Earthrise has left orbit, and with its reluctant passengers is thrust into the unknown; but as the crew and guests come to terms with their journey, they are unaware that the encounter with Nemesis has affected them in a way that they have yet to discover."Sunfall: Episode 1, Season 1 is short, but not without impact. Very-detailed, the descriptions will have you visualizing each scene, and cringing at most. Each character appears real, life-like from thoughts down to conversation and makes you hate their upcoming fate. Yet, it still leaves you craving more. Great writing style... Intriguing plot… I do believe these talented authors may have just created something epic. Anxiously awaiting episode two.” -- Natalie Carlisle, author of The Shifted and Finding Keith It came without warning... One Sunday afternoon, those who stood in the sun caught fire and turned to ash. Forced indoors, humanity must learn to live in the darkness. Unless, what waits in the darkness catches them, too... Forced inside a giant retail warehouse, a group of survivors must learn to live with the darkness and each other. A father aims to protect his children from a dangerous new world, whatever the cost. An ex-cop burdened by her shaky past puts her skills to the test when people start dying. A mysterious worshiper attempts to rally the community and seek alternative refuge. Sunfall is an episodic series that will be released in "episodes" and "seasons", much like a television show. Each "season" will consist of six episodes, and each episode will be anywhere from 12k-20k words. Recommended for adult audiences.

Alien creatures are set to invade and overrun Earth. The secret to stopping them may be hidden within a mysterious computer that can only be accessed through the use of a strange, sometimes deadly sensesuit. Join Cassiopia Cassell and Scott Markman as they are drawn into a dangerous world filled with mystery, intrigue, and well-kept secrets that could save Earth from a bizarre annihilation.Navy Seabee Brad Burgess landed on the island of Okinawa with no regrets and few expectations. He knew a chapter of his life had closed and a new and different life was beginning. Brad easily made friends with all he met and worked with the Okinawans as well as the American civilians who worked for the Army. He discovered the bar girls were not only friendly, but were caring women who through no fault of their own didn't quite fit into Okinawan society.After two short affairs with bar girls, Brad met Tomako Tomanaga an older Okinawan lady who managed a coffee house which was off limits to the GIs. Tomi's parents died during the invasion and she had several bad experiences growing up on war-torn Okinawa. When they first met, Brad and Tomi became close friends but not lovers though Brad stayed overnight in her apartment several times. With Vietnam looming on the horizon, concerned about Brad leaving the island and her, Tomi was forced to admit to herself, and finally to Brad, that they were very much in love and their destinies were connected to each other. Brad had honchoed several construction projects for the Navy and became involved with the US Army's 'People to People' construction projects which gave him a reputation in construction and leadership. With an increase in rank and a successful Seabee career ahead, he reenlisted going stateside then to Vietnam leaving Tomi on Okinawa. Tomi was pregnant but before she could write to Brad with the good news, disaster struck in Vietnam.An Okinawan Affair is a multi-cultural/historical novel of about 88,000 words telling of the plights of the Okinawan people and how their lives were under the rule of the US military following WWII.

Dr Stephen Maturin leads Captain Jack Aubrey to the spy's Spanish castle. Best pals compete over manipulative widow Diana Villiers. Stephen encourages shy Sophia to Jack; Jack flees bailiffs after prize agent steals money. Jealous cuckold assigns Jack poorly-built experimental ship on poorly-conceived mission with too few and raw crew. Jack fights on.

He had his mother's champion bloodlines and his father's fiery spirit!   From the Trade Paperback edition.

Join two teens on an epic journey across post-apocalyptic America. Through the zombified ruins of once-great cities, deep into territory ruled by hostile robots, they'll need courage, wisdom and faith in each other to survive. Yet survival isn't everything. Can they find a measure of peace and happiness in the hostile ruins of a dead civilization? Or is even their shining goal just another lie?Three factions vie for the scraps of a blighted world: a race of sentient machines, a mindless horde of undead, and the faltering remnants of humanity.Living with his robotic dog in the crumbling library of a dead city, fifteen-year-old Tristan just wants to be left alone. When he stumbles across a childhood friend, however, he's drawn into a violent clash, and the two of them are sent fleeing into the wastes with a roving army on their heels.A distant enclave is their goal. Discovering enemies and allies in all three factions, they'll need courage, faith in each other, and a bit of wisdom to survive. Yet survival isn't everything. Can they find a measure of peace and happiness in the hostile ruins of a dead civilization? Or is the enclave itself just another lie?Read today, you won't be disappointed!

She was definitely the most interesting woman Barry had met at Penbrooke College, but when she claimed to be a superhero, he realized she must be crazy. Then again, maybe he was the one losing his mind, because the more time he spent with her, the less crazy she seemed.It started with a chance encounter in the Student Union. She was definitely the most interesting woman Barry had met at Penbrooke College, but when she claimed to be a superhero, he realized she must be crazy. That was before he found himself being chased by drug dealers, kidnapped by gangsters, and caught in the tangled web of a global conspiracy. Maybe his new friend is crazy, or maybe she really is a superhero... Barry's not really sure anymore. He's just hoping he survives long enough to graduate.

Steve cannot just give up on the quest to save his brother, Herobrine. After all, it is his fault Herobrine is trapped within the mighty dragon that is hell-bent on destroying the world. Steve was the one who dared his brother to drink the unknown substance that resulted in Herobrine’s transformation. It was his fault that his brother was being forced to endure unending agony.(An Unofficial Minecraft Book for Kids Age 9-12)Two young adventurers, Steve and Wendy, have embarked upon a quest to save Steve’s brother, Herobrine from a fate worse than death. The beginning of their journey has taken them from one great library to another, but they have been unable to find the information they need to free Herobrine. Dejected, they return to Chance in a last-ditch effort to learn about the elusive Ender Dragon. The only thing they know is that the beast once ruled in another dimension called The End. Legend has it that three warriors slayed the dragon and that one kept its blood. But Steve and Wendy have no clue if there’s any truth to the tale; what little information they have found indicates it is probably a figment of a vivid imagination. For Steve, giving up on the quest just as it is getting started isn’t an option. After all, it is his fault Herobrine is trapped within the mighty dragon that is hell-bent on destroying the world. Steve was the one who dared his brother to drink the unknown substance that resulted in Herobrine’s transformation. It was his fault that his brother was being forced to endure unending agony. But guilt is the least of Steve’s problems when he encounters a diabolical cult led by the cruel wizard Draven. Long ago, Draven’s ancestors were sworn to protect the Ender Dragon. Now, Draven wants to avenge the dragon’s death. To do so, he vows to find and destroy the descendants of the three heroes that vanquished the Elder Dragon. Cunning and evil Draven lures Steve and Wendy into a trap. Will they escape? Can anyone save them or must they save themselves?This unofficial Minecraft book is not authorized, endorsed or sponsored by Microsoft Corp., Mojang AB, Notch Development AB or any other person or entity owning or controlling the rights of the Minecraft name, trademark or copyrights. All characters, names, places and other aspects of the game described herein are trademarked and owned by their respective owners. Minecraft®/ /TM & ©2009-2016 Mojang/Notch.

Terrell Gibbs, a private practice doctor and LGBT activist uses a magical oni mask and scarlet tie to battle injustice in Cleveland, Ohio. Join in on the ground floor as Terrell deals with prejudice against his fellow members of the LGBT community, try and be a positive role model for LGBT youth, and battle corrupt police officers, politicians, and mystical forces. A new pulp hero for the ages!Terrell Gibbs, a private practice doctor and LGBT activist uses a magical oni mask and scarlet tie to battle injustice in Cleveland, Ohio. Join in on the ground floor as Terrell deals with prejudice against his fellow members of the LGBT community, try and be a positive role model for LGBT youth, and battle corrupt police officers, politicians, and mystical forces. A new pulp hero for the ages. The Scarlet Tie by Michael Edwards!

High adventure from a master storyteller about one boy’s attempt to fend for himself among cruel orphan masters, corrupt magistrates, and conniving thieves. In the seaside town of Melcombe Regis, England, 1724, Oliver Cromwell Pitts wakes to find his father missing and his house flooded by a recent storm. He’s alone in his ruined home with no money and no food. Oliver’s father has left behind a barely legible waterlogged note: he’s gone to London, where Oliver’s sister, Charity, is in trouble. Exploring damage to the town in the storm’s aftermath, Oliver discovers a shipwreck on the beach. Removing anything from a wrecked ship is a hanging offense, but Oliver finds money that could save him, and he can’t resist the temptation to take it. When his crime is discovered, Oliver flees, following the trail of his father and sister. The journey is full of thieves, adventurers, and treachery--and London might be the most dangerous place of all. In the tradition of his Newbery Honor book The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi mixes high adventure and short, page-turning chapters with a vivid historical setting featuring a cast of highwaymen, pickpockets, and villainous criminal masterminds. Praise for Catch You Later, Traitor: “As a mystery, historical fiction, and love letter to 1950s Brooklyn, this novel succeeds on every level.” —School Library Journal, starred review “Suspenseful . . . Authentic period details . . . add a colorful backdrop to Pete’s quest as he navigates the murky gray area between truth and fiction. An excellent introduction to the frenzy of the McCarthy era.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “An involving, twisty mystery, grounded by the palpable emotional threat of Pete’s father being taken away. An accomplished historical mystery by one of kid lit’s most reliable craftspeople.” —*Booklist*

Paul Bowles had already established himself as an important American composer when, at the age of 38, he published The Sheltering Sky and became widely recognized as one of the most powerful writers of the postwar period. By the time of his death in 1999 he had become a unique and legendary figure in modern literary culture. From his base in Tangier he produced novels, stories, and travel writings in which exquisite surfaces and violent undercurrents mingle. This Library of America volume, containing his first three novels, with its companion Collected Stories and Later Writings, is the first annotated edition of Bowles’s work, offering the full range of his literary achievement: the portrait of an outsider who was one of the essential American writers of the last half century. The Sheltering Sky (1949), which remains Bowles’s most celebrated work, describes the unraveling of a young, sophisticated, and adventuresome married couple as they make their way into the Sahara. In a prose style of meticulous calm and stunning visual precision, Bowles tracks Port and Kit Moresby on a journey through the desert that culminates in death and madness. In Let It Come Down (1952), Bowles plots the doomed trajectory of Nelson Dyar, a New York bank teller who comes to Tangier in search of a different life and ends up giving in to his darkest impulses. Rich in descriptions of the corruption and decadence of the International Zone in the last days before Moroccan independence, Bowles’s second novel is an alternately comic and horrific account of a descent into nihilism. The Spider’s House (1955), the longest and most complex of Bowles’s novels, is set against the end of French rule in Morocco. Its characters—ranging from a Moroccan boy gifted with spiritual healing power to an American writer who regrets the passing of traditional ways—are caught up in the clash between colonial and nationalist factions, and are forced to confront cultural gulfs widened by political violence. Bowles—who once told an interviewer, “I’ve always wanted to get as far as possible from the place where I was born”—charts the collisions between “civilized” exiles and unfamiliar societies that they can never really grasp. In fiction of slowly gathering menace, he achieves effects of horror and dislocation with an elegantly spare style and understated wit.

Henry D. Thoreau traveled to the backwoods of Maine in 1846, 1853, and 1857. Originally published in 1864, and published now with a new introduction by Paul Theroux, this volume is a powerful telling of those journeys through a rugged and largely unspoiled land. It presents Thoreau's fullest account of the wilderness. The Maine Woods is classic Thoreau: a personal story of exterior and interior discoveries in a natural setting--all conveyed in taut, masterly prose. Thoreau's evocative renderings of the life of the primitive forest--its mountains, waterways, fauna, flora, and inhabitants--are timeless and valuable on their own. But his impassioned protest against the despoilment of nature in the name of commerce and sport, which even by the 1850s threatened to deprive Americans of the "tonic of wildness," makes The Maine Woods an especially vital book for our own time.

Part love story and part war story, American Dream (Book 1) follows Marine Sergeant Jon Cole from Michigan to Iraq and back again on an adventure that both breaks him and makes him whole… while showing just how far a son will go to make his father proud.Twenty-seven year old Marine Sergeant Jon Cole loves his job as an Infantry Squad Leader. His Marines respect him. And seven thousand miles away, his loving fiancé waits patiently for his safe return.Jon’s Combat Tour is a breeze... until a gut punch shows up in the mail and forces him into the heroic situation that will ultimately end his military career - and everything he lives for.Desperate and drowning in despair, Jon's inner voice drives him back to his dangerous drinking habits. But when a familiar stranger silences that voice, he just might put the bottle down - for good.Part love story and part war story, American Dream (Book 1) follows Jon Cole from Michigan to Iraq and back again on an adventure that both breaks him and makes him whole… while showing just how far a son will go to make his father proud.

Miss Faye is recovering from a broken hip. Sick of the physical therapy session, in which a bunch of old people are tossing a big yellow ball, she wheels her chair from the room, and keeps wheeling it till she is sitting outside the hospital. Not her fault that a cab driver named Stinker mistakes her for his fare. A whole day with Stinker teaches her what happens when you don't play ball.Fourteen-year-old Emily Adams has special powers she doesn’t want, a spiteful aunt she can’t escape, and a primeval legacy she knows nothing about. But when an otherworldly being materializes, Emily discovers the true purpose of her magical blood and of the danger that threatens to annihilate her world.Dormant for over a thousand years, an ancient evil has arisen. This time, it will destroy anyone – or anything – that stands in its way.With her two best friends by her side, Emily risks everything and embarks on a dangerous journey to Ireland and beyond where she unlocks the secrets of her Celtic ancestors. As the hour of world annihilation draws near, the fate of her friends, her family and her world lies in her hands.Can a teenage girl without hero credentials save the world? And will Emily find the courage to face her true self in Emily’s House?Join the Journey ...Gary Smails of BubbleCow Editing said:"I have THOROUGHLY enjoyed reading (and this is a rare comment to type!) this full manuscript. Overall a strong character-led narrative, one that is engaging, original and current."

What starts as bad dreams leads to changed personalities, bullying and finally death in this supernatural novella - Caroline Gibbs a young riding instructor, loved by all of her friends changes after a series of nightmares which seep from her dreams into reality. It is a race against time to get back her life and save those around her.What starts as bad dreams leads to changed personalities, bullying and finally death in this supernatural novella - Caroline Gibbs a young riding instructor, loved by all of her friends changes after a series of nightmares which seep from her dreams into reality. It is a race against time to get back her life and save those around her.What she thinks is a bad nights sleep and a series of nightmares leaves her personality changed, colleagues suspect that an accident has caused some hidden brain injury but the truth is more terrifying as a ghost from the past takes over her mind and body until she is left struggling to survive.

The year is 1868, and fourteen-year-old Alika and his younger brother, Sulu, are hunting for seals on an ice floe attached to their island in the Arctic. Suddenly the ice starts to shake, and they hear a loud crack--the terrible sound of the floe breaking free from land. The boys watch with horror as the dark expanse of water between the ice and the shore rapidly widens, and they start drifting south--away from their home, their family, and everything they've ever known. Throughout their six-month-long journey down the Greenland Strait, the brothers face bitter cold, starvation, and most frightening of all, vicious polar bears. But they still remain hopeful that one day they'll be rescued. This thrilling new adventure story from bestselling author Theodore Taylor is a moving testament to the bond between brothers--and to the strength of the human spirit. Includes a map, a glossary of Inuit words and phrases, and an author's note..