An Epitaph in Rust follows young Thomas from his escape from a rural monastery into the wilds of a future Los Angeles. There he joins a theater company where the play is definitely not the thing—revolution is—and he finds himself in the middle of it. The mayor has been blown up and his android guards are determined to end insurrection. But the theater company has other ideas.... Views: 330
Hannah the Elder has a stroke and must deal with problems in her own house that she’s neglected…A tale of gryphons, snow-dragons, elves, dwarves, dragons and men. An evil elf-mage is haunting the frozen wastelands in the north. Hinfane the tavern-keeper finds unlikely allies in the mysterious creatures that come on the first night of the new moon to collect the mead that she leaves out for them. You can fight an elf, and it seems that you can win. But elves are not so easy to kill... Hwedolyn the gryphon ends up going on a quest, barely believing in the purpose of it himself, not knowing how it will end. This is the first in the Gryphonomicon Gryphon-Dragon histories, a saga that spans generations and tells of the battles between gryphons and dragons and the rise of Aerae, Princess of the North, Empress of the South. An epic heroic fantasy in the tradition of Tolkien, C.S.Lewis, David Eddings. Views: 330
There's something funny about that guy! A collection of offerings short enough for people with short attention spans.One should always have a noble reason for doing something. We are a nation of suers, and the "injured" party never says they're suing to get a lot of money, even though that's exactly why they're doing it. Rather, they always say they're suing so that nobody else will have to go through what they went through. The standard form is "so that nothing like this will ever happen again". That sounds pretty noble, so that's why I wrote this book... so that nothing like this will ever happen again! Views: 330
Not only is Kyle Summer's ambition to become a big-league baseball pitcher, the quest defines his entire existence. Nothing else seems as important, until his father takes ill and he is called back home to the farm.(This selection is also available in: The Empty House, assorted stories)excerpt:Now the road north steamed beneath the headlights, illuming a path through a lush growth of small trees and bushes lining both sides. Eventually he turned one last time east, crossing a stream, before heading northward again. By the time he reached the outskirts of Dudley he was ready to stop. And he needed gas anyway. He pulled into the Quick-Fill and stood for a moment in the artificial light holding the palm of one hand to his lower back before lifting the nozzle away from the pump with the other. He let his back go to turn the selector to regular grade and raise the safety switch, after which the pump clicked to life and the gas flowed, cooling the handle. As he held the grip trigger he looked around, noting the empty lot across the road where the Mobil garage had stood before burning. He remembered the red winged horse set in the front gable and reproduced on the white globes atop the gas pumps. Not so long ago he had hung out there with his friends on weekends—washing and polishing cars, changing oil or the occasional tire. But except for the missing garage and the new Quick-Fill everything else in Dudley seemed the same. Adopting a philosophical attitude, he supposed change was either good or bad, depending on how you defined progress. Views: 329
Ridgwell Cullum (pseudonym of Sidney Groves Burghard) (13 August 1867 – 3 November 1943) was a British writer who wrote a large number of adventure novels over more than 30 years, usually set in sparsely populated regions of the USA or Canada. He left home aged 17 to join a gold rush in the Transvaal in South Africa, where he became involved in the conflict between British and Boer settlers; he travelled to the scene of another gold rush in Yukon in north-west Canada; he spent a few years cattle-ranching in Montana, USA. His first novel The Devil\'s Keg, set in Alberta, Canada, was published in 1903. After its success he settled in Britain and became a full-time writer. Several of his novels were made into films. Views: 329
Fashion Poestry is a small collection of fashion poems written with a story telling twist. The poems talk about everyday matters and are easy to relate to for any one with a passion for poetry or fashion. I hope it entertains and captures your imagination.With water supplies running low and tensions running high, it's no wonder war has broken out. No draft is needed for this war, many young men, such as Marcus Raymond, joined the military merely to escape the troubles of living in a waterless home. Though joining the military is considered the easy way out, this idea is proven wrong when the dam Marcus has been stationed at to protect is attacked. Amidst the confusion of fighting, Marcus and few others from his platoon are lost out in a deserted wasteland. With great luck they stumble upon a lost water source, however not everyone has forgotten of its existence and the group has to fight for the only water for thousands and thousands of miles. Now with water to keep them alive and stolen supplies, the team can now finally get help and return to civilization. And for their find, they are given the title of heroes, which is something Marcus doesn't believe he deserves. Views: 329
Anna is content with her life. She works as a kindergarten teacher for a local school, and gives as much of her time as she can to her church. The new pastor at her church has caused quite a stir among the single females, because not only is he a single pastor, but he’s a handsome single pastor. Anna knows she doesn’t have a shot with him. Or does she?Running for his life, he takes her along for the ride….Werewolf Levi Harris has a habit of going off half-cocked and getting into trouble. But this time, the trouble just might prove fatal. He’s stolen a trove of information from a powerful vampire mafia network, and they won’t rest until they get it back—and get revenge. His only chance of survival is to extract the information and put it to use before the bad guys catch up with him. Curvy bombshell Harper Bailey is a good girl with a weak spot for bad boys. When Levi appears, she thinks her dreams have just rolled up on the back of a motorcycle. Little does she know that he’s about to hijack her car and take her straight into the crossfire. But Levi himself might just prove the greatest danger of all….~~~~~~ Views: 329
The night cycle falls on the mining planet of Caledonia. Only minutes away from the sundown Colonel Maser must embark on a rescue mission, racing against time and harsh oncoming conditions as the only native inhabitant of the planet starts to surface from their nests.The night cycle falls on the mining planet of Caledonia. For the human residents of the planet, it means 50 days of dark and unnatural cold where every single base locks down until the dawn. Only minutes away from the sundown Colonel Maser must embark on a rescue mission, racing against time and harsh oncoming conditions as the only native inhabitant of the planet starts to surface from their nests. Views: 329
Ever present in the Agent's mind is her promise that she would keep Kiddo safe. A year after the fateful events in Diablo, she finally catches up with the WCE operative who kidnapped her child. During this interrogation, the Agent learns that the WCE has ordered her termination, and now the elite of their elite agents are hunting her. Moreover, with a team from the Cooperative FBI hot on her trail—a team inclusive of her most loyal friends—the Agent is forced into hiding. Hoping to preserve all that she holds dear, both past and future, she must form new alliances and acquire new skills to adapt and survive. As she learns to be her newest self, she once again faces the challenge of confronting the past while refusing to allow it to conquer her. Views: 329
From the depths of catastrophe, a glimmer of hopeAfter the capture of Coruscant, the mighty heart of the New Republic, a stunned galaxy fears that nothing can stop the Yuuzhan Vong. Still, that crushing defeat produces one small miracle: Jacen Solo is alive. Yet he can scarcely imagine himself in stranger circumstances.The young Jedi Knight is in the care of Vergere, a fascinating creature of mystery and power, her intentions hard to fathom, her cruelties rarely concealed. But this master of inscrutable arts has much to teach the young Jedi . . . for she holds the key to a new way to experience the Force, to take it to another level--dangerous, dazzling, perhaps deadly.In the wrong hands, the tremendous energies of the Force can be devastating. And there are others watching Jacen's process closely, waiting patiently for the moment when he will be ready for their own dire purposes. Now, all is in shadows. Yet whatever happens, whether... Views: 329
London, June 1940. When the body of silent screen star Mabel Morgan is found impaled on a wrought-iron fence, the coroner rules her death as suicide. Detective Ted Stratton is not convinced and suspects that Morgan's fatal fall may have been the work of one of Soho's most notorious gangsters.Meanwhile, MI5 agent Diana Calthrop is leading a covert operation when she discovers that her boss is involved in espionage. Only when Stratton's path crosses Diana's does the pair start to uncover the truth. And soon they also begin to realize they like each other a little too much. . . . Views: 329
The Vikings are laying siege to Paris. They want the Count's sister, in return they will spare the rest of the city. Can the Count really have ambitions to be Emperor of the Franks if he doesn't do everything he can to save his people? Can he call himself a man if he doesn't do everything he can to save his sister? Views: 328
Sally Houghton is a budding Broadway actress with a clear path to stardom -- in her mind, at least. To what lengths will she go to achieve her dreams?From the islander author of Trinidad and Tobago - Steffan Basdeo - comes the story of a nine year old boy named T who is highly imaginative and worried about growing up when he turns 10 in a couple of days. With his dog and an unexpected friend, he reveals 'The Facts of Life' while still enjoying the time he has before his birthday. Views: 328
