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Archeologist Jacob Ramsey has spent much of the last two years on a miserable backwater planet wasting his time on a fruitless excavation. It seems like a miracle when he gets a message from Augustine Mengsk himself, son and heir of Emperor Arcturus Mengsk, inviting him to join an elite group of archeologists being sent to excavate one of the Xel'Naga artifacts that are suddenly appappearing on various worlds.When Jake stumbles across a dying Protoss and attempts to revive him, the Protoss psychically bonds to him and begins to violently “upload” its memories. In order to do this, the Protoss must in essence rewrite and rewire Jake's human brain.Jake soon realizes that the Protoss has shared with him a terrible secret--one so important that the dying alien was willing to pass it on to an enemy in order to insure that the knowledge survives. And what Jake decides to do with the information will seal the fate of worlds throughout the galaxy. more...

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Written in partnership with White Wolf, the creators of the Vampire role-playing game (RPG), this book helps readers through character creation, choosing the right path, understanding Bloodlines, and deciding which secret Vampiric Orders to join so that they can create the kind of vampire they most desire to play Readers will feast on advice for Storytellers, which includes new tricks for creating mood and tension in the stories and ways to engender unique creative experiences The authors, who are also the game’s designers, include an original piece of fiction for inspiration at the gaming table as well as a Coterie chart, which depicts the organization of power in Chicago, one of the main settings for Vampire White Wolf estimates that there over 1. more...

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Months have passed since the cataclysmic Battle of Mount Hyjal, which put an end to the Burning Legion's invasion. Most Legion forces on Azeroth have been slain or driven into hiding. Yet now a mysterious energy rift in the mountains of Kalimdor propels three heroes to the distant past: the dragon mage Krasus, the human wizard Rhonin, and the weathered orc veteran Broxigar. It is a time long before orcs, humans, or even high elves roamed the world. A time that marks the Legion's first invasion of Azeroth, brought about by Queen Azshara and other night elf nobles. A time when the Dragon Aspects are at the height of their power -- unaware that one of their own will soon turn on the world he was charged to protect. more...

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Though the young Warchief Thrall ended the demon curse that had plagued his people for generations, the orcs still wrestle with the sins of their bloody past. As the rampaging Horde, they waged a number of devastating wars against their perennial enemy -- the Alliance. Yet the rage and bloodlust that drove the orcs to destroy everything in their path nearly consumed them as well. Long ago, on the idyllic world of Draenor, the noble orc clans lived in relative peace with their enigmatic neighbors, the draenei. But the nefarious agents of the Burning Legion had other plans for both of the unsuspecting races. The demon-lord Kil'jaeden set in motion a dark chain of events that would succeed not only in eradicating the draenei, but forging the orc clans into an single, unstoppable juggernaut of hatred and destruction. more...

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