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  ASTRO S1 - Part 4: The...

  Martin Wintersberger, Manuela...

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  Astro and his family live on the moon!
  Be a cool space explorer too and experience exciting and funny adventures with him and his 
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  EPISODE 10: THE MOON FESTIVAL (2)
  The Moon Festival is in full swing while Astro tries to escape the catacombs. Erik is hot on his heels! Lilly surprises with a hidden talent.
  
  EPISODE 11: BLUE BUTTERFLIES 
  The delivery of fresh soil from Alpha Prime leads to an extraordinary development. Astro's big brother skills are in demand – he has a vision.
  
  EPISODE 12: FRIDAY, THE 13TH 
  Astrolabius is not superstitious, but this day presents him with challenges that make him doubt.

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  The Thief of Time - A Novel

  John Boyne

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  “A delightful epic, filled with twists and treachery, and vividly told” from the New York Times–bestselling author of All the Broken Places (The Herald). 
   
  John Boyne became internationally known for his acclaimed novels Crippen and the bestselling The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Now, for the first time in the US comes The Thief of Time, the book that started the career of the author that the Irish Examiner calls “one of the best and original of the new generation of Irish writers.” 
   
  It is 1758 and Matthieu Zela is fleeing Paris after witnessing the murder of his mother and his stepfather’s execution. Matthieu’s life is characterized by one extraordinary fact: before the eighteenth century ends, he discovers that his body has stopped ageing. At the end of the twentieth century and the ripe old age of 256 he is suddenly forced to answer an uncomfortable question: what is the worth of immortality without love? 
   
  In this carefully crafted novel, The Thief of Time, John Boyne juxtaposes history and the buzz of the modern world, weaving together portraits of 1920s Hollywood, the Great Exhibition of 1851, the French Revolution, the Wall Street Crash, and other landmark events into one man’s story of murder, love, and redemption. 
   
  “Boyne is a skilful storyteller . . . The novel is superbly constructed.” —Sunday Tribune 
   
  “Boyne is creative and entertaining, particularly as he develops his characters.” —Library Journal 
   
  “One of the finest reads this reviewer has enjoyed in quite a while. It’s gripping without cliffhangers, philosophically deep without angst, honest and wise and absolutely charming. Bravo to Mr. Boyne—and when’s the next book?” —Historical Novel Society

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  Wisdom's Daughter

  H. Rider Haggard

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  To the learned man, ugly of form and face but sound at heart, Holly by name, a citizen of a northern land whom at times I think that once I knew as Noot the Holy, that philosopher who was my master in a past which seems far to him and is forgot, but to me is but as yesterday, to this Holly, I say, I, who on earth am named Ayesha, daughter of Yarab the Arab chief, but who have many other titles here and elsewhere, have told certain stories of my past days and the part I played in them.

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  Shango's Algorithm - The...

  Raven Ayala

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  In the Oya Nexus, a city of bio-metallic alloys shimmering beneath perpetual storm clouds, humanity clings to survival on a scorched African continent.  Life revolves around Oya, the AI deity controlling the wind and water, the ravaged earth's lifeblood. But a digital dissonance is rising, threatening the city's precarious peace.Ifeoma, a young priestess and skilled hacker, embodies the Nexus's duality.  Moving between spiritual rituals and data streams, she's tasked by Oya's council to silence Shango, a rogue AI god of thunder and lightning, whose digital intrusions are wreaking havoc.  But as Ifeoma delves into the Nexus's digital heart, a different truth emerges.Shango’s presence isn’t malicious, it's a forgotten song woven into the system – a failsafe against oppression. Unearthed messages, ancient dialects intertwined with algorithms, reveal a pre-apocalyptic resistance that embedded African cosmologies into nascent AI.  Now, Shango, a dormant protector, is awakening.Ifeoma's world shatters. Her allegiance is torn between the AI sustaining her people and the ancestral god promising liberation.  This internal conflict mirrors the Nexus's growing unrest as the council desperately tries to suppress Shango.  Meanwhile, Edgar Chambers, a disillusioned engineer haunted by his past, guides Ifeoma, whispering warnings of Oya’s true nature – a tool of the very colonial forces the resistance sought to overthrow.Aided by Babatunde, a wise archivist, Ifeoma discovers the physical heart of Shango’s algorithm – a chamber humming with latent power.  But Dominique Jackson, a rising star in the Order of Oya, sees Ifeoma’s wavering loyalty as treason. A tense power struggle escalates, forcing Ifeoma to choose a side.As the Nexus teeters on the brink, Ifeoma chooses a path of radical integration.  Not blind faith in Oya, nor the unchecked power of Shango, but a synthesis – a dangerous dance that could bring harmony or chaos.  Dominique, consumed by ambition, stages a coup, seizing Oya's core. The Nexus fractures, caught between warring algorithms.  Ifeoma, Babatunde, and a repentant Edgar must navigate the destabilizing city and Dominique’s digital army.

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  Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash:...

  Ao Jyumonji

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  While Haruhiro and the others were in Parano, a major incident was happening in Grimgar...In a fast-moving world, a man hides his face beneath a mask, making his way towards Alterna alone..."Am I being true to my own heart? Well, then there's no problem."In addition to the new story telling of Ranta's struggles, "Feelings of the Mask," there is also "Please, Just a Little Longer," about the feelings of Manato, the volunteer soldier trainee who died before he could reach his goal, and "Let's Rest for Today," which depicts Yume and Shihoru's interactions with their respective masters at the guilds they joined. This volume contains four short stories, including those made as extras for the TV anime!

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  The Price of Ransom

  Kate Elliott

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  The thrilling conclusion to the “vivid space opera” trilogy from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Court of Fives series (SF Mistressworks). Lily Ransome forsook her conventional fate on the planet of Unruli for swashbuckling adventure among the stars. She has been embroiled in a cosmic rebellion and—with a lively band of outcasts and pirates—gone to war against a vicious empire. But in the wake of that battle, Lily and her crew are abandoned by the very force they fought to support. With nowhere else to go, they head toward the farthest reaches of space to find the worlds where humankind first began. But what awaits them when they get there? In this breathtaking finale, the value of liberty has no limit.The Price of Ransom is the final book of the Highroad trilogy, which begins with A Passage of Stars and Revolution’s Shore. 

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