Thrill of the chase is on! Join Captain Lanna Ruik with her fearless crew aboard the majestic tall ship, Eagle's Claw, embarking on a daring, nail-biting endeavour across treacherous seas to reclaim stolen treasure from violent thieves. Brace yourself for a cannon-roaring ship battle that will leave your heart pounding! Feel the rush of adrenaline as Captain Ruik leads her crew to engage during a fierce land battle with clashes of steel swords....

The Almasi Ya Kifo diamonds, respected, esteemed and celebrated by many... feared, cursed and despised by others. Xenyatta Davenport, (Xen to those that know her) is a well-known fashion model and has graced the covers of many magazines. She's gorgeous, smart and kind, and just a little bit quirky. What isn't known, is that Xen also has a covert and ultra-confidential side profession; transporting precious gems for insurance companies. Xen...

Collects X-Men (1991) #17-24, X-Men Annual (1992) #1-2, Uncanny X-Men Annual (1992) #16, X-Men: Survival Guide to the Mansion, X-Men Anniversary Magazine, material from X-Factor Annual #7, X-Force Annual (1992) #1. When Arize of Mojoworld sets out to free his dimension, the resulting mayhem draws in the X-Men and X-Factor - and the X-Force of the future! But what does it have to do with Longshot and Shatterstar? Then, the X-Men travel to Russia to...

In the shocking wake of the Hellfire Gala, what will the FALL OF X mean for the X-Men? For one of their greatest, it will change everything! She's been known as Kitty Pryde, Sprite, Ariel, Red Queen, Captain Kate and more. Now, out of tragedy and torment emerges…Shadowkat! But how will Kitty and her fellow mutants react when Emma Frost marries Tony Stark? And as wedding bells ring, where is Cyclops? Nowhere fun! Meanwhile, Juggernaut has come a...

Opening the X-Files... MeetMulder and Scully, FBI. The agency maverick and the female agent assigned to keep him in line. Their job: investigate the eeriest unsolved mysteries in modern America, from pyro-psychics to death row demonics, from rampaging Sasquatches to alien invasions. The cases the Bureau wants handled quietly, but quickly, before the public finds out what's really out there. And panics. The cases filed under "X."

In the bitter heart of a brutal winter, women are inexplicably vanishing in rural Virginia. The only clues to the bizarre disappearances are grotesque remains-human remains-that are turning up in snow banks along the highway. And a disgraced priest has begun to experience strange and disturbing visions possibly connected with a terrible secret. But are the images haunting a fallen man of God to be trusted . . . . or are they the deadly lies of a twisted...

A book of forms. Where a free verse poet challenges herself to write only to write in specific forms.

Released a year before its main competitor, the Xbox 360 was already claiming technological superiority against the yet-to-be-seen Playstation 3. But while the Xbox 360 might be the flagship of the 7th generation, it will need to fight strongly once Nintendo and Sony take up retail space. This new entry of the console architecture series will give you an additional perspective of how technology was envisioned during the early naughties, with emphasis...

Celia was born and raised in a scorpion-infested desert town. She's stuck there, not knowing how to leave or where she wants to go in life. Every day is the same - long, hot, and boring.Then one day a mysterious group of men arrive. They are dangerous, confusing, and their leader is the sexiest guy she's ever seen. However, when they reveal that their mission is out of this world - literally - Celia will have to make some big decisions.Is she ready...

It seems that Microsoft has decided to pick up where Sega left off. Their offer? A system with familiarities appreciated by developers and online services welcomed by users. Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis Looking at the evolution of video game consoles is fascinating. While conventional PCs tend to evolve 'incrementally', new generations of consoles introduce completely new ways of working. What you see here is a series of articles...