The formula Ed memorized was the start of journeys that put moon landings, mars missions and faster-than-light travel to shame. It was the very beginning of D.T.Investigations (Dream Travel) and it's discreet work for private clients worldwide."When a web is broken it can never be rebuilt. Instead you abandon the old and build anew. But the new web, you wonder, will it break? What caused the old one to break, what tore that painstaking symmetry that experience and the history of lifetimes of web building created? So you build the next web more carefully, sure that this one will hold together. Yet it doesn't. The next web you decide you know what the weak place was. You will build this one different, uniquely strong. Again the jester of life tears the web and rebuild you must. Each time you build, more certain you know the fault, and each time it fails. "Finally you discover that your estimate of the weakest link was wrong and the next web is a terrible shamble because it is built in complete uncertainty. Every connection in it is tentative, unsure of itself."Now the last web, the fragile identity shaped from pain and fear, is in shreds. In despair, you give up all the spinning ... and the dreamer awakens. "With the dreamer the webs are spun in instants of golden steel. Now reality is the servant, the unknowing worker in the Dreamer's domain. And you become the master of your universe."I read my handwriting, wondering what I meant when I wrote it. I was lying in bed after a good half hour memorizing Martin's formula and this was my last read for the night. The passage came out of my grief at breaking with Carol. I had written it a few days after she moved out and its' meaning for me still lay hidden."If there is a God, a final Top God of gods, awaken the dreamer, please. Dreamer awake." That was my prayer to the sky somewhere above my house, somewhere above a Dayton, Ohio suburb, above the United States of America, far beyond the planet Earth and its atomic structure of a solar system, reaching out past the stars of the universe that man pretends to know because he can count dots of light on sheets of film.I felt that prayer touch someone, somewhere. There's no way to describe the feeling unless you know it for yourself. There's a click and you know the prayer, plea, begging has been registered on some monumental scroll, perhaps beyond the bounds of time. That second was the beginning of a life of adventure that I would only relinquish in those moments when I was in terror for my very existence. Views: 280
From the multi-award-winning author of The Left Hand of Darkness and the Earthsea sequence comes this single-volume omnibus of the first three Hainish novels.Intergalactic war reaches Fomalhaut II in Rocannon's World.Born out of season, a precocious young girl visits the alien city of the farborns and the false-men in Planet of Exile.In City of Illusions a stranger wandering in the forest people's woods is found and his health restored; now the fate of two worlds rests in this stranger's hands . . . The three novels contained in this volume are the books that launched Ursula K. Le Guin's glittering career, and are set in the same universe as her Hugo and Nebula Award-winning classics The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed. Views: 279
Kristian Jobe was living every man's dream. Health, wealth, and faith in God characterized his life, until tragedies of epic proportions strike him. Now he must cope with his accusing friends, and struggle to grasp why his loving God would allow a good man to suffer.Killer babies, Red-Eyed zombies, neighborhoods on fire, towns and graveyards infected with the dead, sexual black widows, and of course constant, insatiable hunger. These are just a few things to look out for in this new zombie-plagued world. The only good thing is that every one's equal after death, right? Of course not. You should know things wouldn't be that easy, even here at the end of the world. Views: 279
In the 1650s Adelé van Soothsbay lives in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands, neglected by her parents in favor of her older sister, Higgles. After being sent away by her parents after attacking her sister Adelé returns when Higgles runs away. To her parents horror Adelé is a tomboy and must begin to realize a world she left too young to understand.In the 1650s Adelé van Soothsbay lives in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands, neglected by her parents in favor of her older sister, Higgles. Their relationship unravels further when in anger she attacks her sister. In punishment she is sent to live amongst fur trapper uncle Pieter Fritter. As the years finding their reputation damaged by Higgles running away from home, her parents send for Adelé. In horror they realize their daughter knows absolutely nothing about being a lady or manners, wears boys clothing, can shoot a gun, drinks alcoholic beverages, and rides a horse like a man. By going back home Adelé begins to realize a world she left too young to understand. Views: 279
Raynard has spent a year looking for his family, lost in unknown circumstances. As he looks for help at the home of a successful merchant, he ends up getting more than what he bargained for. Now, evil is after him, hungry for his soul, his family is in peril and the destiny of the Universe rests on his own.The world of Alion, better known as the immortal world, the fabled center of the Universe immortalized in song, myth, legend, and home to the Gates of Creation. Powerful tunnels through time and space, the Gates of Creation connect all worlds in the vast Universe to Alion. The power of the Gates is the ultimate price and the powers of Darkness and Light struggle endlessly, for mastery of the Gates means mastery of Alion, and perhaps the power to challenge the Creator. Five thousand years ago, in the world of Alion, a man named Raynard is searching for his mother and brother, who disappeared mysteriously a year before. The journey has brought him to the door of a merchant who may be the one responsible for his family's disappearance. However, what started as a noble quest would become a test of Raynard’s heart and soul, forever altering the fate of Alion and humankind’s future.Coming soon, the sequel to Shattered Destiny and the first novel in the Traveler's Gate saga: Forgotten Tears! Views: 278
Nasir and Maarika are of one people but two worlds. Growing up on opposite sides of the Roman Empire's Arabian border in the 7th Century their lives are brought together when an unspeakable evil emerges from the depths of the Arabian Desert.Set in the Byzantium Infected Universe which begins with the short story Jibreel's Curse and continues in the full length novel Scourge of Byzantium.Nasir and Maarika are of one people but two worlds.Nasir grew up inside Byzantium's Arabia Province where his family prospered. Head filled with the stories of military glories, he decided to turn his back on the family business. Now in command of a remote outpost on the border of the Arabian Desert, his life will forever change when an unspeakable evil emerges from the desert.Maarika grew up in the open deserts of Arabia. Her family struggled to survive as they moved from place to place to find the sustenance needed to keep their small herd of goats alive. Her life was destroyed when they came, their appetites insatiable. Forced to flee she hopes to find safety within the borders of the Roman Empire.Nasir and Maarika will be brought together by tragedy that will forever change both of their lives.This is their story.The Nasir and Maarika Chronicles are set in the Byzantium Infected Universe which begins with the shorty story Jibreel's Curse and continues in the full length novel Scourge of Byzantium. Views: 278
An old man begs for death throughout the final day of his life.An old man is tired of living. During his final day of life, he eats his usual breakfast of scrambled eggs, kicks the dog, greets the mailman in his own special way, watches back-to-back episodes of Twilight Zone, visits his son and grand kids, and asks the Lord several times to let him die. Views: 278
The third novel from the international bestselling author of Judas. "A profusion of delightful passages couched in unfailingly lovely language." —The New York Times Book Review1939. As the Nazis advance into Poland, a Jewish mathematician and watchmaker named Pomeranz escapes into the wintry forest, leaving behind his beautiful, intelligent wife, Stefa. After the war, having evaded the concentration camps, they begin to build new lives; Stefa in Stalin's Russia and Pomeranz in Israel, where, as they move toward reunion, another war is brewing. An intricate tale of people seeking escape from a hostile world in thrillingly fantastical ways."Lyrical . . . Its youthfulness and energy are exhilarating." —The New Yorker"A masterful aggregate of philosophical speculation, witty social commentary and solid story telling." —Kirkus Reviews"An outstandingly rich book . . . a pleasure to read."... Views: 277
When her son dies, Dodie is determined to find the murderer.Flamboyant, wealthy, middle aged and several-times married Dodie Fanshaw is in Madeira to help make a film about her early life as a chorus girl and Hollywood starlet, and her husbands. She is not amused when her son Jake, indifferent actor, appeals to her for money. Instead of going back to England he remains in Madeira, and contrives to alienate Dodie's friends, a rival actor, the Madeiran family who run the hotel where he had been staying, and a wealthy, elderly woman with whom he is now living. The situation becomes intolerable when Jake, drunk and abusive, comes uninvited to a party on a yacht on New Year's Eve, arranged to watch the annual Funchal firework spectacle. When his body is discovered next day in the harbour, Dodie asks was he killed or was it an accident? She is determined to discover which of the many enemies he has made could have killed him, but most of them had the opportunity. Views: 277
From the MacArthur and Whiting Award-winning author of John Henry Days and
The Intuitionist comes a new, brisk, comic tour de force about identity,
history, and the adhesive bandage industry
When the citizens of Winthrop needed a new name for their town, they did what
anyone would do--they hired a consultant.
The protagonist of Apex Hides the Hurt is a nomenclature consultant. If you
want just the right name for your new product, whether it be automobile or
antidepressant, sneaker or spoon, he's the man to get the job done. Wardrobe
lack pizzazz? Come to the Outfit Outlet. Always the wallflower at social
gatherings? Try Loquacia.
And of course, whenever you take a fall, reach for Apex, because Apex Hides
the Hurt. Apex is his crowning achievement, the multicultural bandage that
has revolutionized the adhesive bandage industry. Flesh-colored be
damned--no matter what your skin tone is--Apex will match it, or your money
back.
After leaving his job (following a mysterious misfortune), his expertise is
called upon by the town of Winthrop. Once there, he meets the town council,
who will try to sway his opinion over the coming days.
Lucky Aberdeen, the millionaire software pioneer and hometown-boy-made-good, wants the name changed to something that will reflect the town's capitalist aspirations, attracting new businesses and revitalizing the community. Who could argue with that?
Albie Winthrop, beloved son of the town's aristocracy, thinks Winthrop is a perfectly good name, and can't imagine what the fuss is about.
Regina Goode, the mayor, is a descendent of the black settlers who founded the town, and has her own secret agenda for what the name should be.
Our expert must decide the outcome, with all its implications for the town's
future. Which name will he choose? Or perhaps he will devise his own? And
what's with his limp, anyway?
Apex Hides the Hurt brilliantly and wryly satirizes our contemporary culture,
where memory and history are subsumed by the tides of marketing. Views: 277
USA TODAY bestselling authorHe'll take what's his—including the woman who stands in his way.Marcus Salazar has come to Mesa Falls to buy out his half brother and gain control of the media empire that was his brainchild. But when COO Lily Carrington shows up, she poses a threat to his plan—and his libido. Not even her engagement of convenience to another man can dim Marcus's desire for her, even as Lily fights for her own future at Salazar Media...and against her attraction to Marcus!A Dynasties NovelWhen family loyalties and passions collide...Visit Mesa Falls Views: 277
Every year, millions of women wait with anticipation as they watch their test strip change from white to pink, thus beginning the awesome adventure of becoming a mother. This Chicken Soup book will find a place in the loving hearts and anxious minds of expectant mothers (and some fathers, too!). Written by expectant mothers, veteran moms, and fathers-to-be, these stories relate the physical, emotional, and spiritual joys and challenges of each stage of motherhood, from “barely showing” to the awkward last months, from labor and delivery to watching and caring for Baby.Some stories offer hope when the pregnancy isn’t medically perfect; others offer light-hearted humor to cope with weight gain, morning sickness, and other pregnancy woes; and still others offer words of wisdom for the seemingly daunting responsibilities of choosing a name, going through labor, and bringing a new life into the world. By relaying the insecurities and triumphs of a variety of moms and moms-to-be—including multiple births, premature births, adoptions, and single-parent families—this book will tug at the heartstrings and ease the fears of any expectant mother, regardless of her situation. Chapters include: Special Moments, Delivery Day, Challenges, On Adoption, Advice from Others, For Expectant Fathers, and The First Few Years.
Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother’s Soul will be a must-have on every baby-shower gift list, and an essential requirement for every birthing bag. Views: 277
His Excellency Global Community Potentate Nicolae Carpathia is back, this time as Satan. Resurrected and indwelt by the devil himself, the beast tightens his grip as ruler of the world. Terror comes to believers in Greece as they are among the first to face a GC loyalty mark application site. The gloves are off, as the forces of good and evil begin a battle for the very souls of men and women around the globe. A repackage of the eighth book in the "New York Times" best-selling Left Behind series. Views: 277
