Imagine a world where life-extending and life-saving capabilities are withheld: drugs, vaccines, medical procedures, operations and any technology that extends or saves lives. Not because humanity hasn't advanced in these fields, no. Because the world's governments have decided we can no longer save or extend life. We must live as far as possible, as nature had intended, to save humanity from self-annihilation, driven by uncontrollable population growth.Edward (Ed), Thorncroft, has built a substantial and sophisticated organisation to fight these laws, passed by the United Nations under the LPAS (Life Preservation Assistance Suspension) program. Ed, in addition to his illegal life-saving organisation, has entered politics and set up a large lobby group. His relationship with Leonora has continued to blossom, at a time when his relationship with his best friend, Hans Pelletise, continues its downward spiral. With the formation of Ed's political party, he has forged many relationships with senior leaders and politicians worldwide. But his enemies continue to grow in number, and dark forces are now at work to thwart Ed's goal of watering down LPAS laws and his eventual aim of having the laws repealed. Many believe that should Ed succeed; it will bring about the end of humanity. For this reason, they intend to stop him and anyone else who is a threat to the LPAS program, organisation and laws.
Sweet & SourDick WildA second collection of...sometimes sweet -sometimes sour - (occasionally silly ) storiesaimed at anyone with an eye for a simple taleand without the need to be too upliftedby the things they read
'Oh No! it's Christmas' is a hilarious look at the festive season in modern day society from the pen of Andrew Brock. A unique compilation of weird and wonderful short stories that many readers will associate themselves with. It is a masterly creation in observation of the annual festivities, while retaining the author's signature of original humour throughout. Superbly written, it is a timely master-piece that can be read at any time of the year.
Charlie wants to help his friends to send the monkeys packing, but his words get stuck. What can he do?This is a heart-warming special story for young children. They will have fun following Charlie as he discovers how to talk more easily and help his friends. It might also lead to lots of chat about similar problems, whether they be about talking or naughty monkeys, and how they might be tackled.Charlie is fed up with his problem, and often scared as well. But he is not a victim and learns about being brave and resilient. He gains in confidence and has fun with his friends.Come and join the party!
Archie, Pascal and Sophia delve into the past and bring one of Claudine's tales to life when they discover the story of Pierre's life during the second world war.Grandad and Maurice uncover Pierre's whereabouts but little did they know that what they had discovered would become something special; something very special with the aid of some Grandad Magic.Pierre becomes a well-deserved hero.Archie gets quite a surprise when he delves into the past to discover Grandad's story from the war years!After all, not everyone has a Grandad quite like theirs.
Michael Walker is a research scientist in the north-east of England who has an amazing secret. He's also a powerful sorcerer!Although he's tried to leave his magical life behind him, Mike finds himself drawn back into it when a deranged serial killer starts stalking his hometown and kills one of his students. Then, when he's in the wrong place at the right time to save the killer's latest target, he makes two shocking discoveries. One, the would-be-victim, Amy Walsh, is a criminal profiler working on the case and two, the killer is a wizard who's using his own mystical power to keep himself one step ahead of the authorities.Now, without any help from the secretive (not to mention small), local magic community, Mike and Amy join forces to bring the killer to justice, all without violating the Code of Magic - the global vow of all magic-users to keep the Arts existence secret.Mike and Amy must deal with the secretive Order of the Cunning Ones, as well as a snoopy reporter and Amy's older brother who is the Detective Inspector leading the serial killer investigation as they try to track down the rogue wizard before he kills again. Set in the north-east, the story follows them along the streets of Middlesbrough, as well as several local locations including Rosebury Topping and the famous Transporter Bridge, concluding with a confrontation in an abandoned steelworks.
This book describes a model of existence, including consciousness, based on the totality of records created by the actions, thoughts and speech of the individuals who comprise the human race.It relates the inanimate to the animate and the conscious, reality to belief and imagination and the objective to the subjective. It explains the relation between order, disorder and the random state.It accounts for the world of objects, the conscious world and the world of ideas, the nature of intelligence both human and artificial and the entire range of human philosophy, characteristics and activities, providing answers to questions that individuals continually pose.The model replaces the contradictory opinions of individuals or groups of these, however large, with a coherent description matched to the knowledge and belief of the human race as a whole.Accordingly, the existing dichotomy between reality in absolute scientific terms and imagination in absolute religious terms is replaced by a coherent and unified description of the unbounded processes necessary and sufficient to explain existence and the nature of consciousness within it.It is shown that this description is in effect the sum of the beliefs held by individuals regardless of their diversity.
Born into a world of many races, the Black Dwarf must come to terms with his own nature if he and his companions - Gavellan the wizard, Laleef the Light Elf and Twan of the Council of Grim - are to succeed in their quest for the Runestone of Mimir and defeat the Witch of Shroud, Minerva Spindleshanks. This novel was inspired by my own sons' interest in the myths of the Norsemen, and remains true to the spirit and characters of these legends. Here is portrayed an uncompromising struggle between the cold and dark of Nifleheim and the fire and flame of Muspelheim.
Dragons of Draegonia 'The Adventure Begins'For children of all ages, Dragons of Draegonia is a tale of fantasy, intrigue, suspense and excitement. 'The Adventure Begins' follows four children who, shipwrecked and washed ashore a magical island, unwittingly create a deadly virus that could lead to the extinction of all of its only inhabitants, THE DRAGONS.Can a cure be found? Will any of the 200 dragons survive? Will the four evade capture and the wrath of Dragon Black? And why is Dragon Green so dangerous?Enter the Magical and Colourful World of Draegonia where all is not what it seems.
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