The Second Ruler: Part One


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A BATTLE FOR POWER. A FIGHT FOR THE HEART. Dressa wanted to protect her wife from her monstrous past, but that past came back to haunt them both. Imorie wanted to save the man they love, and now they're on their way into the heart of the enemy. Iata wanted everything, but it was never his to have. And Rhys wanted to matter, to mean something to their kingdom, but not in this way. Adeius, not in this way. Enemies are stepping from the shadows, and the kingdom is poised on the edge. Can the Truthspoken be the change to see them all through? The Second Ruler: Part One was originally published in serial form and collects episodes 197-212. NOTE: I was halfway through writing The Second Ruler when I realized it was going to be around 1000 pages or more. That's a lot of story! So to get you the story sooner, I’m breaking this story arc into three books: The Second Ruler: Part One, The Second Ruler: Part Two, and The Second Ruler: Part Three. Each book is novel-length on its own, but is a part of the greater story arc.




The Alpha King's Curse: Part One


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It started with a curse. For five years, Jackson 'Jax' King has known exactly when he will die. With nothing to lose, he earned his reputation as the most ruthless Alpha King. Though his enemies are circling, there is one thing he must do before he dies: save his bloodline. But even the Moon Goddess curses him because she gives him a half-blood as his only hope. Layla Carlisle. A disrespectful, greedy, wolf-less human. Layla seizes the chance to save her sister from a life on the streets, but at what cost? From the moment she agrees to be a surrogate, Jax turns her world upside down. Why did Jax choose her when he and his strange friends can't stand her? Can she fulfil her end of the bargain when it means abandoning her child, just like her mother did? As Layla spends more time in Jax's bed, she realises nothing is as it seems. Who is Jackson King, and why does he know more about her mother than she does? Thrown into a world of werewolf politics and dark desires, can Layla and Jax survive the dangerous terrain to unravel the truth behind the curse and the fate of Jax's bloodline?




The Second Part of King Henry IV


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The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen interpretations. This second edition retains Giorgio Melchiori's text of Shakespeare's The Second Part of King Henry IV. Melchiori argues that the play forms an unplanned sequel to the First Part, itself a 'remake' of an old, non-Shakespearean play. In the Second Part, Shakespeare deliberately exploits Falstaff's popular appeal and the resulting rich humour adds a comic dimension to the play, rendering it a unique blend of history, morality play and comedy. Among modern editions, Melchiori's is the one most firmly based on the quarto. This second edition includes a new section by Adam Hansen on recent stage, film and critical interpretations.







The King of Fear: Part One


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King of Fear can either be read as a full-length ebook or in three serialized ebook-only parts. This is part one of three. The blistering sequel to The Ascendant: An action-packed thriller starring a bond trader turned antihero. Unlikely patriot Garrett Reilly can identify threats against America from both inside and outside the nation’s borders. But now the whole world’s economy is at risk… Garrett Reilly sees what others do not: numbers, patterns, a nation on the brink of collapse. His unique talents saved countries from falling into a world war in The Ascendant. But it also made him a marked man―marked by terrorist groups; marked by the US Government. Now in Part One of Drew Chapman’s thrilling sequel The King of Fear, Garrett Reilly is desperately trying to put the events of the Ascendant behind him. But when the President of the Federal Reserve is assassinated, fingers point to Garrett. On the run from the government and following an ever-shifting trail of clues, Garrett soon realizes that he’s more than a target to the shadowy force hunting him. He’s their first step towards total economic collapse. Faced with a mounting international menace, cyber attacks and the fate of American security, Garrett makes the call. He must convince the most unlikely team of geniuses to join the fight again—before it’s too late. Drew Chapman’s critically acclaimed rogue hero is back in a series called a “wild ride through the headlines of our times” (Kirkus Reviews).




Dictionary of Shakespeare


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William Shakespeare is acknowledged to be the greatest writer in the English language. This new dictionary includes more than 1,500 entries that cover: Shakespeare's theatre and stagecraft; Elizabethan history and society; all of Shakespeare's plays and poems; his main characters; and terms used in critical reviews.Each of the encyclopedic entries provides a clear explanation of the term, its origins, relevance and use. Dictionary of Shakespeare has been carefully written in a non-technical way to insure that all levels of student and researcher will find the entries clear and uncomplicated.The entries help explain the terms used in Shakespeare's texts and in their execution and so provides the historical context required to give the reader a full background of the term. This feature sets the dictionary apart from others on the same subject that concentrate either on single plays or on the biographies of his characters. No other title explains so great a range of theatrical, historical, and"Shakespearean" terms.




The Gate of Night Part One


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Gindwal knows about the King's troubles; he found the King's book. But what he doesn't know is that the man known as the Black King, who has recently been defeated in battle, is not done yet. He has found an army of horrific mythical creatures from another dimension, and is storming back into Gamlea with almost all the power of the Immortals. But what the Black King himself does not expect is that some of these creatures have chosen to fight for the true King of Gamlea. The stage is set for a great war between creature and man, immortal and mortal, brother and brother. The world is suddenly filled with magical creatures and dangerous sorcery. Can Gindwal and his companions find a way to defeat the armies of Cramnar in this terrible war for the fate of Gamlea and all mankind? Who will emerge victorious in the War of Legends?




Declarations of the Perfected, PART ONE


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The first four books of Tao Hongjing's compilation of Shangqing or Higher Clarity Taoism, complete and annotated.




Adapting Stephen King


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Stephen King's fiction has formed the basis of more motion picture adaptations than any other living author. Over half a century since his earliest publications, Hollywood filmmakers continue to reinvent, reimagine, remake, and reboot King's stories, with mixed results. This book, volume 1 in a series, examines the various screen adaptations of King's first three novels: Carrie, Salem's Lot, and The Shining. Reaching further than questions of fidelity to the author and adherence to directorial visions, it charts the development of each individual adaptation from first option to final cut. Through old and new interviews with the writers, producers, and directors of these films--as well as in-depth analyses of produced and unproduced screenplays--it illuminates the adaptation process as an intricately collaborative endeavor. Rather than merely synopsize the resulting stories, its goal is to compare, contrast, and contextualize each of these adaptations as the products of their creators.




Shakespeare's Arguments with History


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Argument was the basis of Renaissance education; both rhetoric and dialectic permeated early modern humanist culture, including drama. This study approaches Shakespeare's history plays by analyzing the use of argument in the plays and examining the importance of argument in Renaissance culture. Knowles shows how analysis of arguments of speech and action take us to the core of the plays, in which Shakespeare interrogates the nature of political morality and truth as grounded in the history of what men do and say.