The Forlorn Hope


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David Drake's astonishing stand-alone sci-fi military novel about space mercenaries, The Forlon Hope, is not to be missed! They had fought long and hard, and damn near won in spite of everything. But now the men who hired them are going to sell them to the enemy...and so begins a novel of adventure in which a band of Star Mercenaries is driven across the face of a planet by enemies bent on their destruction. With only the guns in their hands, this tiny band must battle ships, artillery, treachery, and the most powerful tank in the universe ...in Drake's action-packed The Forlorn Hope. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.




Forlorn Hope


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Forlorn Hope is a military/mystery fantasy set in a Landsknecht environment: the general political/social organization is that of an alternate sixteenth-century Europe with magic in addition to primitive gunpowder, the presence of fantasy races such as elves and dwarves, and so forth.




The Prison Reform Movement


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Traces the history of prison reform in the United States, as the reformers attempt to set up a system that would deter further crime and rehabilitate convicts come into conflict with the need to punish and the inherent character of imprisonment.




Forlorn Hope


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Details the Nez Perce victory at White Bird Canyon in 1877.




The Forlorn Hope


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Delve into the historical depths of the 1830s with "The Forlorn Hope" by Anna Maria Hall. This classic novel paints a vivid picture of the era, capturing the essence of its people, culture, and events. Hall's evocative prose and rich character development transport readers back in time, offering a glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the period. A must-read for history enthusiasts and fans of classic literature.




A Forlorn Hope


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From the time G39, a Marine rifleman in mankind’s distant future, is “born” to the time he crash lands on an alien planet only a month later, his life is a dizzying onslaught of action and pain. Everything he does has to be in accordance with his superior’s wishes, or the control device implanted in the base of his skull will ‘correct’ him…painfully. Every moment of every day is a fight, whether it be the struggle against his own rebellious thoughts or with the Alien army that awaits the Terran invasion or even his fellow humans, G39 is forced to conquer each challenge or be destroyed.




The Forlorn Hope


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“The” Forlorn Hope


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The Forlorn Hope


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"The Forlorn Hope" features the bohemian and turbulent life of a wealthy young man named Ramsay Caird. Edmund Hodgson Yates (1831-1894) was a British journalist, novelist and dramatist. His first career was a clerk in the General Post Office, becoming in 1862 head of the missing letter department, and where he stayed until 1872. Meanwhile, he entered journalism, working on the "Court Journal" and then "Daily News", under Charles Dickens. In 1854 he published his first book "My Haunts and their Frequenters", after which followed a succession of novels and plays.




The Forlorn Hope


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This classic by World Fantasy Award winner David Drake--an action-packed novel of military science fiction--is back in print. Reissue.