Global Fiction

As remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration is now almost forgotten. But Portugal's navigators cracked the code of the Atlantic winds, launched the expedition of Vasco da Gama to India and beat the Spanish to the spice kingdoms of the East - then set about creating the first long-range maritime empire.

Meet Blake and Jasmine. They have been friends since they were two years old. Nothing has ever been able to come between them, not even the difference in their skin color. Blake's young life is hit with opposition at the hands of his abusive father, Frank, at the mere age of nine. He still refuses to give up his friendship with Jasmine.

Concealed behind the glittering skyline of a seemingly perfect utopia lies a secret so explosive it could tear the world apart. In the glamorous Inner World, Dr. Elena Sandoval has spent her career engineering perception filters—illusions that keep the masses ignorant and the elite in control. But when guilt and conscience drive her to steal the very data she helped create, she entrusts it to a stranger, setting off a chain of events that neither she nor her pursuers could predict. Systems technician Lena Hart never imagined a routine glitch in the city’s geospatial feed would thrust ...

Team up with Max Axiom to learn all about global warming and its effects on the Earth. From melting glaciers to wacky weather patterns, heating up our planet wreaks havoc on its resources and inhabitants.

Novelist Patrick Hamlin has come to Los Angeles to oversee the film adaptation of one of his books and try to impress his wife and daughter back home with this last-ditch attempt at professional success. But California is not as he imagined. Drought, wildfire, and corporate corruption are everywhere, and the company behind a mysterious new brand of synthetic water seems to be at the root of it all. Patrick finds an unlikely partner in Cassidy Carter—the cynical starlet of his film—and the two investigate the sun-scorched city.

A infância é o tempo de descobertas. É a fase da vida em que o ser humano recebe e retribui os sentimentos à sua volta com maior vigor e integridade. Com Miguilim, menino que protagoniza esta novela de João Guimarães Rosa, não é diferente. Contudo, a visão de mundo repleta de sensibilidade que vinca a personalidade da criança transforma o conjunto de situações que ela experimenta num redemoinho sem precedentes de sensações. Os leitores de Campo Geral naturalmente se envolvem e se emocionam ao tomar contato com as impressões e conclusões do menino sobre o mundo que o cerca.

Peaches Goes It Alone, Frederick Seidel’s newest collection of poems, begins with global warming and ends with Aphrodite. In between is everything. Peaches Goes It Alone presents the sexual and political themes that have long preoccupied Seidel - and thrilled and offended his audiences. Lyrical, grotesque, and elegiac, Peaches Goes It Alone adds new music and menace to Seidel’s masterful body of work.

Grey and Neil have finally tied the knot! They are heading to their honeymoon. What they think will be a romantic getaway from all the madness is actually a date with destiny. God has sent them there to equip them for what's to come. However, Satan and his minions have decided that this is the end of the road for Grey and her assignment. As an added bonus, they've decided to take out Neil too.

In this Chinese folktale, an old woman spends years weaving, day and night, until one day she reveals a magical cloth. But moments later, the cloth mysteriously disappears! Now, her three young sons must set out on a long, mystical journey to find it.

In the aftermath of her daughter Blessing’s murder at the hands of her father, Shonte struggles to pick up the pieces and get back to some type of normalcy. Thanks to her man, Shaheem, she’s able to suppress the anger she feels at her loss; but baby mama drama, paternity tests, and Shaheem being absent due to his newfound fame causes the anger she fought to suppress to return in full force. Finally getting the happily ever after she’s always dreamed of, she’s willing to protect it at all costs.

Canada is collapsing. Economic and social pressures spawned by climate change have made the federation untenable. British Columbia has seceded from Canada, and Cascadia stretches from The Rockies to the Pacific, Alaska to the 49th parallel. Though a sanctuary amid global chaos, Cascadia is not safe. Internal divisions fueled by disparity and ethnicity have spawned violent protests. The beaches and borders are besieged with waves of desperate migrants and external powers conspire to obtain their natural resources on a planet all but depleted of them. The pressures and threats from without ...

A stolen bioweapon. A global conspiracy. One shot to stop a modern apocalypse When the director of Germany’s top weapons research institute is forced to steal a classified bioweapon and deliver it to a violent paramilitary group, the entire NATO alliance is thrown into crisis. With the risk of a pandemic on the rise and international tensions at boiling point, Major Sophie Decker and her black-ops unit Department 89 are deployed to locate the bioweapon—before it’s unleashed on millions. But what Decker uncovers is more than a rogue operation. It’s part of a calculated strategy to ...

High School was supposed to be fun, not a continual drama! However, there are some good parts...like Nick and a new boy in Sandy's life. Is it Devin or someone else? Hatred towards Sandy and Remmy is boiling just below the surface. Tony, Max, and the vamps continue to be surly, but for the most part, keep away from the stepsisters. An upcoming school dance seems to break the heavy mood, and Sandy in particular is looking forward to the night. Something happens that will turn Sandy's life upside down. Is this a good or bad thing...there's only one way to find out. Grab your copy now.

Farmers are always willing to do their civic duty. Sometimes with a plow, sometimes with a gun... An election has been called on Phaethon, and all three systems of government are vying for the chance to claim the frontier planet. The Lutian Alliance holds an edge with Lisa, Tom Savage’s portable farm AI that has now grown to envelop the entire planet. Ever since the revelation of her existence, most people have taken one of her sensors, and she is doing her best to influence the vote. But the other sides are not standing still. SSI and the Southsiders along with Acting Mayor Xu are ...

Team up with Max Axiom to learn all about global warming and its effects on the Earth. From melting glaciers to wacky weather patterns, heating up our planet wreaks havoc on its resources and inhabitants. Young listeners will understand global warming and harness the power to help make a difference!

Being rejected by Darrell after previously doing him dirty, Shonte’s scandalous, ratchet side rears its ugly head, and she uses the one thing he loves more than life as a bargaining chip - his daughter Blessing - leaving a whole in his heart. Filling that hole with frustration and hate pushes Darrell to the brink of insanity, leaving him no choice but to take drastic measures to ensure he and his Blessing can be together.

Carley Dawson’s story isn’t just about achieving fame and fortune in the glamorous world of music production; it’s about the transformative power of pursuing one’s dreams with unwavering determination. It’s a story rooted in the familiar soil of a small Alabama town, where Carley’s musical talents first blossomed amidst the backdrop of family, friends, and the rhythmic pulse of a local bar.

2024 Finalist - American Legacy Book Award for Medical Thrillers 2023 Winner - American Fiction Award for Medical Thrillers 2023 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite, Medical Mystery/Thriller Reedsy Discovery calls An Inch from Oblivion, "a must read." "...Sam Polakoff hits a home run with this engrossing...thriller." - The Book Commentary After being suspended from his job as a police detective, Dave Ostrinsky, needing a respite from his stress-filled life, rides his bike along a mountain trail and accidentally goes over a dangerous cliff. During emergency surgery, Dr. Ivy McDermott ...

A touching literary discovery, 402 Avalon follows a boy's journey during the 1950s through one of San Francisco's most mysterious houses that was built during the 1880s. This curious true story about a neglected boy, his uncommon family, the gushing growth of San Francisco and the infamous house is part intrigue, part innocence and part discovery. 402 Avalon is a stunning portrait of a child wanting guidance, living in the haunted three-story wooden structure that was dangerous.

Across the globe, five strangers receive a horrifying message from an unknown number. The person you love most is in danger. To save them, each must play The Game—a sinister unknown entity that has a single rule: there can only be one winner. If you lose, your loved one will die. But what is The Game—and why have they been chosen?