Within the Xerxes Galaxy, on one of the outer arms known as Nara-Mu, had once resided an ancient and powerful race. Through the eons, they evolved and ultimately shed their corporeal existence, forming an even more influential and collective intelligence. It became necessary for these ancient ones to traverse to another plane of existence and, before leaving, choose one world to safeguard their legacy. No one knew this small isolated planet in the Agares constellation would have immeasurable capabilities left to their devices.

"Kahnu", the first book in the trilogy "The Guardians of Tomorrow", tells the story of the last seven representatives of the human race, stranded on Mars after a global war breaks out on Earth. Their challenging survival and ultimate discovery of an ancient alien race with whom one of them shares an inexplicable connection, will force them to question everything they know about their place in the universe. Most importantly, it is the story of the first human child born on another planet, and her incredible journey to fulfill humanity's ultimate destiny.In a classic style reminiscent of Arthur C. Clark's writing, Yves LF Giraud's Kahnu is the first part of an epic story that takes the reader across space and time, on a journey riddled with dangers, tragic losses and fantastic alien worlds.Kahnu is a Lonestar Ventures, LLC publication.All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 2018, Yves Giraud

Tom Oakley experiences disturbing episodes of deja-vu and believes he is going mad. Then, he discovers that he's a "Walker" - someone who can transport himself to other times and places. Tom dreams about other "Walkers" in moments of mortal danger: Edward Dyson killed in a battle in 1879; Mary Brown who perished in the Great Fire of London; and Charlie Hawker, a sailor who drowned on a U-boat in 1943. Agreeing to travel back in time and rescue them, Tom has three dangerous adventures, before returning to the present day. But Tom's troubles have only just begun. He finds that he's drawn the attention of evil individuals who seek to bend history to their will. Soon, Tom's family are obliterated from existence and Tom must make a choice between saving them and saving his entire world. Tomorrow's Guardian is a Young Adult Fantasy Novel."

A thousand years from now, Vance Astro, Yondu, Martinex and Charlie-27 will rise to free the enslaved planet Earth - as the Guardians of the Galaxy! And soon Captain America, Doctor Strange, the Thing, the Hulk and more join the time-spanning heroes in the war to reclaim the future! Threats arise from other worlds - as well as new allies Nikki and the uncanny Starhawk! But when Guardians and Avengers join forces in the present day, will even the combined might of two millennia be enough to stop the deranged demigod Michael Korvac? Plus, the Silver Surfer, Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man and Adam Warlock! COLLECTING: MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1967) 18; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) 4-5, 61-63, 69; GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS 5; DEFENDERS (1972) 26-29; MARVEL PRESENTS 3-12; THOR ANNUAL 6; AVENGERS (1963) 167-168, 170-177, 181; MS. MARVEL (1977) 23; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) 86

Nova is a young girl a year from graduating school and pursuing her photography career. She lives her life happily alongside her longtime friend, Adrian, whom she feels herself developing feelings for. But Adrian is disturbed by dreams of his dead mother living on in another world. Together, they find themselves caught in a mess of a new world of dreams and in a battle against the strongest and deadliest creature of their newfound world. Follow them along as they meet new friends like Ryda and Kikina, discover magical abilities, and take love to a whole new level.

Winner of the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature Shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize At the end of the First World War, the Paris Peace Conference saw a battle over the future of empire. The victorious allied powers wanted to annex the Ottoman territories and German colonies they had occupied; Woodrow Wilson and a groundswell of anti-imperialist activism stood in their way. France, Belgium, Japan and the British dominions reluctantly agreed to an Anglo-American proposal to hold and administer those allied conquests under "mandate" from the new League of Nations. In the end, fourteen mandated territories were set up across the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific. Against all odds, these disparate and far-flung territories became the site and the vehicle of global transformation. In this masterful history of the mandates system, Susan Pedersen illuminates the role the League of Nations played in creating the modern world. Tracing the system from its creation in 1920 until its demise in 1939, Pedersen examines its workings from the realm of international diplomacy; the viewpoints of the League's experts and officials; and the arena of local struggles within the territories themselves. Featuring a cast of larger-than-life figures, including Lord Lugard, King Faisal, Chaim Weizmann and Ralph Bunche, the narrative sweeps across the globe-from windswept scrublands along the Orange River to famine-blighted hilltops in Rwanda to Damascus under French bombardment-but always returns to Switzerland and the sometimes vicious battles over ideas of civilization, independence, economic relations, and sovereignty in the Geneva headquarters. As Pedersen shows, although the architects and officials of the mandates system always sought to uphold imperial authority, colonial nationalists, German revisionists, African-American intellectuals and others were able to use the platform Geneva offered to challenge their claims. Amid this cacophony, imperial statesmen began exploring new means - client states, economic concessions - of securing Western hegemony. In the end, the mandate system helped to create the world in which we now live. A riveting work of global history, The Guardians enables us to look back at the League with new eyes, and in doing so, appreciate how complex, multivalent, and consequential this first great experiment in internationalism really was.

Abandoned and left to Fate, Chasedy Polari must discover what is expected of her. She was trained from the young age of two to use weapons and hand to hand fighting, and along the way she has acquired abilities that leaves her skills, so far unchallenged. However, she still has no idea what Fate has in store for her, though she is aware that her kind do not live once their mission is complete. She finds herself in situations that emerge guardian after guardian. How many guardians does a girl need for a mission of fate that is supposed to leave her dead at such a young age? If her destiny is to die after she accomplishes what she is destined for, then why is she suddenly finding herself surrounded by untouchable, gorgeous men, calling themselves her guardians? Jax, Travis, Kale, and other guardians are trying to help, but for some reason they keep losing track of the precious one they are supposed to guard. Jax is not happy when he is told he must help Chasedy find her mate. He is especially unhappy when the lord of the Dark Realm hovers over her. Families are being violently slaughtered. Fear and panic rise as not only as one of Fates destined, Chase Polari must her way, but murders increase and she must find a way to stop them. She suspects they are because someone is searching for her.