Author : J. B. Van Cleave
Publisher : Bookbaby
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 39,41 MB
Release : 2022-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781667828435
Did you know brains are magic? It's true! Within this fantastical analogy of post traumatic stress the therapists are Dragon Trainers, psychiatrists are Wizards, and there is no stigma for a hero still fighting.
Author : Margaret Weis
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 1210 pages
File Size : 50,65 MB
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250800773
This discounted ebundle includes: Spymaster, Privateer, Kingmaker The Dragon Corsairs is a swashbuckling adventure trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Weis and Robert Krammes, set in the world of the Dragon Brigade series. Captain Kate Fitzmaurice was born to sail. She has made a life of her own as a privateer and smuggler. But soon Kate’s checkered past will catch up to her. It will take more than just quick wits and her considerable luck if she hopes to bring herself — and her crew — through intact. Spymaster: Hired by the notorious Henry Wallace, spymaster for the queen of Freya, to find a young man who claims to be the true heir to the Freyan, Kate begins to believe that her ship has finally come in. But no fair wind lasts forever. Privateer: Captain Kate escapes the hangman's noose with the help of Prince Thomas, only to discover to her dismay that her dragon friend, Dalgren, has gone back to his homeland to face trial for desertion. A dangerous mission to the dark world of the Bottom Dwellers leads Kate to the discovery of a dark plot that threatens the lives of her friends and places the fate of a nation in her hands. Kingmaker: In this thrilling conclusion, Kate and Sophia and their dragon Dalgren form a desperate plan to free Phillip from prison. Thomas is crowned king and discovers a plot by King Ullr to invade Freya. And Henry is forced to flee to the Aligoes where he makes a discovery that could change the fortunes of his beleaguered nation. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Mark Mynheir
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,60 MB
Release : 2010-04-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307562557
Caught in a Cult (The Truth Chasers Part Two) People associated with him have been killed, but Dr. Walter Simmons is a successful man. His books and tapes incorporate psychological principles with New Age, feel-good spiritualism and are a hit on college campuses. But when his top students join him for an intensive “training” program, they are actually joining a dangerous cult. Florida Department of Law Enforcement Agent Tim Porter’s daughter, Ruby, is lured in like the rest, the heights of a dream plummeting her to the depths of a living nightmare. Tim and his ex-wife are driven to their knees for their daughter. But what about Ruby? To what lengths can they go to rescue her from Dr. Simmons’s clutches? Complicating matters is an FBI investigation, a corrupt chief of police, and a mounting spiritual battle. How much time do they really have? A desperate escape into the South Florida marshes ends in murder. But the true terror is just beginning… Dr. Walter Simmons is a successful man. His books and tapes blend psychological principles with New Age, feel-good spiritualism and are a hit on college campuses. But when his top students join him for an intensive “training” program, they have no idea what awaits them. Not even the most insightful student of them all--Ruby Porter. Tim Porter, an agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, knows his daughter is into something strange. He and his ex-wife grow increasingly concerned, but nothing they do or say helps. Then a young man is murdered, and the FDLE are assigned to the case. As Tim grapples for the truth, one fact becomes crystal clear: Ruby is in terrible danger. But can he do what it will take to rescue his daughter from a man she now trusts more than anyone else? Faced with an FBI investigation, a corrupt chief of police, and a mounting spiritual battle, Tim hits obstacles at every turn. As each day goes by, he can’t escape the terrifying truth--His daughter’s time is running out… Join the agents of the FDLE as they seek the truth behind the crime and wrestle with Truth in their personal lives. Dealing with depravity all day, every day, it doesn’t always seem like God is in control. Which just makes victory that much sweeter when it comes. Reader's Guide Included! Story Behind the Book “One day, while driving with my family, I caught a glimpse of my children’s faces in the rearview mirror. I was struck by their innocence and unawareness of anything evil in the world. As a police officer, I was intimately acquainted with evil and wanted to keep my children far from such knowledge. But I knew someday they would leave the comfort and security of our home. And I wondered, Was I equipping them with the spiritual training they would need to face the world ahead of them? Was I truly raising my children in the ways of the Lord? What would I do if one of my children were in the clutches of the evil one? And how far would I go to get them back?” — Mark Mynheir
Author : Margaret Weis
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466877952
The start of a swashbuckling adventure from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Weis and Robert Krammes Captain Kate Fitzmaurice was born to sail. She has made a life of her own as a privateer and smuggler. Hired by the notorious Henry Wallace, spymaster for the queen of Freya, to find a young man who claims to be the true heir to the Freyan, she begins to believe that her ship has finally come in. But no fair wind lasts forever. Soon Kate’s checkered past will catch up to her. It will take more than just quick wits and her considerable luck if she hopes to bring herself—and her crew—through intact. "A solid addition to a new series, with a cliffhanger ending promising more intrigue and adventure in the next installment."--Booklist At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Patricia J Ricks
Publisher : Patricia J Ricks
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,28 MB
Release :
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
What was it like when dragons ruled the world? For Bull it might as well have been a story to which there was no truth. Being a fog Dragon, Bull is haunted by a past he longs to remember. He is also confronted with a present he wishes he could forget. Bull is a slave, forced to carry out his master's orders - cruel, unforgivable crimes against those whom dragons were once sworn to protect. They are Intangibles. At unexpected times, Bull is able to see past his enslavement, just long enough for him to realize there is hope for his kind. He also sees hope for humans who even now try to rule a world in which the scales have been tipped unevenly. For soon to be seventeen year old Jean Waterfeild dragons are real, at least in her mind and the books she reads. Raised by her loving yet protective grandparents, Jean has never actually seen a dragon with her own eyes. She has discovered that she has abilities that she isn't able to control, nor does she understand the full implications of these abilities. When a corrupt General and his brute Dragon force comes to raid her small farming village, Jean finds out for herself that dragons are all too real. For peace to be once again restored in her world she must step into their world and rely on dragons to help her.
Author : Benjamin Lai
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 10,90 MB
Release : 2016-07-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1612003893
An in-depth look at the past, present, and future of China’s military. When Mao Zedong proclaimed the People’s Republic of China in 1949, China was a poor and wrecked society after years of continuous wars. For centuries, in fact, China had been seen as a sort of plunder-zone to be invaded, and then a backwater until the late 1980s—when domestic policy brought about monumental changes. The result is that China has grown to be the second largest economy in the world, and its military has grown proportionately. Successive decades of economic growth have transformed China—in addition to the weapons revolution during the computer age—so that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has become a modern fighting force. No longer having to rely on massed infantry attacks, it now features a formidable arsenal, including nuclear submarines, ICBMs, stealth fighters, and modern battle tanks. Perhaps ominously for other maritime powers, the Chinese have also focused on beyond-the-horizon missile technology, as well as antiaircraft systems, and have explored the possibilities of cyber-warfare. What is today’s PLA really like? What are its traditions and histories, and how is it armed and equipped? How does it recruit and train? This book describes some of the lesser-known battles and wars the Chinese have undertaken and the development of their key weapons systems. The United States, having opened the door to drone warfare, has had an attentive audience for such technologies in Beijing. The last chapter provides thoughts on how the Chinese view matters of security. It is not yet known whether foreign powers can still enforce their territorial wills on China—but future attempts will meet an increased challenge.
Author : Paul E. Selinger
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 44,94 MB
Release : 2006-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1425706584
In the final years of the 19th century violence and turmoil led to the collapse of China's Qing Dynasty. Valeda Duval, a beautiful and independent French colonialist, and Kyung-su. Lee, a Korean minister stationed in Peking, fall in love after he saves her life during the bloody Boxer Rebellion. Breaking racial and societal taboos on both sides they remain together and have a son. Throughout Asia, European and Japanese imperialism reaches its height. Japan occupies Korea, brutally snuffing out its independence while advancing into Manchuria as its first step in conquering all of China. Minister Lee, suddenly a man without a country, must go into exile. "In the Dragon's Wake" is the story of how he transforms himself from a traditional aristocrat, a Confucian-trained royalist and servant of his king, into a radical leader of the anti-Japanese resistance and secret arms buyer for the liberation movement. All the while Lee raises his mixed-race son to be a patriot and future leader of the resistance. But conflict threatens his family: Valeda doesn't want her son to be a fighter. Around them the dynasty collapses. Sun Yat-sen tries to replace it with a republic, but the northern warlords want a new empire. Anarchy cripples China as the boy grows to manhood in the midst of this chaos and bloodshed. His story is told in book two.
Author : Wes Engel
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 21,11 MB
Release : 2023-03-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1669854558
World War II rages on in the European and Pacific fronts. Troy, ‘Tank’, Connors, an American soldier serving in France is severely wounded. He is discharged from the military and returns home to North Carolina to rehabilitate. Back home he and his young wife must somehow put their lives back together. His life is again turned upside down when he accepts a job at an unknown government town with no name or address in the mountains of New Mexico. There, he joins an elite group of scientists working on a top secret government program; the Manhattan Project, building the first atomic bomb. The twists and turns mount as Tank, at one point, is wrongly accused of international espionage. Tank becomes a hunted man. He has few allies on his side. In the climax scene it takes a daring move to save himself.
Author : KIJ JOHNSON
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 46,18 MB
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1471109127
Isolated for centuries, the exotic Dragon Empires finally ready to join the United Federation of Planets. But first the emperor's eldest son must marry the only daughter of his oldest enemy, bringing to an end decades of civil war. Without the wedding, there can be no peace -- and no treaty with the Federation. As honored guests of the Dragon Empire, Captain Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise™must ensure that the royal wedding occurs on schedule, despite the Empire's complicated and difficult codes of honor. And Dr. Beverly Crusher finds her loyalties torn when she wins the confidence of the unusually reluctant bride-to-be. More than just a treaty is at stake, for a vicious race of alien conquerors will stop at nothing, from assassination to invasion, to keep the Empire out of the Federation. Picard must now use all his skills to save the Empire...and preserve the Dragon's Honor.
Author : Derek Hart
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 36,19 MB
Release : 2007-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0595480950
Secret of the Dragon's Breath continues the adventures of Gavin Kane, Emily Scott, and Bunty Digby, thirteen-year-olds who continue to struggle with their daily lives, during the spring of 1941. While relatively safe on the north Cornish coast, the teens are well aware that England is under constant threat, as the Germans continue to bomb London and the surrounding industrial cities. While these friends have learned to cope with air raid sirens and strict rationing, they're soon faced with another sinister attempt to bring Britain to her knees. Yet with the addition of several new characters, the teenagers discover the true meaning of friendship from these unusual allies. Secret of the Dragon's Breath also marks the return of that high-spirited dragon, Sir Thaddeus Osbert, who not only breathes fire, but also craves sugar. Faced with danger and intrigue, the teens call upon their dragon friend to help them battle the Nazis, who are determined to win the war, no matter what the cost. With a terrible new force threatening their beloved England, it's up to Gavin, Bunty, and Emily to seek out a magical solution. When their favorite dragon unleashes yet another secret power, you can be assured the outcome will not only be exciting, but full of long-lasting implications as well.
