Author: Ron Clinton Smith
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146915031X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
A WW II and Korean War pilot and hero, a patriotic, middle American farmer who'd trusted his government with two sons in Vietnam, and been betrayed in that, after having his farm largely controlled by his government all his life, is in jeopardy of losing his homestead of 150 years. After his death, his sons scramble to hold onto the farm and make sense of all this and each other. A seed that Deke, the middle of three sons, and Barrett, his friend had brought back from Vietnam seventeen years earlier and kept pure, becomes a means of saving the farm, but in the process the hallucinogen from the seed begins to warn them of some imminent catastrophe through raining creatures and Barrett's visions. The plant the government's trying to suppress brings them signs and warnings about what their government's doing, as Barrett begins seeing Vietnamese spirits or "visitors" in the woods and fields when he ingests the stuff. Creature Storms is a rawly told and original work, a grounded human story of three brothers and a blood brother, their love for and struggle with each other, their country, and the sacrifices they make to hold onto their land which they had already risked their lives in war to protect. Politically timely, Creature Storms unfolds on a number of dramatic levels that build into an apocalyptic ending.
Creature Storms
Author: Ron Clinton Smith
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146915031X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
A WW II and Korean War pilot and hero, a patriotic, middle American farmer who'd trusted his government with two sons in Vietnam, and been betrayed in that, after having his farm largely controlled by his government all his life, is in jeopardy of losing his homestead of 150 years. After his death, his sons scramble to hold onto the farm and make sense of all this and each other. A seed that Deke, the middle of three sons, and Barrett, his friend had brought back from Vietnam seventeen years earlier and kept pure, becomes a means of saving the farm, but in the process the hallucinogen from the seed begins to warn them of some imminent catastrophe through raining creatures and Barrett's visions. The plant the government's trying to suppress brings them signs and warnings about what their government's doing, as Barrett begins seeing Vietnamese spirits or "visitors" in the woods and fields when he ingests the stuff. Creature Storms is a rawly told and original work, a grounded human story of three brothers and a blood brother, their love for and struggle with each other, their country, and the sacrifices they make to hold onto their land which they had already risked their lives in war to protect. Politically timely, Creature Storms unfolds on a number of dramatic levels that build into an apocalyptic ending.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146915031X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
A WW II and Korean War pilot and hero, a patriotic, middle American farmer who'd trusted his government with two sons in Vietnam, and been betrayed in that, after having his farm largely controlled by his government all his life, is in jeopardy of losing his homestead of 150 years. After his death, his sons scramble to hold onto the farm and make sense of all this and each other. A seed that Deke, the middle of three sons, and Barrett, his friend had brought back from Vietnam seventeen years earlier and kept pure, becomes a means of saving the farm, but in the process the hallucinogen from the seed begins to warn them of some imminent catastrophe through raining creatures and Barrett's visions. The plant the government's trying to suppress brings them signs and warnings about what their government's doing, as Barrett begins seeing Vietnamese spirits or "visitors" in the woods and fields when he ingests the stuff. Creature Storms is a rawly told and original work, a grounded human story of three brothers and a blood brother, their love for and struggle with each other, their country, and the sacrifices they make to hold onto their land which they had already risked their lives in war to protect. Politically timely, Creature Storms unfolds on a number of dramatic levels that build into an apocalyptic ending.
Creature Storms
Author: Ron Clinton Smith
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469150336
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
A WW II and Korean War pilot and hero, a patriotic, middle American farmer who’d trusted his government with two sons in Vietnam, and been betrayed in that, after having his farm largely controlled by his government all his life, is in jeopardy of losing his homestead of 150 years. After his death, his sons scramble to hold onto the farm and make sense of all this and each other. A seed that Deke, the middle of three sons, and Barrett, his friend had brought back from Vietnam seventeen years earlier and kept pure, becomes a means of saving the farm, but in the process the hallucinogen from the seed begins to warn them of some imminent catastrophe through raining creatures and Barrett’s visions. The plant the government’s trying to suppress brings them signs and warnings about what their government’s doing, as Barrett begins seeing Vietnamese spirits or “visitors” in the woods and fields when he ingests the stuff. Creature Storms is a rawly told and original work, a grounded human story of three brothers and a blood brother, their love for and struggle with each other, their country, and the sacrifices they make to hold onto their land which they had already risked their lives in war to protect. Politically timely, Creature Storms unfolds on a number of dramatic levels that build into an apocalyptic ending.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469150336
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
A WW II and Korean War pilot and hero, a patriotic, middle American farmer who’d trusted his government with two sons in Vietnam, and been betrayed in that, after having his farm largely controlled by his government all his life, is in jeopardy of losing his homestead of 150 years. After his death, his sons scramble to hold onto the farm and make sense of all this and each other. A seed that Deke, the middle of three sons, and Barrett, his friend had brought back from Vietnam seventeen years earlier and kept pure, becomes a means of saving the farm, but in the process the hallucinogen from the seed begins to warn them of some imminent catastrophe through raining creatures and Barrett’s visions. The plant the government’s trying to suppress brings them signs and warnings about what their government’s doing, as Barrett begins seeing Vietnamese spirits or “visitors” in the woods and fields when he ingests the stuff. Creature Storms is a rawly told and original work, a grounded human story of three brothers and a blood brother, their love for and struggle with each other, their country, and the sacrifices they make to hold onto their land which they had already risked their lives in war to protect. Politically timely, Creature Storms unfolds on a number of dramatic levels that build into an apocalyptic ending.
The Book of Storms
Author: Ruth Hatfield
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 0805099999
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Eleven-year-old Danny O'Neill has never been what you'd call adventurous. But when he wakes the morning after a storm to find his house empty, his parents gone, and himself able to hear the thoughts of a dying tree, he has no choice but to set out to find answers. He soon learns that the enigmatic Book of Storms holds the key to what he seeks . . . but unraveling its mysteries won't be easy. If he wants to find his family, he'll have to face his worst fears and battle terrifyingly powerful enemies, including the demonic Sammael himself.In the beautifully imagined landscape of Ruth Hatfield's TheBook of Storms, magic seamlessly intertwines with the everyday, nothing is black and white, and Danny is in a race against time to rescue everything he holds dear.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 0805099999
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Eleven-year-old Danny O'Neill has never been what you'd call adventurous. But when he wakes the morning after a storm to find his house empty, his parents gone, and himself able to hear the thoughts of a dying tree, he has no choice but to set out to find answers. He soon learns that the enigmatic Book of Storms holds the key to what he seeks . . . but unraveling its mysteries won't be easy. If he wants to find his family, he'll have to face his worst fears and battle terrifyingly powerful enemies, including the demonic Sammael himself.In the beautifully imagined landscape of Ruth Hatfield's TheBook of Storms, magic seamlessly intertwines with the everyday, nothing is black and white, and Danny is in a race against time to rescue everything he holds dear.
Tornado Alley
Author: Howard B. Bluestein
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195307115
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Tornadoes are the most violent, magnificent, and utterly unpredictable storms on earth, reaching estimated wind speeds of 300 mph and leaving swaths of destruction in their wake. In Tornado Alley, Howard Bluestein draws on two decades of experience chasing and photographing tornadoes across the Plains to present a fascinating historical account of the study of tornadoes and the great thunderstorms that spawn them. A century ago, tornado warnings were so unreliable that they usually went unreported. Today, despite cutting-edge Doppler radar technology and computer simulation, these storms remain remarkably difficult to study. Leading scientists still conduct much of their research from the inside of a speeding truck, and often contend with jammed cameras, flash floods, and windshields smashed by hailstones and flying debris. Using over a hundred diagrams, models, and his own spectacular color photographs, Bluestein documents the exhilaration of hair-raising encounters with as many as nine tornadoes in one day, as well as the crushing disappointment of failed expeditions and ruined equipment. Most of all, he recreates the sense of beauty, mystery, and power felt by the scientists who risk their lives to study violent storms. For scientists, amateur weather enthusiasts, or anyone who's ever been intrigued or terrified by a darkening sky, Tornado Alley provides not only a history of tornado research but a vivid look into the origin and effects of nature's most dramatic phenomena.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195307115
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Tornadoes are the most violent, magnificent, and utterly unpredictable storms on earth, reaching estimated wind speeds of 300 mph and leaving swaths of destruction in their wake. In Tornado Alley, Howard Bluestein draws on two decades of experience chasing and photographing tornadoes across the Plains to present a fascinating historical account of the study of tornadoes and the great thunderstorms that spawn them. A century ago, tornado warnings were so unreliable that they usually went unreported. Today, despite cutting-edge Doppler radar technology and computer simulation, these storms remain remarkably difficult to study. Leading scientists still conduct much of their research from the inside of a speeding truck, and often contend with jammed cameras, flash floods, and windshields smashed by hailstones and flying debris. Using over a hundred diagrams, models, and his own spectacular color photographs, Bluestein documents the exhilaration of hair-raising encounters with as many as nine tornadoes in one day, as well as the crushing disappointment of failed expeditions and ruined equipment. Most of all, he recreates the sense of beauty, mystery, and power felt by the scientists who risk their lives to study violent storms. For scientists, amateur weather enthusiasts, or anyone who's ever been intrigued or terrified by a darkening sky, Tornado Alley provides not only a history of tornado research but a vivid look into the origin and effects of nature's most dramatic phenomena.
Enchanted Storms
Author: Annie Jackson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991483471
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991483471
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Storm Warden Chronicles Complete Series Boxset
Author: Jessica Gunn
Publisher: Jessica Gunn
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 847
Book Description
**Storm Warden Chronicles Complete Series 4-Book Boxset** Be careful what you wish for… There are very few things I know to be true. I’ve worked hard to stay alive while waitressing at Lunar Royale, a premiere casino in Boston serving explicitly supernatural clientele. I’ve taken these risks because I need money to escape Boston and start over in a new city. That money isn’t coming fast enough and now this job might kill me before I can escape. Tonight I plan on carefully maneuvering my way into the most important game of poker ever played at Lunar Royale. The stakes are high, and the players are Boston’s supernatural elite. But by the time I realize it’s not money they’re playing for, I’m stuck in the game. The real prize? A dragon’s egg. Dragons were supposed to be hunted to extinction during the Supernatural War, but before that, they were powerful conduits of magic. This egg, if real, is invaluable. You may just get it… All I wanted was to escape the city, and winning this dragon’s egg might be my ticket out... if I can survive the game to the end. I just have to ignore the way the dragon’s magic hums, calling to me from across the room. As if this dragon has belonged to me from the start... This boxset contains all four books in the Storm Warden Chronicles urban fantasy adventure! Each book is a 60k full story. Join Vera on her adventure today! The Storm Warden Chronicles is an urban fantasy adventure full of heart and set in a Boston filled with faeries, vampires, witches, dragons, magic, and the cutest dragon hatchling in existence!
Publisher: Jessica Gunn
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 847
Book Description
**Storm Warden Chronicles Complete Series 4-Book Boxset** Be careful what you wish for… There are very few things I know to be true. I’ve worked hard to stay alive while waitressing at Lunar Royale, a premiere casino in Boston serving explicitly supernatural clientele. I’ve taken these risks because I need money to escape Boston and start over in a new city. That money isn’t coming fast enough and now this job might kill me before I can escape. Tonight I plan on carefully maneuvering my way into the most important game of poker ever played at Lunar Royale. The stakes are high, and the players are Boston’s supernatural elite. But by the time I realize it’s not money they’re playing for, I’m stuck in the game. The real prize? A dragon’s egg. Dragons were supposed to be hunted to extinction during the Supernatural War, but before that, they were powerful conduits of magic. This egg, if real, is invaluable. You may just get it… All I wanted was to escape the city, and winning this dragon’s egg might be my ticket out... if I can survive the game to the end. I just have to ignore the way the dragon’s magic hums, calling to me from across the room. As if this dragon has belonged to me from the start... This boxset contains all four books in the Storm Warden Chronicles urban fantasy adventure! Each book is a 60k full story. Join Vera on her adventure today! The Storm Warden Chronicles is an urban fantasy adventure full of heart and set in a Boston filled with faeries, vampires, witches, dragons, magic, and the cutest dragon hatchling in existence!
Black Storm Rising
Author: D. Shane Burton
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1591604664
Category : Christian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1591604664
Category : Christian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Storm of Fury
Author: Jessica Gunn
Publisher: Jessica Gunn
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
My name is Vera Varrone. Not that long ago, I won a dragon’s egg in a poker game and when that egg hatched, everything about my life changed. Last night, I traveled to the fae weave to rescue my family and the missing dragon hatchlings from the clutches of the Winter Court. Instead of succeeding in that plan, I unwillingly unleashed a monstrosity of the Old Gods on all the mortal weaves. I don’t know if my family is alive. I don’t know what happened to the dragon hatchlings. All I know is that the person who rescued me is the person whose image I was created in. The doppelgänger secret is out. And although I am the Warden of the Storm, it's about the only thing I know for sure anymore. What's worse is neither me, nor the Lair, nor the rest of the weaves has time to figure it out. All we can do now is hope to act before it's too late. Before Keir succeeds with his plan and the Old Gods win. Before it's all lost for good. Vera's journey as Warden of the Storm continues in Storm of Fury. **SERIES NOW COMPLETE**
Publisher: Jessica Gunn
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
My name is Vera Varrone. Not that long ago, I won a dragon’s egg in a poker game and when that egg hatched, everything about my life changed. Last night, I traveled to the fae weave to rescue my family and the missing dragon hatchlings from the clutches of the Winter Court. Instead of succeeding in that plan, I unwillingly unleashed a monstrosity of the Old Gods on all the mortal weaves. I don’t know if my family is alive. I don’t know what happened to the dragon hatchlings. All I know is that the person who rescued me is the person whose image I was created in. The doppelgänger secret is out. And although I am the Warden of the Storm, it's about the only thing I know for sure anymore. What's worse is neither me, nor the Lair, nor the rest of the weaves has time to figure it out. All we can do now is hope to act before it's too late. Before Keir succeeds with his plan and the Old Gods win. Before it's all lost for good. Vera's journey as Warden of the Storm continues in Storm of Fury. **SERIES NOW COMPLETE**
Storm Shadows
Author: Kenneth W. Cain
Publisher: JournalStone
ISBN: 1685100287
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
“Full of dark tunnels, attic rooms, and creepy toys, Cain’s Storm Shadows is a tale crept in from your childhood nightmares. Unsettling and atmospheric, you’ll want to sleep with the lights on.” — Lee Murray, author of Grotesque: Monster Stories Upon moving to the Midwest, Juanita “Nita” Luisa Mendez explores her family’s new home and stumbles upon a stuffed gorilla, locked away in a unique attic. When the stuffed gorilla begins to haunt her nightly, desperation fills her. Not only is she attending a new school, but she’s now overtired, and that catches the eye of a group of bullies who torment her. If it were just a stuffed gorilla and a few bullies, maybe Nita could overcome her adversities; but soon the horrific shadow people come after her, and Nita is caught up in a whirlwind of terror. Nita befriends a boy named Bobby, and together they explore a strange blue light in Nita’s attic. By accident, the two teenagers find themselves transported into a parallel world inhabited by an entity called Shade, who feeds on shadows and can also control them within earthly vessels like the stuffed gorilla. Running from Shade, they come across all forms of bewildering flora and fauna, some of which can aid them in their quest to get back home safely. But it isn’t until they run into Spark, one of the beings who originally called Shade’s realm home, that they learn the true nature of this strange place. “Prepare to be surprised that this book isn’t quite the haunted house book you may be expecting at first. In fact, abandon all expectation and enjoy the thrilling journey that Cain provides in this short, but impactful story! Creepy toys, malevolent shadows, and distant worlds await!” — Somer Canon, author of A Fresh Start and The Hag Witch of Tripp Creek
Publisher: JournalStone
ISBN: 1685100287
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
“Full of dark tunnels, attic rooms, and creepy toys, Cain’s Storm Shadows is a tale crept in from your childhood nightmares. Unsettling and atmospheric, you’ll want to sleep with the lights on.” — Lee Murray, author of Grotesque: Monster Stories Upon moving to the Midwest, Juanita “Nita” Luisa Mendez explores her family’s new home and stumbles upon a stuffed gorilla, locked away in a unique attic. When the stuffed gorilla begins to haunt her nightly, desperation fills her. Not only is she attending a new school, but she’s now overtired, and that catches the eye of a group of bullies who torment her. If it were just a stuffed gorilla and a few bullies, maybe Nita could overcome her adversities; but soon the horrific shadow people come after her, and Nita is caught up in a whirlwind of terror. Nita befriends a boy named Bobby, and together they explore a strange blue light in Nita’s attic. By accident, the two teenagers find themselves transported into a parallel world inhabited by an entity called Shade, who feeds on shadows and can also control them within earthly vessels like the stuffed gorilla. Running from Shade, they come across all forms of bewildering flora and fauna, some of which can aid them in their quest to get back home safely. But it isn’t until they run into Spark, one of the beings who originally called Shade’s realm home, that they learn the true nature of this strange place. “Prepare to be surprised that this book isn’t quite the haunted house book you may be expecting at first. In fact, abandon all expectation and enjoy the thrilling journey that Cain provides in this short, but impactful story! Creepy toys, malevolent shadows, and distant worlds await!” — Somer Canon, author of A Fresh Start and The Hag Witch of Tripp Creek
Rise of the Hell Fire Storm
Author: Damian L. Johnson
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098078527
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
In the year 2030, a cluster of astral diamonds came to earth from the depths of the universe and gave all life on earth elemental spirit power manipulation. But this great gift cost the human race everything they had built so far. Fifty-one years later, Dante Saint will attempt to rebuild a fallen rebellion his parents had formed seventeen years ago. The hellfire rebellion was formed to overthrow a powerful force lord of the world's richest city-7-Nations. This city is the last city of pure humans and the city that controls the world's resources. With the last of his family and a fiery storm of elemental power, Dante will try to bring equality to the world, but the death of his parents and the Hellfire Clan weigh heavy on his heart. Dante must look deep within and use the power of elemental ascension to do the impossible. Ascension-the art of mastering mind, body, and spirit by absorbing new levels of elemental power; an awakened one can unlock the power of the higher mind and walk the earth as the highest potential. Will Dante do it? Story told by Karma's Dream...
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098078527
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
In the year 2030, a cluster of astral diamonds came to earth from the depths of the universe and gave all life on earth elemental spirit power manipulation. But this great gift cost the human race everything they had built so far. Fifty-one years later, Dante Saint will attempt to rebuild a fallen rebellion his parents had formed seventeen years ago. The hellfire rebellion was formed to overthrow a powerful force lord of the world's richest city-7-Nations. This city is the last city of pure humans and the city that controls the world's resources. With the last of his family and a fiery storm of elemental power, Dante will try to bring equality to the world, but the death of his parents and the Hellfire Clan weigh heavy on his heart. Dante must look deep within and use the power of elemental ascension to do the impossible. Ascension-the art of mastering mind, body, and spirit by absorbing new levels of elemental power; an awakened one can unlock the power of the higher mind and walk the earth as the highest potential. Will Dante do it? Story told by Karma's Dream...