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Earth was old, her riches gone. Her children too had left her, all but a few who lived peacefully off the land. And then came the Kar-Chee, to crack Earth open and suck out what remained of her richness, threatening the twilight of the old planet with an evil beyond anything that had gone before. With them they brought their servants, beasts so cruel and horrible that men could recall their like only from ancestral nightmares, and named them "dragons"....

This is the continuing story of the Lightning People who exist amongst us. They have lived alongside normal humans for untold centuries. Once, they were just like us, but after being struck by lightning, they were changed. These changes are not visible to others but the Lightning People see auras around normal humans, they do not age, and are they are sterile.

The passage of Halley’s Comet in 1759 is catastrophic. The comet appears to strike the Earth, sundering the New World from the Old. A chain of mountains rises in the Mid-Atlantic. No ship from the Old World arrives in America. No ship from the New World can find a passage to the Old - and most who try simply disappear. The comet has also unleashed magic forces, which soon spread everywhere.

As Benjamin Franklin pursues his famous scientific and political work, he uncovers a world-changing magical plot he must thwart to save the lives of those around him. The only problem with that is that he didn't even believe magic was real until an accident with his kite experiment unlocked the ability in him. The ever-inquisitive Franklin races to decipher the rules of this mystical force and learn to control it while maneuvering through the politics and intrigue of the Royal Court in London.

When the first Martian cylinder crash lands in England, Ogilvy the astronomer barely survives the deadly heat ray from the attack by aliens. He then accidentally stumbles upon the truth about the Red Weed and sends vital evidence to scientists in France on board HMS Thunder Child, but the ship is attacked by a Martian tripod.

Twenty-four of the 23rd century’s best and brightest engineers and soldiers find themselves mysteriously transported to 1801 after their mining ship, The Anaconda, crosses a space-time warp in the Asteroid Belt. What will they do when they return to the New Earth - live in isolation on a Pacific Island, or put their God-like powers to work challenging Europe’s great empires on behalf of native peoples and slaves? Some believe history can be changed. Others think nudging civilization will only lead to disaster.

It is April 1964 in a world in which the ‘swinging '60s’ never happened. Two Soviet tank armies have fallen on Iran and are poised to pour down from the Zagros Mountains onto the Iraqi floodplains of the Tigris and the Euphrates like wolves upon the fold. The Shah is dead, and Tehran has been destroyed by a nuclear strike; in Iraq, there has been a coup d’état, and civil war has broken out. Only a handful of British tanks and a few thousand widely scattered troops around the oilfields of the Middle East stand between the Red Army and mastery of the Persian Gulf.

Archie is a champion with many best-in-breed wins on his record. His conformation is perfect, and he is a loyal and brave companion. But when a lovely new competitor joins his world, Archie and his trainer Max must rise to the challenge and keep their eyes on the prize: the championship cup.

It’s been two centuries since the boom of the Industrial Revolution sent the Victorian world into a devastating climatic shift. Now, chivalry is dead, and the frills and frivolities of the romantic era are no more than a fading memory. In Sagebrush Canyon, thirst rules, ignorance is power, and nothing is as it seems.

It is January 1965 in a world in which the Cuban Missiles Crisis went horribly wrong and the "swinging sixties" never happened. In the United States, a new president has entered the White House; in Britain, the country will shortly be going to the polls for the first time since the October War. But with the return of "normal" politics, there is no return to the "normality" of the old, now-lost world order.

Paul and Anna McAllister, along with their family and friends, want nothing more than to be left in peace as they continue building Estancia Dos Santos into their querencia, a retreat, a place to rest and relax free from all worry. The mysterious ‘Boss’ has other plans for Paul, Anna, and the Estancia. To thwart those plans, US Marshall Paul McAllister and his deputies take up the trail of corrupt officials, bushwhackers, outlaw gangs, and comancheros. It’s a long, tortuous trail with stops in Las Cruces, Mesilla, El Paso, Tucson, Colorado City, and Santa Fe.

Colorado, 1539 - Ricardo and Martin stumble upon an abandoned alien mountain outpost called Cibola. The Entities inside allow Ricardo to jump at will into many worlds. Just before the millennium Ricardo rips Peter Sturgis from Jeannie and his children, and inserts him ahead in time, where Jeannie is a Hollywood star, Jean Carlisle, married to Ricardo. Peter pursues Jeannie but faces his ultimate showdown when Ricardo orders Jeannie's death.

Historical fiction of creation, battle of angels and fallen angels. Welcome friends, and take heed any foes, you are about to enter the realm of the angels, where anything goes! This biblical and classic treatment of creation, attempted rebellion to takeover the Kingdom of Paradise, along with the temptations of Adam and Eve, their resulting "fall from grace" and expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Metatron is portrayed as "The Voice of the Almighty" which he uses for all vital messages to all angels and archangels.

World War II has forced Zane Carter to become a survivor, a fierce soldier, and a godless man whose hands are covered in blood. After a horrendous explosion he finds himself trapped in Nazi-occupied France. With no means of escape, Zane endeavors to stay low, but it is not easy surviving behind enemy lines. Every day he is tormented by the horrors of war, his tumultuous past, and strange visions. He wishes nothing but death.

The stakes are on a knife’s edge. Can this fated duo make the right choice to end a millennia-old conflict? Ophelia Banner is heartbroken. Her best friend is dead, but she needs to get her act together and support the staging of the summit and the uniting of the Pai Ona. And despite being warned not to reveal the true extent of her powers, she finds the watchful eyes of strangers difficult to avoid.

Northern California, 1985. Leo Cecchino won’t rest until his people are safe. Leading the battle against the Soviet walking dead, he turns to his ex-girlfriend’s chess master sister to calculate their next move. But with the commie invaders deliberately infecting American innocents, they’re running out of time to stop the streets from flowing with rivers of blood.

In exchange for the comfort of now, people gave up tomorrow. The builders of Tuners HQ aren’t what anybody expected. The conflict today was forged in the fires of yesterday. The Tuners have lost too much to the cult and are forced into a choice that divides the team. With the technology of Universe One on their side, they may find a way to end the reign of religious terror forever, but the cost is high.

In the void between universes, a secretive organization called the Tuners works to maintain peace in the multiverse. The stability is threatened when a group of religious radicals seek to burn all those who do not believe. Jon Xiong, a 17-year-old from Montana, gets caught up in much bigger problems when the cult members appear at his home. The order wants him because he can distinguish the subtle differences of the cosmic background noise between universes.

Many have read about the life of Socrates. Many are familiar with Plato's poignant description of his death. But who had ever thought of what took place afterwards? Ukrainian writer and scholar Vladimir Korolenko took it upon himself to consider this question.

Se vi svegliaste una mattina scoprendo di essere nuovamente il bambino che eravate, mantenendo tuttavia intatti tutti i vostri ricordi attuali? Se questo universo alternativo vi offrisse la possibilità di non ripetere più gli errori di cui vi siete poi pentiti? Di sfruttare le opportunità che avete mancato? Quali azioni potreste intraprendere per evitare tragedie a voi già note? Avendone la possibilità, che cosa decidereste di modificare nella vostra vita e nel mondo?