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I am the Archmage Mikhael. In my life, I have seen many beautiful women and many senseless battles. At some point, I found that the battles outnumbered the beautiful women. This loss of balance prompted me to put an end to all wars. I conducted scientific experiments and even studied the DNA of mages. I was one step away from understanding what makes us go to war when I died....

Las dos mujeres no tienen nada en común, pero sus asientos en el vuelo a Denver en el que han embarcado están en la misma fila, por lo que intercambian algunos comentarios durante la travesía. En los días siguientes ambas envían mensajes de texto cada vez más inquietantes a sus amigos y compañeros de trabajo. Todo indica que han conocido al mismo hombre, un tipo atractivo llamado Trent McCarthy. Hasta que los mensajes cesan y las dos desaparecen sin dejar rastro.

Cold feet or passion running hot?Seiichirou, a typical corporate slave, was mistakenly summoned to another world alongside Yua Shiraishi, the Holy Maiden. There, he and the handsome young knight, Aresh, began a physical relationship out of necessity. Now they’ve become true lovers. Unsure how...

With the same suppleness, energy, and range of voices that won their translation of The Brothers Karamazov the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Prize, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky offer a brilliant translation of Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky's astounding psychological thriller, newly revised for his bicentennial.

Demons is Dostoevsky’s profound and moving novel of politics, psychology, and social upheaval. Exploring how ideas come to possess those who espouse them, this is a story of unforgettable characters who pass through times of love, enlightenment, betrayal, and tragedy. Their story and the story of their life together show how the choices they make in turn make a fabric of destiny and how the fate of their people rests on the nature of an idea.

Alexis Koskas tiene un trabajo respetable en un banco privado y una hija adolescente a la que adora, Clara. Cuando la joven sufre un accidente que la deja en coma, la vida de Alexis da un vuelco. Mientras retoma el contacto con su exmujer durante las visitas al hospital, se embarca en un proceso de escritura para intentar aliviar el dolor. Pero las consecuencias del accidente van más allá cuando Clara despierta y no es la misma.

Ahren's life consists of being beaten up by his drunkard father or bullied by the village lads. But at the annual suitability tests for apprenticeships, the young boy finds himself selected by Falk, the guardian of the forest, to be his apprentice and his world is turned upside down.

In this intense detective thriller instilled with philosophical, religious, and social commentary, Dostoevsky studies the psychological impact upon a desperate and impoverished student when he murders a despicable pawnbroker, transgressing moral law to ultimately "benefit humanity".

SOMETIMES FIRE AND ICE ARE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER.Brigitte Meidell belongs to a noble family, which means high expectations were placed upon her spirit contract. However, her bonded spirit turned out to be a weak no-name, and ever since, she has been a source of shame to her family. She thought...

Alexandra Quinlan fue acusada de masacrar a su familia cuando era apenas una adolescente. Un país entero la vio esposada mientras los medios la bautizaban Ojos de asesina. Años después Alex lo ha cambiado todo: su nombre, su apariencia y su pasado. Vive oculta, evitando a fanáticos del true...

Something is not right with George the shepherd. His sheep have gathered around him outside the cozy Irish village of Glennkill to assess the situation. George has cared for the sheep, reading them books every night, and now he lies pinned to the ground with a spade. His flock, far savvier about the workings of the human mind than your average sheep, sets out to find George’s killer, led by Miss Maple, the smartest sheep in Glennkill (and possibly the world).

A new ruler is ascending to the throne of Vintervald, and his army is heading to the North to give battle to the Frost Knights. And meanwhile, Princess Astrid is desperate to find new allies. The King of Astland dreams of an Imperial Crown, and he's waiting for the right moment to hurl his legions into Vestonia. In Atalia, a shift in the balance of power is already well underway, and the Golden Lion is hungry for revenge. The King of Claron, Olgerd III the Proud, has fixed his eyes on Bergonia and the Margraviate de Valier.

Living in a squalid room in St. Petersburg, the indigent but proud Rodion Raskolnikov believes he is above society. Obsessed with the idea of breaking the law, Raskolnikov resolves to kill an old pawnbroker for her cash. Although the murder and robbery are bungled, Raskolnikov manages to escape without being seen. And with nothing to prove his guilt and a mendacious confessor in police custody, Raskolnikov seems to have committed the perfect crime. But in Dostoyevsky’s world of moral transgressions, with its reason and its consequences, Raskolnikov’s plan has a devastating hitch.

Solo aquellos dignos superan las pruebas, y la joven Meryn arriesgará la vida (y el corazón) para ser una de ellos. Vincúlate o sangra. Lucha o muere. La derrota no es una opción.

A Chance to Come Back! A mysterious door stands open, inviting a boy who’s been brutally bullied all his life to take a courageous step forward into the unknown. On the other side, he finds a hoard of priceless artifacts and a world as filled with magic as it is with monsters. The most...

Una magia antigua ha despertado, y ahora la tierra de los mortales es más oscura, más fría y está más hambrienta que nunca. Tanto los monstruos como una siniestra maldición se propagan como la peste y, para Maevyth y Zevander, la única posibilidad de escapar es volver a atravesar el Bosque Voraz. Pero el destino ha tejido una intrincada tela de araña, cuyos hilos harán que cruzar la mística frontera hacia Etiria no sea tarea sencilla.

Mi jefe es imbécil es el audiolibro que todo profesional frustrado estaba esperando, una guía audaz para afrontar la mala gestión sin perder la cabeza. Porque, seamos sinceros, todos hemos estado ahí: atrapados bajo el "liderazgo" de un jefe que no tiene ni idea, que pasa de todo o que, directamente, es tóxico.

Here is an audio edition of the sacred text of the Latter-Day Saint movement that followers believe contains the writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2200 B.C. to A.D. 421. A fascinating listen for religious scholars and denominational adherents alike.

The Karamazov brothers are as different as mind, body, and spirit. Ivan, an atheist and brooding intellectual; Dmitri, a volatile sensualist and his father's rival for the beautiful Grushenka; and Alexey, driven by unshakeable piety. In their shadow is their rejected half-brother, humiliated into servitude. Together they act to rid themselves of the dissolute Karamazov patriarch. Then, in a single shocking act, the fates of the brothers are inexorably altered.

After conquering dungeons and finally getting some leverage over the gods ganging up on him, Mukohda sets his sights on the domestic life. With his new palatial manor fully staffed with trustworthy servants and guards, it seems like as good a time as any to focus on building up his long-neglected business of selling Japanese goods in this otherworld. But he’s suddenly found himself in the sights of an unscrupulous competitor, backed by a shady lesser noble, who is after the secrets of his luxurious soaps and hair treatments.