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OH, BROTHERHaving acknowledged her own feelings for Shusei, Aoi must now muster the courage to tell him that she likes him. But with Shusei’s popularity, will she be able to do anything before someone else snatches him up? Luckily, Shusei’s older brother comes into the picture and comes up with a way to light the flame of romance in Shusei’s heart, but his older brother’s unconventional plan may take things too far…
Fantastic Four Vol. 1
Collects Fantastic Four #1-3, FF #1-3. We have seen the future and it will be fantastic! When Reed and Sue decide that the family needs to relax, they take Ben, Johnny and the kids on a little vacation ... through all of infinite time and space! And in the real absence of Marvel's First Family, a substitute FF, hand-picked by the real deal - Ant-Man, Medusa, She-Hulk and the all-new Miss Thing - stand ready to guard the Earth and the nascent Future Foundation ... for the four minutes that the Fantastic Four will be gone. What could possibly go wrong? Find out NOW!
Avengers Vs. Fantastic Four
Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #25-26, #150, #255-256 And Annual #19; Avengers (1963) #127, #233, #301-303 And Annual #14; New Avengers Guest-Starring The Fantastic Four; And Mighty Avengers (2007) #25-26. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Marvel’s First Family share some of their greatest adventures! First, it’s the battle of the century: the Hulk vs. the Thing! And it’ll take the combined forces of both teams to stop the destruction! Worlds collide again when Ultron-7 crashes Quicksilver and Crystal’s wedding! And the Avengers and the Fantastic Four each have roles to play in cosmic encounters with Annihilus and the Skrulls! Then, on a break from the FF, Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman join the Avengers for the Super-Nova Saga! The New Avengers and the Fantastic Four face the Kree — but why are Hank Pym and the Mighty Avengers breaking into the Baxter Building?!
Black Panther
Collects Black Panther #35-38 and Annual #1. Out of the frying pan... into the fire! Their fantastic adventures in the interdimensional superhighway complete, the Wakandan Royal couple at last return to Wakanda - only to find home is anything but sweet. With serious strife tearing apart his court and one of the Panther's greatest foes waiting to strike, is it too late for T'Challa to regain control of his kingdom? Plus: It's 2057, and the Watcher's prediction came true - Wakanda is an imperial power steering the course for humanity's future. As T'Challa prepares the next Black Panther for the great responsibility ahead, he must first reflect on the road traveled - a long and winding journey filled with surprises
Green Lantern Corps Vol. 5: Uprising
With the entire Corps under attack by the Khund and the shapeshifting Durlans, John Stewart must unravel the mystery behind destroyed Sector Houses. But as the situation becomes more dire, he and his rag tag group of Lanterns must seek out a Lantern that has been undercover for a very long time. Maybe even too long to be found. The beginning of this new GL epic begins here! Collects GREEN LANTERN CORPS #28-34, GREEN LANTERN CORPS ANNUAL #2 and GREEN LANTERN #31-33.
Miles Morales
Miles Morales' life has been turned upside down on every conceivable level! New villains are coming out of the woodwork...but more importantly, Miles has a girlfriend! Her name is Katie Bishop, but she has a secret, and it's bad news for Spider-Man! Miles makes a life-changing decision and discovers a mind-blowing truth. Who was his father? What is the secret of Miles' legacy? And will the Ultimate Spider-Man become an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.? As Miles confronts his family's past and his terrifying future, and discovers a new spider-power, the man behind the mysteries of the Human Flies plans reveals himself, and it's not good news for Spider-Man! Collecting: Miles Morales: Ultimate Spiderman #6-12.
Black Panther
Collects Black Panther (2016) #1-4, Fantastic Four (1961) #52. A new era begins for the Black Panther! MacArthur Genius and National Book Award-winning writer Ta-Nehisi Coates (Between the World and Me) takes the helm, confronting TChalla with a dramatic upheaval in Wakanda that will make leading the African nation tougher than ever before. When a superhuman terrorist group calling itself The People sparks a violent uprising, the land famed for its incredible technology and proud warrior traditions will be thrown into turmoil. As suicide bombers terrorize the population, TChalla struggles to unite his citizens, and a familiar villain steps out of the shadows. If Wakanda is to survive, it must adapt but can its monarch, one in a long line of Black Panthers, survive the necessary change? Heavy lies the head that wears the cowl!
Infamous Iron Man Vol. 1
Collecting Infamous Iron Man #1-6. There's a new Iron Man in town, and his name is...Victor Von Doom! The greatest villain of the Marvel Universe is no stranger to armor, but now he's trying something new on for size. And where Tony Stark failed, Doom will succeed. But what is Doom's master plan? As the secrets that propel Victor's new quest as a hero start to reveal themselves, a who's who of heroes and villains start looking for a piece of revenge for Doom's past sins - beginning with bashful, blue-eyed Ben Grimm, the ever-lovin' Thing! Next up at bat is someone from Tony's past who has a big problem with Doom taking on the Iron mantle - but where has Pepper Potts, a.k.a. Rescue, been until now? The saga of Iron Man takes its strangest turn yet!
The Trading Game
*NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'An unforgettable story of greed, financial madness and moral decay' Rory Stewart'Hilarious, shocking and deeply sad — often in the same sentence' Sunday Times'The Wolf of Wall Street with a moral compass' Irvine WelshAn outrageous, white-knuckle journey to the dark heart of an intoxicating world - from someone who survived the trading game and then blew it all wide open'If you were gonna rob a bank, and you saw the vault door there, left open, what would you do? Would you wait around?Ever since he was a kid, kicking broken footballs on the streets of East London in the shadow of Canary Wharf's skyscrapers, Gary wanted something better. Something a whole lot bigger.Then he won a competition run by a bank: 'The Trading Game'. The prize: a golden ticket to a new life, as the youngest trader in the whole city. A place where you could make more money than you'd ever imagined. Where your colleagues are dysfunctional maths geniuses, overfed public schoolboys and borderline psychopaths, yet they start to feel like family. Where soon you're the bank's most profitable trader, dealing in nearly a trillion dollars. A day. Where you dream of numbers in your sleep - and then stop sleeping at all.But what happens when winning starts to feel like losing? When the easiest way to make money is to bet on millions becoming poorer and poorer - and, as the economy starts slipping off a precipice, your own sanity starts slipping with it? You want to stop, but you can't. Because nobody ever leaves.Would you stick, or quit? Even if it meant risking everything?Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024
The Qing Dynasty Mysteries: Books 1-3
Murder. Love. Duty.During the Qing Dynasty, betrayals, secrets, and lies often lead to murder. And only one man can solve the empire's most desperate cases - if he can convince the one woman he can't resist to help him.Books 1-3 of the Qing Dynasty Mysteries featuring Inspector Gong and Lady Li are now available in this exciting boxed set!Murder in the Forbidden City - Book 1When one of the Empress’s ladies-in-waiting is killed in the Forbidden City, she orders Inspector Gong to find the killer. Unfortunately, as a man, he is forbidden from entering the Inner Court. How is he supposed to solve a murder when he cannot visit the scene of the crime or talk to the women in the victim’s life? He won’t be able to solve this crime alone.The widowed Lady Li is devastated when she finds out about the murder of her sister-in-law, who was serving as the Empress’s lady-in-waiting. She is determined to discover who killed her, even if it means assisting the rude and obnoxious Inspector Gong and going undercover in the Forbidden City.Together, will Lady Li and Inspector Gong be able to find the murderer before he – or she – strikes again?Murder in the British Quarter - Book 2When a young Chinese woman is murdered within the British Quarter of the foreign legation, Inspector Gong is ordered by the Imperial Court to solve the crime before the incident escalates into war between China and the foreign powers. The only problem? Inspector Gong doesn’t speak English. And he is hardly the type of man to be accepted by the British elite living in Peking.Once again, he must turn to the one woman who can help him. The woman he can’t stop thinking about.Lady Li is trying to forget about Inspector Gong. He’s a danger to herself, her position, and her children’s future. But when he comes once again knocking on her door and asking for her assistance in solving a case, she can’t resist, despite her better judgment.Lady Li’s language and diplomatic abilities allow her to freely enter the world of the Western visitors, but tensions between the foreigners and local people are increasing by the hour.Will Lady Li and Inspector Gong be able to solve the crime without the answer leading China to war?Murder at the Peking Opera - Book 3After helping Prince Kung avert an international disaster and negotiating with Inspector Gong's mother for his betrothal to Concubine Swan, Lady Li takes a well-deserved evening to enjoy the first public performance by a female Peking opera performer. But her relaxing night out takes a dramatic turn when a murder is committed on stage during the performance.Inspector Gong's attempt at finding a distraction from the troubles in his heart is thwarted when he and Lady Li attend the same opera performance. Thankfully, a murder in front of hundreds of people plunges him into a world usually hidden behind curtains and costumes.The empress has decreed that women can now play female roles in Peking's beloved operas. But few women have been willing to undertake the challenge and risk the wrath of the more conservative opera patrons. When the first woman willing to step into the role of the "dan" becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her co-star, Lady Li begs Inspector Gong to delay in arresting the actress and find the real killer before the woman is executed for the crime. With the future of Chinese theater hanging in the balance, Inspector Gong must try to find the truth among people who mask their real faces for a living.
Amazing Tales: Ling Mengchu
A Perennial Bestseller on Townsfolk Life Amazing Tales-First Series together with Amazing Tales-Second Series authored by Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), a famous writer of venacular stories, have topped the best-loved works of Chinese fiction in the past centuries. Stories from the collections are known to almost everyone in China. In close-knit plots, often punctuated with surprising denouements, and vivid colloquial language, these stories cover a wide range of subjects, from young men and women in love and family disputes to complicated legal cases. Now both books have been translated into English. In Amazing Tales-First Series 18 stories are selected from the original 40 to sing the praise of fidelity of love and all-weather friendship, expose the greed of some nefarious monks and nuns for sex and wealth, and urge the authorities to uphold justice in handling cases. While enjoying these fascinating tales, the reader can get a glimpse of the ethics, customs, and social life of seventeenth-century China.
The Rainfall Market
DISCOVER THE KOREAN BESTSELLER AND STEP INTO A MAGICAL WORLD WHERE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLEAn uplifting and healing gift of a book that asks would you trade your life for another one?'A warm and wondrous story [...] Gentle, affirming, and utterly transportive' Julie Long, author of The Teller of Small Fortunes----On the first day of the monsoon an old ramshackle building appears.This is The Rainfall Market. Inside you will find magical bookstores, hairdressers, perfumeries and anything your heart desires.But you cannot enter without an invitation.Serin, who lives in a small flat with her mother and dreams of a bigger, better life, can’t believe her luck when she receives a ticket inviting her to step inside The Rainfall Market.Once inside she will have the opportunity to swap her life for a new one.A better one.Accompanied by Isha the cat and followed by a mysterious shadow, Serin tentatively steps inside. There she is told she has just one week to choose the perfect life and find true happiness.However, there is a catch.If she doesn’t find her dream life, she'll be trapped inside the market forever . . .----Readers are loving The Rainfall Market‘Hooked in an instant’ 5 ***** Reader Review'The literary equivalent of wrapping yourself up in a warm blanket. I loved every minute of it’ 5 ***** Reader Review‘Cool story, cute characters’ 5 ***** Reader Review‘I loved this! It's lovely and sweet and has a wonderful message’ 5 ***** Reader Review