ASSASSINATION’S AFTERMATH…Melissa Steiner's assassination ignited the fires of civil war, and now secessionist factions clamor for rebellion against the Federated Commonwealth. The rebels' plans hinge on gaining control of the Skye March, thus controlling the crucial Terran Corridor.Throughout the March, civil and military leaders plot to take up arms against Prince Victor Steiner-Davion. The final piece of the plan requires the secessionist forces to gain access to the pla...

Enter the world of Jack Williamson's The Legion of Space, the Legion at War series. The reader's decisions will determine whether Vice Admiral David Ulnar, leader of the Ninth Defense Squadron on the Orion frontier can stop the Ka' slag from overrunning the League of Worlds.Combat Command Book 5.At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

An uprising from an alien species threatens a futuristic foreign legion in this military sci-fi.As the Terran Commonwealth expanded the borders of the interstellar territories it controlled, a waning alien race was forced to yield much of their once glorious star empire. But they had never been fully conquered, and they would never cease trying to undermine the Commonwealth's power. When Commonweath diplomats and the command officers of the Terran Fifth Foreign Leg...

A fugitive on the run tries to escape his dark past by joining the fight against the aliens in this military sci-fi series.Wolfgang Hauser was a privileged and pampered aristocrat—until the day aliens invaded his world and took everything from him. Now he's an outcast accused of cowardice and murder. Without a family or a home, he's on the run. And the only chance he has to escape his enemies is to join the Fifth Foreign Legion.But the Legion demands a high...

A military sci-fi fantasy where troops keeping peace on an alien planet find themselves engaged in an interstellar war.It was an easy assignment on a peaceful alien world—until the natives attacked! The Sandcastle, on a water world on the fringe of Earth's expanding empire, houses the Fifth Foreign Legion—troops sent there to protect the interests of Seafarms Interstellar, a powerful Terran corporation. At first, Captain Fraser thought his biggest problem would be ...

Humans are truly against the wall! Terran forces are pushed to a last stand by the ever-encroaching Kilrathi hordes. The end seems very near. It is time for desperation measures. Against overwhelming odds, the humans try to launch a last offensive against the Kilrathi homeworld. Once again, humanity’s last best hope is embodied in her flyers. Never before has so much been asked of so few—and now humanity’s existence itself is on the line!At the publisher's request, this title is so...

There are few more beautiful places than Scotland’s winter mountains. But even when most of the snow has melted, isolated patches can linger well into summer and beyond. In The Vanishing Ice, Iain Cameron chronicles these remarkable and little-seen relics of the Ice Age, describing how they have fascinated travellers and writers for hundreds of years, and reflecting on the impact of climate change.Iain was nine years old when snow patches first captured his imagination, an...

MORE WAR…A desperate attack on the Kilrathi homeworld had succeeded in destroying the entire planet, including the Emperor and his warlords. The surviving Kilrathi, on warships and on their colony worlds were hopelessly demoralized and had sued for peace. The catlike warrior race was no longer a threat to Earth and its colonies. Thirty-five years of war had finally come to an end, bringing peace in our time. They thought…The reality was more ominous. There were still plenty...

What happens when the very same system designed to protect children fails? That’s exactly what is happening right now in the UK family courts in cases of Parental Alienation, a form of post-divorce abuse. Cafcass define Parental Alienation as ‘when a child’s resistance or hostility towards one parent is not justified and is the result of psychological manipulation by the other parent’; yet experts, therapists and social workers are not trained to assess or deal with cases involving Parenta...

A stand-alone prequel to the bestselling Eagle Elite seriesJoyce loves Luca. Luca loves Joyce.Frank loves his family and will do anything to protect it, even if it means taking away his brother's reason for existing.Falling only takes one step, one movement of the chess piece, and in Joyce's fall she took more than just one heart with her.Go back to the beginning, where the drama of the Elect all starts.Go back to the first part of the story...

This book brings fresh insights into how social spaces shape the way we experience and understand security. Chapters unite voices from critical security studies, urban geography, criminology and political science to rethink the link between security and space, from neighbourhood crime to global conflict.By viewing security through a spatial lens, the book uncovers the social, economic and political forces that shape security issues in everyday life offering vital insights for curre...

Comprehensive, accessible, and fully illustrated--this commentary on 1-2 Kings is a must-have resource.You want a deeper understanding of the Scriptures, but the notes in your study Bible don't give you enough depth or insight. This commentary was created with you in mind.Each volume of The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary is a nontechnical, section-by-section commentary on one book or section of the Bible that provides reliable and readable inte...