Author: Ian Douglas
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062825410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Ian Douglas delivers the action-packed second military sci-fi adventure in his Solar Warden series set in a wildly imaginative alternate present where conspiracy theories are terrifying realities and reptilian aliens team up with Nazis in space. By exposing the sinister Saurians, Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Mark Hunter and his team have more than proven themselves. Yet the war between humanity and the intergalactic aliens has only begun—now they must save themselves and all of civilization. The JSST—the Joint Space Strike Team Hunter has put together from all branches of the U.S. military—is again deployed on board the Earth starcraft carrier Hillenkoetter on a mission to probe a possible historical connection between the Saurians and the Nazi Third Reich. At a planet called Paradies orbiting the red giant star Aldebaran, they discover a long-rumored colony of expatriate Nazis... and the beginnings of a plan to enslave Earth under Nazi—and Saurian—rule. With Earth at stake, governments deeply compromised, and evil at the door, Solar Warden must fight together to end it all…even if it means sacrificing everything.
Alien Hostiles
Author: Ian Douglas
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062825410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Ian Douglas delivers the action-packed second military sci-fi adventure in his Solar Warden series set in a wildly imaginative alternate present where conspiracy theories are terrifying realities and reptilian aliens team up with Nazis in space. By exposing the sinister Saurians, Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Mark Hunter and his team have more than proven themselves. Yet the war between humanity and the intergalactic aliens has only begun—now they must save themselves and all of civilization. The JSST—the Joint Space Strike Team Hunter has put together from all branches of the U.S. military—is again deployed on board the Earth starcraft carrier Hillenkoetter on a mission to probe a possible historical connection between the Saurians and the Nazi Third Reich. At a planet called Paradies orbiting the red giant star Aldebaran, they discover a long-rumored colony of expatriate Nazis... and the beginnings of a plan to enslave Earth under Nazi—and Saurian—rule. With Earth at stake, governments deeply compromised, and evil at the door, Solar Warden must fight together to end it all…even if it means sacrificing everything.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062825410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Ian Douglas delivers the action-packed second military sci-fi adventure in his Solar Warden series set in a wildly imaginative alternate present where conspiracy theories are terrifying realities and reptilian aliens team up with Nazis in space. By exposing the sinister Saurians, Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Mark Hunter and his team have more than proven themselves. Yet the war between humanity and the intergalactic aliens has only begun—now they must save themselves and all of civilization. The JSST—the Joint Space Strike Team Hunter has put together from all branches of the U.S. military—is again deployed on board the Earth starcraft carrier Hillenkoetter on a mission to probe a possible historical connection between the Saurians and the Nazi Third Reich. At a planet called Paradies orbiting the red giant star Aldebaran, they discover a long-rumored colony of expatriate Nazis... and the beginnings of a plan to enslave Earth under Nazi—and Saurian—rule. With Earth at stake, governments deeply compromised, and evil at the door, Solar Warden must fight together to end it all…even if it means sacrificing everything.
Hostile Aliens, Hollywood and Today's News
Author: Melvin E. Matthews
Publisher: Algora Publishing
ISBN: 087586497X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
1950s Cold War-era monsters meet 21st-century terrorists: Matthews provides a thoughtful interpretation of sci-fi movies that examines the similarities and differences between the political environment and popular culture of two eras. This well-researched examination and appreciation of science fiction films includes behind-the-scenes tales about their production and many quotes from those who produced and starred in the films. The book will tantalize not only fans of the science fiction genre but also sociologists, film historians, and politicians. The author draws parallels between the Cold War fears of the 1950s and 60s and the constant "terrorism alerts" of the September 11th era, exploring how the politics and the psychological climate of the times influences and is reflected in this vehicle of popular culture. This book is the first of its kind, studying the pop culture genre in the wake of the September 11th tragedy. The alien invaders of the 1950s signified a Russian invasion of America, while other films of the genre such as "Invaders from Mars" depicted aliens utilizing mind control to manipulate humans to commit acts of sabotage, signifying Communist enslavement. If such a film were made now, such invaders could be seen as terrorist masterminds using human slaves to commit terrorist acts. "Them!" the 1954 atomic mutation classic, is the spiritual ancestor of the 2002 film "Eight Legged Freaks." Finally, several 1950s films depicted the end of the world at a time when Americans expected a nuclear war with Russia. Godzilla, the only 1950s-era monster to remain a "movie star" beyond that era, can be fashioned to reflect whatever issues dominate the times: nuclear war in the1950s, environmental pollution in the 1970s. Conceivably a Godzilla for the age of terrorism is soon to be released. The immediate pre-September 11th era witnessed films presenting galactic threats to mankind's existence ("Independence Day," "Armageddon," "Deep Impact"), while the early 2000s witnessed the popularity of the "Left Behind" Christian films dramatizing the Tribulation period in the Book of Revelation. It seems that whatever the era and whatever the challenges and crises confronting America, many entertainment themes remain the same, reflecting their respective times and the relevant issues. * Melvin E. Matthews, Jr. is a freelance writer and a horror movie aficionado who has been studying the genre for thirty years. In this work he shares his personal correspondence with film and television star Beverly Garland, and brings together a wealth of detail about the fun and the challenges of the costumes, stunts and special effects, as well as the actors' and producers' thoughts on the meaning behind the stories.
Publisher: Algora Publishing
ISBN: 087586497X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
1950s Cold War-era monsters meet 21st-century terrorists: Matthews provides a thoughtful interpretation of sci-fi movies that examines the similarities and differences between the political environment and popular culture of two eras. This well-researched examination and appreciation of science fiction films includes behind-the-scenes tales about their production and many quotes from those who produced and starred in the films. The book will tantalize not only fans of the science fiction genre but also sociologists, film historians, and politicians. The author draws parallels between the Cold War fears of the 1950s and 60s and the constant "terrorism alerts" of the September 11th era, exploring how the politics and the psychological climate of the times influences and is reflected in this vehicle of popular culture. This book is the first of its kind, studying the pop culture genre in the wake of the September 11th tragedy. The alien invaders of the 1950s signified a Russian invasion of America, while other films of the genre such as "Invaders from Mars" depicted aliens utilizing mind control to manipulate humans to commit acts of sabotage, signifying Communist enslavement. If such a film were made now, such invaders could be seen as terrorist masterminds using human slaves to commit terrorist acts. "Them!" the 1954 atomic mutation classic, is the spiritual ancestor of the 2002 film "Eight Legged Freaks." Finally, several 1950s films depicted the end of the world at a time when Americans expected a nuclear war with Russia. Godzilla, the only 1950s-era monster to remain a "movie star" beyond that era, can be fashioned to reflect whatever issues dominate the times: nuclear war in the1950s, environmental pollution in the 1970s. Conceivably a Godzilla for the age of terrorism is soon to be released. The immediate pre-September 11th era witnessed films presenting galactic threats to mankind's existence ("Independence Day," "Armageddon," "Deep Impact"), while the early 2000s witnessed the popularity of the "Left Behind" Christian films dramatizing the Tribulation period in the Book of Revelation. It seems that whatever the era and whatever the challenges and crises confronting America, many entertainment themes remain the same, reflecting their respective times and the relevant issues. * Melvin E. Matthews, Jr. is a freelance writer and a horror movie aficionado who has been studying the genre for thirty years. In this work he shares his personal correspondence with film and television star Beverly Garland, and brings together a wealth of detail about the fun and the challenges of the costumes, stunts and special effects, as well as the actors' and producers' thoughts on the meaning behind the stories.
Alien Secrets (Solar Warden, Book 1)
Author: Ian Douglas
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008288895
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
The explosive opening of a new military SF adventure from the author of the Legacy Trilogy and the Star Carrier series. THE TRUTH HAS ALWAYS BEEN HERE
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008288895
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
The explosive opening of a new military SF adventure from the author of the Legacy Trilogy and the Star Carrier series. THE TRUTH HAS ALWAYS BEEN HERE
Aliens
Author: George Edgar Slusser
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809313754
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
How and when does there come to be an "anthropology of the alien?” This set of essays, written for the eighth J. Lloyd Eaton Conference on Fantasy and Science Fiction, is concerned with the significance of that question. "[Anthropology] is the science that must designate the alien if it is to redefine a place for itself in the universe,” according to the Introduction. The idea of the alien is not new. In the Renaissance, Montaigne’s purpose in describing an alien encounter was excorporation--mankind was the "savage” because the artificial devices of nature controlled him. Shakespeare’s version of the alien encounter was incorporation; his character of Caliban is brought to the artificial, political world of man and incorporated into the body politic "The essays in this volume . . . show, in their general orientation, that the tribe of Shakespeare still, in literary studies at least, outnumbers that of Montaigne.” These essays show the interrelation of the excorporating possibilities to the internal soundings of the alien encounter within the human mind and form. This book is divided into three parts: "Searchings: The Quest for the Alien” includes "The Aliens in Our Mind,” by Larry Niven; "Effing the Ineffable,” by Gregory Benford; "Border Patrols,” by Michael Beehler; "Alien Aliens,” by Pascal Ducommun; and "Metamorphoses of the Dragon,” by George E. Slusser. "Sightings: The Aliens among Us” includes "Discriminating among Friends,” by John Huntington; "Sex, Superman, Sociobiology,” by Joseph D. Miller; "Cowboys and Telepaths,” by Eric S. Rabkin; "Robots,” by Noel Perrin; "Aliens in the Supermarket,” by George R. Guffey; and "Aliens 'R’ U.S.,” by Zoe Sofia. "Soundings: Man as the Alien” includes "H. G. Wells’ Familiar Aliens,” by John R. Reed; "Inspiration and Possession,” by Clayton Koelb; "Cybernauts in Cyberspace,” by David Porush; "The Human Alien,” by Leighton Brett Cooke; "From Astarte to Barbie,” by Frank McConnell; and "An Indication of Monsters;” by Colin Greenland.
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809313754
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
How and when does there come to be an "anthropology of the alien?” This set of essays, written for the eighth J. Lloyd Eaton Conference on Fantasy and Science Fiction, is concerned with the significance of that question. "[Anthropology] is the science that must designate the alien if it is to redefine a place for itself in the universe,” according to the Introduction. The idea of the alien is not new. In the Renaissance, Montaigne’s purpose in describing an alien encounter was excorporation--mankind was the "savage” because the artificial devices of nature controlled him. Shakespeare’s version of the alien encounter was incorporation; his character of Caliban is brought to the artificial, political world of man and incorporated into the body politic "The essays in this volume . . . show, in their general orientation, that the tribe of Shakespeare still, in literary studies at least, outnumbers that of Montaigne.” These essays show the interrelation of the excorporating possibilities to the internal soundings of the alien encounter within the human mind and form. This book is divided into three parts: "Searchings: The Quest for the Alien” includes "The Aliens in Our Mind,” by Larry Niven; "Effing the Ineffable,” by Gregory Benford; "Border Patrols,” by Michael Beehler; "Alien Aliens,” by Pascal Ducommun; and "Metamorphoses of the Dragon,” by George E. Slusser. "Sightings: The Aliens among Us” includes "Discriminating among Friends,” by John Huntington; "Sex, Superman, Sociobiology,” by Joseph D. Miller; "Cowboys and Telepaths,” by Eric S. Rabkin; "Robots,” by Noel Perrin; "Aliens in the Supermarket,” by George R. Guffey; and "Aliens 'R’ U.S.,” by Zoe Sofia. "Soundings: Man as the Alien” includes "H. G. Wells’ Familiar Aliens,” by John R. Reed; "Inspiration and Possession,” by Clayton Koelb; "Cybernauts in Cyberspace,” by David Porush; "The Human Alien,” by Leighton Brett Cooke; "From Astarte to Barbie,” by Frank McConnell; and "An Indication of Monsters;” by Colin Greenland.
LEVELS OF EVIL SHURIKÈN III
Author: R. D. Lyons
Publisher: S.A.G.A. Publications A Div. of Movie Manga Arts Co.
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Shurikèn/Mac Mathews and the rest of the Black Ops team, find themselves in the most dangerous situation of all! An unknown adversary, involving a covert group of highly, clandestine, shadow assassins are taking out World Leaders , one by one! As a result, chaos and anarchy is on the cusp of breaking forth. An astonishing event then takes place in Paris, France that, goes way beyond a Terrorist/Black Ops scenario. Shurikèn, expecting his first time of being a Dad, and with his Black Ops elite team, B.O.O.T. must find the chinks in the enemy's armor, in order to defeat their faceless multi-faceted adversary before it may be the end to all human civilization on the Planet.
Publisher: S.A.G.A. Publications A Div. of Movie Manga Arts Co.
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Shurikèn/Mac Mathews and the rest of the Black Ops team, find themselves in the most dangerous situation of all! An unknown adversary, involving a covert group of highly, clandestine, shadow assassins are taking out World Leaders , one by one! As a result, chaos and anarchy is on the cusp of breaking forth. An astonishing event then takes place in Paris, France that, goes way beyond a Terrorist/Black Ops scenario. Shurikèn, expecting his first time of being a Dad, and with his Black Ops elite team, B.O.O.T. must find the chinks in the enemy's armor, in order to defeat their faceless multi-faceted adversary before it may be the end to all human civilization on the Planet.
Alien Life Imagined
Author: Mark Brake
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521491290
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Compelling account of how ideas of alien life have evolved for general readers, amateur astronomers and undergraduate students studying astrobiology.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521491290
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Compelling account of how ideas of alien life have evolved for general readers, amateur astronomers and undergraduate students studying astrobiology.
HOSTILE
Author: Paul Elliott
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244361525
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244361525
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The Earth Directive
Author: Graham McMurtry
Publisher: Graham McMurtry
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The year is 5497. Mankind has spread throughout the universe and has colonized thousands of planets. In the Sol system on the 'Day of Peace' someone suddenly attacks Earth fleet unexpectedly. Years later in deep space the crew of the Oregon is awakened from stasis in deep space by a cryptic message from Earth Command. Earth has been attacked. The message is several years old and there has been no further communication from anyone anywhere. The ship turns around and returns to Earth and along with another Earth ship, the Texas. They find the enemy waiting for them surrounding Earth, and a fierce battle takes place in the skies over the planet. Humanity is facing extinction. Captain Steven Jones is forced fight a powerful enemy and unravel a mystery surrounding the fate of Earth and prevent it from happening again.
Publisher: Graham McMurtry
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The year is 5497. Mankind has spread throughout the universe and has colonized thousands of planets. In the Sol system on the 'Day of Peace' someone suddenly attacks Earth fleet unexpectedly. Years later in deep space the crew of the Oregon is awakened from stasis in deep space by a cryptic message from Earth Command. Earth has been attacked. The message is several years old and there has been no further communication from anyone anywhere. The ship turns around and returns to Earth and along with another Earth ship, the Texas. They find the enemy waiting for them surrounding Earth, and a fierce battle takes place in the skies over the planet. Humanity is facing extinction. Captain Steven Jones is forced fight a powerful enemy and unravel a mystery surrounding the fate of Earth and prevent it from happening again.
HUMANITY AND HUMILITY
Author: John David
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504939239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Identical twin sisters – orphaned and separated and adopted at birth – neither aware of each other’s existence – neither aware of their unique heritage nor the corrupt motivations behind their adoption. Emily grows up in poverty and injustice and with little parental interest. Tiara grows up in wealth and plenty but with little parental interest. Meanwhile Humility grows up in poverty but under harsh parental control. Matt sought to force Emily to become the daughter Matt wanted – but he failed. Or did he? Astra sought to force Tiara to become the daughter Astra wanted – but she failed. Or did she? Modesty sought to force Humility to become the daughter Modesty wanted – and succeeded. Or did she? Edward housed, fed and clothed Tiara and hoped for the best. The system housed, fed and clothed Emily and hoped for the best. Modesty housed, fed and clothed Humility and demanded the best. Then Modesty married Edward while Tiara and Emily met in Juvenile Detention and three girls’ life trajectories intertwined for both good and ill. Where will they end up when the dust settles? Read Humanity and Humility – a sequel to A Grandmother Named Desire by John David – and find out.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504939239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Identical twin sisters – orphaned and separated and adopted at birth – neither aware of each other’s existence – neither aware of their unique heritage nor the corrupt motivations behind their adoption. Emily grows up in poverty and injustice and with little parental interest. Tiara grows up in wealth and plenty but with little parental interest. Meanwhile Humility grows up in poverty but under harsh parental control. Matt sought to force Emily to become the daughter Matt wanted – but he failed. Or did he? Astra sought to force Tiara to become the daughter Astra wanted – but she failed. Or did she? Modesty sought to force Humility to become the daughter Modesty wanted – and succeeded. Or did she? Edward housed, fed and clothed Tiara and hoped for the best. The system housed, fed and clothed Emily and hoped for the best. Modesty housed, fed and clothed Humility and demanded the best. Then Modesty married Edward while Tiara and Emily met in Juvenile Detention and three girls’ life trajectories intertwined for both good and ill. Where will they end up when the dust settles? Read Humanity and Humility – a sequel to A Grandmother Named Desire by John David – and find out.
Galaxy Dog
Author: Brett Fitzpatrick
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3750412316
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Galaxy Dog is an epic space opera. What starts as an ordinary invasion of an alien planet brings to light an ancient archeological site of huge importance. A young man called Knave makes a life-changing discovery there and rises from a lowly position as an infantry trooper to become a player among the powers of the galaxy. This is the story of his rise, and the story of the fierce and independent woman and the feisty robot who help him. It is also the story of a spaceship that can upset the balance of power across human space. A spaceship from an ancient time, built by aliens, and full of advanced technology. It is an action-packed, sci-fi page turner that goes in directions the reader just will not expect.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3750412316
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Galaxy Dog is an epic space opera. What starts as an ordinary invasion of an alien planet brings to light an ancient archeological site of huge importance. A young man called Knave makes a life-changing discovery there and rises from a lowly position as an infantry trooper to become a player among the powers of the galaxy. This is the story of his rise, and the story of the fierce and independent woman and the feisty robot who help him. It is also the story of a spaceship that can upset the balance of power across human space. A spaceship from an ancient time, built by aliens, and full of advanced technology. It is an action-packed, sci-fi page turner that goes in directions the reader just will not expect.