Strange Tales From The Scriptorian Vaults

Strange Tales From The Scriptorian Vaults PDF Author: Sammy H.K Smith
Publisher: Grimbold Books, Kristell Ink
ISBN: 1909845272
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 202

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When the newly-promoted Sergeant Crystal Lewis and her military team loop to a parallel world, they discover a London very different to those their agency have investigated elsewhere. Steam powered ships fill the sky, metal creatures scurry through the streets, and the Great Library is now nothing more than a burnt out shell; the history, knowledge and literature of the world has been destroyed. Crystal's investigations discover the records of the Scriptorians: elite explorers, scientists and chroniclers, chosen for their wordsmith abilities, their tenacious belief in uncovering the truth, their passion for the bizarre and baffling. There is some evidence that these mysterious adventurers, fighters and writers also discovered the technology to loop and visit other parallel worlds. Here are some of their tales... Zoë Harris offers us a vision of feminism taken to extremes, while Ken Dawson has the epitome of the pushy parent at the heart of his story; Jake Finlay's and Ross Kitson's stories are concerned with moral dilemmas in research and medicine and both consider the nature of immortality; Steven J. Guscott gives a novel twist to the Frankenstein story; David Muir's central character is an apparently immortal warrior; on lighter note, Paul Freeman gives us a hero easily swayed by a pretty face and adventue, and Robert Peett shows a world of strange invasions, infections and mutations, and at the end, Sammy H.K Smith shows how it all began with the daring Lady Pippa Raven - the first true Scriptorian.

Strange Tales From The Scriptorian Vaults

Strange Tales From The Scriptorian Vaults PDF Author: Sammy H.K Smith
Publisher: Grimbold Books, Kristell Ink
ISBN: 1909845272
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 202

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Book Description
When the newly-promoted Sergeant Crystal Lewis and her military team loop to a parallel world, they discover a London very different to those their agency have investigated elsewhere. Steam powered ships fill the sky, metal creatures scurry through the streets, and the Great Library is now nothing more than a burnt out shell; the history, knowledge and literature of the world has been destroyed. Crystal's investigations discover the records of the Scriptorians: elite explorers, scientists and chroniclers, chosen for their wordsmith abilities, their tenacious belief in uncovering the truth, their passion for the bizarre and baffling. There is some evidence that these mysterious adventurers, fighters and writers also discovered the technology to loop and visit other parallel worlds. Here are some of their tales... Zoë Harris offers us a vision of feminism taken to extremes, while Ken Dawson has the epitome of the pushy parent at the heart of his story; Jake Finlay's and Ross Kitson's stories are concerned with moral dilemmas in research and medicine and both consider the nature of immortality; Steven J. Guscott gives a novel twist to the Frankenstein story; David Muir's central character is an apparently immortal warrior; on lighter note, Paul Freeman gives us a hero easily swayed by a pretty face and adventue, and Robert Peett shows a world of strange invasions, infections and mutations, and at the end, Sammy H.K Smith shows how it all began with the daring Lady Pippa Raven - the first true Scriptorian.

Strange Tales from the Scriptorian Vaults

Strange Tales from the Scriptorian Vaults PDF Author: Robert Peett
Publisher: Kristell Ink
ISBN: 9781909374010
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 250

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When the newly-promoted Sergeant Crystal Lewis and her military team loop to a parallel world, they discover a London very different to those their agency have investigated elsewhere. Steam powered ships fill the sky, metal creatures scurry through the streets, and the Great Library is now nothing more than a burnt out shell; the history, knowledge and literature of the world has been destroyed. Crystal's investigations discover the records of the Scriptorians: elite explorers, scientists and chroniclers, chosen for their wordsmith abilities, their tenacious belief in uncovering the truth, their passion for the bizarre and baffling. There is some evidence that these mysterious adventurers, fighters and writers also discovered the technology to loop and visit other parallel worlds. Here are some of their tales... Zoe Harris offers us a vision of feminism taken to extremes, while Ken Dawson has the epitome of the pushy parent at the heart of his story; Jake Finlay's and Ross Kitson's stories are concerned with moral dilemmas in research and medicine and both consider the nature of immortality; Steven J. Guscott gives a novel twist to the Frankenstein story; David Muir's central character is an apparently immortal warrior; on lighter note, Paul Freeman gives us a hero easily swayed by a pretty face and adventue, and Robert Peett shows a world of strange invasions, infections and mutations, and at the end, Sammy H.K Smith shows how it all began with the daring Lady Pippa Raven - the first true Scriptorian.

The Reluctant Prophet

The Reluctant Prophet PDF Author: Gillian O'Rourke
Publisher: Grimbold Books, Kristell Ink
ISBN: 1909845183
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 413

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There's none so blind as she who can see . . . Esther is blessed, and cursed, with a rare gift: the ability to see the fates of those around her. But when she escapes her peasant upbringing to become a priestess of the Order, she begins to realise how valuable her ability is among the power-hungry nobility, and what they are willing to do to possess it. Haunted by the dark man of her father's warnings, and unable to see her own destiny, Esther is betrayed by those sworn to protect her. With eyes newly open to the harsh realities of her world, she embarks on a path that diverges from the plan the Gods have laid out. Now she must choose between sacrificing her own heart's blood, and risking a future that will turn the lands against each other in bloody war. The Reluctant Prophet is the story of one woman who holds the fate of the world in her hands, when all she wishes for is a glimpse of her own happiness.

Space Games

Space Games PDF Author: Dean Lombardo
Publisher: Grimbold Books, Kristell Ink
ISBN: 1909845159
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 363

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The cameras are on and the gloves are off in this battle of the sexes in space. Say hello to Robin and Joe-contestants in 2034's "Space Games," a high-stakes reality TV show from Hollywood producer Sheldon J. Zimmer that is set aboard next-generation space station, ISS 2. The winner takes home a multimillion-dollar jackpot and a chance at stardom, while the loser faces the ultimate in public humiliation. Only former NASA astronaut Vince, acting as the station's commander and the games' sole referee, can separate sexy spitfire and martial artist, Robin Miller, from her brutal opponent, "Big Joe" O'Donnell, as the pair compete inside the cramped zero-g environs. Watched by millions of people back on Earth, the reality show rapidly degenerates into a deadly spectacle. Space Games is a compelling story and a biting satire about reality television: those who make and participate in it - and those who watch it.

Healer's Touch

Healer's Touch PDF Author: Deb E. Howell
Publisher: Grimbold Books, Kristell Ink
ISBN: 190984506X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367

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For Llew to heal, something must die. Llew, a young pickpocket who lives as a boy on the streets of a wild-west mining town, finds her real problems begin when she survives the gallows. Forced to run, she persuades a group of fighters escorting a young girl to her wedding to let her travel with them across the badlands. On the journey Llew faces hostile tribesmen, desperate bandits and, the enmity of her own companions should they find out who and what she is: a girl, a fugitive, and a feared Healer. One of the fighters, Jonas, possesses superhuman prowess as a warrior, and carries the knife able to 'kill the unkillable'; the knife that can kill Llew. Despite being of races at war for centuries, they are drawn to one another. During the journey, they encounter Braph the magician, Jonas' half-brother and potential nemesis. He pursues them as they journey across the sea to the continent of Phyos and at the moment Llew finally feels safe, he abducts her. He begins to take what is most precious to him: her blood.

Guardians of Evion

Guardians of Evion PDF Author: Evelinn Enoksen
Publisher: Grimbold Books, Kristell Ink
ISBN: 1909845124
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353

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Numak believes his destiny is to be a Rider; but he learns that he is far more important than that as his beliefs are turned upside down. On the harsh world of Evion, a wild place of storms and earthquakes, Numak Teorenn, a young telepath is sent to study at the Tarei Waystation in the mountains of Suli. All Numak wants, aside from becoming one of the revered Dragonriders, is to find answers regarding the mysterious death of his twin sister. But he soon learns that his life has a greater purpose, for which nothing has prepared him, and his understanding of reality and of his own being is transformed. When he discovers the truth of his destiny should he fight it or embrace it? Will he have any choice at all?

Non-Compliance: The Transition

Non-Compliance: The Transition PDF Author: Paige Daniels
Publisher: Grimbold Books, Kristell Ink
ISBN: 1909845213
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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Three months have passed since Shea Kelly and the rest of Boss's crew eliminated Danny Rose from the Non-Compliance Sector, but their troubles are far from over. A new, more dangerous opponent has emerged, causing those once considered enemies to strike a tenuous truce. Secrets about the vaccine, the chip, and the past threaten Shea's budding romance, not to mention the very existence of the crew.

Darkspire Reaches

Darkspire Reaches PDF Author: C. N. Lesley
Publisher: Grimbold Books, Kristell Ink
ISBN: 1909845094
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251

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The wyvern has hunted for the young outcast all her life; a day will come when, after being rejected by civilisation and the tribes, she must at last face him. Abandoned as a sacrifice to the wyvern, a young girl is raised to fear the beast her adoptive clan believes meant to kill her. When the Emperor outlaws all magic, Raven is forced to flee from her home with her foster mother, for both are judged as witches. Now an outcast, she lives at the mercy of others, forever pursued by the wyvern. Soon her life will change forever. A unique and unsettling romantic adventure about rejection and belonging.

The Art of Forgetting

The Art of Forgetting PDF Author: Joanne Hall
Publisher: Grimbold Books, Kristell Ink
ISBN: 1909845000
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331

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'The Art of Forgetting is compelling and beautifully written . . . It's not a book I'll be forgetting any time soon!' Emma Pass, author of Author of 'ACID', Random House 'A roistering romp, with darker undercurrents... Intriguing characters in a setting both familiar and different' Francis Knight, author of 'Fade to Black', Orbit publishing '...another excellent addition to Joanne Hall's rapidly growing collection of published works.' Robert Harkess, author of 'Aphrodite's Dawn', Salt Publishing. 'With characters real enough to touch and a storyline that tugs on the heartstrings . . . a tale that will linger long after the pages close.' Fantasy Faction A young boy leaves his village to become a cavalryman with the famous King's Third regiment; in doing so he discovers both his past and his destiny. Gifted and cursed with a unique memory, the foundling son of a notorious traitor, Rhodri joins an elite cavalry unit stationed in the harbour town of Northpoint. His training reveals his talents and brings him friendship, love and loss, and sexual awakening; struggling with his memories of his father who once ruled there, he begins to discover a sense of belonging. That is, until a face from the past reveals a secret that will change not only Rhodri's life but the fate of a nation. Then, on his first campaign, he is forced to face the extremes of war and his own nature. This, the first part of The Art of Forgetting, is a gripping story about belonging and identity, set in a superbly imagined and complex world that is both harsh and beautiful. Part Two, Nomad, coming soon...

North of the Sun, South of the Moon

North of the Sun, South of the Moon PDF Author: Zoe Harris
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781909374539
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Six degrees south of the Arctic Circle lies the city of Oslo. Though the sun both rises and sets here all year round, life is not without its challenges, especially for expatriates and those with their hearts in other lands. We must accept the darkness in order to appreciate the light. A woman struggles to free herself from a tainted relationship... A man takes it upon himself to atone for the racism in his own country... An office worker accepts the violent consequences of embracing his true nature... A shadow falling past a window changes everything for a man who has given up hope... North of the Sun, South of the Moon: New Voices From Norway is a collection of short stories, essays and poetry written by those who have chosen a life of extremes: darkness and light, isolation and camaraderie, the familiar and the foreign. These evocative, poignant stories offer a nuanced look at the complex experience of adapting to life in the north.