Aditya 's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 04 May 2025 14:33:32 -0700 60 Aditya 's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Blackmark (The Kingsmen Chronicles #1)]]> 34848048
This dark and gritty sword and sorcery series from award winning author Jean Lowe Carlson explores a complex world of treachery, passion, sex, and magic. Readers who enjoy George RR Martin's A Game of Thrones, Diana Gabaldon's Outlander, Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles, or Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time will love this fantastic adventure.]]> 505 Jean Lowe Carlson 1943199116 Aditya 5 4.31 2016 Blackmark (The Kingsmen Chronicles #1)
author: Jean Lowe Carlson
name: Aditya
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Antarctica STORM: An Aggressor Inc. Thriller (The Aggressor Series)]]> 221910045 Antarctica STORM is a stand-alone addition to the Aggressor series. It can be read without having to read the rest of the series.

"Terrifyingly plausible, with an icy, atmospheric twist..." KC Finn, Readers Favorite, 5 STARS

A world recovering from a crippling Pacific War. Are America's adversaries beaten, or preparing to rise again?
A power source so potent that 0.1 ounces could flatten Manhattan.
A US research program so secret it has been hidden under the most remote base on the coldest continent on the planet.
An unidentified spy deep inside the program who can expose it to America's adversaries.
Adversaries so desperate they are willing to risk a new war to disrupt it.
A page-burning thriller from FX Holden about the next arms race. And here's the it has already begun.

Brilliant US physicist, David Lau, and his team have been working under the ice at Antarctica’s Concordia Station to tame a new technology that could either take mankind to the stars, or end life as we know it. He holds the key to a Pandora's Box, but what will he find inside; hope, or chaos?

Captain Karen 'Bunny' O'Hare, Antarctica flight leader for private security contractor, Aggressor Inc., picks up a mysterious radiation spike high over the continent. She's convinced it's proof that a very cold war is about to turn hot. Is she overreacting?

Aboard Aggressor Inc.’s AC-130X Outlaw, Captain Rory O’Donoghue and his crew are on final approach to Concordia when they are warned the station is being evacuated and they should prepare to take off again as soon as they land. A catastrophe under the ice looms, but is it an accident, or sabotage?

Chinese Antarctic Research Center specialist Liu Zhen has just flown 600 miles from China’s Qinling Station to establish a mobile weather station on Antarctica’s Dome C, one of the coldest locations on the planet. When he arrives, he finds a Russian research team already at the site. Coincidence, or the sign of a coming Antarctica storm?

"FX Holden is a skilled storyteller who delivers a military tale brimming with geopolitical conflict in an unforgiving setting. The world of Antarctica Storm is akin to a character, using the unpredictability and peril of the natural world as a parallel for human actions." Ruffina Oserio, Readers Favorite.

Military and techno-thriller readers love FX "FX Holden is the Nostradamus of military fiction writers..." US Readers Favorite."Clancy fans will be pleased..." US Publishers Weekly"Full-throttle action..." BookLife Editor's Pick"In the spirit of Tom Clancy! Well done. I’m very techy, retired military. An engaging fast paced story. ..." Amazon reader"Tom Clancy type excitement and military geekiness right here." Amazon reader"Nothing has come close to Jake Grafton until now. If you love high tech fast military action, in the skies, with more than a little attitude, then you should love this read." Amazon reader]]> 434 FX Holden Aditya 5 4.64 Antarctica STORM: An Aggressor Inc. Thriller (The Aggressor Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Diamond (A Time's Shadow #1)]]> 218124303 Doomed to die. And die again.
Dark Diamond is the first in a high-octane space opera trilogy from Neal Asher, creator of the Polity universe.

Captain Blite knows that someone, or something, is trying to kill him. But a device he possesses, known only as the dark diamond, won't let that happen. After surviving a series of catastrophic accidents and assassination attempts, Blite realizes that whenever he dies the dark diamond reverses time to a moment before his death. He must go through the traumatic experience again and again until he escapes.

Every encounter Blite survives generates a time flash which reveals potential futures. This extraordinary phenomenon attracts the attention of Polity agents and the crab-like p-Prador who wish to acquire this power for themselves. Hunted across space and time, Blite must uncover the true nature of the dark diamond before it causes his destruction . . .

Praise for Neal Asher

'Neal Asher's books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly at the brain' � John Scalzi, author of Old Man's War

'Non-stop action and unimaginable stakes' � Yoon Ha Lee on The Soldier

'Imaginative, energetic and insane' � SFX on Brass Man
]]> 674 Neal Asher 1035037963 Aditya 5 4.28 2025 Dark Diamond (A Time's Shadow #1)
author: Neal Asher
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average rating: 4.28
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work]]> 228740636 Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that are shaping our world and the people who make them. Welcome to Facebook.

Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook’s potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there and rose to its top ranks, things turned out a little different.

From wild schemes cooked up on private jets to risking prison abroad, Careless People exposes both the personal and political fallout when boundless power and a rotten culture take hold. In a gripping and often absurd narrative, Wynn-Williams rubs shoulders with Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and world leaders, revealing what really goes on among the global elite � and the consequences this has for all of us.

Candid and entertaining, this is an intimate memoir set amid powerful forces. As all our lives are upended by technology and those who control it, Careless People will change how you see the world.]]> 390 Sarah Wynn-Williams 1035065940 Aditya 5 4.46 2025 Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work
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average rating: 4.46
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]]> <![CDATA[Blame It On The Bogey (Man) (The Hipposync Archives Book 3)]]> 217290114 This book was previously published as The Bewilderment.



'DC Farmer's urban fantasy where the occult lurks, the laughs are plenty, and sleep is optional.'



Kittens playing the piano videos� What’s not to like?

For Bobby Miracle, the job at Hipposync was supposed to be a dream internship.

But when a trans-dimensional lockdown freezes time, she is trapped with a terrifying enemy who has a very sharp axe to grind.

With survival at stake and secrets lurking in every corner, Bobby must bring her A game to the party and hope that her surname finally, finally, kicks in.

Because though she may dress like one, even gets called one, no way is she a witch� right?



'Another ripping read from the scribe DC Farmer. The classic convulsion with laughter in a hot tube carriage clinches the 5 star rating from me. Amz reviewer'



'I am literally sucked into the story. Mr. Farmer has a wonderful way with words that just keep you going deeper into the Fae world filled with complex and unique characters. Interactive human and other worldly characters so rich you're begging for the story to continue... AMZ review]]> 372 D.C. Farmer 1915185300 Aditya 0 currently-reading 4.60 16 Blame It On The Bogey (Man) (The Hipposync Archives Book 3)
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]]> Judas the Hero 55543783
Things are not looking good for Detective Inspector Judas Iscariot.
Cursed with immortality by a vengeful and angry God, Judas finds himself in present day London and head of the secret occult crime division known as the Black Museum at Scotland Yard. It’s his job to keep London’s mysterious and macabre underworld under control.

He’s on top of his caseload and everything seems fine until one morning a pair of severed angel wings is delivered to the Black Museum and his world is turned inside out and upside down. Again.

It’s true that he is one of histories most hated men, but he’s been given a second chance that could also be � his last.

His investigation takes him on a journey through a city where angels work in pubs, pulling pints and delivering the post, along invisible pathways created by the ancient druids to slave pits under construction sites and on special trains that use Britain’s Ley lines as their tracks. Danger is everywhere and characters from London’s evil past are queuing up to see him fall, but there are also those who will fight his corner too.

WW2 Black Magicians, werewolves in U Boats and the mysterious 10 all want him dead but If Judas can change, if he can help those that need it most and become a ‘Hero� then it’s just possible that he will finally be forgiven for the crime of all crimes and find peace.
]]> 330 Martin Davey Aditya 4 4.20 Judas the Hero
author: Martin Davey
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ghoul On The Hill (The Hipposync Archives Book 2)]]> 217274081 Previously Published as Frivolous Pursuits.

"Where crime collides with the occult, DC Farmer rules. Brace for bewitching mysteries - but beware, they're dangerously funny too."

They say a picture is worth a thousand words�

With a job he hates and his personal life less than rosy, Darren Trott’s world is turned upside down by an unlikely and desperate request from a place he thought he’d forgotten.

Or hoped he had.

Now, with the help of warrior queens, a mischievous bwbach, and other, otherworldly allies, he must confront his past to save both his world, and the one he’s drawn to.

But with enemies closing in, Darren must tread carefully—or risk unleashing a ravaging force of unimaginable proportions. And that’s just the wrath of his current partner, never mind the things that wait across the great divide.

If he could only get his life into focus.

Another stunning fantasy adventure between worlds from the Hipposync Archives.

‘looking for something to fill the gaps between Tom Holt, and the late lamented Sir Terry? D C Farmer’s contemporary urban fantasies really hit the ground running.�]]> 367 D.C. Farmer 1915185289 Aditya 4 4.34 2015 The Ghoul On The Hill (The Hipposync Archives Book 2)
author: D.C. Farmer
name: Aditya
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Fiends In High Places (The Hipposync Archives Book 1)]]> 217273181 This book was previously published as The 400Lb Gorilla.

Seriously funny contemporary urban fantasy fiction.

Luck. If only you could bottle it...

Matt Danmor’s brush with death uncovers a fantastical truth, plunging him into a world of intrigue and chaos.

With his ex, Silvy, back at his side and Kylah from The Dept. of Fimmigration ever watchful, he stumbles into a plot to undermine civilisation across several worlds. Matt is faced with a simple choice. Believe that everything he sees is a figment of his traumatised imagination, or accept that it is all terrifyingly real.

In which case, he’s got a hell of a lot of catching up to do. Plus a whole hive of demonic zealots to fight.

The multiverse is holding on for a hero.

Trouble is, Matt never got the memo�

Fiends In High Places is the debut Fantasy Crime Thriller in the Hipposync Archives series.

Perfect for fans of Tom Holt, Jin Butcher, and Ben Aaronovitch.

‘Master of occult intrigue and wit, DC Farmer delivers supreme urban fantasy crime stories. Expect addictive, hilarious adventures…and not much sleep.' 5* AMZ.

'looking for something different to fill the gaps between Tom Holt, Jim Butcher, and the late lamented Sir Terry? DC Farmer hits the ground running� ' 5* AMZ

'What a gem of a book. Interesting, engaging, daftly funny and captivating. A very welcome addition to the ranks of humorous fantasy. Well written with a lovely plot and I think Rimsplitter the vulture is one of the best comedic inventions...' AMZ review]]> 314 D.C. Farmer 1915185262 Aditya 4 4.31 2014 Fiends In High Places (The Hipposync Archives Book 1)
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average rating: 4.31
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> Goodbye California 11795248 The classic tale of terrorism, where a criminal fanatic is hell-bent on blasting San Francisco into the ocean, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

'Earthquake country,'
said the Professor. 'San Francisco is geologically and seismologically a city that waits to die. Los Angeles is ringed by earthquake centres - seven massive quakes so far. We have no idea where the next, the monster, will hit�'

…until a criminal fanatic kidnaps a nuclear scientist and builds his own atomic bombs. If exploded on California's fault lines they could trigger off the mightiest earthquake of them all - killing half its population and dumping the entire city of San Francisco into the sea.

Goodbye California�

]]> 448 Alistair MacLean 0007289308 Aditya 0 currently-reading 4.10 1977 Goodbye California
author: Alistair MacLean
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average rating: 4.10
book published: 1977
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]]> <![CDATA[An Outlaw's Vengeance: Book Six of The Last Eternal]]> 204572255 Some nights are darker than others.

Some shadows are not shadows at all but Death, watching, waiting.

Only sometimes, Death is not content to watch.

Sometimes, he comes with purpose.

And tonight, on this darkest of all nights, Death came not for the wanderer, as it had so many times, but for his friends.
To save them, the wanderer will have to stand in the darkness and face down the shadows lurking there. Shadows trained by none other than Assassin, the greatest killer ever to walk the face of the world.

Wounded, the wanderer plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse through the streets of Celes, one that isn’t over until his corpse, or those of his pursuers, falls lifeless to the ground.

But those are just the beginnings of his troubles, for even should he survive the night, the darkness will return. Death will return—he always does.

Only this time, Death is not a he at all…it’s a she.
And not just any she.
Assassin has come to Celes…and no one is safe.
]]> 230 Jacob Peppers Aditya 4 4.31 An Outlaw's Vengeance: Book Six of The Last Eternal
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]]> <![CDATA[City of Steel and Shadow: Book Five of The Last Eternal]]> 195330559 Death has a voice.

The wanderer knew that, for he had heard that voice often enough.

And as he walked through the village of Alhs, past the corpses of those who had chosen to stay, he heard it again.

He heard it in the rasp of the wind along the eaves of the abandoned homes he passed, heard it in the slow, methodical banging of window shutters with no one to secure them.

Death has eyes.

Eyes that looked out from the corpses of those the wanderer had not been able to talk into coming with him and the others, that watched him walk down the empty street, searching in vain for any he might help, any he might save.
And with each body passed, each tragedy witnessed, the wanderer made himself a promise.

There would be a reckoning.

He would see to it.

For while death has a voice and eyes, that is not all it has.

Death has a name.

And so the wanderer sets out to Celes in order to find the ones to whom that name belongs, to find the enemy and, when he does, to find his vengeance.
]]> 254 Jacob Peppers Aditya 4 4.31 City of Steel and Shadow: Book Five of The Last Eternal
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]]> <![CDATA[Lonely Planet Spain (Travel Guide)]]> 201487147 Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet Spain is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Bask in orange-scented breezes while savoring a Valencian paella, witness the fiery passion of Andalucia's flamenco dancers, or be captivated by Madrid and Barcelona's art and architecture; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Spain and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet Spain Travel Guide:



Full-colour maps and images throughout

Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices

Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - customs, history, art, music, dance, architecture, landscapes, bullfighting, cuisine, wine, and more

Free, convenient pull-out Barcelona map (included in print version), plus over 110 colour maps

Useful features - including Walking Tours, Travel with Children, and Month-by-Month (annual festival calendar)

Coverage of Madrid, Barcelona, Catalonia, Aragon, Basque Country, La Rioja, Cantabria, Asturias, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Valencia, Mallorca, Ibiza, Seville, Andalucia, Extremadura, and more
eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones)



Downloadable PDF and offline maps to avoid roaming and data charges

Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews

Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities to get to key pages in a flash

Embedded links to recommendations' websites

Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience

Zoom-in maps and images

Seamlessly flip between pages

Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Spain, our most comprehensive guide to Spain, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled.


Looking for just the highlights of Spain? Check out Lonely Planet's Discover Spain, a photo-rich guide to the country's most popular attractions.
Looking for a guide focused on Barcelona or Madrid? Check out Lonely Planet's Barcelona guide or Madrid guide for a comprehensive look at all these cities have to offer, Lonely Planet's Discover Barcelona, a photo-rich guide to the Barcelona's most popular attractions, or Lonely Planet's Pocket Barcelona, a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip.
Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Anthony Ham, Stuart Butler, Anna Kaminski, John Noble, Miles Roddis, Brendan Sainsbury, Regis St Louis, and Andy Symington.

About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths and understand more of the nature and culture of the places they find themselves in.]]> 1760 Lonely Planet 1837581789 Aditya 5 4.00 1997 Lonely Planet Spain (Travel Guide)
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name: Aditya
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[A Ranger's Journey: Book Four of the Last Eternal]]> 126783475 Death was coming.

That was nothing new, for death had been coming for the wanderer for a long time now.
But this time, it did not just come for him. It came for Dekker and his family, for Clint and the Perishables, and the villagers of Alhs.
Death was coming.
And it was he who had called it.

The enemy who had taken Ranger’s place hunted them, and at his back marched an army of Revenants, creatures who felt no pain, who knew no fear, and so the wanderer and his companions head deeper into the Untamed Lands in search of safe haven.

But whatever else they might be, the Untamed Lands are not safe.
For in the Untamed Lands, nightmares are given flesh, terrors stalk the darkness, and ravenous beasts hunt beneath the sun.

Here, in the Untamed Lands, monsters roam.

But the wanderer has lived more than a century and one of the things he learned was that the worst monsters, the worst evils a man faced were those he brought with him.
Those evils were coming—they had been coming for a long time now.
For the last century he had survived by running, by staying one step ahead.
But the time for running was coming to an end.

After all, a man could not flee from his demons forever. Sooner or later, he must stand and face them.
And so, in the wilds of the Untamed Lands, the eternal wanderer will wander no longer.

He will stand and face his demons.
He will fight.
]]> 264 Jacob Peppers Aditya 5 4.40 A Ranger's Journey: Book Four of the Last Eternal
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]]> <![CDATA[Into the Untamed Lands (The Last Eternal, #3)]]> 63924810
He’d faced the monster posing as Soldier in combat, and he had won.
But at what cost?

Forty-seven villagers of Alhs dead. So many that they could not bury them all and so they had looked to the old ways.

They had looked to the flames.

Forty-seven.

They had been people yesterday. Today, they were nothing but memory. Nothing but ash drifting away on the wind, disappearing into the night.

Mourners surrounded the pyre. In the shifting glow of the blaze their faces looked alien, strange. As they looked at him, each in their time, he felt their judgment, their hatred.

And they were right to judge, to hate, for their pain, their travails had only just begun. Bereft of the barrier that had protected them from the Untamed Lands, the villagers of Alhs would be forced to venture into the wilderness, to brave the many dangers awaiting them there.

But not all dangers lay ahead.

The creature who had taken Soldier’s place was dead, but there were others of its kind, and they knew where the wanderer was now.

They knew...
And they were coming.
With the ashes of the dead still settling upon the ground, the wanderer does the only thing he can do. He leads the villagers further into the wilderness, to a place where monsters roam and magical creatures out of nightmare lurk in the shadows.

He leads them into the Untamed Lands.

Into the Untamed Lands is book three in Jacob Peppers's bestselling epic fantasy series, The Last Eternal. It is the story of a lone warrior who faces magical beasts, mythic creatures, and monsters out of nightmare to save those he loves. Into the Untamed Lands is an action-filled, character-focused tale set in a grimdark fantasy world.]]> 293 Jacob Peppers Aditya 4 4.26 Into the Untamed Lands (The Last Eternal, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It]]> 42348376 A Wall Street Journal Bestseller!

What are venture capitalists saying about your startup behind closed doors? And what can you do to influence that conversation?

If Silicon Valley is the greatest wealth-generating machine in the world, Sand Hill Road is its humming engine. That's where you'll find the biggest names in venture capital, including famed VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, where lawyer-turned-entrepreneur-turned-VC Scott Kupor serves as managing partner.

Whether you're trying to get a new company off the ground or scale an existing business to the next level, you need to understand how VCs think. In Secrets of Sand Hill Road, Kupor explains exactly how VCs decide where and how much to invest, and how entrepreneurs can get the best possible deal and make the most of their relationships with VCs. Kupor explains, for instance:

- Why most VCs typically invest in only one startup in a given business category.

- Why the skill you need most when raising venture capital is the ability to tell a compelling story.

- How to handle a "down round," when startups have to raise funds at a lower valuation than in the previous round.

- What to do when VCs get too entangled in the day-to-day operations of the business.

- Why you need to build relationships with potential acquirers long before you decide to sell.

Filled with Kupor's firsthand experiences, insider advice, and practical takeaways, Secrets of Sand Hill Road is the guide every entrepreneur needs to turn their startup into the next unicorn.]]> 320 Scott Kupor 059308358X Aditya 4 4.21 2019 Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It
author: Scott Kupor
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average rating: 4.21
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]]> A Beginner's Guide to Dying 215217901 It isn't quite 'Don't buy any green bananas'. But it's close to 'Don't start any long books'.

In his mid-40s, Simon Boas was diagnosed with incurable cancer - it had been caught too late, and spread around his body. But he was determined to die as he had learned to live - optimistically, thinking the best of people, and prioritising what really matters in life.

In A Beginner's Guide to Dying Simon considers and collates the things that have given him such a great sense of peace and contentment, and why dying at 46 really isn't so bad. And for that reason it's also only partly about 'dying'. It is mostly a hymn to the joy and preciousness of life, and why giving death a place can help all of us make even more of it.]]> 120 Simon Boas 180075504X Aditya 5 4.23 2024 A Beginner's Guide to Dying
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average rating: 4.23
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]]> <![CDATA[Requiem for a Soldier (The Last Eternal, #2)]]> 62913820 The truest stories are written in blood.

The wanderer knows this, for over the last century he has lived those stories, has seen them scrawled in his blood or the blood of others.

Others like those dead Perishables scattered about the noble’s courtyard, like those servants of the enemy, mortal and not, lying beside them.

And yet…he knows it is only the beginning.

They are coming.

Servants of the enemy, creatures forged and fashioned for one purpose and one purpose only—to kill anything in their path. And now their path leads them directly to the wanderer, to the Perishables, and to the family he has sworn to protect.

The story is not yet finished.

There is more tale yet to be told, and more blood needed for the telling of it.

The cursed blade has been unsheathed, the lone wanderer wanders alone no longer.

A hundred years of hiding, of running, but now it’s over.

Now, the real story begins.

And the blood will flow.

Requiem for a Soldier is book two of the bestselling epic fantasy homage to westerns, The Last Eternal, by Jacob Peppers. It is the tale of one man, known simply as the wanderer, as he sets out to keep a cursed, magical blade from the hands of the enemy. It is an action-packed, character-driven story of one man's quest to save the world, a quest which will pit him against all manner of warriors, monsters, and magic. ]]> 245 Jacob Peppers Aditya 4 4.30 Requiem for a Soldier (The Last Eternal, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wandering Sword (The Last Eternal, #1)]]> 60557917 The hardest war is the one a man fights alone.

One hundred years ago, the Eternals, thirteen men and women of immense power, closer, many believed, to gods than mortals, stood against the greatest threat the world had ever faced.

And they lost.

They died.

All save for one, known as the Youngest, who managed to flee with the enemy leader’s weapon, a cursed blade of incredible power.

He has traveled for a hundred years since, alone save for his companion, Veikr, the only remaining horse of a legendary breed.

The last just as he is the last.

Hunted by creatures out of nightmare, he seeks only to survive, to keep the magical blade from the enemy’s grasp.
Not to save the world, for the time for saving it is past. Instead, he seeks only to delay its ending.

It is a battle he fights alone, for after they defeated the Eternals, the enemy used their magic to pose as their conquered opponents, taking over rule of the world in their stead.

For the last hundred years, the people have believed that the legendary Eternals triumphed, that they are safe. Only the wanderer knows the truth, that the world crouches with its head resting on the executioner’s block, waiting for the axe to fall.

And the only thing keeping that axe at bay is him.
He had a name once, but he has it no longer.
He is simply the Last. The Youngest.
He is the Wandering Sword.]]> 283 Jacob Peppers Aditya 5 4.17 The Wandering Sword (The Last Eternal, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Bloodline: Ascension Chronicles I]]> 199792596 426 Conor Higgins Aditya 3 4.32 Bloodline: Ascension Chronicles I
author: Conor Higgins
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average rating: 4.32
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]]> Forged (Alex Verus, #11) 51955937 Alex Verus faces his dark side in this return to the bestselling urban fantasy series about a London-based mage.

To protect his friends, Mage Alex Verus has had to change - and embrace his dark side. But the life mage Anne has changed too, and made a bond with a dangerous power. She's going after everyone she's got a grudge against - and it's a long list.

In the meantime, Alex has to deal with his arch-enemy, Levistus. The Council's death squads are hunting Alex as well as Anne, and the only way for Alex to stop them is to end his long war with Levistus and the Council, by whatever means necessary. It will take everything Alex has to stay a step ahead of the Council and stop Anne from letting the world burn.

]]> 306 Benedict Jacka 0356511154 Aditya 5 4.47 2020 Forged (Alex Verus, #11)
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]]> Elven Blood (Vellhor Saga #1) 216955322 WINNER of the High Fantasy category in the American Fiction Awards 2024
WINNER Gold - Literary Titan Book Awards 2024
WINNER of the Dark Fantasy category in the Firebird Book Awards 2024

Amazon Hot New Release August 2024!

"Mark Stanley demonstrates remarkable storytelling and world-building skills� His descriptive writing style effortlessly brings to life the diverse and intricate settings." 5 Star Independent Review - Literary Titan

WELCOME TO VELLHOR—WHERE ANCIENT ENEMIES, FORBIDDEN LOVE, AND THE BALANCE OF KINGDOMS TEETER ON THE BRINK OF DESTRUCTION.

Gunnar, destined heir of the Draegoor Dwarves, is irresistibly drawn to Anwyn, a formidable Elven exile. Their illicit love threatens to upend their worlds, forcing them on a perilous journey rife with betrayal and peril. To make matters more dangerous, a malevolent force is rapidly consuming their realm.

Meanwhile, haunted by her past, a former assassin partners with an emerging mage to unravel a developing mystery. Before long, they’ll become ensnared in a web of treachery, binding their fates to the encroaching shadows.

When darkness finally falls over Vellhor, the fate of the realm will rest in the hands of Gunnar and Anwyn.

But each step toward the final battle will demand unimaginable sacrifice that will push their courage and resolve to its breaking point.

How far are they willing to go to save their world?

Immerse yourself in “Elven Blood�, an award winning tale of epic battles, indomitable spirits, and the relentless quest for hope. Ideal for readers who crave richly-woven fantasy worlds and unforgettable characters, this is one enthralling adventure until the very end!

"Elven Blood by Mark Stanley is an enthralling epic fantasy, blending forbidden love, perilous adventures, and escalating wars. The richly woven world and gripping narrative make it a must-read." 5 Star Independent Review - Readers Favorite

“A dramatic epic fantasy that will draw in readers who want a great sword-and-sorcery fantasy read with more than just swords-and-sorcery! A great read!� 5 Star Independent Review - Fiona McLaren, Reedsy]]> 388 Mark Stanley Aditya 4 4.12 Elven Blood (Vellhor Saga #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)]]> 16054217 The #1 New York Times bestselling series finale and sequel to A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night

Bringing the magic and suspense of the All Souls Trilogy to a deeply satisfying conclusion, this highly anticipated finale went straight to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. In The Book of Life, Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make a dramatic return to the present—facing new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home, Sept-Tours, they reunite with the beloved cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches—with one significant exception. But the real threat to their future has yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on even more urgency.]]> 561 Deborah Harkness 0670025593 Aditya 0 to-read 4.15 2014 The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)
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]]> Nero (The Nero Trilogy #1) 209205048
ANCIENT ROME, AD 37
It begins with a man’s hand curled around another’s throat.
Emperor Tiberius first dispatches a traitor.
Then his whole family.
Next all his friends. It is as if he never existed.
THIS IS ROMAN JUSTICE.
Into this fevered forum, a child is born.
His mother is Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. But their imperial blood is no protection. The closer you are to the heart of the empire, the closer you are to power, intrigue, and danger.
She faces soldiers, senators, rivals, silver-tongued pretenders, each vying for position. One mistake risks exile, incarceration, execution. Or, worst of all, the loss of her infant son.
For Agrippina knows that opportunity waits, even in your darkest moments. Her son is everything. She can make this boy, shape him into Rome itself � the one all must kneel before.
BUT FIRST, THEY MUST SURVIVE . . .]]> 392 Conn Iggulden 140595311X Aditya 4 4.37 2024 Nero (The Nero Trilogy #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)]]> 11203858 'I loved this book. What else is there to say?' Patrick RothfussAccording to mythology mankind used to live in The Tranquiline Halls. Heaven. But then the Voidbringers assaulted and captured heaven, casting out God and men. Men took root on Roshar, the world of storms. And the Voidbringers followed...They came against man ten thousand times. To help them cope, the Almighty gave men powerful suits of armor and mystical weapons, known as Shardblades. Led by ten angelic Heralds and ten orders of knights known as Radiants, mankind finally won.Or so the legends say. Today, the only remnants of those supposed battles are the Shardblades, the possession of which makes a man nearly invincible on the battlefield. The entire world is at war with itself - and has been for centuries since the Radiants turned against mankind. Kings strive to win more Shardblades, each secretly wishing to be the one who will finally unite all of mankind under a single throne.On a world scoured down to the rock by terrifying hurricanes that blow through every few day a young spearman forced into the army of a Shardbearer, led to war against an enemy he doesn't understand and doesn't really want to fight. What happened deep in mankind's past? Why did the Radiants turn against mankind, and what happened to the magic they used to wield?Readers absolutely love The Way of 'Incredible, impressive or fantastic, all these words are an understatement to the quality this book holds. The Way of Kings is the beginning of a masterpiece series in epic fantasy' Novel Notions'It's multi-POV, action-packed, heartfelt, exciting, thrilling, and I am running out of adjectives' ŷ Reviewer, ŷ reviewer, � � � � �'The story is mind-blowing, the ideas and thoughts create a world that is believable and intriguing. A strong tale with a well fleshed out world and multidimensional characters that are easy to care about' ŷ Reviewer, ŷ reviewer, � � � � �'The Way of Kings is a huge opening act to The Stormlight Archive which took every single one of these elements of a good fantasy story and elevated the art of storytelling to a different league' ŷ reviewer, � � � � �'Brandon Sanderson is probably the most gifted storyteller of his generation. He's a silent force that strikes you when you least expect it, and with The Way of Kings he introduces a series that will change the history of Fantasy' ŷ reviewer, � � � � �'I've been struck speechless. I've loved Sanderson's books in the past, but this one completely blew me away. I really wish I could give The Way of Kings a sixth star' ŷ reviewer, � � � � ⭐]]> 1009 Brandon Sanderson Aditya 0 currently-reading 4.67 2010 The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
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]]> Legion (Legion, #1) 17213247
As the story begins, Leeds and his 'aspects' are drawn into the search for the missing Balubal Razon, inventor of a camera whose astonishing properties could alter our understanding of human history and change the very structure of society. The action ranges from the familiar environs of America to the ancient, divided city of Jerusalem.

Along the way, Sanderson touches on a formidable assortment of complex questions: the nature of time, the mysteries of the human mind, the potential uses of technology, and the volatile connection between politics and faith. Resonant, intelligent, and thoroughly absorbing, LEGION is a provocative entertainment from a writer of great originality and seemingly limitless gifts.]]> 96 Brandon Sanderson 057511598X Aditya 0 currently-reading 4.18 2012 Legion (Legion, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Hand of the Queen (The Demon Accords, #20)]]> 221609798 343 John Conroe Aditya 5 4.61 2024 Hand of the Queen (The Demon Accords, #20)
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]]> Warrior King 205483066 South Africa, 1820

When Ann Waite discovers a battered longboat washed ashore in Algoa Bay, she is stunned to find two a badly scarred sailor and a little boy. As the man walks away into the morning mist alone, refusing to take the child - Harry - with him, Ann is left with no choice but to raise the boy as her own.

After two years of disaster and hardship in the African interior, desperation drives Ann and Harry back into the path of the mysterious shipwrecked man. Ralph Courtney has recently escaped from Robben Island and is determined to seek his fortune in Nativity Bay, the hidden harbour that his father told him about when he was a boy.

But it isn't long before Ralph, Ann and their fellow settlers learn that Nativity Bay now lies on the borders of a mighty kingdom, where the warrior king Shaka rules. With no means of making their way back to Algoa Bay, Ralph is forced into a bargain with the Zulu king which will lead him to confront the past that he has been running from for his entire life.]]> 466 Wilbur Smith 1838779159 Aditya 0 4.32 2024 Warrior King
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Write Clearly: Write with purpose, reach your reader and make your meaning crystal clear (The Freelance Writer's Starter Kit)]]> 58662638 Whatever you're writing, you have to make it clear.

You could be writing a website, a brochure or a client presentation. You could be preparing a job application, an email or a classified ad. Or you might be writing an article or a book.

Whatever it is, the clearer you make it, the better your results will be.

How to Write Clearly will help. It's an authoritative yet easy-to-read guide that will make your non-fiction writing more colourful, expressive and precise.

Writing is more than just words on a page. It's a process of communication.

That's why How to Write Clearly draws on cutting-edge ideas from psychology, education and linguistics to look deep inside the reader's mind and explore the 'why' as well as the 'how' of writing technique.

It's ideal for marketers, businesspeople, journalists, educators and anyone who needs to communicate with the written word.

You'll to understand your reader and tune into what they needHow to use plain language to make your writing accessible, readable and relatableTen treacherous traps you must avoidProven techniques for explaining new ideasHow to captivate your reader with storytelling, humour, intrigue, perspective and moreWhat really changes readers' mindsHow to craft clear sentences and paragraphsUsing empathy and pacing to put the reader at their easeHow to choose the right structure, length and titlePages of pro tips for drafting, editing and using feedback.Fully illustrated and referenced, with a wealth of examples throughout, How to Write Clearly is the definitive guide to non-fiction writing today.

Expert writers say…‘I’ve been a writer for almost 40 years and this book gave me new insight into what writing is all about.’Doug Kessler, Co-founder, Velocity Partners and board member, CLEAR Global (from his foreword)‘This is the book I don’t want my clients to read. Because, if they do, they won’t need me to write copy for them anymore.’Jackie Barrie, copywriter and writing trainer‘Being able to write clearly is an invaluable skill, and this book tells you exactly how to do it. It's comprehensive, practical and really easy to read. Highly recommended.’Sharon Tanton and Sonja Nisson, The School of Valuable Content]]> 356 Tom Albrighton 1838054596 Aditya 4 4.34 How to Write Clearly: Write with purpose, reach your reader and make your meaning crystal clear (The Freelance Writer's Starter Kit)
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]]> <![CDATA[One for Joy: An introvert’s guide to the secret world of solitude]]> 63832872
Solitude is more than the absence of other people. It’s an experience just like any other, and it can be as joyful, valuable and inspiring as any other aspect of our lives.

One for Joy is a treasure trove of solitude that looks at every side of being alone.
We’ll see the different forms that solitude can take, from brief daydreams to solo journeys, everywhere from wide-open spaces to cosy nooks.

We’ll discover the many benefits of being alone, from rest, recharging and reflection to healing pain and making plans.

We’ll learn how solitude helps you focus on a vital task or just kick back and chill out, and a few of the wonderful ways to enjoy your time alone.

We’ll explore ideas and reflections on what it means to be alone, from antiquity to the present day.

Finally, we’ll unpack how self and company combine, how the digital world can undermine solitude and why the introvert’s need to be alone can be hard for others to understand.

Along the way, we’ll encounter thinkers and writers on solitude from Byron and Charlotte Brontë to Bo Burnham and Kate Bush, and meet solitary characters from Pippi Longstocking to Darth Vader.

Wide-ranging and insightful, yet with a light and readable style, One for Joy is a fun and fascinating read for anyone who’s happy on their own.]]> 316 Tom Albrighton 1739915429 Aditya 4 3.93 2023 One for Joy: An introvert’s guide to the secret world of solitude
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]]> All the Light We Cannot See 18143977
In a mining town in Germany, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments and is enlisted to use his talent to track down the resistance. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, Doerr illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another.

From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the stunningly beautiful instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here]]> 544 Anthony Doerr 1476746583 Aditya 0 4.31 2014 All the Light We Cannot See
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]]> <![CDATA[The Initial Fold (The Fold #1)]]> 46012873
It's 2049, and NASA-sponsored physicist Edward Virr is on the cusp of man's greatest breakthrough - the ability to fold space, and to travel faster than light.

He personally tests NASA's futuristic prototype fold ship with a hand-picked crew. But when their first mission takes an unexpected twist, Edward suspects that they may not have been the only ones developing the new technology.]]> 327 Nick Adams 1916105629 Aditya 4 4.00 The Initial Fold (The Fold #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Wraith (The Convergence War #1)]]> 218109942 A retired captain. An experimental starship. A war like no other.

When the research starship Galileo vanishes without a trace, the powers-that-be are quick to bury the incident, eager to prevent escalating tensions that could lead to war. As a former POW, Soren refuses to give the ship up for lost.

His daughter is one of the missing.

Taking matters into his own hands, Soren starts pulling strings and calling in favors, determined to launch a clandestine mission to bring Galileo home. When an old friend offers him a ship for the operation, he expects a rusty relic headed for the scrapyard.

Instead, he's given the Wraith—an unfinished, experimental starship with plenty of potential and just as many problems. A marvel of engineering…if his crew can keep her running.

They’d better.

Because Galileo’s disappearance is just the beginning. War is coming to the Federation from the most unlikely of places.

And Soren may be the only one who can stop it.]]> 374 M.R. Forbes Aditya 4 4.27 Wraith (The Convergence War #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Flight of Ravens (Shadows of Montshire, #2)]]> 57451991
Once again Savid finds himself a vulnerable game piece in the deadly politics of the king’s court at the worst possible time. Only with the support of his skilled and deadly team can he hope to survive long enough to protect his Princess and her kingdom from threats both far away and near at hand.

But Montshire’s many enemies would do well to remember that shadows abound in both the brightest of light and the darkest night.]]> 276 John Conroe Aditya 5 4.58 2021 A Flight of Ravens (Shadows of Montshire, #2)
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]]> The World: A Family History 61638465 From the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author - the story of humanity from prehistory to the present day, told through the one thing all humans have in common: family.

We begin with the footsteps of a family walking along a beach 950,000 years ago. From here, Montefiore takes us on an exhilarating epic journey through the families that have shaped our world: the Caesars, Medicis and Incas, Ottomans and Mughals, Bonapartes, Habsburgs and Zulus, Rothschilds, Rockefellers and Krupps, Churchills, Kennedys, Castros, Nehrus, Pahlavis and Kenyattas, Saudis, Kims and Assads.

A rich cast of complex characters form the beating heart of the story. Some are well-known leaders, from Alexander the Great, Attila, Ivan the Terrible and Genghis Khan to Hitler, Thatcher, Obama, Putin and Zelensky. Some are creative, from Socrates, Michelangelo and Shakespeare to Newton, Mozart, Balzac, Freud, Bowie and Tim Berners-Lee.

Others are lesser-known: Hongwu, who began life as a beggar and founded the Ming dynasty; Kamehameha, conqueror of Hawaii; Zenobia, Arab empress who defied Rome; King Henry of Haiti; Lady Murasaki, first female novelist; Sayyida al-Hurra, Moroccan pirate-queen. Here are not just conquerors and queens but prophets, charlatans, actors, gangsters, artists, scientists, doctors, tycoons, lovers, wives, husbands and children.

This is world history on the most grand and intimate scale - spanning centuries, continents and cultures, and linking grand themes of war, migration, plague, religion, medicine and technology to the people at the centre of the human drama.

As spellbinding as fiction, The World captures the story of humankind in all its joy, sorrow, romance, ingenuity and cruelty in a ground-breaking, single narrative that will forever shift the boundaries of what history can achieve.]]> 1392 Simon Sebag Montefiore 0297869698 Aditya 5 4.33 2022 The World: A Family History
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]]> <![CDATA[Death's Beating Heart (The War Eternal, #5)]]> 60735055
Break Eternity.

Sirileth has broken the world. The ground bleeds, the seas rage, the skies are torn asunder.

Eska will not let her daughter face the consequences alone, but can she help without donning the mantle of the Corpse Queen once more? And will the people of Ovaeris accept help from a monster?

They might not have a choice as a stable portal to the Other World is now open, and the Beating Heart of Sevorai is ever ravenous.

In this thrilling conclusion to The War Eternal, Eskara must face the consequences of her past. She will soon learn just how far she can bend before she breaks.]]> 480 Rob J. Hayes Aditya 4 4.54 2022 Death's Beating Heart (The War Eternal, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within]]> 96177657
'An instant classic' MARINA HYDE
'At last a politician who can write' SEBASTIAN FAULKS
'Candid, angry, funny, and self-revelatory' JONATHAN DIMBLEBY
'Exceptional' RAFAEL BEHR

The Times pick for *The Biggest Books of the Autumn*

Over the course of a decade from 2010, Rory Stewart went from being a political outsider to standing for prime minister - before being sacked from a Conservative Party that he had come to barely recognise.

Tackling ministerial briefs on flood response and prison violence, engaging with conflict and poverty abroad as a foreign minister, and Brexit as a Cabinet minister, Stewart learned first-hand how profoundly hollow our democracy and government had become.

Cronyism, ignorance and sheer incompetence ran rampant. Around him, individual politicians laid the foundations for the political and economic chaos of today. Stewart emerged battered but with a profound affection for his constituency of Penrith and the Border, and a deep direct insight into the era of populism and global conflict.

Uncompromising, candid and darkly humorous, Politics On the Edge is his story of the challenges, absurdities and realities of political life and a remarkable portrait of our age.]]> 436 Rory Stewart Aditya 5 4.33 2023 Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
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]]> <![CDATA[Empire Builder: The Road to a Billion]]> 200030745 YOUR EMPIRE STARTS NOW.

You’ve got big dreams for your business, but the odds are not in your favor. You’re struggling to scale. Sometimes it’s hard to stay profitable. You know you need expert advice to grow.

CEO coach and executive thought leader Adam Coffey has been where you are. He, too, dared to dream of that elusive billion dollar exit. Then he took his companies to triple digit growth. In Empire Builder, he shows you how to do the same. From foundation framing to exit plan, Coffey fills your business toolbox with a wealth of hard-won, real-world strategies you can begin using today.

Discover how private equity can forever change the scope of your company. Draft the blueprint for steady rising growth. Understand how to wield the power of mergers and acquisitions. Step by step, Coffey helps you make the most of each new tool you acquire. Let Empire Builder help you beat the odds and achieve your first million while keeping your eyes on the billion dollar prize.]]> 165 Adam Coffey Aditya 3 4.27 Empire Builder: The Road to a Billion
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]]> <![CDATA[Clive Cussler’s Desolation Code (The NUMA Files)]]> 208006010 376 Graham Brown 1405967552 Aditya 5 4.40 2024 Clive Cussler’s Desolation Code (The NUMA Files)
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]]> <![CDATA[Serpent Dominion (The Magelands Dominion, #1)]]> 177833822
On the tiny Serpent Isle, alone in the vastness of the ocean, Leona has never had it so good. Blessed with one of the Thirteen Gifts of Theodora, she has been rescued from a life on the streets to become an advisor to Friel Laimos, one of the most powerful men on the Serpent Isle.

Friel’s nephew Lahnos Laimos has his own problems to contend with � the horns growing out of his head identify him as a descendant of the Bullan � the most feared and loathed group on the island.

Amid the sunshine and palm trees, a solitary ship arrives at the Serpent Isle, bearing news that will destroy the delicate balance of power and turn the lives of Leona and Lahnos upside down. With revolution in the air, Lahnos has a choice to make � fight for a homeland that hates him, or sit back and watch the Serpent Isle burn?]]> 430 Christopher Mitchell 1915978068 Aditya 3 4.42 2023 Serpent Dominion (The Magelands Dominion, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Seriously Curious: 109 facts and figures to turn your world upside down]]> 41972931 283 Tom Standage 1782834842 Aditya 4 3.41 2018 Seriously Curious: 109 facts and figures to turn your world upside down
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]]> <![CDATA[The Anthology of Balaji: A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future]]> 200179688
When you can’t see past the world we have now, look to visionaries like Balaji Srinivasan. His ideas show us how to build a healthier, brighter, and more technologically-advanced humanity.

In The Anthology of A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future, Eric Jorgenson curates a collection of Balaji’s wisdom from his entire career. In “Technology� you will see how technology shapes our world today and the ways it could shape our future. In “Truth� you learn how to think for yourself through the constant clamor of information and media. Finally, in “Building the Future,� you will learn how to wield Technology and Truth to change your life, change your community, and—maybe—change the future of our species.

This guide will help you pick the next great investment, start a billion-dollar company, or even a new country. The Anthology of Balaji helps you visualize and build your brightest future.]]> 273 Eric Jorgenson 1544542909 Aditya 4 4.19 The Anthology of Balaji: A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future
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]]> <![CDATA[A Flicker of Steel (The Avalon Chronicles, #2)]]> 37660644 Avalon stands revealed, but the war is far from over. For Layla Cassidy, it has only just begun.

Thrust into a new world full of magic and monsters, Layla has finally come to terms with her supernatural powers—and left her old life behind. But her enemies are relentless.

Sixteen months after her life changed forever, Layla and her team are besieged during a rescue attempt gone awry and must fight their way through to freedom. It turns out that Avalon has only grown since their last encounter, adding fresh villains to its horde. Meanwhile, revelations abound as Layla confronts twists and betrayals in her own life, with each new detail adding to the shadow that looms over her.

As Layla fights against the forces of evil, her powers begin to increase—and she discovers more about the darkness that lies in her past. As this same darkness threatens her future, will she be ready to fight for everything she holds dear?]]> 367 Steve McHugh 1542097088 Aditya 3 4.14 2018 A Flicker of Steel (The Avalon Chronicles, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company (HBR Guide Series)]]> 33226054 Think big, buy small.

Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to You can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewards—as well as personal and professional fulfillment. Leading a firm means you can be your own boss, put your executive skills to work, fashion a company environment that meets your own needs, and profit directly from your success.

But finding the right business to buy and closing the deal isn't always easy. In the HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business, Harvard Business School professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff help

Determine if this path is right for youRaise capital for your acquisitionFind and evaluate the right prospectsAvoid the pitfalls that could derail your searchUnderstand why a "dull" business might be the best investmentNegotiate a potential deal with the sellerAvoid deals that fall through at the last minute]]> 322 Richard S. Ruback 1633692515 Aditya 3 4.57 2017 HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company (HBR Guide Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Undead Mr. Tenpenny (The Cassie Black Trilogy #1)]]> 57186338
"...a clever, hilarious romp through a new magical universe" --Sarah Angleton, author of Gentleman of Misfortune

Cassie Black works at a funeral home. She's used to all manner of dead bodies. What she's not used to is them waking up. Which they seem to be doing on a disturbingly regular basis lately.

Just when Cassie believes she has the problem under control, the recently-deceased Busby Tenpenny insists he's been murdered and claims Cassie might be responsible thanks to a wicked brand of magic she's been exposed to. The only way for Cassie to get her life back to normal is to tame her magic and uncover Mr. Tenpenny's true killer.

Simple right? Of course not. Because while Cassie works on getting her newly-acquired magic sorted, she's blowing up kitchens, angering an entire magical community, and discovering her past is more closely tied to Busby Tenpenny than she could have ever imagined.

If you like contemporary fantasy with snarky humor, unforgettable characters, and paranormal mystery such as Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series, you'll find it hard to pry yourself away from this first book of the Cassie Black Trilogy.

Selected as one of Apple's Most Anticipated Books of 2021
Winner of the Novel Excerpt Prize from the League of American PEN Women
Finalist in the Yeah You Write! Novel Contest
The Cassie Black Trilogy is a fish-out-of-water tale that takes you from the streets of Portland to the Tower of London. It's got magic and mystery, pastries and zombies, sentient gnomes and an evil wizard...because there's always an evil wizard, isn't there?

Note: While this book delivers plenty of wry giggles and a few hexes, it's fairly clean with only an itty-bitty bit of light cursing, one fight scene, and no hanky panky or sexual situations.]]> 354 Tammie Painter Aditya 3 3.98 2021 The Undead Mr. Tenpenny (The Cassie Black Trilogy #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm]]> 58643507 Pull on your wellies, grab your flat cap and join Jeremy Clarkson in this hilarious and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the farm we're all obsessed with

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
________

Welcome to Clarkson's farm.

An idyllic spot offering picturesque views across the Cotswolds, bustling hedgerows and natural springs, it's the perfect plot of land for someone to delegate the actual, you know, farming to someone else while he galivants around the world in cars.

Until one day, Jeremy decided he would do the farming itself.

After all, how hard could it be? . . .

Faced with suffocating red tape, biblical weather, local objections, a global pandemic and his own frankly staggering ignorance of how to 'do farming', Jeremy soon realises that turning the farm around is going to take more than splashing out on a massive tractor.

Fortunately, there's help at hand from a large and (mostly) willing team, including girlfriend Lisa, Kaleb the Tractor Driver, Cheerful Charlie, Ellen the Shepherd and Gerald, his Head of Security and Dry Stone Waller.

Between them, they enthusiastically cultivate crops, rear livestock and hens, keep bees, bottle spring water and open a farm shop. But profits remain elusive.

And yet while the farm may be called Diddly Squat for good reason, Jeremy soon begins to understand that it's worth a whole lot more to him than pounds, shillings and pence . . .
________

Praise for Clarkson's Farm:

'The best thing Clarkson's done . . . It pains me to say this' THE GUARDIAN

'Shockingly hopeful' THE INDEPENDENT

'Even the most committed Clarkson haters will find him likeable here' THE TELEGRAPH

'Quite lovely' THE TIMES]]> 464 Jeremy Clarkson 1405946547 Aditya 5 4.42 2021 Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm
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]]> Red Legion: Into the Red 217062642 From the author of the bestselling FUTURE WAR and AGGRESSOR series. Preorder now and lock in the low preorder price!

What if you were offered this choice - life in prison Earthside, or the chance to win a cushy state pension after serving in the Legion, Redside?

Would you take it, knowing that you need to rack up ninety-nine combat hours and only one in twenty recruits make it out alive?

Would you take it, knowing you are going to be fighting against an ancient foe who has forgotten more about war than man will ever know?

Would you go, knowing none of the men and women you are going to serve with is completely sane, since no sane person ever volunteered to serve Redside?

I did. And I'm keeping a journal about it, but given life expectancy Redside, this might be a very, very short story.]]> 362 F.X. Holden Aditya 3 3.92 Red Legion: Into the Red
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]]> <![CDATA[The Forever Ship (Starship Omega Book 1)]]> 212101130 Only Omega can free humanity.

When the Ornu came, they took Earth in a single night. Humanity never stood a chance. Now, they force us to crew their ships and fight their wars for them. They hold Earth hostage, and if we refuse to do their bidding, they’ll lay waste to our precious blue marble. Slaughtering the billions who live there.

But when Captain Bill Henderson is sent to claim a small moon for his masters, he finds something they never accounted for. An ancient warship � a behemoth abandoned for millennia by a species that reached its peak at the dawn of the universe.

Could this ship of ages be exactly what humanity needs to cast off the shackles of their oppressors? Find out in Book 1 of Starship Omega, an engrossing new military science fiction saga from bestselling authors Scott Bartlett and Joshua James.]]> 478 Scott Bartlett Aditya 3 4.10 The Forever Ship (Starship Omega Book 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Sins of the Mother (The War Eternal, #4)]]> 59749569 In her darklight the world will burn.

Eskara Helsene is missing. She left her queendom, her friends, her children, even her own name behind. No one has seen the Corpse Queen for a decade.

Someone is murdering Sourcerers, forcing them to reject their magic and opening scars in reality, and monsters from the Other World are pouring through.

When an old acquaintance turns up out of the blue, Eska has no choice but to investigate the murders and the holes in reality. Can she stop the murderer before the entire world is consumed? And will the conflict reveal her true nature?]]> 412 Rob J. Hayes Aditya 4 4.37 2022 Sins of the Mother (The War Eternal, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Candle & Crow (Ink & Sigil, #3)]]> 199339151 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles comes the final book in the Ink & Sigil series, as an ink-slinging wizard pursues the answer to a very personal mystery: Who cast a pair of curses on his head?

Al MacBharrais has a most unusual job: He’s a practitioner of ink-and-sigil magic, tasked with keeping order among the gods and monsters that dwell hidden in the human world. But there’s one supernatural mystery he’s never been able to solve: Years ago, someone cast twin curses on him that killed off his apprentices and drove away loved ones who heard him speak, leaving him bereft and isolated.

But he’s not quite alone: As Al works to solve this mystery, his friends draw him into their own eccentric dramas. Buck Foi the hobgoblin has been pondering his own legacy—and has a plan for a daring shenanigan that will make him the most celebrated hobgoblin of all. Nadia, goth queen and battle seer, is creating her own cult around a god who loves whisky and cheese.

And the Morrigan, a former Irish death goddess, has decided she wants not only to live as an ordinary woman but also to face the most perilous challenge of the mortal world: online dating.

Meanwhile, Al crosses paths with old friends and new—including some beloved Druids and their very good dogs—in his globe-trotting quest to solve the mystery of his curses. But he’s pulled in so many different directions by his colleagues, a suspicious detective, and the whims of destructive gods that Al begins to wonder: Will he ever find time to write his own happy ending?]]> 336 Kevin Hearne 0356515265 Aditya 4 4.36 2024 Candle & Crow (Ink & Sigil, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Clive Cussler’s Ghost Soldier: An Oregon Files Adventure]]> 203835328 A deadly war game. An adversary as hard to find as he is to kill. Weapons so sophisticated, none have seen the like before. Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon have finally met their match in this pulse-pounding new adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

When African jihadis attack a Nigerian regiment using American weapons, Cabrillo and the Oregon crew are on the case, investigating from Afghanistan to Kuala Lumpur to track a mysterious arms dealer—a genius, or perhaps a devil—known only as the Vendor.

Cabrillo goes undercover to find the Vendor’s base, but his adversary isn’t just an arms smuggler. He’s an arms maker, and Cabrillo just walked into a lethal military game alongside the most dangerous mercenaries in the world, designed to test the Vendor’s cutting-edge AI arsenal.

And yet, surviving an arena full of flame-throwing robots isn’t even his biggest problem. The Vendor has an army of high-speed drones headed for a pivotal military site, and if the Oregon crew can’t stop them from releasing a deadly neurotoxin, the entire globe will erupt in conflict.

Praise for Clive

The Adventure King - Sunday Express

Cussler is hard to beat - Daily Mail

Just about the best in the business - New York Post ]]> 404 Mike Maden 140596751X Aditya 5 4.53 2024 Clive Cussler’s Ghost Soldier: An Oregon Files Adventure
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]]> <![CDATA[Along the Razor's Edge (The War Eternal, #1)]]> 50656627

They stripped her of her magic.
She will survive.

They threw her in prison to rot.
She will escape.

They destroyed her kingdom.
She will take her vengeance.

The Great War is over. Eskara Helsene was a Sourcerer, a weapon for her empire. But she fought on the wrong side.
Now she is a prisoner of war serving out a life sentence in the mines of the Pit, where there are worse things than thieves and murderers in the darkness. Nightmarish demons from the Other World stalk the tunnels, and there are ancient secrets best left forgotten in the dark.
With no hope of survival, Eska must flee. But no one escapes the Pit.
Can she fight her way to freedom or will the darkness swallow her soul, and her destiny?
The Great War is over, but Eska’s war has only just begun.

A dark coming of age story, perfect for fans of Mistborn and Red Sister. Pick it up today.]]> 386 Rob J. Hayes Aditya 4 3.83 2020 Along the Razor's Edge (The War Eternal, #1)
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average rating: 3.83
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]]> <![CDATA[Demon (Archive of the God Eater, #1)]]> 209559366 Dien Hostain was never meant to lead. She wasn't meant to survive.

Kind of heart and quick in temper, Dien expects to lead a simple life, learning her father's trade. But unbeknown to her, he was not always a carpenter. He's an exile, a traitor once known as the Peace Breaker.

When nightmarish demons attack the village of Berrywhistle, her father is murdered. Dien and the survivors are taken as thralls to live out the rest of their days in squaller and back-breaking labour. But Dien's blood boils with the need to escape and take her revenge.

They try to break her body. They try to break her spirit.

Will Dien take up her father's hammer and unite her people?

On wings of vengeance, a Saint shall rise.

A new epic fantasy saga full of angels, demons, heroes, and mystery, from award-winning author Rob J. Hayes. Perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson, John Gwynne, and Ryan Cahill.]]> 200 Rob J. Hayes Aditya 4 4.29 2024 Demon (Archive of the God Eater, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Deathless (Annals of the God Eater, #1)]]> 209559493 Seven were the Godless Kings who took their war to Heaven.

King Ertide Hostain was once known as the Crimson Prince. He fought side by side with angels and pegasi and defended the Sant Dien Empire against monsters. But his pact with Heaven has become strained. He has grown old, his body rots, and he has yet to choose which squabbling prince will be his heir.

The Hostain dynasty has ruled over the empire for millennia, but when Ertide finds cryptic notes from his dead father, he realises not all is as it seems. Has history been rewritten? And if so, what is heaven hiding?

Immortality has a price, and it is paid in blood.

A new epic fantasy saga full of angels, demons, and mystery, from award-winning author, Rob J. Hayes. Perfect for fans of Brandon Sanders, John Gwynne, and Ryan Cahill.]]> 196 Rob J. Hayes Aditya 5 4.40 2024 Deathless (Annals of the God Eater, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Herald (Age of the God Eater, #1)]]> 209560630 A thousand years ago, humanity's greatest heroes killed God.

Across the land of Helesia, the iron grasp of the Godless Kings is failing. Demons stalk the deep forests, monsters break free of their prisons beneath the World Vein, and terrors of the old world rise again.

Deep in the wintry village of Riverden, Renira Washer lives the dreary life of a laundry girl, dreaming of excitement and adventure. But in her blood, hides a secret: the angels are not all gone.

When a stranger from her mother's past appears with a dire warning, Renira's peaceful life is shattered and she's thrown headfirst into a millennia old war between Heaven and earth.

Only the Herald can ring in the Fifth Age.
Only the Herald can bring the God back to life.

History is written in blood. The future is forged in holy fire.]]> 788 Rob J. Hayes Aditya 5 4.32 2024 Herald (Age of the God Eater, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Startup Seed Funding for the Rest of Us: How to Raise $1 Million for Your Startup - Even Outside of Silicon Valley]]> 25112743 124 Mike Belsito Aditya 4 3.89 2015 Startup Seed Funding for the Rest of Us: How to Raise $1 Million for Your Startup - Even Outside of Silicon Valley
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]]> <![CDATA[The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines]]> 199534421 224 Matt Beane 0063337797 Aditya 3 3.71 The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines
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]]> <![CDATA[Exemplar: Hard Science Fiction: The Autonomous Sequence (Book 1)]]> 216816275 On Earth, technology is forbidden �

On the new worlds, technology is everything �

A wild ride into the future of humankind.

After damaging climate change, humanity is divided, torn into the technophobic nature-worshippers on Earth and the banished children of science on the new worlds.

Jaruss awakens, drifting 300 light-years from Earth, trapped, memoryless, and alone. Who is he, where does he come from, and what are these recurring nightmares that trouble his sleep? To find out, he must outwit an efficiency-obsessed AI and join the dangerous crew of the stealth ship, Pangolin.

Thought-provoking interstellar adventure brilliantly executed.

Starts in the vein of an Andy Weir novel (The Martian, Project Hail Mary) and then picks up serious Firefly vibes.]]> 374 Alastair Wells Aditya 3 4.08 Exemplar: Hard Science Fiction: The Autonomous Sequence (Book 1)
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]]> Exodus: The Archimedes Engine 205863241 Explore EXODUS, a new sci-fi action-adventure RPG coming soon from Archetype Entertainment featured in this epic novel from legendary author Peter F. Hamilton.

A fight for freedom among the stars . . .

In a past age, humanity fled a dying Earth in massive ark ships. These searched the galaxy to find a new home. Then one fleet found Centauri, a dense cluster of stars teeming with habitable planets. Now, thousands of years later, Centauri’s settlers have evolved into advanced beings known as Celestials � and their great houses rule vast star systems.

As they vie for supremacy, Earth’s ark ships continue to arrive, and humans must serve these repressive masters. But is there a better life beyond the empire? Finn is a Centauri-born human and yearns for a brighter future. So, when another ark ship arrives, previously thought lost, Finn seizes the chance to become a Traveler. These heroes explore the vast unknowns of distant space, dedicated to humanity’s survival. And they hope � one day � to find freedom.

EXODUS is an action-adventure roleplaying game from Archetype Entertainment, led by industry veterans from BioWare (Mass Effect), 343 (Halo), Electronic Arts, Naughty Dog (The Last of Us) and other AAA studios.

The Archimedes Engine is the first book in a duology by legendary author Peter F. Hamilton. It’s an original novel set in the universe of EXODUS and explores Hamilton’s richly-imagined worlds.]]> 913 Peter F. Hamilton 152907374X Aditya 5 4.58 2024 Exodus: The Archimedes Engine
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]]> <![CDATA[The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power]]> 40604327
The Business of Platforms is an invaluable, in-depth look at platform strategy and digital innovation. Cusumano, Gawer, and Yoffie address how a small number of companies have come to exert extraordinary influence over every dimension of our personal, professional, and political lives. They explain how these new entities differ from the powerful corporations of the past. They also question whether there are limits to the market dominance and expansion of these digital juggernauts. Finally, they discuss the role governments should play in rethinking data privacy laws, antitrust, and other regulations that could reign in abuses from these powerful businesses.

Their goal is to help managers and entrepreneurs build platform businesses that can stand the test of time and win their share of battles with both digital and conventional competitors. As experts who have studied and worked with these firms for some thirty years, this book is the most authoritative and timely investigation yet of the powerful economic and technological forces that make platform businesses, from Amazon and Apple to Microsoft, Facebook, and Google—all dominant players in shaping the global economy, the future of work, and the political world we now face.]]> 309 Michael A. Cusumano 0062896334 Aditya 4 3.88 The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power
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]]> <![CDATA[Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The Men Who Are Destroying Life on Earth—And What It Means for Our Children]]> 35053679 From the New York Times bestselling author Dick Russell, edited and introduced by New York Times bestselling author Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.! �A must read for anyone concerned with climate and energy issues.� —Leonardo DiCaprio, Academy Award winning actor and environmental activist   The science is overwhelming; the facts are in. The planet is heating up at an alarming rate and the results are everywhere to be seen. Yet, as time runs out, climate progress is blocked by the men who are profiting from the burning of the energy moguls like the Koch brothers and Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson. Powerful politicians like Senators Mitch McConnell and Jim Inhofe, who receive massive contributions from the oil and coal industries. Most of these men are too intelligent to truly believe that climate change is not a growing crisis. And yet they have put their profits and careers ahead of the health and welfare of the world’s population—and even their own children and grandchildren. How do they explain themselves to their offspring, to the next generations that must deal with the environmental havoc that these men have wreaked? Horsemen of the Apocalypse takes a personal look at this global crisis, literally bringing it home.]]> 217 Dick Russell 1510721762 Aditya 5 4.23 2016 Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The Men Who Are Destroying Life on Earth—And What It Means for Our Children
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]]> <![CDATA[Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline of Building Breakthroughs]]> 16719505 Innovation principles to bring about meaningful and sustainable growth in your organization

Using a list of more than 2,000 successful innovations, including Cirque du Soleil, early IBM mainframes, the Ford Model-T, and many more, the authors applied a proprietary algorithm and determined ten meaningful groupings—the Ten Types of Innovation—that provided insight into innovation. The Ten Types of Innovation explores these insights to diagnose patterns of innovation within industries, to identify innovation opportunities, and to evaluate how firms are performing against competitors. The framework has proven to be one of the most enduring and useful ways to start thinking about transformation.

Details how you can use these innovation principles to bring about meaningful—and sustainable—growth within your organization Author Larry Keeley is a world renowned speaker, innovation consultant, and president and co-founder of Doblin, the innovation practice of Monitor Group; BusinessWeek named Keeley one of seven Innovation Gurus who are changing the field

The Ten Types of Innovation concept has influenced thousands of executives and companies around the world since its discovery in 1998. The Ten Types of Innovation is the first book explaining how to implement it.

]]> 434 Larry Keeley 1118571398 Aditya 2 4.08 2013 Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline of Building Breakthroughs
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]]> <![CDATA[Leviathan: An Asher & Avandriell Story]]> 217192580 For those who have read The Echoes Saga and need more, the more is here!
Set three years after A Clash of Fates, the first novella in the Verda universe begins here, with Asher and his intrepid dragon, Avandriell.

A new world is beginning to take shape in the aftermath of The Fated War, a world that must be brought together if it is to survive. As the king and queen of Illian, it falls on Vighon and Inara Draqaro to forge this future. As they did during the war, they have allies—old friends—to call upon, heroes all who fought and bled for Verda’s fragile era of peace.

Among those allies are the likes of a ranger and a dragon.

The world’s greatest monster requires the world’s greatest hunters. Between them, Asher and Avandriell possess the skills required to face an ancient beast that has long prevented mutual prosperity between Illian and Erador. If the two realms of man are to secure an everlasting peace, this creature of antiquity, this Leviathan, must finally be vanquished.
]]> 185 Philip C. Quaintrell Aditya 4 4.73 Leviathan: An Asher & Avandriell Story
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Make a Few Billion Dollars]]> 203357708 Do you have a burning passion to make a lot of money in business? Are you ready to turbocharge your chances of professional and personal success?



During his more than four decades as a CEO and serial entrepreneur, Brad Jacobs has created seven flagship companies across different industries, delivering tens of billions of dollars of value to shareholders. In How to Make a Few Billion Dollars, Jacobs defines the mindset that drives his remarkable success in corporate America—and distills a lifetime of business brilliance into a tactical road map.

From provocative recommendations for “rearranging your brain”—an essential prerequisite to accomplishing enormous goals—to practical advice for dealing with colleagues, Jacobs will have you rethinking what it means to win big. He explains why it’s critical to spot key trends and capitalize on them, including the biggest trend of all—the rapid evolution of technology relative to human development. And, he shares his techniques for

� turning a healthy fear of failure to your advantage,

� achieving lots of high-quality M&A without imploding,

� building an outrageously talented team,

� catalyzing electric meetings, and

� transforming a company into a superorganism that kills the competition.

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars is an inside look at how this entrepreneurial titan leads with humility, compassion, and accountability, while running hard toward the American Dream. If your personal dream is to create wealth through free markets or to triumph in sports, the arts, politics, philanthropy, or any other part of your life, this book will help you make that a reality.]]> 206 Brad Jacobs Aditya 4 4.18 How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)]]> 214104737
Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Meanwhile, mighty Sanze -- the world-spanning empire whose innovations have been civilization's bedrock for a thousand years -- collapses as most of its citizens are murdered to serve a madman's vengeance. And worst of all, across the heart of the vast continent known as the Stillness, a great red rift has been been torn into the heart of the earth, spewing ash enough to darken the sky for years. Or centuries.

Now Essun must pursue the wreckage of her family through a deadly, dying land. Without sunlight, clean water, or arable land, and with limited stockpiles of supplies, there will be war all across the Stillness: a battle royale of nations not for power or territory, but simply for the basic resources necessary to get through the long dark night. Essun does not care if the world falls apart around her. She'll break it herself, if she must, to save her daughter.]]> 464 N.K. Jemisin Aditya 5 4.21 2015 The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fulcrum: The epic conclusion (The Aggressor Series Book 5)]]> 211173240 Preorder now and lock in the low release price!

It is six months since the Battle of Hawaii.

The war to defend Taiwan has become World War III, and the surviving pilots of a rested and refitted Aggressor Inc. are thrown back into the fight as it moves across multiple fronts.

In the Central Pacific, sonar operator Elvis 'Ears' Bell and his Orca submersible hunt a Chinese submarine 'wolf pack' preying on a vital convoy.
A Chinese hacker captured off San Luis Obispo Bay could be the key to the wolf pack's victory or defeat.

On Japanese Kunashiri Island, the crew of a single Japanese Infantry Fighting Vehicle tries to hold back an entire Russian airborne company, while marauding Russian fighters pour into the skies overhead.
Can Captain Shinji Kagawa, commander of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Destroyer, JS Haguro, buy them the time they need?

At Josan-ri in Korea, a South Korean incursion into the DMZ sees Chinese-backed North Korean troops flood South under an umbrella of artillery and rocket fire, with US Marine UGV platoon leader Second Lieutenant Leroy King right in their path.
With artillery flying between North and South, what or who can stop North Korea going nuclear?

In Tehran, Iranian President Saman Ghayedi addresses a football stadium sized-rally and threatens to 'unleash nuclear fire' on Israel and its allies. Counter-demonstrators invade the stadium and disrupt the rally - hundreds are killed.
Kurdish sniper, Daryan Al-Kobani, is stalking Ghayedi. Will the brewing civil unrest help or hinder her?

Having destroyed China's Northern Fleet, the next target is its Southern Fleet. But fearing another orbital bombardment, China is keeping its surface combatants in port. From Taiwan and newly captured bases across the South China Sea, the US prepares to launch its largest amphibious assault since D-Day. If it succeeds, it could trigger China's capitulation. If it fails ...
Aboard the USS Lafayette, Air Warfare Watch Officer, Lieutenant Melissa Mayeaux, formerly of the Coast Guard cutter Vigilant, is guardian of the sky over the landing force. What is China willing to do to sink the Lafayette?

As Chinese-armed Russian forces mass on the Belorussian border with Poland, the HMS Queen Elizabeth sails into the Baltic to remind Russia that any fight it picks with Poland is a fight with NATO.
Fleet Air Arm Tempest Squadron Leader, Jules ‘Two-Tone� Hamilton, knows NATO isn't bluffing. How far will Russia go to test it?

And in the US, the powerful conspirators behind the Raven Rock Bombing finally step out of the shadows. US President Carmen Carliotti is suddenly facing an internal enemy that could prove fatal both to her administration, and the integrity of the USA itself.
Can she deal with the sinister new threat without tearing her nation apart, forever?

A generous preview of the epic conclusion to the Aggressor Series will be released on the author's FXHOLDEN website for FREE this summer, and the final version in August 2024!]]> 738 F.X. Holden Aditya 5 4.70 Fulcrum: The epic conclusion (The Aggressor Series Book 5)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1)]]> 195512668
In Daretana’s greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body. Even here at the Empire’s borders, where contagions abound and the blood of the leviathans works strange magical changes, it’s a death both terrifying and impossible.

Assigned to investigate is Ana Dolabra, a detective whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricities. Rumor has it that she wears a blindfold at all times, and that she can solve impossible cases without even stepping outside the walls of her home.

At her side is her new assistant, Dinios Kol, magically altered in ways that make him the perfect aide to Ana’s brilliance. Din is at turns scandalized, perplexed, and utterly infuriated by his new superior—but as the case unfolds and he watches Ana’s mind leap from one startling deduction to the next, he must admit that she is, indeed, the Empire’s greatest detective.

As the two close in on a mastermind and uncover a scheme that threatens the Empire itself, Din realizes he’s barely begun to assemble the puzzle that is Ana Dolabra—and wonders how long he’ll be able to keep his own secrets safe from her piercing intellect.

By an “endlessly inventive� (Vulture) author with a “wicked sense of humor� (NPR), The Tainted Cup mixes the charms of detective fiction with brilliant world-building to deliver a fiendishly clever mystery that’s at once instantly recognizable and thrillingly new.]]> 432 Robert Jackson Bennett 1399725378 Aditya 5 4.47 2024 The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1)
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average rating: 4.47
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]]> World Walkers 198952482
As a totalitarian Inspectorate tightens its grip, one man discovers the power to slip through the gaps and traverse alternate universes. World Walkers by Neal Asher is an exhilarating standalone novel set within the Owner Trilogy.

Ottanger is a rebel and mutant on an Earth governed by a ruthless Committee. But after its Inspectorate experiments on him, Ottanger realizes the mutation allows him to reach alternate worlds. The multiverse is revealed in all its glory and terror � and he understands that he can finally flee his timeline.

Then Ottanger meets the Fenris, an evolved human, visiting his Earth from the far future. He’d engineered the original world walking mutation, so those altered could escape the Committee’s nightmarish regime. Yet this only worked for a few, and millions continued to suffer. And Ottanger sees that that Committee will become unstoppable if not destroyed.

However, the Fenris has drawn yet another threat to Ottanger’s Earth. With the power of its trillion linked minds, it craves world-walking biotech and will do anything to get it. As conflict looms at home, and war threatens the multiverse � the Fenris, Ottanger and his companions must prepare for a galaxy-altering battle]]> 649 Neal Asher 1035038013 Aditya 5 4.08 World Walkers
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]]> <![CDATA[Clive Cussler’s Condor’s Fury: A Numa Files Adventure]]> 199083961 THE ELECTRIFYING NEW ADVENTURE OF THE NUMA CREW, FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF ADVENTURE, CLIVE CUSSLER

A terrifying discovery. A cutting-edge weapon. A life-or-death showdown in the skies . . .

A distress call from a nearby freighter in the Caribbean brings a NUMA training mission to an abrupt halt. Leaping into action, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala locate the damaged vessel, where they make an eerie discovery. The captain lies face down and clutched beneath him - an empty shotgun.

When Kurt and Joe search for clues, the situation grows stranger - and more dangerous. Lying hidden in wait are the rest of the paranoid, disoriented and ready to fight.

Could a mind-altering sickness have struck down an entire ship? Or is something much more sinister going on?

Following the crew's tale of mysterious lights leads Kurt and Joe to a cadre of Cuban mercenaries, and when they learn of their plan to use magnificent modern airships to hijack a nuclear submarine, this impromptu mission moves from the seas to the skies. Faced with an irrepressible enemy and a new arena of fighting, stopping this plot could be the NUMA crew's toughest task yet...

Praise for Clive

The Adventure King - Sunday Express

Cussler is hard to beat - Daily Mail

Just about the best in the business - New York Post
]]> 423 Graham Brown 1405956232 Aditya 5 4.44 2023 Clive Cussler’s Condor’s Fury: A Numa Files Adventure
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name: Aditya
average rating: 4.44
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Perfect Shadow (Night Angel, #0.5)]]> 11639477 144 Brent Weeks 0748132163 Aditya 5 4.28 2011 Perfect Shadow (Night Angel, #0.5)
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average rating: 4.28
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]]> <![CDATA[Beyond the Shadows (Night Angel, #3)]]> 11634026 A new queen has usurped the throne and is leading Cenaria into disaster. The country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army, little food, and no hope. Kylar Stern plans to reinstate his closest friend Logan as King, but can he really get away with murder?

In the north, the Godking's death has thrown Khalidor into civil war. To gain the upper hand, one faction attempts to raise the goddess Khali herself. But they are playing with volatile powers, and trigger conflict on a vast scale. Seven armies will converge to save - or destroy - an entire continent.

Kylar has finally learnt the bitter cost of immortality, and is faced with a task only he can complete. To save his friends, and perhaps his enemies, he must assassinate a goddess. Failure will doom the south. Success will cost him everything he's ever loved.

]]> 737 Brent Weeks Aditya 5 4.41 2008 Beyond the Shadows (Night Angel, #3)
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average rating: 4.41
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow's Edge (Night Angel, #2)]]> 11196436 The action-packed second book in the Night Angel series, from international bestseller Brent Weeks - an astonishing and epic tale of magic, violence and revenge.Kylar has rejected the assassin's life. In the wake of the Godking's violent coup, both his master and his closest friend are dead. His friend was Logan Gyre, heir to Cenaria's throne, but few of the ruling class survive to mourn his loss. So Kylar is starting new city, new companions, and new profession.But when he learns that Logan might be alive, trapped and in hiding, Kylar faces an impossible choice. He could give up the way of shadows forever, and find peace with his young family. Or Kylar could succumb to his flair for destruction, the years of training, to save his friend and his country - and lose all he holds precious.'Brent Weeks has a style of immediacy and detail that pulls the reader relentlessly into his story. He doesn't allow you to look away' Robin Hobb'Nobody does break-neck pacing and amazingly-executed plot twists like Brent Weeks' Brian McClellan'Weeks creates a rich blend of politics, culture and character . . . then throws in magic-using assassins' Peter V. Brett'Unforgettable characters, a plot that kept me guessing, non-stop action and the kind of in-depth storytelling that makes me admire a writer's work' Terry Brooks'Weeks has truly cemented his place among the great epic fantasy writers of our time' British Fantasy SocietyFor more from Brent Weeks, check Night AngelThe Way of ShadowsShadow's EdgeBeyond the ShadowsThe Kylar ChroniclesNight Angel NemesisPerfect A Night Angel NovellaThe Way of The Graphic NovelLightbringerThe Black PrismThe Blinding KnifeThe Broken EyeThe Blood MirrorThe Burning White]]> 657 Brent Weeks Aditya 5 4.40 2008 Shadow's Edge (Night Angel, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)]]> 11233175 Alternate cover edition of ASIN B002TXZRPE


From New York Times Bestselling author Brent Weeks...
For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art-and he is the city's most accomplished artist.

For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never take for granted. As a guild rat, he's grown up in the slums, and learned to judge people quickly - and to take risks. Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint.

But to be accepted, Azoth must turn his back on his old life and embrace a new identity and name. As Kylar Stern, he must learn to navigate the assassins' world of dangerous politics and strange magics - and cultivate a flair for death.]]> 689 Brent Weeks Aditya 5 4.26 2008 The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Night Angel Nemesis (The Kylar Chronicles, #1)]]> 63326534
After the war that cost him so much, Kylar Stern is broken and alone. He's determined not to kill again, but an impending amnesty will pardon the one murderer he can't let walk free. He promises himself this is the last time. One last hit to tie up the loose ends of his old, lost life.

But Kylar's best - and maybe only - friend, the High King Logan Gyre, needs him. To protect a fragile peace, Logan's new kingdom, and the king's twin sons, he needs Kylar to secure a powerful magical artifact that was unearthed during the war.

With rumors that a ka'kari may be found, adversaries both old and new are on the hunt. And if Kylar has learned anything, it's that ancient magics are better left in the hands of those he can trust.

If he does the job right, he won't need to kill at all. This isn't an assassination - it's a heist.

But some jobs are too hard for an easy conscience, and some enemies are so powerful the only answer lies in the shadows.

Praise for Brent

'Brent Weeks has a style of immediacy and detail that pulls the reader relentlessly into his story. He doesn't allow you to look away' Robin Hobb

'Weeks writes in an inescapably engaging style, and Night Angel Nemesis is no exception. Breathlessly high stakes, terrible missteps, and unexpected revelations keep the story humming along at a breakneck pace ' Andrea Stewart

'Weeks is a giant of the genre' Nicholas Eames

'Nobody does break-neck pacing and amazingly-executed plot twists like Brent Weeks' Brian McClellan

'Weeks creates a rich blend of politics, culture and character . . . then throws in magic-using assassins ' Peter V. Brett

'Unforgettable characters, a plot that kept me guessing, non-stop action and the kind of in-depth storytelling that makes me admire a writer's work ' Terry Brooks

' Weeks has truly cemented his place among the great epic fantasy writers of our time ' British Fantasy Society

For more from Brent Weeks, check

Night Angel
The Way of Shadows
Shadow's Edge
Beyond the Shadows

The Kylar Chronicles
Night Angel Nemesis

Perfect A Night Angel Novella
The Way of The Graphic Novel

Lightbringer
The Black Prism
The Blinding Knife
The Broken Eye
The Blood Mirror
The Burning White]]> 848 Brent Weeks 0356520455 Aditya 5 4.25 2023 Night Angel Nemesis (The Kylar Chronicles, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Secrets of Power Negotiating: Inside Secrets from a Master Negotiator]]> 73127 - Business owners will learn how to dramatically improve profits.
- Managers will learn how to become dynamic leaders.
- Parents will discover how to shape their child's future.
- Salespeople will learn how to build-and protect-their bottom line.
- All readers will find how to develop power and control over their ability to get what they want-in all areas of their lives.]]> 319 Roger Dawson 1564144984 Aditya 5 4.03 1988 Secrets of Power Negotiating: Inside Secrets from a Master Negotiator
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]]> You Like It Darker 201549214 You like it darker? Fine, so do I', writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel 'the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind', and in You Like it Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again.

'Two Talented Bastids' explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In 'Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream', a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny's most catastrophically. In 'Rattlesnakes', a sequel to Cujo, a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance - with major strings attached. In 'The Dreamers', a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. 'The Answer Man' asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful.

King's ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys, and mysteries; each feels iconic. You like it darker? You got it.

'As classic as King's novels are, his shorter fiction has been just as gripping over the years' - USA Today

'One of the great storytellers of our time' - Guardian]]> 488 Stephen King Aditya 5 4.53 2024 You Like It Darker
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]]> <![CDATA[The Knight (The Last Horizon #3)]]> 213353605 “As the Knight of The Last Horizon, I challenge you.�

The Last Horizon has already sown new legends across the galaxy, tales of monsters defeated and worlds saved. For better and for worse, their reputation is spreading.

Their enemies have taken notice.

On Karosha, the Perfected gather fleets crewed by inhumanly flawless soldiers. In the Galactic Union, the secretive organization known as Solstice pulls strings in the shadows. And in the depths of Dark Space, after years of silence, the ravenous D’Niss begin to stir.

Raion Raithe, Knight of The Last Horizon, sees these threats as a chance to redeem himself. He will stand against the danger, and he will stand strong, no matter what it costs.

His friends are counting on him.]]> 407 Will Wight Aditya 5 4.48 2024 The Knight (The Last Horizon #3)
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]]> Tipping Point: Invasion 213847647
China had sustained extensive casualties among its escorting warships and landing ships, but they had endured the crossing of the Taiwan Strait. Even as Taiwan unleashed barrages of anti-ship missiles, the two invasion fleets sailed around the northern and southern ends of the island nation.

Now positioned off the eastern Taiwanese coast, the Chinese armadas are poised to strike into the heart of the republic. With Taiwan and the United States� intelligence services taken aback by China’s decision to attack in the east, Taiwan has to rapidly deploy its defensive forces from the west. Will they arrive and be in position in time? Or will China be able to secure footholds on the island?
]]> 338 John O'Brien Aditya 3 4.00 Tipping Point: Invasion
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]]> <![CDATA[Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology]]> 63117942 Chip War reveals how we can’t make sense of politics, economics or technology today without first understanding the central role played by computer chips in shaping the modern world. But the West's lead in this area is under threat. At stake is America's military superiority and the economic prosperity of democratic nations.

Power in the modern world - military, economic, geopolitical - is built on a foundation of computer chips. America has maintained its lead as a superpower because it has dominated advances in computer chips and all the technology that chips have enabled. (Virtually everything runs on chips: cars, phones, the stock market, even the electric grid.) Now that edge is in danger of slipping, undermined by the naïve assumption that globalising the chip industry and letting players in Taiwan, Korea and Europe take over manufacturing serves America's interests. Currently, as Chip War reveals, China, which spends more on chips than any other product, is pouring billions into a chip-building Manhattan Project to catch up to the US.

In Chip War economic historian Chris Miller recounts the fascinating sequence of events that led to the United States perfecting chip design, and how faster chips helped defeat the Soviet Union (by rendering the Russians� arsenal of precision-guided weapons obsolete). The battle to control this industry will shape our future. China spends more money importing chips than buying oil, and they are China's greatest external vulnerability as they are fundamentally reliant on foreign chips. But with 37 per cent of the global supply of chips being made in Taiwan, within easy range of Chinese missiles, the West's fear is that a solution may be close at hand.]]> 463 Chris Miller Aditya 5 4.53 2022 Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
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]]> Against A Dark Background 11672595
Her journey through the exotic Golterian system is a destructive and savage odyssey into her past, and that of her family and of the system itself.]]> 644 Iain M. Banks Aditya 3 4.14 1993 Against A Dark Background
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future]]> 60140095 * THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If you want a brief but thorough education in numeric thinking about many of the fundamental forces that shape human life, this is the book to read. It's a tour de force' BILL GATES __________ We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization, to risks, our environment and its future, How the World Really Works offers a much-needed reality check - because before we can tackle problems effectively, we must understand the facts. In this ambitious and thought-provoking book we see, for example, that globalization isn't inevitable and that our societies have been steadily increasing their dependence on fossil fuels, making their complete and rapid elimination unlikely. Drawing on the latest science and tackling sources of misinformation head on - from Yuval Noah Harari to Noam Chomsky - ultimately Smil answers the most profound question of our are we irrevocably doomed or is a brighter utopia ahead? __________ 'Very informative and eye-opening in many ways' HA-JOON CHANG, author of 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism 'If you are anxious about the future, and infuriated that we aren't doing enough about it, please read this book' PAUL COLLIER, author of The Future of Capitalism]]> 325 Vaclav Smil 024198968X Aditya 4 4.23 2022 How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
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]]> <![CDATA[The Engineer (The Last Horizon, #2)]]> 201127814 “I can’t juggle starships. I make the ones who can.�

The battle with the Iron Legion has left The Last Horizon battered and broken, drifting in space. Varic needs an exceptional Engineer to fix his ship, and there’s only one person for the job: Mell, the master Aether Technician.

But first, they have to break her out of prison.

Mell has been captured by the Advocates, a group of super-powered vigilantes who dominate their corner of the galaxy. They are led by Starhammer, an invincible champion with a personal obsession with Mell.

The Last Horizon may be crewed by the greatest heroes in the galaxy, but even they have to be careful with Starhammer. Every time he survives a battle, he grows stronger.

In another life, Varic saw the end of that road. If he lets Starhammer become too powerful, the galaxy is doomed.]]> 465 Will Wight Aditya 5 4.44 2023 The Engineer (The Last Horizon, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hidden Queen (Nightfall Saga, #2)]]> 199341816 The second book in the Nightfall Saga, the stunning new epic fantasy series set in the world of the Demon Cycle, from New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett.

Humanity thought the war with demonkind was over. Now, after less than a generation to rebuild, the demon corelings have returned with a vengeance. The Spear of Ala—the fortress that stands at the gates of the demon’s hive—is the last bastion against the horde, and reports say it may already have fallen.

Olive Paper is expected to take the vanguard in the fight. Only an heir of Kaji can wield the artifact that opens the gates of the Spear of Ala, and as Ahmann Jardir’s child, Olive seems destined for a role as leader and savior. But Olive does not wish to follow in her father’s footsteps any more than she did her mother’s.

Darin Bales was born with supernatural senses that he struggles to process, so much that even those who love him believe he can barely take care of himself. Yet to save his mother from the clutches of Alagai Ka, the demon king, Darin will brave anything to mount a rescue.

Darin and Olive each strive to walk their own path but find themselves inextricably tied to the legacies of their parents and to a fated confrontation with the demon king and his new hatchling queen. If they fail, humanity may not survive.]]> 602 Peter V. Brett 000830985X Aditya 5 4.53 2024 The Hidden Queen (Nightfall Saga, #2)
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]]> Tipping Point: The Crossing 209183676
First though, they must cross the Taiwanese Strait. Past the twelve-mile limit of China’s territorial boundaries, American submarines and bombers are waiting to pounce. Attempting to vie for supremacy with the United States, China rapidly built up its blue water fleet. Will these modernized destroyers and frigates be able to fend off the American threat? Or will America’s years-old dominance prevail?]]> 314 John O'Brien Aditya 4 4.21 Tipping Point: The Crossing
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]]> <![CDATA[Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)]]> 208812759 ASIN moved from less recent edition

Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College, where everyone has an agenda, and every night could be your last . . .

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general - also known as her tough-as-talons mother - has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away . . . because dragons don't bond to 'fragile' humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother's daughter - like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She'll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Alliances will be forged. Lives will be lost. Traitors will become allies . . . or even lovers. But sleep with one eye open because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.]]> 646 Rebecca Yarros 0349436983 Aditya 3 4.69 2023 Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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average rating: 4.69
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]]> <![CDATA[24 Assets: Create a digital, scalable, valuable and fun business that will thrive in a fast changing world]]> 35214497 210 Daniel Priestley 1781332576 Aditya 4 4.17 24 Assets: Create a digital, scalable, valuable and fun business that will thrive in a fast changing world
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]]> <![CDATA[Midnight: A gripping Aggressor Inc. action thriller (The Aggressor Series Book 4)]]> 203174996 Volume 4 of 5 in the Aggressor Series Coming March 2024

The night is always darkest before the dawn. For the surviving Aggressor Inc. pilots, dawn can't come fast enough.The Taiwan government is on the brink of collapse.From their hiding place on Xiuguluan Mountain, a US-Taiwanese special ops team prepares to wage guerilla warfare. Their mission may demand the ultimate sacrifice, but could change the course of the war.The fog of war has become a pea soup.And from the fog, a massive Sino-Russian fleet emerges. China launches strikes on US bases in Japan and the Philippines, but also across the ocean on Guam, Wake Island, Midway � and Hawaii.The Battle for Taiwan is not yet over. But the Battle for Hawaii is about to begin.US President, Carmen Carliotti, faces crises on multiple fronts - in the Pacific, and at home, as rioting and unrest force her to implement extreme measures.But who is behind the suspiciously well-organized and funded civil uprising?NATO and the Shanghai Pact nations face off as the battle—for global supremacy and for the very soul of America—rages.]]> 585 F.X. Holden Aditya 5 4.66 Midnight: A gripping Aggressor Inc. action thriller (The Aggressor Series Book 4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Starship For Sale (Starship for Sale, #1)]]> 60670693
Already trapped in the worst day of his life and desperate for a way out, he decides to play along. Except there is no joke. The starship is real. And Ben’s life is going to change in ways he never dreamed possible.

All he has to do is sign the contract.

Joined by his streetwise best friend and a bizarre tenant with an unseverable lease, he’ll soon discover that the universe is more volatile, treacherous, and awesome than he ever imagined.

And the only thing harder than owning a starship is staying alive.]]> 332 M.R. Forbes Aditya 4 4.06 2022 Starship For Sale (Starship for Sale, #1)
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> <![CDATA[A Glimmer of Hope (The Avalon Chronicles, #1)]]> 32065020 From Steve McHugh, the bestselling author of The Hellequin Chronicles, comes a new urban fantasy series packed with mystery, action, and, above all, magic.

Layla Cassidy has always wanted a normal life, and the chance to put her father’s brutal legacy behind her. And in her final year of university she’s finally found it. Or so she thinks.

But when Layla accidentally activates an ancient scroll, she is bestowed with an incredible, inhuman power. She plunges into a dangerous new world, full of mythical creatures and menace—all while a group of fanatics will stop at nothing to turn her abilities to their cause.

To protect those she loves most, Layla must take control of her new powers…before they destroy her. All is not yet lost—there is a light shining, but Layla must survive long enough to see it.]]> 332 Steve McHugh 1503995542 Aditya 0 3.94 2018 A Glimmer of Hope (The Avalon Chronicles, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence]]> 36484703 "What does AI mean for your business? Read this book to find out." -- Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google

Artificial intelligence does the seemingly impossible, magically bringing machines to life--driving cars, trading stocks, and teaching children. But facing the sea change that AI will bring can be paralyzing. How should companies set strategies, governments design policies, and people plan their lives for a world so different from what we know? In the face of such uncertainty, many analysts either cower in fear or predict an impossibly sunny future.

But in Prediction Machines, three eminent economists recast the rise of AI as a drop in the cost of prediction. With this single, masterful stroke, they lift the curtain on the AI-is-magic hype and show how basic tools from economics provide clarity about the AI revolution and a basis for action by CEOs, managers, policy makers, investors, and entrepreneurs.

When AI is framed as cheap prediction, its extraordinary potential becomes

Prediction is at the heart of making decisions under uncertainty. Our businesses and personal lives are riddled with such decisions.Prediction tools increase productivity--operating machines, handling documents, communicating with customers.Uncertainty constrains strategy. Better prediction creates opportunities for new business structures and strategies to compete.

Penetrating, fun, and always insightful and practical, Prediction Machines follows its inescapable logic to explain how to navigate the changes on the horizon. The impact of AI will be profound, but the economic framework for understanding it is surprisingly simple.]]> 328 Ajay Agrawal 1633695689 Aditya 5 3.86 Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence
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]]> The Last Raven (Riftborn, #1) 61383064
The peace between the rift and humanity has always been tenuous. It’s up to the Guilds to protect it, removing whomever—or whatever—poses a threat, whether human or rift-fused. Lucas Rurik used to be part of the Raven Guild. That is, until someone murdered all of its members—except for him.

That was seven years ago. Now, Lucas keeps to himself, avoiding getting too close to anyone lest they become targets themselves. But when one of his oldest friends at the Rift-Crime Unit calls upon him for help with a case that’s already taken down people who mean a lot to him, Lucas can’t resist stepping back into the fray.

Something is killing FBI and RCU agents alike—something unlike anything Lucas has ever seen before, on Earth or in the Rift. Even more concerning, the gruesome assaults seem to be linked to Dr. Callie Mitchell, a depraved and disturbed individual who treats the rift-fused like her own personal lab rats.

And when someone Lucas thought he could trust turns on him, he realizes these killings aren’t just the random attacks of some terrifying new kind of fiend. They’re connected to whoever killed off his Guild all those years ago—and that’s something Lucas just can’t let lie . . .]]> 281 Steve McHugh 1039415008 Aditya 3 4.38 2022 The Last Raven (Riftborn, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[One Word Kill (Impossible Times, #1)]]> 39792427
Nick and his Dungeons & Dragons-playing friends are used to living in their imaginations. But when a new girl, Mia, joins the group and reality becomes weirder than the fantasy world they visit in their weekly games, none of them are prepared for what comes next. A strange—yet curiously familiar—man is following Nick, with abilities that just shouldn’t exist. And this man bears a cryptic message: Mia’s in grave danger, though she doesn’t know it yet. She needs Nick’s help—now.

He finds himself in a race against time to unravel an impossible mystery and save the girl. And all that stands in his way is a probably terminal disease, a knife-wielding maniac and the laws of physics.

Challenge accepted.]]> 201 Mark Lawrence 1503958264 Aditya 4 3.77 2019 One Word Kill (Impossible Times, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[London Curiosities: The Capital's Odd & Obscure, Weird & Wonderful Places]]> 34814466
How many of those who walk past Cleopatra's Needle pause to consider why a 3,000-year-old Egyptian monument stands beside the Thames? How many know that what was once London's smallest police station can be seen in Trafalgar Square? Or that pineapples are used in the architectural design of so many buildings? Or why there are memorials to the 'Mayflower' and Pilgrim Fathers in Rotherhithe?

These are just a few of the facets explored, described and illustrated here for anyone in search of the oddly obscure, wonderfully weird and surprisingly strange in this capital of curiosities.]]> 363 John Wade 1473879124 Aditya 5 4.11 London Curiosities: The Capital's Odd & Obscure, Weird & Wonderful Places
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]]> <![CDATA[ChatGPT for Nonfiction Authors: How to Use ChatGPT to Write Better, Faster, and More Effectively (Tips that help you generate ideas, research topics, and maximize your productivity; GPT-4.5 Update)]]> 75567786 The ultimate guide to using the revolutionary chatbot to write, research, and market your nonfiction work (now updated with new information about the GPT-4 model).If you’re an author struggling to find the time to write or feeling stuck in your writing process, ChatGPT is here to help.

This game-changing tool can assist you with everything from brainstorming and idea generation to research and information gathering, writing and editing, and even book marketing.

In this short book, you’ll learn how to use ChatGPT to take your nonfiction writing to the next level.

ChatGPT is the ultimate writing sidekick, providing you with endless ideas and examples to help you craft your work.



ChatGPT for Nonfiction How to Use ChatGPT to Write Better, Faster, and More Effectively (Tips and examples that help you generate ideas, research topics, and maximize your productivity)

Here’s what’s included in the

Introduction to ChatGPT and OpenAIHow ChatGPT WorksHow to Start Using ChatGPTTips for Using ChatGPT effectivelyBenefits of Using ChatGPT for AuthorsUsing ChatGPT for Brainstorming and Idea GenerationUsing ChatGPT for Research and Information GatheringUsing ChatGPT for Writing a BookUsing ChatGPT for Editing and Revising Your WorkUsing ChatGPT for Domain-Specific ExamplesUsing ChatGPT for Text SummarizationUsing ChatGPT for Repurposing ContentUsing ChatGPT for Book MarketingLimitations and Ethical Considerations of Using ChatGPT
You’ll also get specific examples of ChatGPT prompts and responses that will help you maximize your writing productivity and become a writing machine.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to revolutionize your nonfiction writing with ChatGPT. Get �ChatGPT for Nonfiction Authors� today and start writing and publishing your work faster and better than ever before.



Free BonusAs a free bonus for purchasing this book, you’ll get a downloadable ChatGPT Prompt cheat sheet (a PDF file) that summarizes the examples in the book in one short document. You’ll also get a free copy of “Write Your Book on the Side� to learn how to publish your nonfiction book while working a full-time job (even if you don’t have a lot of time and don’t know where to start).



Would you like to learn more?Purchase �ChatGPT for Nonfiction Authors� now to get started.Scroll to the top and click on the � buy button .”]> 53 Hassan Osman Aditya 1 4.07 ChatGPT for Nonfiction Authors: How to Use ChatGPT to Write Better, Faster, and More Effectively (Tips that help you generate ideas, research topics, and maximize your productivity; GPT-4.5 Update)
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]]> <![CDATA[HOW TO GET RICH: (without getting lucky)]]> 53662964 168 Naval Ravikant Aditya 5 4.54 HOW TO GET RICH: (without getting lucky)
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]]> <![CDATA[Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know]]> 55614248 THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERIf you can change your mind you can do anything.Why do we refresh our wardrobes every year, renovate our kitchens every decade, but never update our beliefs and our views? Why do we laugh at people using computers that are ten years old, but yet still cling to opinions we formed ten years ago?There's a new skill for the modern world that matters more than raw intelligence - the ability to change your mind. To have the edge we all need to develop the flexibility to unlearn old beliefs and adapt when the evidence and the world changes before us.Told through fascinating stories, informed by cutting-edge research and illustratedwith amazing insights from Adam Grant's conversations with people such as Elon Musk, Hilary Clinton's campaign team, top CEOs and leading scientists, this is the ultimate guide to keeping your thinking fresh, learning when to question your ideas and update your own opinions, and how to inspire those around you to do the same.]]> 319 Adam M. Grant Aditya 4 4.34 2021 Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
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]]> <![CDATA[Lonely Planet Pocket Dubai (Pocket Guide)]]> 43067113
Lonely Planet's Pocket Dubai is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Crane your neck at the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa; marvel at the mythical old Arabian architecture of Madinat Jumeirah; and get some retail therapy in the charmingly chaotic warren of gold souqs or giant shopping malls. All with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Dubai and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket Dubai:

Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Free, convenient pull-out map (included in print version), plus over 14 colour neighbourhood maps User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers Deira, Bur Dubai, Jumeirah, Burj al Arab & Around, Downtown Dubai, Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah, Abu Dhabi, and more The Perfect Lonely Planet's Pocket Dubai is our colourful, easy to use, handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, providing on-the-go assistance for those seeking the best sights and experiences on a short visit or weekend away.

Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Oman, UAE & the Arabian Peninsula guide for an in-depth look at all the region has to offer.

About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times

'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)]]> 276 Andrea Schulte-Peevers 1788681355 Aditya 4 4.00 2012 Lonely Planet Pocket Dubai (Pocket Guide)
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]]> Those Who Dwell in Darkness 200605994 The hunt for a serial killer leads a vampire agent to uncover a terrifying conspiracy in this dark urban fantasy by the author of the Hellequin Chronicles.

Vampires and humans live side by side thanks to an uneasy peace maintained by the Assembly. As an Arbiter for the powerful organization, Miles Watson is authorized to act as judge, jury, and executioner for anyone—living or undead—who breaks the law. But now Miles is up against a threat more sinister than anything he’s seen in his centuries as a vampire.

A criminal network in London is offering wealthy humans the chance to become vampires without the Assembly’s consent. When the process goes disastrously wrong, the Boss wants to eliminate any trace of the fiasco. But a rogue enforcer refuses to play along, and trouble quickly escalates out of anyone’s control.

As Miles sets off searching for the illegal vampires, he finds himself on the trail of a monstrous serial killer. The twisty investigation takes him from London’s deadly underworld to the rural backwaters of the Pacific Northwest—where an even more devious criminal enterprise threatens all of vampire-kind . . .

Known for his terrifying tales of urban fantasy, author Steve McHugh goes even deeper into the shadows with this noirish vampire thriller, which masterfully combines suspenseful plotting and intricate world-building.]]> 359 Steve McHugh 1039446981 Aditya 4 4.48 2023 Those Who Dwell in Darkness
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]]> <![CDATA[The First Wizard (Dawn of Wizards #1)]]> 200056572 and enslaved humans.

Ian and Vic are brothers. Their lives are simple, and while they might long for excitement, happiness can be found in a hard day's work, a sunny day, or the smile from a pretty girl.

Their lives are turned on end when their village is attacked and they are taken as slaves, destined to labor under the watchful eye of their captors.

The strife that had long dominated much of the world had found them.

Things would never be the same.

Read on and discover how the first wizard came to be.

From international bestselling author Jeffrey L. Kohanek comes a fantasy epic filled with twists, magic, and discovery, certain to keep you enthralled and repeatedly saying "just one more chapter."
Download now. Your next great adventure awaits!]]> 500 Jeffrey L. Kohanek Aditya 3 4.28 The First Wizard (Dawn of Wizards #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger]]> 157686100 From the legendary vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, lessons in investment strategy, philanthropy, and living a rational and ethical life.“Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up,� Charles T. Munger advises in Poor Charlie’s Almanack. Originally published in 2005, this compendium of eleven talks delivered by the legendary Berkshire Hathaway vice-chairman between 1986 and 2007 has become a touchstone for a generation of investors and entrepreneurs seeking to absorb the enduring wit and wisdom of one of the great minds of the 20th and 21st centuries.Edited by Peter D. Kaufman, chairman and CEO of Glenair and longtime friend of Charlie Munger—whom he calls “this generation’s answer to Benjamin Franklin”—this abridged Stripe Press edition of Poor Charlie’s Almanack features a brand-new foreword by Stripe cofounder John Collison. Poor Charlie’s Almanack draws on Munger’s encyclopedic knowledge of business, finance, history, philosophy, physics, and ethics—and more besides—to introduce the latticework of mental models that underpin his rational and rigorous approach to life, learning, and decision-making. Delivered with Munger’s characteristic sharp wit and rhetorical flair, it is an essential volume for any reader seeking to go to bed a little wiser than when they woke up.]]> 433 Charles T. Munger 1953953247 Aditya 5 4.43 2005 Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
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]]> <![CDATA[Citadel (The Palladium Wars #3)]]> 53645701
The war should have been over. But it’s not for a group of nationalists grabbing for control.

It’s been two weeks since a missile with a nuclear warhead tore through the planetary defenses in the most blistering large-scale attack ever committed in the history of the Gaia system. Commander Dunstan Park of the Rhodian navy has been handpicked to command an experimental cruiser that could dictate the course of the escalating conflict. All he has to do is keep the ship from falling into the wrong hands.

On Gretia, the powder keg is beyond control. A terrorist attack against civilians draws Idina Chaudhary into a costly battle. It also forces a cautious Aden Jansen back into the fray. Now dedicated to a just cause, he’s still keeping his past hidden. The risk of exposing his former alliance could twist not only his fate but also that of his sister, Solveig, heir to the family empire.

With no time to waste, Dunstan hits the ground running. But as insurgents threaten the unstable peace, what’s ahead for both sides could change the destiny of the Gaia system forever.]]> 329 Marko Kloos 1542027268 Aditya 4 4.46 2021 Citadel (The Palladium Wars #3)
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