"Well-developed characters, an intriguing plot and a clear-eyed view of the double-edged sword called change make [AMBASSADOR OF PROGRESS] an engrossing book..."LIBRARY JOURNAL"Williams has an above-average knack for fast pacing, gritty realism, and high-tech details."BOOKLISTAn interstellar catastrophe has left humanity scattered on dozens of primitive worlds. Fiona is an emissary to one such world, charged with helping the inhabitants of Echidne rise from barbarism.But once she's arrived on the planet, she finds herself in the middle of a war... the Brodaini, the world's most ferocious warriors, have risen in revolt against their overlords. The combat soon threatens to become a war of extermination.Fiona is a neutral. But Echidne is proving a perilous place for neutrals... Views: 410
Sage wakes from a car accident in the guest room of Wyatt Phoenix, a hunky rancher who saved her life. She doesn't know where she is, how she got there, who she is or exactly why people are trying to kill her. But if getting her memories back means leaving Wyatt the man she's steadily falling for she may not want them back.Sage wakes from a car accident in the guest room of Wyatt Phoenix, a hunky rancher who saved her life. She doesn't know where she is, how she got there, who she is or exactly why people are trying to kill her. But if getting her memories back means leaving Wyatt the man she's steadily falling for she may not want them back. This book was previously released as Who am I...? Views: 409
Rescue Squad is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Thomas J. O\'Hara is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Thomas J. O\'Hara then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. Views: 409
With ridiculous gadgets, interplanetary warfare, lunatic friends, and the most dangerous job in the Multiverse, being a "Space Cowboy" has its ups and downs. Hunting down rogues from every dimension might pay the bills, but nothing lasts forever. What can be done when you're just a contracted screw-up? One person can't save the universe anyway...right?With ridiculous gadgets, interplanetary warfare, lunatic friends, and the most dangerous job in the Multiverse, being a "Space Cowboy" has its ups and downs. Hunting down rogues from every dimension might pay the bills, but nothing lasts forever. What can be done when you're just a contracted screw-up? This is only the beginning of a crazy series of events. One person can't save the universe anyway...right? Views: 409
As part of the Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials! "Over the years I have been proud to write about the men and women of the American frontier. But I have written many stories with entirely different settings which I have long wanted to share with my readers. "I have collected some of these in Yondering. They are glimpses of what my own life was like during the early years. Those were the rough years; often I was hungry, out of work and facing situations such as I have since written about. "Although these stories take place in a variety of locales, they are stories of people living under conditions similar to the way they might have lived on the frontier. I hope you'll enjoy Yondering." —Louis L'Amour Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures is a project created to release some of the author's more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives. ...
"Over the years I have been proud to write about the men and women of the American frontier. But I have written many stories with entirely different settings which I have long wanted to share with my readers.
"I have collected some of these in *Yondering*. They are glimpses of what my own life was like during the early years. Those were the rough years; often I was hungry, out of work and facing situations such as I have since written about.
"Although these stories take place in a variety of locales, they are stories of people living under conditions similar to the way they might have lived on the frontier. I hope you'll enjoy *Yondering*."
--Louis L'Amour Views: 407
Louis L'Amour was the most decorated author in the history of American letters and a recipient of the Medal of Freedom.Now collected here in a single book are several of Louis L'Amour's finest Western stories the way Mr. L'Amour wrote them. At the time Louis L'Amour was writing, it was common practice for editors to rewrite the manuscript to fit certain publishing criteria. The text of The Strong Land has been restored, and the stories within it appear as Mr. L'Amour intended for them to be read.Whether you're new to the thrilling frontier fiction of Louis L'Amour or one of his legions of fans, these six short stories will assure you that you are in the hands of a master storyteller.Included here are:"The One for the Mohave Kid,""His Brother's Debt,""A Strong Land Growing,""Lit a Shuck for Texas,""The Nester and the Paiute," and"Barney Takes a Hand." Views: 407
This is a guide for fans, book clubs and small groups.This is a guide for fans, book clubs and small groups. There are questions at the end of each chapter summary. Facilitators and individual readers can use the Guide as a source of prompts to elicit discussion. There is even a commentary by the author for further and in depth reading. Views: 406
A short story of 9700 words. A retelling of the Rapunzel story. When a witch claims a couple's newborn daughter in exchange for the father's trespass and theft, she finally has the daughter she's always wanted. As Rapunzel grows and matures, however, the witch finds that even with all her powers, she cannot keep her child from growing up.What happens when humanity’s hidden masters tire of their slaves? They start over.Financial markets are crashing, crops are failing, Cage’s disease is a pandemic, and sabers are being rattled around the globe. It’s not the world that Ben Mitchell, an expert on ancient and esoteric writings, envisioned when he left the battlefields of Afghanistan a decade ago.The world looks a little brighter when he is offered a small fortune by the attractive but mysterious Lilian Stratton to research some puzzling inscriptions found on set of stone tablets discovered in Tiwanaku, Bolivia. But to do that he must join a secret society known as the Delphic Order of the Nisirtu and travel to Steepleguard, the remote fortress-like home of an elderly eccentric named Ridley.The researcher soon finds that his client has lured him into a conspiracy of epic proportions. The rumored New World Order is, in fact, very ancient. The world is truly a stage and the scripts that have preserved mankind for millennia are being systematically destroyed by the invisible kingdoms that authored them. Within days the final script will run its course and the planet’s scattered survivors will be thrust into a new Dark Age.Lilian’s powerful opponents are now Ben’s, and even his client’s supposed allies seem to have hidden and sinister agendas. The man finds himself in a shadowy world of insane kings, power-hungry dukes, psychopathic assassins, rebel knights, and an exiled princess who will stop at nothing to regain her world throne.As civilization rapidly disintegrates and clandestine armies converge on Steepleguard, humanity’s future hinges on the researcher’s ability to navigate the labyrinths of the Nisirtu and unlock the secrets of the Tiwanaku tablets. Views: 406
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Works
A Collection of 63 Novels And Short Stories
compiled by fans of H.P. Lovecraft and released to the public in 2011.
Released to the Public Domain under the Creative Commons license: CC BY 3.0 (US) Views: 405
Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. You try every trick in the book to keep her. You write her letters. You drive her to work. You quote Neruda ... You try it all, but one day she will simply sit up in bed and say, No more.In Yunior, a Dominican-American writer and Harvard professor, Junot Díaz has created an irresistibly erratic protagonist, who sweeps you up in the poetic energy of his speech as he rehearses a broad repertoire of bad behaviour.Originally the climactic tale in the chain-linked This is How You Lose Her, 'The Cheater's Guide to Love' is a superb standalone song of decadence and experience. Views: 405
Harry Blake had everything going his way. He retired from a successful business career. He wrote two novels and won the most prestigious literary award in the country, not to mention a prize of $125,000 in gold coins. Hollywood had decided to make a mini-series based on his books. He had a beautiful wife and a big, loving family. They lived in a lovely home on a lake in rural South Carolina. It seemed like a perfect life. But one night changed everything. Harry's life turned upside down. Can he start over at this point in his life? Can he expect a new life after 70? This is a story about one man who refused to surrender. Views: 405
Night Watches - Complete Series is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. Views: 405
Alice spent her birthday crying and angry.Betrayed by those closest to her, she drove until her gas light came on. She doesn’t know where she is. …but the blood knows. Revenge is sweet, but sometimes it is most foul. The cost of revenge in this tale may be too high, but vengeance will be served.This short story has appeared in Visionary Press Ezine.Alice spent her birthday crying and angry. Betrayed by those closest to her, she drove until her gas light came on. She doesn’t know where she is. …but the blood knows. Revenge is sweet, but sometimes it is most foul. The cost of revenge in this tale may be too high, but vengeance will be served.Bonus content: chapter 1 of my coming of age horror novel "Fall Leaves and the Black Dragon" Views: 405
The Delegate from Venus is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Henry Slesar is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Henry Slesar then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. Views: 405
An aging handyman winding up his employment years at a chronic care facility finds himself connecting to a child patient, though the boy registers as brain dead. The boy, Colin, is able to reach past the barriers in a way no one else has ever done, and Karl the Handyman tries to help, while protecting the boy from the dangers success would bring. Reviews and 'favorite author' are most welcome!The Northeast is concerned over the expanding scope of minor electrical fluctuations that no one can explain. The problem started in a 300 bed chronic care facility, and the first investigator was Karl Hoffman, who traced the disturbances to a brain dead child, the last 'survivor' of a boating accident.Karl is called before a Police Detective, and must explain with great care his role in tracking down and fixing the problem. If he tells too much, he may lose the best friend he has...the brain dead child who isn't quite as damaged as the experts thought. Views: 404
