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After three years in exile Kestra Dallisor has been summoned back to Antora by her father, right-hand man of the seemingly immortal king, Lord Endrick, but she is intercepted and kidnapped by the Coracks who want to use her to get the Olden Blade, which they believe can be used to kill the despot--Simon, one of the rebels with his own grudge against the Dallisors, is assigned to accompany her, but Kestra has her own plans and she does not intend to...

"Describes modern-day military weapons, including guns, explosives, and vehicles"--Provided by publisher.

"The first in a new military thriller series from the NYT bestselling author of Outlaw Platoon." --

Relates the history of American police forces from the constables and sheriffs of the past to the modern-day SWAT teams and riot teams that blur the line between police officers and soldiers.

Explores the different types of guns and firearms, including combination guns, artillery, rockets and grenades, electroshock weapons, underwater guns, flare guns, and modern combination guns.

Which has wreaked more havoc through history--the crossbow or the cannon? The tank or the torpedo? Find out inside! Twenty fact-filled profiles of war weapons past and present feature fantastic color photos and power rankings. Flip to random pages with your friends and then battle it out in a chosen ranking.

When a comic book fanboy stumbles upon one of the world's most powerful weapons, he must decide between his helping his supervillain idol dominate the world, or being a hero who saves the planet.

"Describes the weapons used in battles during the Middle Ages, including siege weapons and weapons of hand-to-hand combat"--Provided by publisher.

"Ten years ago, disaster struck the remote town of Indigo Falls. A horrific event drove the residents underground, into shelters that keep them safe from the danger on the surface. No one speaks about what happened that fateful day, but even the youngest still remember the fear and, most of all, the searing pain when sunlight touched their skin. Now, a handful of families inhabit this bunker together, guided by a charismatic leader named Dr. Imogen...

Now firmly on the side of the Coracks, sixteen-year-old Kestra Dallisor plans to use the magic Olden Blade to kill the evil Lord Endrick, but when she fails, Endrick turns her into one of his Ironheart soldiers, without any memory of her rebellion, and bound to obey him, his spy within the Coracks; the rebel Simon is desperate to return her to the Kestra he loves, but he is reluctant to use the magic that might heal (or destroy) her--and neither Simon...