Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth

Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth
Author: Adam Frank
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2018-06-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0393609022

Winner of the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science "A valuable perspective on the most important problem of our time." —Adam Becker, NPR Light of the Stars tells the story of humanity’s coming of age as we realize we might not be alone in this universe. Astrophysicist Adam Frank traces the question of alien life from the ancient Greeks to modern thinkers, and he demonstrates that recognizing the possibility of its existence might be the key to save us from climate change. With clarity and conviction, Light of the Stars asks the consequential question: What can the likely presence of life on other planets tell us about our own fate?

Light Speed

Light Speed
Author: Paul D. Harrington
Publisher: Save My Dreams
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2007-09
Genre:
ISBN: 0979359716

Bill Gates and Paul Allen, in the twentieth century, built a new technology that would change the world. In the twenty-first century, two young entrepreneurs, Kenneth Shepherd and Bernard Rush, form a space company in New Boston, Massachusetts, to exploit the riches of the asteroid belt. In a bitter disagreement, Bernard leaves Shepherd Industries to start his own competing company. After five decades of fierce competition, Shepherd Industries discovers faster-than-light travel, an achievement that Bernard Rush wants to claim for himself. He resorts to espionage, kidnapping, and even murder to get what he wants. But when Rush kidnaps the girlfriend of the new captain of the Star Ship Destiny, Captain John Burke isn't about to let Rush win this time.

Destiny of the Light: Shadow Through Time 1

Destiny of the Light: Shadow Through Time 1
Author: Louise Cusack
Publisher: Momentum
Total Pages: 655
Release: 2012-02-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1743340133

Ennae is a parallel world joined to our own world by the Sacred Pool, a portal that can only be opened by one with the Guardian blood running through their veins. It is through this watery gateway that Khatrene leaves her modern-day life behind forever, drawn into a quest that will take her into the depths of the unknown. Khatrene must fulfil her destiny as The Light, the woman whose child will unite the four elemental worlds. At each turn are real and imagined enemies who will do everything in their power to prevent her from fulfilling the prophecy, including the ethereal and erotic shadow woman, the enigmatic tattooed man, even her beloved brother Mihale. Talis, her appointed Guardian, must help her through the dangerous terrain of Ennae, sacrificing everything to ensure her safety in a land where magic prevails and nothing is as it seems. From an exciting new voice in Australian fantasy fiction comes the first book in the Shadow Through Time trilogy. Beautifully crafted and written, Destiny of the Light combines intrigue, magic and horror to create a reality that is out of this world.

Destiny's Conflict

Destiny's Conflict
Author: Janny Wurts
Publisher: Voyager
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2017-09-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9780008230029

The long-awaited second book of the fourth story arc - Sword of the Canon - in the epic fantasy series, the Wars of Light and Shadow. Sweeping defeat True Sect warhost resets the stage of an epic conflict: Divine avatar, Lysaer's unstable integrity lies under threat of total downfall, and as his determined protector, Daliana will face the most frightening decision of her young life. Master of Shadow, marked for death and still hunted, Arithon's critical quest to recover his obscured past entangles him in a web of deep intrigue and ancient perils beyond his imagining. Condemned initiate of the Koriathain, Elaira's urgent pursuit of the Biedar Tribes' secret embroils her in the terrible directive of the Fellowship Sorcerers, while Dakar the Mad Prophet confronts the hard reckoning for his misspent past, and Tarens is steered by a destiny far from his crofter's origins. The penultimate volume of the Wars of Light and Shadows will touch the grand depths of Athera's endowment, and deliver the thrilling finale of arc IV, the Sword of the Canon. War, blood, magic, mystery - and the most hidden powers of all will stand or fall on their hour of unveiling.

Neither Light Nor Dark

Neither Light Nor Dark
Author: Lynn Mccain
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2017-06-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781547060115

What do you do when you find out your entire life has been a lie? In the forests just beyond her grandfather's estate, Lily stumbles into the one place she's been forbidden to go. It's that visit that changes her life forever. After a tragic death in her family, the truth begins to surface behind the lies, and Lily finds herself not knowing who to trust. On her eighteenth birthday she is summoned by the Great Spirit to enter in to Arcadia, the land of her people. Once there, she realizes just how deep the lies go. Plagued by the memories of the past and what the future demands of her, she is torn between doing the right thing and doing what makes her happy.

Halo: Point of Light

Halo: Point of Light
Author: Kelly Gay
Publisher: Gallery Books
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1982147865

An original full-length novel set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series! August 2558. Rion Forge was once defined by her relentless quest for hope amidst the refuse and wreckage of a post-Covenant War galaxy—years spent searching for family as much as fortune. But that was before Rion and the crew of her salvager ship Ace of Spades encountered a powerful yet tragic being who forever altered their lives. This remnant from eons past, when the Forerunners once thrived, brought with it a revelation of ancient machinations and a shocking, brutal history. Unfortunately, the Ace crew also made dire enemies of the Office of Naval Intelligence in the process, with the constant threat of capture and incarceration a very real possibility. Now with tensions mounting and ONI forces closing in, Rion and her companions commit to this being’s very personal mission, unlocking untold secrets and even deadlier threats that have been hidden away for centuries from an unsuspecting universe....

Seers of Light

Seers of Light
Author: Jennifer DeLucy
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2010-02-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1936305046

Lillian Hunt has never truly lived. Always sensing more to the world than is easily perceived, she fears that her instincts are stubborn flights of fancy, or worse, mental instability. But some things—disappearing strangers, tangible dreams, and visits from malevolent creatures—cannot be ignored. Before it's too late, Lillian is ripped from the only existence she’s ever known and thrust into a reality that she always suspected, but could scarcely believe. She must learn the truth about who she is, the powerful beings that wish to destroy her, and the two men who would die to protect her.

Warrior of the Light

Warrior of the Light
Author: Paulo Coelho
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2009-03-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0061828661

Rise to Your Destiny Warrior of the Light is a timeless and inspirational companion to The Alchemist—an international bestseller that has beguiled millions of readers around the world. Every short passage invites us to live out our dreams, to embrace the uncertainty of life, and to rise to our own unique destiny. In his inimitable style, Paulo Coelho helps bring out the Warrior of the Light within each of us. He shows readers how to embark upon the way of the Warrior: the one who appreciates the miracle of being alive, the one who accepts failure, and the one whose quest leads to fulfillment and joy.

Stars of Destiny: Light

Stars of Destiny: Light
Author: Melissa Stone
Publisher: Melissa Stone
Total Pages: 158
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Dionne Archer is a regular high school girl. For her sixteenth birthday, though, she was gifted a strange mirror and a family secret that would change her life. Faced with new magical powers, Dionne must now team up with others like her to fight the organization known as the Lords of Chaos and keep them from achieving their goals. All while dealing with homework. As if being a teenager wasn’t hard enough already.

Darkness on a Foreign Shore

Darkness on a Foreign Shore
Author: G R Jordan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2019-12-20
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9781912153558

Alone on a foreign shore. Enemies all around. Unsure of who your friends are. Dangerous missions that have to be successful. Can YOU overcome your fears, evade capture and make it home? The world has become a dark place with Europe in turmoil as Germany flexes its might and invades many countries including France. In Britain, operations are underway which seek to aid the French resistance and throw the German army out of the country on the road to winning a war. YOU have been chosen to be one of the many female spies who will enter France and work to assist the local fighters, performing necessary tasks to aid the war effort. Stealing plans, organising air drops, blowing up communication links, disrupting German units and running other spies are all within your sights as you bravely risk your life in a strange land. Will YOU survive? Will YOU succeed? Unravel YOUR destiny and find out! YOU make the choices! YOU are the hero! YOU face the consequences!