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Nation states often engage in espionage and black-ops, even in times of peace. Especially in those times. Russian Confederation pilot Lieutenant Borislava “Chainsaw” Lukina’s task is simple. Find the United Earth frigate Vigilance, and distract them while a spetsnaz agent attaches a tracking beacon to the ship’s hull. All they have to do is cripple their own ship and wait to be found, then engage in a risky space-walk with no backup where they’ll both be shot as spies if they’re caught. What could possibly go wrong? A novella set in the Legacy Fleet universe, sixteen years before the events of Legacy Fleet. A prequel to the novel Hammerfall.
"This book offers a historic and anthropological perspective from which to understand the fragility of isolated indigenous groups in the face of contact with outside society. It helps us appreciate the importance, in terms of cultural and biological diversity, of safeguarding their territories for both their future and that of the human race." "Drawing on scientific and legal principles, international agreements, and primarily from the perspective of human rights, Beatriz Huertas Castillo presents solid arguments concerning the urgent need for national and international efforts to defend the territories, cultural integrity and life ways of isolated indigenous peoples."--BOOK JACKET.
The planet Syrene is gripped by Separatist rebellion. Pavlov’s Dogs, a team of Russian spetsnaz lead by Lieutenant Petya Pavlov, are dropped into a world at war. Their task is simple. Defend Hammerfall, a research centre right on the front lines, surrounded by steaming jungle. There are enemies to fight and battles to win, but the greatest dangers come from within, and the Russian Confederation faces a threat much more serious than anyone could have possibly believed… The Khorsky Incident begins at Hammerfall. Part I of III in the Khorsky trilogy, and a novel-length prelude to the Khorsky Incident.
He wanted to live happily-ever-after. Jozee wanted to leave. But when she mysteriously disappears, Adam finds himself in a desperate fight to save both their lives! Up and coming comedy talent, Jozee Jackson's life seems almost perfect, until she disappears after a silly drunken argument with devoted boyfriend and new comedian, Adam Hanson. Where has she gone? And why? Jozee loved their life together... didn't she? Despite all his friends in the local stand-up scene believing Jozee had left him to pursue a new life, Adam suspects foul play and becomes determined to find his missing girlfriend. After a series of shocking discoveries that shed a new and disturbing light on Jozee's private life, Adam begins to wonder if he knows his girlfriend at all. Why are men from seedy hook-up websites visiting their flat when he's supposed to be at work? Who is behind the torrent of vile text messages and emails sent to Adam's phone? And what is the dark secret of Jozee's dead ex-boyfriend? Adam won't give up looking until he finds answers to these questions - no matter what the consequences. BUY Dying Is Easy - A page-turning mystery thriller with plenty of twists and turns!
When Michael Jackson died, Lorette C. Luzajic wanted to do something special. Like just about everyone else in the world, she wanted to mark the loss of this legendary life. So she decided to make the most amazing, most interesting, best-looking MJ book of all. Goodbye, Billie Jean: the Meaning of Michael Jackson showcases fifty-one diverse writers sharing their perspectives and experiences. The collection features Pulitzer-prize winning author Chris Hedges; Daybreak Alberta host Russell Bowers; celebrity drag queen Donnarama; Tibetan monk Jamyang Khedrup; UK writer and friend of Michael Jackson, Jonathan Margolis; Georgianne Nienaber, who usually writes about Congo and Rwanda issues; Iranian journalist Javad Rahbar; Jungian therapist Coline Covington; award-winning poet, Samuel Peralta; and that's just for starters. The beautiful cover art was a custom commission for this project, painted by world-renowned pop artist, Iaian Greenson. This is a book not to be missed.
And from the dark unknown came a hooded avenger, a sable-weaved nemesis branded with living iron whose will it was to destroy all works of delving. His name? He had many over his lifetime, but history only remembers him as… Scowl. Fast-paced, adventure fantasy.
12 tales of death and dying from bestselling UK author, K.J.Heritage "At first, when the waters showed me the Lady, I thought she was a sister of The Jesus, for she smiled at me. But when I gave her another looksee, I knew she was also Devil, for she comes from the Blackash and was broken. Her flesh is white, stuck inside twisted glass that bends and curls--one arm reachin' out to me, the other at her side, her fingers clenched in an angry fist. And if I look into her black eyes? I see fings. Twistin', turnin' fings. She tells of dark, doomy worlds, of peoples and places, and of shadows where horrors lurk. Stories that play out in front of me as if I was there. But hark! Her lips begins to dance! Serpents that whisper and hiss. Words that spin and curl, twistin' and swirlin' and I can do nothin' but watch, watch, watch..."
The "Future Chronicles" has grown, from a single collection of robot stories, into a series whose unique take on major science fiction and fantasy themes - A.I., aliens, time travel, dragons, telepaths, zombies, immortality, galactic battles, cyborgs, doomsday - has made it one of the most acclaimed short story anthology series of the digital era. Its companion series - "Alt.Chronicles, The Illustrated Chronicles" and "Chronicle Worlds" - are similarly ground-breaking in their coverage of less mainstream tropes such as alternative history and shared universes. Created by award-winning author Samuel Peralta, and edited by some of the most-respected editors in the genre, each volume brings together work from visionary new voices and from the grandmasters of modern science fiction and fantasy. This "Future Chronicles - Special Edition" volume is a compendium of stories selected from the Chronicles' standalone titles, and includes five new stories, never before published, from some of today's best writers in speculative fiction.
Presents the life and baseball career of the Dominican-born slugger who, in 1998, broke the long-standing record of most home runs hit in a season.
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