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Nous sommes au trente et unième millenaire, et l'Humanité est à l'apogée de sa puissance. Tandis que la Grande Croisade menée par le Maître de Guerre continue de conquérir la galaxie, Fulgrim, primarque des Emperor's Children, lance ses guerriers au combat contre un infâme adversaire extraterrestre. Dans le sang de cette campagne pousseront les graines qui mèneront cette fière légion à la trahison, et lui feront emprunter les voies de la corruption la plus sombre.

La Grande Croisade qui a emmené l'humanité dans les étoiles se poursuit. L'Empereur a confié le commandement de ses forces à son fils favori, Horus, le Maître de Guerre. Pour autant, tout n'est pas pour le mieux au sein des armées de l'Imperium. Horus est toujours l'objet de la jalousie et du ressentiment de ses frères primarques. Affaibli par une blessure reçue sur la planète Davin, il doit aussi affronter ses démons intérieurs. Les tentations offertes par les forces du Chaos auront-elles raison de sa volonté ?

"9-3-2" is a heartwarming and inspiring book that teaches young people the keys to success in life. Mr. Randall the Rhino shares with his 9-year-old daughter the 9 most important words, the 3 most important skills, and the 2 most important questions to ensure a fulfilling and successful life. This book is not only for young people but for everyone who seeks guidance in life.

A crime novel that's perfect for fans of Peter James or Peter Robinson. If you look him in the eye, you're dead. From the outside, Robert Naysmith is a successful businessman, handsome and charming. But for years he's been playing a deadly game. He doesn't choose his victims. Each is selected at random - the first person to make eye contact after he begins 'the game' will not have long to live. Their fate is sealed.

The explosive follow-up to Eye Contact finds DI Harland face-to-face with a killer.... He didn't intend to let her get so close. But now that Kim's become important to him, Robert Naysmith decides to tell his girlfriend his deadly secret. He wants her to recognise the power he holds. He hopes he won't have to kill her. Detective Inspector Harland hasn't forgotten the serial killer who got away from him. But with nothing to go on, he fears he will never bring him to justice.

At the age of eleven youngLizzie Mudies life changes forever. With the death of her mother in the most shocking disaster, Dundee has ever seen, Lizzie is forced to grow up quickly. She discovers a strength beyond her years and when an unexpected legacy bestows upon her the dilapidated Green Tree Mill, she is determined to turn things around.

Im Leben eines Ultramarines ist der Krieg eine nie endende Tatsache. Nachdem Captain Uriel Ventris auf dem Planeten Pavonis die Streitkräfte der T'au besiegt hat, kehrt er nach Macragge zurück, der Heimatwelt seines Ordens. Doch die Atempause währt nicht lange, denn die Ultramarines werden schon bald in einen neuen Krieg verwickelt. Dieses Mal ist ihr Gegner einer ihrer größten Erzfeinde. Die verräterischen Iron Warriors haben sich unter dem abtrünnigen Kriegsschmied Honsou zu einer schlagkräftigen Streitmacht vereint. Ihr Ziel ist die völlige Auslöschung des Reiches Ultramar.

I’m Nora Nash, and I have officially dubbed myself the Ghost Girl of Lakeside, North Carolina. When I was called the Ghost Girl in my last hometown, it was always said with derision. My mistake, for not keeping my “ability” under my hat. So now, I keep it on the down-low. But just because I don’t let on to outsiders that I can see and talk to ghosts doesn’t mean said ghosts need my help any less. Now, I’m trying to locate the lost dog of a brand-new spirit—Avery Adler. Avery recently had a tragic accident, and her canine companion was frightened off by the EMTs. My little ...

A chilling police procedural for fans of Peter James and Peter Robinson. Nigel never meant for it to happen. At first he just wanted to be Matt's friend. But when he discovers he can hear what is going on in the flat below him, his fascination with his new neighbour drifts into obsession. Rearranging his furniture to recreate the layout of the rooms downstairs. Buying the same clothes. Going through Matt's post, his things. Becoming Matt without him ever knowing.

Once upon a time, in a world filled with curious children, there was a special book called The Book of Where. This book had the power to take anyone on exciting journeys to find out where things went. Let's join Charlee, a young and inquisitive girl, as she embarks on a series of adventures to uncover the mysteries of where things disappeared to.

Nachdem Magnus der Rote auf dem Konzil von Nikaea für seinen schamlosen Gebrauch hexerischer Praktiken getadelt wurde, kehrt er mit seiner Legion nach Prospero zurück, um dort seine arkanen Studien insgeheim fortzusetzen. Doch als der unglückselige Primarch den Verrat des Kriegsherrn Horus vorhersieht und den Imperator mithilfe eben jener Kräfte warnt, die ihm verboten wurden, schickt der Herr der Menschheit den Primarchen Leman Russ nach Prospero, um ihn dafür zu bestrafen.

Von Marneus Calgar aus dem Verband der Ultramarines verbannt, wagt sich Captain Uriel Ventris tief in das gefürchtete Auge des Terrors, um für seine Schande zu büßen. Dort angekommen muss Uriel die Rache des Imperators an den Anhängern des Dunklen Gottes entfesseln und sein göttliches Licht an diesen Ort der Dunkelheit bringen. Aber auf diesen Welten des Wahnsinns wohnt ein weitaus schrecklicherer Feind: die uralten Chaos Space Marine Legionen.

Die Ultramarines sind der Inbegriff eines Verbands der Space Marines: Krieger ohne Gleichen, ihr Name steht für Disziplin und Ehre, ihre Heldentaten sind legendär. Der Große Verschlinger steigt auf die Welt Tarsis Ultra hinab, eine Welt, die unter dem Schutz der Ultramarines steht. Captain Uriel Ventris und seine Krieger - verbündet mit ihren barbarischen Cousins des Mortifactor-Verbands - versammeln die Streitkräfte des Planeten, um sich gegen die Tyraniden zu verteidigen.

It’s 1953, and an optimistic America is shaking off the hurt of World War II. Russia is defeated, and Germany is now an ally. Former soldier Frank Rye is a small-town cop in rural Missouri, but the war has left him cynical and selfish. When his actions lead to the murder of a fellow officer, guilt drives him into a vengeful hunt for justice.

In We Can't Say We Didn't Know, Sophie tells the human stories of devastation and hope behind the headlines – of children, families and refugees, of valiant doctors, steadfast dissidents and Saudi women seeking asylum. These innocent civilians bear the brunt of the lawlessness of the current age of impunity, where war crimes go unpunished and human rights are abused. Many risk everything they know to stand up for what they believe in and to be on the right side of history and their courage is extraordinary and inspiring.

Die Vision einer strahlenden Zukunft, die der Imperator für die Menschheit hatte, liegt in Schutt und Asche. Horus’ Rebellion breitet sich in die hintersten Winkel des Imperiums aus und erfasst beinahe täglich neue Welten und Systeme. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird die Frage laut: Waren die Zeichen schon immer da? Nur eines ist sicher - die Galaxis wird nie wieder Frieden kennen, weder in diesem Zeitalter noch in tausend anderen...

For more than 15 years, award-winning journalist Sophie McNeill has reported on some of the most war-ravaged and oppressive places on earth, including Syria, Gaza, Yemen, West Bank and Iraq. In We Can't Say We Didn't Know, Sophie tells the human stories of devastation and hope behind the headlines—of children, families and refugees, of valiant doctors, steadfast dissidents and Saudi women seeking asylum. These innocent civilians bear the brunt of the lawlessness of the current age of impunity, where war crimes go unpunished and human rights are abused.

Von den Schlachtfeldern auf Phall und Istvaan zu den heimgesuchten Schatten von Terra selbst - der größte Krieg in der Geschichte der Menschheit wütet um sich. Während die Verräterlegionen ihren grausamen Feldzug durch die Galaxis weiter fortführen, werden Vorbereitungen für die Verteidigung des Imperialen Palastes getroffen und für die letzte unausweichliche Abrechnung, die stattfinden wird zwischen Horus und dem Imperator.

When a chance for freedom arrives will she dare to take it? Odilie Rutherford is known in the small Scottish town of Lauriston for two things - her beauty, and her father, Canny. As a self-made man, Canny has the wealth he dreamed of but not the status and hatches a plan to marry his daughter to local bachelor of note, the Duke of Maudesley. Yet Odilie cannot bear the thought of a life with the ill-mannered Duke, and when the annual summer fair arrives in town for three days she seizes a chance to enjoy the freedom she craves.

Can Lark take the path of the woman who went before her and learn to follow her heart? Lark is a much-loved forces sweetheart spreading comfort as she sings in the music halls while Scotland’s sons fight in the Great War. But despite her fortune, Lark yearns for a life away from the crowds. She sets out to make a fresh start in the Border country seeking the contentment that has eluded her. Decades earlier, Lark’s great-grandmother, Jane, found herself in the same hills, in unhappy circumstances.