The journey of Artama unfolds as a timeless children's parable, blending courage, discovery, and the clash between conformity and truth. In a town lulled by contentment, one boy's curiosity burns bright. Crafted by Bruce Paul, this spellbinding speculative fiction epic introduces Artama, a young dreamer who defies the rigid doctrines of The Readers and their revered Book of Knowledge & Wisdom.With evocative prose and a vibrant world, Artama & The Book of Knowledge & Wisdom, the fir...

BRUCE ARGUES THAT EDEN WAS THE FIRST EARTHLY SANCTUARY THAT GOD CREATED TO RESTORE THE FORMLESS, VOID, AND DARK WORLD WE FIND IN GENESIS 1:2. THE FIVE RIVERS DESCRIBED IN GENESIS CHAPTER 2 ARE REDEMPTIVE AGENTS ORIGINALLY FLOWING FROM MOUNT MORIAH AS TYPES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT EMPLOYED TO RESTORE GOD'S CREATION BACK TO HIMSELF.This book presents a unique geologic model for Genesis chapter 2, where, like Ezekiel chapter 47, Eden's first river flows down from Mount Mor...

A shadow looms over The Town as Zortan's beastly horde threatens fiery destruction. In this electrifying speculative fiction epic by Bruce Paul, Artama, now armed with the miraculous amber ointment and a revolutionary message from his journey across The Plain, faces a perilous choice to save his father and his people. With courage as his guide, he crosses the enigmatic watchtower portal into a world both familiar and alien, where the wondrous Kora illuminates his path and deepens the enigm...

A chilling warning echoes through the cosmos: "Beware, my son. These are dark times." In this riveting speculative fiction epic by Bruce Paul, Artama returns to E3 from his odyssey on E1, only to face a destiny cloaked in peril. Guided by Korbin, The Hope of The Radiant Star, Artama confronts the dangerous ripples of his forbidden writings, navigating a vibrant world from the rugged cliffs of Eastedge to the labyrinthine Honeycomb, through the bustling Capital, and across the vast Plain to...

'I salute Paul Bruce. His decision to reveal the brutal truth is the act of a truly brave man.' - Captain Fred J. Holyrod, former MI6 Officer, Northern IrelandPaul Bruce was a tough, idealistic young trooper in the SAS when he was dispatched to Northern Ireland. His top-secret mission: to execute IRA suspects in cold blood.Bruce and three SAS comrades shot down one terrified victim after another, leaving the bodies to be buried in deep, unmarked woodland graves.The soldiers grew their hair...

In a town lulled by contentment, one boy's curiosity burns bright. Crafted by Bruce Paul, this spellbinding speculative fiction epic introduces Artama, a young dreamer who defies the rigid doctrines of The Readers and their revered The Book of Knowledge & Wisdom. Driven to uncover truth beyond tradition, Artama ventures across the vast, untamed Plain, where he meets the mysterious Kora, a girl whose presence radiates wonder and possibility. Returning as a young man, he carries rev...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A shadow looms over The Town as Zortan's beastly horde threatens fiery destruction. In this electrifying speculative fiction epic by Bruce Paul, Artama, now armed with the miraculous amber ointment and a revolutionary message from his journey across The Plain, faces a perilous choice to save his father and his people. With courage as his guide, he crosses the enigmatic watchtower portal into a world both familiar and alien, where the wo...

"As World War I commences, a plucky young American woman in Europe on a business trip begins to realize that she may have remained too long. She and others anxious to leave for home are caught up in events swirling about them. A mysterious British officer becomes involved. This romance-tinged spy thriller begins on a train in Calais bound for Paris and ends in Gibraltar. Based on a 1915 play of the same name, the novel was adapted for the screen in a 1918 silent version and again as a “tal...

The SAS describes its attitude to the use of lethal force as 'Big boys' games, big boys' rules'. Anyone caught with a gun or bomb can expect to be shot. In Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle Against the IRA Mark Urban meticulously explores the security forces' covert operations in Northern Ireland: from the mid-1970s, when they were stepped up, to the Loughall ambush in 1987, in which eight IRA Provisionals were killed. While charting the successes and failures of sp...

The memoir of a man who spent most of his career facing death.For UDT/SEAL team member Gary R. Smith, just being part of an elite military organization wasn’t enough—he had to be in the thick of the action. Because in bloody, violent Vietnam he learned there’s no stronger bond than the one forged in the gut-wrenching chaos of combat. During ambushes, PRU combat patrols, and extractions from hot LZs, Smith depended on the courage and sacrifice of his fellow SEALs, w...

The men of the SBS are the maritime equivalent of their counterparts in the SAS; they are the elite of the British Special Forces and also the most secretive. Although SAS activity has been extensively documented, the SBS has remained in the state it prefers - a shadowy silhouette, with identities protected and missions kept from public view. Formed during the Second World War, when they took part in many daring raids (one of which was filmed as The Cockleshell Heroes), they were active in...

The true story of one of the most dramatic and sustained special operations in military historyWhen American and British forces invaded Iraq in March 2003, select teams of special forces and intelligence operatives got to work looking for the WMD their governments had promised were there. They quickly realized no such weapons existed. Instead they faced an insurgency—a soaring spiral of extremism and violence that was almost impossible to understand, let alone reve...