The Assassin Game


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It was just a game...until it wasn't. Will Cate discover the assassin before it's too late? Perfect for fans of teen mystery books! TAG. You're It... At Cate's isolated boarding school Killer is more than a game—it's an elite secret society. Members must avoid being "killed" during a series of thrilling pranks—and only the Game Master knows who the "killer" is. When Cate's finally invited to join The Guild of Assassins, she thinks it's her ticket to finally feeling like she belongs. But when the game becomes all too real, the school threatens to shut it down. Cate will do anything to keep playing and save The Guild. But can she find the real assassin—before she's the next target? "An intriguing, tightly wound mystery. The game is on!" —Hannah Jayne, author of Truly, Madly, Deadly and Twisted Perfect for those looking for: Teen books for girls ages 11–14 Secret societies in fiction Psychological thrillers




The Perfect Assassin: A David Slaton Novel


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USA Today Best-Selling Author & Winner of Florida Book Award Silver Medal One Perfect Shot Will Change the Course of History Christine Palmer, a young American doctor sailing solo across the Atlantic, makes an incredible discovery—a man narrowly clinging to his life in the frigid waters. But there is much more to this desperate survivor than meets the eye. David Slaton is a Kidon—a highly-trained, highly-precise, and highly-dangerous assassin. The Kidon is both the hunter and the hunted, and he and Christine are in grave danger. Will they win in this race against time? With the precision of a sharpshooter, author Ward Larsen weaves an intricate tale of espionage and intrigue. The Bourne Identity meets The Day of the Jackal




Killer Game


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From the author of Undead and Unfed comes a completely gripping, psychological whodunnit that will keep readers guessing to the last page. At Cate’s isolated boarding school, Killer Game is a tradition. Only a select few are invited to play. They must avoid being ‘killed’ by a series of thrilling pranks, and identify the ‘murderer’. But this time, it’s different: the game stops feeling fake and starts getting dangerous—and Cate’s the next target. Can they find the culprit … before it’s too late?




The Assassins’ Game


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The Assassins' Game never runs out of ammoor surprises, as Caleb Frost battles an evil cult of human traffickers and professional killers. If youre looking for action and suspense, Assassins' Game delivers! -Robert C. Yeager, New York Times writer and author of The Romanov Stone This gripping thriller takes us to the Asian underworld where Caleb Frost confronts his nemesis. With rich historical detail, the author immerses us in the scene so that were with the characters all the way. -Lucy Sanna, Author of The Cherry Orchard A Novel Caleb Frosts sixth sense tickled his brain as he approached his room in Caesars Octavius Tower. Regardless of the sources of the subconscious alarms, when they entered his conscious awareness, he did not question them. Training and experience responded to these stimuli. Something felt wrong. He knew it, but not what. He drew his P226, gripping it firmly in his hand. Sliding the plastic room card into the electronic key slot, he waited for the little light to shine green. Caleb pushed down on the ornate door handle and slammed the door open. He spun with his butt pressing the door flat against the interior wall as his two-handed grip on the Sig Sauer drew an arc across the room. On the second sweep, he saw it. Like a deadly nighttime chocolate on his bed




The Assassin's Game: A Thrilling Dance of Intrigue and Suspense


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Dive into a world of shadows and secrets in "The Assassin's Game: A Thrilling Mystery of Intrigue and Suspense." When a renowned assassin known only as "The Raven" targets a powerful figure, a seasoned detective is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Unraveling a complex web of hidden motives and simmering rivalries, the detective confronts a shadowy network of influence, facing personal betrayals and a relentless pursuit of the truth. As the stakes rise and the lines between friend and foe blur, the detective must navigate a labyrinth of deception and lies to expose the Raven's identity and the motives behind the assassination plot. This gripping thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat as the detective faces a heart-wrenching decision, confronting a past choice and questioning their own beliefs. Will they be able to bring the assassin to justice, or will the shadows of the game forever haunt them?




Assassin's Game


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I’m the genius behind the keyboard, the man at my brothers’ backs when trouble comes calling. Killing might not have been my nature, but I learned to do what I had to, to survive. To keep them alive. Now, with everything going right, with my family finally happy, a new threat has risen. A shadow. A menace that could take it all away in a single breath. And not just from my family. From hers. Nix. One glance and I knew I’d walk through fire to make her see me, make her mine. Too bad she’s not willing to see inside of me. In a world where might makes right, we’re on different sides of the spectrum, but in this game of cat-and-mouse, it will take both of us to make it out alive. * Read the continuing series that’s been hailed as “sexy, gritty, thrilling!” by NYT Bestselling Author Lara Adrian. “Suspenseful, steamy, sizzling chemistry!” — Audiobook Fascination. “Brace yourself ’cause this story is going to grab you by the balls and not let up!” — GR Reviewer




The Making of Assassin's Creed: 15th Anniversary


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An oversized full-color hardcover that celebrates fifteen years of the iconic Assassin’s Creed video game saga! Discover the genesis of each Assassin’s Creed game and get an insider's look at the efforts that went into creating one the biggest franchises in the video game industry.​ In observance of Assassin’s Creed’s fifteen-year anniversary, Ubisoft and Dark Horse Books have teamed up to create an extensive examination into the creation of the award-winning Assassin’s Creed franchise. Featuring gorgeous art from over a decade-and-a-half of development, and detailed interviews with the games’ past and present creators, this is the perfect companion piece for any aspiring Assassin.




The Making of Assassin's Creed: 15th Anniversary (Deluxe Edition)


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A deluxe edition hardcover that celebrates fifteen years of the iconic video game saga, featuring an exclusive cover, a protective slipcase, and a folio containing two gallery-quality lithograph prints. Discover the genesis of each Assassin’s Creed game and get an insider's look at the efforts that went into creating one the biggest franchises in the video game industry. In observance of Assassin’s Creed’s fifteen-year anniversary, Ubisoft and Dark Horse Books have teamed up to create an extensive examination into the creation of the award-winning Assassin’s Creed franchise. Featuring gorgeous art from over a decade-and-a-half of development, and detailed interviews with the games’ past and present creators, this is the perfect companion piece for any aspiring Assassin.




The Sacred & the Digital


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Video game studies are a relative young but flourishing academic discipline. But within game studies, however, the perspective of religion and spirituality is rather neglected, both by game scholars and religion scholars. While religion can take different shapes in digital games, ranging from material and referential to reflexive and ritual, it is not necessarily true that game developers depict their in-game religions in a positive, confirming way, but ever so often games approach the topic critically and disavowingly. The religion criticisms found in video games can be categorized as follows: religion as (1) fraud, aimed to manipulate the uneducated, as (2) blind obedience towards an invisible but ultimately non-existing deity/ies, as (3) violence against those who do not share the same set of religious rules, as (4) madness, a deranged alternative for logical reasoning, and as (5) suppression in the hands of the powerful elite to dominate and subdue the masses into submission and obedience. The critical depictions of religion in video games by their developers is the focus of this special issue.




The 21st Century in 100 Games


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The 21st Century in 100 Games is an interactive public history of the contemporary world. It creates a ludological retelling of the 21st century through 100 games that were announced, launched, and played from the turn of the century. The book analyzes them and then uses the games as a means of entry to examine both key events in the 21st century and the evolution of the gaming industry. Adopting a tri-pronged perspective — the reviewer, the academic, and an industry observer — it studies games as ludo-narratological artefacts and resituates games in a societal context by examining how they affect and are engaged with by players, reviewers, the gaming community, and the larger gaming industry. This book will be a must read for readers interested in video games, new media, digital culture (s), culture studies, and history.