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Author | : Leo Frankowski |
Publisher | : Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages | : 498 |
Release | : 2004-03-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1618244256 |
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The Virtual-Reality Mercenaries of A Boy and His Tank Face a New Menace ¾and There's Nothing Virtual About It! First, the involuntary colonists of New Kashubia rescued their planet from crushing debt by becoming virtual-reality mercenaries, then they successfully revolted against the oppressive government of Earth, but now they are menaced by the Mitchegai, a species whose biology has made them inherently evil. The carnivorous adults lay and abandon vast numbers of eggs, some of which grow into vegetarian juveniles, which are the adults' only food supply. Their culture has no family life, they eat only meat, have nothing like sex., and their main pleasures are gambling, art, and killing each other. They are an ancient civilization, millions of years old, with thousands of densely populated star systems in their realm. Lacking an immune system, they must completely sterilize any planet before they colonize it. The region of the galaxy they occupy is rapidly expanding . . . and Human Space is their next frontier! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). Praise for Leo Frankowski and A Boy and His Tank "When I teach science fiction, I use Frankowski's books as an example of how to do it right." ¾Gene Wolfe ". . . a literate military adventure laced with political allegory¾and a great deal of fun." ¾Starlog ". . . the action is gripping, and there are plenty of novel twists and ironic moments." ¾Locus "A blend of Keith Laumer's Bolos and David Drake's Slammers. . . ." ¾Science Fiction Chronicle
Author | : Leo Frankowski |
Publisher | : Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages | : 1037 |
Release | : 2005-12-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1618245074 |
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One moment Conrad Schwartz was suffering from a severe hangover as he hiked through the mountains of present-day Poland, the next he was hurled back to the same country in the 13th century. He remembered from his history classes that in another ten years, Mongol hordes were scheduled to attack, pillage, burn and kill¾and Conrad was likely to suffer all of the above. So, he set out to turn Poland into a world power by introducing universal education, aircraft, radios, steamboats, and generally discourage Mongols or anybody else from messing with either Poland or Conrad. But things weren't going to be quite that simple. . . . The Mongols were not quite as awed by advanced technology as he had hoped.He was under observation by mysterious Time Lords who didn't approve of disruptions in the flow of historical time.Last, and anything but least, he had married the formidable Lady Francine, and there was absolutely nothing simple about that noble-born and tempestuous woman. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author | : Don D'Ammassa |
Publisher | : Infobase Learning |
Total Pages | : 2098 |
Release | : 2015-04-22 |
Genre | : Science fiction, American |
ISBN | : 1438140622 |
Download Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Presents articles on the science fiction genre of literature, including authors, themes, significant works, and awards.
Author | : Leo Frankowski |
Publisher | : Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages | : 1054 |
Release | : 2004-12-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1618244590 |
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CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY¾OR DIE! One moment Conrad Schwartz was suffering from a severe hangover as he hiked through the mountains of present-day Poland, the next he was running for his life from an angry Teutonic knight. Things went downhill from there, and he finally had to face the disheartening fact he had somehow been stranded in 1231 A.D. He would have been happier if he had known less history. But there was very bad news in his new future, so he set out to turn Medieval Poland into the most powerful country in the thirteenth century. It wouldn't be easy. He would be investigated by the Inquisition (he should have expected that), be knighted, round up vassals, build a city, survive armed combat with the Champion of the Teutonic Knights, invent the steam engine and cloth factories, establish universal education, and organize an army. He needed that army most of all, because he knew that the Mongol hordes would attack in only ten years and destroy medieval Poland¾and that would really mess up Conrad's life. Three novels in the Locus best-selling series in one volume. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author | : Dave Grossman |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2014-04-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1497629209 |
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A controversial psychological examination of how soldiers’ willingness to kill has been encouraged and exploited to the detriment of contemporary civilian society. Psychologist and US Army Ranger Dave Grossman writes that the vast majority of soldiers are loath to pull the trigger in battle. Unfortunately, modern armies, using Pavlovian and operant conditioning, have developed sophisticated ways of overcoming this instinctive aversion. The mental cost for members of the military, as witnessed by the increase in post-traumatic stress, is devastating. The sociological cost for the rest of us is even worse: Contemporary civilian society, particularly the media, replicates the army’s conditioning techniques and, Grossman argues, is responsible for the rising rate of murder and violence, especially among the young. Drawing from interviews, personal accounts, and academic studies, On Killing is an important look at the techniques the military uses to overcome the powerful reluctance to kill, of how killing affects the soldier, and of the societal implications of escalating violence.
Author | : Leo Frankowski |
Publisher | : Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2000-02-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1618242172 |
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AND THE STREETS WERE MADE OF GOLD. . . He Was a Rugged, Hardened Combat Veteran Who Had Gone to Hell and Back¾in Virtual Reality! Now He Had to Face the Real Thing.. . The planet New Kashubia started out as a gas giant, but when its sun went supernova, lighter elements were blasted into space. All that was left was a ball of heavy metals, heated to 8,000 degrees. As it cooled, tungsten solidified first at the surface, and layers of other metals continued down to a ball of mercury at the center. The sun meanwhile evolved into a pulsar with a deadly beam of radiation that baked the planet's surface. The New Kashuhians lived inside the planet, in tunnels drilled in a thousand foot thick layer of solid gold. Still without carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, or even dirt, the colonists were the poorest people in the universe. But when they combined virtual reality with tank warfare, giving their warriors symbiosis with their intelligent tanks, neither war nor the galaxy would ever be the same. Not to mention sex... At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). "When I teach science fiction, I use Frankowski's books as an example of how to do it right." ¾Gene Wolfe ". . . the action is gripping, and there are plenty of novel twists and ironic moments." ¾Locus "A Boy and His Tank is a literate military adventure laced with political allegory¾and a great deal of fun." ¾Starlog "... a likeable adventure story . . . [with] appeal to general readers as well as those drawn specifically to military SF." ¾Science Fiction Chronicle
Author | : Dave Grossman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 39 |
Release | : 2013-06-03 |
Genre | : Allegory |
ISBN | : 9780615795171 |
Download Sheepdogs Meet Our Nation's Warriors Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Allegory written for children about different kinds of people -- the sheep, the sheepdogs, and wolves. The sheepdogs are people willing to protect others from wolves. It implies the need for people to be able to carry weapons to protect themselves and others.
Author | : Stephen Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 576 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Horror tales, American |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Leo Frankowski |
Publisher | : Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages | : 470 |
Release | : 2003-07-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1618243926 |
Download The War With Earth Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A General in Virtual Reality Warfare, Now He Was in Danger of Becoming a Low-Ranking Corpse in Realtime! New Kashubia was a planet rich in heavy metals, but utterly lacking in carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. Even dirt had to be imported at great expense. The colonists, moved there from Earth against their will, lived in tunnels drilled through solid gold but still were the poorest people in the universe. Since their only resource was people, they sent draftees out as mercenaries, fighting in tanks in symbiosis with a highly intelligent computer. And Mickolai Derdowski had fought bravely and brilliantly for nearly a decade, losing many friends in the process, and risen to the rank of General¾he thought. But then he found out that it was all in virtual reality. The war had been faked, no one had died, and he was still just a tank commander, not a general at all. But New Kashubia had been well paid by the planet that had hired the mercenaries for the war they had faked, severe food rationing back home was no longer necessary, and people could now afford such extravagant luxuries as food, homes and clothing. There was just one problem. A real war was looming on the horizon and this one couldn't be settled in cyberspace. A lot of people might get really, permanently killed. Such as Mickolai.. .. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author | : Arnold Lobel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Animals, Mythical |
ISBN | : 9780819304445 |
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Describes in verse such unusual birds as the shuttercluck, the milkbottle midge, the waterglass goose, and the highbutton bobolink.