Author: Randy Peters
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1456798928
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
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Come join Thor's wolf pack as they embark on an epic exodus. Pushed from their home by human encroackment, the pack soon becomes plagued by hunger. Thor decides on raiding a farm despite his son's objections. Tragedy strikes and they are forced to move west in search of "The Land of the Buffalo", a fabled place where man will not be seen. They face everything Mother Nature throws at them: fire, rain, snow, tornado, and worst of all, humans. They follow a path riddled with triumph and tragedy, birth and death, as they try to stick together and find some peace.
Author: Beverly Byrne
Publisher: Fanfare
ISBN: 9780553296136
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Completes Byrne's exciting trilogy that began with A Lasting Fire (7/91) and The Flames of Vengeance (12/91). From New York's hectic streets to the gracious manors of the English aristocracy to the sun-drenched palaces of southern Spain, echoes of the past ignite a blaze in the present--and only the firebirds will rise triumphant from the ashes.
Author: Sharyn November
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780142405499
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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A collection of sixteen short science fiction and fantasy stories by award-winning authors.
Author: J. A. Ferguson
Publisher: ImaJinn Books
ISBN: 1610260244
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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A new hope . . . The Emperor is dead . . . and Aymara Keeper's world is in peril. If nothing changes, everything on her home planet of Thoslon will die. But the solution could be right within her tavern--a winged child who might be the One to Follow, the Emperor's heir. To stop the ensuing chaos, she'll have to take him to the Emperor's cloud palace to claim what she hopes is his birthright. Trellor Forge believes that the Emperor's death could herald the return of the Other Time, the years before the Emperor united Thoslon and banished the four warring lords to their mountain castles. To him, this is the time for the people to take control of their lives instead of being imprisoned. But Trellor has always had Aymara's back, and now he offers his protection to the young boy as well. Only it isn't long before they both discover just how serious--how deadly--the situation has become. Their only hope is the child . . . and each other. But can they keep themselves and their precious cargo safe long enough to do what must be done--save their world? Award winning author Jo Ann Ferguson lives in Nevada with her husband, children, and a fat cat. She is not sure which is most spoiled.
Author: Hope Apple
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313095981
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 481
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Keeping track of prolific authors who write fiction series was quite challenging for even the most ardent fan until To Be Continueddebuted in 1995. Noew, readers will be happy that the soon-to-be-released second edition has added 1,600 new books and 400 new series. To Be Continued, Second Edition, maintians the first volume's successful formula that featured concise A-to-Z entries packed with useful information, including titles, publishers, publication dates, genre categories, annotations, and subject terms. Among the genre categories that can be found in To Be Continued are romance, science fiction, crime novel, horror, adventure, fantasy, humor, western, war, Christian fiction, and others.
Author: Sarah Zettel
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765308122
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Having journeyed to the world of Isavalta, where she discovered secrets about her family and her own latent magical powers, Bridget Lederle learns that her believed-dead daughter is alive and is a pawn in a dangerous political game.
Author: Kristin Ramsdell
Publisher: Gale Cengage
ISBN: 9780810354067
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Provides synopses for over 1,500 titles of current popular fiction and recommends other books by such criteria as authors, characters portrayed, time period, geographical setting, or genre.
Author: Norman J. James
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453594698
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 217
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This is a designer’s story from the Golden Age, of Firebirds and Moonmen. It is the author’s story of how, through chance and circumstance, he was to live a 13-1/2 year odyssey, working with the most talented people in General Motors, on two of the most exciting projects that anyone could ever dream of. At GM Styling, under Harley Earl, to become responsible for the design of the Firebird III, the gas turbine experimental car that, half a century later, can arguably be considered the arch-typical representation for the concept car. Then, to follow that, to become involved in the earliest serious development of manned and unmanned vehicles for lunar exploration, and for hardware that rests on the moon today. The story is told in three parts. First is the early period, where hardships and family bonds temper and condition a polio survivor to abandon his high school preparation, to become a mechanical engineer, and to accept a college scholarship to study Industrial Design, an art curriculum, at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. This period continues, almost as a condensed course, on the fundamentals of design. Key elements evolve around the teachings of mentors Alexander Kostellow and Rowena Reed. In the second phase, the author is in Detroit and the methods and politics of General Motors Styling, during the height of the Motoramas, are detailed. The design of the Firebird III is the heart of the book and is its reason for existing. As the last surviving member of the four principals in its design (Harley Earl, Bob McLean and Stefan Habsburg being the others), the author feels obligated to assure that the story behind those closed studio doors is told. The story progresses from the Firebird III’s inception, as a Harley Earl vision, through its design and build phase then to its Motorama film production, for presentation in the main ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria. In the third phase, the author makes a career change, transferring to an aerospace organizational structure and accepting his role as a team player, responsible for carrying out his skills in the support of team objectives. Industrial design, conceptual and drawing skills are applied in the Mechanisms Group for the formulation of mechanical systems on manned and unmanned lunar exploration vehicles. The excitement of realizing that the group was “in on the ground-floor” of lunar exploration is only tempered now by a déjà vu feeling: of realizing that NASA is once again at that same point in time, planning for a return to the moon in 2024. During this period, the author served under Sam Romano, who would later become the head the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) program, with Dr. Greg Bekker as the Chief Scientist and Ferenc Pavlics as the mobility expert. These people, and others, are the Moonmen. Of Firebirds & Moonmen is heavily documented with photographs, illustrations and graphics, which were prepared at General Motors as proposal and contract deliverables. They are supplemented with personal photographs and other graphics collected or prepared specifically for the book. All illustrations, corporate and personal, are by the author. ****** The book is a fun read, and many amateurs old enough to remember the early days of spaceflight will relate to the path James followed as a telescope maker and amateur astronomer -Dennis di Cicco- SkyandTelescope.com ****** Excerpts from the book are included in GM’s online living history – Generations of GM Wiki, in celebration of their centennial anniversary in 2008. The author’s contribution is on the Firebird III, its inception as defined by Harley Earl and its first "flight," in filming for the 1959 Motorama in Mesa, Arizona.
Author: K. J. Stinnet
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483641554
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
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A young peasant boy named Rishan has been called back to his home world to defend his people against an incredible evil. Laying waste to all who stand for freedom and life, this demon of the ancient world searches for the one person capable of subverting his evil campaign: the heir to the throne of Dhenor, a free kingdom of the mystical realm. And so the lowly apprentice must now decide whether or not he has the courage to combat the threat facing this foreign land and retain his destined throne. Gifted with a magical force and helpful companions, this young squire now has the chance to combat fears beyond his greatest imagining, visit strange and wondrous lands, safeguard his destiny as king, and restore peace to the land of Lohrendore.
Author: Robert Maxxim
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499038550
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419
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A novel 30 years in the making, "Legacy" is a story, set in the future, of mankinds previous sojourns through this and countless other worlds, as experienced by the author. It describes one man's incredible journey through several lifetimes as far back as a million years, his blunders and triumphs, and the many worlds and places where these experiences took place. The book also highlights advanced scientific and spiritual concepts, written in lyrical, romantic prose. But most of all, it is a powerful love story deeply rooted in his unquenchable, desperate search through the vastness of space and time for his one; his soul mate. In Episode I, the main character, a geologist on Mars, stumbles upon benign underground Martian civilizations and establishes a close relationship with a Martian woman who, unbeknown to him, is his long lost one. Theirs is love at first sight, yet kept secret from each other. Martians, and envoys from other worlds, offer to teach Earth the true science of life, but wicked parties hastily draw plans to deceive and exploit aliens. He holds true to his alien friends and his one, in spite of endless guile. Lifestyles change, weapons vanish, and love fosters on Earth under alien guidance. But his heart must also change by facing horrible deeds he committed in past lives he now ignores. Of these, none compare in iniquity to his role as The Destroyer; a cosmic oppressor that terrorized the galaxy in the name of an evil space Alliance based in Orion.
