Project Icarus

Project Icarus
Author: R.D. Shah
Publisher: Canelo
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2021-11-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1800325290

An old enemy, a new threat, and a secret that could tear the world apart. Hostage negotiator Ethan Munroe is called urgently to a developing crime scene. A serial killer is holding a young girl hostage, and, inexplicably, demands his attendance. Events quickly spiral out of control, and the security of Ethan's life is stripped away, as he is thrown headlong into a perilous world of deception, espionage and danger, lurking deep within the shadows of political power. Ethan will discover things about himself he could never have suspected, come face-to-face with a terrifying foe, and uncover an unthinkable truth that could not only shatter his own future but that of the world... The enigma that is Project Icarus. A totally gripping conspiracy thriller with a twist you will never see coming, perfect for fans of Lee Child, Scott Mariani, and Adam Hamdy.

The Electric Black

The Electric Black
Author: Joseph Schmalke
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2021-10-12
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1949514897

The Electric Black is a horror series set in an antique shop that travels through time and space delivering cursed objects to unsuspecting customers. written and Illustrated by Joseph Schmalke and Rich Woodall published quarterly by Black Caravan a Scout Comics Imprint. The Electric Black is a cursed antique shop, appearing in any time or space, soliciting customers it hungers to corrupt or devour. The mysterious Julius Black is the store's demonic proprietor and narrator. He, along with his psychopathic employees, regularly manipulates patrons for their own devious purposes. Inside the eerie emporium, all of the forbidden objects have secrets to unlock. The poor souls that enter never leave without something. It's dark light will shine on macabre mysteries, grisly murders, and other frightful occurrences. Dare you step within its sinister halls?

Odyssey of the Dragonlords RPG

Odyssey of the Dragonlords RPG
Author: Modiphius
Publisher: Modiphius
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2020-03-03
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781912743407

Campaign book; compatible with the "5E" edition rules of Dungeons & Dragons.

The Abkhazians

The Abkhazians
Author: George Hewitt
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013-11-19
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136802053

This handbook provides a ready introduction and practical guide to the Abkhazian people and language. It includes chapters written by experts in the field, covering all aspects of the people, including their history, religion, politics, economy, culture, literature and media, plus pictures, chronologies and appendices of up-to-date statistics, maps and bibliographies. This volume forms part of the Peoples of the Caucasus series which is an indispensable - and accessible - resource to all those with an interest in the Caucasus: journalists, aid workers, regional specialists in government, law, banking, accounting, as well as tourists, business people, students and academics.

Science Fiction Literature in East Germany

Science Fiction Literature in East Germany
Author: Sonja Fritzsche
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2006
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9783039107391

East German science fiction enabled its authors to create a subversive space in another time and place. One of the country's most popular genres, it outlined futures that often went beyond the party's official version. Many utopian stories provided a corrective vision, intended to preserve and improve upon East German communism. This study is an introduction to East German science fiction. The book begins with a chapter on German science fiction before 1949. It then spans the entire existence of the country (1949-1990) and outlines key topics essential to understanding the genre: popular literature, socialist realism, censorship, fandom, and international science fiction. An in-depth discussion addresses notions of high and low literature, elements of the fantastic and utopia as critical narrative strategies, ideology and realism in East German literature, gender, and the relation between literature and science. Through a close textual analysis of three science fiction novels, the author expands East German literary history to include science fiction as a valuable source for developing a multi-faceted understanding of the country's short history. Finally, an epilogue notes new titles and developments since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Impossible Jones

Impossible Jones
Author: Karl Kesel
Publisher: Scout Comics
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2022-05-17
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781639691197

Impossible Jones is a fast-paced, superhero adventure series written by Karl Kesel, with art by David Hahn, Karl Kesel and Tony Aviña, published by Scout Comics. Isabelle Castillo is a thief who gets amazing powers… is mistaken for a superhero… and runs with it! With no intent of giving up her criminal ways, of course, since her powers make robbery easier than ever! Even better: the police gladly tell her what they’re doing, and store owners are happy to show her their security systems! All she has to do is make sure no one suspects the truth— especially New Hope City’s real superheroes and villains! It’s a high-stakes, high-wire balancing act, but it’s not impossible… …It’s Impossible Jones!

Air Born

Air Born
Author: Jl Pawley
Publisher: Steam Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2019-08-14
Genre: Flight
ISBN: 9781990000256

Air Born is book one in the exciting unique YA crossover sci-fi series, Generation Icarus. Based on the Wattpad sensation First Flight which had 1 million + downloads, this is a completely revised four book series. The fast moving action story also explores timely issues in society: diversity, the real effects of uncontrolled experiments, developing identity and community, and in many ways is a metaphor for the struggles of coming of age.My past. My present. My future.Destroyed in an instant.So, who am I?Seventeen-year-old Tyler Owen is smart, good-looking, and destined to be a fighter pilot. He's mapped out his life and knows exactly where he's headed. That is, until his first solo sky-dive, when he undergoes a terrifying transformation. Caught on camera, Tyler becomes a viral hit. Everyone wants a piece of him, including the sinister Evolutionary Corporation and a religious cult known as the Angelists.But the worldwide media coverage also alerts others like him. Driven by instinct, they come together and form the Flight. The first of an extraordinary new species, they have only one way to survive.Fly.

Artemis and Her Cult

Artemis and Her Cult
Author: Ruth M. Léger
Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Cults
ISBN: 9781784915506

Artemis and Her Cult provides a first attempt to bring together archaeological and literary sources from two main Artemis sanctuaries, hoping to contribute to a clearer picture of her cult.

Trinité & Lexicon

Trinité & Lexicon
Author: Bram de Does
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Type and type-founding
ISBN: 9789490913366

In 1991 publishers Uitgeverij De Buitenkant and Spectatorpers published a small book entitled "Romanée en Trinité: Historisch origineel en systematisch slordig". The author set the Dutch text by hand, using Jan van Krimpen's Romanée, and printed 500 copies on a Victoria platen press. Drukkerij Jan de Jong (Uitgeverij De Buitenkant's in-house press) printed the type specimen section in offset. By 1991 the Autologic phototypesetter had already been phased out, Enschedé having switched to digital typesetting. Fortunately the author was able to use the phototypeset positives for the 1982 type specimen. Enschedé had given Peter Matthias Noordzij the job of digitizing Trinité and in the second half of Romanée en Trinité the author was able to give a foretaste of the results. This book contains the full text of Romanée en Trinité, but it was technically impossible to include the hand-set specimen.

Frank At Home On The Farm

Frank At Home On The Farm
Author: Jordan Thomas
Publisher: Scout Comics
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2022-02-15
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781639691029

Frank At Home On The Farm is an unsettling and engrossing, psychological horror, mystery set in the early 1920s. Part Lynchian nightmare, part Cronenbergian body horror, written by Jordan Thomas and Illustrated by Clark Bint, published by Scout Comics. Frank Cross returns from World War 1 badly damaged by his experiences and wanting nothing more than to settle back down with his family at their farm. However, upon arrival he discovers his family missing. Frank’s search for answers only heightens his fear and anxiety as townspeople struggle to remember anything about his parents or brother and he’s confronted with nothing but dead ends. All the while Frank’s desperation grows he becomes more and more aware of the bizarre behavior of the farm’s animals. They seem to be watching his every move, gathering at night and sometimes Frank can swear he even hears them speak. Frank feels crazy just thinking it…but could they have something to do with his family’s disappearance?