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In the golden age of Majapahit Empire, loyalty is tested and blood is spilled in the shadows of power. Mahisa Anabrang, the kingdom's most formidable war commander and master of the deadly Sundang martial art, leads his five chosen disciples-Arya Kilat, Bagus Lembayung, Jaya Nusantara, Dewi Taji, and Naga Putra-through brutal campaigns to secure the empire's glory. But when internal politics turn deadly, Mahisa finds himself caught between duty to his king and the treacherous ambitions of fellow warlord Lembu Sora. After a legendary duel at Tambak Beras River ends the rebellion of Ranggalawe, vengeance strikes from within-a blade in the back from the man Mahisa once called brother-in-arms. As their master falls to betrayal, the five disciples must navigate a kingdom torn by conspiracy, where the greatest enemy lurks not at the borders, but within the palace walls. Their quest for justice will test everything their master taught them about honor, loyalty, and the true cost of power. A tale of martial prowess, political intrigue, and the bonds between master and student, Sundang of Majapahit: Blood and Betrayal brings to life the forgotten legends of Indonesia's greatest empire, where every alliance has a price and every warrior must choose between vengeance and legacy.

In a crumbling empire, a brilliant physician crosses paths with a condemned general - a man slowly dying from poison and sins alike. One seeks to heal the body, the other refuses to save his soul. But as wounds are stitched and silences unravel, truth seeps through - and the cure may prove more cruel than the illness. A journey through the ruins of a world, where medicine becomes a prayer, and love, a sentence. la version française de ce livre est également disponible

When Alyson returns to her grandparents' house to help settle what's left of it, she finds herself standing inside seventeen years of memory; both tender and unkind. The walls remember her laughter, the air carries the rhythm of her grandparents' routines, and every object seems to wait for her to finally notice what's changed. In her dreams, Joe appears softer and attentive in the ways he never was when they were younger. Waking up from them feels like forgetting a language she once knew by heart. When they meet again by chance, the conversation feels less like reunion and more like reckoning. Paint Stains is a quiet story about home, inheritance, and the parts of ourselves that remain even after we've outgrown the walls that shaped us.

It's Christmas Eve, and all Yumi wants is to have the perfect Noche Buena. But their search led them to discoveries unfolding in front of their eyes.

She had her life calculated to the last decimal. SHE DELA CRUZ: top of her class, architect of her future, engineer of her heart. Emotions were variables to be controlled. Love was a risk to be assessed. Then he died. And the equation broke. MARCUS RAMOS - the misunderstood boy from the wrong side of perception, dressed in the armor of a "bad boy" to hide a soul too vast for this world - did not leave. He became a condition of her reality. A ghost visible only to her. Not a shadow to fear, but a truth she could no longer ignore. This is not a ghost story. This is an autopsy of a misunderstanding. A film ready novel where every silence is a line of dialogue, every glance is a revolution, and the most haunting love affair begins after the last heartbeat. Witness a love that defies time, a regret that rebuilds a soul, and the terrifying beauty of being truly seen by the one person you never took the time to see back. Prepare for absolute cinema.

Ayaan plans to spend shore leave blissfully alone, so of course he ends up grudgingly befriending a persistent, cheerful alien. But as their relationship develops, Ayaan is forced to confront his own prejudices - and past traumas. Art gifted by a friend. Do not repost.

In a land of swordsmanship and myth, three English children are about to change the course of history... ~~~ Colin, Madeline, and Brian Evans have always sought adventure. But try as they might to find intrigues and escapades at their ailing grandfather's estate, their quest continues to prove fruitless. Until one day, a misplaced door leading to a misplaced stairway takes them to a foreign world of warriors and legends. At last, an adventure seems within their grasp. In the beautiful and mysterious land of Makoto, the Evans children meet a pair of young samurai - siblings Shin and Min Kazuo - who show the children that Makoto's peaceful beauty is nothing but a façade. The country is plagued by unpredictable raids, a clan of merciless bounty hunters, and a faction of sinister Shōgun. When Min is captured and taken to the Shōgun's palace, Shin teaches the art of swordsmanship to the Evans children, and they begin a perilous journey toward freeing Makoto. However, the origin of the Shōgun's rule is far darker than the Makotan people know. Evil forces are at work. And amidst the war for freedom, the Evans children discover that no adventure comes without danger or cost. {For fans of Narnia, Oz, Wonderland, Neverland, and Japanese history & culture.}