Palm of the Mother is the continuation of the series, The LIon of Djibouti. It is the culmination of Teimbaka's and Sister Claire's story that takes place on the Horn of Africa and the Newark, NJ area of the United States. It is a blend of action/adventure and mystrical, thought provoking events. It is book 3 in the, Lion of Djibouti, trilogy. Titles in the series are as follows: The Lion of Djibouti, March of the Green Beetles, Palm of the Mother,

Gillian and the Golden Rings is a modern fairy tale. Kept safe by fairies, two of the Season Rings have been lost. Or have they been stolen?On a late winter's morning, Gillian and her two dogs-Oliver and Remy-come across two gold rings submerged within an icy, muddy puddle. Gillian recovers the rings, but inadvertently leaves them outside on her patio. In the pre-dawn hours the next morning, she-along with two fairies-find the rings have gone missing again. Where have the rings gon...

Interest in techniques to control the brain and thereby improve its function has surged, yet how realistic are these expectations and what are the ethical implications? This book reviews the main techniques of controlling brain processes for medical purposes, situating them within ethical and legal debates on autonomy and fairness.

A war torn Ethiopia and an America in the throes of social unrest provide the backdrop for a poignant story of loss, famine, war, faith and love. Guided by spirit elephants, haunted by hyena-men, The Lion of Djibouti is the quest of two brothers to reunite across two continents after a brutal lion attack.

March of the Green Beetles, the fast-paced, action-filled sequel to the The Lion of Djibouti, is the tale of two cities—two worlds—linked together by the past, the present, and the future. Drugs, ivory, warlords, slavery, gang wars, rebellion, and organized crime are the threads binding the port cities of Djibouti and Newark, New Jersey to the same fate.The mystical power of ancient Africa confronts the brutal savagery threatening her very existance while a kidnap...

In a world where a gifted few can manipulate reality with their minds, two great nations—Calchis and Orion—employ these psionic powers in a covert war for global superiority. In the heart of Calchis, a young psion named Aaron is kidnapped and forcibly conscripted into the Calchan army. To the north, in the capital, a dastardly plan is hatched to decimate Orion, to be carried out by the ruthless operative known only as “Agent.” Meanwhile, across the vast desert that separates the two warrin...

Ann Aguirre's thrilling young adult novel Enclave is the story of two young people in an apocalyptic world--facing dangers, and feelings, unlike any they've ever known.New York City has been decimated by war and plague, and most of civilization has migrated to underground enclaves, where life expectancy is no more than the early 20's. When Deuce turns 15, she takes on her role as a Huntress, and is paired with Fade, a teenage Hunter who lived Topside as a ...

THE END OF THE WORLD IS JUST A BEGINNING…The year is 2066. The world is embroiled in a perpetual war. The authoritarian Union, a dictatorship that spans from America to the borders of Russia, uses the "Global Defence Authority" army as a replacement for the old United Nations, sending endless lines of troops, male and female, to fight The African Islamic League, a quasi-Caliphate that spans much of Africa and the middle East, known commonly as "The Terrorists". The Frontline extends from C...

Are these the last days of America? A thriller starring “a compelling, never-give-an-inch hero who will appeal to Jack Reacher fans” (Booklist**).**In the aftermath of a devastating biological attack, America stands on the brink of disaster. The President of the United States is controlled by terrorists. The Vice President, global mastermind Lee McKeon, is plotting his next move. And special agent Jericho Quinn is running for his life....

Aaron Corbet isn’t a bad kid—he’s just a little different. And starting on the eve of his eighteenth birthday, Aaron begins to discover supernatural talents. Then he learns the truth about his destiny: He must unite angels, mortals, and Powers both good and evil, some of whom are hell-bent on his destruction....The Fallen quartet, now published for the first time in two action-packed bind-ups, chronicles an epic struggle, where the fate of the world rests on the outcome o...

The Phantom King by Heather Killough-Waldenis book two in the Big Bad Wolf spinoff series, The Kingsand sequel to The Vampire King.Siobhan Ashdown was born of magic; it rides her blood like a phantom, tainted and dark and unpredictable. She is a warlock, and the power within her is unlike any before known to her kind. So it's no surprise that the most powerful of the demons who feed off of this warlock magic not only recognizes the enormous potential she represents bu...

In these six stories, Chris Howard reasserts his talent for evoking the gritty and the apocalyptic with poetic grace.Intelligent People Speaking Reasonably follows two Iraq vets adrift in the civilian life of the Pacific Northwest.Space is Kindness witnesses the unexpected death of Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan from the perspective of a local reporter and a photographer rushing to the crash-site in 2000.Darkstar takes place in Dublin and ...