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Attack on Titan
GIRDING FOR BATTLE Eren and everyone he has ever known have lived on the island of Paradis. For many years, the Marleyans have been threatening Paradis in an attempt to monopolize the power of the Titans and keep the world trembling before their military might. In an effort to prove their worth and cement their truth, the Marleyans prepare for the ultimate declaration of war on Paradis. But when the time for deliverance comes, neither side is equipped for the shocking drama that unfolds.
Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! (Manga) Vol. 3
Former corporate stooge Hiro is now living his best life in another universe! From touring a cultured meat factory with the harem of cuties to meeting a sexy doctor who is very into him. it seems like nothing could possibly go wrong. But then he finds out that he's carrying a fortune in his bloodstream: human DNA from our universe is very rare in the star-spanning cosmos of SOL! Should Hiro sell out, or is his genetic sequence going to belong to the first person to get his, or her, hands on it?
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (Manga) Vol. 1
In his past life, Liam was hardworking and honest. This got him nothing but debt and betrayal. Now he's been reborn as the ruling noble of a planet. Time for some payback. This life he'll grind the world under his heel! He's only looking out for himself. All his underlings will suffer! But try as he might, his tyranny only seems to make his subjects happier.
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (Manga) Vol. 2
Liam's kingdom has grown rapidly! Business is booming and all that income is lining his pockets. Wealth has made everything shine like a diamond. A diamond in the rough that is. Space pirates think Liam's backwater location will be easy pickings. But what kind of Evil Overlord doesn't know how to stomp out rebellious elements?
Rebuild World (Manga) Volume 2
Akira has learned the hard way that his fellow relic hunters can be just as deadly as anything else in the wasteland. He’s more determined than ever to go it alone, but life has other ideas. Suddenly, fortune seekers are crowding his favorite hunting grounds, and when a mysterious phenomenon blankets the ruins, he finds it harder to steer clear of conflict than he’d like. Back in the city, his luck isn’t much better: one of the many gangs that rule the slums is out for his money—and his blood. Compared to the ravenous beasts and killer machines that roam the wastes, these petty outlaws don’t seem much of a threat—but they won’t stop coming after him until he racks up a body count that shows gunning for him doesn’t pay. And to cap it all off, he crosses paths with a girl who might just end his self-isolation for good. Akira has an arsenal of new gear and the ever-mysterious Alpha to guide him, but will that be enough to navigate the rocky road ahead?
Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! (Manga) Vol. 5
Having won a battle for Serena, cubicle jockey turned space mercenary Hiro plots a course to a fancy resort system for a well-deserved vacation. There's no rest for warrior though, as Hiro and crew are ambushed by more pirates! Among the spoils, Hiro discovers a cold sleep pod, and within lies a beautiful noble girl! With another hapless woman falling in his lap, what's a merc to do...except perhaps take a knee and accept a knighthood?
Rebuild World (Manga) Volume 3
When a pair of ambitious arms dealers lead a horde of ravenous monsters into Akira’s usual hunting grounds, his routine training in the wasteland turns into a fight for survival. And with no time to run and nowhere to hide, the young relic hunter needs all the help he can get. But can even the reckless merchants’ firepower and the ghostly Alpha’s expert guidance see him through this onslaught alive? As wave after wave of mutant creatures wear down his defenses, it becomes clear that only a miracle can save him.And if the beasts of the wasteland don’t kill Akira, the people of his home city just might. After he takes a fledgling gang leader under his wing, he finds himself in the crosshairs of syndicate underlings hoping to climb the ranks, not to mention rival bosses looking to expand their territory. He’s already proven that he can handle himself in a fight; now he’ll need to prove himself as a negotiator if he ever wants to walk the streets in peace again.
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (Manga) Vol. 3
Nothing can stop Liam's rise to power! He crushed the space pirate Goaz! Wealth and prestige followed. But his success has caught the attention of other nobles. Whether it's his deadbeat parents wanting debts paid off or wary neighbors eyeing a future rival, his reputation precedes him. Liam's next steps must be carefully made or the galaxy will learn about the key to his found fortune.
Time Stop Hero Vol. 5
Sekai's incredible cheat power--a pause button that can stop an entire fantasy world in its tracks--has a weakness, one that Lovisa discovers and exploits! To make matters worse, Sekai has to eat a particular indigestible item, and there are only two ways to retrieve it: wait a few, or cut him open. Which will a vengeful tribal queen choose? Are his days of clearing quests and copping feels about to end? Maybe, unless he can stop everything and think through a strategy one more time!
The Return Of The Shadow
The first part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, The Return Of The Shadow is J.R.R. Tolkien's enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety.The Return of the Shadow is the story of the first part of the history of the creation of The Lord of the Rings, a fascinating study of Tolkien’s great masterpiece, from its inception to the end of the first volume, The Fellowship of the Ring.In The Return of the Shadow (the abandoned title of the first volume of The Lord of the Rings) we see how Bilbo’s magic ring evolved into the supremely dangerous Ruling Ring of the Dark Lord; and the precise, and astonishingly unforeseen, moment when a Black Rider first rode in to the Shire. The character of the hobbit called Trotter (afterwards Strider or Aragorn) is developed, and Frodo’s companions undergo many changes of name and personality.The book comes complete with reproductions of the first maps and facsimile pages from the earliest manuscripts.
The Monsters and the Critics
The complete collection of Tolkien’s essays, including two on Beowulf, which span three decades beginning six years before The Hobbit to five years after The Lord of the Rings. The seven essays by J.R.R. Tolkien assembled in this edition were with one exception delivered as general lectures on particular occasions; and while they mostly arose out of Tolkien’s work in medieval literature, they are accessible to all. Two of them are concerned with Beowulf, including the well-known lecture whose title is taken for this book, and one with Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, given in the University of Glasgow in 1953. Also included in this volume is the lecture ‘English and Welsh’; the Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford in 1959; and a paper on Invented Languages delivered in 1931, with exemplification from poems in the Elvish tongues. Most famous of all is ‘On Fairy-Stories’, a discussion of the nature of fairy-tales and fantasy, which gives insight into Tolkien’s approach to the whole genre. The pieces in this collection cover a period of nearly thirty years, beginning six years before the publication of The Hobbit, with a unique ‘academic’ lecture on his invention (calling it ‘A Secret Vice’) and concluding with his farewell to professorship, five years after the publication of The Lord of the Rings.
The Lost Road
At the end of the 1937 J.R.R. Tolkien reluctantly set aside his now greatly elaborated work on the myths and heroic legends of Valinor and Middle-earth and began The Lord of the Rings. This fifth volume of The History of Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien, completes the presentation of the whole compass of his writing on those themes up to that time. Later forms of the Annuals of Valinor and the Annals of Berleriand had been composed, The Silmarillion was nearing completion in a greatly amplified version, and a new map had been made; the myth of the Music of the Ainur had become a separate work; and the legend of the Downfall of Numenor had already entered in a primitive form, introducing the cardinal ideas of the World Made Round and the Straight Path into the vanished West. Closely associated with this was the abandoned time-travel story, The Lost Road, which was to link the world of Numenor and Middle-earth with the legends of many other times and peoples. A long essay, The Lhammas, had been written on the ever more complex relations of the languages and dialects of Middle-earth; and an etymological dictionary had been undertaken, in which a great number of words and names in the Elvish languages were registered and their formation explained - thus providing by far the most extensive account of their vocabularies that has appeared.