Kurt Stryder, the hero of Ronin still struggling to make sense of the new changes in his life decides on a cruise on the Colonial Queen but even this leads him into further trouble. A rich passenger persuades the Captain to take a diversion to the Tartaran Battlefield. Once the scene of one of the greatest battles between the Colonial Confederation and the Elysium Alliance, now a wasteland of derelict, abandoned husks of once great starships orbiting the planet below. It is now home to a colony of outcasts and dregs from every society known simply as, The Outlaws.Kurt is thrown into a deadly race to save as many passengers as possible when the Outlaws attack and knowing he won't save them all he calls for help. The Wildfire Team, a new elite unit set up by Col Sec to handle the worst case scenario is dispatched to help Kurt but when they arrive all is not as it seemed. A secret is discovered on the planet below, one that both the Confederation and Alliance alike had thought buried forever, a secret that could ignite another war between the two Superpowers should it be revealed. Kurt and the Wildfire Team must fight side by side against insurmountable odds to save valuable lives. While in orbit above the planet, the two Superpowers flex their military might in a game of bluff and counter bluff.Kurt finally learns where his path truly lies, and one final revelation will shock them all to the core which points to an old enemy waiting to strike again."A good old straightforward adventure story whose main intention is quite clearly to entertain it's readership.""A genuine roller coaster of a sci-fi ride.""Nicely written and widely imaginative futuristic universe."Books in this seriesRoninOmegaDiscoveryRetributionExtinctionResurrectionThe Blackstar Gambit Views: 217
Her eloquent prose makes you feel the character's torments and indecisions, as well as their gradually evolving, soul-deep love." —The Old Book Barn GazetteMiranda "Mira" Holcombe has only one goal in life: To destroy the Duke of Tallant, Jermyn Keynes. Simply for the pleasure of it, he ruined her life, robbed her family of their land and valuables, and now threatens to destroy them entirely. How can a young woman caring for her disabled father bring down a powerful aristocrat? Only her father knows her deepest secrets, and he hopes that in London she will find a kind and gentle man to wed. But Mira is focused only on vengeance, whatever the cost. As she devises a plan to kill the duke, she discovers that Tallant's dark-souled younger brother, Michael, is bent on the same course. Can she believe he'll help her? Dare she trust him?Michael Keynes once burned with dreams and goals, but all have been consumed by his determination to rid the earth of his... Views: 217
This easy-to-perform skit is about a boy named Jake who cheats on his math test. When he gets caught, he finds an old Bible his grandpa left him and learns the truth: Jesus is the Word of God and that is how God saves us."I Can See God's Word (Skit) is based on a short story by the same name, also written by Cheryl Rogers. The story is included in her ebook "I Can See Christian Storybook Treasury," a unique story collection that defeats doubts about God that enter a child's mind as he or she grows.It can be performed with a small cast and a few props, even on short notice. It also can be used with youth groups, church groups, Bible clubs, and other ministries. Bible quotes are from the King James Authorized Version and are used with permission within the United Kingdom, where the King James Bible remains under copyright protection. Views: 217
~From USA Today Bestselling Author A.W. Hartoin~Wishes are powerful things, if you belong to the MacClarity clan. You can ask Grandpa for anything and he'll make it come true, even though he's been dead for nearly a hundred years. Ernest MacClarity doesn't take the rumors about Grandpa too seriously. But when he's had enough of his teacher's harassment, Ernest asks Grandpa to take care of Miss Pritchett for him. Grandpa does and family secrets start to surface like magic. During a summer filled with both fear and fun, Ernest begins to realize that Grandpa isn't the only special thing about his family, and their oddities aren't just skin deep. Too bad he didn't know sooner. Views: 216
Australian outback had always fascinated the British colonial imagination when rags to riches stories of the British convicts and other social outcasts transformed the image of Australia as a gold digger's paradise (remember Abel Magwitch's story in Charles Dicken's Great Expectations?). This interaction which proved deadly for the aboriginal culture and population of Australia also impacted the British literature in a way that it had stories to tell of its incomprehensible wilderness and its inhabitants. This edition brings you an assorted collection of stories about the Australian outback and its people from the pen of a renowned British author – E. W. Hornung. Hornung had also lived and travelled in Australia for two years and unlike his contemporaries wrote a lot of stories with Australia in the background. E. W. Hornung (1866–1921) was an English author and poet and also brother-in-law to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Hornung is known for writing the A. J. Raffles series about a gentleman thief based on a deliberate inversion of the Sherlock Holmes series. Hornung dedicated his creation as a form of flattery to Doyle. Hornung's works are also remembered for giving insight into the social mores of late 19th and early 20th century British society. Views: 216
In Wendell Berry's upcoming "The New Collected Poems," the poet revisits for the first time his immensely popular "Collected Poems," which "The New York Times Book Review" described as "a straight-forward search for a life connected to the soil, for marriage as a sacrament and family life" that "affirms a style that is resonant with the authentic," and "[returns] American poetry to a Wordsworthian clarity of purpose."
In "The New Collected Poems," Berry reprints the nearly two hundred pieces in "Collected Poems," along with the poems from his most recent collections--"Entries," "Given," and "Leavings"--to create an expanded collection, showcasing the work of a man heralded by "The Baltimore Sun" as "a sophisticated, philosophical poet in the line descending from Emerson and Thoreau . . . a major poet of our time."
Wendell Berry is the author of over forty works of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, and has been awarded numerous literary prizes, including the T.S. Eliot Award, a National Institute of Arts and Letters award for writing, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Jean Stein Award, and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. While he began publishing work in the 1960s, "Booklist" has written that "Berry has become ever more prophetic," clearly standing up to the test of time. Views: 216
Desperate situations give rise to desperate means. When Richard Cacciare is diagnosed with a terminal illness, a mysterious voice only he can hear gives him an unorthodox and violent plan to restore his health.When impoverished, middle-aged janitor Richard Cacciare is diagnosed with a terminal, hematological illness, he falls into despair. His spirits are revived, however, when a voice only he can hear dictates a plan to restore his health at the expense of others. The Voice states life is NOT sacred and health can be restored when consuming the blood of others. Mr. Cacciare then embarks on a sacrilegious murdering spree, killing victims and bottling their blood. Will this plan actually succeed? How long and how far will Mr. Cacciare go to prolong his life, and will the Voice allow him to stop? Views: 216
Come, O hesitant, Surrender to Love, And I will give you the keys to the endless treasury,Hidden in your heart.What else defines your life as experiences, Is there a place where they would not be present; Come, Take the first step to Me and I promise You'll never want to return to the land of the shadows.Come, O hesitant, Surrender to Love, And I will give you the keys to the endless treasury,Hidden in your heart.What else defines your life as experiences, Is there a place where they would not be present; Come, Take the first step to Me and I promise You'll never want to return to the land of the shadows.Look back in your life, See the shadows and the lights, See them with the eyes of the truth you mortal, Why would you give the withering spring of your life to all that which is not noble? Would you not thus come into the garden of love,To make it come alive, With your nurturing spirit of the Love that is in you?Man,Are you afraid of losing your strength, If you open your heart for your love; Are you so conquered with fear, That you speak not the words that hide nothing behind them? Have you become so rough, That you won’t give even in love to your woman, The soothing charms of the acts of love;Hear Me, They are also the chalice of your own happiness.O mortal, Think like a trader, With what price will you get another to keep for yourself! Short are your days, but shorter are your moments; The truth is, What dominates the experience, Dominates your life, Painting all the colors of these moments in your life. Why not, therefore, travel in love, Why not choose love to be your life?And you,O woman,You the carrier of all beauty,Why should you hide the beauty of your nature;Why,O Woman,Should you hide the endless river of the beauty of your heart?Life without love is like a night without stars,A forest without animals, birds and insects,A city of faceless men.But where I, the Love am,There the burdens are light,There the tears are shared,And happiness is unbound.Where I, the Love am present,There even the unknown finds a solace,And meet the ears that can hear.Here, with Me, Even though the storms rise, They always subside;Here, your lips are filled with loving kisses.Come, O hesitant, Surrender to love, And I will give you the keys to the endless treasury,Hidden in your heart. Views: 216
M. J. Holliday has the unusual ability to talk to the dead. But when it comes to a vengeful ghost and a mysterious drowning, this time she may be in over her head….
THAT SINKING FEELING
Kidwella Castle in northern Wales is rumored to be haunted by a deadly ghost—the Grim Widow, who allegedly drowns unsuspecting guests in the castle’s moat. Not long after M. J. and her crew arrive at the castle to film their ghost-hunting cable TV show, Ghoul Getters, two new victims are added to the Widow’s grisly roster.
Fear ripples through the castle, especially when it’s discovered that the victims may have had help into their watery graves from the land of the living. The local inspector suspects father-son serial killers, but M. J. thinks that theory is all wet. To catch the true culprit she will need to dive deep into the castle’s past and bring some long buried secrets to the surface. Views: 216
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them. Views: 216
The Cubs of Den 2 face their biggest crisis after they are accused of vandalizing an old church. Dan admits that he and another Cub are responsible for accidentally breaking a window and offers to pay for the damage, but the caretaker, Old Terry, refuses to accept the money and states that they did thousands of dollars in damage to the building in addition to breaking the window. Dan and the other Cubs are angered, as they know they did not wreck the church. The owners of the church file a lawsuit against the organization for $20,000 in damages. Even worse, the boys\' reputation is at stake as many people believe the false rumors. The Cubs feel disgraced and have no way of proving their innocence. The Cubs suspect that hooligan Pat Oswald and his gang are responsible for the damage to the church. Pat and his cohorts constantly harass the Cubs and make fun of them. Whenever the vandalism of the church is mentioned, Pat smirks but refuses to admit to anything. Finally, Pat has a change of heart and admits to his role in the misdeed. Pat and his friends resolve to become honest and loyal. They plan to create a Cub Scouts den of their own so that they can also be members of a great organization. Views: 216
A personal assistant has fallen for her boss but it's all for nothing when all he seems to care about is how fast she can re-type a letter rather than how fast her heart beats for him. Or does he? Views: 216
Senor 105, masked Mexican wrestler, scientist and occasional detective, has just returned from a taxing adventure and all he really wants to do is relax in his den, put his feet up and read a little. And then somebody kidnaps Santa...Senor 105, masked Mexican wrestler, scientist and occasional detective, has just returned from a taxing adventure and all he really wants to do is relax in his den, put his feet up and read a little. He has a spot of shopping to do with his family of Rodrigo, an orphan he has adopted, and Shiela, a sentient isostope of Helium bound up in a bright yellow balloon.And then somebody kidnaps Santa...A special Christmas themed addition to the popular novella series, 'The Periodic Adventures of Senor 105', from Manleigh Books. Views: 216
