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An instant New York Times bestseller! The fate of the Cinder Spires may be decided by crossed swords in the next exhilarating fantasy adventure from the author of the Dresden Files, in this New York Times bestselling series of noble families, swordplay, and airships. For centuries the Cinder Spires have safeguarded humanity, rising far above the deadly surface world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses rule, developing scientific marvels and building fleets of airships for defense and trade. Now, the Spires hover on the brink of open war. Everyone knows it's coming. The guns of the great airship fleets that control the skies between the last bastions of humanity will soon speak in anger,...
With The Winds of Khalakovo, Bradley P. Beaulieu established himself as a talented new voice in epic fantasy. In his premiere short story collection, Beaulieu demonstrates his ability to weave tales that explore other worlds in ways that are at once bold, imaginative, and touching. Lest Our Passage Be Forgotten & Other Stories collects seventeen stories that range from the epic to the heroic, some in print for the first time, including two new stories set in the world of The Lays of Anuskaya.
In Speculative Journeys, Irene Radford extends her short story collections into science fiction and contemporary fantasy with fourteen tales both old and new. Why is time-travel reserved for wealthy tourists and forbidden to historians? Can a spaceship captain keep secrets from her communication officer who speaks every language in the universe—even ones without words? Is a maze cut into solid granite a portal to a safer world…or something else? These stories and more with an exciting new introduction by speculative fiction superstar Sharon Lee—join the journey today!
"Featuring Maurice Broaddus, Tim Waggoner, Matthew Wayne Selznick, Donald J. Bingle, Janine Spendlove, Bryan Young, and fifteen more authors, this collection of essays cover topics from crafting believable ecosystems, creatures, and legal systems to the ways you can best share your world with your audience."--Page 4 of cover.
This book provides a practical guide to the establishment of effective multidisciplinary working methods in the care of mentally disordered offenders and others. It examines the theoretical basis of multidisciplinary working in a mental health context, provides a practical guide to establishing multidisciplinary working, considers training needs, team building, risk assessment, and gives an overview of research in the field [Ed.].
An all-star urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs, Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, and more . . . In this short story collection of courage, adventure, and magic, heroes—ordinary people who do the right thing—bravely step forward. But running toward danger might cost them everything. . . . In #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s “Little Things,” the pixie Toot-Toot discovers an invader unbeknownst to the wizard Harry Dresden . . . and in order to defeat it, he’ll have to team up with the dread cat Mister. In #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs’s “Dating Terror...
An urban fantasy anthology of original stories featuring heroines who combat supernatural adversaries from dragons to demons.
Delivering a great employee experience is crucial, but how can organizations create an experience that enables their teams to unlock their potential and thrive? Drawing on positive psychology and design principles, Employee Experience by Design is the practical guide for HR and OD professionals, business leaders and all those needing to create an employee experience that empowers people to perform at their best. This new edition sets out simple but effective steps any team or organization can follow. Sharing tools to measure employee experience (EX) and demonstrate return on investment, this book shows how to build a robust business case for employee experience and align EX activity with organizational strategy. This updated guide showcases EX design through a user-friendly framework covering all levels of EX, from company culture to people processes. This new edition is packed with tips, tools and examples from organizations, including ING, Expedia Group and Adeo. It is essential reading for anyone looking to develop a healthy, high-performing workplace where people can excel.
Travel from to Ireland in medieval times in search of a fabled assassin, to Troyes, France where a magical encounter threatens to prevent a Baron from joining the Crusades, through a threatening modern-day holocaust, to a far-future galactic war. It’s all in this collection of twelve short stories and novelettes by Stephen Leigh, originally published between 1982 and 2009, including "You, by Anonymous," selected for Rich Horton's "Best of the Year" anthology. TABLE OF CONTENTS: "Tapestry" "Green Stone" "Among the Pack, Alone" "Evening Shadow" "Flamestone" "Chaos Theory" "Staying Still" "They Also Serve" "Transformation" "Sweeter Far Than Flowing Honey" "The Gods of Every Other Wednesday Night" "You, by Anonymous" Each story is prefaced by an introduction giving background on the story and its genesis. These dozen stories span fantastic worlds and universes. Be prepared to be fascinated!
Master the Vorkosiverse! "I've always tried to write the kind of book I most loved to reacharacter-centered adventure. Readers return to such books because those characters have become their friends, and there is no limit to the number of times you want to be with your friends again." ¾Lois McMaster Bujold, from The Vorkosigan Companion. It's the companion for everything Miles and Vorkosigan: Insightful essays, encyclopedic entries on the characters, the plots and¾most of all¾the fantastic world-building! Plus, an extensive story-behind-the-story essay on the creation of the books, and a Bujold mini-biography! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). "Bujold mixes quirky humor with action [and] superb character development. [E]normously satisfying." ¾Publishers Weekly