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El juego de Ender (título original Ender's Game, 1985) es la novela más conocida de Orson Scott Card. Obtuvo los dos premios más prestigiosos de la ciencia ficción: el premio Nébula a la mejor novela en 1985 y el premio Hugo a la mejor novela en 1986. La novela se originó como un cuento de ciencia ficción en la revista Analog (1977), cuento que recibió el premio Ignotus de 1994, así como sendas nominaciones al Hugo y Locus de 1978. Está ambientada en un futuro donde la humanidad se enfrenta al exterminio a manos de una agresiva sociedad extraterrestre conocida como los "insectores" (buggers en el original). Andrew 'Ender' Wiggin es reclutado a la edad de seis años para ser adiestrado en la Escuela de Batalla, una estación espacial donde niños superdotados son preparados desde su infancia para dirigir la próxima guerra. El juego de Ender es el primero de un grupo de cinco libros conocidos como la Saga de Ender. En 1999 Card comenzó una serie de novelas paralela a la acción descrita en la Saga de Ender, la Saga de las Sombras, que se compone de otros cinco libros.

For niche readers. Seo Jin was in a dire situation having no choice, he decided to rob a stranger. The stranger, So jeo a mafia who could have killed him instantly on the spot after being threatened by a desperate fool. Instead, he offers Seo Jin a contract to become his bodyguard. With his mother trapped by abusive relatives and nowhere else to go, Seo Jin accepts and is pulled into the dangerous underground world. But after agreeing to the deal, secrets about Seo Jin’s life slowly begin to unravel especially the truth about the father he has never met. A mafia BL story about a top bodyguard MC and a powerful mafia boss. ******** Support this author with Golden tickets, Gifts, power stone and coins. 100 Golden tickets/power stone- 1 bonus chapter. Golden castle- 2 bonus chapter

When a voice from the sky suddenly announces, "Well, your planet has reached Life Level 1. It's time to prove your worth! Fight or die, there are no other options! Hahahaha, this is going to be fun—at least for me! Hahahaha, good luck!" —an unimaginable nightmare begins. Extreme natural disasters, wild mutations in plants and animals, and humanity pushed to the brink of extinction. Amid the chaos, Rob—a civil engineer and devoted father—survives for ten long years, fighting tirelessly to protect his wife and children. But even after unlocking his SSS-rank ability World Devourer in the final years, it was too late. Rob became the most powerful human… only to fall defending his family from the continent’s most feared monster: the dreaded Puma of the Andes. In his final moments, a cosmic entity offers him a second chance: to return one year before the apocalypse, with all his memories intact. Now, armed with experience, strategy, and determination, Rob won’t just try to change the future—he’ll build a stronghold of hope from scratch for his family, his friends, and all of humanity. He begins rigorous physical training, smart financial moves, and the construction of a fortified base in central Chile—one of the few regions that will endure the world's end. But this new beginning won’t be easy. Past decisions, family ties, and new threats will soon come to light. Can Rob defy fate, or is he doomed to relive the same tragedy? Find out in this extraordinary story!

James and Amelia accidentally meet again under a very eccentric circumstance after 12 years of trying to forget each other's existence. Twelve years ago, Amelia who was 16 at the time was raped by James under the influence of drugs. To save the family name, James' mother convinces Amelia, whose parents' at the time had an unfortunate car accident, to marry James for an amount of money that could be used for her parents' hospital expenses. Confused, hurt and in fear for her parents' life, Amelia married James. Fortunately, James is later sent abroad for a fresh start. Twelve years later, the couple accidentaly meet. James starts to feel love for Amelia however, Amelia starts feeling the past fears and anxiety toward James. Their past and James' family reputations keeps Amelia from feeling anything besides fear and hatred for a time but James does not stop showing love and tenderness to Amelia. Unfortunately, some people start seeking revenge on James through Amelia. James has to keep Amelia safe while slowly curing her heart, that has been hurt for a long time.

Rin Scott is the only child in werewolf history that has been born with out a wolf. Coming from a good and affluential family she has never been abused or neglected just ignored. Rin holds a secret talent that anyone would pay to get their hands on. A chain of event leads to nothing but blood shed and tears. Rin must decide if she is going to accept her fate or change the future. This book does contain dark themes. All rights are reserved for the content of the story itself effect 8/30/2020 at 2:46am. I do not own the rights to the cover art.

A broke Filipino grocery worker survives a hit-and-run and wakes up with three seconds of foresight. To pay the hospital bill and keep his family fed, he sets out to bankrupt the casinos of Asia — slowly, quietly, one nosebleed at a time. But every second he spends is a second of his life, and somewhere out there, someone is keeping a list of people like him.Premise (back-of-book pitch): Aaron Reyes is twenty-three, a business graduate with no business prospects, working the graveyard shift at a 24-hour grocery in Quezon City. His father builds for other people. His mother washes other people's dishes. His baby brother is teething through nights nobody can afford. Then a car runs a red light, and Aaron wakes up in a hospital bed seeing the nurse walk through the door three seconds before she actually does. The gift is small. Three seconds. A nosebleed for every glimpse, a few seconds banked each day for later use. Useless for almost everything in life — except one thing: a casino card laid face down.

When Scott Trask gets a job at his law firm, Preston Reynolds begins to feel the same attraction he felt for his best friend’s younger brother years earlier. But he couldn't be sexually attracted to the young man. Preston isn't gay.<br><br>Scott has been in love with Preston for years, but just because Preston is now divorced doesn’t mean he’s available. Yet soon enough, they surrender to their desires, and begin a passionate affair.<br><br>At first, Scott thinks he can handle it when Preston wants to keep their private life together a secret but he’s wrong. Then when Preston promises to change, there is hope. Sort of. Preston has a tough choice. Learn to accept himself at long last, or risk losing Scott forever.

Nineteen-year-old Scott Frost has spent his entire life trying to fit in while carrying the weight of a past he doesn’t fully understand. Leaving home to begin his freshman year at the prestigious Verenthia Institute of Technology (VIT), Scott hopes college will be a chance to reinvent himself, make new friends, and finally discover who he is. But everything changes after a mysterious encounter awakens powers hidden deep within him. Scott soon learns that he shares his body with Blaze, the fiery spirit of his unborn twin brother—a powerful being whose soul has been protecting him since before he was born. As strange visions, supernatural abilities, and dangerous enemies emerge from the shadows, Scott is pulled into a secret world where ancient forces battle over humanity’s future. Now, while balancing classes, friendships, family, and first love, Scott must learn to work alongside the brother he never knew he had. Together, they must master incredible powers before a ruthless organization uncovers the truth about Blaze and turns Scott into the ultimate weapon. In a world where identity is power, Scott will discover that becoming a hero isn’t about the abilities you possess—it’s about the choices you make. New School. New World. New Me.

" You are just my wife in names. But you will never be a wife in my eyes. " I am a young girl as you can see. I have everything a woman would wish to have in her life. I wear expensive clothes everyday and change shoes and bags whenever I want. I have over five cars and drivers and I do shopping whenever I want. Most importantly, I have a very young handsome and rich husband that everyone would wish to have. In fact, my life is perfect. And everyone expects me to be happy. Little do they know that all these things I have are the source of my pain because I lack love. My husband hates me so much and because of this I regret having married him. I cry every night and most of them are sleepless. " You are just my wife in names. But you will never be a wife in my eyes. You can have the Walter's title , and the wealth, But you will never have my heart." Yes he tells me that everyday. It my breaks my heart into pieces because I really love him. But who knows ? I know that one day he will love me back. I don't when , But I believe he will fall me to a point he will even wish to sacrifice his life for me. For now, I AM JUST MRS WALTER , but I know that day will come.

Stella Sterling, born into wealth, had always followed the rules. Jaded by the hypocrisy of high society, she suddenly had a whim one day to have an ordinary romance. Thus, a fabricated rumor that Stella Sterling had spent a fortune to hire a Matchmaker from a dating site to find her a partner quickly spread through her circles. Those on good terms with her teased and watched the fun. Those on bad terms with her waited to see her become a joke. Later, an employee from the dating website revealed, "The company was acquired with an investment from a Vicenzan tycoon, and the profile of a certain female member with the surname Sterling was hidden overnight." The public speculated wildly about the identities of the Vicenzan tycoon and the female member with the surname Sterling. - Later on, a candid street photo that was accidentally captured went viral. In the dense night of The Spire on Vesper Island— Beside a Benz, a handsome, composed, and dignified man lifted a striking beauty in a red dress with one arm, pressing her against the car door and lowering his head for a deep kiss. In the faint light and shadow, the woman's flowing hair was swept by the wind, wrapping around the man's finger, which wore a pinky ring. Like a footnote to a romance, and even more like a vintage film frame etched into the axis of time. Someone immediately dug up the man's identity based on clues from the photo. The eldest son of Vicenza's Rhodes Family—low-profile and inscrutable, cold and untamable, and also the powerful contemporary authority of The Vesper Circle. And the alluring, glamorous belle by his side was none other than Stella Sterling. When the street photo spread to the mainland, everyone excitedly exclaimed: "The case is solved, the case is solved—"