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The second installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England-the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series. As the last unvanquished piece of England, Wessex is eyed hungrily by the fearsome Viking conquerors. Uhtred, a dispossessed young nobleman, is tied to the imperiled land by birth and marriage but was raised by the Danish invaders-and he questions where his allegiance...

A reclusive military specialist from the early 21st century, Cortland Addison travels three hundred and four years into the future with Sköll, his rescued wolf. To the United States government, his journey was designed to test a strange technology. To Cort, it was a way to finally escape a society he no longer wanted to participate in. Cort and Sköll arrive in the future to find themselves barricaded in a vast underground cavern filled with everything...

"Reunited with her people, Shanti knows that she must make a move in order to finally put her duty to rest. But as always, Xandre is one step ahead of her. For one brief moment when she lets down her guard, Shanti falls into enemy hands. But if Xandre thought she would be a docile prisoner, he was sadly mistaken. With Shanti running interference, it is up to the boys she has trained, and the army Cayan leads, to fight their way to her side. The fate...

A fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. King Alfred's son Edward and formidable daughter, Aethelflaed, rule the kingdoms. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids. Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms' greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But forces are gathering against him.

The song: Warrior Queen Chronicles by Pagan singer/songwriter, Kellianna The books: The Warrior Queen Chronicles trilogy tells the life story of the Warrior Queen Book One - Tapestry of Dark and Light: Young Kellianna dreams of finding true love, but her destiny is power. The Norns weave a tapestry of love and loss, but Llianna summons a God to make her own demands. Will she compel the Gods, or will she be forced to accept her fate as a child of prophecy?...

Facing both an unknown enemy that can turn planets into crystal and enemies within his own government, Cortland Addison must unite Earth to defend a coalition of planets it can never join.As Addison navigates the morality and justice that force him to kill billions, he also battles to protect the survivors of his own onslaught. Ultimately, personal mores and a sense of duty force him to assume his destined role as War Incarnate.Together with Bazal,...

Imagine a world where all living creatures, including humans, are genetically engineered for special purposes. Imagine a super-race of Warrior humans who are manufactured in cutting-edge laboratories deep inside the planet, where they are trained to use their unimaginable athletic capabilities in advanced martial arts and acrobatics. When they are ready, they are sold to the highest bidder, to be used to police humanity, spy on enemies, and ultimately...

Nothing like jumping in at the deep end...Just weeks after his first encounter with the treatment's unusual side-effects, it's Brady's turn under the needle again. Rachelle seems confident he can use his new powers for good, but Brady isn't so sure. How do you stop crime with super senses anyway, especially when the world doesn't know your secret?With the team at his back, Brady makes his first foray onto the streets, but nothing is as easy as it...