Gerard: 1631 books

By exploring the complexities of enslavement in the autobiography of Cuban slave-poet Juan Francisco Manzano (1797–1854), Gerard Aching complicates the universally recognized assumption that a slave's foremost desire is to be freed from bondage. As the only slave narrative in Spanish that has surfaced...

Following a catastrophic battle a marine is lost in time and space and hunted by an army of alien monsters. No problem, for his name is Simon Percival and he dosn't take prisoners. But it is when he is left holding an alien baby that the fun starts!

John Whelan, champion oarsman, has all but given up on competitive rowing. On the cusp of forty, the Outer Cove fisherman is trying to accept that his time as a rower has passed. His wife agrees, telling him, “Breaking your back down on that pond, that’s a young man’s sport.” But a fracas...

This book, now back in print having been unavailable for many years, is one of the most important contributions to Turkic and Mongolic linguistics, and to the contentious 'Altaic theory'. Proponents of the theory hold that Turkish is part of the Altaic family, and that Turkish accordingly exists in...

Part one. In a night of terror the UK's government and armed forces are decimated by teams of saboteurs, leaving thousands dead and the country in smoking ruins. As further terrorists attack the UK she soon has only a single submarine left to engage an hostile armada. But how long can the Enigma fight knowing that England is doomed and that her maiden voyage is a one way ticket to hell?

Based on a true story: A haunting tale of hope born out of despair...At the height of the Irish Famine in the 1840s, a landowner, George Henry Moore, watches helplessly as the cruel policies and wilful ignorance of English overlords result in the deaths of masses and despair for millions.As...

When midnight’s calm is cast into a state of alarm by attempted breaches of the network firewalls at the datacenter of Wise Woman, Inc., computer specialist Lauren is confronted with an all too urgent need to decipher the source of these cyber-attacks. Are they the work of a band of hackers or is...

All, Human and Tauran alike, look forward to the generosity of their Masters. In the Urionverse, you need to be careful what you wish for... This Anthology brings together four separate short stories. Each is set within the confines of The Urionverse, and tells a cautionary tale for the unwary.

Antonio, Toni, Esposito thought he'd been given his once in a lifetime opportunity. He was a junior reporter on a hit Spanish paranormal televison show and was unexpectedly handed a plum assignment. Toni would head up an investigative team in the small Cantabrian village of Pueblecito. It was famous...

It can't be happening: Frederick Adler's father is dying, so soon after his mother's strange death. But when a mysterious boy-monk finds clues to a cure in the cellar of a burned-out church, Frederick risks all to travel dangerous woods to find a forbidden cure. Bring your sword and sorcery...

Sequel to Isralla. Following Earth's first space war the Dreadnought Iowa is launched declaring to the Galaxy Earth's coming of age. And her Marines are soon fighting for their lives out numbered and out gunned. They need help from an unlikely sorce, but will they accept it when they find it? Or will their pride doom the Iowa?

Just a short introduction to my latest book set in the far future.In a world where women are treated as chattel a young princess must battle palace intrigue, a forced marriage to a sadistic brute and dodge a skilled assassin. But the killer must prevent the marriage at all costs before it upsets the balance of world power. However, when they finally meet neither is as the other expected

Warning, Sex and Fantasy violence. New Version When a time travelling adventurer crash lands on the fantasy world of Yag-Urth, he spends more time saving slave-girls than completing his mission. But after saving them, what then? He certainly can't let them go!.

Part two. Following an atomic war the Enigma is cast adrift in time and space, jumping at random between dimensions. She soon meets new enemies of mind numbing evil, capable of destroying whole solar systems. When they first encounter the Cosmic Guardians things escalate way out of control. Then Erin...