Expedition Fiction

Richard Sharpe is sent to Copenhagen to deliver a bribe to stop the Danes handing over possession of their battle fleet to the French. It seems very easy. But nothing is easy in a Europe stirred by French ambitions. The Danes possess a battle fleet that could replace every ship the French lost at Trafalgar, and Napoleon's forces are gathering to take it. The British have to stop them, while the Danes insist on remaining neutral. Dragged into a war of spies and brutality, Sharpe finds that he is a sacrificial pawn.

Join Imani, Tommy, and Maya in this heartwarming children's adventure that seamlessly blends education with entertainment! In this captivating addition to the beloved "What Shall We Do Today?" series, three curious friends discover the joy of intergenerational connections, community service, environmental awareness, and healthy eating habits—all in one action-packed day! When Maya arrives with exciting news about a special event at the park, the friends embark on an unforgettable journey where they: Join seniors for a fitness walk that bridges generation gaps Learn about world hunger and ...

Der kleine Drache Kokosnuss beim Bau der Pyramiden. Der kleine Drache Kokosnuss will herausfinden, wie es den alten Ägyptern gelungen ist, die riesigen Pyramiden zu bauen. Mithilfe des Laserphasers und eines Spezial-Drachenflugmobils reisen Kokosnuss, Matilda und Oskar in die Zeit der Pharaonen. Als sie mit dem Flugmobil auf dem Nil notwassern müssen, beginnt für die drei ein neues, gefährliches Abenteuer.

William Gunn wants nothing more than a quiet life. After returning home from the Napoleonic wars, he accepts a position on the Duke of Devonshire’s idyllic estate. Destiny, however, intervenes when his young daughter, Sarah, falls prey to a mysterious sickness, and Gunn must strike out once more into the unknown and search for an unusual cure - the black orchid, a plant found only in the forbidding Amazon rainforest, where the last man who saw it went insane.

Known to the Indians as the Lone Wanderer, Jim Parker roams the western plains, living among different tribes, trying to forget the loss of his family. But he cannot forget where he came from: the 21st century.

Egypt, 1869. Jack Lark has reinvented himself once more. Working as an unofficial agent for the consul-general, he moves among the most powerful men in Cairo. But when the opportunity arises to join legendary explorer Sir Samuel White Baker on his expedition into the Sudan, Jack can't resist a new adventure. Jack assumes command of an elite cadre to protect the fleet of vessels. But, as they move down the Nile, Jack and his men soon find themselves in a land where the rule of law means nothing and those who wield power will do anything to keep it.

In a snow-covered land where monsters rule the icy tundra, only song weavers hold the power to control these vicious giants. But for centuries, song weavers have been the subject of suspicion - how can those who hold so much power be trusted? Ever since his parents were lost on a pathfinding expedition, Ash has spent his life as an outcast. As a budding song weaver, his village marked him as a potential threat, even though all he wants to do is protect them. Eager to find his place in the world, he and his cantankerous yeti caretaker seek passage on the Frostheart: a ship-like sleigh.

Two Years Before the Mast is an 1840 memoir by the author Richard Henry Dana. A Harvard graduate, he spent the years 1834 to 1836 as a sailor on a merchant ship on a voyage from Boston to California. The journey took them past Cape Horn on the Tierra del Fuego archipelago where the Pacific and Atlantic oceans meet. Dana provides detailed descriptions of ship life and the technical aspects of sailing. A chapter on California and its inhabitants offers valuable historical insights on the state which was then a foreign land.

He was a legend in his own time. Hated by some, loved by others, respected by all. He fought for his people against all odds. His name struck fear in the hearts of his enemies. Years after his death, his name in WWII was a battle cry for the airborne soldier, a shout of courage, of determination, of victory.

When time-warped astronaut Jim Parker found another astronaut's flight jacket on a Comanche brave in 1860, he knew he was not the only one who had been thrown back in time. If the astronaut was alive, Jim had to find him.

The story of the rise of modern navigation technology, from radio location to GPS—and the consequent decline of privacy. What does it mean to never get lost? You Are Here examines the rise of our technologically aided era of navigational omniscience—or how we came to know exactly where we are at all times. Filled with tales of scientists and astronauts, inventors and entrepreneurs, You Are Here tells the story of how humankind ingeniously solved one of its oldest and toughest problems—only to herald a new era in which it’s impossible to hide.

Clara Ketterling-Dunbar is one of twenty-eight crew members of The Resolute—a ship meant for an Antarctic expedition now marooned on an ice floe one hundred miles from the shore of the continent. An eighteen-year-old American, Clara has told the crew she’s twenty-one years old and Canadian. Since the war broke out, sentiment toward Americans has not been the most favorable, and Clara will be underestimated enough simply for being a woman without also giving away just how young she is.

The Earth is dying. For centuries, the continents have been sinking into the oceans. What is left of them has turned into a burning desert. In the 24th century, the last humans live in tightly-packed domes. Outside, agonizing heat death awaits. But, there is a glimmer of hope: Lumera. The humans have founded a colony in another solar system and made a fragile peace with the Kidj'Dan, an alien race living there. But terraforming, which the telepathic aliens hope will help Earth's inhabitants, takes more time than Earth has.

Find out what happens when a Mars Expedition unwittingly recruits a psychopath among its crew on a one-way trip to the red planet. Emil Lance loosened the tight tie around his neck. He knew that he was about to feed himself to a pack of hungry wolves. A room full of terrified, angry, and grieving family members awaited him. Instead of turning away, instead of letting someone else handle it like any sane man would, he let his conscience get the better of him.

Spring, 1846: Douglas Allen Deeds dreams of starting a new life out West. When the opportunity to join the Donner Party Expedition arises, he leaves the life he's known behind to set out on the nearly 2,000-mile trek from Independence, Missouri to sunny California. But progress is slow. Brutal heat, poisoned water, and rough terrain slows the expedition down. Soon they have a choice: continue on the known but grueling trail, or take a shortcut that would cut 350 miles from their journey-but take them through unknown territory.

On Earth, desperate survivors flock to the portal, hoping for a better life on Lumera. As passage is denied, the situation threatens to escalate. A team of humans and Kidj'Dan sets out to recover more portals to restore peace, but they find a deadly threat that can be turned into a fearsome weapon. The powder keg threatens to explode. How far does the trust in the counterpart reach? Who will press the red button first?

Koli never planned to set foot outside his small village. He knew that beyond its walls lay a fearsome landscape filled with choker trees, vicious beasts and Shunned men. But when he was exiled, he had no choice but to journey out into this strange world where every moment is a fight for survival. And it's not just Koli's life that is threatened. Whole villages just like his are dying out.

The story treks through an adventure with a grizzly bear that visited us in the campsite, to blacking out from dehydration. This is a true story of events that happened while backpacking through the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains.

Sommer 2036: Mitten in der Wüste Gobi, fern von den Zentren der Zivilisation, entsteht Terrania - Perry Rhodans Zukunftstraum, der Millionen von Menschen fasziniert. Roboter der außerirdischen Arkoniden erbauen eine Stadt, die einmal das Zentrum einer geeinten Menschheit werden soll. Doch alles verändert sich, als ein Notruf die Erde erreicht: Im System der blauen Sonne Wega tobt ein Krieg, quasi in direkter kosmischer Nachbarschaft. Perry Rhodan und eine Gruppe von Begleitern starten zum ersten interstellaren Flug der Menschheit.

Operation Sentinel Eclipse plunges readers into the heart of a harrowing jungle expedition, where a downed missile unleashes an environmental and geopolitical catastrophe. Major Luis Vega and his team of American operatives are sent deep into the Panamanian rainforest to secure a mysterious object emitting deadly radiation and flickering otherworldly lights. Faced with hostile terrain, relentless Chinese operatives, and an unknown threat that warps the very environment around it, the team battles not just to survive but to uncover the truth behind the object’s origin. As alliances shift ...