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Salvation Earth. A Sci-Fi. Novel by A. K. Boswell Arran kills his
own father to save him from a painful death. Arran is plagued with
guilt for a long time. The novel begins with the impression that it
is set in medieval times but gradually becomes apparent that it is
in the future. A future after world war three. OK, the setting
itself is not original, but has been kept close to plausibility
rather than outright fantasy. Everything is controlled by four big
corporations living in orbit, nation states have gone. The leading
characters are a tribe of samurai like warriors living
self-sufficiently in a wasteland. A local baron and his bully
soldiers, northern warlike tribes and alien descendants. Corporate
agents, believed to be gods, coerce northern tribes to steal food
and lay waste to the land starting a war. The corporations intend
to clear the earth of all life and start again. With the help of a
wizard, our hero finds himself in orbit. Nothing is what it seems.
But with additional help from an android and robots, he discovers a
deeper plot to destroy all humanity. With corporate police, mind
influencing thought police, AI computer, an enchanted sword and a
fight in a virtual world Arran has his hands full. The sword turns
out to be an alien device that inserts a virus into the system.
Background. The planet had become almost uninhabitable. The
corporations had been building space stations in orbit and
evacuated all their people from the surface to continue to expand
in space. Planet Earth was left to decay. Many generations later
saw the survivors with a medieval economy and low life expectancy
due to radiation poisoning. Life as we know it had changed beyond
all recognition. The primitive people that we follow discover they
have multiple problems. On gaining a foothold on the orbitals,
their gains began to be reversed by the Thought Police who could
manipulate emotions. No one knew who was on whose side. All
communications by corporate leaders based on the moon, were carried
out in virtual reality. The purpose of this was to cut time and
travel between the stations. The virtual reality was originally
constructed because life in space was depressing. They could walk
on a green Earth and feel the wind in virtual. This was so popular
that all, important conferences were carried out in virtual and a
whole world created. Before total control was gained, our hero had
to enter the virtual world and defeat the corporate leaders. This
was a new and strange world where anything was possible. Giving
rise, to a series of unusual events. On the final defeat of the
corporations our hero finally discovers an alien threat that had
been getting closer and closer. Adventure and surprise. A
fast-paced, evocative and imaginative novel following the struggles
of a dynamic cast of characters as they navigate an intriguing and
well-constructed plot
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Victor and Eli started out as college roommates brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same ambition in each other. A shared interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong.
Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl with a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the arch-nemeses have set a course for revenge but who will be left alive at the end?
In hierdie omnibus, wat nog drie gewilde Trompie-stories bevat,
word die sproetgesig Grootkaptein en die Boksombende se avonture
voortgesit! Trompie samel geld in vir 'n bedleende seun, Trompie
word verkies as junior leerderraadslid en die rugbyseisoen begin -
wat beteken dat Trompie en sy maats se lewe net om een ding draai.
In hierdie omnibus, wat nog drie boeke van die gewilde
Saartjie-reeks bevat, gaan Saartjie en Galpil 'n weddenskap aan om
te sien wie is bang vir spoke, Saartjie besluit dat die Drie
Muskiete 'n kliek moet vorm, die groepie vriendinne reel 'n
hipnose-konsert en Saartjie kry 'n kerel. Saartjie het ’n sjarme
wat tot oud en jonk spreek en nuwe lesers sal dadelik deur Saartjie
en die Drie Muskiete se avonture meegevoer word!
'n Alien land in 'n swembad, kinders verdwyn in 'n biblioteek, 'n monsterhond word 'n woefie-woef en 'n vampier-jagter-ouma bestorm 'n skool met 'n knoffel-bazooka . . . Maar dis nog lank nie al nie!
Hierdie versameling van tonekrul-lekker stories deur Jaco Jacobs is al meer as 'n dekade lank gewild. Die nuwe uitgawe met fassinerende illustrasies deur Iain Rennie sal lesers laat gril en ril van plesier. En die beste van alles? Een splinternuwe storie is bygevoeg!
Boer Frans se plaas le lekker knus langs 'n klein stroompie ver van
die stad af. Op die plaas bly baie diere gelukkig saam. Lochner de
Kock vertel van al die diere se avonture op boer Frans se plaas.
Stories op die CD: Gertjie se uitstappie; Hansie vlieg weg!; Manie
Muis skrik groot; Boel en Dolla; Ses stoute varkies; 'n Indringer
op die plaas.
A special stone hidden in a quiet cove in Cornwall more than 200
years ago, is the object of a desperate search by two opposing
factions. When Harry and his school friends discover a code whilst
holidaying in the cove, they assume it will lead them to hidden
treasure. But dark forces, with seemingly supernatural powers, are
working against them. The teenagers soon find themselves caught up
in a deadly battle, and will be lucky to escape with their lives,
let alone get their hands on the treasure.
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