The lords of darkness are plotting to destroy those balances of peace sanctioned too long ago. War threatens to overwhelm the worlds again, evil moves crawling and strikes without warning. Two young adolescents unaware of everything are the key needed to open the doors to destructive forces. Victims of fate and the whims of the gods, Astris and Ashgarti will be involved in an adventure that will lead them to fight beyond the boundaries of the universe.

Mario Serroni presents the third book of the utopian dystopian fantasy science fiction saga of the Black Moon. In a world called "posthuman" where injustice and violence dominate, Astris and Ashgarti are once again forced to make painful and difficult choices. A new war will see them face their own children, imposing the last and supreme sacrifice necessary to make peace triumph.

The Chainbreakers' War freed the norren. Won independence for Narashtovik. And drove a rift between Dante and Blays that may never be mended. After three years of wandering, Blays has returned to Gask. Blaming its king for the loss of his love, Lira, he poses as a merchant and infiltrates the enemy nobility. His goal is to bankrupt the kingdom and force its ruler from the throne. But his scheme is ruined when Dante arrives and outs him to the king. In desperation, Blays flees to the one place Dante can't follow: the forbidden Pocket Cove. There, he intends to learn whatever secrets have kept its people hidden for centuries. Meanwhile, Dante is called back to Narashtovik. Strange lights have been seen in the nearby Wodun Mountains. His investigation reveals the lights herald the return of the Black Star, a long-lost item capable of making wishes real. With it, Dante plans to make himself immortal. To find it, he must cross the Woduns into the mysterious country of Weslee. But there are others vying for the Black Star—and if they find it first, they will use it to scour Narashtovik from the earth. THE BLACK STAR is the final book in an epic fantasy trilogy.

The Black Star is a criminal mastermind who is pursued by Roger Verbeck and Muggs, a millionaire bachelor and his ex-thug partner. Black Star is a gentleman criminal in that he does not commit murder, nor does he permit any of his gang to kill anyone, not even the police or his arch enemy Roger Verbeck. He does not threaten women, always keeps his word, and is invariably courteous. He is always seen in a black cloak and a black hood on which is embossed a jet black star. The Black Star and his gang used "vapor bombs" and "vapor guns" which rendered their victims instantly unconscious.

The arrival of an unseen dark sun whose attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization in this Solar System....

In this book Timothy C. Baker situates George Mackay Brown's work within a broad literary and philosophical context to articulate how his novels engage with the question of community.

The war between the forces of Good and those of Evil reaches its peak, all the worlds are affected, all living beings called to take part in it. Demons, angels, gods, humagicians, goetics, no one can draw back from the definitive magical-military confrontation. Merkenes and Aleka on one side, Astris and Ashgarti on the other. But what if the reality is not so simple and the boundaries not so clear? In an infinite cycle of destruction and creations, encounters and clashes, death and rebirth, love and hate, the stories of the protagonists intertwine, revealing unexpected bonds.

"Things will change, and you must be ready for different opportunities," John W. Woods Jr. told his children. Author Marva Woods Stith followed her father's sound advice and later became a professional black woman in corporate America. In this memoir, she shares the remarkable story of her father, her family, and her challenges and successes. Black Star Girl provides a poignant account of Stith's life journey as an African American woman beginning in the 1940s with stories of family, most particularly the influence of a beloved, strong, entrepreneurial father who was her role model. The story continues with her account of her tenacious rise through the ranks and how she joined the vanguard of professional African American women in the 1950s and 1960s while facing the challenges of discrimination in the corporate world. A vivid and personal portrait with photographs included, Black Star Girl addresses an array of themes-African American and women's studies, the South of the '40s and '50s, black entrepreneurship, the racial divide, and black women in corporate America. This inspirational memoir not only serves as a family legacy but provides an insightful socialhistorical documentary.

The Black Star Passes - A sky pirate with superior weapons of his own invention. First contact with an alien race dangerous enough to threaten the safety of two planets. The arrival of a dark sun whose attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization in this Solar System. Islands of Space - As Earth's spaceship hung in the void between galaxies, they could see below the mass of stars that formed their own island universe. They raced through the darkness of space. But suddenly they saw two shining ships paralleling their course! Invaders from the Infinite - The scientific trio challenged by the most ruthless aliens in all the universes, blasted off on an intergalactic search for defenses. Worlds were visited, secrets unleashed, and turned to mighty weapons of intense force - and still the enemy seemed to grow in power . The Earth team hurled bolt after bolt of pure ravening energy - until it appeared that the universe itself might end in one final flare of furious torrential power.

The vibrant and tender story of a young woman coming to terms with tragedy and finding the courage to love again From the moment they meet, Elizabeth “Olly” Marcus and Sam Bax are coconspirators. They dump Olly’s boyfriend in the library, speed off on the back of Sam’s motorcycle, and seal their reckless bargain with a kiss in an apple orchard. A year later, they are married. Five years after that, Olly is a widow, her last glimpse of Sam a bright white dot on the horizon as he sailed into a storm off the coast of Maine. At the age of twenty-seven, Olly must begin again. She has lost an accomplice, but Sam’s parents have lost a son, and his brother, Patrick, has lost his best friend and the one person who truly understood him. The bonds of family are both a comfort and a burden to Olly as she tries to find a way to live with her grief and accept her role in her daredevil husband’s fate. Eventually she rediscovers her own sense of adventure, and with a newfound strength, she pursues a deep and abiding love that is the greatest surprise of her life. Told with compassion, honesty, and humor, Shine On, Bright & Dangerous Object is an unforgettable story of love and loss. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Laurie Colwin including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.