Urban City

Returning to the home town of his missing father on a search for his own origins, Dominic Rackett is swept up in a murky conspiracy involving a suspicious scholar, a Himalayan legend, and subliminal clues from a silent film festival. As those around him fall prey to rising fear and shrill fanaticism, he follows the branching trails of cinema monsters and figures from a very real past, as phantoms invade the streets of his once-familiar city and one of them, glimpsed in distorted shadows of alleys and urban parks, begins to look uncannily familiar.

Dicen que cuanto más oscuro está el cielo, más brillan las estrellas. La isla de Jeju es el polo opuesto de la deslumbrante Seúl... y también el hogar natal de Jaehwa, que se arrepiente de haber invitado a Hyunsoo a pasar allí el verano. Aunque se preparan juntos para convertirse en ídolos del K-pop, su amigo no está acostumbrado a la vida en una aldea de pescadores. Pero esa preocupación desaparece al reencontrarse con Yuna y Siwon, sus antiguos compañeros de clase, y conocer a Riley, una recién llegada que parece perseguida por los recuerdos.

La luce lo sveglia. Per un attimo pensa di essere a casa, poi sente la gamba informicolita e la maglietta incollata alla schiena dal sudore freddo. È disteso su tre poltroncine. Alza gli occhi, la discoteca è sgombra. Un estuario di luce l'empie dalla porta di sicurezza spalancata. In mezzo alla pista, un ometto, impegnato a lustrare il finto alabastro con uno spazzolone, vede questo tipo che si sveglia sconvolto, che si gratta la testa: "Buongiorno, eh!" gli ride di laggiù. Il Mella si alza, si stira, che è successo, già le sei, le sette?

Addy Loest is harbouring a secret - several, in fact. Dedicated overthinker, frockaholic and hard-partier, she’s been doing all she can to avoid the truth for quite some time. A working-class girl raised between the Port Kembla Steelworks and the surf of the Illawarra coast, Addy is a fish out of water at the prestigious University of Sydney. She’s also the child of German immigrants, and her broken-hearted widower dad won’t tell her anything about her family’s tragic past.

As soon as he graduated high school, Wink jumped head first into the drug game. He hardened his heart and did whatever he had to in order to rise through the ranks. In The Good Life Part 2, Wink takes things to the next level. His father plugs him in with a cocaine pipeline from prison. Soon, Wink is at the top of his game, handling enough cocaine to supply the entire Midwest. But he will learn, just as hustlers before him have, that every run has its end.

From one of the most exciting new voices in fantasy comes the satisfying conclusion to Davinia Evans's wickedly entertaining debut trilogy full of monsters, mayhem, dangerous society ladies, and a dragon who holds the fate of the most famous alchemist of all in her claws. Siyon Velo has given...

After a failed attempt to end her life, Alia Carter leaves her childhood home to become a waitress in the state's most prominent hotel. Traumatized after her mother’s death, she silently grapples with her pain until she saves the life of a mysterious man who reveals to her a world of true magic, and terrifying wonder. Eric Wynter is a vampire Ward sworn to protect the creatures of the city. After centuries of heartache and loneliness, he is finally ready to end his existence.

In the hood, a snitch is the worst thing a person can possibly be. Rolling over on your best friend, who has been with you through thick and thin, hungry and full, freedom and state bids - that’s “the cruelest lie told in silence”. While Jovan experiences the fruits of the hustle during his partner’s first stint, Bilal humbly does his time like a true soldier, taking a manslaughter charge for his one true friend. When these two are finally reunited on the streets, a chain of events lands them both behind bars facing multiple charges.

Those dark and terrible things from your nightmares are very real. They walk among us, masquerading as your neighbor, your lover, even your friend. You see, Empire City is full of them...if you only know where to look. How do I know this? Well, for starters the name is Detective Tom Holliday. I work homicide for Special Crimes. My friends, what few I have, call me Doc. And the other reason? I’ve got magic of my own. Welcome to Empire City, where magic and technology co-exist, and humanity endures behind walls of stone and spell-forged steel.

Thirteen hundred years ago, the treaty was shattered. Lord Kammoloth, the King of Heaven, had fathered the Starchild, Merai hin'Dana: a half-mortal girl with the power to steal the divine essence of the gods themselves. But rather than fulfill her prophesied destiny and destroy the Gods of Shadow, Merai rejected both sides of the Pantheon, stealing their power and casting them to earth. To ensure that this power would never be abused, Merai then gave it to Lady Kyia, the spirit of Metamor Keep, to protect the mortal inhabitants she was sworn to serve.

The best way to add height to your landscape is to build a vertical garden. However, there are several factors to consider when creating your own. You've come to the right place if you want to build your own vertical garden. Vertical gardening has become extremely common in recent years, and making one is a lot of fun.

In a New York City where Fae factions and supernatural entities lurk beneath the surface, Johnny Ironwood is the half-Fae private eye who keeps the peace between the magical and the mundane. Johnny navigates the secret Faerie courts, dream demons, and otherworldly outlaws threatening the city's unsuspecting mortals. When a string of gruesome murders and a looming apocalyptic plot threaten to shatter the boundaries between the Fae and mortal worlds, Johnny must confront his own inner demons and forge uneasy alliances to unravel the mystery before the city succumbs to chaos.

In today's fast-paced world, where concrete jungles dominate the landscape, the idea of growing your own food may seem like a distant dream. However, sustainable urban farming is changing the game and offering a solution to the challenges faced by city dwellers. In this subchapter, we will explore the importance of sustainable urban farming and its significance for gardeners, whether they are engaged in urban gardening, balcony gardening for apartment dwellers, container gardening for limited spaces, indoor gardening for urban homes and offices, or sustainable urban farming for self-sufficiency.

Dickson D. Despommier proposes a visionary yet achievable plan for creating a new, self-sustaining urban landscape. He argues that we can find solutions through the concept of biomimicry: emulating successful strategies found in nature. A better city is possible if we heed the lessons that forests and trees teach about how to store carbon, grow food, collect rainwater, and convert sunlight into energy.

Mein Leben drehte sich einst um Gerechtigkeit. Als ausgebildete Kriegerin für das Volk von Shadow City habe ich nie infrage gestellt, was mir beigebracht wurde … bis jetzt. Mein vorbestimmter Partner und ich stehen endlich auf derselben Seite – und die Liste unserer Feinde wird immer länger. Alles, was wir gelernt haben, hat sich verändert und uns beide zur Angriffsfläche gemacht.

Ich hätte nie erwartet, mich zu verlieben... besonders nicht in meinen Feind. Als ich über eine Gruppe entflohener Dämonen stolpere, ändert sich alles. Mir fällt die Verantwortung zu, Shadow City zu schützen. Als der Kampf tobt, spüre ich einen Impuls in meiner Seele, der mich zu einem sexy Dämon mit mokkabraunen Augen zieht. Er ergibt sich freiwillig... aber ich traue ihm nicht. Ich hätte ihn auf der Stelle töten sollen. Er wird zum Auslöser für noch mehr Dämonenangriffe, aber ich kann ihn nicht aufgeben.

Ich bin das letzte überlebende Mitglied meines Rudels und ich renne um mein Leben. Als zukünftiger Rudelführer der Silberwölfe war mein Leben sorgfältig geplant: im Verborgenen bleiben und lernen zu kämpfen. Doch plötzlich ändert sich alles. Mein Rudel wurde von einem unbekannten Feind abgeschlachtet. Allein und unsicher, wem ich vertrauen kann, suche ich nach Sicherheit. Jetzt gibt es einen Rudelführer, der mir etwas bietet, was niemand sonst kann – Schutz. Er ist sexy, ein absoluter Idiot und mein Schicksalsgefährte.

Телеграмма в наше время? Умер родственник, о котором никогда не слышал. Но почему-то нет сомнений в правильности решения о поездке в глушь. А дар передает тот, на чьи похороны спешил! И вот, приходится деда в одиночку хоронить, а кто-то невидимый помогает. Бред или нет? Нет, такова реальность!.. И кем же станет молодой парень, получивший дар защитника ведьм и охотника за нечистью? Сумеет ли совладать со многими искушениями и обуздать силу?

Говорят, магов больше нет. Их истребили в Великую магическую смуту под корень. Они сами уничтожили друг друга, а уцелевших добили разъяренные люди, уставшие от бесконечных войн. Человечество воспряло, без гнета одарённых чудовищ прогресс двинулся вперед семимильными шагами. Наивная провинциалка чудом устраивается на работу в крупнейшее издательство столицы. Удастся ли ей сохранить свой секрет?Говорят, женщин-магов толпа казнит с особой жестокостью…

Natalia Chase just wants the first family Christmas with her husband and his pride of unruly lion shifter brothers to be perfect. But a simple trip to pick out a Christmas tree turns into a rescue mission when they discover three shifter wolf cubs abandoned in the forest. Between finding the cubs' parents, a surprise Christmas Eve visit from Mama Chase, and Natalia's increasingly difficult pregnancy, will the Chase pride get everything they've asked for from Santa, or will their perfect holiday be a perfect disaster?