In the twenty-first century, Earth was struck by the most lethal plague in recorded history. It laid waste to humanity, killing the infected with a ruthless efficiency. There were no countermeasures against it. No treatments or cures. Nothing stopped it.The plague killed. Then it brought something back. Something not human, something not living.But something not truly dead.Here is a collection of stories set in a world where the last living humans fight for survival...

Ever wondered how to truly unlock the secrets of masterful storytelling?Literary Forensics offers a groundbreaking approach to reading like a writer, helping you dissect the intricate craft behind compelling narratives. Gary Alan McBride, drawing from seven years of leading Writers Who Read, fills a critical void by compiling innovative reading techniques you can use to uncover the literary brilliance found in today's novels.This essential reference guide ...

"I write this chronicle as if I were a man standing graveside, reflecting on a life that expended a last fitful breath before growing still and silent. But the grave is that of a civilization that once spanned a planet and reached for the heavens. And there is no rest here, no peaceful silence. The grave by which I stand is empty, for the dead have climbed out of it and tread across a world that should tremble at their weight."My name is Jake, and here is where I leave my stories of...

First published in 1994, The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia was the first ever book of its type in Australia – a complete guide to locating every resident bird species in Australia, plus supplementary information on where to find rarities, migratory species and logistical information. This fully revised second edition expands on the best-selling appeal of the first, describing the best-known sites for all of Australia’s endemic birds, plus vagrants and regular migrants such ...

The best photographic field guide to Australia's birdsAustralia is home to a spectacular diversity of birdlife, from parrots and penguins to emus and vibrant passerines. Birds of Australia covers all 714 species of resident birds and regularly occurring migrants and features more than 1,100 stunning color photographs, including many photos of subspecies and plumage variations never before seen in a field guide. Detailed facing-page species accounts describ...

From the eastern rainforests to the central deserts, Australia is home to some 900 species of birds. Finding Australian Birds covers over 400 birdwatching sites conveniently grouped into the best birding areas, from one end of the country to the other. This includes areas such as Kakadu in the Top End and Uluru in the Red Centre of the Northern Territory, the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, an amazing diversity of forests along the eastern Australian seaboard, including some of ...

Laura Fraser grows up in Sydney, motherless, with a cold, professional father and an artistic bent. Ravi Mendis lives on the other side of the globe -- exploring the seductive new world of the Internet, his father dead, his mother struggling to get by.Their stories alternate throughout Michelle de Kretser's ravishing novel, culminating in unlikely fates for them both, destinies influenced by travel -- voluntary in her case, enforced in his.With money from an inheritance, Laura sets...

"This book is fast-paced and lively, reminiscent of a Tom Clancy thriller." - The US Review of BooksIn this edge-of-your-seat thriller, author Dave Edlund brings readers face to face with the promise of energy independence... and its true cost.As one by one the world's leading alternative energy researchers are assassinated, Peter Savage and his friend Jim Nicolaou race against the clock to preserve the secret that promises to change the landscape of...

Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American Read"One of the most—if not the most—beloved of American novels." —The New YorkerHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatredOne of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into mo...

***Get 6 FREE ebooks @http://www.DavidMarkBrownWrites.com as part of the FREE DMB PRIMER LIBRARY!*** Raising Arizona meets Joe Black "A provocative moral tale as much about embracing life as meeting Death." "Never has Death been so human as a kiddie pool, a folding chair and a bottle of regret. If only the other three horseman could be as easy to relate to." WARNING: Handling a scythe without proper ...

Jazz, Season One, Episode TwoJazz and Ship were forced to crash-land in one of the most dangerous places outside of the wilds, the monster ghetto known as Clowntown. She's already hurt, tired, and hungry and time is running short as even her shadow sight won't do her much good against the residents of this nightmare neighborhood once it's dark. If she keeps moving, keeps quiet, and gets lucky she might make it out unnoticed.But a golem of make up and design too horrible to ...

The Authority rules over the blighted metropolis from their airships on high. The only reason the malicious masters approach the dirty streets is to kidnap members of the underclass for experimentation. But they didn't count on one woman and her quest for revenge.