Of Ice and Steel
Title | Of Ice and Steel PDF eBook |
Author | D. Clayton Meadows |
Publisher | iUniverse |
Pages | 303 |
Release | 2013-01-10 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 147597017X |
D. Clayton Meadows takes you on an edge of your seat jouney into the world of the submariner. This is a nerve-racking tale of how men and machines would react to a mysterious threat that the major powers fear but cannot understand. In an intriguing science fiction twist, Meadows puts a World War II German U-boat in suspended animation in the frozen Arctic ice. Waking some sixty years later, the thoughts of the Captain and crew are to get home. Unaware the war they fought so long ago is over the U-boat encounters ships of Russia, Britain, and the United States. The result is a frighteningly realistic yarn of three men who must overcome their own demons to save the world.
Of Ice and Steel
Title | Of Ice and Steel PDF eBook |
Author | D. Clayton Meadows |
Publisher | iUniverse |
Pages | 303 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1475970161 |
D. Clayton Meadows takes you on an edge of your seat jouney into the world of the submariner. This is a nerve-racking tale of how men and machines would react to a mysterious threat that the major powers fear but cannot understand. In an intriguing science fiction twist, Meadows puts a World War II German U-boat in suspended animation in the frozen Arctic ice. Waking some sixty years later, the thoughts of the Captain and crew are to get home. Unaware the war they fought so long ago is over the U-boat encounters ships of Russia, Britain, and the United States. The result is a frighteningly realistic yarn of three men who must overcome their own demons to save the world.
Carved in Ice
Title | Carved in Ice PDF eBook |
Author | Ivy Smoak |
Publisher | Loft Troll Ink |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2018-07-12 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781942381167 |
When I was little, I dreamed my life would be a fairy tale. But it just so happens that I don't need a knight in shining armor to save me anymore. I'm made of freaking steel.It's time for answers. Time for vengeance. And time to finally unmask the notorious V. There's no going back now.See what happens in the epic conclusion of the Made of Steel series.
A Storm of Swords: Part 1 Steel and Snow
Title | A Storm of Swords: Part 1 Steel and Snow PDF eBook |
Author | George R. R. Martin |
Publisher | Voyager |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014-03-27 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780007548255 |
The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud. In the northern wastes a savage horde is poised to invade the Kingdom of the North where Robb Stark wears his new-forged crown. Throughout Westeros, the war for the Iron Throne rages more fiercely than ever, but if the Wall is breached, no king will live to claim it.
Steel Drums and Ice Skates
Title | Steel Drums and Ice Skates PDF eBook |
Author | Dirk McLean |
Publisher | Libros Tigrillo |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Christmas stories |
ISBN |
Hollie lives in Trinidad with her Tanty Millie. Hollie's parents live in Canada, and when they bring her to Canada to live with them, Hollie must get used to a new country. Grades K-3.
Key of Ice and Steel
Title | Key of Ice and Steel PDF eBook |
Author | Robert E. Vardeman |
Publisher | Tor Books |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780812546064 |
Giles Grimsmate, Keja Tchurak, and Petia Darya, search for the fifth and final key in the Adversary Mountains, but the evil Lord Onyx is closing in on them
Fire, Ice, and Physics
Title | Fire, Ice, and Physics PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca C. Thompson |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2020-11-10 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0262539616 |
Exploring the science in George R. R. Martin’s fantastical world, from the physics of an ice wall to the genetics of the Targaryens and Lannisters Game of Thrones is a fantasy that features a lot of made-up science—fabricated climatology (when is winter coming?), astronomy, metallurgy, chemistry, and biology. Most fans of George R. R. Martin’s fantastical world accept it all as part of the magic. A trained scientist, watching the fake science in Game of Thrones, might think, “But how would it work?” In Fire, Ice, and Physics, Rebecca Thompson turns a scientist’s eye on Game of Thrones, exploring, among other things, the science of an ice wall, the genetics of the Targaryen and Lannister families, and the biology of beheading. Thompson, a PhD in physics and an enthusiastic Game of Thrones fan, uses the fantasy science of the show as a gateway to some interesting real science, introducing GOT fandom to a new dimension of appreciation. Thompson starts at the beginning, with winter, explaining seasons and the very elliptical orbit of the Earth that might cause winter to come (or not come). She tells us that ice can behave like ketchup, compares regular steel to Valyrian steel, explains that dragons are “bats, but with fire,” and considers Targaryen inbreeding. Finally she offers scientific explanations of the various types of fatal justice meted out, including beheading, hanging, poisoning (reporting that the effects of “the Strangler,” administered to Joffrey at the Purple Wedding, resemble the effects of strychnine), skull crushing, and burning at the stake. Even the most faithful Game of Thrones fans will learn new and interesting things about the show from Thompson’s entertaining and engaging account. Fire, Ice, and Physics is an essential companion for all future bingeing.