Year of the Demon
Year of the Demon

Author: Steve Bein

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-10-01

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 1101626453

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Detective Sergeant Mariko Oshiro has been promoted to Japan’s elite Narcotics unit—and with this promotion comes a new partner, a new case, and new danger. The underboss of a powerful yakuza crime syndicate has put a price on her head, and he’ll lift the bounty only if she retrieves an ancient iron demon mask that was stolen from him in a daring raid. However, Mariko has no idea of the tumultuous past carried within the mask—or of its deadly link with the famed Inazuma blade she wields. The secret of this mask originated hundreds of years before Mariko was born, and over time the mask’s power has evolved to bend its owner toward destruction, stopping at nothing to obtain Inazuma steel. Mariko’s fallen sensei knew much of the mask’s hypnotic power and of its mysterious link to a murderous cult. Now Mariko must use his notes to find the mask before the cult can bring Tokyo to its knees—and before the underboss decides her time is up....

The Demon in the Machine
The Demon in the Machine

Author: Paul Davies

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2019-01-31

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 0241309603

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'A gripping new drama in science ... if you want to understand how the concept of life is changing, read this' Professor Andrew Briggs, University of Oxford When Darwin set out to explain the origin of species, he made no attempt to answer the deeper question: what is life? For generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental question. Life really does look like magic: even a humble bacterium accomplishes things so dazzling that no human engineer can match it. And yet, huge advances in molecular biology over the past few decades have served only to deepen the mystery. So can life be explained by known physics and chemistry, or do we need something fundamentally new? In this penetrating and wide-ranging new analysis, world-renowned physicist and science communicator Paul Davies searches for answers in a field so new and fast-moving that it lacks a name, a domain where computing, chemistry, quantum physics and nanotechnology intersect. At the heart of these diverse fields, Davies explains, is the concept of information: a quantity with the power to unify biology with physics, transform technology and medicine, and even to illuminate the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe. From life's murky origins to the microscopic engines that run the cells of our bodies, The Demon in the Machine is a breath-taking journey across the landscape of physics, biology, logic and computing. Weaving together cancer and consciousness, two-headed worms and bird navigation, Davies reveals how biological organisms garner and process information to conjure order out of chaos, opening a window on the secret of life itself.

The Worldwound
The Worldwound

Author: Jonathan Keith

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781601255327

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This rift is known as the Worldwound, and through it, the demon horde has infested an entire region. While the demon armies have been held in check by barbarians and crusaders alike, the region within that was once Sarkoris is now ruled by fiends. Worse, the Worldwound itself is slowly growing -- if something isn't done to halt this blight, it and the demons it spawns may one day swallow all of Golarion! This Pathfinder sourcebook explores the demon-blighted land of the Worldwound (site of the new Wrath of the Righteous Adventure Path) in great detail. Ruined cities (such as the shattered capital city of Iz, the frozen city of Dyinglight, and the river city of Undarin), key historical sites (like the Circle of the Hierophants -- birthplace of the druidic sect known as the Green Faith), and more are presented, along with an exhaustive examination of the strange and otherworldly hazards of the region. The book also includes several adventure sites ready for exploration, along with a few locations like the holdout town of Gundrun, which can serve heroes as (relatively) safe harbor in a deadly land. Finally, an extensive bestiary presents more than a dozen new monsters and demons and enemy NPCs along with two new monster templates, ensuring your PCs will never lack for foes in this devastated realm.

The Demon-Haunted World
The Demon-Haunted World

Author: Carl Sagan

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2011-07-06

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 0307801047

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A prescient warning of a future we now inhabit, where fake news stories and Internet conspiracy theories play to a disaffected American populace “A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought.”—Los Angeles Times How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions. Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in today's so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning with stories of alien abduction, channeling past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms. Praise for The Demon-Haunted World “Powerful . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . . Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing.”—The Washington Post Book World “Compelling.”—USA Today “A clear vision of what good science means and why it makes a difference. . . . A testimonial to the power of science and a warning of the dangers of unrestrained credulity.”—The Sciences “Passionate.”—San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle

DEMON OF LEGEND
DEMON OF LEGEND

Author: Tiffany Henderson

Publisher: ShopEbook

Published:

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13:

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On the street Los Angeles. Once again there was an ambush! A few black-robed teenagers around the age of twenty, covered their faces, and rushed inside through a magnificent wall. They act skillfully and brutally, deal with the people of Dat Li without any mercy, meet people immediately, the pistols in their hands are like toys, but the inside of the page is full of real bullets. real damage, the more you can lose your life. “Ah…” Another person suffered from being hit by a poisoned hand. "Hurry up! It's a teenage demon!" Several lieutenants rushed out from the long corridor, shouting non-stop. Among these teenagers, there was a tall and thin figure that seemed to be their leader, from the protective mask revealing a particularly powerful, calm, very calm gaze, that was not the eyes of a young man. children should have. This time, the surprise attack was because of replacing the leader of the black path Bian Lou Xian in Luocheng to eliminate the opponent, all because of offending the people in Tang Ren Street, consisting of chaotic Chinese elements. Dao Chan Dong - the owner

Eternal Demon Sovereign
Eternal Demon Sovereign

Author: Ling ChenShiYiDian

Publisher: Funstory

Published: 2020-07-03

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 1649753144

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The Six Realms. Three Thousand Worlds. The gates of hell were opened, and the Underworld suffered an endless calamity. The eighteen levels of hell were all destroyed, and countless ghosts and deities perished. In the Underworld, a mysterious red light and an ordinary person without a trace clashed. During this life-and-death calamity, they were accidentally drawn into the Pool of Samsara. As soon as he woke up, Wu Hen reincarnated into the Martial Spirit World of the Divine Continent. From then on, the trash martial spirit came to attack, working with the Eternal Demon Sovereign! In the Six Realms' Reincarnation and the Three Thousand Worlds, there was a scene that could make one cry — the legend of the Demon Sovereign ... Close]

Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons

Author: Dan Brown

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2006-05-23

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 074349346X

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The murder of a world-famous physicist raises fears that the Illuminati are operating again after centuries of silence, and religion professor Robert Langdon is called in to assist with the case.

Demon Boxes
Demon Boxes

Author: Hadena James

Publisher: Hadena James

Published: 2020-10-31

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13:

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Soleil Burns is adjusting to being a single parent to the most powerful wizard the world has ever known. She’s in training to get her private investigator license to accompany her private exorcist license, and she’s now also a small business owner. Into the chaos of regular life comes an ancient artifact of incredible power. Soleil’s family tells her demon boxes haven’t been seen on earth for nearly ten thousand years. Soleil needs to find out how and why one has shown up in modern day St. Louis before someone gets killed by the hordes of demons and other spectral beings pouring forth from it. As more boxes appear around the city, Soleil’s exorcism business is booming, but she must discover who is sending them before the hell princes take over the city. Ensuring even her magic isn’t strong enough to send them back across the Stygian Divide. She will have to get help from her family and friends to help solve this mystery before it’s too late.

Carpe Demon
Carpe Demon

Author: Julie Kenner

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780515142211

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A one-time demon hunter who has put her career on hold, Kate Conner finds herself back in business when a murderous demon interrupts her preparations for a dinner party designed to get her husband elected to County Attorney. Reprint.

Demon
Demon

Author: Kristina Douglas

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-05-31

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 1439191956

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Once the Fallen’s fearless ruler, a grieving Azazel must find the legendary siren meant to take his lost lover’s place . . . and kill her. He’s a devil of an angel. Azazel should have extinguished the deadly Lilith when he had the chance. Now, faced with a prophecy that will force him to betray the memory of his one true love and wed the Demon Queen, he cannot end her life until she leads him to Lucifer. Finding the First is the Fallen’s only hope for protecting mankind from Uriel’s destruction, but Azazel knows that ignoring his simmering desire for the Lilith will be almost as impossible. She’s an angel of a demon. Rachel Fitzpatrick wonders how Azazel could confuse her with an evil seductress. She’s never even been interested in sex! At least not before she set eyes on her breathtaking captor. And now she can’t think about anything else—besides escape. Angels and demons don’t mix. Rachel stirs a carnal need in Azazel that he never thought he’d feel again. Falling for a demon—even if she has no idea she’s the Lilith—means surrendering his very soul. But if he lets her go, he risks abandoning his heart, his dangerous lover, and possibly all of humanity, to Uriel’s deadly wrath.