"The Legion of Time is an unparalleled classic of thrill packed excitement - possibly the greatest single adventure story in science-fiction history, a suspense-masterpiece of weird science and derring-do, like no other I've read. I deeply envy anyone who is reading it for the first time."Lin Carter Views: 456
A short story - Novelette about loss, love and empowerment.I always knew my Angels would appear to me, when I needed them. The day I woke up blind was that day.PUBLISHER'S NOTE:The entire series of The Rift is nowalso available in a reasonably priced two-volume set, reworked and with added content,complete with all the illustrations the original books offered.The Rift (Volume One)The Rift (Volume Two)--------------------------------An ancient evil, trapped in the ruins of a lost Mayan temple for centuries, has been unleashed. It takes the form of a deadly virus that causes violent insanity in the living and the recently departed to rise and walk. The blight spreads around the globe, throwing the world into chaos and war.Regular people are hurled into an existence outside their control, left to deal with a terror they aren't prepared to handle. Life becomes a nightmare, and that nightmare is spreading.The Rift is comprised of four books:The FallDead of Winter (Available Now)Death Springs Eternal (Available Now)The Summer Son (Available Now) Views: 456
Billy Dean is a secret child. He has a beautiful young mother and a father who arrives at night carrying the scents of candles and incense and cigarettes. Birds fly to his window. Mice run out from his walls. His world is a carpet, a bed, pictures of the holy island, and a single locked door. His father fills his mind and his dreams with mysterious tales and memories and dreadful warnings. But then his father disappears, and Billy’s mother brings him out into the world at last. He learns the horrifying story of what was saved and what was destroyed on the day he was born, the day the bombers came to Blinkbonny. The kind butcher, Mr. McCaufrey, and the medium, Missus Malone, are waiting for him. He becomes The Angel Child, one who can heal the living, contact the dead, bring comfort to a troubled world. But there is one figure who is beyond healing, who comes looking for Billy himself — and is determined on a kind of reckoning. Views: 456
Professor Tikaya Komitopis isn’t a great beauty, a fearless warrior, or even someone who can walk and chew chicle at the same time, but her cryptography skills earn her wartime notoriety. When enemy marines show up at her family’s plantation, she expects the worst.
But they’re not there to kill her. They need her to decode mysterious runes, and they ask for help in the manner typical of a conquering empire: they kidnap her, threaten her family, and throw her in the brig of their fastest steamship.
Her only ally is a fellow prisoner who charms her with a passion for academics as great as her own. Together, they must decipher mind-altering alchemical artifacts, deadly poison rockets, and malevolent technological constructs, all while dodging assassination attempts from a rival power determined the expedition should fail. As if the situation weren’t treacherous enough, this new “ally” may turn out to be the last person Tikaya should trust. Those runes cloak more than mysteries, however, and he’s the only one who can help her unravel them before their secrets destroy the world. Views: 455
“[T]his ingenious foray into breaking into a new neighborhood makes for an amusing and appealing story,” raves School Library Journal.
Written by the acclaimed author of The Phantom Tollbooth, this Amazon Best Picture Book of the Year is a simply told story about a boy who moves to a new neighborhood and finds a unique way to make friends. With whimsical illustrations by award-winning illustrator G. Brian Karas, here is a read-aloud that's great for storytime, and is sure to be a hit among fans of Juster, Karas, and anyone who is "the new kid on the block."
From the Hardcover edition. Views: 455
Me?
A leader?
Okay, I did prove that there's more to Inside than we knew.
That a whole world exists beyond this cube we live in. And finding that led to a major rebellion—between worker scrubs like me and the snobby uppers who rule our world. Make that ruled. Because of me, we're free. I thought that meant I was off the hook, and could go off on my own again—while still touching base with Riley, of course. He's the one upper I think I can trust. But then we learned that there's outside and then there is Outside.
And something from Outside wants In. Views: 455
This is a book of poetry about horses. It is a collection of poems that I have taken 14 years to write and now want to share them with you. I have been working with horses for the past 35 years and all of the poetry is based on my experiences with these majestic animals. The horses that I have written about are horses that I have know through my whole life.The fifth of the Wonka stories invites us to join Owner on the awful run up to Christmas. Can she stand it, all the loving and giving and the relentless goodwill. With Wonka to spur her on, maybe she will get a grip.There is Baba to clean up after and the basic daily grind but nothing a little life coaching or tablet or two cannot put right. Whether it's a vision brought on by the ancients or a more modern life coaching one, Owner is poised on the brink of coping with Christmas. Do join us and escape into the hard punching philosophy of Wonka. Views: 455
Lyrics by Allie Hein.The town gossip says he's dangerous. The local law says he's trouble. The rivers say he's one of them-- whether he likes it or not. Gideon Fletcher doesn't figure what they say is worth buffalo spit. Life isn't about what 'they' say. It's about doing what you have to, with what you have, when you have to do it. It is also, in a way that only he can explain, about humanity's peculiar resemblance to poultry. And sometimes sheep. The RIVERS series is a clean read for adults to about the high school level. The descriptive writing is quirky, fun, and sometimes quite touching. The setting is loosely 18-ot American West. There are currently 3 full RIVERS novels available, with a fourth under construction. All titles can be read independently. Views: 455
A short story collection from one of the world's bestselling SF writers Views: 455
A man is not great because he is a good man. A great man can be good, evil, or any shade of gray in between. A great man is a man who sees the world around him, and changes it to suit him, instead of letting it change him to suit itself. Lowin Fenly didn't want to be a hero, and he never thought of being a villain, but sometimes the path that must be walked by great men leads to dark places. Body twisted by dark magic, the scribe-turned-Knight must learn to control the beast he is becoming, or risk losing the few remnants of humanity he clings to. Views: 455
Most people at some point long to escape - from the weather, the commute, the routine. Sailing off in a forty-foot boat called Voyager comes at a price, however. Indeed, for David and Sandra Clayton it meant selling their house and possessions with a lifetime's collection of memories and emotions attached to them. But the result provedlife-enhancing.With her eye for detail and vivid descriptions, Sandra carries the reader with her through some of the Mediterranean's loveliest islands. Charmed by tranquil anchorages, ancient harbours and the people they meet, they also develop a fascination with the sea and its wildlife. And, whilst questioning the things we value and the nature of happiness, this book reveals the growing and sometimes amusing inter-dependence of two people alone at sea.This is the sequel to the popular Dolphins under my Bed, which charted Sandra and David's first long journey: a 2,000-mile voyage from England, down the Atlantic coast... Views: 455
Welcome to the Cinderella Ball: come single, leave wed! As if by magic, meet and marry your perfect partner--all on one special night...FAIRYTALE WEDDINGSShayne Beaumont dressed for the ball knowing she'd never meet a man she loved as much as her ex-husband. It was nine years since she'd been forced to annul her marriage to Chaz McIntyre. She'd never forgotten him, but she'd never seen him again....Chaz McIntyre had no idea who'd invited him to a masked ball. But he soon found himself proposing to a beautiful mystery woman! Only, she turned out to be Shayne, the woman he'd once love beyond life. They both needed to marry--but could Chaz ever truly forgive his long-lost bride? Views: 455
Some poems I had sitting on my desk. I decided to put them out there for you to see.How far would you go to achieve happiness? What if it meant letting go of everything you'd once believed in? Piper Allen is looking to spread her wings and unfortunately, her podunk hometown in Missouri is stunting her spiritual growth. Moving to Dallas to finish up college with her two friends, Stephanie and Nicole, she hopes to challenge herself to reach new heights. Her bohemian ways allow her to float through relationships frequently and with ease; when there are no strings attached, there is no chance of being hurt. Texas rancher, Moye McKenzie, is a no nonsense, good ol' boy, who doesn't play games where matters of the heart are concerned. When this straight-shooter walks into Piper's life, sparks fly and tempers flare. Wanting to give her the life she deserves, Moye has to show her that getting hurt can happen whether you're holding onto the reins or not. If she could just let go, Piper might be surprised to find she's someone's dream girl. Views: 454
Eliah’s heart, broken and deeply scarred from wounds long ago, was as cold and as hard as the hillside on which he slept. And left to himself, he would have kept it that way—a heart of stone, after all, feels no pain. But on this night, he would not be left to himself.“...Joshua would not put away his talk. ‘And you, Eliah Ben Elam?’ he went on. ‘What would you offer Messiah should he come before the dawn?’ Eliah raised himself as if to scold the youth for his impudence, but stopped suddenly, just as the harsh words were coming. He glared beyond the boys, beyond the hills toward Bethlehem, and thought for a long moment, searching. Then he said heavily, “I have nothing left for Messiah. For he has already taken everything from me.’” Eliah’s heart, broken and scarred over long ago, was as cold and as hard as the frozen hillside on which he slept. And he would keep it that way—a heart of stone, after all, feels no pain. But on this night, his calloused heart would collide with something much harder, much stronger: a crying infant determined to remake the world.A Gift for Messiah points us to the heart of the Christmas message: that Christ came to give us life, to remake the world one new heart at a time. Views: 454
