Beautiful, smart, alluring... Natalie Dreyer shone like a star in her profession... moreBeautiful, smart, alluring... Natalie Dreyer shone like a star in her professional world of corporate law. When she won the hand of the wealthy and charming Karl Albrecht, she thought she had it all. Natalie is living the dream, but when tragedy strikes, her past comes back to haunt her and she must reassess what really defines a woman's value. Meanwhile, a crisis and confronting revelations challenge Karl to re-examine his standards and to question his deepest beliefs. An epic novel, emotion-charged, tight with passion, and rich with sub-plots and intrigue, ''Mortgaged Goods'' challenges us with heart-wrenching questions about our capacity to love and to forgive. less
This hilarious science-fiction comedy novel follows the first case for Noomi Rap... moreThis hilarious science-fiction comedy novel follows the first case for Noomi Rapier, rookie investigator with The Transdimensional Authority – the organisation that regulates travel between dimensions. When a dead body is found slumped over a modified transdimensional machine, Noomi and her more experienced partner, Crash Chumley, must find the dead man’s accomplices and discover what they were doing with the technology. Their investigation leads them to a variety of realities where Noomi comes face-to-face with four very different incarnations of herself, forcing her to consider how the choices she makes and the circumstances into which she is born determine who she is.
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"I doubleplusunhate you. I doubleplusunhate you with all my heart!"
"As we say in the company's executive colouring book: Extremism in the pursuit of violent vices is no liberty."
After you've slept with a comedian, there are no depths to which people won't believe you can sink.
"As happy as a herd of flutzes. Trips off the tongue, doesn't it?"
Of course, you won't miss any of this because you just read it. Here. In the description of the book. But, you will miss other things that are almost as good. Like, con... less
Mutant technologies are the machines that y... moreWHAT ARE MUTANT TECHNOLOGIES?
Mutant technologies are the machines that you see out of the corner of your eye when you should be concentrating on not running over your foot with the lawnubot you can't quite seem to programme correctly to cut the grass to the specifications laid down by your local Glass Blown Homeowners Association. Mutant Technologies are machines that give you advice on how to liven up your loveless marriage when all you asked them for was a cup of tea. Mutant Technologies laugh in the face of human expectations, adding a layer of randomness to our scheduled to within an inch of our death lives.
Mutant technologies are today's technologies, tomorrow.
Join various Alternate Reality News Service reporters, commentators and wannabes as they explore this new world in <i>The Street Finds Its Own Uses for Mutant Technologies</i>. In this volume, killing people with guns made by 3-D printers then melting them down and using the materials to create sculptures becomes an... less
Relationships are hard. And, when you find yourself in a new, unusual situation,... moreRelationships are hard. And, when you find yourself in a new, unusual situation, who can you turn to for advice? Other than your Priest, Rabbi or Ventrosian Blitzvoort, I mean. And, your shrink. Arguably, you should definitely be asking your shrink for advice. Oh, and, come to think of it, your Aunt Bertha (because every family has a sympathetic Aunt Bertha.
Okay, there are lots of places you can go for advice. But, if your Ventrosian Bliktvoort stops returning your calls, your shrink is away at an academic conference talking about his paper on your "condition" and your Aunt Bertha is no longer welcome at family gatherings because of the guacamole incident, there's always Amritsar and the Tech Answer Guy. For the first time, the Alternate Reality News Service has collected the wisdom of its award pining advice columnists in a single volume, the Guide to Love, Sex and Robots. Read through these pages to see if your particular problem is addressed. Amritsar and the Tech Answer Guy may not be your Aunt Berth... less
The #1 Amazon series If you like dark epic fantasy with a sci-fi twist, the... moreThe #1 Amazon series If you like dark epic fantasy with a sci-fi twist, then you'll love Pearseus. It's New Year's Eve, the year of 2099, but the distinguished guests aboard the Pearseus won't get to countdown seconds; soon they'll be counting bodies and survivors after the spaceship's crash landing on another planet. The good news? The planet is seemingly hospitable both in resources and in terms of the natives' attitude towards earthlings. The bad news? They might have come on this planet bare of possessions, but what they haven't been able to shed are the shortcomings of their human nature. Will that be the sole threat to a unified future, or is the new land and its first inhabitants not as innocent as they look? The bundle contains the three first books in the series. These span 300 years and examine what happens when a part of humanity is forced to start over. Again. less
Six science fiction short stories written by the author of Pearseus, the epic fa... moreSix science fiction short stories written by the author of Pearseus, the epic fantasy series that has reached #1 on Amazon. This edition includes one extra story, written by Amos M. Carpenter. The Power of Six reached #1 on Amazon in October 2014. Although they seem to be concerned with various themes, there are certain passions that run through them. What is the nature of reality; digital and corporeal? Is there more to the world than we can see? How far can we trust our senses? What are the consequences of our actions, and is it possible to change them? And if so, would we simply repeat same mistakes, or make new ones? The anthology includes the following stories: "Simulation Over": How far can we trust our senses? "For the Last Time": The law of unintended consequences meets Merphy's law during a man's unexpected time travel. "The Hand of God": What do the game characters do when we stop playing? "I Come in Peace": an award-winning short story that poses the question: how fa... less
"Yesterday's crime. Tomorrow's retribution."
The third book in the #1 Amazon ser... more"Yesterday's crime. Tomorrow's retribution."
The third book in the #1 Amazon series. It reached #1 in July 2014.Described as "Game of Thrones meets Dune," Pearseus is a dark epic fantasy series with a sci-fi twist that takes ancient Greek history and myths and transports them to space.It's New Year's Eve, the year of 2099, but the distinguished guests aboard the Pearseus won't get to countdown seconds; soon they'll be counting bodies and survivors after the spaceship's crash landing on another planet.The good news? The planet is seemingly hospitable both in resources and in terms of the natives' attitude towards earthlings.The bad news? They might have come on this planet bare of possessions, but what they haven't been able to shed are the shortcomings of their human nature. Will that be the sole threat to a unified future, or is the new land and its first inhabitants not as innocent as they look?The third book describes the events following Cyrus' meteoric rise to the highest position in the Capital. A ri... less
Justice without compassion is but tyranny The series that has reached #1 on... moreJustice without compassion is but tyranny The series that has reached #1 on Amazon! In the second book of the Pearseus series, the handful of humans that crash-landed on Pearseus three hundred years ago have by now colonized a large part of the planet, rebuilding their civilization from scratch. In the process, they have created a dystopia for themselves, splitting into three competing factions: the Capital, the Loyalists and the Democracies, all embroiled in endless intrigue and constant warfare. An uneasy truce between the three parties still holds - barely. While man turns against man, the First, Pearseus' indigenous people, wage their own war against a shadowy enemy; an ancient conflict that threatens to engulf and destroy all of humanity. Following an unspeakable crime, the men and women of Pearseus struggle to live and love as their world crumbles all around them. But can love be found in the ruins of humanity's civilization? less
"I woke up this morning and I had lost my smile and it wasn’t my fault and... more"I woke up this morning and I had lost my smile and it wasn’t my fault and I looked everywhere and it was gone. Then I met a workman and a king and the best salesman in the world and a clown and no-one wanted to give me theirs. At school, I asked Miss to give me hers, but she gave us a pop quiz instead, and then no-one was smiling and..." A little boy wakes up in the morning and realizes he has lost his smile. After spending the entire day trying to find it, he learns the truth behind smiles: the only real smiles are the shared ones. less
"Humanity starts over. Again."The #1 Amazon series
Described as "Game of ... more"Humanity starts over. Again."The #1 Amazon series
Described as "Game of Thrones meets Dune," Pearseus is a dark epic fantasy series with a sci-fi twist that takes ancient Greek history and myths and transports them to space. Pearseus: Schism is a short novelette that lays the back story to the best-selling series.
It's New Year's Eve, the year of 2099, but the distinguished guests aboard the Pearseus won't get to countdown seconds; soon they'll be counting bodies and survivors after the spaceship's crash landing on another planet.
The good news? The planet is seemingly hospitable both in resources and in terms of the natives' attitude towards earthlings.
The bad news? They might have come on this planet bare of possessions, but what they haven't been able to shed are the shortcomings of their human nature. Will that be the sole threat to a unified future, or is the new land and its first inhabitants not as innocent as they look? less
How many white kids were victims of ''The Stolen Generation''?
Unti... moreHow many white kids were victims of ''The Stolen Generation''?
Until around the mid-1970s, government policy across Australia was to remove children they considered to be “at risk” in their home environment. The story of ‘’The Stolen Generation’’ is now well known internationally, but the whole truth hasn’t been told. Children weren’t taken solely because of their race. They stole white kids too. Welfare legislation authorizing the removal of children from poverty-stricken homes was enacted by people who were untrained, and unable or unwilling to acknowledge that lack of money did not mean a bad home life. For financial gain to welfare workers and Churches, children were removed from their family to institutions where they suffered deprivation, abuse, separation from loved ones, and withholding of affection that scarred them for life. A minimally fictionalized biography, "The Pencil Case" is a confronting account of the life of one of the victims ... less
