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PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED UNDER THE TITLE TERROR GALLICUSThe war to decide the destiny of a continent.
The spark was struck in the sacred grove of an unremarkable clan in Gaul. The struggle that followed lasted for centuries, and shapes us still.
390s BC. Led by Brennus, a warlord without a past, the Senone tribe undertake a remarkable trek. 80,000 strong, they brave primeval forest, shadowy assassins and Alpine peaks to settle the rich lands of Italia.
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Bryan Grayhill is making his life difficult. A hot temper like his father and a propensity for making bad decisions are leading him down a road to nowhere. When he runs into Sara during the Fall of 1989, an unexpected love quickly grows between them. With her encouragement, Bryan begins taking small steps toward being a better man, as well as trying to repair the tattered relationship with his Dad. Eventually, Bryan learns Sara has a damaging secret...
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Destruction.In a family of healers who save, all I do is destroy. My enforced solitude is for my own safety as well as that of the world, or so my mother tells me.When the boy next door beckons, I can't help but sneak out to forge a friendship with him. Loneliness leads me to defy my family, but desperation prevails when I discover that the grounds of his private academy hold a secret that could help me learn why my ability is so disastrous...or push...
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A song of the suburbs: a story of family, friends, first love, tragedy, hope and rock and rollIt's 1976 and with dreams of a career in rock, a crush on the prettiest girl in town, and a mother in remission from cancer, Mike's future looks bright.Music brings excitement and a chance to shine, but life off-stage is complicated. Together with family, friends and band-mates, Mike finds joy, sadness and loss. Troubling secrets surface while a new friend...
5) Getting Even
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People think Annie can handle anything, and she can-but only because the alternative is worse Annie's summer in New York City was every teenager's dream. Being chosen as a summer intern at Image magazine meant the chance to work on real articles during the day and enjoy the independence and excitement of city life outside office hours. But now, going back to her high school routine feels like punishment-especially when the promised editorial job...
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'A great story ... Doherty's writing is evocative, providing richly detailed scenes of life in medieval Byzantium' World History EncyclopediaTragedy broke him. Revenge will remake him.
AD 1046. The Byzantine Empire teeters on the brink of full-blown war with the mighty Seljuk Sultanate. The two great powers vie to control Anatolia – a land of strife, riven with bloodshed and doubt.
Young Apion's life is shattered one night when his family is murdered...
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A clash of empires that will echo for eternity…
AD 1071. Emperor Romanus Diogenes has rekindled the guttering flame of Byzantium, and a reinvigorated empire rises to meet the Seljuk threat. In the eastern borderlands, two vital strongholds hang in the balance: Manzikert and Chliat. The Byzantines and Seljuks race to secure the twin fortress-towns.
Apion rides by the emperor's side as they march east, marshalling Byzantium's armies for the conflict...
8) Nemesis
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None can escape the judgement of Nemesis.
390BC. A winter has passed since the Gauls crossed the mountains to crush an Etruscan army outside Clusium.
Now, determined to avenge a death by the hand of a Roman observer, Brennus plans a terrible revenge.
Confident in the might of their arms, the Romans march to drive away the threat. But the battle goes horribly wrong. Overwhelmed by the ferocious brutality of the Senone warriors, the citizen army...
9) Silence
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if i can count every grain of sand in the ocean of the beach, we made a trip to twice a week.
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This book is for those that still remember their first real kiss or their first black eye. This is for those who remember their cuts and bruises and scrapes and the fun they had getting them. This is for those that still remember their first broken heart and the tears that they shed from it. This is for those that can still remember the "guys." The bullies and the bookworms, the jokers and the jesters and the tubbies and the tom boys. This is for...
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The ten slice of life stories in this short story collection are about a young boy growing up and coming of age during the decade of the Sixties. Some of the stories are funny, some are sad and some may just make you think. The Ricky Huening Stories are semi-autobiographical stories all based on some event in the author's life as a boy growing up in a southern Indiana farm.
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Six teenagers have been cast in prime time's hottest new TV series-can they take their shot at the spotlight without sacrificing the things that matter most? A starring role on the prime-time show Hard Time High could give Molly O'Malley the fame and fortune she craves. But the real payoff, besides a steady income, is something the on-the-road actress has wanted for years: the chance to put down roots and live a normal life. And she'd get to celebrate...
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A comprehensive guide to unlocking your full potential and finding balance in various aspects of life. In this book, we delve into the realms of sleep, mental control, mindfulness, sexual energy, happiness, physical strength, solitude, and invaluable life lessons inspired by the majestic eagle.In today's fast-paced and demanding world, it can be challenging to navigate through the complexities of daily life while maintaining our well-being and personal...
14) Fantasy Summer
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Robin doesn't want to be perfect, but it would be nice to be more than perfectly average. Robin can't believe it: Out of the thousands of girls who applied for the Image magazine summer internships, she's one of only four winners who will be spending the summer in New York City. Robin knows she'll be working hard at the popular teen magazine, but she hopes there will be plenty of time for shopping, eating out, and living the fabulous life. Her excitement...
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Even in the darkness of war, there is always a flicker of hope.
AD 1068. The Seljuk Sultanate tears at Byzantium's borders. Alp Arslan's armies grow stronger with every victory, while the Byzantines forces dwindle, the hope in their hearts guttering its last. All cry out for a new warrior emperor to lead them to salvation.
This war has been Apion's mistress for many years now. As Strategos – high general – of the Chaldian border army, he is...
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1969. Nineteen-year old Cal Vallance leaves his hometown of Churchill, British Columbia, Canada for New York City.Once there, it's not long before he finds fame and fortune as a comic book writer.After recieving word of his father's murder, in 1975, Cal returnes to Churchill and quickly realizes that the peaceful townhe was born in has become a cesspool where prostitution and drug abuse are rampant.Cal is determined to find the killer of his father.And...
18) Days of Eight
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"Days of Eight" is set in 1968, in Dorchester, MA. The Vietnam War was at its peak and Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy had been assassinated. Boston was a city in turmoil, torn apart by racial strife and senseless acts of violence. 17-year-old Danny McSweeney is a good kid treading a fine line between standing up for what he believes in and maintaining his street cred. He's also helping his mother raise three kids after their father, a war...
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Love continues. (Sequel to 'Love at First Encounter')The name suggests that their next encounters are full of love. Though it is true, but not in the way anyone expected. And what happens at the end of this book is again not expected.In their first month, no expectation of anything, but things happened. And now, when expected, things don't turn out the way they were expected to be… Encounters remain encounters... Unable to turn into meetings.
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The Summer My Sister Was Cleopatra Moon is an emotionally charged, cautionary tale about alienation and the spiritual deformity that ensues when it feels like the whole world hates you. In the summer of '76, with no other Koreans in Glover, Virginia, fourteen-year-old Marcy Moon idolizes her irreverent big sister Cleo, who has her pick of lovers and uses her sexuality to prevail against racism. In Marcy's eyes, every guy would cut off his ponytail,...
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