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E-rank hunter Jinwoo Sung thought he would die in the double
dungeon...but instead, he heard a mysterious voice telling him that
he's now a Player...? This new leveling system is something he's
has never seen or heard of and comes with its own set of rules,
monsters, and even dungeons! Jinwoo's not sure how or why this is
happening to him, but if it can make him stronger, he's ready to
give it everything he's got!
The hit danmei (Boys’ Love) thriller from the author behind Guardian:
Zhen Hun and Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang–both available from Seven
Seas! A young man’s body is found outside a glitzy high-rise on the
West Side of Yancheng - dressed for celebration, strangled, and left
with a sheet of paper covering his face. One word is scrawled across
it: money. To Sergeant Luo Wenzhou, head of the Criminal Investigation
Team at the Yancheng Municipal Public Safety Bureau, it’s just another
case in a city rife with power plays and buried secrets. But as he digs
deeper with his team, what begins as a straightforward homicide
unravels into something far murkier reaching into the city’s darkest
corners of wealth, privilege, and police corruption. And then there’s
Fei Du: the aloof, razor-sharp CEO of the Fei Corporation, who seems to
know far too much about the murder - and about Luo Wenzhou himself.
Once a troubled youth with ties to Luo Wenzhou’s past, Fei Du now walks
a fine line between brilliant ally and inscrutable suspect. His
insights are disturbingly precise. His motives? Frustratingly opaque.
As the investigation twists through layers of trauma and moral
ambiguity, Luo Wenzhou finds himself reluctantly drawn toward the very
man who unsettles him most. But in a city where justice is easily
bought and truth wears many masks, can either man afford to trust the
other? This limited Special Edition contains the Standard Edition, but
with bonus merchandise shrink-wrapped to the book: a special police
badge and detective’s notebook, a double-sided bookmark, and a sticker
sheet. Don't miss the new art from guest artists included in this
special merch!
Generally considered to be F. Scott Fitzgerald's finest novel, The Great Gatsby is a consummate summary of the "roaring twenties", and a devastating expose of the ‘Jazz Age’.
Through the narration of Nick Carraway, the reader is taken into the superficially glittering world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that surrounds him.
The Great Gatsby is an undisputed classic of American literature from the period following the First World War and is one of the great novels of the twentieth century.
Dié boek kry dit reg om peripheral characters en vertellers oppie voorgrond te plaas.
Die tailor-dokter met sy briefcase vol sample-lappe, maatband en pen. Die pyn vanne vrou wat haar pasgebore tweeling moet begrawe. Ennie stryd vannie pligsgetroue, prim en proper Mareldia. En dan is daar oek Ghoemeira wat tradisionele waardes mettie modern moet versoen.
Hier hoor jy die klanke vannie gemeenskap, musky en soet soes ryke uit die Jannat.
The Avengers and the X-Men are faced with a common foe that becomes
their greatest threat - Wanda Maximoff The Scarlet Witch is out of
control, and the fate of the entire world is in her hands. Maybe
Magneto will help his daughter, or maybe he'll use her powers for
his own benefit.
Since it was first published in 1954, William Golding's classic debut novel has remained a stark allegory of civilization, survival, and human nature. As dystopian stories like Hunger Games and Battle Royale surge in popularity, this haunting tale of a group of young boys stranded on a desert island still captivates schoolchildren around the world, raising timeless and profound questions about how easily society can slip into chaos and savagery when rules and order have been abandoned.
When a plane crashes on a remote island, a small group of schoolboys are the sole survivors. From the prophetic Simon and virtuous Ralph to the lovable Piggy and brutish Jack, each of the boys attempts to establish control as the reality- and brutal savagery-of their situation sets in.
A teacher himself, Golding clearly understood how to interest children with a gripping story and strong, sympathetic characters. The novel serves as a catalyst for thought-provoking discussion and analysis of universal issues, not only concerning the capabilities of humans for good and evil and the fragility of moral inhibition, but beyond.
The boys' struggle to find a way of existing in a community with no fixed boundaries invites readers to evaluate the concepts involved in social and political constructs and moral frameworks. Symbolism is strong throughout, revealing both the boys' capacity for empathy and hope, as well as illuminating the darkest corners of the human spirit. Ideas of community, leadership, and the rule of law are called into question as the reader has to consider who has a right to power, why, and what the consequences of the acquisition of power may be.
Often compared to Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies also represents a coming-of-age story of innocence lost.
For the first time ever, a beautiful deluxe stamped clothbound
hardcover edition of the forerunner to The Lord of the Rings housed in
a custom-built clothbound slipcase, and illustrated throughout in color
by J.R.R. Tolkien himself, with the complete text printed in two colors
and with many bonus features unique to this edition.
The Silmarilli were three perfect jewels, fashioned by Fëanor, most
gifted of the Elves, and within them was imprisoned the last Light of
the Two Trees of Valinor. But the first Dark Lord, Morgoth, stole the
jewels and set them within his iron crown, guarded in the impenetrable
fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth.
The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Fëanor and his
kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to
Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all the heroism, against
the great Enemy. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The
Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as
Elrond and Galadriel took part.
The book also includes several shorter works: the Ainulindalë, a myth
of the Creation, and the Valaquenta, in which the nature and powers of
each of the gods is described. The Akallabêth recounts the downfall of
the great island kingdom of Númenor at the end of the Second Age, and
Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third
Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings.
This deluxe slipcased edition contains the complete text, which is
printed in two colors and features, for the very first time, more than
50 colour paintings, illustrations and designs drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien
himself as he composed this epic work.
Unique to this edition are two poster-size, fold-out maps revealing all
the detail of Beleriand as the tales grew, an illustrated booklet
featuring ‘A Brief Account of The Silmarillion and its Making’ by
Christopher Tolkien, and a printed art card reproducing ‘Taniquetil’.
It is additionally quarterbound with raised ribs on the spine, stamped
in three foils on black cloth boards, and housed in a custom-built
clothbound slipcase. The pages are edged in silver and include a ribbon
marker.
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