Author: Max BrandPublisher:
ISBN: 9781548352271
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A promising young novitiate seeks his father -- and then must seek revenge for his murder!
Riders of the Silences (Jovian Press)
Author: Max BrandPublisher:
ISBN: 9781548352271
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A promising young novitiate seeks his father -- and then must seek revenge for his murder!
Riders of the Silences
Author: John FrederickThe Unwritten Girl
Author: James BowPublisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 9781550026047
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
When her brother, Theo, becomes lost in a book, Rosemary and her new friend Peter embark on a life-or-death quest into the Land of Fiction to save Theo with the help of their guide Puck, a faerie shape-shifter.
Jove
Author: Stephen PrattPublisher: Proglen Trading Co., Ltd.
ISBN: 616456039X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
ONE MANS ESCAPE INTO HUMANKINDS GREATEST ADVENTURE… NASA astronaut Alex Shaw is past his prime, once a rising star he has in recent years been side-lined by new technology. Now almost irrelevant he is barely holding it together. Then along came JOVE. When life is discovered on Jupiter he is given one last chance to make history when he is chosen to lead the first human mission to the newly-discovered surface of the giant planet. But the expected, measured, scientific exploratory mission that the crew had prepared for collapses on first contact. Nothing could have prepared them for the reality of Jupiter. Finding themselves trapped on a world of deep peril filled with lethal predators, savage warriors and a dying civilization. Armed with only his service pistol, Shaw must rely on his own survival skills and the ingenuity, courage and technical know-how of his mission specialists to stay alive. Until, pushed beyond his limits Shaw comes up with an outrageous plan to bring about a return to Earth. But, for it to have any chance of success drastic action is needed from both the crew and the hostile Jovian’s. Will they ever trust each other and work together? The stranded NASA astronaut must do the impossible or lose his crew and his life in a desperate attempt to escape the hell planet. Strap in NOW for this gripping action-packed interplanetary adventure with twists, turns, an impossible romance, and excruciating choices. JOVE…IT’S OUT THERE !
Out Of Control
Author: Kevin KellyPublisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 078674703X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.
Reflections on Exile and Other Essays
Author: Edward W. SaidPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674003026
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
With their powerful blend of political and aesthetic concerns, Edward W. Said's writings have transformed the field of literary studies. This long-awaited collection of literary and cultural essays offers evidence of how much the fully engaged critical mind can contribute to the reservoir of value, thought, and action essential to our lives and culture.
Wild Animus
Author: Rich ShaperoLife of Constantine
Author: Eusebius (of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea)Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198149248
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
The emperor Constantine changed the world by making the Roman Empire Christian. Eusebius wrote his life and preserved his letters so that his policy would continue. This English translation is the first based on modern critical editions. Its Introduction and Commentary open up the many important issues the Life of Constantine raises.
Accelerando
Author: Charles StrossPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101208473
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
The Singularity. It is the era of the posthuman. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits of human intellect. Biotechnological beings have rendered people all but extinct. Molecular nanotechnology runs rampant, replicating and reprogramming at will. Contact with extraterrestrial life grows more imminent with each new day. Struggling to survive and thrive in this accelerated world are three generations of the Macx clan: Manfred, an entrepreneur dealing in intelligence amplification technology whose mind is divided between his physical environment and the Internet; his daughter, Amber, on the run from her domineering mother, seeking her fortune in the outer system as an indentured astronaut; and Sirhan, Amber’s son, who finds his destiny linked to the fate of all of humanity. For something is systematically dismantling the nine planets of the solar system. Something beyond human comprehension. Something that has no use for biological life in any form...
The Last Centurion
Author: John RingoPublisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1618246844
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Centurions were the guardians of Rome. At the height of the Roman Republic there were over five thousand qualified Roman Centurions in the Legions. To be a Centurion required that, in a mostly illiterate society, one be able to read and write clearly, to be able to convey and create orders, to be capable of not only performing every skill of a Roman soldier but teach every skill of a Roman soldier. Becoming a Centurion required intense physical ability, courage beyond the norm, years of sacrifice and a total devotion to the philosophy which was Rome. When Rome fell to barbarian invaders, there were less than five hundred qualified Centurions. Not because Rome had fewer people but because it had fewer willing to make the sacrifices. And the last Centurions left their shields in the heather and took a barbarian bride . . . We are . . . The Last Centurions. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).