A high school soccer player embarks on a visionary journey of self-discovery in this young adult sci-fi fantasy novel.Varsity soccer player Eric Horton is an unbeatable goalkeeper, saving shot after shot with seemingly supernatural ability. But at night, Eric is plagued with nightmares of explosions and screams. As strange happenings start to unfold around him, he begins to wonder if what he's seeing isn't just a dream.When a new student, Renee, appears in ...

For one gifted girl, a summer helping at her mother's archaeological dig leads to ghosts and a quest to save the planet from destruction.Marcie Horton has a sixth sense. Not in the "I see dead people" way, but . . . well, maybe a little. She feels a sort of knowing about certain things that can't be explained—an intuition that goes beyond the normal. Then there was that one summer four years ago, when she connected with a long-departed spirit . . . . But nothing tha...

I realised about ten years ago that I had an aptitude for making people laugh. Writing short essays about lurid girls’ holidays in Spain, and trips to sheds by the south coast with the husband was the catalyst to start my Words from a Bird blog back in 2016. Why did I do it? With four adult children just about to launch themselves onto an unsuspecting world, the timing felt right to do something I loved and maybe show them a side of me that they might not have seen before. So, on New Year’...

This complete introduction to the use of modern ray tracing techniques in plasma physics describes the powerful mathematical methods generally applicable to vector wave equations in non-uniform media, and clearly demonstrates the application of these methods to simplify and solve important problems in plasma wave theory. Key analytical concepts are carefully introduced as needed, encouraging the development of a visual intuition for the underlying methodology, with more advanced mathematic...

In response to the events following September 11, a number of leading cultural studies and interpretive qualitative researchers write from their own experiences and hearts. Their essays-by noted scholars Kellner, Fine, McLaren, Richardson, Denzin, Giroux and others-are collected in this volume, and were written in crisis within days and weeks of September 11. The immediacy of their writing is refreshing, and reflects the varied emotional and critical responses that bring meaning to this ca...

The Future Is Here.“The series successfully showcases future voices representing the vast spectrum of the speculative fiction genre.” —Library Journal“The L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest has quietly been shaping the next wave of genre storytellers—with a legacy that’s as cosmic as the stories themselves.” —SciFiNow.co.uk“The gangbuster of science fiction short story collections. Outstanding.” —Midwest Book Review

Calling all adventurers! Buckle up for a bumpy ride with Pee-wee Harris in "F.O.B. Bridgeboro." This isn't your average trip to camp. Pee-wee and his pal Townsend Ripley hit the road in a temperamental flivver, a jalopy with a mind of its own. What should be a straightforward journey turns into a hilarious escapade filled with mishaps and mayhem. Can Pee-wee use his quick wit and resourcefulness to overcome these wacky obstacles and reach Temple Camp? Find out in this delightful audiobook ...

Kelvin and Heln's children are now six years old, and while Charles and Merlain are normal other than being telepathic, Dragon Horace is another story entirely. But when an evil witch hatches a monstrous scheme to send Charles and Merlain to steal the greatest treasure of the Kingdom of Orcs--hoping they die in the process--she reckons without their innate magical abilities...and the sibling loyalty of Dragon Horace.

Pregnancy has turned FBI Agent Cynna Weaver's whole life upside down. Lupus sorcerer Cullen Seabourne is thrilled to be a father, but what does Cynna know about kids? Her mother was a drunk and her father abandoned his family. Or so she's always believed... As Cynna is trying to wrap her head around this problem, a new one pops up in the form of a delegation from another realm. They want to take Cynna and Cullen back with them- to meet her long-lost father and find a mysterious medallion. ...