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To write the Upsetter Blog, washed-up author Henry Barclay will have to leave behind his adult son Patrick, who has Down syndrome, and follow the Flak Jackets, a rock band of no renown, on a grueling, months-long nightclub tour for the obscure magazine start-up Upsetter. He’s reluctant to take on the assignment, but when Patrick catches the band's act and immediately declares himself their "number one fan", Henry sees a chance to redeem himself after decades of clumsy parenting.

Photojournalist Steve Lurgan returns from the war in Kosovo and falls in love with a Serbian national in modern-day NYC. Meanwhile, Jana Dragana’s career is being compromised by her drug addiction, but her exploiters end up as victims of a mysterious attack. NYPD detective Darko Lucic suspects the murders are part of a larger conspiracy. But is it an underground network of criminals that is behind the killings, or something even more sinister?

Stellan, a married mid-20s Chicago accountant, dreams of a new life free from a spiteful wife and two unruly young daughters. His salvation comes by way of mobster Dusan “Squeezebox” Kovačević. Stellan stumbles onto a cache of $2.1 million hidden beneath loose floorboards at Squeezebox’s warehouse. He at first resists the temptation, but it proves too tempting. He plots out his theft, and, under the cover of darkness, bolts with the money in his trunk.

Horvath works for the Firm. He's been sent to track down Van Dyke, who ran off with their money. The morning after, he meets Lana. She’s also looking for someone, so they team up. He’s not sure if he can trust Lana, but he’s attracted to her. And she’s all he’s got. The city is dirty, violent, and corrupt. Run by the Syndicate, criminals control the police, the mayor and the city council. Horvath's leads don't seem to lead anywhere. He wanders through the city looking for clues, sipping espresso, drinking whiskey and popping aspirin like breath mints.

A golden age pulp series by Nebula Nominee Ross Rocklynne! For the first time since their original appearance in the legendary pulp Planet Stories in the early 1940s, here are the three novelettes that launched the adventures of Sidney Hallmeyer, interstellar agent - one of the era's most trail-blazing series. In essence, Hallmeyer is a scientific secret agent with a license to kill - entire cultures and worlds! If needed or if so ordered, when they stand in the way of Earth's territorial expansion and dream of empire.

Eine eigenwillige Versicherung bereitet Professor van Dusen Kopfzerbrechen. Laut einer darin enthaltenen Klausel darf die angesparte Summe nur an den letzten Überlebenden von drei Begünstigten ausgezahlt werden. Plötzlich geschehen in deren Umfeld allerhand unerklärliche Unfälle. Nur wenig später kommt es zu einem tragischen Todesfall. Professor van Dusen ist überzeugt, dass ein kaltblütig kalkulierter Mord vorliegt. Doch damit reißen die dramatischen Ereignisse nicht ab. Eine Leiche verschwindet und jeder misstraut dem anderen.

One by one, three ancient talismans disappear. After Columba Riverford’s induction to the Hall of Swords, the sacred sword Genesyx is stolen and Columba is accused of its theft. Meanwhile, Aridisia Myric obtains membership to the Crypt of Scrolls, and the One Scroll Canodex vanishes. Soon after, the One Stone Luxullian disappears and Baron Marl Gneiss’ access to the Vault of Stones is denied. Banished, the three embark on a quest to recover the artifacts and restore their names.

Most everybody is at war with a neighbor. Laszlo just happens to be at war with his whole neighborhood. Or is it that the neighborhood is at war with him? When ballet teacher Laszlo Tamas falls in love with a house and impulsively buys it, he takes on major defects - mechanical and human. We can only watch in horror as Laszlo spirals downward into mayhem and madness.

The experience of smell is the closest thing we have to intimate human contact without actually having it. A woman's perfume, a whiff of tobacco smoke, a little bit of diesel fume, and some spearmint gum might come close to someone's first kiss, for example. Of course, it's impossible to create a first kiss without the human element, but for Jim Bronson, it's the best he can do.

In the eight generations since the last and final war, humankind has moved closer — thanks to genetic engineering — to perfection in every way. That was what Detective Creally Leemling had been taught, even though he was only a Nearly Perfect. And he believed it — until he witnessed things no Perfect could imagine still existed. A mystery on earth’s surface leads this futuristic detective to a mind-shattering discovery, a beautiful young woman and a desperate plan to escape perfection…and survive.

Eine eigenwillige Versicherung bereitet Professor van Dusen Kopfzerbrechen. Laut einer darin enthaltenen Klausel darf die angesparte Summe nur an den letzten Überlebenden von drei Begünstigten ausgezahlt werden. Plötzlich geschehen in deren Umfeld allerhand unerklärliche Unfälle. Nur wenig später kommt es zu einem tragischen Todesfall. Professor van Dusen ist überzeugt, dass ein kaltblütig kalkulierter Mord vorliegt. Doch damit reißen die dramatischen Ereignisse nicht ab.

What if peace was never something to chase, but something already flowing within you? In The Flow of Surrender, Elijah Ward offers a profound invitation to stop fighting with life and begin trusting the current that carries you. This is not about giving up or ignoring your challenges. It is about releasing the endless grip of control and learning to live from the still, steady place inside where peace has always been.

He survived the Blacklands. He made a home with the Outsiders, only to lose it all again. Eilo must dig deep to fight for its return and freedom from the Corporation. For all!

Life Through the Eyes of a Peon is not here to make you feel better. It’s here to slap the smile off your face and scream, “You’re not crazy — the whole damn system is.”

In a world obsessed with comfort, Challenges of Stoicism offers a bold alternative: a return to ancient wisdom that builds unbreakable minds. This isn’t a book of quotes. It’s a practical guide to living with discipline, clarity, and resilience—every single day.

Der Kampf gegen die Hexe von Orms ist gewonnen – doch für Perchta, Hänsel und Melchior ist das Abenteuer noch lange nicht vorbei. Ihre Reise führt sie nach Lahnstein, wo eine eigenwillige Heilerin in einer Hütte voller Rätsel auf sie wartet. Vielleicht kennt sie das Geheimnis, um Gretels Fluch zu lösen. Doch der Weg dorthin ist gefährlich, denn ein eisiger Geselle ist auf ihren Spuren – und verfolgt einen finsteren Plan. Dark Woods - Eine Hörspielserie geschrieben von Ren Kühn. Basierend auf den Figuren von Ren Kühn & Patrick Paradon.

When global systems collapse and the nations unite under a single banner, former pastor Daniel Royce begins to suspect that the charismatic leader at the center of it all, Lucien Darius, is far more than he appears. Governments adore him. The media worships him. The people follow him without question. But beneath the promises of unity and light, ancient warnings begin to echo. Driven by loss, haunted by prophecy, and armed with nothing but faith and fragments of truth, Daniel races against time to expose the greatest deception the world has ever known.

Durch eine Zeitmaschine werden Rud und Stan in das England des 12. Jahrhunderts zurückversetzt. Sie geraten mitten in einen erbarmungslosen Kampf, den sich der schwarze König Richard, ein psychopathischer Tyrann, und der rote Waldrebell, das Kapuzenkehlchen, liefern.

Gaddol war erwacht und immer mehr Ghouls kamen aus ihren Verstecken und sorgten für Angst und Schrecken. Doch wo steckte Gaddol? Wir wussten es nicht. Vicky besuchte eine Freundin, dabei wurde sie überfallen und die Freundin getötet. Ich nahm mich des scheinbar normalen Kriminalfalls an und recherchierte anhand der Aufzeichnungen des Todesopfers, wer hinter diesem Mord stecken könnte. Dabei kam ich einer großen Verschwörung auf die Schliche, die Vicky und mich das Leben kosten sollte.

Der Teufel lässt sich so einiges einfallen, um Menschen, die ihm in die Quere kommen, zu bestrafen und sie zu seinem Werkzeug zu machen. Doch manchmal entgleitet auch ihm eine seiner Teufeleien. So geschah es auch, dass in einem kleinen deutschen Ort namens Nidderau und in der Stadt Frankfurt am Main das Grauen ausbrach. Ein Amerikaner mutiert zu gigantischer Größe und sorgt für Angst und Schrecken. Noel Bannister, Tony Ballard, Mr. Silver und Lance Selby nehmen sich der Sache an. Doch werden sie den Amerikaner retten können und die Katastrophe in der hessischen Großstadt verhindern können?