Devon Lancaster had never completed any of the major endeavors he had embarked on in his life. His doctorate in anthropology, his black belts in Akido and Karate had all remained unfinished. He was an unlikely hero yet he found himself on a distant world expected to led the human inhabitants to victory in a war against the octopus like invaders that had discovered a way to conquer the surface. The struggle with the octopi would only serve as a prelude to the greater war between twin brothe...

Sydney, 1942 – the year of the fall of Singapore, the bombing of Darwin and the surprise attack on Sydney Harbour by Japanese midget submarines. Australia is surely doomed to fall to the Japanese ... Through the eyes of a naive young priest we see into the hearts of a people who fear the end of life as they know it. In the confessional, Father Frank Darragh hears how his community is changing – how the very real fear of invasion by the Japanese is leading people to challenge what the churc...

Get to Know San Francisco’s Vibrant and Historic NeighborhoodsFrom the Gold Rush to the Summer of Love to the dotcom days, San Francisco is a richly historic city of scenic vistas and diverse neighborhoods. This savvy, entertaining guide explores the best of it all. Kathleen Dodge Doherty and Tom Downs guide you through 35 unique walking tours that traverse San Francisco’s length and breadth. These urban treks are great ways to soak in the vibe of the City by the B...

Working in any area of mental health nursing presents complex issues regarding the nurse-patient relationship. For those working in prolonged clinical contact with offenders, relationships with patients and colleagues can be particularly emotionally intense and sometimes difficult to express. This book attempts to understand and articulate the emotional labour of forensic nursing and explores the challenge of establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with offenders.The...

In 1924, the English mountaineer Ashley Walsingham dies attempting to summit Mount Everest, leaving his fortune to his former lover, Imogen Soames-Andersson - whom he has not seen in seven years. Ashley’s solicitors search in vain for Imogen, but the estate remains unclaimed. Nearly eighty years later, new information leads the same law firm to Tristan Campbell, a young American who could be the estate’s rightful heir. If Tristan can prove he is Imogen’s descendant, the inheritance will be...

Love, sex, death, family, friendship, betrayal, tenderness, brutality, sacrifice and revelation. This incendiary collection of stories from acclaimed writer Christos Tsiolkas, bestselling author of The Slap and Barracuda, takes you deep into worlds both strange and familiar, and introduces you to characters who will never let you go and situations that will haunt you forever. Content warning: Contains strong violence and/or strong language. Listener discretion advised.

Embracing the unexpected can lead to all sorts of adventures.The prophesied time has arrived and Harry—born of an alien mother and a human father—must journey to the top of the world to unlock a mysterious ship found trapped in an icy crevasse. A ship only someone of Harry’s bloodline can open.Roshin, a young Alvian scribe, is sent to record events as they unfold. Beneath her remote, icy beauty, Harry feels an unwanted hum of attraction. He has alw...

The second book in David Brin's second Uplift trilogy is a magnificent addition to one of science fiction's most ambitious and compelling series. The six races had been living in exile on the planet Jijo for two thousand years before they were discovered by the Five Galaxies. Now they are alone again, but they know it is only a reprieve . . . Fleeing across space following an alien attack on Earth, the spaceship Streaker finds itself stranded near an uninhabited planet. Kaa is sent to the ...

NAERO FORESEES A DARK FUTUREThe future of the Cosmic Prophecies keeps coming, whether Naero likes it or not. A future that spells Death for her and all that she loves–her beloved, her children, her fierce Clans, and all of humanity. As things stand, her enemies still remain too great, too numerous, and far too powerful. She has foreseen it all, first hand.Naero's only hope to avert this doom begins with her completing her Mystic training. But that is only the beginning. She...

Uhnimer was not as "attuned" as many of the elders of the village, so old and secluded deep within the interior of Atlantis. Uhnimer's greatest talents were of a different nature. He could tolerate, and function, in the spiritually destructive world of darkness, deceit, and oppression that grew stronger every year. He was an observer, risking himself to keep the Sons of Light aware of the threats to their way of life…"Three Worlds Lost, The History of Mu, Lemuria, and Atlantis" tak...

Though Records from the Past Tell the Ancient Story of Lemuria which Some Call Mu or Pan

Saving the unwilling with song, one planet at a time.New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger brings you the thrilling conclusion to her Tinkered Starsong trilogy in which the true purpose of the divinity is revealed at last.Can a group of performers take on an entire alien species? Do they want to, if the price of the truth is their own popularity and the safety of billions?Phex, Missit, and their pantheons are the most pop...