Help! In the blink of an eye, my life has changed forever: one moment I am home safe in my bedroom, and the next, I am abducted by a crazy sorcerer and whisked away to another planet. I have no idea where I am or what I'm doing here, but I sure miss my mom, dad, and brother, and I'm not sure I'll ever see them again. People tell me I'm a princess... that I have the power to crush any world I wish. Yet, who do I believe or trust when my own world has been altered beyond my control?

My name is Kaguya. In an instant, I went from being a regular high school student to a savior princess. Now I have been driven into another universe, where fate binds me to its salvation. I find myself traveling with a beautiful woman named Bambi and a strange doll named Gold that protects me at any cost. Both of them are supremely skilled in what they do, yet I feel utterly useless! I was hoping to befriend Bambi and prove my worth during our travels, but I cannot seem to find a way to make my mark. Along the way, we meet the wise Waseda, who comes from my world. Can he help me fulfill my given destiny and find my way back home?

I see the tarot cards in my dreams. I turn them over in hopes of finding all the answers -- Who am I? Where do I come from? Why are these people after me? But when I turn over the last card, it is always blank. My name is Kaguya. I thought I was an ordinary high-school girl. That is, until a crazy sorcerer appeared in my bedroom one night and transported me to another planet where people call me princess. Now, the questions in my dream are more urgent than ever. Will I ever get home again ... or is this my home?

From Orson Scott Card, the bestselling author of Ender's Game, and his daughter Emily Janice Card, comes a 384-page omnibus edition containing the first two books of an all-ages manga series! Out of deep space, a mysterious alien race known as "The Givers" came to Earth. They gave the human race the greatest technology ever seen—four giant towers known as Ladders that rose 36,000 miles into space. Each tower culminated in a space station that harnessed the energy of the Sun to power the entire planet. As suddenly as the Givers arrived, they vanished, leaving the human race with one solemn instruction: maintain and preserve the Ladders at all costs. Due to the unique alien construction of the Laddertop space stations, however, only a skilled crew of children could perform the maintenance necessary to keep the stations running. Twenty-five years later, back on Earth, competition is fierce to enter Laddertop Academy. Robbi and Azure, two eleven-year-old girls who are best friends, are among those vying for a spot at the prestigious academy. While one is rejected, the other takes off into space for the adventure of a lifetime. Yet soon, their destinies will collide, as they must decipher an alien message and solve an ancient mystery that could either save the Earth from invasion...or trigger its imminent destruction. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Section 1 academic papers: Factors determining the outside projection of the Mithraic Mysteries by Dr. Israel Campos Méndez. The Mithras Liturgy: cult liturgy, religious ritual, or magical theurgy? Some aspects and considerations of the Mithras Liturgy from the Paris Codex and what they may imply for the origin and purpose of this spell by Kim Huggens. Section 2 Arts: 'For example Mithras' part II exhibition by Farangis Yegane: The Suncircle, The Wind, Mithras slaying the Bull, The Sacrifice in the Abrahamic Religions. Mithras-Phanes art piece by James Rodriguez. Temple of Mithra in Garni, Armenia, photos by Jalil Nozari. Mithras artistic depiction by Robert Kavjian. Section 3 Religious articles: MITHRAS SOL INVICTUS Invocation by M. Hajduk. Ode to Aphrodite by Sappho, translated by Harita Meenee. Norooz Phiroze by Farida Bamji. Disappearing Shrines and Moving Shrines by S. David. The Sleeping Lord by Katherine Sutherland. The right handed handshake of the Gods by Payam Nabarz.

Megan awakens from a dream to find that she is back in Merridiah University, and now attending school in this afterlife as a full time exchange student. It is December 25th and she is told that she will remain a part of the Shutterbox Exchange Programme at Merridiah for a year. But what about her life on Earth? Megan is certain she has completely vanished from her home world and she knows her mother must be hysterical...

Volume 2 of 9 These books are the first to fully map out the history of alien interaction with the Earth, past, present, and into the near future. Extending the work of noted researchers such as Erich Von Daniken and Zecharia Sitchin, the book series goal is to show its readers the extensive repercussions this interaction has had on life on this planet, especially its formative role in the global conspiracy known as the New World Order.