Operation Blou Bar is a high-octane South African spy thriller where the fate of the nation rests on a twin-turbo Hilux and a pair of tactical braai tongs.Athol Myhill is a simple contractor with a singular obsession: understanding how things work. But when a routine electrical "emergency" at a Pretoria "bakery" reveals a bunker full of fiber-optics, Athol is recruited by the State Security Agency’s Scrap and Salvage Division. His mission is to sto...

As a construction foreman, Ethan Davis is used to being in control.So when his parents buy a rundown beach house in a faraway town and hire someone else to renovate it, he insists on doing the work himself.If he stays focused, he should finish the job early and under budget.But there are some things Ethan can't control. Like an unreliable ferry, inclement weather, and his new neighbor, Chloe.Chloe's cheery attitude and constant smiles really get under his sk...

Py Lumine has traveled a long way to be the newest student in the holography program at Earth's prestigious AARTC school. On the first day of school, Py is excited to meet Dr. M, famous holo maker and the holography program's founder. Py is less excited when Dr. M says that he doesn't actually want Py to be a student in his program. After that unfortunate meeting, Py's meets fellow holography students, ELLE and Bay 6. That goes a lot better for Py as the three students become fast friends....

ROCKETS SLAMMED PAST —just missing the tall, gaunt man who dodged down the stairs of the Earth Embassy. A figure loomed in a doorway and he snapped off a quick blaster shot at it—missed. He'd killed one man, wounded others—and was carrying papers stolen from the secret Embassy files. They had to stop him—but they couldn't! —And, worlds away, the men of Department 99 watched on their galaxy-spanning view-screen ... knowing they were responsible for this disaster—and powerless to do anything...

'Razor sharp and startlingly original, The Cross Thieves crackles with street spirit. A big-hearted, unholy riot!' Bram Presser, author of the award-winning Book of Dirt**.**Two hungry boys set out from their squat by a slow river on a not quite mythic quest for revenge. At the same time, a local pastor drives from his beachside home to visit a dying parishioner. What each means to the other will ...

The "Golden Age of Science Fiction" Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers of the 1940s-1960s who might otherwise be forgotten. Horace B. Fyfe (1918-1997) is one such unjustly forgotten author. Included here are 16 science fiction stories plus one novel, published between, representing some of his best work:D-99 (novel)LET THERE BE LIGHTMANNERS OF THE AGELUNA ESCAPADETHE OUTBREAK OF PEACEFEES OF THE FRONTIER...

*Shortlisted for the TAG Hungerford Manuscript Award 2018**Shortlisted for the International Chaffinch Press Manuscript Award (Ireland)*Chilling to read, cut with powerful energy and strong feeling.T or Timothy lives on the economic margins, both using and selling methamphetamine in Mandurah. When a friend, Gulp, tragically dies and T grows close to Lori-Bird his life promises to become more centred. But he moves between loving and ...

The Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK™ series focuses on unjustly forgotten science fiction writers. Horace B. Fyfe (1918-1997) was one. An engineer by trade, Fyfe also wrote a long string of popular science fiction and fantasy stories. He published extensively in genre magazines from his first appearance in "Astounding Science Fiction" (February 1940) until his last publication in "Analog" (January 1967). Sadly, Alzheimer's cut short his career, but his family stepped in to save his ...

The natural attitude of the Naval mind towards submarines is the same now as that expressed by Lord St. Vincent when Fulton invented the notorious “catamaran” expedition. Fulton had been trying some experiments before Pitt, who favoured the project, to which Lord St. Vincent, then First Lord of the Admiralty, was strongly opposed, and he bluntly stated that “Pitt was the greatest fool that ever existed to encourage a mode of war which those who commanded the seas did not want, and which, i...

In "Fee of the Frontier," the story likely follows the adventures of the protagonist, Fee, in a futuristic or otherworldly setting. Fee may be a space explorer, adventurer, or pioneer, navigating the challenges of the frontier in a distant galaxy or on a remote planet.The narrative may unfold through a series of encounters and conflicts as Fee explores uncharted territory, encounters alien species, or confronts natural or man-made obstacles. Along the way, Fee may encounter allies and adve...

In the world of "D-99," humanity has established a vast interstellar empire, and the novel focuses on the complex dynamics of this future society. The protagonist, who works as an agent or enforcer, becomes entangled in a series of political and technological conflicts. The central conflict involves the use of a powerful and potentially dangerous technology, known as D-99, which has significant implications for the balance of power within the empire.As the protagonist navigates through lay...

Calling World-4 of Kithgol by H. B. Fyfe is a science fiction novel set in a distant future where humanity is exploring and colonizing various planets. The story revolves around the mysterious and remote planet Kithgol, specifically World-4, which becomes the focal point of an interstellar conflict.The novel follows a group of space explorers and scientists who are dispatched to Kithgol to investigate strange signals and phenomena originating from World-4. As they arrive on the planet, the...