In the land of Findolin a grief stricken man named Achil is descending into madness and his only answer is to free himself of everything that he holds dear. Bereft of the world he once knew he sets out on a journey to meet the Dragon People of Osgaroth across many leagues of untamed lands. And so begins an epic quest, a story of redemption and absolution set in a beguiling world of magic and mystery.He encounters on his travels friend and foe alike but determining which is which cou...

Valour of the Spirit People, is not your ordinary angels verses demons novel, it is an epic adventure set in the lands of North America close to the first millennium. A masterful magical story that brings the characters to life. There are times when a story makes you believe that the implausible might just be possible. It is a captivating thrill ride into the unknown filled with mythic creatures that come alive on the pageThe battle for the Multiverse has raged beyond ages uncounte...

A blind spaceship pilot.Cops and maintenance personnel in wheelchairs.Taking on bad guys with only one leg or no arms.It's not what you are that makes you something special. It's who you choose to be.Seventeen stories about people who rise above anything that tries to stop them, even their own limitations.With stories by Stephanie Barr, Misha Burnett, J. A. Busick, Adam David Collings, Steve Curry, Scott G. Gibson, Joyce Hertzoff, Jane Jago, Clarence Jen...

Book II of the Chronicles of Achil recounts The Rise of The Mandrake. It has been five years since Achil made his home among the Dragon People of Osgaroth; that peaceful time is about to come to a sudden end. Hidden in the lands of Mead, a malice waits to be unleashed on the unsuspecting Finns. Can the Dragon People ride to their aid in time, or will the city of Findolin be overrun. Once more Achil and his friends must face adversity as they struggle against a foe that has swept all before...

In Achil & The Kingdom of Jin - book III of 'The Chronicles of Achil' the Mandrake Imperium have departed the lands of Findolin but in their wake they have left a great city destroyed and a people subjugated, yet the Finns cannot be sure what awaits them.The new King sends Achil and his companions on a quest to discover the truth of what the enemy plans to do. So they must travel into the heart of the Empire and find out through intrigue and subterfuge what plans are being conceive...

Lieutenant Marcus Servus, officer and prisoner of the Penal Legion, serves on the desert world of Polema, the final bastion of the outer colonies. He and his soldiers, scum of the colonies, stand against insectoid boogeymen from another galaxy.Marcus has a gift. A curse. An edge against the Myriad: he hears music. Songs in his head guide him, granting him knowledge and foresight, a weapon against the alien hordes.The music is his ally, but who plucks the strings?War...

Mercy Among the Children received effusive praise from the critics, was nominated for a Governor General’s Award and won the Giller Prize. It was named one of 2000’s best books, became a national bestseller in hardcover for months, and would be published in the US and UK. It is seen, however, as being at odds with literary fashion for concerning itself with good and evil and the human freedom to choose between them — an approach that puts Richards, as Maclean’s magazine s...

Conflict across the cosmos. New frontiers discovered. What it means to be human reimagined.Dreams of tomorrow become reality in this fourth collection of bestselling authors and newly emerging writers from Sci-Fi Bridge. From the inner worlds of unforgettable characters to alien planets at the farthest reaches of our galaxy and beyond, our writers examine the human experience from within and without. They hold up a mirror to the human experience. Who are we as a species? Who do we ...

It's 2037. I'm Mike Williams, but you can call me 'Magnet'. Everyone else does. It's short for 'Chick Magnet', which is good old-fashioned military humour at its finest. At age fifteen, my face picked a fight with the propeller of my family's boat, on a shoal near Broome, off Western Australia. It was an accident, but, needless to say, the propeller won.Twelve years later, I was a not-so-ruggedly-handsome fighter pilot assigned to the TFR Sydney. Not the Captain, or flight leader, ...

Humanity has rebuilt on the world of Velsharn, forging the colony of Eden from the ashes of Earth. On Velsharn's verdant soil children are born, alliances are made and for a time, peace reigns. In high orbit, the debris of an entire Toralii fleet stands as mute testament to humanity's sovereignty; their right to this planet is unquestioned.Above the TFR Beijing, now the centrepiece in a flourishing city, the inky void of space is eerily silent. As Commander Melissa Liao recovers fr...

Traces of Glory is the first in a three-volume collection of prayers and other resources based on the Common Worship Lectionary used in many parts of the Anglican Communion, and very similar to lectionaries in use in the United States. Written in the Celtic style for which the author is known, and linked to the Sunday readings, these prayers and intercessions may be used by congregations for the Prayers of the People, as well as by individuals seeking to supplement their own devot...

Glimpses of Glory is the second in a three-volume collection of prayers and other resources based on the New Common Worship Lectionary used widely around the world. Written in the Celtic style for which the author is well-known, and linked to the Sunday readings, these prayers and intercessions may be used by congregations for the Prayers of the People, as well as by individuals seeking to supplement their personal devotions.