Author: Victor Gischler
Publisher: Dell
ISBN: 0440334578
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Charlie Swift just pumped three .38-caliber bullets into a dead polar bear in his taxidermist girlfriend’s garage. But he’s a gun monkey, and no one can blame him for having an itchy trigger finger. Ever since he drove down the Florida Turnpike with a headless body in the trunk of a Chrysler, then took down four cops, Charlie’s been running hard through the sprawling sleaze of central Florida. And to make matters worse, he’s holding on to some crooked paperwork that a lot of people would like to take off his hands. Now, with his boss disappeared and his friends dropping like flies, Charlie has got his work cut out just to survive. If he wants to keep the money and get the girl too, he’s really going to have to go ape... Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, Gun Monkeys is a fast, furious collage of wit and wise guys, violence and thrills—and a full-throttle run through the dark side of the Sunshine State.
Gun Monkeys
Author: Victor Gischler
Publisher: Dell
ISBN: 0440334578
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Charlie Swift just pumped three .38-caliber bullets into a dead polar bear in his taxidermist girlfriend’s garage. But he’s a gun monkey, and no one can blame him for having an itchy trigger finger. Ever since he drove down the Florida Turnpike with a headless body in the trunk of a Chrysler, then took down four cops, Charlie’s been running hard through the sprawling sleaze of central Florida. And to make matters worse, he’s holding on to some crooked paperwork that a lot of people would like to take off his hands. Now, with his boss disappeared and his friends dropping like flies, Charlie has got his work cut out just to survive. If he wants to keep the money and get the girl too, he’s really going to have to go ape... Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, Gun Monkeys is a fast, furious collage of wit and wise guys, violence and thrills—and a full-throttle run through the dark side of the Sunshine State.
Publisher: Dell
ISBN: 0440334578
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Charlie Swift just pumped three .38-caliber bullets into a dead polar bear in his taxidermist girlfriend’s garage. But he’s a gun monkey, and no one can blame him for having an itchy trigger finger. Ever since he drove down the Florida Turnpike with a headless body in the trunk of a Chrysler, then took down four cops, Charlie’s been running hard through the sprawling sleaze of central Florida. And to make matters worse, he’s holding on to some crooked paperwork that a lot of people would like to take off his hands. Now, with his boss disappeared and his friends dropping like flies, Charlie has got his work cut out just to survive. If he wants to keep the money and get the girl too, he’s really going to have to go ape... Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, Gun Monkeys is a fast, furious collage of wit and wise guys, violence and thrills—and a full-throttle run through the dark side of the Sunshine State.
Battlestar Galactica Vs. Battlestar Galactica #3
Author: Peter David
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Just when the two Galactica crews are becoming adjusted to each other, a brand new surprise comes through the wormhole. Meanwhile the match that fans have been demanding happens: Starbuck fraks Starbuck. Which you know is going to lead to nothing but trouble. While that's going on, Baltar gets a most unexpected visitor.
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Just when the two Galactica crews are becoming adjusted to each other, a brand new surprise comes through the wormhole. Meanwhile the match that fans have been demanding happens: Starbuck fraks Starbuck. Which you know is going to lead to nothing but trouble. While that's going on, Baltar gets a most unexpected visitor.
Battlestar Galactica
Author: Jeffrey A. Carver
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765315410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The first novel based on the SCI FI Channel's biggest hit series ever!
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765315410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The first novel based on the SCI FI Channel's biggest hit series ever!
Battlestar Galactica: Six
Author: J. T. Krul
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
ISBN: 1524102245
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A pivotal chapter in the history of Battlestar Galactica, the reimagined series... set before the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol! In developing the next generation of Cylons, getting the models to look human was the easy part. But acting human is another story. Witness the evolution of Number Six as she learns to live, to love... and to hate.
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
ISBN: 1524102245
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A pivotal chapter in the history of Battlestar Galactica, the reimagined series... set before the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol! In developing the next generation of Cylons, getting the models to look human was the easy part. But acting human is another story. Witness the evolution of Number Six as she learns to live, to love... and to hate.
Battlestar Galactica and International Relations
Author: Nicholas J. Kiersey
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135089698
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Looking at a television franchise like Battlestar Galactica (BSG) is no longer news within the discipline of International Relations. A growing number of scholars in and out of IR are studying the importance of cultural artifacts – popular or otherwise – for the phenomena that make up the core of our discipline. The genre of science fiction offers the analyst an opportunity that cannot be matched by more mimetic genres, namely the chance to look at how sets of widely-circulating expectations of the social serve to constrain authors as they work to introduce as yet unexplored problematiques, the fantasy aspect in much of science fiction storytelling is premised simply on a material difference. As such, while the physical setting of a science fiction tale might appear novel, its imaginative life world will likely retain many elements of the world we already live in and which we can readily recognize as similar to our own. For Critical IR scholarship then, BSG presents an opportunity to examine how these purported homologies or elements of redundancy between the fantastic and the real have been drawn and perhaps to consider, too, whether the show can teach us things about world politics, its various logics and structures, which we might not otherwise be sensitive to. Tackling some of the key contemporary issues in IR, the writers of BSG have taken on a range of important political themes and issues, including the legitimacy of military government, the tactical utility of genocide, and even the philosophical implications of artificial intelligence technologies for the very category of what it means to be 'human'. The contributors in this book explore in depth the argument that one of the most important aspects of popular culture is to naturalize or normalise a certain social order by further entrenching the expectations of social behaviour upon which our mentalities of rule are founded. This work will be of interest to student and scholars of international relations, popular culture and security studies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135089698
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Looking at a television franchise like Battlestar Galactica (BSG) is no longer news within the discipline of International Relations. A growing number of scholars in and out of IR are studying the importance of cultural artifacts – popular or otherwise – for the phenomena that make up the core of our discipline. The genre of science fiction offers the analyst an opportunity that cannot be matched by more mimetic genres, namely the chance to look at how sets of widely-circulating expectations of the social serve to constrain authors as they work to introduce as yet unexplored problematiques, the fantasy aspect in much of science fiction storytelling is premised simply on a material difference. As such, while the physical setting of a science fiction tale might appear novel, its imaginative life world will likely retain many elements of the world we already live in and which we can readily recognize as similar to our own. For Critical IR scholarship then, BSG presents an opportunity to examine how these purported homologies or elements of redundancy between the fantastic and the real have been drawn and perhaps to consider, too, whether the show can teach us things about world politics, its various logics and structures, which we might not otherwise be sensitive to. Tackling some of the key contemporary issues in IR, the writers of BSG have taken on a range of important political themes and issues, including the legitimacy of military government, the tactical utility of genocide, and even the philosophical implications of artificial intelligence technologies for the very category of what it means to be 'human'. The contributors in this book explore in depth the argument that one of the most important aspects of popular culture is to naturalize or normalise a certain social order by further entrenching the expectations of social behaviour upon which our mentalities of rule are founded. This work will be of interest to student and scholars of international relations, popular culture and security studies.
Cylon Apocalypse
Author: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
ISBN: 9781933305554
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dynamite Entertainment presents an all-new Battlestar Galactica event featuring the Dynamite debut of Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost, Medium) as he unleashes the Cylon Apocalypse! Dual revelations rock the rag-tag fleet as a routine Viper patrol puts them on the edge of a bizarre scene -- Cylon Raiders attacking one of their own Basestars! As the Cylon Basestar crashes into an ocean-covered world, Adama and Starbuck discover a bizarre creature that appears to be a Cylon Centurion engulfed by diseased flesh. The Cylons are sick and the apocalypse has begun! Grillo-Maruach is joined by Battlestar artist Carlos Rafael, along with colorist Carlos Lopez for this special comic book event, collected here for the first time! All four issues of the series are collected here along with a special cover gallery featuring the works of Jim Starlin, Michael Golden, Pat Lee, Carlos Rafael, and Stephen Sadowski.
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
ISBN: 9781933305554
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dynamite Entertainment presents an all-new Battlestar Galactica event featuring the Dynamite debut of Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost, Medium) as he unleashes the Cylon Apocalypse! Dual revelations rock the rag-tag fleet as a routine Viper patrol puts them on the edge of a bizarre scene -- Cylon Raiders attacking one of their own Basestars! As the Cylon Basestar crashes into an ocean-covered world, Adama and Starbuck discover a bizarre creature that appears to be a Cylon Centurion engulfed by diseased flesh. The Cylons are sick and the apocalypse has begun! Grillo-Maruach is joined by Battlestar artist Carlos Rafael, along with colorist Carlos Lopez for this special comic book event, collected here for the first time! All four issues of the series are collected here along with a special cover gallery featuring the works of Jim Starlin, Michael Golden, Pat Lee, Carlos Rafael, and Stephen Sadowski.
Battlestar Galactica Trilogy
Author: Peter David
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429992239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 639
Book Description
Battlestar Galactica, recognized as one of the most provocative, and socially relevant series of the new millennium, earned its status as a classic American drama series after its very first, Peabody Award-winning season. Here, for the first time in one volume, are all three original Battlestar Galactica novels--based on the highly-lauded TV series that took the country by storm. In The Cylons' Secret, by Craig Shaw Gardner, a ship, scavenging the outer settlements for valuable Cylon technologies after the first human-Cylon war, stumbles on a super-secret scientific outpost beyond charted space. Mere hours later, Battlestar Galactica receives a one-word distress call from the scavenging ship: "Cylons," causing the young Colonel William Adama to investigate. Sagittarius Is Bleeding, by Peter David, concerns President Laura Roslin, whose prophetic dreams have infused her people with hope that they will find Earth, humanity's cradle. But her new dreams of a galaxy overrun by the Cylons disturb her even as they energize an extremist political group. The threat of violent revolt puts Roslin at personal risk and endangers the fleet. In Unity by Steven Harper, Peter Attis, a rock star adored by all the fleet, including Starbuck, has recently been rescued from a Cylon prison ship. But after his first post-return concert, crewmembers are stricken by a strange malady that threatens to lay the fleet open to Cylon attack. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429992239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 639
Book Description
Battlestar Galactica, recognized as one of the most provocative, and socially relevant series of the new millennium, earned its status as a classic American drama series after its very first, Peabody Award-winning season. Here, for the first time in one volume, are all three original Battlestar Galactica novels--based on the highly-lauded TV series that took the country by storm. In The Cylons' Secret, by Craig Shaw Gardner, a ship, scavenging the outer settlements for valuable Cylon technologies after the first human-Cylon war, stumbles on a super-secret scientific outpost beyond charted space. Mere hours later, Battlestar Galactica receives a one-word distress call from the scavenging ship: "Cylons," causing the young Colonel William Adama to investigate. Sagittarius Is Bleeding, by Peter David, concerns President Laura Roslin, whose prophetic dreams have infused her people with hope that they will find Earth, humanity's cradle. But her new dreams of a galaxy overrun by the Cylons disturb her even as they energize an extremist political group. The threat of violent revolt puts Roslin at personal risk and endangers the fleet. In Unity by Steven Harper, Peter Attis, a rock star adored by all the fleet, including Starbuck, has recently been rescued from a Cylon prison ship. But after his first post-return concert, crewmembers are stricken by a strange malady that threatens to lay the fleet open to Cylon attack. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Battlestar Galactica
Author: Dan Abnett
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
ISBN: 9781606906941
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
At last, the most shocking event in classic Battlestar Galactica continuity can be told, revealing the fate of the series' most beloved hero! The fleet has been travelling for ten years, and at last the human survivors seem to be leaving the war and the Cylons behind them. But the threats never go away. A voice from the past and a bizarre twist of fate leads Galactica into danger once again, and events will take place that will change everything, forever. With the life of Galactica's favorite son at stake, will Starbuck stifle his need for reckless revenge? Will Adama maintain composure and overthrow all odds? Or will the Cylon menace, stronger and more insidious than ever, wipe out humanity forever? Collects the complete comic book storyline from Battlestar Galactica: The Death of Apollo issues #1-6.
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
ISBN: 9781606906941
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
At last, the most shocking event in classic Battlestar Galactica continuity can be told, revealing the fate of the series' most beloved hero! The fleet has been travelling for ten years, and at last the human survivors seem to be leaving the war and the Cylons behind them. But the threats never go away. A voice from the past and a bizarre twist of fate leads Galactica into danger once again, and events will take place that will change everything, forever. With the life of Galactica's favorite son at stake, will Starbuck stifle his need for reckless revenge? Will Adama maintain composure and overthrow all odds? Or will the Cylon menace, stronger and more insidious than ever, wipe out humanity forever? Collects the complete comic book storyline from Battlestar Galactica: The Death of Apollo issues #1-6.
Finding Battlestar Galactica
Author:
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 140224827X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 140224827X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Sagittarius Is Bleeding
Author: Peter David
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1429910534
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
President Laura Roslin bears a heavy burden. Since becoming the president of the twelve human colonies when the Cylons brutally attacked and destroyed all but a small remnant of humanity's billions, she has been the voice of civil authority, counterbalancing the military leadership of Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galactica. President Roslin has been a source of inspiration to the tens of thousands who survive on Galactica and the other colonial ships. They look to her for honesty, integrity, and courage. For fairness and an evenhanded rule. And most importantly, for the prophecy she has shared with them. Earth, the fabled home of the lost colony, can be found. She has seen this in a vision which has the power of truth. Recently, though, her dreams have been darker, of a galaxy overrun by Cylons. . . . Is she having visions of an inevitable future? Or are these terrible dreams caused by powerful medication she's been taking ? More dangerously, the Midguardians, radicals who believe that the end of humanity is coming soon, have learned of Roslin's dreams and taken them as a sign. Now, the Midguardians prepare to act. President Roslin faces the most important decision of her life, should she tell Commander Adama about the Midguardians, and risk being imprisoned again as a traitor, or dare she keep her secret, and possibly endanger the future of the entire fleet . . . At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1429910534
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
President Laura Roslin bears a heavy burden. Since becoming the president of the twelve human colonies when the Cylons brutally attacked and destroyed all but a small remnant of humanity's billions, she has been the voice of civil authority, counterbalancing the military leadership of Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galactica. President Roslin has been a source of inspiration to the tens of thousands who survive on Galactica and the other colonial ships. They look to her for honesty, integrity, and courage. For fairness and an evenhanded rule. And most importantly, for the prophecy she has shared with them. Earth, the fabled home of the lost colony, can be found. She has seen this in a vision which has the power of truth. Recently, though, her dreams have been darker, of a galaxy overrun by Cylons. . . . Is she having visions of an inevitable future? Or are these terrible dreams caused by powerful medication she's been taking ? More dangerously, the Midguardians, radicals who believe that the end of humanity is coming soon, have learned of Roslin's dreams and taken them as a sign. Now, the Midguardians prepare to act. President Roslin faces the most important decision of her life, should she tell Commander Adama about the Midguardians, and risk being imprisoned again as a traitor, or dare she keep her secret, and possibly endanger the future of the entire fleet . . . At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.