War Or the World of Light

War Or the World of Light
Author: Greg Bobulinski
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2003-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1413412130

If a man were to become God, what would he do with his newfound powers and position? Due to his unique birth and remarkable personal abilities, Jason Rand (the novel's main character) is offered the opportunity to lead Etros, the World of Light, on a quest to unite the entire universe and fulfill the ultimate destiny of the Space/Time Continuum. With the assistance of Mary Pilar (a beautiful French woman who is chosen by the Etrotians to be Rand's ideal companion and Queen), Khronex (the first citizen and chief scientist of Etros), and the World of Light's amazing technical developments, Rand the Supreme creates a utopia which surpasses all expectations and brings life to its ultimate plateau. Yet, the king creature and mystic, Akar the Invincible of the planet Aphetia, has a different plan for life in the universe. Forced into action by his hideous servant Avel, the sorcerer king focuses his attack on Rand's advisor - the jovial and wise Khronex. The demonic Akar succeeds in starting the greatest war of all time - Universal War! A decision must be made by Rand, the Lord of Light - engage in Universal War to save the World of Light's great achievements or . . .?

Destroyer of Light

Destroyer of Light
Author: Jennifer Marie Brissett
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2021-10-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250268648

The Matrix meets an Afro-futuristic retelling of Persephone set in a science fiction underworld of aliens, refugees, and genetic engineering in Jennifer Marie Brissett's Destroyer of Light Kirkus—Best Fiction Books of the Year 2021 Tor.com—Best of the Year 2021 New York Public Library—Nine New Sci-Fi & Fantasy Reads Bookriot—20 Must Read Space Fantasy Books for 2021 Book Bub—The 24 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of Fall 2021 BiblioLifestyle—Most Anticipated Fall 2021 Sci-fi, Fantasy & Horror Having destroyed Earth, the alien conquerors resettle the remains of humanity on the planet of Eleusis. In the four habitable areas of the planet—Day, Dusk, Dawn, and Night—the haves and have nots, criminals and dissidents, and former alien conquerors irrevocably bind three stories: *A violent warlord abducts a young girl from the agrarian outskirts of Dusk leaving her mother searching and grieving. *Genetically modified twin brothers desperately search for the lost son of a human/alien couple in a criminal underground trafficking children for unknown purposes. *A young woman with inhuman powers rises through the insurgent ranks of soldiers in the borderlands of Night. Their stories, often containing disturbing physical and sexual violence, skate across years, building to a single confrontation when the fate of all—human and alien—balances upon a knife’s-edge. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

War at the Speed of Light

War at the Speed of Light
Author: Louis A. Del Monte
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2021-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1640124357

War at the Speed of Light describes the revolutionary and ever-increasing role of directed-energy weapons (such as laser, microwave, electromagnetic pulse, and cyberspace weapons) in warfare. Louis A. Del Monte delineates the threat that such weapons pose to disrupting the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction, which has kept the major powers of the world from engaging in nuclear warfare. Potential U.S. adversaries, such as China and Russia, are developing hypersonic missiles and using swarming tactics as a means to defeat the U.S. military. In response, the U.S. Department of Defense established the 2018 National Security Strategy, emphasizing directed-energy weapons, which project devastation at the speed of light and are capable of destroying hypersonic missiles and enemy drones and missile swarms. Del Monte analyzes how modern warfare is changing in three fundamental ways: the pace of war is quickening, the rate at which weapons project devastation is reaching the speed of light, and cyberspace is now officially a battlefield. In this acceleration of combat called "hyperwar," Del Monte shows how disturbingly close the world is to losing any deterrence to nuclear warfare.

A Memory of Light

A Memory of Light
Author: Robert Jordan
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 1042
Release: 2013-04-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429997176

The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! With Robert Jordan’s untimely passing in 2007, Brandon Sanderson, the New York Times bestselling author of the Mistborn novels and the Stormlight Archive, was chosen by Jordan’s editor—his wife, Harriet McDougal—to complete the final volume in The Wheel of Time®, later expanded to three books. In A Memory of Light, the fourteenth and concluding novel in Jordan’s #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, the armies of Light gather to fight in Tarmon Gai’don, the Last Battle, to save the Westland nations from the shadow forces of the Dark One. Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn, is ready to fulfill his destiny. To defeat the enemy that threatens them all, he must convince his reluctant allies that his plan—as foolhardy and dangerous as it appears—is their only chance to stop the Dark One’s ascension and secure a lasting peace. But if Rand’s course of action fails, the world will be engulfed in shadow. Across the land, Mat, Perrin, and Egwene engage in battle with Shadowspawn, Trollocs, Darkfriends, and other creatures of the Blight. Sacrifices are made, lives are lost, but victory is unassured. For when Rand confronts the Dark One in Shayol Ghul, he is bombarded with conflicting visions of the future that reveal there is more at stake for humanity than winning the war. Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The last six books in series were all instant #1 New York Times bestsellers, and The Eye of the World was named one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. The Wheel of Time® New Spring: The Novel #1 The Eye of the World #2 The Great Hunt #3 The Dragon Reborn #4 The Shadow Rising #5 The Fires of Heaven #6 Lord of Chaos #7 A Crown of Swords #8 The Path of Daggers #9 Winter's Heart #10 Crossroads of Twilight #11 Knife of Dreams By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson #12 The Gathering Storm #13 Towers of Midnight #14 A Memory of Light By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons The Wheel of Time Companion By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

World of Light and Darkness

World of Light and Darkness
Author: Austin Nachbur
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2013-09-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1491708271

In a world torn apart by war, a group of intelligent creatures known as Guardians hid humans in a protected underground hideaway. Generations later, a young man named Xenos and his friends have no knowledge of the world above, and are tired of the tyrannical rule of the Guardians. On the day Xenos turns twenty-three macro sleep cycles old, the group finally makes the decision to escape from their home and head toward the light, where freedom hopefully awaits. After training, gathering their arsenal, and bidding the underworld farewell, the friends immediately encounter Guardians determined to do anything in their power to stop the group from leaving. After a fierce battle, only two remain: Xenos and Acres. As they gratefully enter the world of light, it is not long before Acres is lost during yet another ferocious battle. Now Xenos must embark on a dangerous journey alone through deadly deserts, thick jungles, majestic castles and ferocious foes as good clashes against evil and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. In this epic adventure, a young man on a quest to find himself in a world of uncertainty and destruction must attempt to complete a brave mission, even as everything crumbles around him.

Memory Wall

Memory Wall
Author: Anthony Doerr
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2010-07-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 143918285X

In the wise and beautiful second collection from the acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize-winning #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Light We Cannot See, and Cloud Cuckoo Land, "Doerr writes about the big questions, the imponderables, the major metaphysical dreads, and he does it fearlessly" (The New York Times Book Review). Set on four continents, Anthony Doerr's new stories are about memory, the source of meaning and coherence in our lives, the fragile thread that connects us to ourselves and to others. Every hour, says Doerr, all over the globe, an infinite number of memories disappear. Yet at the same time children, surveying territory that is entirely new to them, push back the darkness, form fresh memories, and remake the world. In the luminous and beautiful title story, a young boy in South Africa comes to possess an old woman's secret, a piece of the past with the power to redeem a life. In "The River Nemunas," a teenage orphan moves from Kansas to Lithuania to live with her grandfather, and discovers a world in which myth becomes real. "Village 113," winner of an O'Henry Prize, is about the building of the Three Gorges Dam and the seed keeper who guards the history of a village soon to be submerged. And in "Afterworld," the radiant, cathartic final story, a woman who escaped the Holocaust is haunted by visions of her childhood friends in Germany, yet finds solace in the tender ministrations of her grandson. Every story in Memory Wall is a reminder of the grandeur of life--of the mysterious beauty of seeds, of fossils, of sturgeon, of clouds, of radios, of leaves, of the breathtaking fortune of living in this universe. Doerr's language, his witness, his imagination, and his humanity are unparalleled in fiction today.

The War of the Worlds: Large Print

The War of the Worlds: Large Print
Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2019-03-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781091588417

"No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's..." So begins H. G. Wells' classic novel in which Martian lifeforms take over planet Earth. As the Martians emerge, they construct giant killing machines - armed with heatrays - that are impervious to attack. Advancing upon London they destroy everything in their path. Everything, except the few humans they collect in metal traps. Victorian England is a place in which the steam engine is state-of-the-art technology and powered flight is just a dream. Mankind is helpless against the killing machines from Mars, and soon the survivors are left living in a new stone age. Includes the original Warwick Goble illustrations.

The Ships of Merior (The Wars of Light and Shadow, Book 2)

The Ships of Merior (The Wars of Light and Shadow, Book 2)
Author: Janny Wurts
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2010-07-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 000734693X

A powerful, layered weaving of myth, prose and pure imagination – The Ships of Merior continues an epic fantasy series perfect for enthusiasts of The Dark Tower and Earthsea.

The Curse of the Mistwraith (The Wars of Light and Shadow, Book 1)

The Curse of the Mistwraith (The Wars of Light and Shadow, Book 1)
Author: Janny Wurts
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 786
Release: 2010-06-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0007346905

BOOK ONE IN THE GROUNDBREAKING SERIES, THE WARS OF LIGHT AND SHADOW A powerful, layered weaving of myth, prose and pure imagination – Curse of the Mistwraith opens an epic fantasy series perfect for fans of The Dark Tower and Earthsea.

NY Times Best Sellers 2015

NY Times Best Sellers 2015
Author: Instaread
Publisher: Instaread Summaries
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2015-09-09
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Missed out on the New York Times Best Sellers? Get this bundle now! It has a collection of Summaries & Analysis on 25 Latest Fiction New York Times Best Sellers. Below is the list of books you will get in this bundle: 1. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee | Summary & Analysis 2. The Bourbon Kings: by J.R. Ward | Summary & Analysis 3. The Girl on the Train: A Novel by Paula Hawkins | Summary & Analysis 4. Circling the Sun: by Paula McLain | Summary & Analysis 5. The Marriage of Opposites: by Alice Hoffman | Summary & Analysis 6. Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll | Summary & Analysis 7. The Martian by Andy Weir | Summary & Analysis 8. Grey by E L James | Summary & Analysis 9. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr | Summary & Analysis 10. Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner | Summary & Analysis 11. At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen | Summary & Analysis 12. The Nightingale: by Kristin Hannah | Summary & Analysis 13. The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand | Summary & Analysis 14. In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume | Summary & Analysis 15. The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant | Summary & Analysis 16. Trail of Broken Wings by Sejal Badani | Summary & Analysis 17. A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson | Summary & Analysis 18. A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler | Summary & Analysis 19. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng | Summary & Analysis 20. Wreckage by Emily Bleeker | Summary & Analysis 21. Private Vegas: by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro | Summary & Analysis 22. God Help the Child by Toni Morrison | Summary & Analysis 23. The Fifth Gospel: by Ian Caldwell | Summary & Analysis 24. Still Alice by Lisa Genova | Summary & Analysis 25. The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters | Summary & Analysis Inside each Instaread Summary & Analysis • Summary of book • Introduction to the Important People in the book • Analysis of the Themes and Author’s Style