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He was created in the Kingdom of Heaven, provided with faculties that distilled their own brilliance, becoming the Bearer of Light, being an example of beauty and intelligence, a masterpiece, full of wisdom. There on high he enjoyed the clamor and authority of his rank, named as the first Archangel, positioning himself among all as the closest to God.
The unlikely survivors take to the road, finally managing to get out of Los Angeles amid the world seemingly being burned to the ground. Not long into their travels they're derailed by an ambush that strands them outside of a small town run by an abusive tyrant. Missy, still not healed from her wounds, helps to tackle the tyrant but puts herself in grave danger in doing so. The group find a large abandoned home hidden in the woods that they believe would make a suitable place to hide until things blow over and life returns to normal, but will it ever return? Desperation drives a familiar face out of the Los Angeles valley and straight into their path, and all Hell once more breaks loose.Mostra libro
Gamification taken in a chilling directionThe elite Cyber Assassin Technology Services (CATS) team is comprised of experts who combat cyber warfare at ground zero. Their primary directives—• Find root causes of cyber-attacks aimed at businesses and governments.• Identify the cyber thugs who think they are untraceable.• Stop digital extortion with advanced cyber security.• Protect the innocent citizens of the region where they are allocated.The CATS expertise includes military black ops, covert operations, multi-lingual, and governmental undercover backgrounds. They react real-time to assignments to gather data, follow the leads, and disrupt any success for their targets. George, Ty, Ernesto, Mercedes, Summit, and Brayson—fan out across the globe to investigate these strikingly similar attacks. Their advice to focus on the long-term success rather than pay ransom demands appears to fall on deaf ears. Is it cheaper to pay the ransom or more convenient?The trail leads to a pair of rivals who make a game of exporting misery uses their state-owned supercomputers. These gaming monsters believe they can’t be caught or stopped. Julie and Juan guide their CATS resources to stop the spread of ransomware in every corner of the real and virtual worlds. The points are mounting for the ultimate prize. Who will succeed and who will fail?Mostra libro
Oen and Jarred are surprised by the arrival of not one but two teenagers. Jeromy, who met Jarred in Book Three of the Paths Trilogy, loves and admires Jarred. When Jeromy's mom remarries, the young Jeromy asks to live with Oen and Jarred. Rhea is sent my Dolana to find safety with Oen and Jarred. Raised in the shadow of the brothels, Rhea is a brilliant young woman who longs for safety and the opportunity to learn from Oen, the most gifted member of the Geneer tribe. Oen and Jarred successfully help both teens to complete their education and discover life partners. Their reputation as good parents leads the inter-tribal Council to recruit Oen and Jarred to oversee the construction and development of the first inter-tribal school. But tribalism rears its ugly head as members of a deviant group called the Proud Men seek to sabotage the school and all it represents. Oen and Jarred go on the hunt to track down each member of this secret group and bring them to justice. On the day of the school dedication, would-be assassins throw knives at the assembled leaders. Jarred protects a member of the Council by jumping in front of him, only to be nearly killed by the knife embedded in his spine. While he recovers, the source of the kill order is found and linked to yet another member of The Order. With their work at the school completed and their teens starting their own families, Oen and Jarred look forward to something approaching a normal life. But their desire is interrupted by a message from their friend Dolana. She and others want to leave the patriarchy and bigotry of their planet and start afresh on Zeta, the original destination of all the people who now comprise the tribes of their world. Should Oen and Jarred leave their home and all they've built to help Dolana build a new society? Can the dream of Zeta even be achieved? If they fail, will they make a path for the return of The Order and its evil oppression?Mostra libro
When a super-robot named Snookums discovers how to build his own superbombs, it becomes obvious that Earth is by no means the safest place for him to be. And so Dr. Fitzhugh, his designer, and Leda Crannon, a child psychologist acting as Snookums’ nursemaid, agree to set up Operation Brainchild, a plan to transport the robot to a far distant planet. But the space ship becomes the scene of some frightening events--the medical officer is murdered, and Snookums appears to be the culprit… - Summary by Mark NelsonMostra libro
s it still revenge if you kill the innocent? Fast, furious, and with an iron will—Louie Thorne is the woman they fear. Crime lords the world over go to great lengths to escape her retribution. But with her terrifying gift and relentless drive, there is nowhere they can hide. For Lou it's personal. When her father was murdered by drug lords, Lou survived not only because of her supernatural ability to be anywhere at any time, but because she found a reason to live: revenge. She vowed to destroy those who carelessly destroyed the lives of others. Yet Lou's freedom to exact justice lies in her anonymity. She kills without repercussions because she is little more than a ghost in the shadows. Until a young reporter desperate for the story of a lifetime starts to unravel the mystery of Louie Thorne and threatens to expose Lou to the light…Mostra libro
Finding him was easy. Figuring him out is the hard part. Only one thing could make nineteen-year-old Hadley Hawthorn leave her house for the first time in two years—revenge. The Isa fae murdered her entire family, so the promise of ending their control over witches like Hadley is too sweet to resist. All she needs to do is find Kason Fields, a human who's supposedly the key to ending Isa fae power. Hadley's hacking skills and her patience level of zero make that part simple. But when she inadvertently leads the Isa fae straight to Kason's doorstep, things get complicated. Now, it's up to her to keep them both two steps ahead of the murderous fae. But staying close to the secretive Kason unfurls something even stronger than Hadley's need for revenge—hope. When the Isa fae close in, though, hope may not be enough to keep them both alive.Mostra libro
