Adventure / action fiction

Book SynopsisCrazy. Stupid. Rich.When a neurotic statistics geek gets invited to his twenty-five-year high school reunion, he spends his life savings remaking his identity to wow his old classmates. Only one tiny problem: his new persona gets him mistaken for a drug kingpin and sends him running for his life with the very people who used to make it miserable. Santa Ana is an absurdly hilarious, irreverent, and magical tale about the masks we wear . . . and those strange California winds that blow them all asunder.

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Book SynopsisArslan is the teenaged prince of the ancient kingdom of Pars who doesn't seem to have what it takes to be a great ruler like his father, Andragoras III. A fateful encounter with a slave from the neighboring country of Lusitania leads Arslan to question the world outside of the royal capital's walls but before he can indulge his curiosity, war breaks out. Arslan is rushed off to his first war, only to see his kingdom crumble in front of his eyes. This series of events leads the young Arslan on a journey to reclaim his lost kingdom.

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Book SynopsisIlya Ilf (Ilya Arnoldovich Feinsilberg) (1897–1937) and Evgeny or Yevgeni Petrov (Yevgeniy Petrovich Kataev/Katayev) (1902–1942) were two Soviet prose authors of the 1920s and 1930s. They did much of their writing together, and are almost always referred to as 'Ilf and Petrov'. They were natives of Odessa. Ilf and Petrov gained a high profile for their two satirical novels: The Twelve Chairs (1928) and its sequel, The Little Golden Calf (1931). The two texts are connected by their main character, Ostap Bender, a con man in pursuit of elusive riches. Both books follow exploits of Bender and his associates looking for treasure amidst the contemporary Soviet reality. They were written and are set in the relatively liberal era in Soviet history, the New Economic Policy of the 1920s. The main characters generally avoid contact with the apparently lax law enforcement. Their position outside the organized, goal-driven, productive Soviet society is emphasized. It also gives the authors a convenient platform from which to look at this society and to make fun of its less attractive and less Socialist aspects. These are among the most widely read and quoted books in Russian culture. The Twelve Chairs was adapted for ca. twenty movies, in the USSR (by Leonid Gaidai and by Mark Zakharov), in the US (in particular by Mel Brooks), and in other countries.From the late 1920s to 1937, the co-authors wrote several theatrical plays and screenplays, as well as many humorous short stories and satirical articles in the magazines: Chudak, 30 days, Krokodil, Ogoniok, the newspapers: Pravda, Literaturnaya Gazeta. In the first years of joint creativity Ilf and Petrov published their stories and satirical under parodic pseudonyms: Tolstoevsky (composed of the names of writers Tolstoy and Dostoevsky), Don Busilio (from Don Basilio, character in the opera The Barber of Seville, and the Russian verb busa – scandal, noise), Cold philosopher and others.The two writers also traveled across the Great Depression-era United States. Ilf took many pictures throughout the journey, and the authors produced a photo essay entitled 'American Photographs', published in Ogoniok magazine. Shortly after that they published the book 'One-storied America', translated as Little Golden America (an allusion to The Little Golden Calf). The first edition of the book did not include Ilf's photographs. Both the photo essay and the book document their adventures with their characteristic humor and playfulness. Notably, Ilf and Petrov were not afraid to praise many aspects of the American lifestyle in these works. (wikipedia.org)

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Book SynopsisSTARVED FOR VENGEANCEFate’s plan to support Roxy takes a sudden turn when enemies among her fellow holy knights send her on a mission that might as well be a death sentence. Hating his helplessness and hungry for revenge, Fate follows Roxy to the front lines to protect her…but not before resolving to devour those responsible!

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Book SynopsisROTTEN TO THE COREBlessed with new power after his trials in Galia, Fate returns to Seifort. He intends to wield his influence to uplift the downtrodden—those forsaken by the world for their “unnecessary” skills. But standing in his way are his cruel old employers, the powerful Vlerick family. Now, in order to save the soul of Seifort, Fate must expose the terrifying truth hidden within the Vlerick estate.

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Book SynopsisA LITTLE R & RThe rescue of a noble girl gets Hiro and his crew in more trouble than they bargained for. The heat is on and their enemies are closing in, so Hiro decides to...take a vacation? There's no better place to lie low than a high-class resort in a tropical paradise!

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Book SynopsisI LIKE A GIRL WHO TAKES CHARGE. WAIT, NOT LIKE THAT!When the HXEROS gang goes to take down a Kiseichuu, Retto ends up cornered by two new superhero girls! Now Moena and Shiko from the Tokyo Squad want to battle for the right to kill Chacha. Shiko pushes Retto toward his breaking point with every move. Will it be curtains for Chacha or can Retto resist her?!

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Book SynopsisA fantasy isekai adventure about a man who has to restart life...as an egg?! (And don't miss the manga adaptation, also from Seven Seas.)Our hero wakes up one day in a brand new world...but his new life doesn’t come with fighting skills or magic powers, or even arms and legs! He’s reborn as a helpless egg, stuck in an unfamiliar forest surrounded by terrifying, hungry beasts. But eggs hatch, hatchlings grow up, and humble beginnings can lead to something great. He’ll do his best to become the strongest dragon ever, and no measly shell will get in his way!

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