The year is 2800 and Lufas Maphaahl â The Black-Winged Tyrant, Great Conqueror, and leader of the Twelve Heavenly Stars â has returned. A man wakes up in the body of his MMO character 200 years after her defeat during an player-made event in the game, Exgate Online. Now, he's stuck in her body. But this isnât a game, itâs real. With her reign long over, and her legacy one of fear, Lufas must journey through the world of Exgate, looking for answers, possible comrades, and all the monsters her âdeathâ unleashed upon the world...
Peng Yanfei really wanted to know how much misfortune he had suffered in order to run into such a tyrant. Cold and hot, black and white, cunning as a fox, he had left imprints on her mind one after the other, always elusive, and he had said to her, "I can see through you, from top to bottom, from inside to outside."
50 Years of Boss Fights celebrates a fading art in modern games. Author Daryl Baxter has written about 51 bosses that have made the greatest impact, ever since the first boss debuted in 1974. Full of interviews and insights from the developers who helped made the bosses as memorable as they are, includes those who have worked on Mario 64, DOOM, Bioshock, Star Wars, Half Life and many more. Some explained how they came to be, what was scrapped, and, ultimately, if they were happy with them, looking back. The book goes into detail about the first ever boss from the start, called the Golden Dragon in dnd, which first debuted in 1974. Heralded as the first ever boss in a video game, Daryl spoke to its creators about how it came to be, and how they feel about creating a standard in games. The book sheds light on what was scrapped in other bosses, and how some bosses were so illegal, they had to be updated in rapid fashion to avoid a potential lawsuit. Full of photos that showcase how the bosses work and how to beat them, it’s a 50-year record of the best, the most challenging, and the most memorable that you may or may not have beaten so far. It’s 70,000 words that celebrate the past 50 years of bosses, while giving insight by the developers who helped make them possible.
The legendary Lufas Maphaahl continues on her journey as new information arises that the sword country Laevateinn has summoned a hero...successfully this time! However, it seems that the devilfolk are also aware of this...? The hero, Sei, the very hope of humanity, and his party are in danger of getting wiped out by the devilfolk before their adventure has even begun! But there are plenty more Twelve Heavenly Stars to bring back into the fold, too. Vanaheim, the original home of the heaven-winged, has been taken over by Parthenos the Maiden, and Scorpius the Scorpion has fully allied with the devilfolk! Will the other former members of the Twelve Heavenly Stars come back peacefully? Or are there more unexpected events in store for Lufas?!
In the online game Glory, Ye Xiu is regarded as a textbook and a top-tier pro-player. However, due to a myriad reasons, he is kicked from the team. After leaving the professional scene, he finds work in an Internet Cafe as a manager. When Glory launches its tenth server, he who possesses ten years of gaming experience once again throws himself into the game. Bringing with him the memories of his past and an incomplete, self-made weapon, his return along the road to the summit begins! After fighting and scheming, who snatched away my glory? Under the tossing of the wind and rain, my dreams shall still appear as though they had never been shattered. In all its splendor, the path shall never be lost. Before the gazes of millions, this is where I return! The first E-Sports Animation in the world - The King's Avatar - Season 1 has been released
The Wild East bridges political economy and anthropology to examine a variety of il/legal economic sectors and businesses such as red sanders, coal, fire, oil, sand, air spectrum, land, water, real estate, procurement and industrial labour. The 11 case studies, based across India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, explore how state regulative law is often ignored and/or selectively manipulated. The emerging collective narrative shows the workings of regulated criminal economic systems where criminal formations, politicians, police, judges and bureaucrats are deeply intertwined. By pioneering the field-study of the politicisation of economic crime, and disrupting the wider literature on South Asia’s informal economy, The Wild East aims to influence future research agendas through its case for the study of mafia-enterprises and their engagement with governance in South Asia and outside. Its empirical and theoretical contribution to debates about economic crimes in democratic regimes will be of critical value to researchers in Economics, Anthropology, Sociology, Comparative Politics, Political Science and International Relations, Criminologists and Development Studies, as well as to those inside and outside academia interested in current affairs and the relationship between crime, politics and mafia enterprises.
Having just uncovered her loyal aide Dina’s secret identity as a double agent, Lufas is forced to make a difficult decision. Should she cast Dina aside, or allow her to stay in the party? The shocking revelation that Dina was a playtester for the Exgate Online game only complicates matters. Meanwhile, another inhabitant of the “real” world is summoned to Mizgarz to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Belonging to a secret class known as the “Chosen,” this plucky young newcomer by the name of Sei has the potential to attain unimaginable power—which he’ll certainly need if he’s to defeat those he was “destined” to vanquish. It is this same potential, though, that brings two deadly enemies straight to his doorstep before his journey has even really begun. Luckily for Sei, they also happen to be each other’s archnemeses.
Lufas continues on her journey with her growing retinue of Twelve Heavenly Stars. The final battle is drawing nearer, and now theyâve split up in search of Aquarius the Water Bearer, Pisces the Fish, Dina, and a way to save Terra and Luna from the fate of all devilfolk. Things are never easy when trying to get another of the Twelve Stars back into the fold though, and from now on, the ouroboroses are in play. Meanwhile, Dinaâs nowhere to be found! After getting a little advice from the Devil King, our deposed king finally realizes Dina isnât in Mizgarz at all, and this might not be the first time theyâve met. Sheâs waiting in modern Japan! Will Dina and the other former members of the Twelve Heavenly Stars come back peacefully? Or are there more unexpected events in store for Lufas?!
"The day before her wedding, she witnessed her boyfriend and his future sister-in-law performing a limited level drama in the office. When her heart broke, a calm man appeared beside her." Marry me, so these two shameless men and women will call you sister-in-law every day? "Well?" Just like that, the certificate was received. However, who would have thought that her husband, who was originally sitting in a wheelchair, not only was he not incapable, he would even eat her dry at every turn ...
She's back and causing jaws to drop as always! As bold and amusing as ever, Helen Gurley Brown, who made her mark in publishing history when she became editor in chief of Cosmopolitan in 1965, has written her first memoir, I'm Wild Again: Snippets from My Life and a Few Brazen Thoughts. While the subjects of her seven previous books have all been drawn from her own experiences, this is the first time Brown has concentrated on herself as the sole subject of a book and revealed the secrets of her sometimes shocking and always interesting life. In I'm Wild Again, Brown discusses several aspects of her life that she has not opened up about before. She talks about her breast implants and cosmetic surgery, her bout with breast cancer, her fidelity to her husband. Furthermore, she offers her thoughts on parents, adultery, office politics, exercise, food, marriage, affection...the list goes on. Never one to be shy or mince words, Brown doesn't leave any words unwritten, and the contents of her book "shocked, flabbergasted, amazed, irritated, amused" gossip columnist Liz Smith, who has seen almost everything. Larry King, Frank McCourt, Joan Rivers, Diane Sawyer, and Dominick Dunne have also praised the book and toasted Brown for leading such a courageous and vibrant life.
