Thirteen Days to Midnight

      Patrick Carman
     Thirteen Days to Midnight

You are indestructible. Three whispered words transfer an astonishing power to Jacob Fielding that changes everything. At first, Jacob is hesitant to use the power, unsure of its implications. But there's something addictive about testing the limits of fear. Then Ophelia James, the beautiful and daring new girl in town, suggests that they use the power to do good, to save others. But with every heroic act, the power grows into the specter of a curse. How to decide who lives and who dies? * *In this nail-biting novel of mystery and dark intrigue, Jacob must walk the razor thin line between right and wrong, good and evil, and life and death. And time is running out. Because the Grim Reaper doesn't disappear. . . . He catches up.

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    Serpent's Reach

      C. J. Cherryh
     Serpent's Reach

Within the Constellation of the Serpent, out of bounds to all spacefarers, humans live among the insect-like aliens--and one of them, a woman named Raen, is bent on a revenge that will tear apart the truce between human and alien. "Brisk pacing . . . and genuinely brilliant world-building".--ALA Booklist.

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    Wisps (The Extraterrestrial Anthology, Volume I: Temblar)

      Ryan Croker
     Wisps (The Extraterrestrial Anthology, Volume I: Temblar)

Gabriel Ramirez Ventura is about to be the first Mexican President gunned down by narco soldiers, and in his presidential palace in broad daylight. His mind is in a panic when seemingly otherworldly forces intervene. A being has come to Earth to return Mayan warriors borrowed over a thousand years earlier, and to pay a debt.Gabriel Ramirez Ventura is about to be the first Mexican President gunned down by narco soldiers, and in his presidential palace in broad daylight. His mind is in a panic when seemingly otherworldly forces intervene. A being has come to Earth to return Mayan warriors borrowed over a thousand years earlier, and to pay a debt. The being has interrupted the imminent assassination of President Ventura and provided a new kind of hope for Mexico. However, Ventura’s old corruption and greed are manifested in new ways with the advantages obtained by an alliance with this being from another world. Will Ventura return again to the road to ruin? “Wisps” is the third story in “The Extraterrestrial Anthology, Volume I: Temblar.” The anthology contains ten short stories to make you think and tremble.

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    The Revolt of the Star Men

      Raymond Z. Gallun
     The Revolt of the Star Men

The creatures that people this exciting story of Mr. Gallun, may seem at first blush to be impossible monstrosities. Yet, on consideration, we must realize that they are not so far-fetched. Even in our picayune little corner of the universe, we find in the insect kingdom a form of life that has survived through every possible earth catastrophe in the last 40,000,000 years. With their skeletons on the outside of their bodies instead of on the inside, insects are able to protect their bodies from heat, cold, and from accidents that would kill us. If the insect's shell were harder and thicker and made of heat-resisting material, it might conceivably be able to live in space without other protection. The point is that Mr. Gallun makes his Space Men so convincing that we can do nothing but believe in them. And he has woven about them such a thrilling story of adventure on two worlds that one will have to read and reread it, to get from it the fullest enjoyment.

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    Last Resort

      Stephen Bartholomew
     Last Resort

Last Resort is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Stephen Bartholomew is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Stephen Bartholomew then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

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    Russian Hide and Seek: A Melodrama

      Kingsley Amis
     Russian Hide and Seek: A Melodrama

The scene is England 50 years after its conquest by the Soviets. The plot is to turn the occupying government upside down. A handsome and highly sexed young Russian cavalry officer, Alexander Petrovsky, joins the plot and learns to his regret that politics and playmates don't mix. "Funny, cynical, captivating--Amis makes an implausible situation almost believable, then lets his characters worry their way out." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)

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    Daughter of Dragons

      Jack Campbell
     Daughter of Dragons

The legacy of Mari and Alain blazes ahead in this brand-new sequel to The Pillars of Reality series. The Great Guilds had conspired for centuries to keep Dematr unchanged. The Mechanics Guild kept secret the technolgy for steam locomotion, rifles, and far-talkers, leaving most people to live in a world of oil lamps, crossbows, and horse cavalry, while the Mages treated all others as if they were nothing — until Master Mechanic Mari, dragon slayer and pirate queen, and Master of Mages Alain raised the army of the new day to free their world. Kira of Pacta Servanda, the daughter of the two greatest heroes of her world, was six years old the day she stood on a battlement in Dorcastle, kept safe from the nearby crowds by bodyguards as she stared up at a statue of her mother. As the morning sun cast the shadow of Mari's statue over Kira, she realized that she would spend the rest of her life in that shade. Then the world of Dematr learned that a new kind of ship...

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    The Man Who Played to Lose

      Arthur Dekker Savage
     The Man Who Played to Lose

The Man Who Played to Lose is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Laurence M. Janifer is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Laurence M. Janifer then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

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    This Crowded Earth

      Robert Bloch
     This Crowded Earth

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

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    All Day Wednesday

      Richard Olin
     All Day Wednesday

Ernie turned the dial on his television. The station he had selected brightened and the face of the set turned from dark to blue. Ernie sipped his can of beer. He was alone in the room, and it was night. The picture steadied and Jory looked out of the set at him. Jory's face was tired. He looked bad.

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    Mr. Chipfellow's Jackpot

      Dick Purcell
     Mr. Chipfellow's Jackpot

Mr. Chipfellow's Jackpot is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Dick Purcell is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Dick Purcell then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

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    Death Ray Butterfly

      Tom Lichtenberg
     Death Ray Butterfly

Inspector Stanley Mole doesn't mind a hard case, but things have gotten out of hand. There's a killer who escapes to a parallel universe, a frozen caveman with a bullet in his skull, a woman who claims to have witnessed her own murder, a toddler assassin, time-traveling dictators, and subatomic-particle sniffing butterflies. For Mole, this time more than just his reputation is on the line.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

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    The Person

      Matthew Kelly
     The Person

Delivered on 22 August 2024, Forbes v Baker [2024] WASC 643 represented a turning point in the law as to what it means to be human.Delivered on 22 August 2024, Forbes v Baker [2024] WASC 643 represented a turning point in the law as to what it means to be human.The Deceased, David Baker, was born in unusual circumstances and into a difficult life. Cloned by his father, his genetic code mixed with non-human material, the Deceased died leaving a wife, a lover, and a substantial estate.The Wills Act (WA) provides that a person can make a will. It is alleged by the Defendant, the Deceased's wife, that the Deceased was, by virtue of his mixed DNA, not a "person" for the purposes of the Wills Act.This case represents an important milestone in the developing law relating to reproduction, cloning and humanity.

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