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Character Revolt is an audacious and darkly comedic fantasy novel that pulls back the curtain on what happens when fictional characters, tired of their fates, declare open rebellion against their creator. Author Hank Quense, renowned for crafting the world of Zaftan 31B and the medieval land of Gundarland, finds himself under siege—not from critics, but from the very heroes and villains he imagined. Transported to parallel universes where King Artie leads a fanatical football league, Zaftan squids wage ruthless campaigns...

Rebellion is always right. Oyza was raised to obey. Now she yearns to revolt. Condemned to a lifetime in the damp dungeons beneath the castle, she survives on smuggled texts from the Ungoverned, rebels whispered to live without kings. Then Yars arrives. A charming but reckless thief, Yars wants little to do with Oyza's dreams of revolution. But when a sudden attack throws the castle into chaos, they escape together. Now free, Oyza is determined to find the rebellion hidden...

A dark and heartfelt sci-fi thriller by Lyn Alden, international bestselling author of Broken Money.In the late 21st century, society is more fractured than ever. Billions satisfy their every whim in virtual worlds, leaving those in power free to tighten their grip on the real one.Then five bodies turn up at a rest stop in the New Jersey Pine Barrens—the blood torn from their veins, a van hurled the length of a football field, and three of the dead with...

The Wizard left without her, then Glinda says she could have gone home at any time (thanks to those powerful shoes); Dorothy finally realizes she’s been lied to, manipulated, and used as a political assassin. The result: Dorothy’s anger triggers her magical awakening—in short, she “goes all Carrie” with a never-before-seen magical act: the use of all four elements (fire, water, earth, and air). Suddenly, the Emerald City—and soon all of Oz—is cast under a magical darkness blotting out the...

She infiltrated his empire to expose him. He's been watching her the entire time.Anya is a journalist with a mission: expose the Russian Bratva leader who rules Moscow's underworld. Her cover? A waitress at his exclusive club. Her advantage? He doesn't know her real name or that she's looking for answers about her father's unsolved murder.What she doesn't know is that Dmitri Volkov has been watching her since the moment she walked through his doors. He's a man who sees...

Book 1 of The F*ck It Files: short, sarcastic books that take apart popular self-help advice and keep the parts that actually help.You set the goal. You bought the planner. You got up at 5 a.m. for eleven straight days. And somehow you feel worse than before you started.That isn't a willpower problem. A lot of goal-setting advice turns your whole life into a performance review, then acts surprised when you burn out.F#ck Goals. Build Vibes is a 56-page reset...

Star the cat is visiting New York City for the first time and can’t wait to see the sights! From the towering buildings to the bustling streets, everything is new and exciting.But when Star meets a lost kitten named Jet, her adventure truly begins. She explores the city, visits the Natural History Museum, and even rides the ferry to see the Statue of Liberty. Along the way, Star learns about kindness and compassion, helping animals in need and making new...

I'm desperate. And he's the only one who can save me. I'm caught in a conflict I never chose—and marked as a target. The only person who can come to my rescue? The one person I don't want -- our chieftain's rakish son. After he saves my life a second time, maybe there is more to him than meets the eye. And having a warrior at my disposal is helpful when Under-Forge soldiers sneak into the northern parts of Frostben...

In space, the ultimate enemy is physics. When the Europa Clipper detects an anomaly on the Galilean moon’s icy surface, the implications are immediate—and terrifying. Something is out there, and it isn’t human. Private launch companies and national space agencies scramble to build remote landers to go and study this incredible find. Not tech billionaire Jack Relis though. Tormented by strange dreams of a lost artifact, he recruits a team of daredevil astronauts and maverick engineers to build a manned...

Three friends stop in the Périgord town of Brantôme, en route to a wedding, planning to do no more than mooch about, eat good food and reminisce about past times.But over the course of the next two days, amidst the melancholy surroundings of a rain sodden landscape, and a town yet to awake for the season, it becomes clear that there is much that these oldest of friends do not know about each other, as their long anticipated reunion reveals...