Jones embarks on a potentially lucrative and hazardous mission as part of the crew of an experimental space ship. His journey takes unexpected and dangerous twists as he is thrown back in time to 21st century Earth. Will he and the crew survive? How will he return to complete the mission? How is his fate inexorably connected to that of Katie, the flame haired archaeologist?A short science fiction novella. Look out for more stories featuring Jones.

A defeated chief and a broken shaman stand against a relentless killer, a desperate power-broker, and the might of a kingdom, inexorably converging to decide the fate of the land.With his tribe decimated and nowhere to go, Cossak must pick up the pieces and rebuild what remains of his people’s lives. But it was he who led them to their ruin, and the loss of so many weighs on his heart.Nova flees northward, doggedly pursued by the Gentleman, who wants what he has an...

As one tribe stands against many, and the might of a kingdom works toward their ruin, a warrior and a shaman must find a way to save their people.Friends from birth, Cossak and Nova must lead the last of their tribe in a search for a safe place, surviving attacks from their own people and a kingdom intent on stripping the land of everything to get what it needs.Cossak will become chief. In doing so, he must find the strength to lead his tribe through their destruct...

Christopher peut se transporter en rêve dans des mondes parallèles. Lorsqu'il l'apprend, son oncle lui demande de tenter d'étranges expériences et de rapporter de mystérieux paquets. Christopher découvre aussi qu'il appartient à une famille d'enchanteurs et qu'il possède neuf vies. Le voilà prédestiné à succéder au Chrestomanci, le plus puissant magicien du pays chez qui il va désormais habiter. Mais Christopher perd ses vies à une allure étonnante. Ne cherche-t-on pas à profiter de ses po...

This is a provocative collection exploring the different types of violence and how they relate to one another, examined through the integration of several disciplines, including forensic psychotherapy, psychiatry, sociology, psychosocial studies and political science. By examining the 'violent states' of mind behind specific forms of violence and the social and societal contexts in which an individual act of human violence takes place, the contributors reveal the dynamic forces and reasoni...

The Greeks play a daring trick to win the Trojan War in this beautifully illustrated Level 2 Ready-to-Read retelling of the Trojan horse myth, from Goddess Girls author Joan Holub!During the Trojan War, the Trojans receive the gift of a huge wooden horse from the Greeks. Thinking the gift means they have won the war, the Trojans celebrate. But what they don’t realize is that Greek soldiers are hidden inside the huge horse…waiting to attack!This Level 2 Read...

Introduce beginning readers to Pandora and her box from ancient Greek mythology with this beautifully illustrated Level 2 Ready-to-Read retelling from Goddess Girls author Joan Holub!When Pandora receives a shiny, gold box that says Do Not Open!, she is so curious that she ignores the warning! But when she lifts the lid, hundreds of bugs come flying out that want to fill the world with trouble. Pandora feels horribly guilty…until she finds something else i...

Diana Vertue, known in an earlier life as the terrifying esper Jenny Psycho, had been a hard-core terrorist and a saint of the uber-esper Mater Mundi, but she'd outgrown both those roles. Now it's time for a psychic showdown with the Mater Mundi herself. In another part of the galaxy, Ruby Journey delivers Parliament's offer of a reprieve from Jack Random's persecution as an outlaw, as long as he joins in a desperate plan to save the Empire from the decimating forces of Shub, approaching h...

Jones is usually a loner, a part-time, space faring freelance hit man. Finding himself marooned on a hostile beach he needs to use his ingenuity to survive in an environment inhabited by mammoths. Katie is a bright young archaeologist who has made a startling discovery in an English forest. These two disparate characters are thrown together, and find that their different worlds are inextricably linked by the past, the future and by the majestic mammoths.A short science fiction stor...

The Nike and other Fleet units are convoying a small fleet of civilian ships to Cancri system. When one of their number goes up like a flashbulb, it quickly becomes clear that the enemy has developed some new and very stealthy little ships. The civilian vessels can run and scatter, but flagship Nike's duty is clear. The one thing they will not do is turn their backs. A short story.

Cleo is so glad not to be going to Germany. She hates sausages, and knows for a fact that every adult German is forced to wear Lederhosen from birth. But Commodore Drummond needs Ant and Cleo in Germany - there is a thing there, long forgotten, that could change the course of the war with Earth. Unfortunately, Larry's not far behind them - and this time, he's in wolf's clothing...

Hank Beveridge and Lieutenant Newton Shapiro are a couple of nice guys whose worlds just happen to collide. Hank's getting up in years and Newton has his first independent field command. On Third World, women of marrying age are scarce as hen's teeth. Hank's still looking though. Newton has a job to do, no matter who gets hurt. The Empire is a long ways away, but the locals are at least peaceable.