A Japanese cargo ship cruises the eastern Atlantic near the Azores- when it bursts into flames. A gang of pirates speeds to take advantage of the disaster-when their boat explodes. What is happening in this part of the world?As Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA Special Assignments Team rush to investigate, they find themselves drawn into the extraordinary ambitions of an African dictator, the creation of a weapon of almost mythical power, and an unimaginably audacious plan to extort the world's major nations. The penalty for refusal? The destruction of their greatest cities. Filled with the high-stakes suspense and boundless invention unique to Cussler, Devil's Gate is one of the most thrilling novels yet from the grand master of adventure.

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Steve Berry’s The Emperor’s Tomb and a Cotton Malone dossier. Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives for the U.S. Justice Department to lead the low-key life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered when he receives an anonymous e-mail: “You have something I want. You’ re the only person on earth who knows where to find it. Go get it. You have 72 hours. If I don’t hear from you, you will be childless.” His horrified ex-wife confirms that the threat is real: Their teenage son has been kidnapped. When Malone’s Copenhagen bookshop is burned to the ground, it becomes brutally clear that those responsible will stop at nothing to get what they want. And what they want is nothing less than the lost Library of Alexandria. A cradle of ideas–historical, philosophical, literary, scientific, and religious–the Library of Alexandria was unparalleled in the world. But fifteen hundred years ago, it vanished into the mists of myth and legend–its vast bounty of wisdom coveted ever since by scholars, fortune hunters, and those who believe its untold secrets hold the key to ultimate power. Now a cartel of wealthy international moguls, bent on altering the course of history, is desperate to breach the library’s hallowed halls–and only Malone possesses the information they need to succeed. At stake is an explosive ancient document with the potential not only to change the destiny of the Middle East but to shake the world’s three major religions to their very foundations. Pursued by a lethal mercenary, Malone crosses the globe in search of answers. His quest will lead him to England and Portugal, even to the highest levels of American government–and the shattering outcome, deep in the Sinai desert, will have worldwide repercussions.

AmerIndian 2192 is a science-fiction novel that explores the intriguing possibilities of Native Americans in mankind's star flung future.AmerIndian 2192 presents the story of two brothers, Wovoka and Keokuk, restoring the Native American people to a Homeland where their vibrant culture can thrive. Lodge ships, Cybershaman rituals and Tsimshian high technology are all elements in this action-oriented tale of interstellar politics and personal struggles.

You'd need a good reason to visit Hancox 1 – a tide-locked world infested by biological terror weapons – Krillaz – a nightmare genetically modified cross between rats and hi-mans. Even hunters avoid the place. However, interplanetary recovery agent Vic Vargo has one million reasons to go if he rescues a playboy from the monsters' talons he'll collect a big reward.You'd need a good reason to visit Hancox 1 – a tide-locked world infested by biological terror weapons – Krillaz – a nightmare genetically modified cross between rats and hi-mans. Even hunters avoid the place. However, interplanetary recovery agent Vic Vargo has one million reasons to go. In line to collect a million Hydrans if he rescues a playboy from the talons of the Krillaz, he teams up with a group of executives on a management bonding exercise and heads out to an abandoned city.There, Vargo realises they have all bitten off far more than they can chew. Unlike the Krillaz... Also, includes the bonus short story: 'Sideways Through Time'.

I created this eBook from a collection of short stories converted from .pdf, HTML and .txt files I had archived from a few years ago; or in the case of Hell Island, that I downloaded from the internet. I have taken these files, converted, re-formatted them and adjusted them to better suit an eBook reader.  I “test” my final epubs on a Nook Color and an iPad2 to ensure the best possible reading experience; however, not all eReaders are the same and don’t always display epubs in the same way as others.  This is especially true when it comes to the Table of Contents (ToC), images within the epub and the display of the book cover.  If you find errors, or run into any difficulty with this (or any other of my epubs), please feel free to contact me through Bolt. Finally, it is my sincerest wish that you have the best possible reading experience with this or any epub I have created. Flyboy707 October, 2011

Rafael Sabatini (1875 – 1950) was an author best known for romance and adventure novels. Some of Sabatini’s most famous works include The Sea-Hawk, Scaramouche, and Captain Blood.

Naomi, at twenty six has had enough of men mistreating her and applies to be a Jillaroo in outback Australia. She falls in love with a cowboy. They make a bet. From the city of Melbourne to a fast flowing river where Trent has to save Naomi from drowning, love germinates in a storm. Will Naomi save the cattle station from bankrupcy? Can Trent save Naomi from her obssesive ex-boyfriend, Brandt?Naomi is a young woman who has had one bad relationship after another. She decides to find a temporary job and is accepted as a jillaroo on a cattle station in outback Australia. She falls in love with a cowboy. She wants to help save the station from bankrupcy. Her hero cowboy has to save her from her exboyfriend. To win her heart he needs to unravel what the perfect gift is. Some novels are available in print at amazon create space

When Martians with their battle machines and Heat-Rays invade the Earth, will any women survive? Particularly when the aliens like to eat them!A Gender Switch Adventure.For many in war-torn 1944, love blossoms in the dance hall, and airman Arty Clarke is no exception. He’s a thinker and a dreamer; however, it’s not the beautiful, talented dancer in his arms—his best friend Jean—who inspires his dreams. For when his gaze meets that of Technical Sergeant Jim Johnson, Arty dares to imagine a different dance.Their love is forbidden, by both the armed forces and the law, but with Jean’s cunning and support, Arty and Jim try to bridge the distance between them and find true love despite the danger and a life-threatening disaster that could destroy Arty’s dreams for good.Can the pair stand strong together, no matter how many skies have fallen?----Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance.Part of Love is an Open Road (Don't Read in the Closet 2015), based on the prompt:Life isn’t a fairy tale. These two know that better than most. These men are survivors. Against all odds, they made it through hardships, separation, and war. They clung to hope where little existed and, as the skies fell around them and the world was torn apart, found strength in loving each other.Suddenly, the war was over. Battlefields lay silent and troops prepared for the journey home. These two were more than ready. They had experienced enough loss, grief, and pain to last ten lifetimes. The country they left behind may not have been ready to accept them, but they were prepared to live no matter how many skies had fallen.You can tell me the story of how these men met, but what I really want to know is what happened to these men after this photo was taken. Did their love endure the trials of a return to civilian life? Were they able to overcome the trauma of war and find peace together?Sincerely,Tiffany

This is book one of an exciting science fiction adventure series, spiced with mystery, an accidental trip to the moon, strange creatures, sunken ships, lost treasure, mysterious creatures of the ocean and shark encounters. It is written for readers of all ages, but with youth particularly in mind. Students, Teachers and Principals love the non-stop action and gems of history and science.From the back cover:Joseph and his dad could never have imagined that their summer trip to the west desert in search of geodes would have interstellar ramifications. Was it simply chance that Joseph’s pick struck the strange metal object, or could it be – Destiny? Joseph, Sharianna, Mom and Dad, and their heroic dog, Percy find themselves accidentally hurled into space where they discover what NASA has been trying to cover up for more than half a century.When they attempt to return home they learn that their incredible adventure has just begun, as they plunge into the beautiful tropical waters of the Pacific in a frantic attempt to escape the competing, desperate, clutches of the world’s superpowers.What unearthly mysteries, strange creatures, sunken ships and lost treasure wait to be discovered in the depths of earth’s oceans? Can they ever return home? Will they become permanent citizens of the deep? Or must they flee to the infinite reaches of space?

HENTY’S FIST 1: GAUNTLET RUN Birth of Superhero by André Jute, Dakota Franklin, Andrew McCoy The Gauntlet Run is the toughest race ever run by man: across America with every man’s hand turned against you from the statue of Liberty to the old US Mint in San Francisco. There the prize awaits you: $10 million and a full and free Presidential Pardon. No woman has ever Run the Gauntlet...“Wild but exciting. A grand job with plenty of irony.” New York Times on André Jute “The fast lane just got faster!” Dr Benjamin Pitman on Dakota Franklin "Totally convincing fiction." Colonel Jonathan Alford, Director, Institute for Strategic Studies/BBC World at One on Andrew McCoy HENTY’S FIST 1: GAUNTLET RUN Birth of Superhero by André Jute, Dakota Franklin, Andrew McCoy The Gauntlet Run is the toughest race ever run by man: across America with every man’s hand turned against you from the statue of Liberty to the old US Mint in San Francisco. There the prize awaits you: $10 million and a full and free Presidential Pardon. The Runner is marked for all to see by an indestructible Fist, keyed to his metabolism. If the Fist is removed without the key from the Mint in San Francisco, he dies. Between the Runner and the key stand the ruthless bounty hunters, the Syndicate’s lethal odds fixers, the sinister Organ Bank chasers, the Humble & Poor Hunt, the US Air Force, and mobs of good citizens, all turned into bloodthirsty savages by the magnificent prize for tearing the Fist from the Runner — and the Presidential license that nothing done to the Runner shall be illegal. Henty needs two million dollars to send her son Petey to the Artie stericlinic for treatment that will save his life. The care of The Caring Society is exhausted, her chicken farm already carries a second mortgage. Hopeless. But beautiful young Texas widows don’t just give up. There is still the Gauntlet Run. To qualify, you have to be a criminal — so Henty robs a bank... No woman has ever Run the Gauntlet. No Runner has ever survived the Gauntlet.

Well time has come again to let you know that Nick Klaus is still struggling to find his way out of the Grand Library of Books United. This new adventure takes him straight to the heart of the Incurable jumblelium. Now, I know what you are going to say (Nick warned me), what on earth could an incurable jumblelium be? The answer is easy. An incurable jumblelium is basically aWell time has come again to let you know that Nick Klaus is still struggling to find his way out of the Grand Library of Books United. This new adventure takes him straight to the heart of the Incurable jumblelium. Now, I know what you are going to say, what on earth could an incurable jumblelium be? The answer is easy. An incurable jumblelium is basically a jumblelium that cannot be cured. Here to whet your appetite, and don't go thinking that you can eat a jumblelium, especially if it is incurable, he is willing to give you a couple of sample chapters. A little wink of sort, he sends your way. Have fun. Perhaps you can find the way out for him, and if you do, please write to me at once, because more than anyone in the universe, I cannot wait to meet him. Nick Klaus also asks me to warn you that he will not be held responsible if you feel confused during the reading of this new adventure. In order to prevent such a tragic fate, which would certainly happen if you got trapped in the jumblelium, he recommends that you read some of his previous attempts to escape, at least read “Nick Klaus and the Room of the Lost Footsteps.” This is only way, he tells me, to prevent such a dreadful and unwelcome state from seizing you (or so he gracefully confided in me) . . .

When you're a timetrader with a ship that hops sideways across millions of alternate timelines, the big money isn't in technology or science, it's in entertainment.Ask any timetrader and he'll tell you: when you've buyer, seller, and product, that's when profit happens.Now the crew of the timeship al-Din has a very rare DVD and needs to get it to the buyer.But there's just one problem...When you're a time trader - someone with a ship that can hop sideways across the millions of alternate timelines - the big money isn't in technology or science, it's in entertainment. There are some universes where George Lucas didn't die on the set of American Graffiti but instead went on to make a space fantasy classic. In other universes there's a movie called "Dune" by Jodorowsky. And in some there's a guy named Tolkien who wrote a sequel to "The Hobbit".Ask any timetrader and he'll tell you: put three things together - buyer, seller, and product - and that's where the magic happens.And by magic, timetraders mean "profit".Now the crew of the Sturnus-class timeship al-Din (kaiser Huck, riverman Oive, artificer Johann-stepson-twice-Friedrich, and galfreitag Ginny Mae) have all three of these things lined up, because they finally secured a copy of a certain TV show.There's just one problem, and his name is Friedrick Richter....or maybe there's more than one problem, depending on how you look at the situation, because things can get pretty complicated when timelines cross.So get yourself a stein of mead and a bowl of spiced yam sticks - or pretzels, if that's all you've got in this timeline - pull up a chair, and lend an ear to see how it all turns out.

The Barrier by Rex Beach (c. 1908 Blue Hardcover with gold color lettered spine.)

A group of teenagers stumble upon four stolen crop dusters loaded with an extremely potent nerve agent ready to attack Southern California. They steal vital information from the terrorists and flee across the desert fighting for their lives as they are pursed by the terrorists, Special Forces teams trying to rescue them, and the organization behind the terrorists as Los Angeles is ravaged.Aztlan is about four teenagers immersed in a fight for their lives after they stumble upon and disrupt a massive nerve gas attack on Los Angeles. A boy born in the slums of the Gaza Strip is brought to the United States as a sleeper at age twelve after his family was killed by US supplied rockets. He is recruited by a secret organization dedicated to overthrowing the United States Government with their Aztlan Project. They supply him with an extremely lethal nerve agent from the old Soviet Union, pilots willing to be martyrs and four stolen cropdusting planes. As the planes are departing from the desert outside Los Angeles, they are discovered by several teenagers who take some of the terrorist's antidote to the nerve gas, steal a laptop containing vital information regarding the terrorists attack plan, contact Homeland Security and flee across the desert pursued by the terrorists, the secret organization and Special Forces sent to rescue them. Many surprising twists and turns occur during the nonstop action as they are forced to get along and depend on each other as they fight for their lives as Los Angeles is ravaged by the attack. After being rescued they are thrust back into the middle of the fight with the terrorists as they are the only people immune to the nerve gas as Southern California continues to be devastated by the terrorists.

A talking tequila worm, the world’s fattest Ninja, and a supernatural knife that has passed from East Indian Deities to the first Mayan Kings and now to Hindu gangster rapper Tupac Chopra, These are just a few of the fantastical things that Masked Luchador and Adventurer for hire Obscuro has to contend with in this fast paced real time style novelette.Long ago Indian Deity Shiva fought the Demon Mahash high above the Earth until one of Shiva's knives found the Demon's heart and he fell to earth and landed deep in the South American jungle. The knife was found by a mortal man that used it's power to build and control the great empire of the Mayans until him and all his kind fell victim to it's power. Now the last of the Mayan Priests has journeyed to the Emerald City of So-Cal to reclaim the Shiv of Shiva, but when Masked Luchador Obscuro is hired to stop him everything takes a turn into pulse pounding insanity.