War Online

Since 2003, this sci-fi virtual world has been ruled by player-led governments commanding tens of thousands of real people. The conflict and struggle for power between these diverse governments has led to wars, espionage, and battles fought by thousands of people from nations all over the world. There have been climactic last stands, wars for honor and revenge, and spies who caused more damage than a fleet of warships.

When Matt logged on to Zombie Wars Online, he expected another fun-filled night of zombie killing with his friends. Under the spell of the Felote, a gaming apparatus that forces the player into a controlled REM sleep, reality faded away, and a new life began. It was the perfect escape from the harshness of everyday life. But when a malicious hacker takes control of the game, a new nightmare begins, far worse than Matt and his friends could have ever imagined.

After a new obstacle is unleashed by the hacker, Matt and the guys decide to take the girls out into the field for some zombie-killing action. All seems well until an unexpected twist causes the death of one of their friends, and the group is threatened to be ripped apart as tempers flare.

The fight for survival continues as Matt and his friends realize that soon they'll need to take to the zombie zones to find more resources. The search for water is more dangerous than they could have ever imagined. With the odds stacked against them, will they be able to find enough water to keep the entire group alive?

The game is changing as Matt and his friends discover that their favorite past time has been taken over by hackers, and they're locked inside. Survival no longer just depends on elements inside of the game. In the outside world, players are dropping like flies from dehydration. Now the question is, which will kill them first, the zombies or the elements outside of their control?

Now several years post-divorce, relationship expert and humorist Mark Miller has experienced more than 500 first dates. In 500 Dates, composed of 55 humor essays, Miller features the highlights and lowlights of those dates.

Matt confronts Cade to come to terms with their differences. With supplies running low and new twists being continually added to the game, the guys have to decide if it's worth the risk to go on a very dangerous mission. The outcome could spell life or death for their entire group.

It's game on as Matt and his friends embark on the high school mission in hopes of finding water to support their group. Matt discovers that zombies aren't the only predators in Zombie Wars Online. Will he be able to pull himself together, or will the hopelessness of the game finally push him over the edge?

When Matt logged onto Zombie Wars Online, he expected another fun-filled night of zombie killing with his best online friends. Under the spell of the Felote, a gaming apparatus that forces the player into a controlled REM sleep, reality faded away and a new life began inside the game. It was the perfect escape from the harshness of everyday life. But when a malicious hacker takes control of the game, a new nightmare begins, far worse than Matt and his friends could have ever imagined.

The hunt for Lila is in full swing. With the help of Travoy’s guild, Maddie must reunite the three sisters for the success of her mission. Yet, side quests abound. Maddie saves a succubus and untangles more secrets about herself and the digital, but all too real, monster from her past. Discovering parts of herself she never thought possible, Maddie journeys to the Tromoal homeland sparking a gruesome battle for control of a role that is rightfully hers. With the sisters united and the ultimate army under her command, the War for Maicreol is on.

After all the drama surrounding the invasion of the White Crane Hall, Seiki gave his word to Ippei that he’d join the War Games. So, when he hits level 14 and finally gets eligible for his first troops, Seiki gets ready to face the Demonic Clan and begin his climb up the military ranks. But before he can claim his unit from the Shogun, Seiki has one last promise to fulfill. Together with the whole band, he has to clear Nezumi Temple - aka the rat dungeon - in order to secure a rare armguard for Yamura as a thank you for saving their neck back at the siege.

Recent years have seen a revival of the heated culture wars of the 1990s, but this time its battleground is the Internet. On one side the alt-right ranges from the once obscure neo-reactionary and white separatist movements, to geeky subcultures like 4chan, to more mainstream manifestations such as the Trump-supporting gay libertarian Milo Yiannopolous. On the other side, struggle sessions and virtue signaling lurk behind a therapeutic language of trigger warnings and safe spaces. The feminist side of the online culture wars has its equally geeky subcultures.

I don't want to settle down with some Alpha-born pup my father chooses. As the firstborn daughter to an Alpha, I know my life goal should be becoming a Luna and birthing new Alphas, but all I want is to join the Werewolf Guard. I want to kick some evil supernatural ass and protect the people I love, not create the next generation of entitled little Alpha pups.

Picking up the pieces after another devastating betrayal, Gunnar aims to change the cutthroat city of Thailen for good. If that means outsmarting a powerful sorceress and starting a guild war, then so be it. Meanwhile, Em holds a secret to Gunnar's past that could alter everything he thought he knew about Pantheon Online. Soon, Gunnar must reckon between the truth and his reality in this new world. His decision will change everything.

A groundbreaking investigation into the digital underworld, where far-right operatives wage wars against mainstream America, from a masterful trio of experts in media and tech. A political thriller with the substance of a rigorous history, Meme Wars is the astonishing story of how extremists are yanking our culture and politics to the right. And it’s a warning that if we fail to recognize these powerful undercurrents, the great meme war for the soul of America will soon be won.

When war comes to your planet, you fight, but not everyone fights for the same side. While Charles, the Quinn Corporation’s beleaguered CEO, fights to navigate the political intrigues of the other powers on the planet, Moses Smokoska and his little brother abandon their father’s homestead to put on armor and learn what it means to go to war. The war might be fought among the stars and in the air, but it will ultimately be won on the ground, man-to-man and sword-to-sword, across a continent that spans the world.

Pissed and on the verge of ripping someone to shreds, I didn’t think before I ran off into the forest during a full moon. Not the smartest move.... I know. So of course, I was attacked by a thirsty vampire only to be saved by another.

So the vampire Queen was behind all the disappearances after all. Will swears to me he had no idea what his mother was doing? But how can I trust him? How am I to believe anything he says after being confronted by...his fiancé? Apparently, just because he loves me doesn’t mean he feels the need to tell me the truth. His endless secrets have my head spinning.The only question is: when I kill the Queen with my newfound powers, will he be my side? ...Or hers?

The world is being laid to waste. Vampires and the supernatural creatures they resurrected are slaughtering everything in their path. Now we must come together for everyone to survive. But Cain has taken Will, and with all the lives already lost...Am I a bad person for worrying about him the way I do? We needed Will’s help to defeat the Queen, but more than that, I’m lost without him. All I can think about is what the Queen might be doing to him now that she knows he betrayed her. How can I fight to win this war if I might lose the only man I’ve ever loved in the process?

December 1917. As World War I rages in Europe, 24-year-old Ruby Wagner, the jewel in a prominent Philadelphia family, prepares for her upcoming wedding to a society scion. Like her life so far, it’s all been carefully arranged. But when her beloved older brother is killed in combat, Ruby follows her heart and answers the Army Signal Corps’ call for women operators to help overseas. As one of the trailblazing “Hello Girls” deployed to war-torn France, Ruby must find her place in the military strata, fight for authority and respect, and work to secure a victory for the cause.