Colony World

Transformations in Portugal and Brazil followed the discovery of gold in Brazil's hinterland and the hinterland's subsequent settlement. Although earlier conquests and evangelizations had incorporated new lands and peoples into the monarchy, royal officials now argued that the extraction of gold and the imperatives of rivalry and commerce demanded new approaches to governance. Using archival records of royal and local administrations, Kirsten Schultz shows how the eighteenth-century Portuguese crown came to define and defend Brazil as a "colony" that would reinvigorate Portuguese power.

The lead character in Song of Empire, Book 1, is Siian, a seventeen year old youth who, unbeknown to himself, is a genetic cross. His mother, Melissa, is herself the daughter of a relationship between a human and a Guardian. The latter are a purpose engineered variant of humans, designed to be perfect administrators and witnesses, observing and reporting on the governments of Earth’s many colonies across the galaxies. The ruling Council of Members on Earth is concerned to prevent human/Guardian cross breeding, to prevent contamination of the human gene pool. When the novel begins, Siian ...

Raised by the empire. Captured by mercs. Leashed to a bodyguard. Where do her loyalties lie? Edie has spent her life terraforming planets for the ruthless Crib empire as it bleeds the forgotten Fringe worlds dry. Abducted by mercenaries for her unique abilities, she realizes captivity might be the closest thing to freedom she’s ever known… until they leash her to Finn, a battle-scarred rebel forced to protect her. If Edie strays, Finn dies. If she resists her captors, they both do. With no choice but to trust each other, Edie and Finn’s fragile alliance is about to be tested in a ...

On a world that forgot its origins as a colony... Kace, the teen archer who defied the odds, now faces a challenge greater than any he's ever known. With his loyal invisible baby dragon, Crystal, he embarks on a perilous journey filled with danger, intrigue, and ancient secrets. Their path leads them through treacherous landscapes, where they must confront deadly assassins, navigate courtly intrigue, and unravel a web of conspiracies that threaten to tear their ancient civilization apart. But as Kace delves deeper into the heart of the rebellion, their temple magicians uncover a truth that ...

Seven ships to conquer a world. In the 23rd century humanity is now using implants, marketed as the replacement to cellphones, to give themselves a virtual heaven on Earth. Unfortunately for them, the Heuristic Integrated Sentient System, the AI that created the implants, has other ideas. After ruthlessly culling the population, HISS relents, allowing a few thousands of the most militant to escape off-world, only because the price of their extermination is too high, and not for lack of trying. Now, Sofia Franke, former crippled refugee from the planet Charybdis, is piloting the frigate CFS ...

French Senegal: The History of the French Colony and Senegal’s Transition to Independence examines how France established the colony, and how that colony affected events in the 20th century before Senegal became a modern nation.

Island One is a celestial utopia, and David Adams is its most perfect creation - a man with a brain as advanced as any computer and a body free of human frailties. But David is a prisoner - a captive of the colony that created him - destined to spend the days of his life in an island-sized cylinder that circles a doomed and desperate home planet. Thousands of miles below him, a world trembles; its people cringe in terror and despair in anticipation of an impending apocalypse. And fate has cast one extraordinary human in the role of savior.

An army of bots is roaming the space station - hijacked by a terrorist inside BlumBot International. The bots share a hive mind that learns and adapts, making them the most deadly adversaries Jonah has ever faced. Jonah and Maggie are prepared to fight alongside the Space Force, but how can they defeat an army that never eats, never sleeps, and never grows tired? To protect the colony, they must join forces with Tripp Van de Graaf - the cocky young executive with dimples for days.

The settlement of North America was the beginning of a new era in human history. The oppressive laws, habits, and customs of the Old World no longer held such power over those who had made the treacherous journey across the Atlantic. No reigning monarch or dictatorial power ever stepped onto the ground of North America. Yet, despite this, the men and women of the 13 colonies of North America were still not free until they threw off the shackles of England's government and asserted their own rights.

The stories you’ve dreamed of; the people you crave to meet; or would love to be. The aliens who’d make you shiver, or laugh. The huge risks of guiding your spacecraft here, or there. The adventures you’d have if only you had the nerve… Or the utter romance of doing that… The humour of orbital disasters and alien conflicts; the perils of ill-advised time-interference; the sheer romance of null-gravity love; the terrors of a leaky hull; the fear of a bullying boss when you’re a thousand light years beyond.; the choices you face in the big, black Vac. Mostly a laugh or a satisfied...

The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic and dynamic phase of European history. In 1884, Prince Otto von Bismark, the German chancellor, brought the plenipotentiaries of all major powers of Europe together to deal with Africa's colonization in such a manner as to avoid provocation of war. This event - known as the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 - galvanized a phenomenon that came to be known as the Scramble for Africa.

In We Could Perceive No Sign of Them: Failed Colonies in North America, 1526-1689, historians David MacDonald and Raine Waters tell the fascinating stories of the many attempts to establish a European foothold in the New World, from the first Spanish colony in 1526 on the coast of Georgia to the final disastrous French endeavors near the arctic.

Alexander discovers his parents want him to marry and stay closer to home... his parents threaten to cut him off financially and he’s forced to approach the Vampire Council for a new marriage contract...Dionora is enjoying her new job at the Vampire Council Marriage Office. The holidays take an exciting turn for her when she discovers the next match she does is for her ex-fiancé. Revenge is sweet with this sensual, romantic comedy.

Mr Lloyd has decided to travel to the island by boat without engine - the authentic experience. Unbeknownst to him, Mr Masson will also soon be arriving for the summer. Both will strive to encapsulate the truth of this place - one in his paintings, the other with his faithful rendition of its speech, the language he hopes to preserve. But the people who live here on this rock - three miles wide and half-a-mile long - have their own views on what is being recorded, what is being taken and what is given in return.

Cameroon, 1929. As colonial powers fight for influence in Africa, French military surgeon Eugène Jamot is dispatched to Cameroon to lead the fight against sleeping sickness there. But despite his humanitarian intentions, the worst comes to pass: seven hundred local villagers are left blind as a result of medical malpractice by a doctor under Jamot’s watch.

In Part I we learn the story of a young man who lost hope—then found it again. He learned how to change his life and found a new mission and goals which excited him. This led him to a career in space manufacturing which evolved into a project building Habitats in Space. There have been a lot of discussions about Space Habitats, but how would you actually build one and what technical and personal issues would arise in the process? Read about a personal rise from ashes, hope, and the potential for creating a new wonderful world to live in which is literally out of this world. Part II is ...

It’s 2015, and Anne Hatley is leaving her North Carolina home for a Long Island research lab called the Colony. Anne, who was born with a genetic mutation that left her only one leg, will be donating stem cells for gene research in exchange for a new leg. But after meeting others with deficiencies, including carriers of the “suicide gene” and “obesity gene,” Anne questions how much genetics really determine a person’s life.

German South West Africa: The History and Legacy of Germany’s Biggest African Colony chronicles the politics and conflicts that marked Germany’s efforts to colonize German South West Africa. You will learn about German South West Africa like never before.

King Leopold II of Belgium emerges from the pages of history as a curious character. He was a member of a privileged clique of European monarchs, bereft of power but rich, indulgent, and indolent. Leopold certainly availed himself of all the pleasures of court life, but he was also shrewd, astonishingly competent, and avaricious to an almost unimaginable degree.

Thyra, a Redtail Gryphoness, once lived happily in the state of Georgia with her human husband, Johnathen, despite being harassed by an anti-gryphon organization called The Gathering. Now that the hate-filled organization has crumbled to pieces, Thyra and Johnathen are free to live their life in peace. Unfortunately, the wake of destruction caused by The Gathering has cost them their home, their belongings, and has lasting effects on the community around them.