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In Song of Empire, Book 2, Siian and his companions on the Merryweather, Seth, Y'leta and Fodar, set out to transform Xenon, which has regressed to a medieval way of life. They also have to devise a way of defeating the Federation, which has a space-going navy capable of suppressing colony planets whose technology is vastly superior to Xeon's. In their planning they can draw on the resources of their ship's artificial mind, the AM Kodin, but ultimately success will depend up on Siian's capabilities as a human/Guardian cross. One of their first tasks is to end the threat posed to the ...

In Book 3 Angel decides to use Ka's ability to open a door in time to travel back to 1062. Her aim is to stop the Norman invasion of England and to start the Industrial Revolution seven centuries early, hopefully in a less damaging way for the planet. ... Pausing at the brow of a hill, near the crossroad at Little Upton, the Duke was astonished to see what looked to be the solitary figure of a very tall girl standing on the bridge. His eyesight was not brilliant at a distance, though it was perfectly fine for close work, so he screwed up his eyes to try to bring the figure into better focus...

Time is a phenomenon that people have struggled with throughout the ages. There are those who believe that time is like a river. It only flows in one direction and anyone in that river can only occupy a particular area of water once. Which means you cannot travel in time. Then there are those who believe the river of time concept is an illusion, that time is a blocked structure where there is no distinct direction of flow. This perception is that every event that has happened or will happen, is in a block already defined and they all already exist. There is no past or future as everything ...

Now in its 2nd edition, this creative collection brings together travel and tribute poems by South African poet and writer, Wayne Visser. The anthology pays tribute to the likes of Nelson Mandela, Maya Angelou, Barack Obama, Antoni Gaudí & Leonardo da Vinci, and reflects on travels ranging from China and South Africa to Ecuador and Russia. Life is lived in the in-between In transit Between coming and going Between staying and moving on Between here and there

Witchcraft and high technology coexist in a world starved of natural energy resources and forced to mine the plentiful energy emitted by the sun.

Life on Earth would soon take on a much different path than the course it had been on. It all began in Willowdale. That city had been renamed the City of Maximus for several hundred years after its new ruler took over. A particular building was encased to protect it for as long as life existed, and deep inside its heart, it was referred to as Central Core. Something was happening that could end life on Earth: it was a battle for time itself. The citizens of the city’s only hope for any future was in a secret place in a very old library, and in that secret place rested the Living Book of ...

A priceless treasure. A deadly attack. All bets are off. When his family is attacked, Jonathan must do everything in his power to keep them safe. But when the Florentine diamond is stolen, he must go on a mission to recover one of the most mythical treasures in history. A year after one of the spheres annihilated itself in orbit around the Earth, the world is still struggling to get back to life as it was. In the electronic blackout that followed the cataclysmic event, Earth’s nations are fighting to get the upper hand in the ensuing power struggle. War ravages immense regions and armies ...

Pediatric nurse Emery misses her twin sister desperately and is thrilled when she is able to still stay in contact with her, even though she now lives in the future, with time travel guardian, Trace's help. As she gets to know Trace better, she discovers that her present is intertwined with his past, which includes a terrible mistake he wants her to help correct. But is it really wise to mess with events that already happened in Trace's past, in order to fix the future? And if she doesn't agree, will she lose him forever?

Welcome to future-shock. Hold on tight and buckle yourselves in, because the future is on a relentless onslaught, for better or worse. This is a collection of the short speculative fiction of Gabriel Walker Land. Most stories are flash fiction, meaning less than 1000 words. Each contains a story of mystery, action, romance, and suspense.

He dreamed of reaching the stars, but everythig has a price… Ethan develops the first warp bubble technology to break the light speed barrier. Excited by his achievement, he builds the first spaceship size warp bubble drive. But blood drains from his face when he discovers the project sabotaged. It must be someone on the project team. Who can he trust? As they begin the ship’s maiden voyage, his worst fears are realised when someone murders his best friend and they detect another spaceship headed to their destination. Despairing, he sees his life-long dream slipping from his grip. Can ...

Starr Bailey was born with six fingers on each hand. In a future time where clones are common and rare is beautiful, she is pitted against her love for science and her love for Raymond Sprocket, an ambitious delivery boy who gets involved in the illegal transportation of contraband goods between Hessa3 and Earth. But there is a deadly side-effect of interplanetary travel that threatens to drive Raymond to madness and the only person who can help him wants to keep Starr for himself. Young Adult

You can't escape your worst enemy – he knows you better than you know yourself. A mysterious message from the future saves the lives of Dr. Marc Jensen’s family. The next morning, however, his entire research material about tachyons is gone – and with it, the proof that these obscure particles even exist. Ten years later, the past catches up with Dr. Jensen: Fragments of his work suddenly reappear, fellow researchers die, and his daughter is kidnapped. To save her, he must confront an all-powerful enemy who always seems to be one step ahead of him. Even worse: If Jensen fails, the ...

Dr. John Sullivan is the medical director of the Philadelphia General Hospital’s Alzheimer’s unit. He’s also a member of the West Philadelphia Historical Society, spearheading an effort to document as much information as possible regarding the hospital’s Franklin Wing, an abandoned section of the medical complex set to be razed. During his research, Dr. Sullivan acquaints himself with Dr. Zachary Schmidt, an eccentric and at times controversial physician who worked in the Franklin Wing until his mysterious disappearance on July 4th, 1976. There, in Dr. Schmidt’s former office, ...

In the 36th century, humanity faces annihilation at the hands of the Formorians—a parasitic hive that corrupts and consumes all organic life in its path. As the war for survival rages on, Tristan MacArthur, an astronaut from the 24th century who returned from a deep-space voyage, continues his perilous quest to unlock the secrets of Excalibur—an ancient technology that may hold the key to defeating the unstoppable Formorian virus. After narrowly surviving the events from the first novel, Tristan journeys into the distant past with Merlin, where ancient prophecies speak of a mortal ...

The thought of exploring space brings wonder and excitement, but do not forget the horrors lurking beyond. The innocent become killers and the killers become prey to aliens in a vicious cycle. Heroic feats, sacrifices, and karma await these space bound characters. Stories by S.O. Green, Robert Allen Lupton, Nina Munteanu, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Kris Ashton, Andrew Ronzino, Aaron P. Hansen, Stephen Herczeg, Janina Franck, Peter VanGelderen, Sjan Evardsson, Lincoln Reed, Jo Niederhoff, and James Romag.

Say the word Israel today and it sparks images of walls and rockets and a bloody conflict without end. Yet for decades the symbol of the Jewish State was the noble pioneer draining the swamps and making the deserts bloom: the legendary kibbutznik. So what ever happened to the pioneers' dream of founding a socialist utopia in the land called Palestine? Chasing Utopia: The Future of the Kibbutz in a Divided Israel draws listeners into the quest for answers to the defining political conflict of our era.

What if you had access to a time machine and could go back to visit a deceased love... one more time. Would you? In 1962, Bobby Newman’s Grandpa, a basement inventor, loses his wife to cancer, then begins to lose his mind to grief. While tuning up his not-yet-perfected time machine for one last visit with his wife, he ends up going the wrong way... into the dystopian future of 2025. Inexplicably, he sends the machine back. Fourteen-year-old Bobby uses it to lead Mom and Dad on a mission to find Grandpa and bring him back. But Grandpa has other ideas.... This volume brings together five of...

When a research assistant decides to hold a press conference to unveil a stolen technology, they might soon find out that what's possible lies even beyond their imagination.

James Campbell Knight and his family time travel into the past the way ordinary families go on trips to vacation spots. When a computer virus takes over the controls of the time machine, the world faces the end of civilization when the time machine falls into the wrong hands.

Two hundred years ago, the great Ark Horizon Alpha escaped a doomed Earth and went searching for a new home. The passengers landed on Tau Ceti e expecting paradise, but instead they discovered a planet stuck in its own version of the cretaceous period. The humans’ one defense against the dinosaurs ravaging the planet is an electric fence, built from the remains of the shuttles that brought them there. But Eden base has only days of power left.