Böcker av Patrick Dugan

Cowboy Bebop meets the Witcher In a land torn asunder by a monstrous invasion, the only thing protecting the enclaves of thinkingpeople in Southern Holm are high walls and the valiant warrior troops that strive to beat back thehordes, one troll at a time. When Saria and her Shadow Blades are asked to take on a secretbounty to retrieve a magical artifact from a forgotten temple, Saria's suspicions aren't aroused.She's too busy hiring an archer and preparing their new mage to worry about anything but the>At least not until another troop attempts to collect a bounty-on the Shadow Blades' heads.Saria should have known better than to accept a mission to recover this Ashen Orb for thenotorious sorceress Brar Opalback. After surviving the assassination attempt, she and her fellowwarriors-Lithia, the shadow fae archer, Perric, the human paladin, Ayre, the elven thief, andJileli, the half succubus blood mage-must outwit wild and deadly forests, ingenious traps, and>It would be a shame to die without ever finding out who wanted you dead.

A wild mix of fairy tale and Cyberpunk that hits all the marks of classic crime capers. Reads like Elmore Leonard and Neil Stephenson playing D&D in a pixie-infested bar and having the time of their lives way past last call.Kat Richardson, Bestselling author of the Greywalker novelsDugan weaves an excellent heist story by blending the fantasy, cyberpunk, and even noir genres. The world building is top notch, including the lore which uses familiar creatures, but in new ways. This is the book for you if you enjoy cyberpunk, urban fantasy, heist stories, or any combination thereof!Bishop O'Connell Author of American Faerie Tale series and Two-Gun WitchWelcome to Hub!Just a few simple rules apply:1. Never Steal from Dragons2. See Rule #13. Never Work for DragonsIn Hub, a city of treachery and deceit, Gelsey, a pixie, is one of the best thieves around. When a smash and grab assignment turns into a job interview with a powerful dragon, Gelsey finds herself a part of a crew including five more of the best criminals Hub has to offer.Her crew includes Silai, a con artist with a deadly secret. Kelthar, a mage who's bent on self-destruction. Aikila, a smuggler set on avenging her father's murder. Nyx, a hacker coming off a busted run, and Lorcan, a mercenary whose child is being held hostage. The dragon pulls all their strings, forcing them to accept an impossible job: break into a fortress nobody in all of Hub's long history has ever cracked. And if they fail, they'll end up dead one way or another.

Biochemical ecology is here presented only in the context of water pollution. This was done on the assumption that some information on chemical details may not be readily available but is desirable for an "in depth" appreciation of the biochemical events encountered in water pollu tion.