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Als Commissar der Imperialen Armee ist es Ciaphas Cains Aufgabe, seinen Soldaten mutigen Schrittes voranzugehen und für die Moral der Truppe zu sorgen. Nachdem seine Taten ihn allerdings zu einem unfreiwilligen Helden des Imperiums gemacht haben, wird er immer wieder in riskante Einsätze geschickt, die ihn beinahe Kopf und Kragen kosten. In der Hoffnung, endlich einen ruhigen Posten gefunden zu haben, nimmt er den Auftrag an, aus den Überresten zweier valhallanischer Verbände ein Regiment zu formen.

If you put aside what you think you know about Jesus and approach the Gospels as though for the first time, something remarkable happens: Jesus emerges as a teacher of the transformation of consciousness. Cynthia Bourgeault is a masterful guide to Jesus' vision and to the traditional contemplative practices you can use to experience the heart of his teachings for yourself.

The wind screams. The dark night is freezing. Vossk, a Vostroyan Firstborn, shrinks into a rock against a howl of memories. Having disgraced himself by deserting his post during a terrifying encounter, Vossk had resigned himself to penal servitude, though yearned for the chance to redeem himself. But in the 41st Millennium, such dreams are hollow when a man’s reality has been shaken to his core. Found in the shadows of a pitiless cave, Vossk relives his tale to his rescuer....

Does every social situation feel overwhelming? Do you replay conversations in your head long after they end? Do you worry about saying the wrong thing, being judged, or standing out in the wrong way?

London, 1898. The age of the motor-car has dawned, and Wolf is determined to embrace it. When he acquires one of the new mechanical marvels and enters one of England’s first great motor-car runs from London to Brighton, Tabitha is less than enthusiastic—particularly as she has other reasons to proceed with caution.

In the gaslit alleys of 1905 Whitechapel, in a city that feeds on women like grist to mills, Lark knows the price of everything—including herself. By day, she's a working girl in grey skirts with a practiced smile. But when darkness falls, when she sheds her worn clothes for red silk, Lark comes alive. Because there, in the candlelit shadows of an underground club, behind a door that admits no men, Lark discovers a different kind of power: desire without apology, intimacy without purchase—and that a woman's greatest act of rebellion might be refusing to be ashamed of who she truly is.

Six years have passed. Cassandra Everson has given birth. She survived the wilds, raising her son as one of the pack. But when Anthony falls gravely ill, she is forced out of hiding and must return to the world she abandoned to find the one person she knows who can help: her estranged sister Katherine. As Cassandra rebuilds hher fractured family, she meets Luna, an enigmatic woman with scars of her own. Passion ignites and Cassandra fears what Luna might awaken in her. Something primal. Something dangerous.

This novel explores the lives of a Colombian family over three generations, illustrating how themes of art, purpose, and belonging evolve through the experiences of migration. The story is inspired by my family history, in a fictional recreation that begins with Richard, a defiant young Colombian artist in 1900, whose life intertwines with Tita, his wife. Together they manage a successful art business amid political turmoil, eventually relocating to Canada.

Life can change on a dime. Jo Giese was a passionate hiker one day, and unable to walk the next. A random accident at home and botched surgery resulted in a dead Achilles tendon and left her at a decisive moment—would she no longer enjoy the outdoors as before, or would she battle to find her footing? When you enjoy hiking as much as Giese, the solution is obvious. The way ahead, however, less so. By all accounts, Giese should still not be walking, let alone leaping from helicopters and seeking out some of the most stunning and remote waterfalls around the world.

Tabitha and Wolf have been invited to historic Salisbury for a scholarly lecture celebrating their recent discovery at Pembroke Castle. However, the occasion takes a dark turn when the lecturer is found dead beneath the towering ruins of Old Sarum. As the couple begins to investigate, they are drawn into a labyrinth of ancient Druidic rites, shadowy Church intrigues, and secrets buried beneath the chalky plains. An excavation near Stonehenge uncovers more than bones, awakening old rivalries and new dangers.

Immigrants bear an invisible grief—of lives left behind, scattered memories, and the absence of familial support. For many, this loss manifests as a profound sense of isolation, suspended between two worlds that neither fully embrace nor reflect them. But what if belonging didn’t require shrinking or stretching the self to fit? What if there was a middle path—one that honors complexity without compromise?

We feel that the present is everything; all we can know. Yet physics finds no universal ’now’. To explore what a moment really is, In Search of Now draws on state-of-the-art discoveries in neuroscience, psychology, cosmology and quantum physics, revealing a dynamic, creative process in which we all play a part.

In The Book Lover, a bookshop in the village of Warwick, New York, the best stories may not be in the pages of its books, but in the lives of the people who walk through its doors. Owner Ruth Hardaway has been handselling books in her store, The Book Lover, for years. Her gift isn't just finding the right books for her quirky cast of patrons, its also helping them to navigate the unexpected chapters in their own lives. When author Lucy Barrett lands on her doorstep for a book signing, only to collapse in a meltdown, Ruth is about to become a heroine in a story she never could have imagined.

Thirty years ago, the people of Guildford were haunted by a figure who crept into children’s bedrooms and watched them sleep. When he left, he left behind a single party balloon. And then he vanished. The visits stopped. Now it’s happening again. Has The Bogeyman returned or is a copycat terrorising a new generation of victims? With pressure mounting and panic rising, DI Stephanie Broadbent must untangle the past to stop a predator stalking the present. But what she finds may bring her closer to home than she ever expected…

Nach dem unerwarteten Tod des Papstes machen sich Kardinäle aus aller Welt auf den Weg nach Vatikan, um den Nachfolger zu bestimmen. In kürzester Zeit avanciert der junge, populistische Kardinal Magnus Marx in der Öffentlichkeit zum Favoriten auf den vakanten Heiligen Stuhl. Dabei wird sein rasanter Aufstieg von mysteriösen Todesfällen begleitet. Zusammen mit Team Boa findet Anna Gudwin heraus, dass Marx von einem geheimen Orden gelenkt wird, der die Welt ins Chaos stürzen will.

Emily Talbot besuchte mit ihrem Mann das Grab ihrer Eltern auf dem Trinity Cemetery. Es war fünf Uhr nachmittags. Die Dunkelheit kroch wie ein Moloch über den menschenleeren Friedhof. Trübe flackerten Kerzenflämmchen im milchigen Nebel. Feiner Regen sprühte auf Edinburgh. Seine etwas jüngere Frau zündete die Kerze in der Grablaterne an. Ihr Blick ging dabei an ihrem Mann vorbei. Hinter ihm schälte sich eine dunkle Gestalt aus dem Nebel.

James Parr fiel zu Boden. Ein heftiger Schmerz durchzuckte seinen Körper. Aus dem Augenwinkel sah er den kräftigen, mit Narben übersäten Mann auf sich zukommen, seine riesige Hand zum vernichtenden Schlag erhoben. Da ertönte eine markerschütternde Stimme: „Halt, er ist einer von uns!" Parr erkannte eine uralte, abstoßend hässliche Frau, vor der die anderen Gestalten ehrfurchtsvoll zurückwichen. Mit zitternder Stimme sprach er das Wesen aus dem Moor an: „Ich brauche eure Hilfe!" Die Alte lachte schallend, „Bist du dir über die Konsequenzen im Klaren, James Parr?" Er schluckte: „Ja!

Hillario Mendez ist tot. Kurz vor seinem schrecklichen Ende gelang es Mendez, mit dem Bösen einen Pakt zu schließen, um sich an den Mördern rächen zu können. Die Armee des Todes erwacht zum Leben und beginnt einen mörderischen Rachefeldzug.

Menschenschmuggel ist ein einträgliches Geschäft. Chefsteward Baker wusste das – und er kassierte kräftig ab. Aber dann lief etwas schief. Der verbotene Fahrgast starb eines grausamen Todes. Baker ahnte nicht, welche Kräfte hier im Spiel waren. Er wusste nur, dass er geliefert sein würde, wenn man die Leiche fand. Dass die Leiche gar nicht tot war und das Luxusschiff, auf dem er sich befand, eine Menschenfalle und ein Tor zur Hölle – und zur Vergangenheit – geworden war, das alles sollte er noch am eigenen Leib erfahren.

In der Wüste von Nevada, nahe Las Vegas, errichtet der Paläontologe Sondstrup einen Vergnügungspark mit lebensecht nachgebildeten Dinosaurier-Skulpturen. Der Fotoreporter Craigh Sanders und seine Kollegin Betty sollen eine Reportage über das ungewöhnliche Projekt machen. Doch schon bald beschleicht die beiden ein seltsames Gefühl. Haben die grausigen Morde der letzten Nächte etwas mit dem Park zu tun? Es scheint, als ob die Opfer riesigen Bestien in die Klauen geraten seien.