Four contend for power over the Iron Throne and the Land of the Seven Kingdoms; alliances shift, and betrayal is always an option. House Lannister's head, Joffrey, rules uneasily. Joffrey's enemy, Lord Stannis, is disgraced and enthralled. Robb of House Stark still rules the North, implacable in his enmity towards his Lannister foes, even as they hold his sister hostage. And the exiled queen Daenerys, mistress of the world's last three dragons, makes...

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A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK TWO
 
In this thrilling sequel to A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. A Clash of Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any we have ever experienced.
 
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An apprentice alchemist finds that his despised kid brother is the only one who can help him when he concocts a potion which makes him the size of a peanut.

Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people know of it: a broken web of ancient passageways and abandoned rooms. A young woman lives there, tucked among the sprawling tunnels of the Underthing, snug in the heart of this forgotten place. Her name is Auri, and she is full of mysteries.

Roger and Dodger are twins. Roger is skilled in words and languages. Dodger is skilled at math. They aren't exactly human, though don't realize it. They aren't exactly gods, either. Not yet. Though Reed created them, he is not their father. But he has a plan: to raise them to the highest power, to ascend with them and claim their authority as his own. Godhood is attainable. Pray it isn't attained.

"Half-fae Arlo gets invited to spend the summer at the Seelie Summer Court, where she delves deeper into the mystery of the philosopher's stones and begins her training as the titan Luck's Hollow Star"--

Having escaped to hide in Elizabethan London, Matthew and Diana must find a powerful witch teacher to help Diana control her magic and search for the elusive Book of Life. Enemies are everywhere, the threat to witches is growing, and Diana and Matthew's romance faces a barrage of new threats, from within as much as without.

From critically acclaimed author Laura Bickle (Dark Alchemy) comes the first novel in the Wildlands series, NINE OF STARS. Longmire meets Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson in this exciting new series that shows how weird and wonderful the West can truly be. Winter has always been a deadly season in Temperance, but this time, there's more to fear than just the cold...As the daughter of an alchemist, Petra Dee has faced all manner of occult horrors...

What if the heart is another name for God? The heart is the locus of physical and spiritual being, and represents the "central wisdom of feeling as opposed to the head-wisdom of reason" (Cooper, 82). It is compassion and understanding, life-giving and complex. It is a symbol for love. Since God is love and love is a factor of the heart, God seeks to relate to us from His heart to ours. The Lotus flower begins its journey upward from the muddy water...

The Alchemist's Handbook is a major contribution to the study of alchemy. What was formerly, handed down under oath of secrecy is, presented here in clear, concise, practical working manual for the sincere aspirant. This concise handbook discusses, the fundamental principles of alchemy; directions for the formation of an inexpensive home laboratory, with illustrations of the necessary equipment. Alchemy, the author tells us, is the "raising of vibrations."...