Brian Patrick: 134 books

"The finest writer of sea-stories in the English language."—J. de Courcy Ireland All Patrick O'Brian's strengths are on parade in this novel of action and intrigue, set partly in Malta, partly in the treacherous, pirate-infested waters of the Red Sea. While Captain Aubrey worries...

Forty years ago, as the United States became increasingly involved in Vietnam, questions were raised in Canada about the relationship between its foreign policy agenda and that of its southern neighbour. Now, with the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is time to raise the same questions: does...

Tough Crimes is a collection of thoughtful and insightful stories by twenty of Canada’s most prominent criminal lawyers. In the book, they write about cases that had surprising turns, or that presented personal or ethical challenges. We’ve all heard the media’s take on notorious criminals, but...

Special Space and Spaces Issue Brian Stableford: The Impossibility of Impossible War Bernadette L. Bosky: Finding Space in Peter Straub Patrick McGuire: The Soviet Space Epic Cosmic Voyage Christopher Kovacs: Growing Ecclesiates' Rose Darrell Schweitzer on James...

After the untimely death of his father, Mike Sheridan learns to live again. A city firefighter working near Chicago, Sheridan enters a particularly perilous summer where everything is not as it seems. His nephew is baptized into the fire department, unaware of the political dangers, coupled with a...

Bang! Space, time, matter... the Universe was born 13.7 billion years ago. Infinitely small at first, it expanded more rapidly than anyone can contemplate. Brian May, Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott explain how all this came about, from the moment when time and space came into existence, to the formation...

A serial killer remains free in Buffalo, New York after a task force comprised of state and local authorities fails to apprehend him and the wrong man is imprisoned. No one is more frustrated than Terry Levine, the state police investigator who headed up the team. Ordered to leave the case alone by...

Deuxième volet des aventures de Jack Aubrey et de Stephen Maturin. Jack Aubrey, devenu un personnage important dans la hiérarchie de la Royal Navy, est chargé de se rendre à Botany Bay (dans l'actuelle Australie) pour régler le problème délicat posé par le célèbre capitaine Bligh...

Firefighter Paul Clouse is the prime suspect when his wife of six years is brutally murdered on Halloween night. Working to restore the West Baden Springs Hotel as a side job, Clouse soon learns that his friends and the historic hotel are targeted by a murderer disguised as the grim reaper. Investigated...

Nel 1810, mentre l’Europa è sconvolta dal turbine napoleonico, Jack Aubrey, intrepido comandante della Royal Navy, si gode un meritato riposo dopo le imprese che l’hanno visto catturare numerose prede nemiche a ogni latitudine. Ma le gioie della vita familiare, tra la moglie Sophia, le due piccole...

Essere al comando di una nave, dare la caccia a brigantini nell’Adriatico, a tartane nel golfo del Leone, a sciabecchi e saettie lungo la costa spagnola, vivere in prima persona arrembaggi e duelli: questi sono gli orizzonti di Jack Aubrey, uomo di mare temerario e irruente, figlio orgoglioso di...

A serial killer chooses victims across the state of New York from all walks of life, prompting state police investigator Terry Levine to head up a task force devoted to finding the man responsible for stabbing or shooting seemingly innocent people. Acting more like a vigilante, the Sin Killer leaves police a clue with each victim, written in the victim’s own blood.

For over ten years, The Bards and Sages Quarterly has provided fans of speculative fiction with a unique mix of tales from both new and established authors. With each issue, we strive to introduce readers to exciting and entertaining voices in the horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres. In our...

What began as a simple tour with an overnight stay, soon becomes a fight for survival. Two years after the horrific murders at the historic West Baden Springs Hotel, an investment group seeks to buy the property, not entirely aware of the danger.Trapped in a nearby mansion by a fierce blizzard,...