"A lovely writer, far superior to the average memoirist. . . . A curious mind, a perceptive observer with an artist's eye, a seeker of truth and beauty." -Irish Independent From the moment I crossed the mountain, I fell in love with the place, which was more beautiful than any I'd ever seen. And with a way of looking at life that was deeper, richer and wiser than any I'd known before. . . . From the first day I came here I always knew I'd...

It's winter 1901. The crew of the Leviathan has ended up in the Ushuaia penal colony, accused not only of having sabotaged the governor's whaler, but also of acts of piracy resulting in the death of sailors. Needless to say, the upcoming trial will be rigged, and our whale-hunters may have to wait some time before they see the sea again. Esteban, who thankfully managed to escape imprisonment thanks to his uncle Tonto, vows to rescue his friends. He...

When their parents sail the world without them, 12-year-old twins Tabitha and Timothy are sent to the remote island of Papala, known as the "Bird Island." Great Uncle Tamhas becomes their guardian in a world as strange as the island itself. Tabitha is frustrated with the island's isolation and limited WiFi, but Timothy is delighted to uncover the island's natural secrets. The twins soon realise however, they are not the only newcomers to the island. Discover...

Once a soldier in an elite legion from the Danube, newly promoted centurion Aurelius Castus now finds himself stuck in Britain's provincial backwater. But when the king of the Picts, the savages beyond Hadrian's Wall, dies under mysterious circumstances, Castus is selected to command the bodyguard of a Roman envoy sent to negotiate with the barbarians. What starts as a simple diplomatic mission ends in bloody tragedy, and soon Castus and his men are...

Take to the ice on dog sled to see how the Inuit hunt in this extreme environment.

When Tina S. meets April, a teenage runaway, she thinks she's found her best friend. She leaves behind her dysfunctional family to join April in the tunnels of Grand Central Station amidst the homeless and drug addicted. Soon she's bingeing on crack-just like April-and stealing, scamming and panhandling to support her habit and to survive on the streets. In her own words, she describes her descent into crack addiction, being raped in the tunnels,...

A trio of noble sisters, all mighty mages and steam-tech experts, continue to use their wits and combat savvy to face down a smug emperor and his warrior hordes in a Colosseum of Carnage! Rod Espinosa, steampunk story-weaver extraordinaire, forges a world of grand adventure, where magic and mechanisms mix marvelously!

For the first time ever, a visual presentation of the much-discussed, unrevised, unadulterated version of Harlan Ellisons award-winning Star Trek teleplay script, The City on the Edge of Forever! See the story as Mr. Ellison originally intended!

Dad, unemployed actor and full-time father, is back, and hes going to have to get used to having another woman around the house! He already has his hands full dealing with the totally reasonable demands of his eldest, Pandora, the swarms of boys hovering around teen Ondine, the wall-shaking energy of Roxanne, and all the walks to the park with Baby Bella. Having his ex-wife come to crash on the couch could be the final straw, as Rose, the fabulous...

Think working for a superhero is tough? Try working for an ex-superhero! Edge is disgraced and out of work. The only one who believes in him... is Jimmy Lohman - Edge's much abused personal assistant. When Jimmy's dedication leads him to the bottom of a superhero conspiracy that could render the entire city asunder, who's the real hero now?