‘We will be risking our lives for a consignment of criminals,’ Avon objected.
‘I don’t see anything wrong with that,’ said Jenna.
‘There’s a chance of picking up some new recruits, too,’ Gan added. They looked at him and he smiled, jabbing a finger at the transport ship on the view screen. ‘We were in their place, once, remember. Prisoners of the Federation, on our way to Cygnus Alpha. Now look at us.’
‘I was going to say, “You can’t be serious”,’ murmured Avon, ‘but then I saw the earnest look in your eyes – and the fanatical gleam in Blake’s.’
Blake is planning a raid on a prison ship – the perfect place to recruit more rebels looking for a chance to strike back against the Federation. But the crew of the Liberator find more than dissidents hungry for freedom. They find desperate criminals, shocking betrayal, and a secret so terrible that not even the Federation knows the full truth… Views: 13
Truth and lies...With Earth's Ancient weapons chair at the center of an international dispute, Dr. Daniel Jackson is sent to Antarctica to sooth diplomatic tensions. Meanwhile, General Jack O'Neill reluctantly takes charge of a radical new weapons chair training program. But when a natural disaster hits Antarctica, the future of the Ancient outpost–and of Earth itself–is thrown into jeopardy. Yet again, Earth's fate lies in the hands of SG-1, but this time the team is lost and powerless to help. Trapped within a strange reality, SG-1 encounter old friends and enemies as they struggle to escape and stop the Ancient cataclysm that's threatening to destroy the planet. Stargate SG-1: The Drift picks up one year after the events of Stargate SG-1: Four Dragons, exploring how General Jack O'Neill and his flagship team's lives have been shaped by alien technologies—both Ancient and Goa'uld in design.In preparation for writing this novel, author Diana Dru Botsford... Views: 13
Some dreams come with a big price tag.Bailey Jenkins left her hometown of Marietta, Montana, at eighteen, poised to take college and the rodeo world by storm–despite Paul Zabrinski. On the eve of her great escape, at the top of the Ferris Wheel at the Big Marietta Fair, he invoked his great-grandmother Hilda's curse. "If you do this, Bailey Jenkins, I will hate you forever. And I'll call on my great-grandmother to curse you. She was a Gypsy witch, you know."Fifteen years later, Bailey's back–shattered, humbled by fate and bruised at the soul level but determined to rebuild–once she helps her parents get back on their feet. She didn't expect Paul Zabrinski to meet her plane, but seeing him strong, handsome and successful is somehow fitting. After all, Bailey didn't need Paul's gypsy great-grandmother to put a curse on her–Bailey already had the worst luck on the planet.Never say never.One look at Bailey Jenkins–his first love, the woman he adored...and cursed–and every emotion Paul... Views: 13
28 Jul 1783 - Nov 1787This is the first of Dennis Wheatley's famous historical series in which appears the young man who was afterwards to become Prime Minister Pitt's most resourceful secret agent: Roger Brook. The scene is the England of George III and the France of Marie Antoinette; the tale is that of the tall, blue-eyed Roger, who set out to seek fame and fortune in the year 1783.He might never have set out at all had it not been for his ravishing neighbour, the delectable Georgina Thursby, and he most certainly would never have been involved in the secrets of French foreign policy had it not been for the fair Athénais de Rochambeau; but in this perfect coming of age story we see naivety, love, temptation and adventure propelling us cross-country, with a host of surprising and unexpected characters. Views: 13
One spring, a nine-year-old Cree boy is visited by a master soapstone carver named Lindy, who gives him four pieces of soapstone. The primary secret to carving, the boy learns, is recognizing that each piece of soapstone already holds its true form inside. Lindy teaches the boy to listen to the soapstone and look to the world around him for signs as to what to carve. As the seasons change, the young boy's experiences lend him opportunities to develop his carving skills and become attuned to the signs around him. He eagerly awaits the following spring, which will bring Lindy's return and a chance to show off his carvings. Views: 13
