I don't know how long I've been sitting at this particular desk. However, what I do know is that my boredom is about to come to an end. The tides of chaos have changed, rifts have opened to other worlds, and unless I miss my guess, nothing will ever be the same. Within the day, a new lord will come to power, and in his path, nations will burn.After being sucked through a dark and mysterious portal while walking his dog Jerry finds himself in a magical duel to the death. With the help of an ancient and unknowable force Jerry finds a way to interact with the magic of the new world as if it were a game. Using this new power he sets out to save as many fellow abductees as possible before they are murdered by this new world's vicious inhabitants.
A deep dive into the planning and making of the hit anime adaption of Overlord reveals delicately crafted settings and the incredible detailed outfits and accessories that breathed life into everyone's favorite cast of not-so-good guys!
What do you do when your favorite game shuts down? Momonga decided to stay logged in right up until the very end. But when the servers go dark, he finds himself transported into the game world--and he's been transformed into his skeletal avatar from the game, awesome magical powers included! But what if he's the villain of his own story?
For twelve years, the virtual world of Yggdrasil has served as the playground and battlefield for the skeletal lord Momonga and his guild of fellow monsters, Ainz Ooal Gown. But the guild's glory days are over, and the game is shutting down permanently. When Momonga logs in one last time just to be there when the servers go dark, something happens--and suddenly, fantasy is reality. A rogues' gallery of fanatically devoted NPCs is ready to obey his every order, but the world Momonga now inhabits is not the one he remembers. The game may be over, but the epic tale of Ainz Ooal Gown is only beginning...
The lizardman conflict comes to a decisive and bloody end as Ainz turns his attention north towards the humans once more. The Re-Estize Kingdom's princess has beauty, intelligence, and kindness in spades. She's guarded by a fiercely loyal young man-who also carries a secret torch for her. His vow to protect her will take him from courtly intrigue deep down into the underbelly of the country. Will the steadfast youth be able to protect his golden princess...?
[Includes 4 charts, 31 maps and 62 illustrations] Cross-Channel Attack has been planned and written as the introduction to the history of those campaigns in 1944 and 1945 which led to the destruction of the German armies in the west. It provides necessary background for the study of all the campaigns in the European Theater of Operations. The narrative of operations ends on 1 July 1944, with the Allies firmly established in Normandy. The concluding chapters show the successful fruition of plans and preparations reaching back as far as January 1942; but the seizure of the Norman beaches and the establishment of a lodgment area are only a beginning, a point of departure for the drive to the Elbe and the Baltic. Although Cross Channel Attack includes discussion of certain problems of high command and logistics, a more complete treatment is accorded these subjects in two volumes now under preparation in this series: The Supreme Command and Logistical Support of the Armies. Whether the reader approaches the book with the justified pride that he was a member or supporter of the winning team, or whether he reads to learn, is a matter for him to decide. The victor tends to prepare to win the next war with the same means and methods with which he won the last. He forgets the difficulty of reaching decisions, the planning problems, his faltering, his unpreparedness. The vanquished is wont to search far afield for new and improved methods, means, and equipment. The accomplishments of those who fought in this period were indeed great, as were the sacrifices. But from the national viewpoint it would seem desirable to read this volume with the self-critical eye of the vanquished as well as with the pride of the victor, an approach which the thoughtful reader will not find difficult.
Discusses the Allied invasion of Normandy, with extensive details about the planning stage, called Operation Overlord, as well as the fighting on Utah and Omaha Beaches.
Claymore “Overlord” Marsden grew up in a great man’s shadow. Taking over Papa Bear’s spot as President of the Born Villains Motorcycle Club felt like his birthright. Yet, his inability to protect his daughters’ mothers left him rattled and off his game. Now, an unknown enemy lurks at their territory’s edges, their rivals have a new President, and a possible threat bunks in the Sanctuary. Jules Gwynne grew up as the pawn of a paranoid man. Her father helped build two motorcycle clubs—one a beacon of hope, the other a menace to the weak. Kraken destroyed her childhood, took away her mother, and left her at the mercy of his men. With him sick and powerless, Jules sees a chance to start over. But old scars don’t disappear with new beginnings. Continue the journey with the Born Villains Motorcycle Club as Overlord and Jules—the children of two very different men—navigate their attraction and distrust. The Born Villains MC series contains sexual content, harsh language, graphic violence, and drug use. This book is only suitable for readers 18+.
Who hasn't dreamed of being an evil overlord? Today's finest fantasy authors have delivered fourteen tales that run the gamut from humorous to serious, fantasy to science fiction. Certain to appeal to role-playing gamers, fantasy lovers, and megalomaniacs who want to rule the world.
Lord Kirkheathe's first wife was dead, and though his liege lorddeemed him guiltless, rumor yet tarred his reputation. Now ElizabethPerronet found herself his newly wedded bride with a question of herown: If Raymond D'Estienne were truly no savage, how had he unleashedin her things so…untamed and wild?Or so believed Raymond D'Estienne, courtesy of his late wife. What,then, was he to make of the remarkable Elizabeth Perronet, fresh fromthe convent and determined to change his life—in ways he'd neverdreamed!
