On a distant world of cruel belief and harsh reality, Dr. Thanakar and his cousin, Mad Prince Abu, enter the city of Charn and become involved in a society of freedom, oppression, intrigue, and power Views: 51
The author of "The Hunt for Red October" has produced another adventure thriller centred upon a scheme by the Ulster Liberation Army to kidnap the Prince of Wales. Jack Ryan with his Marine training foils this attempt but in the process becomes a target of Northern Ireland's most dangerous men. Views: 51
"I think our agenda is clear. We are opposed to: government spending, Kennedy kids, seat-belt laws, busing our children anywhere other than Yale, trailer courts near our vacation homes, all tiny Third World countries that don't have banking secrecy laws, aerobics, the UN, taxation without tax loopholes, and jewelry on men. We are in favor of: guns, drugs, fast cars, free love (if our wives don't find out), a sound dollar, and a strong military with spiffy uniforms. There are thousands of people in America who feel this way, especially after three or four drinks. If all of us would unite and work together, we could give this country. . . well, a real bad hangover." "To say that P. J. O'Rourke is funny is like saying the Rocky Mountains are scenic-accurate but insufficient. At his best he's downright exhilarating . . . Republican Party Reptile is as rambunctiously entertaining as a greased pig catching contest. If you can find a funnier writer than P. J. O'Rourke, buy him a brandy,... Views: 51
One week before the Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty is to be ratified in Geneva by the American and Soviet leaders, a CIA agent-in-place confirms that at the Soviet launch site, Baikonur, preparations are being made to place a laser weapon in orbit around the earth. If the launch is successful, the West will be defenceless and the Soviet Union will be controlled not by its government but by generals. A panic-stricken US President puts Winter Hawk into operation, a desperate penetration mission into Soviet Central Asia, via Afghanistan, to bring out the agent-in-place and his proof before the laser weapon can be launched. Mitchell Gant, the hero of Firefox and Firefox Down , must fly one of two stolen Russian helicopters. He has four days to succeed. When the second of the helicopters, carrying his reserve fuel, is destroyed, Gant can neither reach Baikonur nor the safety of the West, unless… Gant's flight into Russia, his fateful encounter with the KGB officer, Dmitri Priabin, who desires revenge on Gant above all else, his capture and subsequent attempt to escape, all set against a chilling background of nuclear confrontation and 'Star Wars' technology, show Craig Thomas at the height of his powers. In Winter Hawk he has created his most unforgettable adventure thriller to date. Views: 51
From Publishers WeeklyAs a researcher for a popular historical novelist, Jeff Johnston finds himself immersed in the minutiae of the Civil War, tracking down the name of a general's favorite horse or the spot where Lincoln's son was buried. His meeting with Annie, the patient of old friend Dr. Richard Madison, changes his perspective. While the novelist contemplates a book on Lincoln's prophetic dreams and consults sleep specialist Madison, Jeff discovers that Annie is having vivid, horrible dreams of the Civil War containing details she couldn't possibly know. The point of view is unmistakably that of defeated Confederate leader Robert E. Lee. Jeff tries to shield Annie from the opportunistic reach of both novelist and doctor, but he can't protect her from herself, for she feels duty bound to refight the war if it will finally allow Lee some measure of peace. This charming, unpredictable book, with its unforced subtext of more recent wars and their veterans' lingering bad dreams, is an impressive first novel from a talented writer whose short stories have already won acclaim. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. Product Description"A novel of classical proportions and virtues...humane and moving."–*The Washington Post Book World"A love story on more than one level, and Ms. Willis does justice to them all. It was only toward the end of the book that I realized how much tension had been generated, how engrossed I was in the characters, how much I cared about their fates."–The New York Times Book Review*For Jeff Johnston, a young historical reseacher for a Civil War novelist, reality is redefined on a bitter cold night near the close of a lingering winter. He meets Annie, an intense and lovely young woman suffering from vivid, intense nightmares. Haunted by the dreamer and her unrelenting dreams, Jeff leads Annie on an emotional odyssey through the heartland of the Civil War in search of a cure. On long-silenced battlefields their relationship blossoms–two obsessed lovers linked by unbreakable chains of history, torn by a duty that could destroy them both. Suspenseful, moving, and highly compelling, Lincoln’s Dreams is a novel of rare imaginative power.From the Paperback edition. Views: 51
Francis Conway is Swill - one of the millions in the year 2041 who must subsist on the inadequate charities of the state. Life, already difficult, is rapidly becoming impossible for Francis and others like him, as government corruption, official blindness and nature have conspired to turn Swill homes into watery tombs. And now the young boy must find a way to escape the approaching tide of disaster.The Sea and Summer, published in the US as The Drowning Towers, is George Turner's masterful exploration of the effects of climate change in the not-too-distant future.Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best novel, 1988Nebula Awards Best Novel (nominee)John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel (nominee)Praise"The best didactic novel since The Dispossessed." ~Joe Haldeman"His most powerful novel... George Turner belongs to the world." ~Gene WolfeAbout the AuthorGeorge Turner (1916-1997) was an Australian writer and critic, best known for the science fiction novels written in the later part of his career. His mainstream novel The Cupboard Under the Stairs won the Miles Franklin Award. Views: 51
1932 Newbery Honor Book In 1743, thirteen-year-old Marguerite Ledoux travels to Maine as the indentured servant of a family that regards her as little better than the Indians that threaten them, but her strength, quick thinking and courage surprise them all. The classic pioneer story of Marguerite, a young French orphan in the New World, who promises to serve the Sargent family for six long years in retum for shelter, food and clothing. Views: 51
An activist’s murder forces Jill to infiltrate Berkeley’s psychedelic underworldA town as diverse as Berkeley, California, is never without controversy. This year the uproar is over the Rainbow Village, a hippie-occupied bayside lot that has degenerated into a drug-infested cesspool. As the city tries to eject the squatters, two Grateful Dead fans are murdered and a developer is assaulted. But for homicide detective Jill Smith, the conflict at the Village is only a nuisance until the violence gets personal. While staking out a coffee shop, Jill sees Liz Goldenstern, a handicapped activist who has long been a thorn in the side of local business. Her wheelchair has broken down, and Jill offers to push her home. The next morning, Liz is found savagely murdered at the Village. To find her killer, Jill will have to remember that sometimes hippies are far from pacifists.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Dunlap including rare images from the author’s personal collection. Views: 51
From Publishers WeeklySaberhagen established himself in the '60s and '70s with his intense, ambitious Berserker series of space operas. Lately, however, he has devoted himself increasingly to a more relaxed, playful sequence of fantasy adventures, the Books of Swords. Each is a model of action writing, clear-sighted, graphic and agile. The present story limits itself to a single locale, the island castle of the wizard Honan-Fu, where Prince Mark is imprisoned in ice alongside the wizard by the usurper called the Ancient One. Mark's friends find themselves the temporary allies of Honan-Fu's traitorous daughter, Ninazu, and of the magician emperor, currently incognito with a traveling show. Keeping the major players off balance and providing a comic mirror, there is a wild card, a peasant enamored of Ninazu who has chanced on the Sword of Power, Sightblinder, which makes him seem whatever an onlooker most loves or fears. An entertainment of high order. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. Views: 51
She'd been a wild teenager willing to risk anything for revenge. But when she seduced Leif Johnston, she hadn't counted on falling helplessly in love... hadn't believed her family would intervene and sweep her off to Switzerland. Seven years later, Tracy Kuger was a successful, independent woman. But her determination to find her father's killer would carry her right back into New York's deceiving limelight... into the treacherous bosom of her powerful family... into Leif's lean, hungry arms. Passion and peril bound them together even as doubts and dangerous secrets tore them apart. Tormented by the past, could Tracy face the truth and embrace the future--a love born under a liar's moon? Views: 51
From BooklistFour years ago, when Lara was a naive 18-year-old, she fell in love with Carson, the adopted son of the owner of the Rocking B Ranch in Montana. The unacknowledged, illegitimate daughter of Carson’s father, Lara grew up on the ranch with her grandfather. Carson responded to her passion by drawing her close, then forgoing her advances and leaving her naked and wanting. Now she’s back at the ranch to research its history, not to see Carson, but he wants to see her and literally hunts Lara down to apologize for his behavior. Slowly he starts winning her over until she starts to believe he has changed. But can Lara trust a man who does not believe in love with a secret that has the potential to destroy them? The first hardcover edition of this early Lowell novel embodies the author’s love of the west, as she explains in a letter to her readers, making Sweet Wind, Wild Wind a must for her many fans. --Patty Engelmann ReviewA young scholar returns to research the history of the Montana ranch where she was raised and discovers tragic but heart-healing secrets from the past and unexpectedly renews a fragile love. Although first published in 1987 as a Silhouette Intimate Moments and now slightly dated, this classic title still packs the sensual, emotional punch that Lowell fans have come to expect. --Library Journal, 1st August 2010 Views: 50
America's Last Stand
In a darkened corner of the world, America lies bleeding. Decimated during the Big War, its vast countryside and once-great industrial cities have been reduced to a war-blackened landscape of chaos and violence. What was once the heartland of America is now the Bad Lands, a wasteland of ash and rubble. But out of these ruins emerges brilliant ace fighter pilot Hawk Hunter, a lone warrior battling to keep the spirit of his country alive…
Wingman
From his secret base in the coastal wilderness of the Pacific Northwest, Hunter hears rumors of a vast army equipped with Russian SAMs hidden deep in the Bad Lands. The reports can mean only one thing — the ultimate showdown with the Russian enemy. With the fate of a shattered nation hanging in the balance, it's up to Hawk Hunter to rally his country's freedom fighters and strike one final bloody blow for a cause known as America! Views: 50
It is 1997. The British government now runs island prison colonies to take dangerous offenders from its overcrowded mainland jails. Among all these colonies, Sert, 25 miles off the north Cornish coast, has the worst reputation. There are no warders. Satellite technology is used to keep the convicts under watch. New arrivals are dumped by helicopter and must learn to survive as best they can. To Sert, one afternoon in July, is brought Anthony John Routledge, sentenced for a sex-murder he did not commit. Routledge knows he is here for ever. And he knows he must quickly forget the rules of civilized life.But not all the islanders are savages. Under the charismatic leadership of one man a community has evolved. A community with harsh and unyielding rules, peopled by resourceful men for whom the hopeless dream of escape may not be so hopeless after all ... Views: 50
A new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA adventure! APOLLO'S WAR The beautiful planet Yevra is being ravaged by a decades-old conflict, a war that has gone on so long no one can remember its cause. Lured to the planet by the promise of provisions for the Galactica fleet, Apollo, Croft, and Sheba are captured. Quickly forged into a fighting unit, they are cannon-fodder in a war not their own. Apollo struggles to keep his comrades alive in the heat of battle—and wonders if he will ever see Battlestar Galactica again! Views: 50
