The last novel by Verne first published in France fourteen years after Verne's death. In it, two politicians and their entourage travel through French West Africa in the late 19th or early 20th century to gather evidence to support arguments for and against giving voting rights to black Africans. Views: 371
The third Lightning Bolt book. Views: 371
Enoch Wallace is an ageless hermit, striding across his untended farm as he has done for over a century, still carrying the gun with which he had served in the Civil War. But what his neighbors must never know is that, inside his unchanging house, he meets with a host of unimaginable friends from the farthest stars.
More than a hundred years before, an alien named Ulysses had recruited Enoch as the keeper of Earth's only galactic transfer station. Now, as Enoch studies the progress of Earth and tends the tanks where the aliens appear, the charts he made indicate his world is doomed to destruction. His alien friends can only offer help that seems worse than the dreaded disaster. Then he discovers the horror that lies across the galaxy... Views: 371
Brutal. Devastating. Dangerous. Join an investigation into a cruel and heartless leader ... crawl through filth and mud to escape biological warfare ... team up with time-traveling soldiers faced with potentially life-altering instructions. Kameron Hurley, an award-winning author and expert in the future of war and resistance movements, has created eighteen exhilarating tales giving glimpses into the warfare of tomorrow. A bleak future, yet there is hope for us. With Hurley's characteristic grim optimism, her characters fight for what they believe is right. They exhibit degrees of humanity only possible in the worst of circumstances. These characters, driven by a murky sense of honor and written with sincere, deep empathy, make Future Artifacts: Stories a powerful collection you won't soon forget. Views: 371
The CIA recruit a young lieutenant, Eric Ritter, to search for a kidnapped operative. Ritter's connection to the kidnapper is the only chance to rescue the operative before it's too late. Deep inside a hostile city, Ritter will learn what it takes to fight the cloak and dagger war against a merciless enemy, or die trying.Months after 9/11, a covert arm of the CIA summons young Lieutenant Eric Ritter to Pakistan. Al Qaeda holds an American operative, and Ritter’s connection to the kidnapper is the key to rescuing the operative before it’s too late.While the CIA need Ritter’s help, they consider him an expendable asset and throw him into a battle he isn’t ready for. Deep inside a hostile city, Ritter will learn what it takes to fight the cloak and dagger war against a merciless enemy, or die trying.Contains an excerpt from INTO DARKNESS, the first full length novel of the Eric Ritter Spy Thriller series. Views: 371
'Blackberry Crumble' is a long short story about a haunted phone, a desperate café owner and her son, and a ruthless woman who will stop at nothing to get what she wants.'Blackberry Crumble' is a long short story about a haunted phone, a desperate café owner and her son, and a ruthless woman who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. In spite of the mystery of the mobile phone and the background of Linda's problems, this story is much lighter than one of the scones for which the Home Sweet Café is famous. At just over 9,000 words it is a satisfying read. Views: 370
In early spring of 2059, Lieutenant Eve Dallas is called off planet to face a grueling ordeal - giving a seminar at the largest police conference of the year, to be held in a swanky resort. A resort which just happens to be owned by her husband, Roarke, of course. Even though Eve can't quite see it that way, it's supposed to be at least partly a vacation. But work intrudes in the form of a bloody homicide, and Eve is off and running. The case is complicated by Eve's personal history with the victim - and by the killer's history with Roarke. As danger closes in and the body count rises, Eve must find a way to stop the cycle of violence and revenge, and shove the past back where it belongs. Views: 370
The dangers of the plains draw even closer as Kaela and Wade near the promised refuge of Sanctuary. In the meantime, Kaela is forced to reassess just who she can and cannot trust.The dangers of the plains draw even closer as Kaela and Wade near the promised refuge of Sanctuary. In the meantime, Kaela is forced to reassess just who she can and cannot trust.The Outcast and the Survivor is a chapter-series that follows Kaela, a princess of the mythical kingdom of Kalepo. After her father's sudden death, Kaela is exiled from the kingdom by her older sister Mariam, who claims their father's throne within moments of his passing. By being made an outcast, Kaela is forced not only to say goodbye to her homeland, but also to all of civilization. Kalepo is known only to itself, meaning that Kaela should expect to find a world devoid of humanity beyond the kingdom's borders, but because of something her father whispered to her on his deathbed, she knows that there is more out there, a world of dark secrets for her to discover. The Outcast and the Survivor is released one chapter at a time at the start of each month. There were times in the past when writers would release stories as a series, often for newspapers or magazines. It's not much different from TV series in that each chapter often has its own sort of conclusion, though the larger story is not completed until the end. The series is being written with the intent of ending it at chapter 36, which is scheduled for December of 2017, though this could change as the story develops. Views: 370
Zahra needs a man… or it's end game. Unable to find a mate, her dragon is asleep, and the curvy dragoness is running out of time. In desperation, she makes an appointment with the Altorian council for permission to seek a mate off world. But before she can speak to the council, tall, blonde and handsome storms in, kisses her like there's no tomorrow and carries her off on the wing to his mountain-top lair. She's been kidnapped… by a wyvern of all things. Not just any wyvern, but Roc, the king they claim they don't have…Dragons and wyverns don't get on. Like, ever. So why does she want to climb her sexy captor like a tree, and what will he do when he finds out she's the dragon king's sister?Roc needs to be king to save his people from themselves. Because they're dumb…Which means he needs to talk to the Altorian council... even though he'd like nothing more than to roast them... Views: 370
Take advantage of this exclusive anthology of the first 5 episodes of the brand new and exciting Science Fiction series, ‘Phantom 500’. Join Captain James Riker, a veteran of the Mars Wars, his blue-haired pilot, Aurora, and his large, alien weapons expert, Kakura, as they try to create a legitimate merchant business by importing the valuable frozen water from Jupiter’s moon of Europa to Earth.Take advantage of this exclusive anthology of the first 5 episodes of the brand new and exciting Science Fiction series, ‘Phantom 500’. Join Captain James Riker, a veteran of the Mars Wars, his blue-haired pilot, Aurora, and his large, alien weapons expert, Kakura, as they try to create a legitimate merchant business by importing the valuable frozen water from Jupiter’s moon of Europa to Earth. Space is not a safe place though, but the business is extremely lucrative. So, Riker and his crew think the risk of lurking Lycan Destroyer’s and a corrupt Starfleet is worth the gamble. Its already getting fantastic reviews.5 Star Review - I have read all 9 episodes. I think they have been some of the best science fiction stories that I have ever read. There is action and you get to know each character.--Smashwords review Views: 370
