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On the 40th anniversary of Neil Postman's prophetic book Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985), Scrolling Ourselves to Death gathers today's most incisive writers to think critically about the shaping power of contemporary technology. This book explores Postman's insights, connects them to the challenges facing Christians today, and turns difficult challenges into life-giving opportunities for the church. Stepping back from their screens, listeners will be equipped to live faithfully, and grow spiritually, in a "scrolling ourselves to death" world.

The Ninth Rain has fallen. The Jure'lia are awake. Nothing can be the same again. Tormalin the Oathless and the fell-witch Noon have their work cut out rallying the first war-beasts to be born in Ebora for three centuries. But these are not the great winged warriors of old. Hatched too soon and with no memory of their past incarnations, these onetime defenders of Sarn can barely stop bickering, let alone face an ancient enemy who grow stronger each day....

Ebora was once a glorious city, defended by legendary warriors and celebrated in song. Now refugees from every corner of Sarn seek shelter within its crumbling walls, and the enemy that has poisoned their land won't lie dormant for long. The deep-rooted connection that Tormalin, Noon and the scholar Vintage share with their Eboran war-beasts has kept them alive so far. But with Tor distracted, and his sister Hestillion hell-bent on bringing ruthless order to the next Jure'lia attack, the people of Sarn need all the help they can get.

Jen Williams, acclaimed author of The Copper Cat trilogy, featuring The Copper Promise, The Iron Ghost and The Silver Tide, returns with the first in a blistering new trilogy. The great city of Ebora once glittered with gold. Now its streets are stalked by wolves. Tormalin the Oathless has no taste for sitting around waiting to die while the realm of his storied ancestors falls to pieces - talk about a guilt trip. Better to be amongst the living, where there are taverns full of women and wine.

When it comes to exploring haunted citadels, you should always carry a weapon, trust no one and, most important of all, remember the golden rule: Let sleeping gods lie. There are some far-fetched rumours about the caverns beneath the Citadel: Some say the mages left their most dangerous secrets hidden there; others, that great riches are hidden there; even that gods have been imprisoned in its darkest depths. For Lord Frith, the caverns hold the key to his vengeance.

As a child, Ashley Whitelam could often see odd things nobody else could: quiet, watchful figures she called the Heedful Ones kept a strange vigil wherever she went. As an adult, she keeps these visions to herself, but she’s turned her taste of the beyond into a career as a “psychic”­—parting people from their money with a combination of psychology and internet research. When the Lake District is gripped by a series of grisly child murders, Ashley offers her services to the police for the free publicity.

For Charlie and her niece Katie, it’s supposed to be a quiet holiday in the peaceful, out-of-the-way seaside town of Hithechurch, England. Charlie is researching a book on the folklore of the area, and the gloomy sea and dangerous caves seem to offer up plenty of material, while Katie is just there to run wild and get some fresh air. But Charlie’s research reveals a deeper, darker secret, one that uncovers her own carefully hidden past. Young women are going missing again: a teenage girl snatched from the beach in broad daylight.

When prodigal daughter Heather Evans returns to her family home after her mother's baffling suicide, she makes an alarming discovery - stacks and stacks of carefully preserved letters from notorious serial killer Michael Reave. The Red Wolf, as he was dubbed by the press, has been in prison for over 20 years, serving a life sentence for the gruesome and ritualistic murders of several women across the country, although he has always protested his innocence. The police have had no reason to listen, yet Heather isn't the only one to have cause to re-examine the murders.

Hithechurch, a peaceful, out-of-the-way seaside town in Kent. When Charlie was young, she would visit with her family, making friends and playing down by the beach. Their favourite was telling scary stories; silly games of make-believe that would twist and weave old wife’s tales to scare each other. They would laugh and try to shake off the shiver than ran down their backs and made the hair on their necks stand on end.

Elver is the guardian of the wild and dangerous monster forest. Saved from the brink of death by a god, her skin will poison anyone she touches. Artair is on a mission—one that takes him face-to-face with Elver at her most ruthless. But her defenses are useless when she discovers he's the only human impervious to her deadly gift. For Artair isn't human: he's one of the Sleepless, cursed to share his body with an evil spirit.

The othanim have conquered Brittletain. Their murderous leader, Icaraine, plans to feed Brittletain’s queens to her monstrous son. But total victory over the othanim’s ancient enemy, the griffins, still eludes her. If Brittletain’s resistance can secure an alliance with the griffins, they may still stand a chance of defeating the othanim.

When soldier Leven was transformed into a Herald – a magical killing machine in the Imperium's brutal conquests – her mind was wiped clean. But strange visions still show her glimpses of the ancient and mysterious island of Brittletain. Now, with the war won and the Imperium satisfied, she wants to find out who she really is.

As a child, Ashley Whitelam was haunted by figures no one else could see. Silent and watchful, these Heedful Ones followed her wherever she went. She hasn’t seen them for eighteen years, not since that fateful night at Red Rigg House. But now they’re back, and they’re trying to tell her something. As children begin to disappear across the Lake District, Ashley becomes involved in the investigation, eager for free publicity to promote her work as a psychic. She never expected the collaborating to bear fruit, but when she discovers the body of one of the missing children, everything changes.

Elver is the guardian of the wild and dangerous monster forest. Saved from the brink of death by a god, her skin will poison anyone she touches. Artair is on a mission - one that takes him face-to-face with Elver at her most ruthless.

Er reißt ihnen das Herz heraus. Er vergräbt es im Wald. Dann pflanzt er Blumen. Eine junge Frau findet nach dem Suizid ihrer Mutter in deren Nachlass unzählige Briefe eines seit vielen Jahren verurteilten Serienkillers. Als Heather Evans den Nachlass ihrer Mutter ordnet, macht sie eine erstaunliche Entdeckung: Stapelweise findet sie Briefe eines verurteilten Serienkillers. Michael Reave hatte zahlreiche junge Frauen auf bestialische Weise getötet. Seit 20 Jahren verbüßt er nun schon seine Strafe in einem Hochsicherheitsgefängnis.

Wydrin von Kreuzhafen ist berühmt - und berüchtigt: Findige Diebin, effektive Söldnerin, ein Mundwerk so spitz wie ihre Klingen. Sie kennt all die Gerüchte, die über die Katakomben unterhalb der Zitadelle im Umlauf sind. All das Gerede über hinterhältige Magie, verschollene Zauberer, uralte Götter und unermesslichen Reichtum. Doch sie weiß auch: Von Gerüchten allein wird man nicht satt. Als ein ungewöhnlicher Auftraggeber erscheint und sich mit dem Namen eines toten Mannes vorstellt, ist Wydrins Neugierde geweckt. Der Fremde will die Tiefen der Zitadelle erkunden und sucht Unterstützung für seine Expedition.

Dämonen, Götter, Rache und Verrat - gegen all das haben sich Wydrin, Sebastian und Frith zur Wehr gesetzt. Aber noch immer zieht der Drache weiter nach Norden. Als sie endlich wissen, wie sie die Bestie vernichten und die Zerstörung beenden können, drängt sich eine gewaltige Armee zwischen unsere Helden und ihr Ziel. Und die Zeit läuft immer schneller davon. Sie müssen Y'Ruen aufhalten, bevor sie die ganze Welt mit ihren Flammen zu Asche verbrennt.

Unsere drei Helden Wydrin, Sebastian und Frith müssen den Schrecken bekämpfen, den sie auf die Welt gelassen haben. Lord Frith hat eine uralte Magie zum Leben erweckt, die ihrer aller Rettung sein kann. Doch er hat noch nicht gelernt, sie zu beherrschen. Derweil ruft Wydrins unbesonnene Art eine Horde tödlicher Piraten auf den Plan. Und Sebastian versteht nur langsam, dass ein echter Sieg nur mit einem persönlichen Opfer errungen werden kann.

Schreckliches geht im Dunkelforst vor sich. Fane und seine skrupellosen Männer terrorisieren die Menschen von Kieferngrund. Sie greifen zu den grausamsten Mitteln, um aus den Bewohnern Hinweise auf einen geheimen Schatz der Friths zu pressen. Wydrin, Sebastian und Lord Frith sind die letzte Hoffnung für die geschundene Bevölkerung. Doch sie brauchen einen guten Plan.

Um die Zitadelle im Herzen von Creos ranken sich viele Gerüchte. Sie soll verflucht sein, so raunt man sich zu - das Gefängnis der alten Magier. Wer verrückt genug ist, sie zu betreten, ist für immer verloren. Doch ein bisschen Verrücktheit kann nicht schaden, denken sich die geübte Diebin Wydrin und der Söldner Sebastian, als ein mysteriöser Auftraggeber eine horrende Summe bietet, um die Geheimnisse der Zitadelle zu erkunden.