The long-awaited second book of the fourth story arc - Sword of the Canon - in the epic fantasy series, the Wars of Light and Shadow. Lysaer's unstable integrity lies under threat of total downfall, and as his determined protector, Daliana will face the most frightening decision of her young life. Arithon, Master of Shadow, is marked for death and still hunted, when his critical quest to recover his obscured past entangles him in a web of deep intrigue and ancient perils beyond his imagining. Elaira's urgent pursuit of the Biedar Tribes' secret embroils her in the terrible directive of the Fellowship Sorcerers, while Dakar -- the Mad Prophet -- confronts the hard reckoning for the colossal mistake of his misspent past, and Tarens is steered by a destiny far from his crofter's origins. The penultimate volume of The Wars of Light and Shadow will touch the grand depths of Athera's endowment, and deliver the thrilling finale of arc IV, the Sword of the Canon. War, blood, magic, mystery - and the most hidden powers of all - will stand or fall on their hour of unveiling.

Winner of the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science "A valuable perspective on the most important problem of our time." —Adam Becker, NPR Light of the Stars tells the story of humanity’s coming of age as we realize we might not be alone in this universe. Astrophysicist Adam Frank traces the question of alien life from the ancient Greeks to modern thinkers, and he demonstrates that recognizing the possibility of its existence might be the key to save us from climate change. With clarity and conviction, Light of the Stars asks the consequential question: What can the likely presence of life on other planets tell us about our own fate?

Sixty years ago, Alythea Somer and Logan Bray were tangled in the thorns of a wretched destiny. Now, sixty years later, she's gone and he returned to Celestria to unleash the wrath of his betrayal. The bloodlines of powerful families run strong within the veins of three special Valkryns who are blind to the secrets binding them to their ancestors' past. Selena is invited into the Guardianship to assist in their pursuit of Logan, however the search is put to a halt when a strange number of disappearances and tragedies begin to occur-the victims, all six-year-old children. KALCYON is the second book of THE PHOENIX ASHES TRILOGY. Follow Selena as she is faced with the decision to unravel the mysteries behind her past as she searches for the identity of her birth parents.

The first book in the series, this bestselling novel introduces Margaret of Ashbury, a fourteenth-century Englishwoman with mystical abilities Margaret of Ashbury wants to write her life story. However, like most women in fourteenth-century England, she is illiterate. Three clerics contemptuously decline to be Margaret’s scribe, and only the threat of starvation persuades Brother Gregory, a Carthusian friar with a mysterious past, to take on the task. As she narrates her life, we discover a woman of startling resourcefulness. Married off at the age of fourteen to a merchant reputed to be the Devil himself, Margaret was left for dead during the Black Plague. Incredibly, she survived, was apprenticed to an herbalist, and became a midwife. But most astonishing of all, Margaret has experienced a Mystic Union—a Vision of Light that endows her with the miraculous gift of healing. Because of this ability, Margaret has become suddenly different—to her tradition-bound parents, to the bishop’s court that tries her for heresy, and ultimately to the man who falls in love with her.

*NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES—from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti* Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris, and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel. In a mining town in Germany, the orphan Werner grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments, a talent that wins him a place at a brutal academy for Hitler Youth, then a special assignment to track the Resistance. More and more aware of the human cost of his intelligence, Werner travels through the heart of the war and, finally, into Saint-Malo, where his story and Marie-Laure’s converge. Doerr’s “stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors” (San Francisco Chronicle) are dazzling. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, he illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another. Ten years in the writing, All the Light We Cannot See is a magnificent, deeply moving novel from a writer “whose sentences never fail to thrill” (Los Angeles Times).

Rise to Your Destiny Warrior of the Light is a timeless and inspirational companion to The Alchemist—an international bestseller that has beguiled millions of readers around the world. Every short passage invites us to live out our dreams, to embrace the uncertainty of life, and to rise to our own unique destiny. In his inimitable style, Paulo Coelho helps bring out the Warrior of the Light within each of us. He shows readers how to embark upon the way of the Warrior: the one who appreciates the miracle of being alive, the one who accepts failure, and the one whose quest leads to fulfillment and joy.

Author: Shivansh Tiwari In a world teetering on the precipice of darkness, where Earth and an enigmatic realm hang in the balance, two unlikely heroes, Hiroshi and Emi, find themselves thrust into a cosmic battle of unimaginable proportions. What begins as an ordinary existence takes an extraordinary turn when Hiroshi miraculously survives a brutal assault, emerging with mysterious and formidable powers that defy explanation. From that fateful moment, their destiny is irrevocably altered. The malevolent force known as Kage, an entity of immeasurable darkness, emerges as the central antagonist in this cosmic struggle. Kage's power threatens not only Earth but also the very fabric of an enigmatic realm that transcends human comprehension. With darkness spreading like an insidious infection, Hiroshi's newfound abilities become the key to confronting and ultimately vanquishing this encroaching malevolence. As Hiroshi and Emi navigate a treacherous journey through interdimensional realms, their paths intersect with cosmic forces beyond mortal understanding. The fate of these worlds hangs precariously in the balance, and they must unravel the ancient secrets hidden within enigmatic tomes. These tomes contain the key to unlocking their true potential, enabling them to combat formidable adversaries and harness their newfound abilities. "Multiverse Genesis: Forces Of Destiny" is an epic tale that delves deep into the heart of courage, friendship, and the age-old battle between light and darkness. It is a narrative that propels readers through the vast expanse of cosmic battles, unearthing the hidden forces that shape not only their heroes but the entire multiverse. This gripping story captures the reader's imagination, leading them on a journey filled with awe-inspiring revelations and mind-bending conflicts, where the stakes couldn't be higher, and the destiny of multiple dimensions hangs in the balance. Prepare to be drawn into a captivating world of untold mysteries and exhilarating adventures, as Hiroshi and Emi embrace their newfound destinies and confront the unfathomable forces that threaten to eclipse all of existence.