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This book offers a complete translation of the original work titled "Golem: metla Čechů...: rozklad českého nacionalismu," published in the Czech language in 1942. The author's original essay, "Golem...Geissel der Tschechen, die Zersetzung des Tschechischen Nationalismus," was originally written in German. While different translations of the title exist, such as "The Plague of the Czechs" or "The Scourge of the Czechs," the most common and chosen...
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Amodef, maître des experts de conscience, créa Thorinth pour y découvrir les secrets du cerveau humain. Mais la tour-forteresse vit sa destinée changer avec la trahison d'Esiath, qui façonna un golem pour prendre le contrle de Thorinth. La créature, plus puissante que sa créatrice, règne depuis sans partage sur la tour-labyrinthe, o sont exilés les indésirables. Un homme décide pourtant de pénétrer dans Thorinth pour y retrouver sa compagne....
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Exhausted after dealing with the golem incident, Zenos decides to get some well-deserved rest and travels to a hot springs resort. His ability to actually rest, however, is greatly impaired when his collection of problem patients follow him there. Coincidentally, Umin, a healer affiliated with the Royal Institute of Healing, also happens to be staying at the exact same inn. When an accident befalls their hosts, Zenos once again demonstrates his "plain...
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Even as she opens the letter, Aurelia knows it is already too late. Still, she has no choice but to answer the summons, though she fears she already knows what she will find. High in a cold and crumbling castle, a bitter man discovers the secret substance of life. A hideous creature opens its eyes. A mechanical golem finds his heart. This pair of abominations of science know they were destined for each other, but they continue to live only at their...
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¿Cómo sería nuestro mundo si cada ser humano supieraqué destino le aguarda tras la muerte? En Praemortis los hombres han decidido olvidar cualquier promesa de vida futura que ofrecen las religiones y se centran en disfrutar su vida presente. El Dr. Veldecker, buscando una cura para su hijo, descubre una fórmula que hace que los pacientes traspasen lafrontera de la vida mortal y descubran lo que les guardará al morir. El doctor decide destruir...
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When shadows fall, the darkness comes.. A disgraced Goddess Mother wanders blind and alone, praying for her agony to end. When a helpful apostle finds her, could it truly by salvation, or does worse torment lie ahead? A sister struggles to understand a prophecy that may not be meant for her while her brother fights for his life. If the firstborn child of the rightful king dies, will it spell the end for everyone? Darkness and shadow creep across the...
9) Descenso
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Tras la muerte de Robert Veldecker, Raquildis, su anterior consejero, es quien lidera Praemortis. Su liderazgo se mezcla con su devoción hacia la criatura marina, el Haiyim, capaz de extender sus tentáculos hasta las voluntades de quienes le ofrecen su lealtad.Entretanto, Leandra, se debate entre la vida y la muerte en la prisión de Wael. La realidad se mezcla con sus delirios, mientras una decisión cobra forma en su interior: ¿es cierto lo que...
10) A Fall in Autumn
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WINNER of the 2019 Manly Wade Wellman Award! WELCOME TO THE LAST OF THE GREAT FLYING CITIESIt's 9172, YE (Year of the Empire), and the future has forgotten its past. Soaring miles over the Earth, Autumn, the sole surviving flying city, is filled to the brim with the manifold forms of humankind: from Human Plus "floor models" to the oppressed and disfranchised underclasses doing their dirty work and every imaginable variation between.Valerius Bakhoum...
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"This giddy, sexy series launch is a delight." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) Missing teens. Impossible magic. And the sexy nemesis who might drive her to murder. Ashira Cohen takes great pride in the detective agency she's built from scratch. It may be small, but she has big dreams. None of which involve a stakeout gone wrong. Or finding a mysterious tattoo hidden on her scalp. Or discovering it's a now-broken ward intended to suppress dangerous...
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YHWH-the holiest Name of God, revealed to Moses on Mount Horeb, the most powerful Name in this world and in The World to Come, the Name that gives both life and death. Its true pronunciation was lost with the destruction of the Second Temple, yet some Jewish tales say that even today there are a few chosen ones, known as Baalei Shem or Masters of the Name, who are able to utter the Ineffable Name and thereby perform miracles.When one such Baal Shem,...