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<b>'<i>What is it you think you're protecting in that brain of yours? The war is over. Holdfast is dead. The Eternal Flame extinguished. There's no one left for you to save'</i></b><br/><br/><br/>Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner - of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilities suppressed, and the world she knew destroyed.<br/><br/>In the aftermath of a long war, Paladia's new ruling class of corrupt guild families and depraved necromancers, whose vile, undead creatures helped bring about their victory, holds Helena captive.<br/><br/>According to Resistance records, she was a healer of little importance within their ranks. But Helena has inexplicable memory loss of the months leading up to her capture, making her enemies wonder: Is she truly as insignificant as she appears, or are her lost memories hiding some vital piece of the Resistance's final gambit?<br/><br/>To uncover the memories buried deep within her mind, Helena is sent to the High Reeve, one of the most powerful and ruthless necromancers in this new world. Trapped on his crumbling estate, Helena's fight-to protect her lost history and to preserve the last remaining shreds of her former self-is just beginning. For her prison and captor have secrets of their own . . . secrets Helena must unearth, whatever the cost.

The Ballad Of Falling Dragons [Bok / Häftad]

Mickey Haller - The Lincoln Lawyer - leaves criminal court behind for his first civil lawsuit. But to him, this is still a murder trial. An AI company&apos;s chatbot encouraged a sixteen-year-old boy to kill his ex-girlfriend. Can Haller prove the company knew the dangers of its own creation? To do so, he turns to Jack McEvoy - a journalist who knows how powerful the coming wave will be - and together they soon uncover a whistleblower in hiding. As the tech titans try to buy or bully their way out, the scale of their courtroom battle before them becomes clear. Because billions are at stake - along with countless lives - in an all or nothing case, which could change everything...

Malala Yousafzai was thrust onto the global stage at age 15 after the Taliban's brutal attack on her life. Though millions knew her name, she struggled to find her place in the world.<br/><br/>Her new memoir is a story of searching for identity, an exploration of coming of age in the spotlight and an intimate portrait of her life today. This rare look at her private life traces Yousafzai's path from high school loner to reckless college student to a young woman at peace with her remarkable past.

The Steps [Bok / Häftad]

<b>THE MASTERFUL NEW THRILLER IN THE ICONIC KAREN PIRIE SERIES, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES</b><b><br/><br/>Praise for Val McDermid</b><br/><br/><i>'</i>McDermid is at her <b>considerable best</b>' <i>GUARDIAN</i><br/><br/>'The ingenious plot kept me guessing all the way through. It delivers on every level' MARIAN KEYES<br/><br/>'<b>Outstanding</b>' <i>SPECTATOR</i><br/><br/>'Another<b> masterpiece</b>' DAVID BALDACCI<br/><br/>'<b>Sensational</b>. One of Britain's <b>most accomplished </b>writers' <i>SUNDAY EXPRESS</i>

<b>'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill Gates<br/><br/>'There is perhaps no other academic who paints pictures with numbers like Smil' <i>Guardian</i></b><br/><br/>Explore how speed influences every aspect of life on Earth, from the slow grind of geological processes and the fleeting lifespans of organisms to the astonishing speed of light and the remarkable adaptations of creatures like the swift antelope and the soaring albatross. In this ambitious and wide-ranging ideas book, internationally bestselling author Vaclav Smil uncovers the intricate connections between speed, nature, and human innovation.<br/><br/>With counterintuitive insights, such as how erosion actually accelerates mountain growth, Smil challenges long-held myths. For example, Smil debunks the notion that our modern lives are accelerating at an unprecedented pace: the rapid adoption of mobile phones - from 0% in 1983 to 90% in 2002 (19 years) - is like the spread of earlier technologies such as radio (22 years), colour television (24 years) and even microwave ovens (17 years).<br/><br/>In <i>SPEED</i>, Smil combines his trademark compelling statistics with insightful analysis to take readers on a captivating journey through the vast timescales of Earth's history and the complexities of modern life. He explains how we measure speed and reveals the theoretical limits that shape our societies, offering a thought-provoking exploration of the forces that define our world. This eye-opening book encourages readers to see speed's vital role in everything around us.