As a new kind of Nemeses start to appear all over Cyfandir, Seth is drawn into a nefarious plot against his will. Suspicion stalks the halls of the Wizard Knights’ castle, and the Merchant Barons watch with pleasure as these supernatural events unfold. It’s only a matter of time before Captain Dragunov and Captain Liselotte get their hands on Seth!
After escaping the devastation at Rumble Town, Seth, Doc, and Mélie are back at the Artemis Institute. Meanwhile, Seth learns more about his mysterious brother. But as much as he would like to find out the full truth about Piodon, the search for the Radiant has already been put off much too long. So Seth and his friends set out for the island continent of the Wizard Knights… where they will discover a world that’s completely falling apart!
The final phase of the battle in Rumble Town is underway. While the wizards dig deep to keep the Nemesis tamer Hameline in check, Seth himself is kept away from the fight by someone hiding under an Inquisitor’s hood. Who is he, and what does he want from Seth? The line between ally and enemy is about to become thinner than ever, as Seth is shaken to his core. Will he pull himself together in time to save the island from collapse?
Seth’s team is in a difficult position at the Broom Broom Survival Cup after getting struck by a giant dragon’s head and being dealt other setbacks. Clearly not in his element, Seth will rack his brain to find a way through it all, leading to a one-of-a-kind finish! After the race, Seth and his friends face a new emergency, and are forced to rethink old friendships and alliances as they go after a former ally. They are soon off once more to lands unknown, with even greater and wilder adventures lying ahead.
United States, 1937. In the middle of the Great Depression, 22-year-old photographer John Clark is brought on by the nascent Farm Security Administration to document the calamitous conditions of the Dust Bowl in the central and southern states, in order to bring the farmers’ plight to the public eye. When he starts working through his shooting script, however, he finds his subjects to be unreceptive. What good are a couple of photos against relentless and deadly dust storms? The more he shoots, the more John discovers the awful extent of their struggles, coming to question his own role and responsibilities in this tragedy sweeping through the center of the country. A moving and unforgettable tale, inspired by real-life stories of courage and perseverance against all odds.
Hell and damnation! The Bruja is missing! When the most powerful witch alive disappears without a trace, Norah, her 17-year-old niece, decides to investigate. But upon entering her aunt’s manor, she interrupts a summoning ritual and finds herself face to face with the devil… Or half of him, anyway, as he has been cut in two and is now stuck in a pentagram. Unable to return to Hell without Norah’s help, Lucifer agrees to assist her in finding the Bruja—a devilish task when you’re the most feared and hated being on the planet!
Robert is dead, says the man born as Robert. My name is Tancred now. Whoever he is, he is still on the run with Eudoxia and Marie. But Guillaume and his men are hot on the heels of the former Norman lord. When they catch up, Tancred allows himself to be taken while his traveling companions escape. Now that Guillaume has his former friend back in his clutches, he’s not about to let him go. But Guillaume isn’t the only one in his own camp with designs on Tancred.
The Babylonian royal wedding is only days away, but the political marriage with a Median child bride repulses Prince Amel, still in love with Shamhat, his concubine and the mother of his children. Amidst the celebrations, Sennedjem tries to rescue his sister Neith from the royal palace, where she is a nanny to Shamhat’s children. But when he runs afoul of an attempt on Shamhat’s life, fateful events are set in motion that may topple a dynasty. Brought to life by endearing art and thorough research, this second volume of “The Straw King” concludes Isabelle Dethan’s ancient Egyptian epic.
In a devastated cityscape, a lone man fights off creatures of fearsome power: white, winged, serenely impassive, and capable of terrifying transformations… Decades later, in a desolate American southwest, a meager colony of human survivors ekes out a precarious existence between dwindling water supplies and magnetic shields that screen them from roving bands of aerial attackers. An ancestral upper class presides, while in the lower city, laborers do the hazardous work of keeping everyone alive. But all that may be about to change when the mysterious Joshua comes of age…
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