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In The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, Greg Keyes has crafted a brilliant saga of magic, adventure, and love set against a backdrop of clashing empires and an ancient, reawakened evil. Now, with The Born Queen, Keyes brings his epic to a masterly close, gathering the strands of plot and character into a stunning climax that both completes and transcends all that has gone before.

When the legendary Briar King awoke from his slumber, a season of darkness and horror fell upon the Kingdom of Crotheny. Now countless breeds of unspeakable monsters roam the countryside. An epidemic of madness has transformed peaceful villagers from the wild lands into savage, flesh-eating fiends.

What does the Bible really say about the birth of Jesus? How did the celebration of Christmas become associated with things like Santa Claus and decorated trees? In The True Meaning of Christmas: The Birth of Jesus and the Origins of the Season, biblical scholar Michael Patrick Barber offers an inspiring look at the Bible's accounts of Jesus' birth and the development of the Christmas season. As Dr. Barber will show, to find our way "home" at Christmas, we need to first return to Christmas' home in the story of the Bible.

Taken captive on a ship in the former Caribbean, Ryan and his companions must work as part of the crew or perish at the hands of the captain. But the mutant in charge of the vessel is the least of their worries. Each day is a struggle as they face rivalry among the sailors, violent attacks, and deadly storms. Worse, a powerful enemy is hunting the ship to destroy everyone on board. Fighting for their lives and those of their shipmates, the companions must find unity within the chaos or die in the attempt.

Brimming with passion and adventure, Greg Keyes epic saga of a royal family's fall from power through treachery and dark magic, set amid the return of ancient evils whose malevolence threatens to annihilate humanity, bids fair to become a classic of its kind. Now, in the eagerly awaited third installment, Keyes draws the threads of his tapestry ever tighter, illuminating old mysteries and introducing new ones as events build toward a shattering climax.

Nils Holgersson, ein groß gewachsener Junge mit flachsblondem Haar, lebte mit seinen Eltern auf einem Bauernhof. Er war ein richtiger Lausbub. Am liebsten schlief oder aß er und sein größtes Vergnügen war es, irgendetwas anzustellen und vor allem die Tiere am Hof zu quälen. Eines Sonntag morgens musste Nils versprechen in der Bibel zu lesen, da er nicht mit den Eltern in die Kirche gehen wollte. Er aber schlief ein und als er von einem Geräusch erwachte, sah er auf Mutters Truhe ein Wichtelmännchen. Leise stand Nils auf und griff sich ein Fliegennetz.

Like thousands of restless men left unmoored in the wake of the 2008 economic crash, Michael Patrick Smith arrived in the fracking boomtown of Williston, North Dakota, five years later homeless, unemployed, and desperate for a job. Renting a mattress on a dirty flophouse floor, he slept boot to beard with migrant men who came from all across America and as far away as Jamaica, Africa, and the Philippines. They ate and drank together, argued like crows, and searched for jobs they couldn't get back home. Smith's aim was to find the hardest work he could - to find out if he could do it.

Homesteading is something that many people don't understand, and it is all about living a self-reliant and simpler life. Many people find it a way to get back in touch with their roots and feel more fulfilled in their life. It is also a great way for many people to teach values and a work ethic to your children. Of course, that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the benefits that homesteading can provide.

Michael Smith spent 20 years restoring Melbourne's beloved Sun Theatre and becoming one of Australia's last independent cinema operators. He then set off on a rather different journey: to become the first person to fly solo around the world in an amphibious plane. With limited flying experience, no support team and only basic instruments in his tiny flying boat, the Southern Sun, Smith risked his life to make modern aviation history.

Jeston Nash bears a striking resemblance to his cousin Jesse Woodson James of Clay County Missouri. After killing a Yankee soldier in self-defense, Jeston meets his cousins, Jesse and Frank, and joins them to fight in Quantrill's guerilla forces. Later, after the war, he rides with the James-Younger gang as they invent their special brand of bank and train robbery. All the while, Jeston seeks vengeance against Daniel Zanone of the Free Kansas Militia - the man responsible for the death of his child.

Ten long years have passed since war first broke out, and one couple still does not know the whereabouts of their children, or what their country is even fighting for. They follow orders and their lives go by simply, routinely, until one day, mute boy walks onto their property. When the authorities announce that the area needs to be evacuated and that everyone must relocate to the transparent city, the three leave together.

They gunned down his father in cold blood. They are his most elusive enemies, the outlaws known as Los Pistoleros. And they're still at large. But Federal Deputy Hart will not give up the chase...until they hang.

Angie is awakened by a midnight call from an officer with the Boise Police Department and thinks there must be a misunderstanding. The officer tells her that her husband was involved in a shooting at a local bar, but how can that be when her husband is sleeping right next to her? But when she turns to wake him, he isn’t there. Tessa is the 23-year-old bartender who escapes to a backroom storage closet during the shooting. When it comes to light that five people were killed, she is burdened with the question of why she survived.

Die Geschichte handelt von einem schönen, jungen Indianermädchen namens Pocahontas und ihrer Liebe zu einem jungen, weißen Mann namens John Smith, zu der Zeit, als die ersten weißen Seefahrer Amerika entdeckten. Die Indianer galten zur damaligen Zeit als gefährliche Wilde. Doch John Smith lernt durch Pocahontas die wahre Seele der Indianer kennen und schätzen. Pocahontas und John Smith geraten zwischen die Fronten der Indianer und der Weißen. Sie kämpfen für ihre Liebe, denn echte, wahre Liebe kennt keine Grenzen.

Während Auguste Dupin und Edgar Allan Poe mithilfe des Entfesselungskünstlers Houdini hoffen Näheres über die neuen Pläne des "Zirkels der Sieben" zu erfahren, bereiten sich Draculas ausgewählte Kandidaten auf die ihnen gestellte Aufgabe vor. Ein unheimlicher Überfall bringt die Detektive aus dem Konzept. Steckt der Zirkel dahinter? Dupin und Poe sind gefordert wie nie und der Gentleman-Dieb Arsène Lupin beginnt damit, seinen so riskanten wie dreisten Plan in die Tat umzusetzen.

In einer Viehfarm außerhalb Shellvilles verbirgt sich ein Vampirnest. Die Blutsauger haben eine schaurige Agenda, aber sie haben die Rechnung ohne die Ninja des Shai La Tan gemacht. Eine Terroraktion von Faiths Gegnern sorgt dafür, dass die manipulierten Rinder aus ihrer maroden Farm ausbrechen und aggressiv und unverwundbar über alles herfallen, das sich ihnen in den Weg stellt. Wird ganz Shellville zu einer Vampirhölle? Alaine wächst über sich hinaus und auch die leuchtende Feder in dem geheimen Raum gibt Faith neue Rätsel auf.

Als der abgetrennte Kopf einer jungen Frau in der Londoner Universität seziert werden soll, erbleicht der unterrichtende Professor. Er kennt die Tote, die vor wenigen Tagen noch quicklebendig war. Offenkundig ist ein grauenhaftes Verbrechen geschehen. Mycroft Holmes schickt Oscar Wilde auf die Spur der Toten - und der kommt mithilfe von Abel Hawthorne einer teuflischen Intrige um Leichenhandel auf die Spur, die ihn zu einem düsteren Hotel in der Londoner East Side führt.

Author and adventurer Bruce Chatwin was one of the 20th Century’s most charismatic writers. His first book, In Patagonia, changed the face of travel writing and made him a literary sensation. Collected here are dramatisations and readings of some of his best-known work, as well as a bonus programme shedding light on his relationships and writing.

Mithilfe von Dr. Duerte ist es Irene Adler und Mr. Wu gelungen, wieder nach London zurückzukehren. Doch hier warten bereits neue Aufgaben auf die Sonderermittlerin der Krone. Es gilt, sowohl an die drei Stammesfiguren, die Aleister Crowley in seinen Besitz gebracht hat, zu gelangen, als auch zu verhindern, dass ihm die vierte Figur ebenfalls in die Hände fällt. Zudem will Irene Adler endlich hinter das Geheimnis der Stammesfiguren kommen. Doch genau das versucht ein Unbekannter mit allen Mitteln zu verhindern. Erneut gerät die Sonderermittlerin der Krone in eine lebensbedrohliche Situation.

1964 — Life on the North Dakota farm hasn’t always been easy for Marjorie Trumaine. She has begun working as a professional indexer to help with the bills — which have only gotten worse since the accident that left her husband, Hank, blind and paralyzed. When her nearest neighbors are murdered in their beds, though, Marjorie suddenly has to deal with new and terrifying problems.