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"Orson Scott Card's The Last Shadow is the long-awaited conclusion to both the original Ender series and the Ender's Shadow series, as the children of Ender and Bean solve the great problem of the Ender Universe-the deadly virus they call the descolada, which is incurable and will kill all of humanity if it were allowed to escape from Lusitania. One planet. Three sapient species living peacefully together. And one deadly virus that could wipe out...

The Gospel of Shadows enabled the Catholic Church to control all manner of supernatural beings for centuries. When the book was destroyed - and the ruling body of the Church with it - it enabled the Shadows, the vampires of legend, to learn the hidden truth of their triple nature: part human, part demonic, part divine. But it also weakened the barriers that exist between the worlds, and now beings of pure evil are breaking through - creatures from...

Humanity has escaped the dead Earth, but can they escape their dark flaws? Distinguished officer Faith Benson seemed headed for a promising career in the Kedraalian Republic Navy. Then came her dead-end assignment to the search-and-rescue ship Pandora. After an accident sends the Pandora into the demilitarized zone separating the Republic from the brutal Azoren Federation, a series of events pushes the two powers closer to war. And when war involves...

Hero or criminal? After completing another impossible mission, Commander Faith Benson heads home to Kedraal, uncertain of her fate. With no idea who really ordered her into enemy territory, she feels like a pawn in a complicated game playing out between rival intelligence agencies and political factions. But her worries are quickly overcome by greater threats not just to her task force but to the Kedraalian Republic itself. Amidst diabolical political...

What would you do to save your people? Captain Faith Benson brought the most powerful task force ever assembled into Gulmar space to form an alliance against their mutual enemies, the Azoren Federation. That alliance went out the window when the Gulmar capital was destroyed by an even greater threat: the Khanate. Now Benson and the last of the Gulmar security forces must travel to the Azoren home world of Himmel to strike a deal with their psychotic...

It's too late to turn back. When Captain Faith Benson accepts the aid of the Azoren Federation, she compromises the integrity of her task force. The leader of the Azoren ships proves to be not just an ideological zealot but a maniac. To make matters worse, the wily captain of the enemy fleet proves uncannily evasive, capable of striking and disappearing before a meaningful engagement takes place. Benson's only hope of success requires outwitting this...

The state of emergency could not be more dire. People of color, especially of the African American community have been victimized by law enforcement since there was law enforcement in the United States of America. Event after gruesome and despicable event, men, women, and children were being unjustifiably murdered and blatantly abused by those sworn to serve and protect. Eric Castille, a decorated Marine Veteran who is on the verge of putting some...

The world has changed. The war has begun. Keriya Soulstar is at the center of Allentria's desperate battle for freedom. Its people have been broken, and it's up to her to deliver them from Necrovar's tyranny. Along with her ragtag troupe of friends, she travels to the Imperial City and beseeches the newly returned dragons to aid in the war effort. There's just one problem: the dragons refuse to join the fight. Without their help, Keriya fears the...

From the #1 Bestselling Norse Fantasy Author, comes The Light Keepers, a short story prequel to the Shadow Light Saga. Isolated because of what she is-because of the power she holds inside-Astrid longs for contact with another human being. Her well-intentioned mother locks her away from society in order to protect her from an evil that seeks to use Astrid's abilities for his own means. But the resulting loneliness drives Astrid deeper into the shadowwalk-a...

All roads leadto Darkness. Keriya Soulstar is a hero. News of her historic victory against Necrovar has spread. Creatures from all over the world have flocked to Allentria to meet her and vie for her assistance. The mortals believe the dragons are the key to their salvation. But Keriya knows better. The dragons are prevented from fighting, and without them, the burden of the war falls solely on her. Now that the truth about Necrovar's power...