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The Search for Kracks is the second volume in the Linda Eccles Series that began with The Chance Encounter. It has been three years since Captain Linda Eccles lost her job with UMU and command of the Privateer. Now commanding a short-range freighter through the Shipping Guild, she once again contemplates retirement. Unknown to Linda, the buoy recovered after her encounter with the Kracks has begun to spill its secrets. Earth Defense is ready to return to find the Kracks and try to communicate with them. Admiral Philip Litton would like to have Linda command the science ship that will ...

In the year 2046, Dr. Leon Graves is a controversial temporal physicist working in secrecy beneath the surface of Vatican City, where the remnants of ancient Rome whisper through catacombs and ruins. After decades of clandestine research funded by a shadowy corporate-religious alliance called Aureum Lux, Leon constructs a temporal displacement engine. He calls it the ChronoGate, and it is powered by an experimental quantum AI named SATURN—an acronym for Synthetic Autonomous Temporal Utility for Rational Navigation. SATURN is not merely a machine. It is an intelligence that grew through ...

Jondy is a late 21st Century street kid in Newer New York City -- always hustling on her rollers, racking packets across the Big Square for anyone who pays, with bonus money measured in fractions of seconds, to earn enough cred-coin to buy food for her and her Gram. Tough as razorwire, smart as a multiplex processor and with laser-fast reflexes, Jondy has earned the title of Queen of the Rollerkids with bravery, brains, and sheer unbridled brass. But when Jondy and her Gram both fall into the hands of a ruthless hypercorps, they are exiled 150 million years in the past -- mining radioactive...

Stuck between dual realities - charged for a murder he doesn’t recall in one and running from a maniacal billionaire who’s determined to kill him in another - Austin’s monotonous life has become an epic adventure of magic, murder, and political intrigue in both the New Republic of Galiana and the streets of Los Angeles California.

Rigg is well trained at keeping secrets. Only his father knows the truth about Rigg’s strange talent for seeing the paths of people’s pasts. But when his father dies, Rigg is stunned to learn just how many secrets Father had kept from him - secrets about Rigg’s own past, his identity, and his destiny. And when Rigg discovers that he has the power not only to see the past, but also to change it, his future suddenly becomes anything but certain.

Yachting, Human Trafficking, and Revenge Dani Berger's just been rescued from human traffickers. She has a million-dollar yacht and a gut full of anger. She wants to get even. Dani's former captor, irate at his loss, tries to snatch her again. This gives Dani just the opening she’s looking for. Will the traffickers recapture Dani? Or will Dani have her vengeance? Read Bluewater Vengeance and find out. Perfect for fans of thrillers set in the Caribbean. Bluewater Vengeance is the second novel in the trilogy that begins the Bluewater Thriller series. Bluewater Voodoo completes the trilogy. ...

In Mummies in the Morning, Jack and Annie get another mummy when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Egypt after reading a book on the same subject. There, they find themselves in a pyramid, face to face with a long dead queen named Hutepi. She needs their help finding her copy of the Book of the Dead for a trip to the underworld. Will Jack and Annie be able to solve the puzzle, or will they end up as mummies themselves?

Brother and sister Diego and Corin Townsend are on the trip of a lifetime: two weeks in Rome with their new best friend, Desmond, and his treasure hunter parents to open their new exhibition. All expenses paid. Insider access to all the museums and monuments the kids have long dreamed of exploring. But their plan to dig into history’s mysteries in one of the world’s great ancient cities quickly turns dangerous when the kids discover a hidden treasure map dating back to the time of Julius Caesar. But is the map real? Does it point to actual buried treasure? Well, some wicked, greedy men ...

Mists of Kragdon-ah tells the story of what happened to Alex, Monda-ak, Amy, and Sanda, and everyone aboard The Senta-eh inside the fog. Mysterious airships, strange creatures never seen on Earth, and dangerous quests will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Time Enough for Love is the capstone and crowning achievement of Heinlein's famous Future History series. Lazarus Long is so in love with life that he simply refuses to die. Born in the early 1900s, he lives through multiple centuries, his love for time ultimately causing him to become his own ancestor. Time Enough for Loveis his lovingly detailed account of his journey through a vast and magnificent timescape of centuries and worlds. Using the voice of Lazarus, Heinlein expounds his own philosophies, including his radical ideas on sexual freedom.

“Daddy, why isn’t that man swimming?” Stand-Alone story of a wealthy private equity investor and a greedy CEO's quest to maximize profit at any cost. The body floating near the family’s sailboat triggers a request for Steve Wilson to complete the dead man's due diligence assignment. Join Steve as he navigates a path between power-driven executives to uncover the truth about the accountant's body in Boothbay Harbor. Why are Steve’s requests for financial data stonewalled at every turn? Is it just arrogance and greed, or an attempt to hide something deeper? Can he trust the woman ...

Sixteen-year-old Trinity Foxx is used to her grandfather's crazy stories, so she doesn't believe that the latest treasure he brought home is a real dragon's egg. Not until their home is invaded by soldiers trying to steal it and a strange boy telling her the world as she knows it will be wiped out in a fiery dragon war—unless they work together to stop it. Meanwhile, there's a different voice whispering to Trinity, calling to her, telling her what to do…because the dragon in her egg is not ready to give up without a fight.

On May 22, 2018, every person on Earth sneezes. Simultaneously. Hours later, an alien spacecraft appears over New York City and broadcasts a dire message of impending doom. The future of the human race will depend on the whims of a solitary extraterrestrial who appears in the form of Walter Cronkite. Yes, that's right, Walter Cronkite, the deceased news anchor! Ex-FBI troubleshooter Jake Corby has faked his death and dropped out of sight, living like a hermit in a small town. But the president is convinced Corby's still alive. He wants Jake, with his unique problem-solving skills, added to ...

An arch magus dies, only to find himself in the body of a young man in a medieval kingdom. He finds out that he is the second son of a duke, exiled to a desolated town by his own family. Shackled by the notorious reputation of his new shell, he tries his best to develop his domain, implementing new policies and innovations, leading his subjects to prosperity. In this world where magic is undeveloped, he shall once again pave a new path.

Mysterious gateways are appearing throughout the universe, bridging violent civilizations, leading to war, and sowing chaos. While some species succumb to the pandemonium, the Chut’un forge an unholy symbiotic relationship—The Order—with red Europhids, a vast hive intelligence populating the universe’s far reaches. Desiring structure and fearing the unknown, they cull everything opposed to their plan, including the Europhids’ blue counterparts, carrying out a galactic genocide until only one blue Europhid remains...inside Moses Montgomery, a.k.a. "Dark Horse".

'Look after the dead,' said the priests, 'and the dead will look after you.' Wise words in all probability, but a tall order when, like Teppic, you have just become the pharaoh of a small and penniless country rather earlier than expected, and your treasury is unlikely to stretch to the building of a monumental pyramid to honour your dead father. He'd had the best education money could buy of course, but unfortunately the syllabus at the Assassin's Guild in Ankh-Morpork did not cover running a kingdom and basic financial acumen....

Dr. Xandria Trebelin, graduating her studies as the galaxy's most skilled physician for both humans and aliens, can't find work despite her impeccable credentials. Dubbed "Dr. Trouble," Xandria's reputation for attracting bizarre medical cases leaves her shunned by colleagues. Desperate, she applies for a position on a distant, remote planet, hoping to escape her undeserved reputation. However, her journey takes an unexpected turn when she literally collides with an unknown-to-her species. This encounter leaves her with a debilitating condition that prevents her from physically touching ...

Join the intrepid young adventurers Annie, Oliver, and Ryan as they are magically transported into the pages of a science fiction novel and become key characters in the story. They find themselves in the distant future on an orbiting colony called Sigma 1. Annie discovers a relic from an ancient alien civilization called the Amalites, who lay claim to a vast sector of the Andromeda Galaxy. The Amalites and the colonists wage a war for territory. Annie, Oliver, and Ryan must find a way to survive and return to their world in Rivertown, Iowa.

Filled with action, romance, and humor, Pure of Heart is a fantasy thrill ride into a land filled with wonder and excitement. Orphaned and alone, rogue-teen Dean Walker has learned how to take care of himself on the rough city streets. Unjustly wanted by the police, he takes refuge within the shadows of the city. When Dean stumbles upon an old man being mugged, he tries to help—only to discover that the victim is anything but helpless and far more than he appears. The old man claims to be from Kish another world that’s being destroyed. He’s traveled through a portal called the middle ...

Thoreau gives an account of three canoe and hiking journeys - by himself and with others - through the mostly uninhabited forests of Maine in the 1850s. Identifying birds, trees and plants by their botanical as well as their common names, he also records the Indian names of lakes, rivers and plants. He investigates the connections between waterways and trails, and provides detail on camping, fishing and hunting in the woods, using whatever is at hand. Extolling the beauty of the wilds that he encounters, Thorough’s narrative is also imbued with elements of his philosophy.