Bøger af James Raven

A pioneering exploration of how differences in production and circulation of texts conveyed ideas around the world in a period of exceptional social, political and intellectual change.

The Sentinels of Tzurac is an action sci- fi story written in the spirit of George Lucas and Gene Roddenberry productions, which stimulates the imagination and brings back the emotional excitement experienced by those of all ages who followed the Star Wars and Star Trek sagas. The year is 2055. Earth's natural resources have been ravaged and the planet is slowly dying. MERIC, the mining company owned by Samuel Jensen that employs new recruit engineer Kyron, is now mining a newly discovered planet known as Terra Iota when an explosion rocks their operations and brings them to a screeching halt. A strangely powerful blue crystal they will come to know as Xytrinium is cause of the explosion and Kyron is sent to Terra Iota to investigate. Saying goodbye to his love Torri, Kyron embarks on a journey to the distant planet, unaware that evil forces lurking within his own company don't want him to arrive on Terra Iota alive. Someone is moving behind the scenes to control all of this valuable volatile substance and his motive is as simple as it is diabolical: he is determined to exert complete power over the entire world. Caught in the middle, Kyron now finds himself in a war with a man who seems to hold all the cards; and when a murder, an ancient gold ring, and his father's hidden past reveal startling truths, Kyron will risk everything to save Earth-and the life of the woman he loves.

In the third installment of the Sentinels of Tzurac series, by James Raven, we find a lone Treldarian Blader on a mission to recruit additional forces for a sinister plot against the Federation of Planets. The age-old foes of the Federation are soon planning to use Tzurac's own Xytrinium-infusion formula to destroy the Sentinels and deal a fatal blow to the Federation, crushing it once and for all. Disgraced Sentinel corporal, Yarron Blandhar, is on a quest to redeem himself after his betrayal of the Federation and the theft of the formula. He seeks to earn clemency for his crimes, and when he learns of the impending Treldarian attack through his work as a bounty hunter, he knows he must pass the information to the Federation, no matter the cost. As the growing Treldarian army sets out for Tzurac and Terra Major, Yarron races to save the universe-and rectify his own past. A blend of believable science, martial arts, and fantasy, Sentinels of Tzurac: Retaliation is sure to delight fans of science fiction, action, and adventure.

Earth's recent reprieve from full-scale disaster is about to end sooner than expected. The second book in the Sentinels of Tzurac trilogy, Zarkwin's Revenge begins five years after the conclusion of Terra Major Under Threat. When Jackson and Khaneera, both serving life sentences for their crimes against the Federation, escape prison, their unfinished mission snaps back into place, reigniting the rebel forces-and their own feelings for each other. Having failed their operation once, they don't intend to taste defeat again. And Khaneera knows exactly how to ensure they get to celebrate the spoils this time. With the rediscovered Xytrinium infusion formula in hand, they can infuse their mercenaries with the same enhanced powers as the Sentinels. Now on equal footing and with secret attacks up their sleeves, the rebel forces are confident they can eradicate the Sentinels, destroy the Federation, and retrieve the wealth of Xytrinium reserves from Earth. But what if one rebel starts to grow a conscience? Will a little advanced warning be enough to help Earth and the Federation thwart the rebels once again-or is it their turn to feel the sting of defeat?

An edited volume mapping the history of the book, from the Ancient World through to the rapidly changing world of the book in the second decade of the 21st century.

This book introduces the fast-developing field of book history. James Raven, a leading historian of the book, offers a fresh and accessible guide to the global study of the production, dissemination and reception of written and printed texts across all societies and in all ages.