Seven months after an alien ship hangs over Oregon and delivers a brutal ultimatum—communicate, or watch all sentient life on Earth be destroyed—humanity's best minds are trapped in a race against panic, secrecy, and time. At the center is Francine Millar, a grieving clinical psychologist drawn into the crisis as scientists, linguists, and military officials struggle to decipher a message that may already be hiding in plain sight. Working with the careful Hikonojo Ohashi, the combative The...

Two prophets of democracy, one a wealthy New Yorker and the other an Apache leader, confronted the injustices of imperial conquest. Their resistance reveals the deep moral contradictions of American expansion and inspires the ongoing struggle for democratic rights.Prophets of Democracy explores the intertwined lives of Herman Melville and Nochaydelklinne, highlighting the shared commitment to human dignity that set them at odds with the pursuit of America'...

Frank Herbert’s classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides—who would become known as Muad'Dib—and of a great family's ambition to bring to fruition mankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, sha...

Perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike—this eBook collection includes all six original novels in the Dune Saga written by Frank Herbert.In the far future, on a remote planet, an epic adventure awaits. Here are the first six novels of Frank Herbert’s magnificent Dune saga—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction series of all time.The Dune Saga begins on the desert planet Arrakis with the story of the boy Paul Atreides...

The first book in the definitive graphic novel adaptation of Dune**, the groundbreaking science-fiction classic by Frank Herbert.**A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism, and politics, Dune is a powerful, fantastical tale that takes an unprecedented look into our universe, and is transformed by the graphic novel format.Frank Herbert’s epic science-fiction masterpiece set in the far future amidst a sp...

You may have walked through incarceration, homelessness, addiction, or seasons so dark you wondered if redemption was even possible. Maybe the world has stamped you with labels like "lost cause," "too far gone," or "not worth saving." But God never uses those labels. Your story isn't over. In His hands, any mind can be renewed, any life can be rebuilt, and what once looked ruined can become something beautiful. Transformation is not just possible - it's promised.What if the life yo...

Perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike−this eBook collection includes the first three novels in Frank Herbert’s Dune saga: DUNE, DUNE MESSIAH, and CHILDREN OF DUNEIn the far future, on a remote planet, an epic adventure awaits. Here are the first three novels of Frank Herbert’s magnificent Dune saga—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction series of all time.The Dune Saga begins on the desert planet Arrakis with the s...

A lively and engaging history of the brass band in Britain and beyondBrass bands have played a unique role in the cultural history of Britain. Amidst the industrial revolution, an increasingly urban population turned to music for mass entertainment. Brass bands became intimately associated with working men and spread across the country at breathtaking speed. At their height in the late Victorian era, there were thousands of them.Trevor Herbert reveals the s...

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was one of the most popular British writers of all time. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography and autobiography, but Wells is now best remembered for his Science Fiction novels and has been called the “Father of Science Fiction”. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times....

Book Five in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All TimeLeto Atreides, the God Emperor of Dune, is dead. In the fifteen hundred years since his passing, the Empire has fallen into ruin. The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilization and spread out beyond the reaches of known space. The planet Arrakis—now called Rakis—has reverted to its desert climate, and its great sandworms are dying.Now the ...

This discounted ebook bundle includes Legends of Dune: The Butlerian Jihad, The Machine Crusade, The Battle of Corrin; Heroes of Dune: Paul of Dune, The Winds of Dune; Schools of Dune: Sisterhood of Dune, Mentats of Dune, Navigators of DuneFrank Herbert's Dune series is one of the great creations of imaginative literature, science fiction's answer to The Lord of the Rings. Brian Herbert–-Frank Herbert’s son–-and coauthor Kevin J. Anderson...

Book Three in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All TimeThe Children of Dune are twin siblings Leto and Ghanima Atreides, whose father, the Emperor Paul Muad’Dib, disappeared in the desert wastelands of Arrakis nine years ago. Like their father, the twins possess supernormal abilities—making them valuable to their manipulative aunt Alia, who rules the Empire in the name of House Atreides.Facing treason and rebellio...