Teleportation fuels commerce, travel, and our rush to the stars; but an ominous agenda has given teleportation to mankind. Freedom, once again, calls for the conscience and for the blood of the few whom fate places in the way of a forthcoming empire of terror. Nothing less than the destiny of civilization is at stake. A ragtag handful of outcasts catapulted into history in the making must choose not if, but how, will be remembered forever, either dead or alive. And the choice is between horror or worse.ReviewThe author does a fine job of building a believable world. Characters have well-developed personalities, motivations, and belief systems [...], the reader grows to like them and care what happens to them. The plot twists and turns in unpredictable and surprising ways, and a new development appears around every corner. The ending is startling, dramatic and thought-provoking [...] This is an intriguing [...] book that will engage both science fiction fans and students of politics. It s well worth a read, and I would be glad to see a sequel exploring future outcomes of the book s events. --Catherine Langrehr for IndieReaderBehold a Dark Mirror by Theophilus Axxe tells an intriguing story that totally held my fascination throughout the whole book. I [...] enjoyed being able to truly escape from my mundane world into this place of intrigue. The main characters each have something special to offer, and it was interesting to watch them evolve [...] I highly recommend reading Behold a Dark Mirror for fans of science fiction and fantasy. --Paige Lovitt for Blogcritics Views: 27
Sixty years after fighting in Israel's War of Independence, Yoram Kaniuk tries to remember what exactly did--and did not--happen in his time as a teenage soldier in the Palmach. The result is a touchingly poignant and hauntingly beautiful memoir that the author himself considers a work of fiction, for what is memory but one's own story about the past? Eschewing self-righteousness in favor of self-criticism, Kaniuk's book, winner of the 2010 Sapir Prize for Literature, is the tale of a younger man told by his older, wiser self--the self who realizes that wars are pointless, and that he and his friends, young men from good homes forming an offbeat band of brothers, were senseless to see glory in the prospect of dying young. But it is also a painful, shocking, and tragically relevant homage to the importance of bearing witness to the follies of the past, even--or especially--when they are one's own. Views: 27
After six novels, five story collections and two books of non-fiction, and countless international prizes, A.L. Kennedy certainly has the authority to talk about the craft of writing books - it's just a wonder she's found the time. These are missives from the authorial front line - urgent and vivid, full of the excitement, fury and frustration of trying to make thousands of words into a publishable book. At the core of On Writing is the hugely popular blog that Kennedy writes for the Guardian - and we follow her during a three-year period when she finished one collection of stories and started another, and wrote a novel in between. Readers and aspiring writers will have almost everything they need to know about the complexities of researching, writing and publishing fiction, but they will be receiving this wisdom conversationally, from one of the funniest and most alert of our contemporary authors.Alongside the blogs are... Views: 27
The historical saga of the rival dwarven clans only hinted at in previous Dragonlance books, this story recounts the rise of Derkin, King of the Living Stone, whose bravery and wisdom is written in drawven annals. Views: 27
"You're not just a job anymore."It was supposed to be a 72-hour mission, in and out, until Brandt Stryker got stranded in the arid African plains with predators before him, a killer at his heels and an exotic princess by his side. Dalilah Al Arif stirs his blood, makes him crave things he'd lost long ago--but she is off-limits, promised to a sheik.Dalilah's wedding contract stipulates she must wed before her 30th birthday--just months away. It's a duty she accepts. But in the arms of her handsome protector, she's torn between her sense of duty and honor, and her freedom. And as the terrorists close in, she fears the most dangerous creature in the savannah is Brandt himself.... Views: 27
A former supermodel who now markets beauty products at spiritual spa retreats becomes the prime suspect when an old archrival is poisoned by something in a chai soy wrap. Views: 27
Every woman makes choices. And no one has made more difficult choices than Olivia Grayson. The enormously successful businesswoman missed out on much of her children's lives while she built her legendary home-furnishings empire. Olivia faces the past, tries to balance the present, and makes amends where due, while still running her vastly successful business.THE SINS OF THE MOTHER As a way of making up to them for time lost, Olivia spends months every year planning a lavish holiday that everyone in her family will enjoy. This summer she has arranged a dream trip in the Mediterranean on a luxurious yacht, which she hopes will be the most memorable vacation of all. Her lavish gesture every year expresses her love for them, and regret at all the important times she missed during her children’s younger years. Her younger daughter, Cassie, a hip London music producer, refuses the invitation altogether, as she does every year. Her older daughter, Liz, lives in her mother’s shadow, with a terror of failure as she tries to recapture her dream of being a writer. And her sons, John and Phillip, work for Olivia, for better or worse, with wives who wish they didn’t. In the splendor of the Riviera, this should be a summer to remember, with Olivia’s children, grandchildren, and daughters-in-law on board. But as with any family gathering, there are always surprises, and no matter how glamorous the setting things don’t always turn out as ones hopes. Family dynamics are complicated, old disappointments die hard, and as forgiveness and surprising revelations enter into it, new bonds are formed, and the future takes on a brighter hue. And one by one, with life’s irony, Olivia’s children find themselves committing the same “sins” for which they blamed their mother for so many years. It is a summer of compassion, important lessons, and truth. Views: 27
Picking up where Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice left off, The Bad Miss Bennet takes readers on a wild Regency adventure with Lydia Wickham, née Bennet, who finds herself in dire need of a new husband.Lydia was never the most upstanding of the Bennet sisters, but who ever said that moral rectitude was fun?At least she bested her elder sisters and was the first to get married. She never could understand what all the fuss was about after she left Brighton with her gallant. It is a shame, though, that Mr. Wickham turned out to be a disappointing husband in so many aspects, the most notable being his early demise on the battlefields of Waterloo. And so Lydia, still not yet twenty and full of enterprising spirit, is in urgent need of a wealthy replacement. A lesser woman, without Lydia's natural ability to flirt uproariously on the dance floor and cheat seamlessly at the card table, would swoon in the wake of a dashing highwayman, a corrupt banker, and even an amorous Prince... Views: 27
Across the sands of Egypt, Nayland Smith pursues Fah Lo Suee, the deadly daughter of Fu-Manchu. Possessed of all her father's subversive secrets and driven by his unquenchable thirst for power, she has pillaged the tomb of the Black Ape for the key to its ancient mysteries - and therefore leadership over all the evil cults of the East. No one can stop her - except perhaps Fu-Manchu himself!A brand-new edition of the classic novel. Views: 27
