Rath's Deception

Rath's Deception
Author: Piers Platt
Publisher: Piers Platt
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2015-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

On the cut-throat streets of Tarkis, orphaned teens like Rath end up jailed … or dead. So when the shadowy Janus Group offers Rath a chance to earn riches beyond his wildest dreams, he seizes it. But the Janus Group is as ruthless as the elite assassins it controls. Rath will have to survive their grueling, off-world training, and fulfill all fifty kills in his contract before a single cent comes his way. And ending so many lives comes with a price Rath can't anticipate. It'll certainly cost him what's left of his innocence. It may well cost him his life.

Viral

Viral
Author: Piers Platt
Publisher: Piers Platt
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2018
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"In my first battle, I made fourteen thousand dollars in five minutes." On a remote planet, human explorers make first contact with extraterrestrial life. Without warning, the aliens attack, ripping the exploratory team to shreds. Humanity is at war. Back on Earth, Sam is just another jobless graduate, drifting aimlessly while she lives off of the government's monthly stipend. When war breaks out with the aliens, she sees a way out of her life of boredom: she signs up to be a "deathstreamer," a new breed of mercenary chasing fame and fortune by streaming combat footage from the front lines. If she can go viral, wealth and celebrity are within Sam's grasp. But she'll need to survive long enough to enjoy it.

Return to Oz

Return to Oz
Author: Piers Platt
Publisher: Piers Platt
Total Pages: 292
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Falken survived the ordeal on Olympus, only to be stunned with a shocking revelation: his good friend Weaver is still incarcerated on Oz. The only way to get Weaver out is to volunteer to go back inside the prison himself. But the clock is ticking – Falken will only have a few days to find his friend and help him escape. While he’s back on Oz, he’ll have to follow the rules to the letter. One step out of line, and they’ll both be stuck in jail … forever.

Returning

Returning
Author: Rachel Jackson
Publisher: Rachel Jackson
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2018-08-29
Genre:
ISBN:

What would happen if Alice never went down the Rabbit Hole? Who would stop the Red Queen? Is there anyone who could? After running away from her home in Wonderland and spending years on Earth, Ever - daughter of the Red Queen - is forced to return thanks to the pleas of her childhood friend Wyatt Rabbit. The Queen - now dubbed the Queen of Hearts - has been tearing Wonderland apart with her evil ways and wanton killing sprees and the time has come to stop her. Embarking on an adventure to find the only weapon that can kill the monstrous Queen, a weapon only Ever can use, she and Wyatt, along with old friends and those less than thrilled by Evers return, our heroine works to put an end to the heart-ripping destruction of one of the most evil figures in Wonderland. But along with her quest to save her home Ever must contend with a force she can't control, reconcile the past and come to terms with her own actions that lead to her leaving her kingdom to the mercy of her mother to begin with in this tale of redemption and adventure filled with re-imagined versions of old characters and a gripping storyline. It's time for Ever to go home. It's time to Return.

Willing Seduction

Willing Seduction
Author: Barbara Kosta
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0857456199

Josef von Sternberg's 1930 film The Blue Angel (Der blaue Engel) is among the best known films of the Weimar Republic (1919-1933). A significant landmark as one of Germany's first major sound films, it is known primarily for launching Marlene Dietrich into Hollywood stardom and for initiating the mythic pairing of the Austrian-born American director von Sternberg with the star performer Dietrich. This fascinating cultural history of The Blue Angel provides a new interpretive framework with which to approach this classic Weimar film and suggests that discourses on mass and high culture are integral to the film's thematic and narrative structure. These discourses surface above all in the relationship between the two main characters, the cabaret entertainer Lola Lola (Marlene Dietrich) and the high school teacher Immanuel Rath (one-time Oscar winner Emil Jannings). In addition to offering insight into some of the major debates that informed the Weimar Republic, this book demonstrates that similar issues continue to shape the contemporary cultural landscape of Germany. Barbara Kosta thus also looks at Dietrich as a contemporary cultural icon and at her symbolic value since German unification and at Lola Lola's various "incarnations."

The Janus Group: Books 1-3

The Janus Group: Books 1-3
Author: Piers Platt
Publisher: Piers Platt
Total Pages: 1248
Release: 2017-06-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The complete first trilogy. 3 books. 1,100 pages. Over 80,000 copies downloaded. Rath's DeceptionOn the cut-throat streets of Tarkis, orphaned teens like Rath end up jailed … or dead. So when the shadowy Janus Group offers Rath a chance to earn riches beyond his wildest dreams, he seizes it. But the Janus Group is as ruthless as the elite assassins it controls. Rath will have to survive their grueling, off-world training, and fulfill all fifty kills in his contract before a single cent comes his way. And ending so many lives comes with a price Rath can't anticipate. It'll certainly cost him what's left of his innocence. It may well cost him his life. Rath's GambitRath just assassinated a senator, and completed his final mission for the Janus Group. Now every Interstellar Police officer on Alberon is searching for him. If they don't find him, one of his fellow contractors certainly will … and the most feared criminal organization in the galaxy has severe punishments for employees who break the rules. Rath's only hope is to find the rogue contractor who helped him escape a company deathtrap after his final mission. United, the two assassins might just get free from the Janus Group and get what they're owed. But first they'll need to survive. Rath's ReckoningRath and Paisen completed all fifty kills in their contracts with the Janus Group. But when they uncovered the criminal organization's darkest secret, the Janus Group unleashed an army of assassins to silence the rogue pair. With help from a former Interstellar Police detective, Rath and Paisen survive - barely. Their plan to attack the Janus Group head-on may be suicide, but in the end, they'll tear the organization to the ground … or die trying.

The Falken Chronicles: The Complete Trilogy

The Falken Chronicles: The Complete Trilogy
Author: Piers Platt
Publisher: Piers Platt
Total Pages: 1261
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Escape from Oz Sirio Falken has been a fighter his whole life. But when the government bans professional fighting, his life spirals out of control. Convicted of murder, he's sentenced to life in prison. But all of the felons he's ever known have disappeared from Earth, never to return. He's about to find out firsthand what happened to them. He'll have to stay alive amongst Earth’s most ruthless felons if he wants to survive … and become the first man to escape from Oz. Escape from Olympus After his escape from the prison colony Oz, Sirio Falken has found a new life as a safari guide on the planet Olympus. There, he helps tourists navigate the planet's exotic ecosystem, which is dominated by a single apex predator: a long-lived and sightless avian species called dragons. With exceptional hearing, the dragons are feared for hunting down anything that moves, including Falken and his guests, if they’re not careful. But unknown to Falken, criminal elements have plans to use him to plunder the planet's resources, whether he's willing to help them or not. He'll have to keep the lethal dragons at bay long enough to unravel a growing conspiracy … and escape from Olympus. Return to Oz Falken survived the ordeal on Olympus, only to be stunned with a shocking revelation: his good friend Weaver is still incarcerated on Oz. The only way to get Weaver out is to volunteer to go back inside the prison himself. But the clock is ticking – Falken will only have a few days to find his friend and help him escape. While he’s back on Oz, he’ll have to follow the rules to the letter. One step out of line, and they’ll both be stuck in jail … forever.