Randall Garrett was a popular 20th century science fiction and fantasy writer whose works continue to be widely read today. This is one of his most famous works.

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Charles Alden Seltzer was one of 20th century America's most prolific authors, and his specialty was Westerns that were so popular in the country in the decades after the frontier had been completely settled. In addition to the books he wrote, Seltzer would have a role in dozens of films as well, making him one of the most instrumental figures in the genre.

The Trail-Hunter: A Tale of the Far West

Edward Stratemeyer was a 20th century writer best known for making kids books. He was also an acclaimed publisher who produced over 1,000 books.

El Dorado is a sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel, a greatly original and adventurous story. The story starts when Sir Percy, the Scarlet Pimpernel, warily consents to take Armand St. Just, the brother of Marguerite, his wife, to France as one of his plans to save the young Dauphin. Percy told Armand not to rekindle any friendships there but instead, he remained friends with Baron de Batz, who also wants to save the Dauphin and disdains the Scarlet Pimpernel and all his allies. Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála"Emmuska" Orczy de Orci who was born on September 23, 1865. She was simply known for her pseudonym Baroness Orczy. She was born in Hungary but lived most of her life in London. She was an author, dramatist, and an artist of royal lineage. The Baronessis best known for her novel series especially the Scarlet Pimpernel, the Doppelganger of Sir Percy Blakeney, a rich British beau who changes into a dreadful gladiator and has a fast thinking of evasion, who shows the real hero with a hidden identity. A few of her paint works were displayed at the Royal Academy in London. She was the daughter of composer Baron Félix Orczy de Orci and Countess Emma Wass de Szentegyed et Cege, Her grandfather, Baron László Orczy was a royal councillor, and also knight of the Sicilian order of Saint George, her grandmother was the Baroness Magdolna Müller. Her maternal grandparents were the Count Sámuel Wass de Szentegyed et Cege, member of the Hungarian parliament, and Rozália Eperjessy de Károlyfejérvár. Emma's parents left their acreage for Budapest in 1868, for they fear of the danger of the revolt of the farmers. They settled in Budapest, Brussels, and Paris, and Emma studied music there but failed in doing so. Finally, in 1880, Emma, at the age of 14, andherfamilywenttoLondonwheretheyrentedwiththeircountryman,FrancisPichler,at162GreatPortlandStreet.TheBaronessattendedWestLondonSchoolofArtandthenHeatherley'sSchoolofFineArt.

An explosion steals the lives of seventy-one people. There should be no survivors, but Iris revives the one man who values revenge above all else. Will she regret her decision, or is there still something to be learned from a broken man?Iris is a short prequel to the urban fantasy series Devil Have Mercy.The DEVIL HAVE MERCY SeriesIrisHypocriteDeath EaterHereticHeathen (Spring 2013)

Charles Austin Fosdick (September 6, 1842 – August 22, 1915), better known by his nom de plume Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He served in the Union Navy from 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil War, acting as the receiver and superintendent of coal for the Mississippi River Squadron. Fosdick had begun to write as a teenager, and drew on his experiences serving in the Navy in such early novels as Frank on a Gunboat (1864) and Frank on the Lower Mississippi (1867). He soon became the most-read author for boys in the post-Civil War era, the golden age of children's literature. Fosdick once remarked that: "Boys don't like fine literature. What they want is adventure, and the more of it you can get in two-hundred-fifty pages of manuscript, the better fellow you are." Fosdick served up a lot of adventure in such popular book series as the Gunboat Series, the Rocky Mountain Series, the Roughing It Series, the Sportsman's Club Series, and The Steel Horse, or the Rambles of a Bicycle.

Hope and Have - or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians, A Story for Young People is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Oliver Optic is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Oliver Optic then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Prisoners of Hope - A Tale of Colonial Virginia is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Mary Johnston is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Mary Johnston then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

• Two classic westerns are in this Kindle eBook: Bransford of Rainbow Range & The Copper Streak TrailBransford of Rainbow RangeJeff Bransford is being hunted by lawmen for a bank robbery and bloody shooting of a night watchman, but he's innocent of both crimes. His alibi is a pretty, young woman but he is torn between wanting to prove his innocence and protecting her reputation as their meeting was unchaperoned. Bransford is arrested and pleads not guilty, but without revealing where he was at the time he has little chance of clearing his name. What's man to do? He makes a dramatic escape – leaping through a window of the courthouse, stealing a horse and galloping out of town before a posse can set out to hunt him down. He tries to hide as a prospector but will his ruse work? And what about that pretty, young woman? The Copper Streak TrailA good-humored old boy named Pete Johnson and young Stanley Mitchell are hoping to develop a copper mine but claim jumpers have other ideas. Stan is framed for a crime, and Pete heads back east to search for the truth. This is an old-fashioned western and an adventurous book about a treasure hunt.About The AuthorNebraska-born Eugene Manlove Rhodes (1869–1934) was nicknamed the "cowboy chronicler" for his lively Wild West cowboy books. He moved to New Mexico in 1881 and by 16 he was an accomplished horseman and road builder. Rhodes read voraciously and was mostly self-educated. He later studied at the University of Pacific in California and wrote for the college newspaper. He married and moved to Apalachin, New York where he published seven novels. He returned to New Mexico with his wife and they lived in Santa Fe and Alamogordo. In 1930, Rhodes's health was failing and he moved to Pacific Beach, California. He was buried in the San Andres Mountains.

a teenage boy has nightmares and illusions after he meets a girl. a test of will and strength he must find out why he is lost to the demons.A short story warning the reader to listen for the sound of heavy rain as it means that aliens of long ago are about to pass judgement on our species.

The Planet Wolf Series: Volume 1 - An imaginary world somewhere in the galaxy with two warring continents inhabited by large, intelligent, telepathic, wolf-like creatures. Find out what happens when two refugee spaceships arrive. Will human and wolf learn how to co-exist? Can they? Planet Wolf is about to change forever. 2013 Edition.The Planet Wolf Series: Volume 1 - An imaginary world somewhere in the galaxy with two warring continents inhabited by large, intelligent, telepathic, wolf-like creatures. Find out what happens when two refugee spaceships arrive. Will human and wolf learn how to co-exist? Can they? Planet Wolf is about to change forever. 2013 Edition. KILL BY CURE (Available on 2nd December 2016)PLANET WOLF SERIES (1) Wolves and War - (2) Conflict and Courage - (3) Homage and Honour - (4) Dragons and Destiny - (5) Valour and Victory - (6) Paws and Planets - (7) Tales and Tales - (8) Ambition and AlavidhaDRAGON WULF TRILOGY (1) Journey and Jeopardy - (2) Gossamer and Grass - (3) Flames and FreedomT’QUEL MAGIC TRILOGY(1) Ephemeral Boundary - (2) Enduring Barrier - (3) Eternal BulwarkINSURGENCY TRILOGY(Publication date: 2017)(1) Rascals and Renegades - (2) Outlaws and Overlords - (3) Soldiers and Songsters

Myrha wins a poetry contest for a free vacation to Lieval: a world supposedly made of beaches, babes and barbecue. But when guests start disappearing, it quickly turns into a world of mayhem, mystery and muscle-munching zombies!Myrha’s a smart-mouthed interstellar playgirl, and she’s just won a poetry contest for a free vacation to Lieval: a world made of beaches, babes and barbecue! When she arrives, however, the planet is practically deserted. Her only sources of company are a strange band of civilization-phobic guests and a frosty android flight attendant. But when guests start disappearing, it falls to Myrha and the attendant to figure out what’s going on...or risk ending up as zombie-food! (This novella contains swearing, talk of sex, and descriptions of violence)

"The Lost Tales of Mercia" are ten short tales that can be enjoyed as quick glimpses into the swashbuckling history of ancient England or read alongside the full-length novel, "Eadric the Grasper." In the First Lost Tale, the resolve of Eadric's mother is put to the test when a dangerous but powerful man appears on her doorstep.Alfric of Mercia is a conniving ealdorman determined to maintain his place among the Anglo-Saxons, even though he has just betrayed them to Viking invaders. Golde is a maid who was wise enough to run away from Alfric many years ago, but now finds him begging for help on her doorstep. Her son, Eadric, is a young boy who has never known the identy of his father and now finds himself drawn to the regal visitor."The Lost Tales of Mercia" are ten short tales that can be enjoyed as quick glimpses into the swashbuckling history of ancient England or read alongside the full-length novel, "Eadric the Grasper." Most of the characters are real historical figures inspired by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles.

Power, grace, and immortality... Everything has a price.To walk as an abomination in the night. To have power that seeps into the vein and never lets go. To know that blood draws the path that will lay the world to rest. Zack Giver is a stoic young man that walks slowly into an inviting nightmare. After he meets a young singer at a local Gothic club, his life changes forever.The #1 Gothic Romance Novel on Kindle for the Month of October 2013If you want to know why, read on!Power, grace, and immortality... Everything has a price.To walk as an abomination in the night. To have power that seeps into the vein and never lets go. To know that blood draws the path that will lay the world to rest.Zack Giver is a stoic young man that walks slowly into an inviting nightmare. After he meets a young singer at a local Gothic club, his life changes forever.Demon Vampire parallels the choices of many people over the course of centuries and how they affect both the world and each other. As the morality stains the lives of all those it touches, the the future grows darker. A romance that spans time itself takes hold of a fundamental choice. The memories that form the soul are the only cost of a power that no vampire should ever hold. What would you choose? The commanding touch of a welcome stranger, or a fleeting memory that may hold the essence of what makes you unique.The Redgold Series as a whole:For fifty years, Zack has loved Kyli. Until one fateful day, she was gone. Their romance was everything a romance should be. They met, an attraction kept them together, they fought, they broke up, they longed, they reunited, and in time they married and were able to seek out all the joys life had to offer. Destiny bought them together and fate was cruel enough to tear them apart. Nothing could keep them away from each other. Not pain, distance, time, or blood. Especially when you aren't human. Even still, there is a regret in Zack's heart that remembers what happened on that day. It asks for the feelings he wishes he could let go. It offers him all the power in the world, if only to take hold of his soul. For Zack, the past is a fresh, wet, injury that he recalls every night.This is his memory.This is the story of the Demon Vampire.

When Yumi receives word of the battle led against her brother and the Black Clan by Prince Raiden and the Dragon of Kai, and of Ōkami’s sacrifice, she resents the bars of her gilded cage all the more. She’s tired of being a sheltered bird, protected in the Hanami. What Yumi really wants is to strike a blow against all the forces that control her life. The time has come.