The death on hundreds of people caused by cold and hunger became a daily seen. The story is taken a place in the 21st century. The problems include, but not limited to, lack of food, shelter, and medication. Luckily, our intelligent characters are loving, caring, and very interesting. They are a group of doctors and engineers who started taking matter into their own hands.100% of the profits made by this book will be donated to charity. People have lived in poverty and ignorance for generations. Thousands of people are dying out of cold and hunger. Their own administration would kill many innocents in order to lead the country to a darker place.Years ago, a nine-year-old boy was killed for stealing money to buy medicine for his ill mother. His death was a tragedy that was never forgotten. A young woman, in her early twenties, decides to change things around her. She and her team joined the administration in hopes for a better future. They would provide food and care to those in need. In the process, they met many heart breaking cases.They were forced to witness the cruelty of the human race. They saw atrocities that have haunted them for years. They saw the physically abused men and women begging for their lives. They saw mutilated faces that could’ve made a rock cry. They saw the brutalized people who wanted to escape their reality. They saw the orphans who wanted nothing but to see the shadows of their lost parents. They saw the wrinkles on aging men and woman who wanted to scream from the oppression. They saw the infants of martyred parents who didn’t even know why they cried. They saw the tears of those who screamed, “Give us our home back.” So, for that ladies and gentlemen, please hear them out.If you liked Les Misérables, The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, or Divergent, you will love National Exile.

In 2091, partying Floyd Pinkerton crashes on an ice planet in a stolen craft. Soon Earth frenemy Bob Tripeman also crashes a stolen ship. They team to fix Bob’s, of Zzurkwin design (insect-like aliens), to face the beings’ reclamation attack, and being located by Earth authorities, on launch! Their escape primes Floyd’s next on-the-lam space misadventure…after witnessing Mother Earth’s dire fate!The story opens in the year 2091 with hard drinking, cigar smoking Floyd Pinkerton spiraling out of control in an unknown planet’s atmosphere. Through flashbacks, readers learn that Floyd stole the craft (the Blue Maiden) from his employer on Jupiter’s moon, Ganymede--running away from a broken relationship and unsatisfying life. Tailed by the Sun System Sheriff, he hurriedly executes a “jump” through space (using astrogation to travel large distances) and lands smack into the Place That Should Not Be’s (his name for the planet) atmosphere. The Maiden crashes to the surface. He’s unable to budge the craft and, not mechanically inclined, thus stuck. Fully loaded for weeks with rations, booze and stogies, for a while he drinks, engages in shenanigans and wallows in his fate before turning on a distress beacon (praying to not attract “authority types”) and, via ship computers, assessing the planet outside--a low-gravity ice world. He finally ventures out to explore after hearing a large “crash,” his suit outfitted with a PCAH (Personal Consumption Airlock Helmet, allowing one to drink, smoke, etc.). He finds that another craft has crashed to the surface, an alien-looking, banana-shaped model. Could he be the first human to encounter alien life?... Turns out the craft was piloted by an old Earth nemesis of his, Bob Tripeman, who claims he obtained it from an insect-like alien race, the Zzurkwins, which Floyd highly doubts. Deciding that “Cruizy Suzy” (Bob’s name for the banana-shaped ship) is the only one fixable, Bob gets to work, mooching booze and smokes while taking his sweet time and continually rehashing/exaggerating an Earth-based event back in high school where Bob “saved” Floyd’s life. (Floyd crashed a ground car into a snowy ditch and was stuck. Walking to find help, Bob picked him up and proceeded, for weeks, to milk his “saving” Floyd by mooching booze, smokes and more.) They also share general memories of their childhoods on Earth, now an overpopulated world wherein America has been overtaken by the Crescent Jihad, a militant Islamic group that simply walked in and conquered, with most U.S. citizen zombified by smart devices and even Smart Brain Chips (SBCs). Eventually, they launch Suzy back into space, where they are soon attacked by Zzurkwins, who actually board, wanting their craft back (Bob’s explanation of the turn of events is suspect and short on details). What’s more, Tri-World authorities (Earth, Luna and Mars, the Sun System bodies with appreciable human colonization) make radio contact, wanting them both to turn themselves in! Floyd and Bob attempt to lose their pursuers by piloting an escape pod (large enough to hold most of their supplies) into a nearby asteroid belt, landing upon a large ’roid that happens to house an observatory. Via computers controlling multiple telescopes, they discern the Zzurkwin home planet nearby within the system along with, having little choice, their next destination, a habitable moon of the Zzurkwins’ world curiously populated by…human beings? Just before embarking upon this next leg of their on-the-lam vacation, they stumble upon a remote, real-time feed of a familiar planet--and witness a rather dire fate for their beloved Mother Earth! This book serves as a prelude to a novel series, The Cosmic Misadventures of Floyd Pinkerton, Space Crock.

Thomas Gordon's life was going just fine, until a chain of inexplicable mishaps results in Thomas getting fired. Fed up, he starts the search for a better life. Along the way, he meets a group of scientists with an intriguing escape route: human cryogenic preservation. Thomas and his 2 companions emerge in the 23rd century, and quickly discover it isn't exactly the "better world" they expected...Abby refuses to marry the monster to whom she is betrothed. As she flees, she meets a mysterious stranger at a wayside inn. His startling proposition will either save her, or leave her mired in scandal.

“Hilarious, always inventive, this is a book for all, especially uptight English teachers, bardolaters, and ministerial students.” —Dallas Morning NewsFool—the bawdy and outrageous New York Times bestseller from the unstoppable Christopher Moore—is a hilarious new take on William Shakespeare’s King Lear…as seen through the eyes of the foolish liege’s clownish jester, Pocket. A rousing tale of “gratuitous shagging, murder, spanking, maiming, treason, and heretofore unexplored heights of vulgarity and profanity,” Fool joins Moore’s own Lamb, Fluke, The Stupidest Angel, and You Suck! as modern masterworks of satiric wit and sublimely twisted genius, prompting Carl Hiassen to declare Christopher Moore “a very sick man, in the very best sense of the word.”

It's 2020 and Ebenezer Scrooge is about to get the fright of his life. The traditional story of Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol, brought into the 21st century. While keeping to the original tale, this re-imagining in a world of mobile phones, ATMs and the Internet, delves deeper into all of the original characters, and follows Scrooge's encounters with the Spirits who are sent to change his life. God bless us all, every one of us.

A mother pleads with Detective Lindsay Boxer to investigate the disappearance of her twenty-year-old daughter and her baby girl. When young wife and mother Tara Burke goes missing with her baby girl, all eyes are on her husband, Lucas. He paints her not as a missing person but a wayward wife—until a gruesome piece of evidence turns the investigation criminal. While Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas pursues the story and M.E. Claire Washburn harbors theories that run counter to the SFPD's, ADA Yuki Castellano sizes Lucas up as a textbook domestic offender... who suddenly puts forward an unexpected suspect. If what Lucas tells law enforcement has even a grain of truth, there isn't a woman in the state of California who's safe from the reach of an unspeakable threat.

A fantastic collection of recent stories from some of science fiction's greatest up-and-coming authors, including many award-winners.David Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have long been recognised as some of the most skilled and trusted arbiters in science fiction, but Twenty-First Century Science Fiction presents fans with a first opportunity to see their considerable talents combined, and also to get a unique perspective on what's coming next in the genre. The anthology includes authors ranging from bestselling and established favourites to incandescent new talents, including Cory Doctorow, Catherynne M. Valente, John Scalzi, Jo Walton, Charles Stross, Elizabeth Bear and Peter Watts. The stories selected include winners and nominees of all of the science fiction genre's major awards.Stories include Bacigalupi's 'The Gambler' (Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon and BSFA nominee), Bear's 'Tideline' (Hugo and Sturgeon winner), Cooper's 'Savant Songs' (Sturgeon nominee), Cornell's 'One of Our Bastards Is Missing' (Hugo nominee), Gregory's 'Second Person Present Tense' (Sturgeon nominee), Mary Robinette Kowal's 'Evil Robot Monkey' (Hugo nominee), David Levine's 'Tk'tk'tk' (Hugo winner), David Moles's 'Finisterra' (Hugo nominee, Sturgeon winner), Hannu Rajaniemi's 'His Master's Voice' (BSFA and Sturgeon winner), Rachel Swirsky's 'Eros', Philia, Agape (Hugo and Sturgeon nominee), Peter Watts's 'The Island' (Hugo winner, Sturgeon nominee).

"The strange and wonderful define Kim Fu's story collection, where the line between fantasy and reality fades in and out, elusive and beckoning." —The New York Times Book ReviewA Most Anticipated Book of the Year at LitHub, Electric Lit, Kirkus, The Rumpus and CBC BooksA BuzzFeed and WIRED Pick for a Book You Need to Read This WinterIn the twelve unforgettable tales of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, the strange is made familiar and the familiar strange, such that a girl growing wings on her legs feels like an ordinary rite of passage, while a bug-infested house becomes an impossible, Kafkaesque nightmare. Each story builds a new world all its own: a group of children steal a haunted doll; a runaway bride encounters a sea monster; a vendor sells toy boxes that seemingly control the passage of time; an insomniac is seduced by the Sandman. These visions of modern life...

Edward Wellen (1919-2011) was a writer primarily of short stories, most in the mystery genre. However, he penned a not-insubstantial number of science fiction over the course of his career—starting (sort of!) with a "non-fact article" Origins of Galactic Slang for Galaxy magazine. This Megapack collects 25 of his best tales from those early years...plus a few later tales as well. Included are:SEVEN DAY'S WONDERBUFFOONCHECKMATEWITH AH! BRIGHT WINGSSHAPES TO COMEHIJACKNO OTHER GODSCALL ME PROTEUSCHALK TALKANDROIDS DON'T CRYFILM BUFFGODSENDTHE CRYONAUTSTAR BABYTHE SECOND FALL, OR ANTHONY COMSTOCK'S FINAL VICTORYSANITY CLAUSEFURTHER DEPONENT SAYETH NOTWHILE-YOU-WAITERRATA SLIPERRATA SLIP NUBMER TWOFINGER OF FATETHE BOOK OF ELIJAHHOTLINEHEROIC MEASURESPATTERNIf you enjoy this volume of classic mysteries, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to...

RED HAZE: A WEREWOLF STORY FOR THE 21st CENTURYBOOK 1 OF THE RED HAZE CHRONICLES He is part man, part wolf.He is terrorism’s worst enemy.His NATO codename is Red Haze and he is about to do battle with the greatest threat to European peace and stability, since the Second World War. Dateline: 19 March 2003 22.03 Hours The South Rumaila Oilfields, Southern Iraq A Special Air Service Recon Team parachute behind enemy lines at the beginning of Operation Telic, the British controlled section of the second allied invasion of Iraq.Among the four-man team is Trooper Ashley ‘Ash’ Piper.After an initial attack on an Iraqi armoured column, Piper and his team are ambushed by Iraqi troops. Bloody mayhem and chaos ensue, with Piper suddenly, unexpectedly transforming into a horrifying wolf-like creature, eviscerating and ripping his enemies to shreds whilst saving the lives of two of his terrified colleagues. But why has this happened, and what disturbing secret is the SAS Trooper withholding, a secret originating from within the darkest recesses of his boyhood past? Only time will tell as Europe suddenly faces a series of sickening terrorist attacks across England, France, Germany, Holland and Belgium. Taking responsibility for the dreadful atrocities are a newly formed Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorist Cell, ‘The European Muslim Freedom Fighters’, seemingly in response to the American and British invasion of Iraq. But what are the real facts behind the brutal carnage and mayhem engulfing Europe, bringing about dire retribution against the target countries innocent Muslim and immigrant populations? In response to this new, insidious threat, Ash Piper finds himself embroiled in a world of sexual sadism and vicious close combat as he begins to unravel the truth regarding the dealings of German microchip magnate Otto Von Kurst and his mistress, the beautiful, sadistic physician, Doctor Lana Franke. But all is not what it seems as Piper discovers Von Kurst has shadowy links to Nazi Germany’s Waffen SS ‘Totenkopf’ (Death’s Head) division and the highly respected Russian businessman and entrepreneur, Vitali Menkov. In the first three of a series of open ended, ground breaking werewolf novels to be published on the Kindle in March, July and November 2012, Ash Piper falls into a horrifying web of intrigue, suspense and merciless action in a labyrinthine tale stretching across Europe and the Russian Federation. From the back streets of Rostov, Moscow and St Petersburg to the deserts of Iraq, to the cities of Amsterdam, Düsseldorf and Paris, the Ardennes Forest, Germany’s Rhineland and deep into the Vatican itself, Ash Piper fights against a sinister plot by Neo Nazi terrorists who are hell bent on bringing Europe into civil war and incinerating the very heart of the Roman Catholic religion. The countdown to anarchy has begun and for NATO’s new breed of covert assassin, not only must he face a shocking world of violence, pain and torture, he must also confront his own horrifying past and a truly terrifying future. For Ash Piper and the wolf inside him…are not alone.  

Peter and Ann are kidnapped by a modern-day gladiatorial entrepreneur. The newly married members of a kick-boxing school had been spotted by Jake Tompkins, investigated, and then transported to his island. There they are modified and trained in the most brutal and sadistic form of unarmed fighting ever devised. Once trained, they are put on show to compete, not only at kick-boxing but other forms of combat as well. He also offers them as sexual slaves to his clients who are willing to pay enormous sums to do whatever they wish.

A fantastic collection of recent stories from some of science fiction's greatest up-and-coming authors, including many award-winners.David Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have long been recognised as some of the most skilled and trusted arbiters in science fiction, but Twenty-First Century Science Fiction presents fans with a first opportunity to see their considerable talents combined, and also to get a unique perspective on what's coming next in the genre. The anthology includes authors ranging from bestselling and established favourites to incandescent new talents, including Cory Doctorow, Catherynne M. Valente, John Scalzi, Jo Walton, Charles Stross, Elizabeth Bear and Peter Watts. The stories selected include winners and nominees of all of the science fiction genre's major awards.Stories include Bacigalupi's 'The Gambler' (Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon and BSFA nominee), Bear's 'Tideline' (Hugo and Sturgeon winner), Cooper's 'Savant Songs' (Sturgeon nominee), Cornell's 'One...

Phi Alpha Pi is the oldest and largest sorority on campus and new president Lizbeth has a busy senior year ahead of her. She's determined to keep her sorority in good standing on campus after a year on academic probation. She's trying to manage the new sorority house manager, Mrs. C, who has her own ideas about how to support the sorority sisters. All while trying to find balance with her own academic goals to complete an honors thesis, graduate, and decide her future plans.   The last thing Lizbeth expects is her anger when Wil, a new member of the Alpha Pi fraternity, pushes every one of her buttons. Lizbeth finds Wil, a new transfer to the university with his best friend, to be rude, snobby, and judgmental. Even though she tries to avoid him, he seems to be everywhere, scowling with displeasure when he sees her. That is, until his Thanksgiving proclamation of love. That causes Lizbeth to reconsider how she sees the world and Wil.

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21st-Century Yokel explores the way we can be tied inescapably to landscape, whether we like it or not, often through our family and our past. It's not quite a nature book, not quite a humour book, not quite a family memoir, not quite folklore, not quite social history, not quite a collection of essays, but a bit of all six.It contains owls, badgers, ponies, beavers, otters, bats, bees, scarecrows, dogs, ghosts, Tom's loud and excitable dad and, yes, even a few cats. It's full of Devon's local folklore – the ancient kind, and the everyday kind – and provincial places and small things. But what emerges from this focus on the small are themes that are broader and bigger and more definitive.The book's language is colloquial and easy and its eleven chapters are discursive and wide-ranging, rambling even. The feel of the book has a lot in common with the country walks Tom Cox was on when he composed much of it: it's bewitched by fresh air, intrepid...

Citizens across the country are fed up with the politicians in Washington telling us how to live our lives—and then sticking us with the bill. But what can we do? Actually, we can just say “no.” As New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Woods, Jr., explains, “nullification” allows states to reject unconstitutional federal laws. For many tea partiers nationwide, nullification is rapidly becoming the only way to stop an over-reaching government drunk on power. From privacy to national healthcare, Woods shows how this growing and popular movement is sweeping across America and empowering states to take action against Obama’s socialist policies and big-government agenda.From the Inside FlapUnconstitutional laws are pouring out of Washington…but we can stop them.Just ask Thomas Jefferson. There is a “rightful remedy” to federal power grabs—it’s called Nullification.In Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century, historian and New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Woods, Jr. explains not only why nullification is the constitutional tool the Founders envisioned, but how it works—and has already been employed in cases ranging from upholding the First Amendment to knocking down slave laws before the Civil War. In Nullification, Woods shows:How the states were meant to be checks against federal tyranny—and how a growing roster of governors and state attorneys general are recognizing they need to become that againWhy the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution reinforces the rights of states to nullify unconstitutional lawsWhy it was left to the states to uphold the simple principle that an unconstitutional law is no law at allWhy, without nullification, ordinary Americans will continue to suffer the oppression of unjust, unconstitutional lawsPLUS thorough documentation of how the Founding Fathers believed nullification could be appliedNullification is not just a book—it could become a movement to restore the proper constitutional limits of the federal government. Powerful, provocative, and timely, Nullification is sure to stir debate and become a constitutional handbook for all liberty-loving Americans.From the Back CoverPraise for Nullification“In clear and well-documented arguments, Tom Woods gives hope to those who wish to tame the federal monster as the Framers intended—by using the utterly lawful and historically accepted principle of Nullification. You must read this book.”—The Honorable Andrew P. Napolitano, Senior Judicial Analyst, Fox News Channel“Thomas Jefferson said, ‘Whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force.’ It turns out that at least two thirds of congressional spending is absent of any constitutional authority. That means that at the very least, it is going to take the vigorous use of nullification to restore the American republic. Anyone in the Tea Party movement or elsewhere who really wants to limit government ought to start with this highly readable and informative book.”—Walter E. Williams, John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics, George Mason University“This book is a must read for all who respect and cherish liberty. During these times that challenge our freedoms there is no one more qualified to make U.S. history relevant to the fight against big government than Thomas Woods.”—Barry M. Goldwater, Jr., former Member of Congress

Gore has enough trouble as an orc in a prestigious elven college. Prejudices against the race of “darkness” still run strong. However, her estranged brother has come back, bringing debt and a world of pain and criminal dealings boiling to the surface. Gore should kick him out but to orcs, family comes before everything. And Gore’s brother is the only family she has on this side of the Blight. That, and his debt is hers in the eyes of the gangs. Gore's older brother enlists her into the Underground Grand Prix, a ride from dusk till dawn across the harshest desert known to orckind, to repay their debt. With the Magnum Orcus, Gore’s prized racing car, the siblings might have a slim shot but they will have to use every scrap of wit, knowledge and clinically-insane courage to even survive. If Gore succeeds, her family is freed and she will have more money that she could ever dream of. If she fails… well, there won't be enough of her left to worry.