New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter begins a dark, sexy new series—Rise of the Warlords—with a fan-favorite character from her beloved Lords of the Underworld series, Taliyah Skyhawk. The ice maiden faces off with her greatest enemy, a villain brutal beyond imagining. For centuries, Taliyah Skyhawk has prepared to become Harpy General, leader of the deadliest female army in existence. One of the requirements? Remain a virgin. But, for a chance to save her people, she must wed the fearless leader of the Astra Planeta, Alaroc Phaethon. The time has come for Roc to sacrifice another virgin bride to his god. There has never been a woman alluring enough to tempt him from his path. No warrioress powerful enough to overcome his incredible strength. No enchantress desirable enough to make him burn beyond reason. Until now. With the clock ticking, war between husband and wife ignites. Except Taliyah never expected the merciless king to challenge the future she once envisioned. She certainly never anticipated the thrill of their battles turning into games… The problem is, only one spouse can survive. Love is a battlefield in Showalter’s The Warlord. Don't miss Ruthless, the second book in New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter's captivating and unforgettable Immortal Enemies series.

"A cutting-edge examination of new types of political actors who emerge in a world of drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations. Leading experts chart the changing geopolitical landscape as the world's elaborate but fragile political systems become increasingly vulnerable to breakdown and deliberate disruption."--

New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter delivers The Immortal, the second dark and sexy book in her Rise of the Warlords series, featuring a cold and merciless assassin and a stubborn harpy warrior…one fated to die by the other’s hand. Halo Phaninon, assassin of gods, is as cold and merciless as a machine. For victory, he will cross any line. When tasked to kill twelve of mythology’s fiercest monsters in twenty-four hours, Halo eagerly accepts. Except, each morning he awakens to the same day, forced to relive it over and over again. Only one other person retains their memory — the beauty who threatens his iron control. Ophelia the Flunk Out hates her disaster of a life. She’s the family disappointment, a harpy warrior without a kill and powerless — or is she? Every night she’s doomed to repeat her own murder, but every morning she rises to spar with Halo, a ruthless warlord increasingly determined to save her…and lure her to his bed. Halo’s insatiable desire for the stubborn Ophelia drives him wild…and he only craves more. If he remains in the time loop, they stay together. But if he escapes, they lose each other forever.

Tells the story of "Chucky" Taylor, a young American who lost his soul in Liberia, the country where his African father was a ruthless warlord and dictator.

The Far Lands is a hidden area located at the very edge of Minecraft’s outer borders, unknown to normal users. There, the life of a young boy named Watcher is suddenly turned upside down when his village is destroyed by the vile zombie warlord Tu-Kar. Watcher and a handful of his friends vow to save those who were captured during the devastating battle and bring the zombie leader to justice. But along the way, they’ll uncover a terrifying secret about the monsters in the Far Lands, one that could change Minecraft forever.The Rise of the Warlords series is an interactive Minecraft adventure like never before, giving fans the option to play along in Minecraft as they read on custom Far Lands worlds exclusively designed by bestselling author Mark Cheverton.

How do warlords survive and even thrive in contexts that are explicitly set up to undermine them? How do they rise after each fall? Warlord Survival answers these questions. Drawing on hundreds of in-depth interviews in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2018, with ministers, governors, a former vice-president, warlords and their entourages, opposition leaders, diplomats, NGO workers, and local journalists and researchers, Romain Malejacq provides a full investigation of how warlords adapt and explains why weak states like Afghanistan allow it to happen. Malejacq follows the careers of four warlords in Herat, Sheberghan, and Panjshir—Ismail Khan, Abdul Rashid Dostum, Ahmad Shah Massoud, and Mohammad Qasim Fahim). He shows how they have successfully negotiated complicated political environments to survive ever since the beginning of the Soviet-Afghan war. The picture he paints in Warlord Survival is one of astute political entrepreneurs with a proven ability to organize violence. Warlords exert authority through a process in which they combine, instrumentalize, and convert different forms of power to prevent the emergence of a strong, centralized state. But, as Malejacq shows, the personal relationships and networks fundamental to the authority of Ismail Khan, Dostum, Massoud, and Fahim are not necessarily contrary to bureaucratic state authority. In fact, these four warlords, and others like them, offer durable and flexible forms of power in unstable, violent countries.

The Post Apocalyptical epic Sci-Fi Fantasy of Earth's future, Tales of Nevaeh, continues with WARLORD: The Rise, Tales of Nevaeh, Volume 7, Journal 2, as Solomon Roth rises within the ranks of the Nevaen hierarchy to forge an alliance between the ten dominions of Nevaeh in preparation of the coming attacks by the Dark Sorceress as she and her Dark Masters prepare to conquer the ten Nevaen Domains. --Roth and Enaid are the only people who may be able to bring together the Nevaens, stop the dark forces from overrunning their world, and bring peace to all the people, but only if they survive the hidden forces of the Dark Masters. -WARLORD: Rise, Tales of Nevaeh, Volume 7, Journal 2, continues Solomon Roth's return to a vastly different earth three thousand years after he and two-hundred other men and women were sent to save humanity. The second book of the series will follow Roth's rise on his new home, as one of the most powerful warriors in Nevaeh. --Tales of Nevaeh, WARLORD: The Rise, is both science fiction and fantasy. Reviewers have called Tales of Nevaeh a mixture of Shannara, The Hundred, with a dash of GoT thrown in as well, and reminiscent of Andre Norton. WARLORD: The Rise, combines futuristic Post-Apocalyptic societies ruled by scientific magic, metaphysical powers, and strong men and women. The series follows Roth as he brings the dominions of Nevaeh together to fight the Dark Masters and their armies of slaves. Reviews from The Journals of Solomon Roth, Journal 1: "What a great ride! All in all, a very good book and I look forward to the next one." —Julie Howard, BookBub " ...an epic, incredible read....At times, the likelihood that these books are our exact future seems eerie" —Pelican Freak, BookBub Search Terms: Post Apocalyptic, Epic science fiction Fantasy, science fiction, Dystopian, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, magic, Telepathy, metaphysical, Science Fiction Technology, science & technology, Starship, sword & Sorcery, magical women, Young Adult Arthurian legends, Prophecy, Woman Warrior, sorceresses, Arthurian myths, sorcerers, sorcery, paranormal, Apocalyptic, metaphysics, Military, throne, Legend, sword, Young Adult epic fantasy, Young Adult Science Fiction, Arthurian