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Shakbout Mansard, bottle-born agent for the Public Relations Security Agency on Theigler, is sent on a routine diplomatic mission that quickly becomes personal - and dangerous. If Shakbout fails, the borders between the Inhabited Systems and Deep Space could be damaged, putting the entire population of the Inhabited Systems at risk. A cover for the true investigation becomes dangerously complicated, as it becomes involved with the slave trade between the Inhabited Systems and Deep Space. As the investigation develops, Shakbout's past promises come back to haunt him. He must navigate the politics of Sherwood and survive the attempts of the lifeforms planning the coup, and the slave traders who are planning to kill him and his friends. A fast-paced, engaging science fiction adventure that will draw you into the wonders and dangers of the Inhabited Systems, A HURLER ON THE DITCH is the first book in Conor H. Carton's Waifs & Strays series.
When a claimant to the Emperor's throne is announced, Shakbout knows that the past has trapped him again. He is the only person who can stop the process without risking a return to a devastating war in the Inhabited Systems. The problem is that there are a lot of lifeforms who are ready to stop any attempt to do so. Shakbout, Asher, Lincoln and Hiral will have to fight every inch of the way to have any chance of success. Soon, Shakbout finds himself travelling back to his past... and into the heart of a conspiracy that holds the horrifying truth about the spoils of war.
All three books in 'Spoils Of War', a series of science fiction novels by Conor H. Carton, now available in one volume! Bottle Born Blues: Shakbout Mansard, an artificial life form, wants a quiet life with his family. However, his dangerous knowledge of a plot to overthrow the government of Mengchi makes him a target for terrorists and security forces alike. To make matters worse, he has been hiding a secret that could threaten the lives of all free bottle-born life forms across the systems. In this gripping sci-fi novel, Shakbout must take desperate measures to protect his loved ones and prevent a systems-wide war between factions. The Thousand Year Fall: In the second book in the series, S...
It started with numbers – a bizarre radio transmission broadcasting endless repeating numbers. British SIS forces thought it was just a simple cryptology op, they even came up with a cute name for it – The Numbers Station. That was, until people started dying. Follow Charlie, an SIS agent, and Sasha, a codebreaker as they try to figure out what exactly The Numbers Station is, and more importantly – how to shut it down. If you’re a fan of espionage or spy stories like Velvet, Injection, Queen and Country, or any spy fiction in general, we think you’ll find a lot to like here.
Artificial life form, Shakbout Mansard just wanted a quiet, ordinary life with his family. As one of the selected few of the Bottle Born who live as free citizens, this was a reasonable ambition. Unfortunately, Shakbout has dangerous knowledge of a plot to overthrow the government of Mengchi, making him a target for both the plotters and the security forces. At the same time the most dangerous bottle born terrorist in the systems wants Shakbout to commit a crime that will ignite a secret systems-wide war between factions of the Natural and the Bottle Born. But even these problems are small compared to the secret that Shakbout has been hiding for a decade. Soon, he will have to take desperate measures to save those he loves... and the lives of all free bottle born lifeforms across the systems.
After surviving the encounter in Sickle Quadrant, Shakbout Mansard is certain that the past has been safely locked away. But after being transferred to the PR Agency under Lincoln, he finds out that the past is alive and well, and ready to hunt him down. Soon, a message from a dead friend turns into a race against time to stop a crazed cult from destroying the inhabited systems. At the same time, Shakbout finds himself a convenient pawn in the game others are playing against Flitton Sedge. The desire to harvest the power of the Bottle Born will drive some to horrifying actions, and Shakbout will need all the help he can get to survive.
Born in war. Yearning for revenge. Trained to kill. After a near-term princess is betrayed in the battle to conquer the galactic core, her unborn daughter Serena is taken from her body, raised in a foreign empire, and trained to be a lethal weapon. Twenty years later, attempts are made on Serena's life, but she will defy anyone who would use her toward their own ends. Chased across the galaxy, she begins a deadly mission against her oppressors. But can she discover who she really is?
Since the first edition of Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine was published twenty years ago, there has been enormous change in the way emergency care is delivered. This has occurred both in countries where emergency medicine was originally developed and in those where its application was limited because of cost. Emergency medicine is now perceived as the cornerstone of response to acute illness regardless of resources. This fully revised Fifth Edition provides clear and consistent coverage of this constantly evolving specialty. Building on the success of previous editions it covers all the major topics relevant to the practice of emergency medicine. The book will prove invaluable to profe...
If Penny Brighton didn't have bad luck, she'd have no luck at all. She lost her job. And her apartment. In the same day. But it's okay, her friend has a cozy storage unit she can crash in. And there's bound to be career opportunities at the neighborhood laundromat—just look how fast that 12-year-old who runs the place made it to management! Plus, there's this sweet guy at the community center, and maybe Penny can even have a conversation with him without being a total dork. Surely Penny is a capable of becoming an actual responsible adult, and if she can do that her luck’s bound to change! Right?