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Two of the Johnstones’ most legendary heroes—the rugged mountain man known as Preacher and the Scottish clan rancher Jamie Ian MacCallister, here together for the first time—are forced to choose sides in a blood-soaked battle for the heart and soul of a nation divided. This is not the American dream they were looking for. This is a nightmare. A brutal, blood-drenched frontier war that two heroic men must fight and win—or one struggling nation will never come together. For liberty and justice for all.

Annja Creed has faced constant danger in her quest for the ancient scepter that inspired the legend of the Monkey King, the beloved trickster hero of the Chinese classic Journey to the West. After defeating the protector of its secrets and winning him to her side, Annja has learned of the scepter’s coveted power… which may rival the power of her own mystical sword. Now, Annja’s party of adventurers continue their journey in the footsteps of China’s most legendary explorer, racing against devious and ruthless foes in pursuit of his lost treasure.

Archie, Betty, Jughead, Veronica, and the rest of the gang are all getting ready for the next stage of their lives after high school graduation - or, at least, they're trying to. But then, one by one, they all receive a mysterious letter from someone calling themselves the Poison Pen. Somehow, the letter writer knows some of Riverdale's deepest, darkest secrets. And the Poison Pen is threatening to reveal all unless Archie and his friends do exactly what they're told - from posting embarrassing videos of themselves to blowing up someone else's marriage.

Trapped in a cave in the Hindu Kush, Annja Creed has a dream vision of the Monkey King, trickster hero of the Chinese classic Journey to the West, who charges her to protect her rescuer, a historian seeking the scepter that may have inspired the Monkey King’s magic staff. The key lies in a lost journal from the Dunhuang Library, an ancient trove of knowledge deep in the Gobi Desert. But unseen rivals will kill to protect the secret or claim it for themselves. Annja begins her own journey, protecting her friend from danger and death, in the footsteps of the Monkey King himself.

Adelhaid Berg-Böhmermann ("ABB") ist die Kronprinzessin der amtierenden Kanzlerin Margot Heinkel - allerdings nur vordergründig, wie sich zeigen soll. Denn der öffentlichen Präsentation (und der Wahl zur neuen Partei-Vorsitzenden) folgt unter anderem im Rahmen einer stattfindenden Landtagswahl ein extrem düsteres, komplexes - und von Heinkel erwartetes - parteiinternes Intrigenspiel gegen ABB, das letztlich zu deren inszeniertem Rückzug als Parteivorsitzende und designierte Kanzlerkandidatin ihrer Partei führen wird.

Berlin vor der nächsten Bundestagswahl: Die amtierende Bundeskanzlerin Margot Heinkel hat ihren Rückzug aus der Politik für das Ende der laufenden Legislaturperiode angekündigt - womit das Rennen um ihre Nachfolge eröffnet ist. In einem geheimen Treffen vereinbaren Heinkels innerparteiliche Gegner einen ersten Schlachtplan, um das Rennen um ihre Nachfolge auch ganz sicher gewinnen zu können.

In this genre-defying story from Lygia Day Peñaflor, four teens befriend their favorite YA novelist, only to find their deepest, darkest secrets in the pages of her next book - with devastating consequences. Miri Tan loved the book Undertow like it was a living being. So when she and her friends went to a book signing to hear the author, Fatima Ro, they concocted a plan to get close to her. Told as a series of interviews, journal entries, and segments from the book within the book - this gripping story of a fictional scandal will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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On the west coast a man of utterly lethal capabilities and an intense sense of purpose loses everything important to him. As his life crumples around him he goes to extreme lengths for vengeance.