The Monster Hunter Files, Volume 2 Edited by Larry Correia and Jason Cordova   STORIES SET IN THE BEST-SELLING MONSTER HUNTER INTERNATIONAL SERIES. New stories from Larry Correia, Steve Diamond, Jason Cordova, Mike Massa, Melissa Olthoff, Kacey Ezell, and many more! FROM THE CASE FILES OF MONSTER HUNTER INTERNATIONAL For well over a century, Monster Hunter International has kept the world safe from supernatural threats far and wide. Now, join us as we delve some of the wilder stories from the library archives which have never seen the light of day. The Monster Hunter Files Vol. 2 continues the secret lore and mythical battles against the forces of evil, and the fallout from these conflicts. Deadly mermaids attacking a small northeastern port village . . . ancient Roman heroes . . . combat exorcists . . . Decision Week . . . ancient Greek muses . . . all these and more within, all revealed with meticulous care and research of Albert Lee, MHI’s archivist. Featuring stories from New York Times best-selling author Larry Correia, Steve Diamond, Kacey Ezell, Brad R. Torgersen, Marisa Wolf, and more! Complete list of contributors: Larry Correia, Jason Cordova, Brad R. Torgersen, Robert E. Hampson, Steve Diamond, Jack Wylder, Hinkley Correia, Kacey Ezell, LawDog, Marisa Wolf, Mike Massa, Melissa Olthoff, Spearman Burke & Nick Nethery. The Monster Hunter International series:Monster Hunter InternationalMonster Hunter VendettaMonster Hunter AlphaMonster Hunter LegionMonster Hunter NemesisMonster Hunter SiegeMonster Hunter GuardianMonster Hunter BloodlinesMonster Hunter Files The Monster Hunter Memoirs series:Monster Hunter Memoirs: GrungeMonster Hunter Memoirs: SinnersMonster Hunter Memoirs: SaintsMonster Hunter Memoirs: Fever

Consumed with grief after the loss of her mother, Esme begins to see and hear things that others can't.Diagnosed with depression and anxiety, she hides her experiences, afraid she's losing her mind. But everything changes after a session with her psychiatrist leads her to Perkin, a Canadian expat, and his mother, Toni, a reality researcher with unorthodox ideas.As Esme and Perkin grow closer, she starts to believe her visions might be more than just symptoms – they could be glimpses into hidden layers of reality. Together, they test the boundaries of perception and are drawn into a world as dangerous as it is beautiful, where nothing is quite what it seems.

An eye-opening exploration of the Chinese internet that reveals the intricate dance between freedom and control in contemporary ChinaIn the late 1990s, as the world was waking up to the power and emancipatory promise of the internet, Chinese authorities began constructing a system of online surveillance and censorship now known as the Great Firewall. But far from being a barren landscape, the digital world that sprouted up behind the firewall brimmed with new subcultures and tech innovations, offering many Chinese citizens previously unimaginable connection and opportunity.Today, as the country’s leadership intensifies its control of public discourse and Western headlines reduce the Chinese public to a faceless monolith, journalist Yi-Ling Liu presents an intimate portrait of China’s online ecosystem—and a crucial lens into the on-the-ground reality of life there. Tracing the last three decades of the Chinese internet’s evolution—from...