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Taiso (Hardcover)
Peter G. Bailey
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R1,035
Discovery Miles 10 350
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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When Cadet Cambell Bluit stepped on board the Federation Spaceship
Odysseus to embark on long expedition into the far Cosmos he did
not imagine he would end the cruise to Planet Cimarron in command
seeking survivors the spaceship left stranded there many years
earlier. Finding them was easier than affecting a rescue since
three of them had integrated themselves into the lives inhabitants
found there and had taken a control of its administration after
Letitia Arran, leader of the stranded crew, saved its king from
being assassinated in a leadership coup. She marries him, declares
herself a goddess, and declares that she has no intention of
returning to Planet Earth should a rescue attempt be mounted to
save them. Cambell Bluit joins her as a subject after his father
destroys the Odysseus to prevent it attacking the newly established
colony.
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Taiso (Paperback)
Peter G Bailey Mr
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R810
Discovery Miles 8 100
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Kumi Takura, acclaimed Taiso in the shogun's sixteenth century
samurai army, returns home after a long absence to find his sick
father is about to lose his province for non-payment of tax dues.
Discovering the taxes have been collected and converted by his
father's unscrupulous chancellor Takura dispenses quick justice
only to find settling one dispute leads to others until he finds
himself fighting a full scale war to achieve justice, but his
actions lead his sweetheart and a suspicious shogun to suspect his
motives.
In the Planet Earth Year 3400pc the Earth Federation dispatched
Spaceship Odysseus on a galactic exploration mission intended to
locate viable planets suitable for the resettlement of Planet
Earth's surplus populations. Two years later, at the edge of the
stagnant zone, Planet Cimarron appeared to be an ideal location,
but all was not what it seemed. Crew personality conflicts and
accidents intervened to bring disaster and rewards as the survivors
established themselves and refused to be rescued.
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'Cimarron' (Paperback)
Peter G. Bailey
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R538
Discovery Miles 5 380
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Good luck follows three stranded space travellers on Planet
Cimarron when they rescue Raken Trigine from enemies hoping to
usurp his throne. Good fortune and success continue until they
receive an unsettling message that might blight their future.
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'Taiso' (Paperback)
Peter G. Bailey
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R725
Discovery Miles 7 250
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Kumi Takura, acclaimed Taiso in the shogun's sixteenth century
samurai army, returns home after a long absence to find his sick
father is about to lose his province for non-payment of tax dues.
Discovering the taxes have been collected and converted by his
father's unscrupulous chancellor Takura dispenses quick justice
only to find settling one dispute leads to others until he finds
himself fighting a full scale war to achieve justice, but his
actions lead his sweetheart and a suspicious shogun to suspect his
motives.
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Taiso (Paperback)
Peter G. Bailey
bundle available
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R721
R638
Discovery Miles 6 380
Save R83 (12%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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When an asteroid devastates the Earth, a dedicated US naval officer
balances his ethical duty against the opportunistic greed of
ambitious survivors.
When an asteroid devastates the Earth, a dedicated US naval officer
balances his ethical duty against the opportunistic greed of
ambitious survivors. With world order destroyed by an asteroid,
tough, youthful Marcus Kelloway finds himself opposed to his
acquisitive president's policy of taking over countries unable to
defend themselves. Asked to assist in the take-over of China, he
opposes the operation and begins a nuclear exchange that finally
destroys him and the remnants of the world's civilisation.
Scott Reeves tries to take his school playground domination into
the grown-up world only to find the rules are different when his
ambitions clash with those of an established Welsh Godfather -
Donny Stringer. The result can have only one conclusion - read on.
When her deposed predecessor returns to visit, Lady Barbara
Simmonds-Hunter finds her world turned upside down. Not only does
she face horrendous business challenges; she finds her personal,
domestic and social life affected in a way she could not foresee.
Two paragraph synopsis:- An escaped British political prisoner
becomes involved with group of mercenaries formed to eliminate
weapons of mass destruction wherever they can be found. The plot,
set against a backdrop of post-communist political unrest in
Russia, is complicated by an American President desperate to gain a
second term in office at any cost.
Seeking to turn the clock back several centuries, a dedicated group
of intellectuals and servicemen set out to restore English royal
prerogatives and regain lost colonies and dominions by taking
advantage of political unrest in a number of countries. Through
intrigue, guile, patronage, flattery and inducements they achieve
some of their aims, but emotional problems frustrates others and
personal ambitions intrude fatally. The tense action is gripping,
unpredictable and exciting. Women readers will love the high
emotion involvement as much as the men strive to keep up with plots
twist and turns. Definitely a him and her narrative with lots to
discuss and fight over: better buy two books or get the spare room
ready.
With world order destroyed by an asteroid, tough, youthful Marcus
Kelloway finds himself opposed to his acquisitive president's
policy of taking over countries unable to defend themselves. Asked
to assist in the take-over of China, he opposes the operation and
begins a nuclear exchange that finally destroys him and the
remnants of the world's civilisation.
Simon Denchfield's interest in radical politics is taken over by
sinister forces that propel him into leading a successful coup
against the government. Once in power his backers purge their
enemies and withdraw their support. Arrested, he is condemned as a
traitor and only escape's death by the intercession of an unlikely
saviour.
One line Synopsis: - An international political intrigue thriller
set in the aftermath of the collapse of Russian communism. Two
paragraph synopsis: - An escaped British political prisoner becomes
involved with group of mercenaries formed to eliminate weapons of
mass destruction wherever they can be found. The plot, set against
a backdrop of post-communist political unrest in Russia, is
complicated by an American President desperate to gain a second
term in office at any cost. Synopsis: - When Simon Denchfield lands
his crippled seaplane on a secluded lagoon on a Pacific Island,
near the Marquesas, he never expected to find it inhabited by
anyone, let alone the determined people he found there. Treated
with the deepest suspicion at first, Denchfield finds himself
accepted when their leader recognises him. Worried that he is about
to be exposed, Denchfield discovers the group are part of a secret
organisation dedicated to the eradication of the world's weapons of
mass destruction. He accepts an invitation to join them as one of
their leaders and soon finds himself flying into Russia attacking
their nuclear arsenals and missile stockpiles. With Russia weakened
and disorganised by the collapse of communism, Denchfield suggests
a way the US President can, not only gain himself a second term in
office, but also ensure his name is recorded in history as the man
who brought peace to the world. While the President is excited by
the idea his military advisers are not. They see the growing accord
between the two super-powers as diminishing their own standing and
importance. Together with a deputy director of the CIA, General
Maxwell and Admiral Freeman arrange to have a US submarine fire a
nuclear missile at Moscow on the eve of the disarmament signing
ceremony in Geneva. Alerted to the incident, Denchfield manages to
destroy the weapon in flight and so averts a catastrophe. With the
job of world weapon destruction half done, the leaders of the
secret organisation find themselves being offered, and taking,
important United Nations jobs. ******** Already printed in Ebook
Kindle format Paperback required. PGB
Brought up in a cenogamic culture Orrig is angered when his
childhood sweetheart, Rysta, is casually raped in front of him and
the Locha tribe by Utch, the dominant hunter and senior warrior.
After attacking and nearly killing him, Orrig and his friend Lanal
escape to start their own tribe before Orrig returns to the Locha
to claim the leadership from Utch.
A cowboy decides that the only way to get rich is to rob a bank.
The decision was easy to make, but the task proved difficult to
achieve.
The story is set in tribal pre-historic southern Sudan eight
thousand years before Christ and before Hesiod of Boeotia was
reputed to have written the Theogany, his Greek version of how the
universe was created from chaos and the role the Greek Gods played
in its creation. There was no written language at the time and the
ancient Egyptians were in their conceptual stages of forming the
most advanced and complex civilisation then known. In the wilder,
greener regions to the south, primitive hunter/gatherer tribes
roamed the plains and forests taking a living anywhere it could be
found. Life was harsh and decrepit old age unknown. Besides the
toll taken by predators, death came through the senseless attrition
of other tribes with each jealously guarding its identity and
fighting each other for the possession of breeding females and
hunting space. Tribal differences are still reflected in the
language v ariations used throughout Africa today.
One line synopsis: - Private morality triumphs over international
inertia and bigotry. One-paragraph synopsis: - Two journalists and
an errant scientist collide with international religious terrorism
that no government will admit exists.
Seeking to turn the clock back several centuries, a dedicated group
of intellectuals and servicemen set out to restore English royal
prerogatives and regain lost colonies and dominions by taking
advantage of political unrest in a number of countries. Through
intrigue, guile, patronage, flattery and inducements they achieve
some of their aims, but emotional problems frustrates others and
personal ambitions intrude fatally. The tense action is gripping,
unpredictable and exciting. Women readers will love the high
emotion involvement as much as the men strive to keep up with plots
twist and turns. Definitely a him and her narrative with lots to
discuss and fight over: better buy two books or get the spare room
ready.
Linda May Scott knew that she wanted to be rich, but did not know
how to achieve that aim until she met Barbara Scofield. Together
they set out to accumulate power, wealth and interesting nothches
on their bedposts. They fall in love with the same married man, but
while Linda is content to wait, hard-driving Barbara is not
prepared to share.
A footloose cowboy decides that the only way to get rich is to rob
a bank, a desicion he finds easier to make than put into effect.
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