The Syren of the Skies & The Angel of the Revolution (Two Dystopian Novels)
Title | The Syren of the Skies & The Angel of the Revolution (Two Dystopian Novels) PDF eBook |
Author | George Griffith |
Publisher | e-artnow |
Pages | 630 |
Release | 2018-12-21 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 8027248078 |
This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "The Angel of the Revolution" tells the tale of a group of self-styled 'terrorists' who conquer the world through airship warfare. Led by a crippled, brilliant Russian Jew and his daughter, the 'angel' Natasha, 'The Brotherhood of Freedom' establishes a 'pax aeronautica' over the earth after a young inventor masters the technology of flight in 1903. The hero falls in love with Natasha and joins in her war against established society in general and the Russian Czar in particular."The Syren of the Skies" continues the tale of 'The Brotherhood of Freedom,' a worldwide brotherhood of anarchists fighting the world armed with fantastical airships. They must be quick in accomplishing their goals, as a dangerous comet is heading for the Earth.
Transport in British Fiction
Title | Transport in British Fiction PDF eBook |
Author | A. Gavin |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 385 |
Release | 2016-01-12 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1137499044 |
Transport in British Fiction is the first essay collection devoted to transport and its various types horse, train, tram, cab, omnibus, bicycle, ship, car, air and space as represented in British fiction across a century of unprecedented technological change that was as destabilizing as it was progressive.
Victorian Time
Title | Victorian Time PDF eBook |
Author | T. Ferguson |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 195 |
Release | 2013-01-17 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1137007982 |
Victorian Time examines how literature of the era registers the psychological impact of the onset of a modern, industrialized experience of time as time-saving technologies, such as steam-powered machinery, aimed at making economic life more efficient, signalling the dawn of a new age of accelerated time.
Legend
Title | Legend PDF eBook |
Author | Marie Lu |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 318 |
Release | 2011-11-29 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 110154595X |
"Legend doesn't merely survive the hype, it deserves it." From the New York Times bestselling author of The Young Elites What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets. Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.
The Angel of the Revolution
Title | The Angel of the Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | George Griffith |
Publisher | eStar Books |
Pages | 285 |
Release | 2014-10 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1612108245 |
‘The Brotherhood of Freedom’ is out to take over the world using airship warfare. The group is led by a brilliant Russian Jew and his daughter, the 'angel' Natasha. They manage to establish a 'pax aeronautica' over the earth after a young inventor masters the technology of flight in 1903, and the war progresses to the heart of Russia and against the Russian Czar.
Trial by Fire
Title | Trial by Fire PDF eBook |
Author | Josephine Angelini |
Publisher | Macmillan + ORM |
Pages | 373 |
Release | 2014-09-02 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1250064252 |
"A Must Read Romance. This is one of the best books I've read this year. It has everything a book should have: action, adventure, violence, a butt-kicking heroine and one hot hero." —USA Today This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergiesmake it increasingly difficult to live a normal life, and after a completely humiliating incident ruins her first (and perhaps only) real party, she's ready to disappear. "Come and be the most powerful person in the world." Suddenly, Lily finds herself in a different Salem. One overrun with horrifying creatures and ruled by powerful women—including Lillian, this world's version of Lily. "It will be terrifying. It was for me." What made Lily weak at home, makes her extraordinary here. It also puts her in terrible danger. Faced with new responsibilites she can barely understand and a love she never expeceted, Lily is left with one question: How can she be the savior of this world when she is literally her own worst enemy?
The Never Hero
Title | The Never Hero PDF eBook |
Author | T. Ellery Hodges |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2014-09-12 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780990774600 |
What if when you died, no one would ever know you were all that stood between man and the enemy?When Jonathan Tibbs awakes in a puddle of his own blood, there isn't a scratch on him to explain it. In the weeks to follow, he comes to find he's been drafted for a war with a violent otherworldly species. A war that only he can remember. Now, the man Jonathan imagined himself becoming is no longer the man who can endure his future. The first installment in this science fiction action adventure series, The Never Hero is a gritty and honest look at the psychological journey of a man forced to forge himself into a weapon. Abandoned with little guidance, and at the mercy of a bargain struck far outside his reach, Jonathan races to unlock the means to surmount the odds, and understand the mystery behind a conflict raging outside of time and memory.In the end, the real question is what Jonathan is willing to become to save a planet that will never see his sacrifice.