Halcyon Drift

Halcyon Drift
Author: Brian M. Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2018-03-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1434439712

In a galactic culture that extends from quasi-Utopian worlds like New Alexandria to vermin-infested slums like Old Earth, starship pilots have become the great romantic heroes of the day. When Star-Pilot Grainger is rescued from a shipwreck, he finds himself pressed into reluctant service to fly the Hooded Swan, the prototype of a new kind of interstellar ship. He's also picked up an alien parasite that's determined to share his brain. Under these dire circumstances, can Grainger possibly stay out of trouble? Not a chance!

The Paradise Game

The Paradise Game
Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2019-01-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1434438694

In a galactic culture that extends from quasi-utopian worlds like New Alexandria to the vermin-infested slums of Old Earth, the Star-Pilots are the great heroes of the day, and Grainger has become a legend in his own time. Pharos is paradise--or so it appears. But the champions of commerce want to package and sell the planet, and the conservationists want to stop them. Grainger's employer, Titus Charlot, is enlisted to negotiate a settlement, but the game is rigged. Charlot needs the Star-Pilot's help, but there seems to be nothing he can do--until the planet's ecosystem takes a hand, and "paradise" suddenly turns deadly! Hooded Swan, Book 4.

The Art of NASA

The Art of NASA
Author: Piers Bizony
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Outer space
ISBN: 0760368074

In The Art of NASA, ultra-rare artworks illustrate a unique history of NASA hardware and missions from 1958 to today, giving readers an unprecedented look at how spacecraft, equipment, and missions evolved--and how they might have evolved.

Things Unspoken

Things Unspoken
Author: Anitra Sheen
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2001-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780811831574

A girl's coming-of-age in 1950s Los Angeles in a family dominated by men. She is Jorie, daughter of a widowed doctor and sister of two boys. She discovers that the secret of success in her situation is knowing when to keep silent.

Running for the Hills

Running for the Hills
Author: Horatio Clare
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2008-03-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0743274288

Part memoir, part adventure story, and part study of the natural world, this is an evocative and vividly written memoir of a childhood on a remote sheep farm in Wales.

Being the Bad Guys

Being the Bad Guys
Author: Stephen McAlpine
Publisher: The Good Book Company
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2021-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1784985910

How to live confidently for Jesus in today's world. The church used to be recognized as a force for good, but this is changing rapidly. Christians are now often seen as the bad guys, losing both respect and influence. In our post-Christian culture, how do we offer the gospel to those around us who view it as not only wrong but possibly dangerous? And how do we ensure that the secular worldview does not entice us away with its constant barrage, online and elsewhere, of messages about self-determinism? Author Stephen McAlpine offers an analysis of how our culture ended up this way and explains key points of tension between biblical Christianity and secular culture. He encourages Christians not to be ashamed of the gospel as it is more liberating, fulfilling and joyful than anything the world has to offer. He also offers strategies for coping in this world, with its opposing values, and for reaching out to others wisely with the truth.

Rhapsody in Black

Rhapsody in Black
Author: Brian M. Stableford
Publisher: Pan
Total Pages: 138
Release: 1973
Genre: English fiction
ISBN: 9780330246569

Justice Wing

Justice Wing
Author: Eric Burns-White
Publisher:
Total Pages: 479
Release: 2021-03-08
Genre:
ISBN:

In the world of Justice Wing, heroes and villains have contended with one another for decades spanning four eras. Now, with the heroes in nadir, Super-archer Broadhead, one of the first prosahuman heroes (meaning he possesses no special powers) struggles to maintain his edge with a failing body. This struggle is compounded by a well deserved reputation for being a butthole (though usually not using the word 'butt') and for an incident that cost him his partnership with his sidekick and the respect of his peers many years before. And yet, through it all he continued to both fight to protect the innocent (admittedly usually while insulting them) and to continue to improve both his skills and his gear, under the basic ethos he always lived by: Plan your projects, create and test a prototype, produce the final result, then continually perfect the design with new models. Now, ten years after a worldwide disaster caused by a mad god's desperate attempt to destroy not just the world but the entire multiverse, Broadhead keeps himself held together with medication and black market super science. But, with a young super-archer named Darkhood coming up, continued estrangements, haunted by his past, and finally benched for his own safety and health, Broadhead finds himself plunging into increasingly vivid memories spanning all four eras -- the Emergence of the heroes, their Halcyon Days, the horrifying Apocalypse Agenda, and now Justice Wing In Nadir, reliving his worst mistakes. Seeking validation, he desperately watches a television program that tests and debunks super-feats in hopes they will prove Darkhood's greatest arrow-shot was impossible... only to have the one person he never thought would support Darkhood show up. After a life of pushing prosahuman heroes to train and prepare for all situations instead of grandstanding and making it up as they go along, Broadhead's last remaining legacy seems ready to crumble... along with his very life. Content Warning: This story contains adult language, allusions to and discussions of verbal and emotional abuse, and (brief and entirely undetailed) references to physical abuse of a child.

When Wanderers Cease to Roam

When Wanderers Cease to Roam
Author: Vivian Swift
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-11-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781596914612

Following a lifetime of trekking across the globe, Vivian Swift, a freelance designer who racked up 23 temporary addresses in 20 years, finally dropped her well-worn futon mattress and rucksack in a small town on the edge of the Long Island Sound. She spent the next decade quietly taking stock of her life, her immediate surroundings, and, finally, what it means to call a place a home. The result is When Wanderers Cease to Roam. Filled with watercolors of beautiful local landscapes, seasonal activities, and small, overlooked pleasures of easy living, each chapter chronicles the perks of remaining at home, including recipes, hobbies, and prized possessions of the small town lifestyle. At once gorgeously rendered and wholly original, this delightful and masterfully observed year of staying put conjures everything from youthful yearnings and romantic travels to lumpy, homemade sweaters and the gradations of March mud.