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In this novel, Sergey, (Colonel Brushev) and his fellow agent, Yuri, are dispatched to investigate a report of sabotage at a nuclear plant in Northern Siberia. The story takes place late in 1992 when Russia was in disarray with the cultural, political, and personal upheavals after Glasnost and Perestroika. Even remote Siberia is affected by the rumbling disorder. Sergey and Yuri meet the forces of evil—their fellow persons.
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Jack Philips is running, and he can't even remember why. Hunted through the remnants of a world where our past exists only as fractured clues, Jack has almost as little information about his identity. Only a sword too fine for any common soldier and flashes of memory telling him things that would get anyone else in the kingdom executed.<br><br>The kingdom itself is a mystery, its king determined to maintain that mystery by any means necessary. Knowledge is hoarded, the majority of the kingdom reduced to living in a world of swords and horses, kings and petty wars. Around them, steel and glass stand as half-remembered snatches of the past, but for most people they point to truths they will never be permitted to grasp.<br><br>When Jack meets Henry and Dahlia, a father and daughter dedicated to the preservation of the past, his simple sprint for the edges of the kingdom turns into something more complex. Henry wants to save as much as he can of what came before the kingdom. Dahlia simply wants to tear the kingdom down. <br><br>Ultimately, Jack must decide whether to keep on running, or finally make a stand for the world as it should be. Either way, the hunters are still coming. He might not remember them, but they definitely remember him.
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Ever since Poe invented it, de Maupassant perfected it, Arthur Conan Doyle immortalized it, and Alfred Hitchcock televised it, the suspense / mystery short story has become one of the most popular forms of literature. <br><br>Whether we love the characters or hate them, we remember them. Which is more than can be said for the introverted protagonists of far too many mainstream short stories. The suspense / mystery story pulls us quickly along with its narrative drive, sharp motivation, and colorful characters. In the following eight stories you'll meet heroes of varying shades of white, villains not always in black, and characters with consciences every color in between.
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A fascinating nail-biting and romantic exodus from civil war in the heart of the equatorial jungle.<br><br>It takes compelling reasons to leave rewarding jobs and comfortable urban lifestyles, and move to an isolated aero-space project in an equatorial jungle. The facility, constructed during a brief lull in the country's tumultuous history, is located on the equator; a good place to launch large rockets. Nearly three thousand westerners live and work behind a fence separating them from the jungle and the darkness. Few take an interest in the primeval ecosystem outside.<br><br>As happens frequently in the Congo, things start to go downhill. Civil-war spreads and the base, fifteen-hundred miles up the river, is slowly cut-off. Regular re-supply flights are suspended after a near miss with a surface-to-air missile fired from the bush. The alternate route; ten days by dilapidated ferry to Kinshasa, becomes less reliable by the week. Head-office personnel in Europe are out of touch with things on the ground, and reluctant to 'upset' local politicians by suggesting curtailing operations prematurely. The situation reaches a point where the inhabitants are forced to prepare for the worst, and to seriously consider their desperate evacuation plans.<br><br>While the mighty river flows endlessly by, camp security guards assume power from the academic admin staff, and 'martial law' is imposed. James Kent, a very private divorcee with I.T. and military experience engages the help of friendly natives to gather intelligence and questions the head-guard's escape plan. The community starts to polarize. Some make it to the coast by ferry but the situation deteriorates further, with repeated attacks by rebels causing more tensions.<br><br>The stage is set; darkest Africa, suspense and passionate romance take control.
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..The Scenario… The Central Theme..<br><br>A Fiction Novel on World Power Politics. A novel of action, adventure, suspense, political and war fiction. <br><br>The novel has been written in the context of present day fast changing political scenario of the world. Most important international burning issues have been touched in this novel in the most skillful and careful manner. Shall this peace seeking world ever reach the point of the lasting peace..?<br><br>There is destruction of all anti-peace world forces in attempt to convert this world into a peaceful world.<br><br>All nations live peacefully in the long run. People respect each other's religious, territorial limits and social taboo. This novel is an action and adventure based fiction and an attempt to make this world as a joint peaceful global village free of discriminations of caste and racial and Islamic and non-Islamic biases. The author seems to stress upon the fact that discriminations of this sort are very fatal for the restoration of world peace.<br><br>Unless this discrimination is not completely finished it is almost impossible to convert this world into one peaceful global Village.<br>It is an English version of Urdu novel "Tuloo e Amn" Published in Pakistan in 2003.<br><br>Author of both versions; Dr Hafiz Shahid Amin.Pakistan<br><br>Message of Novel<br><br>*** A 9 Points World Peace Formula ***<br>In the end of Novel all Nations agree on these Points;<br>1… that all countries shall respect other countries and refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of other countries.<br>2… that all countries shall wind up and disband their secret agencies.<br>3… that all countries shall dismiss and terminate their respective armed forces so that huge expenses made in the name of defense could be used for welfare of people.<br>4… that all countries shall lift bans of visit visas so that people can come and go in any part of the world freely.<br>5… that the developed countries shall take along and help developing countries and underdeveloped countries.<br>6… that people of all countries shall enjoy complete freedom of religion and every body shall be free to offer prayer to Allah Almighty as he wished.<br>7… that all countries shall exercise strict control over growing sexual liberties and shall prohibit advertisements about sex, sex enhancing all kinds of literature like novels, sexy films, and the most dangerous weapon of mass destruction the INTERNET SEX.<br>8… only one and same currency shall remain in circulation and use all over the world.<br>9… all banks and financial institutions will commence interest free banking.
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No one wants to turn 17 years-old… not even the ones that say they aren't scared to, because they're lying. <br><br>We've all been taught to learn the same thing: To be soldiers. <br><br>We all learned about different creatures, their history, their weak points and their strong points at school, just to prepare us to face the one thing everyone dreads to face when they turn seventeen: The Unknown. <br><br>There's nowhere to hide in the Unknown, and there's nowhere to go. Just you, a dangerous obstacle in front of you, and five pairs of eyes watching to see if you're worth living and have what it takes to be the island's soldier.
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Model Citizens is the wild, illegitimate, daughter of Melrose Place. This erotic thriller unfolds during one dramatic week in the exciting and dangerous world of the Super Model.<br><br>When Angela Durand and Joanne Hart use sexual blackmail to win the world's most prestigious modelling competition, they become instant Super Models and overnight celebrities. <br><br>The glamorous Los Angeles high life is at their fingertips. Multi-million dollar modelling contracts. Rich and famous boyfriends. Private jet travel. The best manager in the business. <br><br>What could possibly go wrong? <br><br>Plenty, including a boyfriend who is the greatest NFL footballer in American history and a psychopath. As Brett's life runs off the rails, his dark and perverted behaviour threatens to destroy Joanne and Angela's careers, ruin their lives and steal their sanity.<br><br>Packed with sexual indulgence, larger than life personalities, fast-paced drama and glamorous frocks, Model Citizens is a gripping reminder that, when it comes to the business of fashion, even the most powerful women in the world can still be reduced to living like candles in the wind.<br><br>Only love can save Angela and Joanne from being destroyed by the dark side of LA.
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The Face of Freedom is a novel for all genders concerned with the current trading of Constitutional Freedoms for governmentally sponsored safety.<br><br>In this novel incompetent manipulation of political and military power draws innocent people into a turmoil of intrigue, conflict and fulfillment that demonstrates the inevitable strength of men and women from varied walks of life and diverse countries. It demonstrates how unusual, usual people can be when it's necessary to defend freedom or someone they love.<br><br>The unexpected twists and contradictions in the novel are difficult to predict, and will tempt the reader to look ahead. It can be said this book has more than one beginning and ending; not alternatives, but as in life, phases of renewal and discovery. It highlights the ease with which those in power are corrupted and demonstrates the integrity, tenacity and innate abilities of very special people, considered ordinary by those in power, to assume the noble mantle of leadership.
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This is part of Dubai 2050 City of Gold Survivors series. Part I: The Dead End Sea. Part II: Unforgiving Desert And Beyond.<br><br>Zed's desire to find the secrets of his origins and probe the limits of his world remains unfulfilled.<br><br>And now, returned from his exploration of the Dead End Sea—a voyage that appears to have taken him out of time for five years—Zed faces new challenges in Atta. While his love for Nera blossoms, he finds that the unspoken taboo against leaving the bounds of the known world has become an unbreakable law. Sanctioned for the risks he has already taken, Zed does not repent, but instead makes plans to go west, into the trackless desert that surrounds part of Atta Mountain.<br><br>His journey will take him once again to the edge of the un-known world, and then beyond it. At the end, he uncovers another secret about his origins—and in the process discovers that Atta is in more danger than he ever imagined.<br><br>He find himself has put Atta at risk.
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Set in an immersive high fantasy setting, The Vlishgnath Chronicles follows the adventures of Sir Vlishgnath the Cleansing Light, a paladin sworn to service in the name of the deity Mithos. In The Exorcism of Drenton, Vlishgnath and his fellow church knights travel to Drenton, a village ravaged by famine and disease, and in the process of aiding the townsfolk uncover an ancient horror trying to awaken. In The Sorcerer's Dream, Vlishgnath encounters a powerful magic run amok, holding the trade hub city of Khaarm under its spell. The Frost Giant War finds Vlishgnath journeying to the frozen northern continent, answering a call to arms from an old friend in an ancient feud between the barbarians of the tundra and a court of frost giants. Lastly, The Dark Elf Rebellion brings Vlishgnath to the Greatwood, thrusting him into a war that has been waged for thousands of years between the peaceful surface-dwelling elves, and their ebon-skinned, cavern-dwelling counterparts. Included in this volume is an epilogue, written by the author exclusively for this quadrilogy.