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High on a remote mountain, where wind threads through stone and silence gathers in the dome, an old observatory waits for night. Inside, a solitary astronomer begins his ritual. He does not measure or chart. He simply watches — and wonders if the stars might be watching him in return. Through the telescope’s great lens, the familiar sky begins to change. Clusters shift. Constellations breathe. A spiral forms, a rhythm pulses, a triangle glows with deliberate synchrony.

Ponaders philosophische Märchen sind sinnliche und poetische Texte, die zum Innehalten anregen und zur Reflexion von Gedanken jenseits unserer Kategorien von Zeit und Raum anregen. Diese Geschichten handeln von der Liebe, der Wertschätzung kostbarer Augenblicke und den grundlegenden Fragen des Zusammenlebens – sowohl zwischenmenschlich als auch im größeren Zusammenhang in unserer Gesellschaft.

Earth is dying. Hope is light-years away. In humanity’s final hour, massive colony fleets depart a crumbling Earth, bound for distant exoplanets and the promise of survival. Onboard one such vessel are Kael Thuum and Bryce Halden, two friends chasing a new beginning among the stars. Their destination: a world orbiting a black hole. As the fleet draws near, the laws of reality begin to bend. Time fractures. Dreams bleed into waking life. Something ancient waits beyond the event horizon.

Брат святого ордена доминиканцев инквизитор Бернар на воскресной мессе увидел прекрасную горожанку Маргариту Ситтов и потерял покой. Чтобы получить желаемое, брату Бернару нужно лишь забрать золотой медальон, дающий защиту своему владельцу. Через много веков защитный амулет попадает в руки скромного редактора Оксаны Карасевой.

Молодая талантливая программистка Хан Совон в детстве пережила трагедию, в которой продолжает себя винить. У нее проблемы с общением: она мечтает найти хотя бы одного друга. Для того чтобы с кем-нибудь подружиться, она разрабатывает приложение, исполняющее любые самые тайные и заветные желания. Так Совон пытается поддержать тех, кто считает свои мечты мелкими и незначительными, тех, кто стремится добиться отмщения или справедливости, тех, кто одинок или несчастен. Нужно только прийти на интервью в ее офис, и она настроит приложение индивидуально под каждого клиента.

Ruth, wenn auch tapfer im Herzen, kämpft noch immer mit den schlimmsten ihrer Dämonen. Unfähig, sie zu besiegen, stellt sie Warrose unwissentlich vor die Herausforderung, sie, trotz der Dunkelheit, die nun ihren Geist infiziert, wieder zum Leben zu erwecken. Wie weit wird ein Mann gehen, um die Frau, nach der er sich sehnt, aus der Hölle zu befreien und zurück auf den Thron zu bringen, der ihren Namen ruft? Marilynn muss den Pfaden der Prophezeiung folgen. Die Prophezeiung, deren Geheimnisse sie allein tragen muss.

Inspired by Jane Austen’s birth—and death—day, The Last Gift considers what happens if July 18, 1817 was only the beginning for Jane Austen. After the Lady meets her characters in the Universe she created, what would make her existence not only tolerable but also transcendental?

*2026 LOCUS FINALIST FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL* *ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2025* Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream? — Edgar Allan Poe At 14, Julia Z became infamous as the "orphan hacker," a teenage prodigy who broke the law and captivated a nation...

Eric Jansen, a movie star handsome military hero and former Mossad spy, married to his loving partner, Mark Cohn, is elected as the first openly LGBTQ prime minister of Israel. But who have they really elected? A moderate, much-loved politician who will bring progress and equality to the tempestuous Middle East, or an unhinged sociopath who controls an unstoppable killer robot army bent on exterminating entire nations with lethal laser weapons? And how long will he be able to control them before they become sentient?

Guilt will always call you back... Rhona is a faithful servant of the country Jémoon and a woman in love. Everything changes when her beloved sets the ravenous Vulture goddess loose upon the land. Forced to execute the woman she loves for committing treason, Rhona discovers a profound correlation between morality and truth. A connection that might save her people or annihilate them all. You are a lie.. Varésh Lúm-talé is many things, most of all a genocidal liar. A falsity searching for the Phoenix goddess whom he believes can help him rectify his atrocities.

This work is dedicated to the listeners who seek narratives that challenge, provoke, and ultimately resonate with the very essence of their being. To those who appreciate the intricate dance between fact and fiction, science and speculation, and who are unafraid to confront the uncomfortable truths hidden beneath the surface of reality. Your intellect, your curiosity, and your willingness to engage with complex themes are the driving force behind this endeavor. Your imagination, the boundless canvas upon which these words are painted, is what truly gives this story life.

The descendants of Nimrod return—not with bricks and mortar, but with quantum engineering, mysticism, and the unrelenting drive of human ambition. Their mission: to reconstruct the legendary Tower of Babel on the Ashar Plateau, not just to unify humanity, but to tap into the very architecture of the cosmos itself. Led by the Warkans—a coalition of scientists, mystics, and visionaries—the project begins with grand hopes. But as the Tower rises, so too does unrest. Ideological rifts fracture their unity. Strange anomalies ripple across time and space.

The Book of Adam is more than a story—it is a mirror. Through the scattered voices, across generations and places, a haunting pattern emerges: each grappling with love and loss, guilt and grace, survival and meaning. Their words feel different, yet eerily familiar. Because their struggles are ours. Is truth a matter of fact, or of perspective? Is it found in the courtroom, in the silence of a diary, in the grip of loss—or in the spaces between? These Adams are not just characters; they are reflections of what it means to be human. To be man. To be men.

In Melton and the Hereafter, Damian Gutierrez Barnes crafts a luminous and emotionally resonant novel that dares to follow a soul beyond the veil. As Melton exhales his last breaths in a hospital room, surrounded by family, the boundary between this world and the next begins to dissolve. Awakening in a gray corridor, he tumbles into a surreal and profound journey through memory, love, loss, and forgiveness.

Detroit, 2087. Nothing unexpected ever happens. Every coin lands exactly as physics predicts. Three million people living without the possibility of surprise. Zephyr Calculus used to be the best Momentum Raider alive—a thief who could steal fortune from lightning strikes. Now she’s down to her last 47 kilolucks, barely enough to find her keys in the dark. When she learns Kairos Infinitum has drained seventeen cities to build his “Singularity”—a world without random tragedy, but also without joy—Zephyr assembles one last crew.

First published in 1908, The Smoky God recounts the extraordinary tale of Olaf Jansen, a Norwegian sailor who claimed to have journeyed with his father through an opening at the North Pole into a vast hidden land within the Earth. Inside, they discovered a thriving civilization of giants, a lush inner sun known as “The Smoky God,” and a society far advanced in peace, longevity, and wisdom. Blending travel narrative, myth, and esoteric speculation, this gripping account has become a cornerstone of Hollow Earth theory and alternative history.

When Nepal’s government bans social media to silence a viral TikTok trend, a restless generation rises. What begins as protest becomes revolution—the Gen Z Kranti. In the bloodied streets of Kathmandu, old parties collapse. A female jurist is chosen Prime Minister through a Discord vote. Circles of eleven people, in villages and across the diaspora, organize into a new kind of democracy. Their vision is audacious: a corruption-free Nepal, job guarantees for every citizen, and an economy that abandons money itself. But storms gather.

Mariam knew she would marry Yeshua and was aware of the work expected of them. They both needed education to be able to fulfill their mission. Through her initiations at the university surrounding the Library of Alexandria and at Ephesus, she becomes a powerful and dangerous priestess. What has been chosen to be revealed, and what has been masterfully hidden, has made the biblical figure of Mary Magdalene even more alluring. Veiled in mystery and obscurity, this fascination has been amplified as more historical facts have come to light.

The people of the principality of Liechtenstein have long wished for independence, but the Empire has always had its own plans for the country. The neighboring states, meanwhile, have kept a constant eye on the principality, as if it were their own property. What's more, the internal conflicts between the country's aristocrats have shown no sign of abating. Was it really a good idea to stir up this hornets' nest? Well . . . they only have themselves to blame!

‘No one writes like Samanta Schweblin’ – Lorrie Moore The strange and explosive new collection from the incomparable imagination of Samanta Schweblin, a master of the short story. A gripping blend of the raw, the astonishing and the tragic, every story is as perfectly unexpected as a snare...