Author: Ichiro Sakaki
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718301049
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
The year is 20XX, and Shinichi Kanou is a pretty typical otaku: he loves anime, manga, games, and light novels, but his devotion to the two-dimensional hasn't always made him the most popular guy around. What he doesn't know is that Japan has discovered a portal to another world in the vicinity of Mount Fuji. The people of the Eldant Empire, though, only have eyes for one of Japan's traditional exports: pop culture. Enter Amutech, a purveyor of "general entertainment" that's secretly run by the Japanese government. Shinichi lands a job as the company's general manager. Now he finally has a chance to put his nerd know-how to good use spreading the otaku gospel in the Eldant Empire. And wait... he has to work with a half-elf maid, an empress, AND a female soldier to get the job done?
Outbreak Company: Volume 1
Author: Ichiro Sakaki
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718301049
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
The year is 20XX, and Shinichi Kanou is a pretty typical otaku: he loves anime, manga, games, and light novels, but his devotion to the two-dimensional hasn't always made him the most popular guy around. What he doesn't know is that Japan has discovered a portal to another world in the vicinity of Mount Fuji. The people of the Eldant Empire, though, only have eyes for one of Japan's traditional exports: pop culture. Enter Amutech, a purveyor of "general entertainment" that's secretly run by the Japanese government. Shinichi lands a job as the company's general manager. Now he finally has a chance to put his nerd know-how to good use spreading the otaku gospel in the Eldant Empire. And wait... he has to work with a half-elf maid, an empress, AND a female soldier to get the job done?
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718301049
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
The year is 20XX, and Shinichi Kanou is a pretty typical otaku: he loves anime, manga, games, and light novels, but his devotion to the two-dimensional hasn't always made him the most popular guy around. What he doesn't know is that Japan has discovered a portal to another world in the vicinity of Mount Fuji. The people of the Eldant Empire, though, only have eyes for one of Japan's traditional exports: pop culture. Enter Amutech, a purveyor of "general entertainment" that's secretly run by the Japanese government. Shinichi lands a job as the company's general manager. Now he finally has a chance to put his nerd know-how to good use spreading the otaku gospel in the Eldant Empire. And wait... he has to work with a half-elf maid, an empress, AND a female soldier to get the job done?
Outbreak Company: Volume 18
Author: Ichiro Sakaki
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718302584
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
DECISIONS, DECISIONS The nation of Japan is connected via wormhole to a place called the Holy Eldant Empire in a parallel fantasy world. It had been Japanâs little (or big) secret, but after an aircraft carrier got caught in the time slip, the Americans know about it, too. The Americans have an extralegal idea for how to get their hands on the extraordinary technology of the Eldant Empireâand their target is Petralka! Can Shinichi and his friends stand against the modern worldâs most powerful military force? What waits beyond this final battle? Welcome to the final installment of Outbreak Company!
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718302584
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
DECISIONS, DECISIONS The nation of Japan is connected via wormhole to a place called the Holy Eldant Empire in a parallel fantasy world. It had been Japanâs little (or big) secret, but after an aircraft carrier got caught in the time slip, the Americans know about it, too. The Americans have an extralegal idea for how to get their hands on the extraordinary technology of the Eldant Empireâand their target is Petralka! Can Shinichi and his friends stand against the modern worldâs most powerful military force? What waits beyond this final battle? Welcome to the final installment of Outbreak Company!
Outbreak Company: Volume 3
Author: Ichiro Sakaki
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718301081
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
A SOCCER SHOCKER! On the far side of a hyperspace tunnel in Mount Fuji's "Sea of Trees" lies the Holy Eldant Empire, a fantasy world complete with dragons flying through the sky! Kanou Shinichi is General Manager of Amutech, a company that specializes in bringing otaku culture to other worlds, and he's finding himself having some... unique personnel problems. Like the fact that his resident artist, Elvia, is a werewolf, so naturally she goes nuts at a certain "special" time of the month. And Brooke the lizardman is... well, he's basically a lizard, man. Meaning Shinichi can never quite tell what he's thinking. What to do, what to do? Shinichi's solution is one only an otaku could come up with: build a little team spirit... through sports! He plans to hold a game in front of the empress herself, but in a world rife with magic, there's no way things will go quite how he expects. Which side will succeed in this super soccer showdown?!
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718301081
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
A SOCCER SHOCKER! On the far side of a hyperspace tunnel in Mount Fuji's "Sea of Trees" lies the Holy Eldant Empire, a fantasy world complete with dragons flying through the sky! Kanou Shinichi is General Manager of Amutech, a company that specializes in bringing otaku culture to other worlds, and he's finding himself having some... unique personnel problems. Like the fact that his resident artist, Elvia, is a werewolf, so naturally she goes nuts at a certain "special" time of the month. And Brooke the lizardman is... well, he's basically a lizard, man. Meaning Shinichi can never quite tell what he's thinking. What to do, what to do? Shinichi's solution is one only an otaku could come up with: build a little team spirit... through sports! He plans to hold a game in front of the empress herself, but in a world rife with magic, there's no way things will go quite how he expects. Which side will succeed in this super soccer showdown?!
Outbreak Company: Volume 6
Author: Ichiro Sakaki
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718301146
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
THE NEW GIRL IN TOWN On the far side of a mysterious wormhole somewhere in Japan is a fantasy world, and in it, a country called the Holy Eldant Empire. Amutech is a company established to bring otaku culture to the people there (or maybe foist it on them), and now itâs getting a new staff member: Hikaru, who comes in as assistant to the general manager, Kanou Shinichi. Sheâs also strikingly beautiful, a heckuva communicator, and almost immediately a big hit at both the palace and the school. Eldant will only get even more otaku on her watch, but the beloved cultural export starts to show a dark side, too. At the same time, something is happening in the Eldant Empire, and Shinichi may be in danger (again). What can he do? Anything?!
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718301146
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
THE NEW GIRL IN TOWN On the far side of a mysterious wormhole somewhere in Japan is a fantasy world, and in it, a country called the Holy Eldant Empire. Amutech is a company established to bring otaku culture to the people there (or maybe foist it on them), and now itâs getting a new staff member: Hikaru, who comes in as assistant to the general manager, Kanou Shinichi. Sheâs also strikingly beautiful, a heckuva communicator, and almost immediately a big hit at both the palace and the school. Eldant will only get even more otaku on her watch, but the beloved cultural export starts to show a dark side, too. At the same time, something is happening in the Eldant Empire, and Shinichi may be in danger (again). What can he do? Anything?!
Outbreak Company: Volume 10
Author: Ichiro Sakaki
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718301227
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
CAN YOU GO HOME AGAIN? So youâve got the Eldant Empire, a fantasy world somehow connected to Japan by a mysterious âhole.â And youâve got Kanou Shinichi, general manager of Amutech, a company whose whole purpose is to promote cultural exchange with this new landâusing otaku stuff! Shinichiâs father is a master at churning out popular light novels, but when something happens to him, Shinichi rushes home. His Eldant friends, worried this is another ploy by the Japanese government, send Myusel and Elvia with himâand the Empress Petralka sneaks along for good measure. The Big ThreeâAmerica, China, and Russiaâknow somethingâs up in Japan. Thatâs why the kidsâ sightseeing jaunt to Akihabara turns into a war zone. Thatâs how Minori gets captured by the Russians. And thatâs why Shinichiâs house is surrounded by a mysterious armed squadron. Can Shinichi and his friends rescue Minori and get back to Eldant, or does their journey end here?!
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718301227
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
CAN YOU GO HOME AGAIN? So youâve got the Eldant Empire, a fantasy world somehow connected to Japan by a mysterious âhole.â And youâve got Kanou Shinichi, general manager of Amutech, a company whose whole purpose is to promote cultural exchange with this new landâusing otaku stuff! Shinichiâs father is a master at churning out popular light novels, but when something happens to him, Shinichi rushes home. His Eldant friends, worried this is another ploy by the Japanese government, send Myusel and Elvia with himâand the Empress Petralka sneaks along for good measure. The Big ThreeâAmerica, China, and Russiaâknow somethingâs up in Japan. Thatâs why the kidsâ sightseeing jaunt to Akihabara turns into a war zone. Thatâs how Minori gets captured by the Russians. And thatâs why Shinichiâs house is surrounded by a mysterious armed squadron. Can Shinichi and his friends rescue Minori and get back to Eldant, or does their journey end here?!
The Sweet Far Thing
Author: Libba Bray
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0731814924
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
It has been a year of change since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Having bound the wild, dark magic of the realms to her, Gemma has forged unlikely and unsuspected new alliances both with the headstrong Felicity and timid Ann, Kartik, the exotic young man whose companionship is forbidden, and the fearsome creatures of the realms. Now, as Gemma approaches her London debut, the time has come to test those bonds. As her friendship with Felicity and Ann faces its gravest trial, and with the Order grappling for control of the realms, Gemma is compelled to decide once and for all which path she is meant to take. Pulled forward by fate, the destiny Gemma faces threatens to set chaos loose, not only in the realms, but also upon the rigid Victorian society whose rules Gemma has both defied and followed. Where does Gemma really belong? And will she, can she, survive?
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0731814924
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
It has been a year of change since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Having bound the wild, dark magic of the realms to her, Gemma has forged unlikely and unsuspected new alliances both with the headstrong Felicity and timid Ann, Kartik, the exotic young man whose companionship is forbidden, and the fearsome creatures of the realms. Now, as Gemma approaches her London debut, the time has come to test those bonds. As her friendship with Felicity and Ann faces its gravest trial, and with the Order grappling for control of the realms, Gemma is compelled to decide once and for all which path she is meant to take. Pulled forward by fate, the destiny Gemma faces threatens to set chaos loose, not only in the realms, but also upon the rigid Victorian society whose rules Gemma has both defied and followed. Where does Gemma really belong? And will she, can she, survive?
Outbreak Company: Volume 9
Author: Ichiro Sakaki
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718301200
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
So youâve got the Eldant Empire, a fantasy world somehow connected to Japan by a mysterious âhole.â And youâve got Kanou Shinichi, general manager of Amutech, a company whose whole purpose is to promote cultural exchange with this new landâusing otaku stuff! Shinichiâs father is a master at churning out popular light novels, but then word reaches Shinichi that his dadâs series has been put on indefinite hiatus. Shinichi may have kept his family at armâs length in his days as a shut-in, but he canât ignore this, and makes plans for a visit home. His Eldant friends, worried that this is another ploy on the part of the Japanese government, convince the JSDF to let them send Myusel and Elvia along as bodyguards. Call it the first Eldant embassy to Japanâand they have a lot to learn. An unexpected interloper, a series of accidents, and more international [interdimensional?] intrigue are waiting in the wings for Shinichi and his friends!
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718301200
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
So youâve got the Eldant Empire, a fantasy world somehow connected to Japan by a mysterious âhole.â And youâve got Kanou Shinichi, general manager of Amutech, a company whose whole purpose is to promote cultural exchange with this new landâusing otaku stuff! Shinichiâs father is a master at churning out popular light novels, but then word reaches Shinichi that his dadâs series has been put on indefinite hiatus. Shinichi may have kept his family at armâs length in his days as a shut-in, but he canât ignore this, and makes plans for a visit home. His Eldant friends, worried that this is another ploy on the part of the Japanese government, convince the JSDF to let them send Myusel and Elvia along as bodyguards. Call it the first Eldant embassy to Japanâand they have a lot to learn. An unexpected interloper, a series of accidents, and more international [interdimensional?] intrigue are waiting in the wings for Shinichi and his friends!
The Age of Miracles
Author: Karen Thompson Walker
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0679644385
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People ∙ O: The Oprah Magazine ∙ Financial Times ∙ Kansas City Star ∙ BookPage ∙ Kirkus Reviews ∙ Publishers Weekly ∙ Booklist NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A stunner.”—Justin Cronin “It’s never the disasters you see coming that finally come to pass—it’s the ones you don’t expect at all,” says Julia, in this spellbinding novel of catastrophe and survival by a superb new writer. Luminous, suspenseful, unforgettable, The Age of Miracles tells the haunting and beautiful story of Julia and her family as they struggle to live in a time of extraordinary change. On an ordinary Saturday in a California suburb, Julia awakes to discover that something has happened to the rotation of the earth. The days and nights are growing longer and longer; gravity is affected; the birds, the tides, human behavior, and cosmic rhythms are thrown into disarray. In a world that seems filled with danger and loss, Julia also must face surprising developments in herself, and in her personal world—divisions widening between her parents, strange behavior by her friends, the pain and vulnerability of first love, a growing sense of isolation, and a surprising, rebellious new strength. With crystalline prose and the indelible magic of a born storyteller, Karen Thompson Walker gives us a breathtaking portrait of people finding ways to go on in an ever-evolving world. “Gripping drama . . . flawlessly written; it could be the most assured debut by an American writer since Jennifer Egan’s Emerald City.”—The Denver Post “Pure magnificence.”—Nathan Englander “Provides solace with its wisdom, compassion, and elegance.”—Curtis Sittenfeld “Riveting, heartbreaking, profoundly moving.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0679644385
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People ∙ O: The Oprah Magazine ∙ Financial Times ∙ Kansas City Star ∙ BookPage ∙ Kirkus Reviews ∙ Publishers Weekly ∙ Booklist NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A stunner.”—Justin Cronin “It’s never the disasters you see coming that finally come to pass—it’s the ones you don’t expect at all,” says Julia, in this spellbinding novel of catastrophe and survival by a superb new writer. Luminous, suspenseful, unforgettable, The Age of Miracles tells the haunting and beautiful story of Julia and her family as they struggle to live in a time of extraordinary change. On an ordinary Saturday in a California suburb, Julia awakes to discover that something has happened to the rotation of the earth. The days and nights are growing longer and longer; gravity is affected; the birds, the tides, human behavior, and cosmic rhythms are thrown into disarray. In a world that seems filled with danger and loss, Julia also must face surprising developments in herself, and in her personal world—divisions widening between her parents, strange behavior by her friends, the pain and vulnerability of first love, a growing sense of isolation, and a surprising, rebellious new strength. With crystalline prose and the indelible magic of a born storyteller, Karen Thompson Walker gives us a breathtaking portrait of people finding ways to go on in an ever-evolving world. “Gripping drama . . . flawlessly written; it could be the most assured debut by an American writer since Jennifer Egan’s Emerald City.”—The Denver Post “Pure magnificence.”—Nathan Englander “Provides solace with its wisdom, compassion, and elegance.”—Curtis Sittenfeld “Riveting, heartbreaking, profoundly moving.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more.
Enemy of Mine
Author: Brad Taylor
Publisher: Dutton
ISBN: 0451419936
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Includes an excerpt from "The widow's strike."
Publisher: Dutton
ISBN: 0451419936
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Includes an excerpt from "The widow's strike."
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
Author: Bill Gates
Publisher: Knopf Canada
ISBN: 0735280452
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this urgent, singularly authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid an irreversible climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help and guidance of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science and finance, he has focused on exactly what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide toward certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only gathers together all the information we need to fully grasp how important it is that we work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases but also details exactly what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. He describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions; where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively; where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions--suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but by following the guidelines he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.
Publisher: Knopf Canada
ISBN: 0735280452
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this urgent, singularly authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid an irreversible climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help and guidance of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science and finance, he has focused on exactly what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide toward certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only gathers together all the information we need to fully grasp how important it is that we work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases but also details exactly what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. He describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions; where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively; where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions--suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but by following the guidelines he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.