For wild-card ex-FBI agent Xanadu Marx, the war on terror hits close to home—thanks to a remorseless enemy who's all too familiar—in this explosive thriller. "Joshua Corin is a master storyteller."—Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling co-creator of the Pendergast novels It begins on a beautiful day in Atlanta, with a mosque full of Muslim worshippers celebrating the end of Ramadan. The festivities are cut brutally short when a military drone appears in the sky—and launches a missile into the building. Then, at a mosque in Dearborn, Michigan, another peaceful gathering is torn apart by the violent blast of a suicide bomber. The attacks set the entire nation on edge, with authorities scrambling to make sense of the situation and keep the populace calm while pundits and politicians of all stripes fight for time in the spotlight. But for ex-FBI agent Xanadu Marx, her first instinct is revenge. Unwilling to let such...

A little girl has to avenge the death of her parents. She must travel to the neither-here-nor-there land, a secret place hidden in shadows and whispers. The voyage turns out to be more than she bargained for, as the final battle draws her into the mystery and the dangers of self-discovery. The Lost Fragrance brings back the old-world charm of storytelling, conjuring up characters out of thin air and creating a world of magic and mystery. It is an adventure story woven around the eternal theme of good and evil. It is about the joy of music and love, of death and of letting go.

Just after Sam Foster the undertaker has received a letter telling him to have three fresh graves dug, a mysterious man in black arrives in War Smoke with revenge in his heart. Jonas Ward has travelled all the way from the Eastern Seaboard to fulfil the dying wishes of his late brother Lucas - to kill the three people blamed for Lucas' death. Marshal Matt Fallen enlists the aid of hillbilly Heck Longfellow to try to get to the bottom of the labyrinth of puzzles he is faced with. Can Fallen figure it out in time?

THE MAN WHO STOLE TOMORROW IRON MAN: The Armored Crusader!THOR: The Mighty God of Thunder!THE VISION: The Sensational Synthezoid!THE BEAST: The Bludgeoning Blue-Furred Berserker!QUICKSILVER: The World’s Fastest Being!THE SCARLET WITCH: The Mysterious Mistress of the Hex! These six sensational heroes band together to save the life of CAPTAIN AMERICA, Living Legend of World War II!Travel with them two thousand years into the future—and come face-to-face with the unimaginable villainy of KANG THE CONQUERER! An Instant Collector’s Item Classic!

In the cataclysm of the battle of the gods, a portal to Hell has been opened, releasing legions of unnatural creatures that have pushed humanity to the edge of extinction. While warring deities clash with fallen angels, the only hope for mankind's survival lies with the most unlikely heroes: Former assassin Rachel Hael has rejoined blood-magician Mina Greene and her little dog, Basilis, on one last desperate mission to save the world from the ravages of Hell. As Rachel travels to the final confrontation she has both sought and feared, she begins to realize that time itself is unraveling. And so she must prepare herself for a sacrifice that may claim her heart, her life, her soul--and even then it may not be enough.

He made a stand against the end of the world...The Blight arose from nowhere. It swept across the bickering nations like the End of Times and spared only those with a single fortuitous blood type.Hot-headed religion and territorial savagery rule the cities now. Somewhere amidst the chaos a damaged man receives a signal, and with it the tiniest flicker of hope. The chance to rediscover the humanity he lost, long ago, in the blood and filth and horror of The Cull.The Afterblight Chronicles is an exciting news series of high-action post-apocalypse fiction set in a world ruled by crazed gangs and strange cults.

"Brussels, Belgium's cosmopolitan, multilingual capital, has it criminal underside, as shown in the 13 dark—and sometimes darkly humorous—stories in this strong Akashic noir volume."—Publishers WeeklyAkashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.Brand-new stories by: Barbara Abel, Ayerdhal, Paul Colize, Jean-Luc Cornette, Patrick Delperdange, Sara Doke, Kenan Görgu¨n, Edgar Kosma, Katia Lanero Zamora, Nadine Monfils, Alfredo Noriega, Bob Van Laerhoven, and Émilie de Béco.From the introduction by Michel Dufranne:"For our grand tour, please be seated, ladies and gentlemen readers, in Tram 33...and no, there's no rain in the forecast today, just a leaden sky; for that matter, considering the timetables of the STIB, it's probably...

This fantastic chapter book based on the hit TV show Adventure Time, is hilarious and fun and will tempt even the most reluctant reader! Finn and Jake head to the mountains to play fight with their favourite manly marauders. But Mountain Man starts crying boulders because he wants them to stop. Finn is determined to find a solution. What is an adventurer to do when solving one problem creates a new one for someone else?