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Davan is a scholar with a folio and a plan. He's going to document the Kenara — an ancient festival where mourning and sensuality intertwine — observe everything, participate in nothing, and return to Nalanda Academy with the thesis of a lifetime. His professor laughed when he promised not to participate. This year, something is wrong. The festival is supposed to be about sharing, but the woman chosen to lead the ritual draws everyone to her. The sacred balance collapses. The River Priestess becomes everyone's obsession. But Davan said he would observe. And his stubborn refusal to ...

Roman historique Congo – Guerre, identité, héritage et féminisme universelLa Tribu des Songye est une saga historique située entre le Congo de la fin du XIXe siècle et la Belgique coloniale.Entre les rivières Sankuru, Lomami et Kasaï, le royaume Songye est ravagé par une guerre fratricide.Pendant qu’en Afrique se joue la survie d’un peuple, à Bruxelles, Léopold II trace les contours d’un empire personnel.Au centre de cette fresque : Mwana Budia.Dernier héritier d’une lignée condamnée.Adopté par un officier belge.Devenu André de la Villette.Deux mondes.Deux ...

In an England where monsters have spilled into the world out of myth, only London is magically protected from the monstrous threat. The University runs the city, allowing family of graduate Hunters, Healers, Scholars, and Artificers to live behind the wards.

Many investors wish they could get in on just one millionaire insider secret and make their fortune. Lucien Stevenson reveals one such well-kept secret in this book. Even though this “secret” has been around for nearly two centuries, less than one percent of American investors are aware of it or use it to build their wealth and manage their money.

What began as a sleep-learning experiment became one of the most careful first-person maps of consciousness in the modern era. The Gateway Experience: Book One - Out of Body traces Robert A. Monroe’s path from a practical broadcasting executive to a disciplined explorer who logged hundreds of out-of-body experiences, tested what he could, and taught others to do the same. Inside you will find a clear narrative of Monroe’s early vibrational episodes, his verification attempts in the here-and-now environment he called Locale I, his passage into the broader nonphysical territory of Locale ...

London has fallen. With the city breached and no sanctuary left, Cassius Jones is thrust into the chaos of a dying world. Monsters roam free, factions fracture, and the University lies in ruins. Cassius must navigate shifting allegiances and the complex politics of the teras—hybrids and purebloods alike, each with their own vision of survival. But even as the line between enemy and ally fades, the darkest truths lie closer to home.

With Learn French with Short Stories, you'll discover 20 engaging and easy-to-follow tales designed to rapidly improve your vocabulary, comprehension, and confidence. Whether you're a beginner looking for an enjoyable way to start or an intermediate learner wanting to refine your skills, this book makes learning French natural and stress-free.

Before the War of the Lance, magic faced and fought its own demise. The Journeyman is charged to use the ancient Anvil of Time to travel back along the river of time and find the lost stories that fell between the pages of the history books. He finds Tythonnia, a young red robe learning magic in company with Ladonna of the black robes and Par-Salian of the white. The three are sent on an easy quest to find the leader of the renegade wizards, a man named Berthal, but if it was that simple, they wouldn't need mages.

Following their success in the trials, Cassius Jones and his companions secure coveted spots as students in London's prestigious University. But the University's promise of security falls short. Reeling from resource shortages, the University is no longer content with siloed expertise, demanding versatility if its students are to survive in a world plagued by catastrophe.

Learn French While You Sleep is designed to work with your brain's natural learning abilities, helping you absorb the most useful French phrases without extra effort. Whether you're a complete beginner, a traveler preparing for an upcoming trip, or someone who's struggled to learn French in the past, this book offers an easy, stress-free way to absorb the language—effortlessly.

The great poison of the World Gash spreads through the oceans of Krynn, killing all in its path. Led by Apoletta of the Dargonesti and Utharne of the Dimernesti, the two great aquatic races of sea elves convene a Conclave to address the mysterious, urgent crisis. When undead attack the Conclave, Apoletta and Utharne must unite both their species, brave the storms of the World Gash and confront the ghosts of their past.

A fae nymph. Cold iron chains. Three men who don’t understand what they’ve caught. Lyralei of the Auburn Spring has spent centuries walking the border between worlds. She seduces merchants, blesses harvests, and nudges mortal fortunes with a smile and a touch of magic. But in the alleys of Belquarry, one mistake is all it takes for everything to vanish. When cold iron manacles snap around her wrists, Lyralei’s power drains away. Her glamour fades. Her carefully planned diplomatic mission lies in ruins. Stripped of magic and locked in a cellar, she faces three captors who have no idea ...

Finally Understand the Philosopher Who Changed Everything Immanuel Kant rebuilt philosophy from the ground up. He redefined what we can know, what we ought to do, and what we may hope. He grounded morality in human dignity. He showed how freedom and natural law can coexist. He articulated the principles that still underlie human rights, democratic governance, and international law. But Kant is notoriously difficult. His Critique of Pure Reason has defeated countless readers. His ethical writings demand precision most summaries don't provide. And his complete system—spanning epistemology, ...

La passionnante et longue vie de Louis XIV mérite un récit continu, précis et documenté. Le voici. Nous découvrons la personnalité d'un homme secret, ainsi que les rouages de l'État royal qui l'accompagne dans ses vastes projets. Cet ouvrage dévoile une page importante de l'histoire de la France et des Français, à travers toutes les facettes de ce règne qui a connu des moments brillants et exaltants et des épisodes pittoresques, mais également des drames terribles.

Sterin has spent his life at the forge. He speaks more easily to silver than to people, finds comfort in routine, and wants nothing more than to be left alone with his craft. When he once forged a collar for a cursed woman, he didn’t ask questions. He simply made it well. Now the Hunter’s Guild wants to know his secret. Their silver kills. His contains. And they’ve sent someone to learn why. Maera Temlin arrives with credentials, a commission, and questions that show she’s actually listening to his answers. She doesn’t fill silences with chatter. She brings him food he can’t ...

Lucien Mars reveals the secret history of humanity contained in an ancient ME stone, or computer crystal, known as a “flaming stone” GirKu chronicle. Included are the galactic wars that led to the Fall described in the bible and why alien cultures such as the Anunnaki and others want to enslave Earth. For the first time the full history of Lucifer and the Fall is revealed, with a stunning conclusion affecting everyone as the fate of humanity hangs in the final balance.

When wounded nobleman Anton seeks refuge at Alys’s remote mountain inn, he expects only to recover and move on. What he doesn’t expect is the innkeeper’s playful suggestion that he serve her for a month as payment— or how much he’ll discover about himself in the process. Each evening, Anton kneels to unlace her boots and follow her gentle commands, awakening desires he never knew he possessed. Alys—skilled in more than just innkeeping—guides him with authority and genuine care. What begins as necessity deepens into something neither anticipated, as Anton learns that submission...

When a telepathy experiment reveals what was meant to stay hidden, a brilliant sorceress and her assistant must decide what happens when perfect understanding replaces careful distance. For three years, Third Mistress Celara and her assistant Tomás have worked toward a singular goal: achieving true telepathic projection. Tomorrow, they'll test whether thoughts can be transferred through a conduit mind and amplified by the resonance frame they've built. The experiment is supposed to be simple. Clinical. Tomás will act as passive channel while Celara's thoughts activate the frame. He won't ...

A thief. A statue. A woman who visits him in his dreams. Branimir has pulled off impossible jobs before, but nothing like this—slipping into a guarded manor to steal a pale alabaster statue with an unsettling half-smile. The moment he escapes with it, the dreams begin. Vivid. Intimate. Impossible. A woman he’s never met appears in the steam of a bathhouse, the silence of a library, the shadows of his past… and she knows exactly how to unravel him. Each night, the dreams grow deeper. More real. More dangerous. Meanwhile, the city tightens its search. The safehouse walls feel smaller. ...

She’s never been worshipped by a mortal man. Her sisters think that’s laughable. On Beltane, everything changes. Nerida has lived centuries as a forest nymph, yet she has never once known the intoxicating reverence her sisters collect with ease. While they are showered in offerings and devotion, she has remained on the outside, unsure of her own power. Determined to prove herself during Greywold’s Beltane festival, Nerida sets her sights on a village watchman—but her borrowed charms and awkward appeals falter. Then Thane risks his life to protect her from an ancient evil. For the ...