Bøger af Peter Apps

Angola 2005. Almost a decade before Ebola wreaked havoc in Liberia and Sierra Leone, its even deadlier cousin hit northern Angola. Aged only 23, Peter Apps was the Reuters reporter sent in to get the story of the deadliest ever outbreak of Marburg virus. This is his haunting account of not just the disease but his coming of age as a time of almost unbearable crisis.

When you're fourteen, how do you save your world from the Great Decline and prepare for a quest to save a parallel world by stealing a nuclear bomb? It sounds ridiculous but David has some unique advantages. On his world, he is the Duke of Barabourne and highly favoured by the king. Being young lets him be receptive to new ideas and being lost on a parallel world, fostered and going to school there gave him plenty to think about. Join David and his friends in this, the second book of the Worlds Beyond Trilogy, as they tackle problems that governments could not solve while the biggest problem of all, the quest waits menacingly in the ba

What's worse? Relatives gathering for Christmas or a Nazi madman intent on conquering universes?As Dave would say, it wouldn't be Stuart if life did not get even more complicated, so there's an alternative Stuart who is in jail doing hard labour, reaching out across the universes for help. Not only that, he finds barriers that he's reluctant to cross even if no-one else understands what the barrier is. Enjoy this latest adventure with Stuart and his friends as incredibly, Dave's life gets even more complicated than Stuart's.

Who is David? Is he just a thirteen year old boy with a strange delusional amnesia or is there something more?When he is found unconscious by the roadside with a gash to his head, he does not have anything to identify him. When he comes round, anything electrical fascinates him as if it is a whole new concept and he has little idea of the world around him. What he does have, are stories of a largely steam driven world, an impressive but curiously old-fashioned education and a claim to be the Duke of Barabourne, a dukedom that did not exist.Follow David as he searches for answers and discovers a universe larger than anyone could imagine.

David is a petty criminal with a contempt for authority. Suddenly it becomes an asset as he tries to lead his friends to safety, always just one step ahead of disaster, but what sort of disaster could lead to a search for water in the middle of London? Could the Northern Lights herald the destruction of civilisation?Solar Flares can disrupt communications and can knock out power supplies. What happens if the damage is too great, and civilisation reaches its 'Fracture Point'For David and his friends, when the unthinkable happens, water proves to be the key, for both their escape and their survival.

As the title suggests the stories in this compilation deals with events when science hits back. Disasters through complacency, nuclear war through losing control of events, or just an experiment going wrong all give science or rather nature a chance to show just how far we have to go.'Fracture Point' deals with the consequences of our dependence on electricity in general and automated systems in particular. It dominates the book at 50,000 words especially since 'Leave 'Em Laughing' allows you to put the book down with a smile on your face at just 215 words.'The Rising Moon Disaster', 'Time Done' and 'Gods and Demons' are more conventional short stories. Rising Moon is a space ship on its maiden flight to the moon, while in 'Time Done' a careless time traveller risks unravelling his future world. Gods and Demons deals with the consequences as events impinge on a society scarcely able to comprehend the outside world.The cause of a war is dealt with in, what else, 'World War III' but it is another ultra short story though I did cheat. As you read it, imagine that you are hearing it on the radio.The styles vary, I hope the tales interest so enjoy a mixed bag of tales about where science can lead us.

Why have young people been kidnapped throughout the whole of history? It has to be stopped but where do the abductors come from?And Stuart has other problems nearer to home. Firstly, there's an ex-slave, from the time of Socrates, building a forge in the garden of the village pub. It's a shock when a village boy asks him if he's on his way to another planet and can he come along. It's even more of a shock to discover that he's been the friend of the Darrington family since 1897. Stuart and his friends may have to move from the village they call home, maybe even leave Earth for good.Discovering where the abductors come from only twists time into ever more confusing loops which Stuart must negotiate to avoid creating an impossible paradox.Enjoy this latest tale Stuart of Stuart and his friends as he pushes the technology he uses to the limits.

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