News feed getting you down? Spending too much time hate-reading and doom-scrolling?Grab a collection of science fiction, cast your eyes starward, and put the current moment in perspective.'An Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How conso...

Over the dusty canyons of the Arizuma Territory, an ancient legend rises. Can Seamus Tripp and his nephew Gordon discover its secret before a band of trophy hunters? He's Seamus Tripp, Adventurer.World-famous adventurer Seamus Tripp embarks on his most daring venture yet: deep into the Arizuma desert in search of a mythical creature so elusive and so magnificent that no one can remember ever seeing it...But when Seamus, accompanied by his earnest nephew Gordon and reluctant...

Renowned explorer Seamus Tripp is hired for his most dangerous mission yet: assisting a beautiful Egyptologist in her quest to discover a hidden pyramid buried deep in the desert beyond Giza.But when Seamus, Elie, and Gordon meet the rest of the exploration party, it's clear there's more to this expedition than meets the eye. From the Harvard professor and her American assistant to the Spanish Duke and the Italian mercenary officer: no one is who they say and none can be trusted.

When Seamus Tripp, the owner of Tripp's Imports & Antiquities, Boston's finest shop for exotics and rarities, travels to New York City for a sight-seeing trip, he is caught up in his most dangerous adventure yet: saving the Hedge Wizards of Central Park from the infernal plot of a power-hungry city councilman!Seamus travels to New York City with his business partner Myron, his nephew Gordon, and his precocious charge Elie Doolittle to see the sights and enjoy a relaxing vacation. B...

After receiving a mysterious but tempting message from an old school chum, famed treasure hunter Seamus Tripp embarks on his most lucrative quest ever: to search out a legendary mine hidden deep in the Outback of Australia.When Seamus, his hesitant business partner Myron Fish, sensitive nephew Gordon, and high-spirited charge Elie Doolittle arrive down under, they soon discover that there is more to the expedition than meets the eye. Miners report "strange happenings" and ranchers ...

When a pleading letter from a long-lost friend summons renowned adventurer Seamus Tripp to the backwoods of the Ozark mountains, he is drawn into his most harrowing quest yet: to discover what is stalking man and beast in the town of Red Lion, Arkansas.But once Seamus and his companions arrive, they discover that a trophy hunter is already two steps ahead of them and a mysterious local seems to be following them two steps behind. Nonetheless, they plunge deep into the Ozarks to find...

A business invitation arrives at Tripp's Imports & Antiquities, and the shop's owner, the incomparable world traveler Seamus Tripp, consents to his most chilling excursion yet: visiting his boring old schoolmate Nigel the Newt... now Lord Newt of a sleepy town in Cornwall.But when Seamus and his accountant, Myron Fish, arrive in the village to make arrangements for the import of Lord Newt's mushrooms, they realize that all is not what it seems: the hamlet's children are being snatc...

From the 1898 Martian Siege of Baltimore to a forlorn AI attack dog on the blue-star-scarred surface of MZ458-C and from the merc-manned Freestead Mayflower off the coast of post-apocalyptic Portland to the man-desperate shores of the Red Sea, here are seventeen science fiction stories of valiant endurance. These heroes battle conspiracies of usurpers, confront the unearned consequences of others’ willful lunacy, seek out buried truths at unbearable personal expense and endure the ...

When Seamus Tripp, world traveler extraordinaire, is delayed by a blizzard during a business trip across the Minnesota prairie, he reunites with an old friend and together they make a chilling discovery: an Old World witch is in the country, enchanting local politicians!But when Seamus, aided by his charge Elie Doolittle and his nephew Gordon, attempts to break the spell of the witch, she turns her powers on them, unleashing ancient curses and a legion of Norse zombies.Bundl...

From the Imperium-controlled aetherlanes to a tech noir restitution agency in the Free Zone and from a steampunk, 1894 China with clockwork automatons to a post-1984 Orwellian dystopia with mandatory goodpharm, here are ten science fiction stories of defiance and daring.Split evenly between strong female and male leads, these heroes fight losing battles on principle alone, discover lies hidden deep inside themselves, execute daring rescues and fight for love and liberty in a societ...

The first book in the Deepwater series, an Australian historical saga set in early 20th century Australia where the Sydney docks were a place of poverty, bigotry and ignorance. The Catholic Church and the appearance of respectability ruled the lives of ordinary people. The men worked on the docks for little, while the women had babies and worked as well, doing what they could to make ends meet. Women eked out the housekeeping to last until their man's next payday. Children went barefoot to...

Return to Hougoumont is a graphic account of a defining moment in the Battle of Waterloo. Early on in this momentous battle French troops drove contingents of the Coldstream Guards from a pine wood and into the adjacent Hougoumont Farm where the main Guards contingent was dug in within the walls. For a brief moment there was a chance for the French to breach the North Gate, it was bloody and glorious. Death was indescriminate in this struggle and heroes decided the fate of many.Had...