Bøger af Matt Ryan

Stranded and surrounded, Trent and his crew must find a way to salvage and survive. They find new threats, enemies, and friends as they fall into a new world. The ship is nearly destroyed, and so many are dead. Yet, they have Sixty-Seven days until the next invasion and if they fail to get the Independence repaired, and ready for battle, Earth won't stand a chance against the Void.

Independence or Annihilation A conquering alien race, known as the Void, wiped 4 billion people off the planet in one brutal invasion. What remains of Earth's population survived by the slimmest of margins on nothing but hope, bravery, and sacrifice. We don't know where the Void came from, or why they attacked. But we know they adapt and will be back to finish the job. The next war won't be the last battle for humanity... it'll be the complete annihilation of Earth. Captain Trent Redd isn't waiting for that to happen. Taking command of a legendary warship... He's bringing the war straight into the hellish maelstrom where the Void are gathering for another final assault. A state of the art warship called Independence and her crew are Earth's last bid for survival. The flame of freedom flickers in the depths of interstellar space as Battlestar Galactica meets They Live in this winner take all battle for the future of Earth.

Allie is done with being a special. But the world of alchemy still needs her to dig up a four-hundred-year-old man for a mother she may not totally trust, then create the stone to end all stones. After that, she's free. Sounds simple enough . . . that is, if she's not used up or dead by the end of the process.

Joey Foust has no idea he's a wanted man and his parents aim to keep it that way. They raised him as a normal boy in a small American town, hoping he and his friends don't discover what lies beyond. And for eighteen years, they succeed.Joey and his friends, the Preston Six, were all born on the same day, but soon come to find they have much more in common than a simple birthdate. Details of their past are suspicious, and they are determined to figure out what their parents are hiding.Small threads of new information are discovered, leading the Preston Six to venture in search for the truth. What they find pushes the boundaries of their beliefs. Now, they're forced to leave behind everything to face an unknown adversary who's been hunting for them since the day they were born.They must rise as one, or fall to enemy hands.

Out from under Verity's thumb, Allie must navigate the streets of LA-a hotbed for dark alchemists-in search for a way to free those they left behind. With Mark and Jackie at her side, they must brave the real, but no less strange, Alchemist Academy. Gaining a few friends, and even more enemies, the trio search for those whole can help them and at the top of the list is Allie's missing mom, Cathy Norton. But will Cathy be anything like the mother she remembers from her childhood? A war between Alchemists is brewing, but what side should even win.

Allie Norton never believed she was anyone special, why would she? She was an outsider on all accounts, even her stepfamily didn't want her. But when Allie meets her new next door neighbor, Mark Duval, he opens her eyes to the hidden world of alchemy. When a recruiter for the Alchemist's Academy comes calling, Allie is more than thrilled to answer. With Mark in tow, she braves this strange new world, hidden by magic and secrets. It doesn't take long to figure out nothing is as it is supposed to be. The art of Alchemy is not taught, but thrown at the students with force and cruelty. Students are pitted against one another in a battle of houses. They fight for dominance, while fear and hatred for each other are used to facilitate their alchemist creations. If you can't cut it, the President of the Academy, Verity, will announce your retirement. Allie and Mark must find a way through the mysteries of the academy before they too are retired.

Loved ones lost. Families separated. Earth is on the brink of total annihilation. The Six must rise once again, in a final battle against a new and terrifying adversary. All of the worlds depend on their victory.

Unions have formed. A new life is born. An old enemy is renewed. Reeling from their great losses, the Preston Six vow to end it all against Marcus.

Matt Ryan's landmark comparative review of participatory budgeting, or collective decisions on how public money is spent, reveals the factors behind its success in achieving democratic engagement. The culmination of ten years of research into participation, this is a systematic analysis of how, when and why citizens gain control over these important decisions. Comparing global examples of both positive change and notable failure, the book provides persuasive evidence and guidance for future public involvement in taxation and spending. For advocates and participants of democratic reform and those with interests across political science, this is an essential guide to one of the most significant democratic innovations of our times.

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