Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization


Christie Golden - 2016
    We are assassins. Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.

Works of Joseph Conrad


Joseph Conrad - 2007
    Navigate easily to any novel from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Author's biography and stories in the trial version. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train, in the subway. Automatic synchronization between the handheld and the desktop PC. You could read half of the book on the handheld, then finish reading on the desktop. Table of Contents List of Works by Genre and TitleList of Works in Alphabetical Order Joseph Conrad Biography NovelsAlmayer's FollyThe Arrow of Gold ChanceEnd of the TetherGaspar RuizHeart of Darkness The InheritorsLord Jim The Nigger Of The "Narcissus"NostromoAn Outcast of the IslandsThe Point Of HonorThe RescueRomanceThe Secret AgentA Set of SixThe Shadow LineSome ReminiscencesTales Of HearsayTales of Unrest 'Twixt Land & SeaTyphoon Under Western EyesVictoryWithin the Tides PlaysOne Day More Short StoriesAmy FosterFalk The LagoonThe Secret Sharer To-morrowYouth Non-fictionNotes on Life and LettersNotes on My BooksA Personal RecordThe Mirror of the Sea

The Abyss


Orson Scott Card - 1989
    Foul play by the Soviets is suspected, and the world draws close to nuclear war. But the answer has nothing to do with human deeds.

DemonWars Saga Volume 2: Mortalis - Ascendance - Transcendence - Immortalis


R.A. Salvatore - 2014
    A. Salvatore expands his sweeping fantasy epic to include a new generation of heroes and villains. Picking up where the first three books leave off, this convenient eBook bundle contains the follow-up novel and sequel trilogy that round out the beloved series:  MORTALISASCENDANCETRANSCENDENCEIMMORTALIS  The long struggle is over at last. The demon is no more, its dark sorceries shattered by the gemstone magic wielded by the woman known as Pony. But victory did not come easily. Many lives were lost, including Pony’s lover, the elf-trained ranger Elbryan Wyndon, and their son. And despite the demon’s demise, the kingdom still seethes in a cauldron of plots and machinations. When a deadly sickness suddenly appears among the people of Corona, Pony must undertake a pilgrimage that will test her powers—and her faith—as never before.   But unknown to Pony, her child never died. Instead, he is secretly raised to be a weapon. Stolen away by the queen of the elves, the headstrong Aydrian shows great promise in the arts of combat, and he is as powerful with the gemstone magic as Pony. Hungry for power, Aydrian soon joins forces with his own mother’s mortal enemy, setting himself on a collision course with destiny.  Praise for the DemonWars Saga   “An enthralling epic adventure story, it introduces memorable characters and an intricate scheme of magic the readers won’t soon forget.”—Terry Brooks, on The Demon Awakens  “R. A. Salvatore at his best—and even better.”—New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole, on Mortalis  “As R. A. Salvatore continues to build his detailed and complex history, his readership is sure to build as well.”—New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson, on Ascendance  “Outstanding . . . [Transcendance has] a first-rate female high-fantasy protagonist.”—Booklist   “Fans will dance with joy.”—Kirkus Reviews, on Immortalis

H.G. Wells Collection, Over 50 Works: The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, Time Machine, Island of Dr. Moreau, Little Wars, World Set Free, Tales of Space and Time, When the Sleeper Wakes & MORE!


H.G. Wells - 2013
    Wells Collection, which has been designed and formatted specifically for your Amazon Kindle. Unlike other e-book editions, the text and chapters are perfectly set up to match the layout and feel of a physical copy, rather than being haphazardly thrown together for a quick release. This edition also comes with a linked Table of Contents for both the list of included books and their respective chapters. Navigation couldn't be easier.Purchase this H.G. Wells Collection and treat yourself to the following list of works created by this classic author: Novels:The Time Machine (1895)The Wonderful Visit (1895)The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896)The Wheels of Chance (1896)The Invisible Man (1897)The War of the Worlds (1898)Love and Mr. Lewisham (1900)The First Men in the Moon (1901)The Sea Lady (1902)The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth (1904)Kipps (1905)A Modern Utopia (1905)In the Days of the Comet (1906)The War in the Air (1908)Tono-Bungay (1909)Ann Veronica (1909)The History of Mr. Polly (1910)The Sleeper Awakes (1910)The New Machiavelli (1911)Marriage (1912)The Passionate Friends (1913)The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman (1914)The World Set Free (1914)The Research Magnificent (1915)Mr. Britling Sees It Through (1916)The Soul of a Bishop (1917)The Secret Places of the Heart (1922)Non-fiction:Certain Personal Matters (1897)Anticipations of the Reactions of Mechanical andScientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought (1901)Mankind in the Making (1903)New Worlds for Old (1908)First and Last Things (1908)Floor Games (1911)Little Wars (1913)An Englishman Looks at the World (1914)What is Coming? (1916)God the Invisible King (1917)War and the Future (aka Italy, France and Britain atWar) (1917)In the Fourth Year (1918)The Salvaging of Civilization (1921)A Short History of the World (1922)Short Stories:Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) andTwo Other Reminscences (1895)The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents (1895)Tales of Space and Time (1899)Twelve Stories and a Dream (1903)Other Short Stories

The Lost World


Arthur Conan Doyle - 1912
    Journalist Edward Malone, rejected by the woman he loves because he is too prosaic, decides to go in search of adventure and fame to prove himself worthy of her. Soon after, he meets Professor George Challenger, a scientist who claims to have discovered a 'lost world' populated by pterodactyls and other prehistoric monsters.

Sleepy Hollow: Children of the Revolution


Keith R.A. DeCandido - 2014
     It’s a cold day in January, and Ichabod visits Patriots Park for a moment of peace. Instead, he receives a disturbing vision from his wife, Katrina, in which she delivers a cryptic but urgent message: he must retrieve the Congressional Cross that he was awarded by the Second Continental Congress for bravery in action. There’s just one problem: Ichabod was killed before he ever received the medal, and he is unsure where it might be. Together Ichabod and Abbie set out to uncover the mystery of the cross and its connection to George Washington and his secret war against the demon hordes. They soon learn that a coven of witches is also seeking the cross in order to resurrect their leader, Serilda, who was burned at the stake during the Revolutionary War. Now they must locate the cross before the coven can bring back Serilda to exact her fatal revenge on Sleepy Hollow.

The Beast of Cretacea


Todd Strasser - 2015
    In it, teens are sent to other planets to harvest resources and bring them back to the environmentally ravaged Earth. It centers on Ishmael, who discovers the truth about his ill-fated expedition, and the obsessions of the mysterious captain of his ship, Ahab.

1636: The Atlantic Encounter (Ring of Fire Book 28)


Eric Flint - 2020
    Now it turns its attention to the New World, where the English have ceded their colonial claims to France. There are vast lands and rich resources across the Atlantic for any nations powerful enough to rule and control them—and equal incentive for other nations to block their path.The time-displaced Americans know about the future path that led to their own United States in North America, in the other universe they came from. But do they want to repeat that history as it was? Yes, they had democracy—but they are helping to create that in Europe. And they have learned the bitter prices paid for chattel slavery and the near-extermination of the native populations.Knowledge is power. Perhaps a new course can be taken. Accordingly, an expedition is sent to the New World to see just what might be happening there and what might be done. They are armed with their technology, among which are a radio and an airship. More importantly, they are armed with the knowledge of future history and their determination not to repeat the errors of their past.What could possibly go wrong?

The Golden Crystal


Nick Thacker - 2013
    One is shunned and resigns in disgrace, and the other is all but forgotten. Years later, an original copy of the plans long thought to have been destroyed is found, with hastily marked notations by Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.During the second World War, American military scientists discover some fascinating properties of the hydrogen atom and its link to an ancient mystical number. The exact findings are never published, but a national laboratory is built in 1943 to further their research in covert silence. America is told it is a defense project, code-named The Manhattan Project. An egomaniacal entrepreneur and his company, Vilocorp, will stop at nothing to build the perfect human specimen. His firm's research has been getting closer every day, but they seem to have uncovered a horrific, ancient secret that has been locked away for thousands of years.Now, it's up to two men to understand the mystery surrounding the events and ancient symbolism before Vilocorp unleashes a hellish fury upon the earth; one that hasn't been seen for ages.

Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part Two


Larry Niven - 2015
    Stranded on this bizarre world, they soon discover that what was once conceived as a Garden of Eden has now reverted to savagery. Civilization has disappeared, leaving powerful machines in charge. Vast ruins litter the surface where mighty floating cities fell from the sky, deadly plants use sunlight to kill, terrifying hurricanes the size of worlds swallow everything in their paths, while roaming gangs of native humanoids stand ready to attack.Louis must now face the greatest challenge of his life. How can he and his friends possibly escape such a hostile place? What happened to the extraordinary treasures of this world? What kind of incredibly powerful alien could destroy the mightiest of the universe's worlds? And what happened to the legendary engineers who built the Ring? The answers lie in the conclusion to the most exciting, action-packed science fiction adventure ever conceived!

The Shepherd


Frederick Forsyth - 1975
    But for the Royal Air Force pilot who has just taken off from West Germany, this single-seat jet is the only way to make it back to England for Christmas morning. His flight plan is simple; the fuel tank is full. In sixty-six minutes, he will be back in Blighty. But then the plane begins to fail. First the compass goes haywire, then the radio dies. Lost and alone above the English coast, the pilot is searching for a landing strip when the fog closes in, signaling certain death. He has given up hope when a second shadow appears—a Mosquito fighter-bomber of World War II vintage. The plane is a “shepherd,” guiding the Vampire to a safe landing, and its appearance is a gift from fate, a miracle out of time—but for one lonely pilot, the mystery has just begun.

The Prince of Thieves


Alexandre Dumas - 1862
    The first volume of Alexandre Dumas' two-part interpretation of the story of Robin Hood, popularized for Nineteenth Century audiences by Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, set in England in 1162-66.In this book, Dumas tells the story of Robin Hood's youth: how he is delivered by an unknown man to be raised by poor but honest foresters, his great skill as an archer, how he comes into conflict with the Baron [sic] of Nottingham, how he meets Friar Tuck, the Maid Marian, Little John, Will Scarlett, and others, how he is declared an outlaw by the King, and decamps, with his followers, into Sherwood Forest to wage war against the Baron.

The Robert E. Howard Omnibus: 99 Collected Stories (Halcyon Classics)


Robert E. Howard - 1977
    PolluxDark ShanghaiFist and FangGeneral Ironfist10 Night of BattleSailors' GrudgeSluggers on the BeachTexas FistsThe Bull Dog Breed15 The Iron ManThe Pit of the SerpentThe Sign of the SnakeThe Slugger’s GameThe TNT Punch20 Vikings of the GlovesWaterfront FistsWinner Take AllAlleys of DarknessApparition in the Prize RingDetectives1 Graveyard RatsFangs of GoldNames in the Black BookSkull-Face5 The Tomb's SecretFantasies1 AlmuricThe Treasures of TartaryThe Voice of El-LilThe Valley of the WormKull1 The Shadow KingdomThe Mirrors of Tuzun ThuneBran Mak Morn1 The Lost RaceWorms of the EarthCormac Fitzgeoffrey1 Hawks of OutremerThe Blood of BelshazzarEl Borak1 Hawk of the HillsThe Daughter of Erlik KhanWild Bill Clanton1 She DevilThe Purple Heart of ErlikHistoricals1 Lord of SamarcandGates of EmpireThe Lion of TiberiasThe Shadow of the Vulture5 The Sowers of the ThunderHorror1 People of the DarkBlack CanaanMoon of ZambebweiBlack Talons5 Black Vulmea's RevengeThe Cairn on the HeadlandThe Fearsome Touch of DeathThe Haunter of the RingThe Hyena10 The Fire of AsshurbanipalPigeons from HellSolomon Kane1 Solomon KaneSkulls in the StarsThe Moon of SkullsWings in the Night5 Rattle of BonesWesterns1 A Gent from Bear CreekCupid from Bear CreekEvil Deeds at Red CougarGuns of the Mountains5 High Horse RampageNo Cowherders WantedPilgrims to the PecosPistol PoliticsSharp's Gun Serenade10 Texas John AldenThe Apache Mountain WarThe Conquerin' Hero of the HumboltsThe Feud BusterThe Haunted Mountain15 The Riot at Cougar PawThe Road to Bear CreekThe Scalp HunterWar on Bear CreekThe Vultures of Whapeton20 While Smoke Rolled

Excavation


James Rollins - 2000
    Henry Conklin discovers a 500-year-old mummy that should not be there. While deep in the South American jungle, Conklin's nephew, Sam, stumbles upon a remarkable site nestled between two towering peaks, a place hidden from human eyes for thousands of years. Ingenious traps have been laid to ensnare the careless and unsuspecting, and wealth beyond imagining could be the reward for those with the courage to face the terrible unknown. But where the perilous journey inward ends--in the cold, shrouded heart of a breath taking necropolis--something else is waiting for Sam Conklin and his exploratory party. A thing created by Man, yet not humanly possible. Something wondrous . . . something terrifying.