and the ramifications and significance of the event.

Life innovates constantly, producing perfectly adapted species—but there's a catch. Many animals and plants eke out seemingly unremarkable lives. Passive, constrained, modest, threatened. Then, in a blink of evolutionary time, they flourish spectacularly. Once we start to look, these 'sleeping beauties' crop up everywhere. But why? Looking at the book of life, from apex predators to keystone crops, and informed by his own cutting-edge experiments, renowned scientist Andreas Wagner demonstrates that innovations can come frequently and cheaply to nature, well before they are needed.

Vani Brattle must come to grips with the consequences of her time in the Tower. Ancient wizard Asha Togrim makes a last-ditch effort to cement her power in the new world order.

Detective H. Grímsson is intelligent, hard as nails, and very resourceful. But he's also his own worst enemy. After an unfortunate shooting incident in Iceland's largest shopping mall on Christmas Eve, he's demoted to a police deputy in a small rural village in eastern Iceland. Grímsson's plan is to kick back, drink some beer, and enjoy this time away from home. When two young female hitchhikers disappear, Grímsson fears that the girls are lost in the highlands or have drowned in the glacial river. But then one of the girls wanders naked into the village and dies in Grimsson's arms.

Detective H. Grímsson is a city detective, and a damn good one at that, owing much to what he calls his uncanny intuition. However, that's only half the truth of it—detective Grímsson is clairvoyant and frequently sees the grim shadow of death before it approaches. A young college student is found dead in his BMW on a gravel road not far from the city. He was shot at close range. Grímsson suspects that this has something to do with the nudes that the deceased had in his possession.

Discover Ancient Greece and Rome like never before with this compendium that begins with creation myth of Uranus and Gaea and includes descriptions and tales of gods both major and minor, as well as mythical creatures and other divinities. Author and scholar E.M. Berens also details how the people of ancient Greece and Rome worshiped, covering sacred sites and customs, as well as their significance. Berens's seminal work offers something for anyone interested in Greek and Roman mythology, whether they are just beginning to learn or are looking to add to already established knowledge.

Chaos stalks the streets of Akken. The ancient wizard Asha has returned, and with her, a terrible hunger. Parn Trippers uncovers powerful secrets that will pull the world apart. Vani Brattle is backed into a corner as rival cities Akken and Veronna careen toward war. Return to the Akken Chronicles and discover their fate!

The Hunter's Gambit is the first novel in the Archanium Codex, an epic fantasy series in which two protagonists, Aleksei Drago and Jonas Belgi, struggle to keep their home nation of Ilyar from being plunged into a bloody civil war even as a 1,000-year-old evil called the Demonic Presence threatens to break free of its prison and consume the entire world.

Rav has finally reached Viensic, the capital city of Netherdawn, also known as the city of magic. A wonderland of innovation and power, but a deadly secret hides inside darkened alleyways and seedy shops. A trap has been set for Rav and JesRyn.

Parn and Vani are laying low after escaping an ancient wizard's secret lab. Parn uncovers a powerful, dangerous telepath in Akken. Vani's temper lands her on the wrong side of the law again. Both find new allies and enemies while trying to stay alive in a strange, dangerous city. Experience their new adventure and dive back into the Akken Chronicles!

Emery, captain of the Shadow Guard, has dedicated his life to one purpose...to preserve the three realms of the Cosmos from the dominion of Chaos. But when one of his soldiers is killed on a routine mission into the mortal realm, everything changes. Something is wrong, and he is the only one who seems to notice...or care.

A man lies under the tawny earth, hands still clutching the knife that killed him. Thorfinn Sigurdarson, Earl of all Orkney and Caithness, has made a mistake, and he won’t let himself forget it. Now, rumours have started in the Norse lands that he might be getting a second chance - but should he take it, when it means that dead men are walking?

No one returns from Hel. Hermod aims to change that. With Baldr’s death, Ragnarok has begun. Now, Odin has one last desperate gambit: To send Hermod to the farthest reaches of creation to bring back his son’s soul. The son of a valkyrie, Hermod alone can make such a trek. But to do so he must descend into horrors beyond imagination. But even if he makes it there, can he make back? You’ll love this grim fantasy because it retells classic Norse myths in a whole new way.

Vacations are hard when a wizard is out for blood. The third installment of the Akken Chronicles finds Vani Brattle and Parn Trippers trying to move past their brush with the White Ring. Their secrets are heavy burdens. Parn struggles to find purpose. Vani's strength expands at great personal cost. A wizard on the hunt upends their world. Discover their fate. Return to the Akken Chronicles.