Bold, queer and utterly thrilling, Hell's Heart is a speculative retelling of Herman Melville's classic, Moby Dick. From bestselling author of Boyfriend Material, Alexis Hall. They are monsters. They are legends. And they are our prey. Earth is dead. Which leaves us stuck living in atmospheric domes on planets that will kill us if we blink wrong, or run out of fuel. And by 'fuel' I mean cerebrospinal fluid, harvested at great risk from gargantuan space monsters. I joined the hunt hoping to get paid and maybe laid, but mostly paid. And I followed a charismatic captain eager to face these beasts and to howl her defiance across the skies of Jupiter. On her crew, I met Q, a woman from the wreck of old Earth, who might have kept me grounded. Or then again, perhaps not. We were ordered to hunt the greatest leviathan of all, and we fought beasts and ships and one another. Then we finally met our nemesis, there above the red heart of that world. Spoiler: it didn't end well. 'Moby Dick meets Treasure Planet by way of Fleabag - an unbelievable accomplishment from a tremendous author' - Sarah Gailey, author of Spread Me and Just Like Home 'Hall's best, weirdest, and most snarkily delightful book yet . . . intricate perfection' - Ruthanna Emrys, author of A Half-Built Garden 'Wow' - John Scalzi, author of Starter Villain

In The Religion of the Ancient Celts, author J.A. MacCulloch introduces a different view of the ancient Celts as he dives into the mysterious world of the ancient Celts. Focusing on the scientific study that indulges in the wild, speculative notions of the Celts, this book touches on the sagas, worships, festivals, influencers, magic, and the transition of eras from Pagan to Christianity, and ideals. As readers begin their journey into this ancient world and ideals, they will uncover a deep, and complex culture and society. The book provides an enlightened understanding of the Celtic psyche in relation to how they view their place in the universe of religious beliefs. They are portrayed as being able to define the concept of God and the supernatural by their ritualized forms of worship and shamanistic (purveyors of mystical) practices. The book offers a rare perspective on how the ancient Celts found kinship with what they conceived to be spirits personified in nature. Providing a cultural investigation into why they once worshiped mountains, knolls, rivers, lakes, forests, and the stars. The druids who were the ritual providers of the time were seen as shaman, priest, and magician who officiated over sacred rites and spaces for the dead such as burial mounds, adhered to a benevolent view of the afterlife, rebirth, and the transmigration of the spirit.

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This low volume climbing shoe excels on all types of terrain from steep faces to gymnastic routesA modern cambered shoe designed for the climber who challenges themselves with different types of climbing. Equally home on overhanging gymnastic and steep routes that require precise footwork. The vegan synthetic upper is built on an aggressively profiled last will ensure your foot is always in a power position and that the shoe will not stretch too much over time. Excelling on every angle and rock type, if there was one shoe to rule them all, it would be Shaman. The tensioned heel rand will provide enough power and support to bear down on small edges, while yielding enough to climb those off vertical angles. The love bump plastic midsole places your toes into a crimped power position, while the knuckle box provides room, so you do not smash your toes against the top of the toe rand, these two features work in parallel to eliminate dead space under your toes and creates a comfortable and powerful sensation out of the box. Specifications Vegan GeschlechtUnisex MaterialsSynthetic ClosureStraps MidsoleMX-P 1.6mm Half-length Love Bump Outsole4.2mm TRAX SAS Vegan Activity Indoor Bouldering Indoor Sport Climbing Outdoor Bouldering Outdoor Sport Climbing Trad climbing Style Slab Vertical Over hangs Roof Width Narrow Power Stiff Recommended Level Advanced Fit Aggressive

This low volume climbing shoe excels on all types of terrain from steep faces to gymnastic routesA modern cambered shoe designed for the climber who challenges themselves with different types of climbing. Equally home on overhanging gymnastic and steep routes that require precise footwork. The vegan synthetic upper is built on an aggressively profiled last will ensure your foot is always in a power position and that the shoe will not stretch too much over time. Excelling on every angle and rock type, if there was one shoe to rule them all, it would be Shaman. The tensioned heel rand will provide enough power and support to bear down on small edges, while yielding enough to climb those off vertical angles. The love bump plastic midsole places your toes into a crimped power position, while the knuckle box provides room, so you do not smash your toes against the top of the toe rand, these two features work in parallel to eliminate dead space under your toes and creates a comfortable and powerful sensation out of the box. Specifications Vegan GeschlechtUnisex MaterialsSynthetic ClosureStraps MidsoleMX-P 1.6mm Half-length Love Bump Outsole4.2mm TRAX SAS Vegan Activity Indoor Bouldering Indoor Sport Climbing Outdoor Bouldering Outdoor Sport Climbing Trad climbing Style Slab Vertical Over hangs Roof Width Narrow Power Stiff Recommended Level Advanced Fit Aggressive

This low volume climbing shoe excels on all types of terrain from steep faces to gymnastic routesA modern cambered shoe designed for the climber who challenges themselves with different types of climbing. Equally home on overhanging gymnastic and steep routes that require precise footwork. The vegan synthetic upper is built on an aggressively profiled last will ensure your foot is always in a power position and that the shoe will not stretch too much over time. Excelling on every angle and rock type, if there was one shoe to rule them all, it would be Shaman. The tensioned heel rand will provide enough power and support to bear down on small edges, while yielding enough to climb those off vertical angles. The love bump plastic midsole places your toes into a crimped power position, while the knuckle box provides room, so you do not smash your toes against the top of the toe rand, these two features work in parallel to eliminate dead space under your toes and creates a comfortable and powerful sensation out of the box. Specifications Vegan GeschlechtUnisex MaterialsSynthetic ClosureStraps MidsoleMX-P 1.6mm Half-length Love Bump Outsole4.2mm TRAX SAS Vegan Activity Indoor Bouldering Indoor Sport Climbing Outdoor Bouldering Outdoor Sport Climbing Trad climbing Style Slab Vertical Over hangs Roof Width Narrow Power Stiff Recommended Level Advanced Fit Aggressive

Anakin Skywalker - the Chosen One - is dead. In his place rises Darth Vader, who now hunts what Jedi survived the desctruction of their temple on Coruscant. From the site of Anakin Skywalker's last stand - on the molten surface of the planet Mustafar, where he sought to destroy his friend and former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi-a fearsome specter in black has risen. Once the most powerful Knight ever known to the Jedi Order, he is now a disciple of the dark side, a lord of the dreaded Sith, and the avenging right hand of the galaxy's ruthless new Emperor. Seduced, deranged, and destroyed by the machinations of the Dark Lord Sidious, Anakin Skywalker is dead... and Darth Vader lives. Word of the events that created him - the Jedi Council's failed mutiny against Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the self-crowned Emperor's retaliatory command to exterminate the Jedi Order, and Anakin's massacre of his comrades and Masters in the Jedi Temple - has yet to reach all quarters. On the Outer Rim world of Murkhana, Jedi Masters Roan Shryne and Bol Chatak and Padawan Olee Starstone are leading a charge on a Separatist stronghold, unaware that the tide, red with Jedi blood, has turned suddenly against them. When the three narrowly elude execution - and become the desperate prey in a hunt across space - it's neither clone soldiers, nor the newly deployed stormtroopers, nor even the wrath of the power-hungry Emperor himself they must fear most. The deadliest threat rests in the hideously swift and lethal crimson lightsaber of Darth Vader - behind whose brooding mask lies a shattered heart, a poisoned soul, and a cunning, twisted mind hell-bent on vengeance. For the handful of scattered Jedi, survival is imperative if the light side of the Force is to be protected and the galaxy somehow, someday reclaimed. Yet more important still is the well-being of the twin infants, Leia and Luke Skywalker, the children of Anakin and his doomed bride, Padmé Amidala. Separated after Padmé's death, they must be made safe at all costs, lest the hope they represent for the future be turned to horror by the new Sith regime-and the unspeakable power of the dark side.

I'd call it required reading for the end of the world. Riley August has written a poignant masterpiece that transcends the death of stars. ' OLIVIA ATWATER 'A quietly wonderful, hopeful novel that heals the parts of you that you didn't know were hurt.' JULIE LEONG ' Come for the cat, stay for the story .' SUNYI DEAN __________ A dying universe. A search for answers. An adventure at the end of a trillion lifetimes. Scout is an archivist, searching the dead worlds of the cosmos for clues as to the fate of all these lost civilisations. While exploring another lifeless planet they discover something unbelievable: a message from a witness to that worlds-ending entity thousands of years ago. But uncovering the story and staying one step ahead of the profit-hungry corporation on their trail won't be easy. Together with their brother and sometimes-fearless, space-faring cat Pumpkin, Scout must now race to save what matters most. __________ ' A science fiction novel that will repair your soul with its beautiful, uplifting earnestness in the face of true peril' NADIA EL-FASSI 'I smiled, I cried, and I wanted, desperately, to leave something beautiful behind for the universe' JULES ARBEAUX 'Riley August's comfortingly contemplative novel left me feeling more hopeful about my place in the universe' SYLVIE CATHRALL 'As sweet as it is sad, as homely as it is strange, The Last Gifts Of The Universe is about the real work of having hope and compassion' ALICE BELL 'Somehow both a hauntingly beautiful meditation on grief and loss, as well as a delightful space-faring romp...I'm honestly in awe.' G. M. NAIR 'It flows brilliantly, with brevity and wit.' ALEX HORMANN READERS ADORE THE LAST GIFTS OF THE UNIVERSE... ***** 'excellent and thought provoking' ***** 'More books should have judgmental, emotionally supportive orange cats in spacesuits.' ***** 'nearly moved me to tears in several places' ***** 'I was not disappointed' ***** 'the story of how a person's desperate need for answers teaches them how to accept loss

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In this mesmerizing novel, an astrophysicist searches for her place among her neighbors and in the universe Gunn Haven, professor of astrophysics, has taken a leave from the institute where she teaches and moved to a rural area. She's here for the clear night sky and for solitude as she tracks gamma-ray bursts and researches the origins of the universe. But while Gunn studies celestial bodies, she is also contending with earthly bodies. There are her nearest neighbors: Brit, who knows everyone's business, and Jenny, Brit's restless teenage daughter. There is her young protégé; Gunn has sent him away to find his own path, yet longs to have him close. There are remote colleagues and dead loved ones, often in her thoughts. And there is the menacing Gable Woman, who, after catching Gunn wandering onto private property, is intent on putting her in her place. How to navigate the humanmade boundaries of a boundless universe? How to be a caretaker if you're not a mother and stand apart in your communities? Gunn's mind ranges over these questions as she splits firewood, walks the forest, solves equations, sits in hunting stands, lies in fields, and observes-the animals, the locals, the seasons, the stars, her memories. Reaching from the everyday to the infinite, from sensory details to contemplations of the cosmos, Range is a gripping investigation of the many kinds of distance we cross through space and time.

In this mesmerizing novel, an astrophysicist searches for her place among her neighbors and in the universe Gunn Haven, professor of astrophysics, has taken a leave from the institute where she teaches and moved to a rural area. She's here for the clear night sky and for solitude as she tracks gamma-ray bursts and researches the origins of the universe. But while Gunn studies celestial bodies, she is also contending with earthly bodies. There are her nearest neighbors: Brit, who knows everyone's business, and Jenny, Brit's restless teenage daughter. There is her young protégé; Gunn has sent him away to find his own path, yet longs to have him close. There are remote colleagues and dead loved ones, often in her thoughts. And there is the menacing Gable Woman, who, after catching Gunn wandering onto private property, is intent on putting her in her place. How to navigate the humanmade boundaries of a boundless universe? How to be a caretaker if you're not a mother and stand apart in your communities? Gunn's mind ranges over these questions as she splits firewood, walks the forest, solves equations, sits in hunting stands, lies in fields, and observes-the animals, the locals, the seasons, the stars, her memories. Reaching from the everyday to the infinite, from sensory details to contemplations of the cosmos, Range is a gripping investigation of the many kinds of distance we cross through space and time.

A stunning science fiction debut, The Space Between Worlds is both a cross-dimensional adventure and a powerful examination of identity, privilege, and belonging. 'Profound' Max Gladstone 'Complex' Guardian 'It remained two steps ahead of my imagination' The New York Times 'A strong new voice in science fiction' The Sunday Times Born in the dirt of the wasteland, Cara has fought her entire life just to survive. Now she has done the impossible, and landed herself a comfortable life on the lower levels of the wealthy and walled-off Wiley City. So long as she can keep her head down and avoid trouble, she's on a sure path to citizenship and security - on this world, at least. Of the 380 realities that have been unlocked, Cara is dead in all but 8. Cara's parallel selves are exceptionally good at dying - from disease, turf wars, or vendettas they couldn't outrun - which makes Cara wary, and valuable. Because while multiverse travel is possible, no one can visit a world in which their counterpart is still alive. And no one has fewer counterparts than Cara. But then one of her eight doppelgängers dies under mysterious circumstances, and Cara is plunged into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and future in ways she never could have imagined - and reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her earth, but the entire multiverse.

'A majestic story' David Bodanis, Financial Times From the international bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible and Physics of the Future This is the story of a quest: to find a Theory of Everything. Einstein dedicated his life to seeking this elusive Holy Grail, a single, revolutionary 'god equation' which would tie all the forces in the universe together, yet never found it. Some of the greatest minds in physics took up the search, from Stephen Hawking to Brian Greene. None have yet succeeded. In The God Equation, renowned theoretical physicist Michio Kaku takes the reader on a mind-bending ride through the twists and turns of this epic journey: a mystery that has fascinated him for most of his life. He guides us through the key debates in modern physics, from Newton's law of gravity via relativity and quantum mechanics to the latest developments in string theory. It is a tale of dazzling breakthroughs and crushing dead ends, illuminated by Kaku's clarity, storytelling flair and infectious enthusiasm. The object of the quest is now within sight: we are closer than ever to achieving the most ambitious undertaking in the history of science. If successful, the Theory of Everything could simultaneously unlock the deepest mysteries of space and time, and fulfil that most ancient and basic of human desires - to understand the meaning of our lives.

This low volume climbing shoe excels on all types of terrain from steep faces to gymnastic routesA modern cambered shoe designed for the climber who challenges themselves with different types of climbing. Equally home on overhanging gymnastic and steep routes that require precise footwork. The vegan synthetic upper is built on an aggressively profiled last will ensure your foot is always in a power position and that the shoe will not stretch too much over time. Excelling on every angle and rock type, if there was one shoe to rule them all, it would be Shaman. The tensioned heel rand will provide enough power and support to bear down on small edges, while yielding enough to climb those off vertical angles. The love bump plastic midsole places your toes into a crimped power position, while the knuckle box provides room, so you do not smash your toes against the top of the toe rand, these two features work in parallel to eliminate dead space under your toes and creates a comfortable and powerful sensation out of the box. Specifications Vegan GeschlechtUnisex MaterialsSynthetic ClosureStraps MidsoleMX-P 1.6mm Half-length Love Bump Outsole4.2mm TRAX SAS Vegan Activity Indoor Bouldering Indoor Sport Climbing Outdoor Bouldering Outdoor Sport Climbing Trad climbing Style Slab Vertical Over hangs Roof Width Narrow Power Stiff Recommended Level Advanced Fit Aggressive

This low volume climbing shoe excels on all types of terrain from steep faces to gymnastic routesA modern cambered shoe designed for the climber who challenges themselves with different types of climbing. Equally home on overhanging gymnastic and steep routes that require precise footwork. The vegan synthetic upper is built on an aggressively profiled last will ensure your foot is always in a power position and that the shoe will not stretch too much over time. Excelling on every angle and rock type, if there was one shoe to rule them all, it would be Shaman. The tensioned heel rand will provide enough power and support to bear down on small edges, while yielding enough to climb those off vertical angles. The love bump plastic midsole places your toes into a crimped power position, while the knuckle box provides room, so you do not smash your toes against the top of the toe rand, these two features work in parallel to eliminate dead space under your toes and creates a comfortable and powerful sensation out of the box. Specifications Vegan GeschlechtUnisex MaterialsSynthetic ClosureStraps MidsoleMX-P 1.6mm Half-length Love Bump Outsole4.2mm TRAX SAS Vegan Activity Indoor Bouldering Indoor Sport Climbing Outdoor Bouldering Outdoor Sport Climbing Trad climbing Style Slab Vertical Over hangs Roof Width Narrow Power Stiff Recommended Level Advanced Fit Aggressive

I'd call it required reading for the end of the world. Riley August has written a poignant masterpiece that transcends the death of stars. ' OLIVIA ATWATER 'A quietly wonderful, hopeful novel that heals the parts of you that you didn't know were hurt.' JULIE LEONG ' Come for the cat, stay for the story .' SUNYI DEAN __________ A dying universe. A search for answers. An adventure at the end of a trillion lifetimes. Scout is an archivist, searching the dead worlds of the cosmos for clues as to the fate of all these lost civilisations. While exploring another lifeless planet they discover something unbelievable: a message from a witness to that worlds-ending entity thousands of years ago. But uncovering the story and staying one step ahead of the profit-hungry corporation on their trail won't be easy. Together with their brother and sometimes-fearless, space-faring cat Pumpkin, Scout must now race to save what matters most. __________ ' A science fiction novel that will repair your soul with its beautiful, uplifting earnestness in the face of true peril' NADIA EL-FASSI 'I smiled, I cried, and I wanted, desperately, to leave something beautiful behind for the universe' JULES ARBEAUX 'Riley August's comfortingly contemplative novel left me feeling more hopeful about my place in the universe' SYLVIE CATHRALL 'As sweet as it is sad, as homely as it is strange, The Last Gifts Of The Universe is about the real work of having hope and compassion' ALICE BELL 'Somehow both a hauntingly beautiful meditation on grief and loss, as well as a delightful space-faring romp...I'm honestly in awe.' G. M. NAIR 'It flows brilliantly, with brevity and wit.' ALEX HORMANN READERS ADORE THE LAST GIFTS OF THE UNIVERSE... ***** 'excellent and thought provoking' ***** 'More books should have judgmental, emotionally supportive orange cats in spacesuits.' ***** 'nearly moved me to tears in several places' ***** 'I was not disappointed' ***** 'the story of how a person's desperate need for answers teaches them how to accept loss

Wer die 12-saitige Gitarre zu spielen lernt und ihren voluminösen Klang nun endlich einmal richtig zur Geltung bringen möchte ist mit First 50 Songs You Should Play on 12-String Guitar gut beraten. Bekannte Lieder zu spielen lässt sich aufgrund ihrer Vertrautheit schneller meistern und bringt Spaß. Dieses Songbook enthält Songs von den Beatles Dave Matthews Tom Petty und vielen mehr die in Form von Gitarren Tabs Gitarrenakkorden und Songtexten anschaulich dargestellt sind. Hal Leonard First 50 Songs You Should Play on 12-String Guitar Inhalt: America Best Of My Love Breaking The Girl California Blue California Dreamin' Carry On Close My Eyes Forever Closer To The Heart Do You Believe In Magic Early Mornin' Rain Free Fallin' Give A Little Bit Grey Street A Hard Day's Night Hard Luck Woman Hole Hearted Hotel California Hurricane I Stay Away Kicks Leaving On A Jet Plane Life By The Drop Like The Way I Do Love Song The Magic Bus Magic Power Melissa Midnight Special Mr. Tambourine Man More Than A Feeling The One I Love Over The Hills And Far Away Sister Golden Hair Solsbury Hill Space Oddity Still The Same Suite Madame Blue There Is A Light That Never Goes Out '39 Ticket To Ride Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) Wait The Waiting Walk Right In Wanted Dead Or Alive We Just Disagree Wish You Were Here The World I Know You Wear It Well You've Got To Hide Your Love Away

Bold, queer and utterly thrilling, Hell's Heart is a speculative retelling of Herman Melville's classic, Moby Dick. From bestselling author of Boyfriend Material, Alexis Hall. They are monsters. They are legends. And they are our prey. Earth is dead. Which leaves us stuck living in atmospheric domes on planets that will kill us if we blink wrong, or run out of fuel. And by 'fuel' I mean cerebrospinal fluid, harvested at great risk from gargantuan space monsters. I joined the hunt hoping to get paid and maybe laid, but mostly paid. And I followed a charismatic captain eager to face these beasts and to howl her defiance across the skies of Jupiter. On her crew, I met Q, a woman from the wreck of old Earth, who might have kept me grounded. Or then again, perhaps not. We were ordered to hunt the greatest leviathan of all, and we fought beasts and ships and one another. Then we finally met our nemesis, there above the red heart of that world. Spoiler: it didn't end well. 'Moby Dick meets Treasure Planet by way of Fleabag - an unbelievable accomplishment from a tremendous author' - Sarah Gailey, author of Spread Me and Just Like Home 'Hall's best, weirdest, and most snarkily delightful book yet . . . intricate perfection' - Ruthanna Emrys, author of A Half-Built Garden 'Wow' - John Scalzi, author of Starter Villain

A "one-sitting-read" (Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author) about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and the power of imagination—from the bestselling author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead and Interesting Facts About Space. Sigrid hates working at the Dollar Pal but having always resisted the idea of growing up into the trappings of adulthood, she did not graduate high school, preferring to roam the streets of her small town with her best friend Greta, the only person in the world who ever understood her. Her older sister Margit is baffled and frustrated by Sigrid's inability to conform to the expectations of polite society. But Sigrid's detachment veils a deeper turmoil and sensitivity. She's haunted by the pains of her past—from pretending her parents were swamp monsters when they shook the floorboards with their violent arguments to grappling with losing Greta's friendship to the opioid epidemic ravaging their town. As Margit sets out to understand Sigrid and the secrets she has hidden, both sisters, in their own time and way, discover that reigniting their shared childhood imagination is the only way forward. "A must read" (Haley Jakobson, New York Times Editor's Choice author), We Could Be Rats is an unforgettable story of two sisters finding their way back to each other, and a celebration of that transcendent, unshakable bond.

When a young man on the run from a criminal bounty flees to the neon-soaked streets of Chryse City, he becomes entangled with an immortal who keeps more secrets than friends. Dezi doesn't own the clothes on his back or the blood in his veins. He's a college dropout working a dead-end job on the most backwater planet humanity has ever colonized. He'd always dreamed of traveling the system, but when he's framed for a facility malfunction, he's forced to flee to the capital of Mars-a city teeming with gangs and space-age aristocracy. He manages to land a job at a luxury casino where a VIP selects him as his regular host. Umbra is a perennial, one of the few wealthy enough to extend their lives through a blood-based medical process, and he might be Dezi's ticket to paying off his bounty, but the immortal is as eccentric as he is generous. He claims to be an authentic vampire, and his appetites have Dezi questioning whether he might just be telling the truth. As Dezi falls headfirst into a web of seduction and deceit, he must decide what he's willing to do to survive a city where the weak end up as blood bags. For fans of Gideon the Ninth and Silver Under Nightfall, Bleeding Mars is a queer sci-fi that offers a fresh take on classic vampire tropes.