This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic 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: 297
The first episode of a series of short stories.The Alaris nebula is home to over a million and Marack Nor sees himself as their best defense. Outnumbered and outgunned Marack and his fellow pilots attempt to protect desperately needed convoys from a seemingly unending swarm of pirates. He knows who is behind the attacks, he just has to live long enough to stop them.The first episode of a series of short stories.The Alaris nebula is home to over a million colonists from the planet of Irakillion. They exchange rare minerals from the nebula for desperately needed supplies. Always kept on the edge of starvation they are looked down upon by Irakillion and ignored by the rest of the galaxy.When a group of pirates begin attacking the supply convoys the Alaris Defense Force is re-founded with a handful of outdated ships and a dozen inexperienced pilots. Outnumbered and outgunned no one expects them to last more than a week or two. Only one pilot proves them wrong.After six months of attacks Marack Nor is the last of the original pilots. Numbed by repeated losses and defeats he has become convinced that the Irakillion government is behind the attacks. All he needs to do is survive long enough to prove it. Views: 297
Time for the bonding had arrived. Dani and the princes spend two days in her bedchamber, bringing down the power of the monarchs.
Once they have become queen and kings, they can finally defend Endor from the Org scourge. In the end, Dani realizes there is more power in peace than in war. How will she heal all the pieces of herself and triumph in the face of pure evil?
Scorching hot read! Views: 297
What would happen if the world were ending?
A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space.
But the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain...
Five thousand years later, their progeny -- seven distinct races now three billion strong -- embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown ... to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth. Views: 297
Collection contains 'Rydia, Daughter of Mist' and 'Kain, A Hero's Destiny' (f.k.a. The Story)*events take place after those of FF4-Rydia, Daughter of Mist-Though instantly overcome by Rydia's beauty and spunk, the Prince of Eblan has never confessed an attraction. Rydia is the perfect match for his rebellious attitude, ditching dirt and smart-ass quips and taking the same . . . but has never admitted to a fluttering heart. Now they have given themselves one last chance for a no-holds-barred admittance.-Kain, A Hero's Destiny-Kain. A soul manipulated to dark deeds, forever separated from the honor he one time cherished as a dragoon knight. How have these dark deeds tortured an honorable soul? How has this betrayal affected what could have been a hero's future? Silence surrounds him, feeding the darkness and manipulating a lonely spirit troubled by a strange past. But though evil has an uncanny instinct about weaknesses, honor and love have a way of finding even the smallest strength. Views: 297
The Space Saga contains five unforgettable tales of deception, greed, and revenge. Watch as Dick attempts to outsmart a broken machine in Robot’s Bluff, as he searches for an answer to the Robot Wedding, and join him and HN-R3 in the search for the missing persons inJoin Captain Dick Shannon and the harvest bot HN-R3, as they solve some of the most unusual mysteries in inter-planetary history. The Space Saga contains five unforgettable tales of deception, greed, and revenge. Watch as Dick attempts to outsmart a broken machine in Robot’s Bluff, as he searches for an answer to the Robot Wedding, and join him and HN-R3 in the search for the missing persons in The Headless Hover Biker. Views: 297
*Includes special preorder bonus content* The uprising will destroy everything. A change of heart can stop it. In the aftermath of a deadly virus attack on Exilon 5, life appears to be returning to normal. For ITF Director Bill Taggart, temporary alliances with old foes have been forgotten. Armed with only a fragile peace treaty, Bill wields it to keep all factions of society lawful. But things turn sinister when a new force takes control of the cities—a move that ousts Bill from his position. With three opposing sides seeking independence, he scrambles to work out who is behind the deadly move. When an old ally reaches out, Bill thinks he understands the reason for the citywide attack. But the deeper he digs into the enemy's motives, the less obvious the reasons become. Without a strong leader and plan, the uprising appears unstoppable. But Bill fears that to enact real reform on Exilon 5, change must begin with... Views: 297
Swords and shields are insufficient. Crossbows? Nope. Knights in plated armor? Haven't been invented yet. No mere slingshot will do for David. King Herod has committed a heinous crime. In order to catch him, David must resort to super secret technology...and a good friend.'Dinner Date At Mt Isa' is the sixth and final volume in Ken Blowers' series of delightful short stories. The first story takes us to the quintessential Aussie town of Mt Isa to chase mysterious shadows. As we move through, we meet Aunt Edna, James the author, Matt Paint and many other new characters. The last story is a surprise prelude to Ken's new volume of stories starring B. Urglar, - stories.All stories, as always, are short and punchy, and just the right length to read in your dinner break. The stories have something to offer everyone. Full of new characters and locations, the reader is drawn into the every day lives of regular people they can identify with.You too can be immediately transported to a time and era that possibly no longer exists, so you can either reminisce, or choose your own adventure - in any event, your reading needs are more than catered for, with this smorgasbord of saga's. Views: 297
How do you ditch your Fairy Godmother?
Philomena Swann needs to find out--and fast. Why? Because Phil and her two sisters are 1/8th Fairy--not enough to give them magical powers but sufficient to rate them a fairy godmother from hell--so reckless with her wand they all live in fear of the birthday wishes she grants.
All Phil wants is to make a wish so small and insignificant it won’t mess up her life. But after a horrible day she accidentally shouts out a wish to speak her mind…and then finds she can’t stop. Between telling everyone exactly what she thinks and trying to deal with her eccentric grandmother who’s been brewing botched love potions to catch herself a man, Phil has her hands full.
When she starts finding out some startling things about the people in her life—such as how her hot and hunky co-worker and best friend Josh really feels about her—Phil knows she’s made a wish that will change her world forever.
If it doesn’t ruin her life first. Views: 296
Corpus Callosum is a work of literary science-fiction about Jeanette Porter, a 30-year-old copywriter who uploads the mind of her dead sister Joey into a computer. But Joey doesn't take this change well, and begins to behave erratically. Jeanette must track down the computer’s inventor and enlist the help of several other uploaded minds in order to save her sister’s sanity and repair their bond.When 30-year-old firefighter Josephine Porter dies in the line of duty, her sister Jeanette arranges to have Joey’s brain uploaded to a computer system called BrightBox. At first, Jeanette is thrilled to have her sister’s mind stored in a small device that she can bring with her wherever she goes; life seems to become one unending slumber party. But being trapped in a BrightBox doesn’t suit Joey well—she experiences painful phantom limbs, strange auditory and visual hallucinations, and finds herself remembering things that never actually happened. Plus there’s all the strange information that keeps downloading into Joey’s hard drive…information that Joey doesn't want to know, and that BrightBox’s parent company finds dangerous. Soon Jeanette must enlist the help of BrightBox’s sales representative and the product’s senile inventor, in order to track down the source of the strange downloads and restore her sister’s sanity. Corpus Callosum is a work of literary science fiction that explores how people cope with death and anguish, how individuals form and express selfhood under extreme states of flux, and what we lose when all data is saved. Views: 296
