Bøger udgivet af JOHN FIELDER PUB

Ding Dong, the Technowitch is dead.As an illegal clone of the murdered galactic princess, Dora's face would get her killed the minute she steps off her dull farming moon. She spends her days tinkering with gadgets and gears, with Tau, her kitchen-timer-bot, for company. But when forces close in and threaten her family, her escape attempt lands her deep in the Outer Zone - and on top of the Technowitch of Night, crushing her in the process.Now a fugitive in two solar systems, Dora's only chance of survival is to find her way to the mysterious Technomage on his Emerald moon. In a place where science has advanced to be indistinguishable from magic, she must accept the help of an unlikely trio: a cryogenically-preserved girl with no memory, an obsolete theme park droid, and a bioengineered beast with a penchant for the dramatic.As Dora realizes there's more to the princess's death than what the universe has been told, she must choose - save her family, or risk everything to right a centuries-old wrong.

Silvia Scheibli new book of poetry, "In the House of Rain," contains nature poetry inspired by locations in the southwest United States. Shy is an internationally acclaimed poet who is the author of six previous collections of poetry.

"Magical Moon" is an enchanting tale written entirely in verse, where magic and mystery intertwine in gentle ways. On a fateful night under the glow of the harvest moon, an ancient book of runes is discovered in an attic, setting the stage for a series of magical adventures. This is no ordinary book; it holds the power to answer any question asked of it, but only if the query is inscribed perfectly upon the restless, wavering lines drawn on a parchment that was found with it. The book's unique challenge is met with the help of an enchanted pen, brought by a resourceful raccoon. It can write perfectly on the wavering lines. As each question is carefully written, the words turn into runes and shimmer to life, and the magic book opens on a page that contains the answer to the question. The answers, however, are not in any language known to the common reader. Instead, they require the interpretation of a special cast sent by the magical moon itself. This sets off a chain of fantastical events and adventures that make up each of the thirteen stories in this book. The magical moon's celestial envoy includes a diverse array of characters, each more whimsical than the last: a banker to the stars, a perpetually confused genie who blunders in charming ways; a Bedouin merchant who who has been to magic places; and a host of other mystical beings, each bringing their own peculiar flair to the unfolding drama. These characters are not mere readers; they are gatekeepers to other worlds, each answer a portal to wondrwous places. Through these adventures, readers are transported to vivid locales: the opulent palace of the bemused genie, the scholarly halls of a celestial university, and even a secretive city inhabited by thieves. Each setting is rendered in rich, poetic detail, inviting readers to lose themselves in environments that pulse with magic and mystery. The book is structured around thirteen questions, and with each query, the story delves deeper into the enchanting world of the magical moon. These questions do more than advance the plot; they weave a complex narrative tapestry, revealing hidden layers of the story with each answer. The land of the magical certainties and elusive truths is slowly pieced together by the reader, forming a picture that is as beautiful as it is enigmatic. "Magical Moon" is not just a book; it is an experience. It is a journey through a land where the boundaries between the possible and the impossible blur, where every page holds a new enchantment, and every rune is a promise of a new adventure. As the banker to the stars might tell you, this book represents transaction number 5-4-3-2 in the Magical Moon's ledgers, a mystical record where every entry hints at stories waiting to be told, inviting you to leap into its pages and discover the magic within.

Citizenship is defined as that secular ethic that defines membership and participation in the political community and provides the cooperative context for political competition. This definition is used to develop a model for the political construction of the next evolutionary stage of citizenship in an elective government that has achieved a rudimentary level of representation. The model consists of two major dimensions-the homeostatic and hermeneutic-and citizenship is the nexus of their intersection. The homeostatic dimension mediates the tension between the individual and community; the hermeneutic dimension involves shaping the evolutionary path into the future through the interpretation of the culture-history of our past into the context of the present. Citizenship is also considered in terms of its individual and collective attributes. The development of citizenship along these lines is seen as leading to the creation of a culture of democracy. The model of citizenship is used to provide the context for the development of the idea of representation as the highest obligation of citizenship and to provide a critique of election. Since education is critical for the development of citizenship, the model is also applied to the system of education. Finally, the state of Minnesota is used as an example of how the model can be translated into practice. The main theme running throughout the work is the idea that citizenship can be politically developed as the mediating mechanism necessary to establish social and ecological balance.

NOTE TO READER: This is a reprint of Surrender the Heart, published in 20104 Stars! A new historical series, Surrender to Destiny, centers around the War of 1812. Tyndall brings new life to the old story of finding romance during war. Her characters are courageous, smart and believe in what they are fighting for. --Patsy Glans RT Book Reviews 2010-08-11A young mistrustful lady, desperate to save her familyA man, burdened by guilt, desperate to please hisBoth caught in the brink of a war that could change the course of history foreverOn the brink of the War of 1812, Marianne Denton must marry to unlock her inheritance. Without the money, her mother can't receive medical care and her sister will be destitute. But Noah Brenin needs to sail his cargo to England before the war commences in order to prove his worth to his father and make enough money so he won't have to marry at all.But when Noah walks out on their engagement party, Marianne chases him down and ends up on his merchantman out at sea. The situation worsens when Noah's ship encounters a British man-of-war and the couple is impressed into the British navy. While a young lad's prophecy of destiny looms over them both, Marianne and Noah are forced to face their darkest fears as they desperately try to find a way to escape and fulfill their destinies-destinies that could change the course of the war and history forever.

1848: Edgar Allan Poe has lost everyone he ever loved and now he is losing his mind. Haunted by his wife's ghost and his literary failures, the poet tumbles into a fantastical world of mythological gods and monsters created by his genius...and his madness!The second book in The Imaginary Voyages of Edgar Allan Poe trilogy finds our brave warriors in the underworld. There is war in the land of Terra Somnium! The myriad armies of the Nightmare King are hell-bent on destroying Poe, Irving, Terence Crab, Bloodclaw Raven, and anyone else who stands in their way.Will they survive this treacherous realm? Praise for THE IMAGINARY VOYAGES OF EDGAR ALLAN POE"The Imaginary Voyages of Edgar Allan Poe continues to combine vivid fantasy imagery and storytelling with Edgar Allan Poe's biography and literature. Fast paced, suspenseful, irreverent and sneakily illuminating, this comic epic will change how you think about Poe's life and legacy."-Matthew Pearl, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Dante Club, The Poe Shadow, and The Technologists "With The Imaginary Voyages of Edgar Allan Poe, Dwight L. MacPherson and Luis Czerniawski take us on an odyssey of epic proportions. Gods! Ghosts! Flying goats! A crab violinist! A Cyclops! And a Nightmare King who must be defeated at all costs. 'Without imagination, one cannot truly dream, ' we're told, and this story unfolds like a dream, a wild, mind bending graphic work that is home to the most expansive, imagined world I've seen since Jeff Smith's Bone. I read both volumes in one breathless sitting. I anxiously await the third."- David James Poissant, author of Lake Life and The Heaven of Animals"Twisted and ominous, yet rich and charming. MacPherson has crafted a complex and enchanting story that blends the macabre and mythological into a strange dream land that is worthy of the great poet and author, Edgar Allan Poe."- American McGee, Creator and Designer of American McGee's Alice, Alice: Madness Returns, and Grimm"A beautiful and bizarre adventure into wonder, quirky, lovely and fascinating!" - Kurt Busiek, Multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of Astro City, writer of Marvels"A thrilling adventure with beautiful art. More, please!"- Roderick Gordon, Author of the New York Times Bestselling Tunnels series