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On the planet of Taldain, the legendary Sand Masters harness arcane powers to manipulate sand in spectacular ways. But when they are slaughtered in a sinister conspiracy, the weakest of their number, Kenton, believes himself to be the only survivor. With enemies closing in on all sides, Kenton forges an unlikely partnership with Khriss - a mysterious Darksider who hides secrets of her own.

For the greatest trapper in the country, there’s no place like the Rocky Mountains. Preacher and his son Hawk are riding the High Lonesome when the clear mountain air is split by a girl’s savage screams. A gang of ruthless trappers has kidnapped a Crow woman, but before they escape with her, Preacher and Hawk burst out of the tree line, guns spitting fire.

They rode into town like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Four armed outlaws bringing their own brand of hell to Paris, Texas. First they rob the First National Bank. Then they take a woman hostage as insurance. When Perley Gates learns that local waitress Becky Morris is in the hands of these tough customers, with only his friend Possum he rides to get her back. Problem is, the outlaws are heading toward the Red River--straight into Indian Territory. That's where the ranch hands draw the line. But Perley won't give up.

From the doyenne of detective novels and the inspiration for the major TV series Murder in a Small Town (starring Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk), the eighth Karl Alberg detective story—is he the detective or the suspect? Maria Buscombe was a housewife living in Sechelt, British Colombia, until seven years ago when she suddenly abandoned her family. Now it seems she has returned—just in time to be murdered. What made her leave? What made her return? And who was sending her money and photographs of her daughter all that time?

Sullen and withdrawn, homesick and angry, fourteen-year-old Eliot Gardener has been headed for trouble ever since his family moved from Nova Scotia to the quiet coastal Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. But not like this. He’s also, apparently, a double-murderer, having whacked both of his parents with a machete. Only, he can't remember why! Some say Eliot is a bad seed. Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg doesn't buy that. But the case weights heavily on him, for he knew the Gardeners and he should have seen something coming.

A cruel conqueror has captured the Spanish city of Fuente Ovejuna. As his reign of terror builds, the townspeople look within themselves to find the courage to overthrow him. The eminent Spanish playwright Lope de Vega based his best-known play on a historical incident that took place in 1476. Written in the early 17th century, the play remains a timely meditation on honor and selflessness in the face of oppression.

Paul Owens, founder of 'Raise With Praise, Inc.' and a certified evaluator for the Delta Society's Animal Assisted Therapy Program, has written a strong introduction to dog training base upon rewarding "successive approximations" of correct behavior. Gone are the leash "pop" and harsher corrections of earlier obedience methods. Nonviolent dog training shapes appropriate behavior with rewards such as food and games.

A gripping audio drama about power, legacy, and the secrets we inherit. When a beloved billionaire doctor dies in a private plane crash just before Christmas, his adult children are left to untangle the legacy he left behind, and the empire he built on lies. As whispers of scandal give way to revelations, the siblings are thrust into a whirlwind of corporate takeovers, buried misconduct, and a growing moral crisis. What begins as a search for answers becomes a high-stakes battle for control of their father's crumbling healthcare empire—and their own identities.

Nine exclusive adventures featuring a multitude of Doctors and companions. The collection opens with a trilogy of stories set in the First World War—Men of War, Horrors of War and Fortunes of War—in which the First, Third and Sixth Doctors are pitted against a rogue element in time.

From the author of Copenhagen and Noises Off. A comedy-drama about a door manufacturing company and a fateful convention in Frankfurt. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Rosalind Ayres, Allan Corduner, David Ellenstein, Julian Holloway, Peter A. Jacobs, Martin Jarvis, Robin Goodrin Nordli, James Warwick and Michael York.

With guidance from Paul Owens, The Original Dog Whisperer, you'll learn compassionate training methods for even the most sensitive dogs. This revolutionary, humane, and logical approach to raising and teaching promises to make training your dog the most positive experience possible!

Hilton Cubitt sucht Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson auf. In seinem Gepäck: mehrere kryptische Botschaften, die auf den ersten Blick wie das Gekritzel eines Kindes wirken. In Wahrheit aber steckt weitaus mehr dahinter. Dies entdeckt Holmes aber erst, als es fast schon zu spät ist.

Eigentlich hätte es ein gemütliches Wochenende am Kamin eines alten Freundes werden sollen. Doch was ist schon gemütlich für einen Mann, der seine freie Zeit an der Seite eines Meisterdetektivs verbringt?

Konstantin Hertz heißt der neue Kanzlerkandidat der Partei - darauf einigen sich in einer schwierigen Entscheidungsphase die Parteimitglieder letztlich. Weil Hertz die größte politische Erfahrung, das "schärfste" politische Profil hat. Die Noch-Kanzlerin macht überraschend gute Miene zu diesem Spiel. Unterstützt den designierten Nachfolger scheinbar nach Kräften - was aber doch nur Hilfe zum Scheitern ist. Was mehr und mehr im laufenden Wahlkampf sichtbar wird: Die großen Themen, die in Medien und beim Wahlvolk "ziehen", setzen andere - der politische Gegner.

Menschen sterben - wegen der Pandemie. Der nationale Notstand wird ausgerufen. Kanzlerin Heinkel regiert mit harter Hand - aber auch gegen wachsenden Widerstand und immer neue offene und verdeckte Breitseiten der internen und externen politischen Gegner. Weshalb sie sich auch eingestehen muss: Sie hat bis hierher ihre Gegner unterschätzt. Durch die Pandemie gewinnt sie erst einmal Zeit, und damit auch die Herrschaft über den politischen Diskurs.

Drei britische Agenten stürzen vom Balkon eines Antwerpener Nobelhotels. Unfall, Zufall - oder gar Mord? Sir Mycroft schickt seinen Bruder nach Belgien. Doch kaum ist er dort angekommen, verschwindet der Meisterdetektiv spurlos. Und es scheint, als hätte Mycroft Holmes da seine Finger im Spiel.

Eigentlich ist immer Ostern für Sherlock Holmes. Denn der Meisterdetektiv feiert andauernd Auferstehung. Mit diesen einleitenden Worten beginnt der alternde Dr. John H. Watson seinen Bericht über die merkwürdige Reise des Detektivs nach Kiew. Eine wahrlich phantastische Reise.

Luke Jensen has seen some sorry looking bounties in his time, but this one takes the cake. A wanted poster is offering a reward of one dollar and 42 cents — plus one busted harmonica — to capture Three-Fingered Jack McKinney. Turns out, McKinney’s 12-year-old son Aaron wants revenge on his daddy for abandoning him and his mom. The reward is all the money Aaron can scrape together. Luke can’t say no to the poor boy — or his beautiful mother — so he agrees to go after McKinney and his bank-robbing gang.

Forced into exile in the Forest of Arden, lovers Rosalind and Orlando become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust and mistaken identity. Rosalind and her cousin escape into the forest and find Orlando, Rosalind's love. Disguised as a boy shepherd, Rosalind has Orlando woo her under the guise of 'curing' him of his love for Rosalind. Rosalind reveals she is a girl and marries Orlando during a group wedding at the end of the play.

Rückkehr ins Riordan-Universum. Chaos um Thor und Odin: Diese neun wilden Geschichten strotzen nur so vor Action, Chaos und Wikinger-Humor! Abwechselnd erzählen der mächtige Gott Odin, der modebewusste Zwerg Blitzen, der taubstumme Elf Hearthstone, die erste mutige Walküre mit Kopftuch Samirah al-Abbas und viele mehr. Am Ende verschränken sich alle Handlungsstränge zu einem Finale, in dem Magnus' Freunde zusammen Feuergott Surt besiegen - bis zum nächsten Kampf.