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In this volume, what you will find in the sections that follow are twenty-one amazing stories of death and wealth set around a wandering cousin far out in the cold edges of our solar system. You will find Vikings, knights, warriors defending home and hearth, of triumph and tragedy, and, yes, even the god himself. You will listen to tales of great courage and great loss. Of sacrifice for a greater good and of justice delivered to the overly greedy. You will even find the aforementioned Walt Disney himself.

Cheerful in the face of dark opposition. Innovative to improve a backward world. Industrial as a cure for oppressive conditions. Unyielding beneath all who seek to bind and control them. Faithful until they conquer the fear of death and rise to great acts of heroism and service. Mormons and steampunks are two faces of the same coin. Twelve authors spin tales of true believers facing impossible odds, risking this life in the hope of gaining something better after.

This drive through the dark streets of the Motor City “is one of the best in Akashic Books’ noir series. You cannot go wrong with this anthology.”—Reviewing the Evidence From cri….

This one-volume anthology provides a comprehensive analysis of the role that air power has played in military conflicts over the past century. Comprising 16 essays penned by a global cadre of leading military experts, A History of Air Warfare chronologically examines the utility of air power from World War I to the second Lebanon war, campaign by campaign.

With the Great War raging across Europe, Sergeant Jones and his crack team of Special Unit 13 Marines are called upon to investigate the strange disappearance of allied aircraft north of France in the mountains of Belgium. Pilot Lance Corporal Jackson and his gunner/bombardier Sous-Lieutenant Marcel Moreau find themselves deep behind enemy lines, fighting for their lives against an evil and ancient airborne threat in support of Special Unit 13's efforts on the ground. Can they survive long enough to eliminate the threat and secure the battlefield from the Kaiser’s massing forces?

Stranger West is book 3 in the Stranger Bridgerland series. Stranger West is a collection of first-hand accounts of the paranormal from the Western United States. Stories of ghosts, sasquatch, cryptids, and UFOs await you in this third book. Stranger West is part of the collection of stories author John Olsen has collected over 30 years of paranormal research.

Wars end, enemies are defeated and territories are conquered and the combatants have to return to a life changed. America and the rest of humanity have fallen to the Fae, ancient mortal enemies of mankind. After building their strength for two thousand years, the Elves have claimed their vengeance and now rule Earth with an iron fist and dragon fire. Down but not out, a human resistance is building, but first daily life needs to be lived.

13-årige Meg lever et hektisk liv i det moderne Canada. Hverdagen er uoverskuelig for den unge pige, der bliver mere og mere fortvivlet. Da Meg en dag læser digtet om sigøjnersken Jasmin, beslutter hun sig for at stikke af fra det krævende liv og søge tilflugt i ødemarken. I pagt med naturen håber hun at kunne finde ind til den del af sig selv, som hun ikke har haft plads til i sit travle hverdagsliv. Jan Truss er en canadisk forfatter, der har skrevet en lang række romaner og noveller.

Stranger Bridgerland Podcast: Author John Olsen and Annie Olsen discuss all things Paranormal. Two episodes a week, Sunday and Thursday, The SB Crew brings you stories of the paranormal and discusses possible explanations and crazy stories. Stories Author John Olsen From the Stranger BRidgerland Book series discusses all topics and stories about UFOs, Hauntings, Glitches, Cryptids, and more. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-olsen0/support

Stranger U.S. is book four in the Stranger Bridgerland book series. Stranger U.S. continues the Stranger Bridgerland series with true, first-hand stories from around the United States. Bigfoot, UFOs, ghosts, cryptids, and much more.

King Gavin Stoutheart and his council face war like the world hasn’t seen in ages. The enemy kings will soon lay waste to the countryside, and it is up to Gavin to fight with the tools given to him to avoid destruction. While gathering his forces for war, Gavin must also work through unexpected ambassadors, secrets among his closest allies, and hidden clues from the past within the Riland Capital to avoid repeating the mistakes of those who preceded him.

Listen in as John Olsen entertains with fun and engaging conversations with friends and guests from around the San Diego county. Stay up to date and in the know with the John Olsen Show.

Stranger Bridgerland: True Paranormal Stories from Northern Utah contains firsthand accounts of everything from ghosts and monsters to Sasquatch and UFOs. Stranger Bridgerland is true paranormal stories from Northern Utah. Inspired by my own experiences with the unknown, I have spent 30 years interviewing, investigating, and documenting stories of those who have witnessed the strange, unexplained, and unusual. Bridgerland is the name given to Northern Utah, named after Jim Bridger, a trapper that explored the area in he fall and winter of 1824.

Den lille idylliske by Sechelt på Canadas kyst er rystet, da en 85-årig pensioneret lærer findes myrdet - øjensynligt uden grund. Fra begyndelsen kender læseren morderens identitet, for i denne psykologiske spændingsroman er det interessante ikke, hvem der gjorde det, men hvorfor en tilforladelig og elskværdig gamle mand kunne finde på at begå en så brutal forbrydelse. Laurali Wright (1939-2001) var canadisk forfatter og skrev en lang række krimier og spændingsromaner. Inden hun sprang ud som forfatter, arbejdede hun i mange år som journalist.

Princess Lilia Talendor of the Graven Kingdom finds herself promised to marry a foreign king to secure her father's release. She will do her duty, but even the plans forced upon her suffer as slavers take advantage of chaos in the kingdom during the king’s absence. King Gavin Stoutheart wants desperately to meet and impress Princess Lilia, even if she is the daughter of his enemy. He hopes to bring peace to all of the Crystal Kingdoms, but traitors, spies, and uncertain advisors challenge his plans as he seeks to discover why the princess has been delayed.

Gavin Stoutheart’s father, the baron, is missing, along with Gavin’s brother, the heir. Gavin must step up to lead his people as they flee before an invading army. His only hope is that a combination of prohibited animal magic and his knack for strategy will keep them safe as they make their way through a fractured kingdom with an army on their tail.

I 1960 lettede det amerikansk spionfly U2 fra en norsk base og fløj ind over Sovjetunionen. Her blev det skudt ned, og dermed blev Norges del i den kolde krig skudt i gang. Kjartan Fløgstads roman "U3" tager udgangspunkt i lige netop disse begivenheder og fortæller en spændende koldkrigsfortælling fra Norge. Fredsbestræbelser og atomoprustning, storpolitik og endnu større kærlighed fylder i denne militærpolitiske thriller, der tegner et rammende billede af Norge under den kolde krig. Kjartan Fløgstad (f. 1944) er en norsk forfatter.