Robert F. Young published frequently in major markets from the 1950s to his death in 1985. Disney even optioned film rights to one of his books. However, probably because he wrote few novels, he was never widely known. His better stories, many collected here, captured a deep sense of nostalgia and winnowed a glimpse of true love from mere obsession: a mountaineer must redeem his life by scaling a miles-long artifact shaped like a woman; a little boy attempts to return from a bleak city to the idyllic country of his memory; a mysterious wanderer transforms the lives of a struggling family during the Great Depression. In his introduction, Barry N. Malzberg brings to light some of the fascinating contradictions of this author, whose lean, elegant prose and poignant, though guarded, romantic sensibility deserve to find a wider audience.[Two stories from this collection, "The Dandelion Girl" and "What Bleak Land," have been among the highest-rated stories for several months.] Views: 23
The survivors of Battle Group 72 are stranded on the fringes of known space. Cut off from Central Command, with time and resources running out, the fleet struggles to build a Gate home before enemy reinforcements arrive.
They finish with not a moment to spare: heat signatures matching the assailants are spotted sunward. Too many heat signatures.
Hopelessly outnumbered, Captain Jonathan Dallas, commander of the flagship, chooses to escape through the newly completed Gate. But what the task group finds on the other side changes everything...
The brave men and women under Jonathan's command have already proven themselves in the heat of battle, but now he must further test their resolve, not to mention his own. With enemies at every turn, it seems combat against overwhelming odds is inevitable.
The path Jonathan chooses is laden with danger. One small mistake can lead to the ruin of the entire fleet. Will he steer his intrepid battle group through the stormy waters of the current crisis? Or will he fail, dooming them all to cold deaths in the void, captains and crews going down with their ships?
It is a trial like no other. A crucible that cannot be won with strength alone.
It is his greatest test of mettle yet.
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Lieutenant Eve Dallas puzzles over a bizarre suicide bombing in a Wall St. office building in Leverage in Death, the latest in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from J.D. Robb...For the airline executives finalizing a merger that would make news in the business world, the nine a.m. meeting would be a major milestone. But after marketing VP Paul Rogan walked into the plush conference room, strapped with explosives, the headlines told of death and destruction instead. The NYPSD’s Eve Dallas confirms that Rogan was cruelly coerced by two masked men holding his family hostage. His motive was saving his wife and daughter—but what was the motive of the masked men?Despite the chaos and bad publicity, blowing up one meeting isn’t going to put the brakes on the merger. All it’s accomplished is shattering a lot of innocent lives. Now, with the help of her billionaire husband Roarke, Eve must untangle the reason for an inexplicable act of terror, look at suspects inside and outside both corporations, and determine whether the root of this crime lies in simple sabotage, or something far more complex and twisted. Views: 23
After a daring landing of the ancient Racellian escape pod on the planet Duval, Jolo finds himself in jail on the Federation homeworld. An inquisition is held by the Federation to determine his fate. Will they decide he's just a synthetic humanoid enemy and turn him over to the BG to die on a prison work planet? Or will he escape death again and find the girl, Jaylen Voss? Views: 23
Amray CEO, Amanda Rey is a busy woman. Too busy for anything, including a life. After a spate of kidnappings, her head of security suggests she get a bodyguard, and she manages not to laugh her ass off before telling him no. With no social life to speak of, and certainly no sex life, what does she need a shadow for? What the heck was he going to guard, her pizza? Andrew Davison doesn’t do sweet. He’s hard as nails and has a background that scares the shit out of most people. The rest want to hire him. When a friend asks for a favor, Drew can’t say no. Teaching a spoiled, rich CEO that her security needs an overhaul should be an in and out job. That is, until he finds himself with her curves pressed tight to his body, awakening a hunger he can’t tamp down. Sparks fly between the two that neither can stop. She’s irritated by his bossiness and he’s tired of being tempted by her. When her life is on the line though, he’s the only one who will do anything to save her. Anything. Up to and including giving his own life to save hers. Emotions erupt and wills are tested. One of them will give in to the other before the possibility of forever is taken out of their hands. Reader Note: This book contains wild sex (the hot and sweaty kind), adult language (dirty talk is our middle name), and violence. If this is not the kind of stuff you like to read, skip this book. However, if you like an alpha male on a mouthy curvy girl, then this is right up your alley. Enjoy! Views: 23
THE GREATEST WESTERN WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURYThey risked their lives to make a home in the heart of West Texas. Now the Kerrigan family must face the deadliest challenges of the land they love—and the evil that men do.COME HELL OR HIGH WATER . . .After a two-year drought, the Kerrigan ranch is dry as a bone and as dusty as a honky-tonk bible. On the brink of ruin, Kate Kerrigan hires the rainmaker Professor Somerset Lazarus, who promises salvation—in the form of a deluge. Kate is desperate enough to try anything. But when four angry gunmen show up, ready to lynch the phony rainmaker for swindling them out of their money, the Kerrigans have to choose sides fast—before the bullets start to fly. It doesn't take a divining rod to figure out that these unsatisfied customers want more than a refund. They have their sites set on the Kerrigan ranch. And it's just a matter of time until it's raining water or raining bullets. Either way,... Views: 22
In Jupiter's orbit, a mysterious death propels an astronaut into the investigation of a lifetimePartway into a years-long journey, an interstellar research expedition takes up orbit around Jupiter and begins to explore the gas giant's moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and—most importantly—the ice ball known as Europa. For centuries, scientists have wondered what strange alien life forms may lurk beneath the frozen surface of Jupiter's most mysterious moon. And tragically, the men and women aboard this ship are about to find out.Two scientists go down to the surface of Europa in a small craft piloted by the beautiful, fiery Evangeline Chatelain. After an accident on the surface, only she returns. Her crewmembers suspect her of murder, but Evangeline tells a wild tale of an attack by a terrifying space monster. The astronaut charged with investigating the incident must decide—is she a crazed killer? Or has she just made the greatest scientific discovery in history? Views: 22
