Esmay, a gifted Fleet officer, and Brun, daughter of the Speaker of the Grand Council, have much in common, but their enmity is the talk of the base. When Brun falls into the hands of a fanatical religious militia group, Esmay finds herself in disgrace, suspected of conniving in the abduction. Views: 536
Anne is about to embark on a journey no human has been before- the center of the Earth. Jonathon a native of Forgotten Island accompanies her-another rule the Forgotten Island has set up for her. The next best part? They get to go into the Missing Cave. Anne would never have done this- except that her grandfather, was counting on her.This is a true short story that will raise the hairs on your neck and put a tingle down your spine. One night when driving all alone in a borrowed van through a remote wooded landscape I felt the sting of breath on the back of my neck. For the next twenty minutes I had to drive to the nearest habitation afraid of what would happen and terrified that I would not make it.Find out what happened in this true short story by horror author Caroline Gebbie. Views: 535
Eighteen year old Chelsea Philips is forced to face the consequences of her choices.Chelsea never meant to hurt anyone. When she jumped out of a moving limo, all she wanted to do was escape. Two years later, she has to go back to Gately and reconcile with the very people that she nearly left behind. Not everyone is willing, and her parents insist on keeping her and her boyfriend Peter Jacobs apart. Chelsea isn’t out of the woods just yet. Someone is lurking in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to take her away from everything she has ever known. Views: 535
A riotousy funny and deeply personal story of wonder, discovery and friendship, full of eccentric characters and fantastical adventures, by one of America's best-loved authors. When David falls ill his tough old Aunt Annie offers to tutor him, and he soon grows fond of The Gawgon, as he nicknames her because of her resemblance to the terrifyuing Gawgon Medusa of Greek myth. Together they embark on exciting imaginary adventures rescuing King Tut's treasure, scaling mountains and outwitting master criminals. Views: 535
Acacia (The Four Sisters of Fate, Book 3) Views: 535
James H. Schmitz was a heck of a writer, and this story -- "The Winds of Time" -- is fascinating stuff. Star ships, aliens from the future, time travel, romance, cannibalism, pet humans and mute-but-brilliant aliens. . . . and, of course, it's got a hero who solves every problem by being smarter and trickier and better-prepared than we'd ever imagine being. But what would you expect? This story first appeared in John W. Campbell's Analog. Analog heroes did it with their brains. Us? We have to work. Schmitz is best known as a writer of "space opera" and for his strong female characters (such as Telzey Amberdon and Trigger Argee) who didn't conform to the "damsel in distress" stereotype typical of science fiction of the time. Views: 535
Michael Scott’s first-ever exclusive ebook short story delves into the world of the bestselling series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel and offers readers a never-before-seen lost story—the story of two warriors who would become sisters.
Joan of Arc was not burned at the stake in Rouen, France in 1431. She was rescued from certain death by Scathach the Warrior.
The truth about that day is revealed in the last will and testament of William of York, and it will leave you wondering: does Joan of Arc still walk the earth? Views: 534
To become a bard in an elite, chauvinist school, a young woman seeks a famous bard’s lost instrument in a haunted ruin.This is a tale of life inside a home computer, as seen from the viewpoint of one of its tiny components - Billy the Bit. He and the other inhabitants of the computer do the actual work of making things happen for its human user.If you have ever wanted to understand how a computer operates - without studying electronics and microcircuits - this story explains how, by telling the story of how one tiny element nearly brings the system to a halt.A painless way to learn the workings of a PC, which will enable readers to understand the basics of what is going on under the covers whilst enjoying an amusing tale. Although originally aimed at children, adult experts in the field may enjoy the author's visualisation of the functions of a computer's elements. Views: 534
A disgraced former president and her Sercet Service lover steal through the corridors of time to try to destroy the United States. A brutal rogue agent and the woman who loves him are sent in pursuit. During the fateful spring and summer of 1863 the four wage their own desperate campaign to determine the outcome of the American Civil War.America’s first woman president has resigned in disgrace. Using knowledge privy to presidents, Alice Naylor travels back one hundred fifty years to hit the reset button on history. She will attempt to redeem her legacy by securing world peace. Unfortunately she and the Secret Service lover accompanying her believe this requires the permanent division of the United States.The country’s best—and most brutal—counter-terrorist agent is sent after them. Joe Mauer teams with a colleague who has secretly loved him for years. The two know they face long odds in stopping this wily president now turned traitor.During the fateful spring and summer of 1863 the four wage their own desperate campaign to determine the outcome of the Civil War. Lincoln and Lee become pawns in a deadly game as Naylor and Mauer try to checkmate each other with the greatest general of them all. Views: 534
