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Make friends,” the A.I. said. Gemini Fowler did. Now, the stakes have been raised, and Gemini is irate. Stripped of his gear and returned to the village where it all started, he must follow a long road filled with peril and quests to level up and recover the companion he lost. Soon, he’ll see Enora is much more than a dark forest, and his adventure has hardly begun. Can he reach Roshan before the mysterious governor’s men arrive at the tyrant’s stronghold and she is lost to him forever?

After learning he has only months to live, Gemini Fowler is granted one shot to cheat death when a billionaire game developer offers to transfer his consciousness into a virtual realm using a technology that could end death as we know it. The catch: The only current VR with the capability to receive him is the unreleased video game, Enora Online, and Gemini must survive until level 10 or be completely wiped from the servers...and existence. Welcome to Enora Online, where virtual is reality.

What if the origins of the white race were intertwined with a biblical tale of divine punishment and migration? Uncover the fascinating journey of the ten tribes of Israel, exiled by the Assyrians for their transgressions, and their 2520-year odyssey that shaped the demographics of Europe and North America.

He's found her...The Light Priestess stands in a room atop a fortress. Guards surround the installation. Gemini has authored a scheme, but even if he manages to snag her from the grasp of the governor's men, he will have to guide his party into one of the most dangerous regions on the continent to keep from being followed. A place drained of life by demonic blight with black shards of glassy sand and the home of a long-dead elven city.

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Kyra Bishop sits in a jail cell, facing the consequences of her refusal to betray her principles. The in-game murder of her arch-enemy by a new ally has landed her in peril. To secure her freedom, Kyra is forced to swallow her pride and make a deal with the one she loathes most, so she begrudgingly allows him to join her crew. But when she returns to Retribution, her powerful new ally, Admiral Grieves, introduces a mysterious passenger whose revelations about the demigoddess haunting Kyra's existence send shockwaves through her reality.

The game has changed...again. Having traded one threat outside his foundation instance for another, Gemini Fowler enters a new phase in his mission to combat darkness in Rubal. High-level demon servants to the Underlord Caym patrol the blight. The threat of the Governor of Knall looms larger than ever. Having left a trusted friend to advance his foundation, Gemini must venture alone into the unfamiliar Hinterlands of Seran to convince potential allies to help combat the darkness that has ruled since before anyone can remember.

The High Priestess swoops overhead, wreaking havoc on the elven forest below. A battalion of enemy forces stand ready to engage Gemini Fowler and the elves. The truce between the gods has been broken, and retribution must be visited on the offenders. The stakes have been raised, but Gemini has a plan.

Become editor and lead reporter for the school newspaper. Nail a coveted interview with football stud and mega crush Jay. Start dating said crush. Senior year at Sunny Springs High is shaping up pretty freakin’ amazing. The only hitch in my perfect world is Daniel Bellemy, the bully who made my life a living hell growing up. He invades the paper and grates on my last nerve. Why can’t he just let me be happy and live my life?

Gemini Fowler’s party unseated the Governor of Knall and freed countless farmers from a life of servitude. When they eradicated the foul Wahrsager who cast a dark cloud over the university in Warrington, mana-born children from across eastern Rubal emerged from the shadows to learn the ways of magic after a century of suppression and abuse. When they trudged into the Depths of Seran, one of the greatest threats to ever dwell in Eastern Rubal was vanquished. There should have been peace.

The Magic Border is the debut book from the Grammy-nominated, Mercury Prize winning musician and poet Arlo Parks. This remarkable collection features Arlo’s handpicked original poems in addition to the complete lyrics to her critically lauded sophomore album My Soft Machine. A deeply personal literary tapestry, The Magic Border beautifully showcases the full breadth of Arlo’s singular artistry.

Gemini Fowler and company have come a long way in a short time. They've strengthened their bonds through endless challenges and an incredible dungeon crawl beneath the perilous Plague Barrens. Now, they'll face a new challenge as conflict with the royal regent, Governor Zane, looms. Mercenaries pursue. Troops amass. But Gemini and company have a secret weapon: the Foundation Stone.

My 18th birthday party is just about to happen and I can't wait to share it with my friends, even though my boyfriend, Daniel has decided to fly off to LA for an interview that he didn't tell me about. How can I be with a guy who hides things from me? And if I forgive him for this, how can I ever trust him again? Join me and Daniel in the final book of our journey and see just what happens after Daniel's interview.... Will we stay together or will Fame destroy what we've built?

After a journey across the Low Seas to rank up her Sailing skill, an epic quest drops into Kyra Bishop's lap. It could aid in her quest to avenge the death of her companion's sister and dig deeper into the mystery of the Bonchu in Lau. But many have traveled to the notorious Foggy Vale Island, and none have returned to tell the tale. Kyra must rally her allies and push herself to her limits to uncover the mysteries surrounding a missing sailor while learning more about the evil surrounding the disappearance of ships on the mysterious island instance.

A demon uprising from the Plague Barrens threatens the city of Trowlsby. The elves are under attack. Gemini Fowler's new home is barely holding on. And Underlord Caym beckons. But Gemini has a plan, and it's unfolding before his eyes. Having come into his own and gathered a loyal and faithful family around him, Gemini is ready to take on the biggest challenge of his life so far in Enora.

When a demon invasion of the farm she's called home for all of her 17 years robs her of everything that ever mattered, she barely escapes intact. But new allies will soon avail themselves and provide hope in the form of an academy that caters to the once-suppressed mana-born like her. But when the evil being who cost her everything rears his head again, Tess quickly learns that life might never again be so simple as it was on her farm.

Launch day has finally arrived, and Kyra Bishop is chomping at the bit to step into what has been touted as the most realistic VMMORPG of all time. But when events unfold in a way she never expected, Kyra is thrust into more than just a game, she finds herself trapped in a new life. An avid climber and athlete in the outside world, If she wants to survive, Kyra will have to unleash all her real-life skills on a violent virtual realm filled with creatures—and players—who long to kill her.

Daniel and I are having Christmas dinner with Mom and Mom’s new boyfriend Kent, when Daniel gets a call from his foster mom. His foster father has died, and now, Janet wants to move him to San Francisco to be closer to her family! Daniel and I try to brainstorm ways for him to make money, so he can afford to stay in Sunny Springs. In the meantime, a joke from Karen leads me to our next exposé - busting the boys selling "nudes" of their ex-girlfriends and discovering who created the website someone is using to sell them worldwide.

I'm in love with bad boy Daniel Bellemy. Things were just starting to look up for a moment, but then my best friend Karen, who's been busy with her own love life, has come to me with fears of being pregnant! Suddenly, life is a whole lot more complicated! And on top of that, I overheard some boys laughing about a sex club and when I see the video that they are all excited about, I freak out. It totally looks like Daniel might be involved!

In the wake of an epic battle in the depths below the Chorian Reef, Kyra and company sail the open sea for the next leg in their adventure to take on the demigoddess. But the evil one’s undead navy remains a constant threat, and it isn’t until her party reaches a commercial island hub that she discovers the true extent of the challenge she faces. If the demigoddess is to be defeated, Kyra and her people will have to gain allies and rank up to become better versions of themselves.