Farspace 2 is, at times, darker, more cautionary and less care-free than its predecessor. It is an exploration of the dangers of the future that we will be challenged with, should our species be so fortunate to reach that distant land. There are stories about control—by entities that want to harm or protect us. Stories about exploration—not the happy, "everything is wonderful out there and all will be great if we only go" stories, but rather the "yes it's dangerous out there, and we can ge...

The Byzantine Empire capitulated to invading Crusaders on another mission to free the Holy Land from its enemies, but not without forcing a retired spy to join them.

In which bedlam threatens to envelope the world, unless Oscar can do something about it, which he's willing to consider, providing it involves an enormous breakfast first.

Rumors are rife that terrorists will strike at the upcoming G8 summit in Montreal. As security agencies scramble to stop the plot, the Canadian diplomatic team rushes to finalize its preparations for the summit. The last thing they need is Justin West, the boss's obnoxious nephew, who's just looking to have fun. Will his disruptions prove fatal? Or is something else going on?

Blending fact and fiction, this tale of adventure is set in 1940 and follows two men as they parachute into occupied France to rescue an aircraft designer, a man whose designs could decide the fate of the war.Split into 6 parts, this account of the one of the darkest times of World War 2 is a rip roaring tale that will have readers eagerly turning the pages right through to the thrilling end.In Part 5, Bill realizes that there is only one reason that the Germans have always...

Catching spies is hard work, so when a deal is struck before a question is even asked of their new prisoner... the director decides to take matters into his own hands.

He went looking for a way out.Rome handed him a way down.Dick Moonlight has had enough.Enough of Albany.Enough of bad memories.Enough of the woman he loved and lost.So when a job opens up in Rome, Italy, working as a house detective at a five-star hotel, Moonlight packs his bags and hopes distance will do what whiskey never could—quiet the noise in his head.It doesn't.Instead, an...

Volume I of IV.At exactly midnight on December 31, 2012, every electronic device made in China for the last 30 years stops working.From the U.S. electrical grid and all its back-ups, engine control-management systems, early warning systems on U.S. satellites, every motor vehicle, aircraft and ship made after 1985, to even simple memory chips inside children's teddy bears—every electronic fuse, resistor, or connector that was "Made in China" becomes dormant… forever.S...

After Guinevere's death Camelot has become a sad and quiet place. King Arthur never shows his face in public anymore. The golden age of chivalry has ended. The Order of the Round Table was broken up, its gallant youth dead or have moved on. Shining armours and beautiful horses are hardly ever seen anymore in Camelot until one day when the first proper knight comes to town. His appearance stirs great excitement in Eric, a young working fellow, who often daydreams about knights and the good ...

Ambrose and his friends flee for their lives from imperial Constantinople. The Grand Chamberlain wants them dead, and has dispatched an admiral and a fleet to dispose of them. The prince hopes to return to his native Wessex. Caught by pirates, they are enslaved on Crete, but manage to cause a slave rebellion and escape to Alexandria. The Byzantine fleet follows, and Ambrose is forced to flee across all of North Africa. They are forced to fight mercenaries, Tuareg raiders, and the open dese...

The Great Army of the Danes invades Wessex, and, after two sieges, Alfred forces King Guthrum to agree to withdraw. When the leader of the GreatArmy breaks his word and invades Wessex in early winter, he nearly succeeds in Capturing Alfred and destroying the last independent Saxon kingdom in Britain. King Alfred hides in the forest, until he finds a base deep in the fastness of a marsh. From there he starts to strike back. He deals with the traitors within, and sends the word for hi...