Bøger af Gregory Urbach

To defeat the Arikhan invasion of Earth, Governor-General Grey Waters gave his life to destroy the alien battlecruiser Bellerophon. But he did not die. For seven years, he labored as a nameless slave in a mining camp twelve-hundred light-years from home, until an insurrection forced him to seek a new destiny. Now free of the masters, Grey leads his young wife and nephew into a hostile wilderness, pursued by unrelenting foes. But he has also swore an oath. The conquered world of Akrona will not remain conquered forever.

Rachel Marbury is a shy, introverted mathematics prodigy whose creation of the World Health Database is slowly changing the world. After an abusive childhood and years of personal struggle, she finally has a family, a lovely home, and a fiancé. But when international cyberterrorists attempt to seize control of a nuclear-armed space station, the government only knows one person who might be able to stop them..

Sent 40 years into the past by a spell of Chief Sitting Bull, General George Custer and the Seventh Cavalry join Davy Crockett to defend the Alamo against Mexican forces under the command of General Antonio López de Santa Anna. Thoroughly researched and filled with colorful characterizations of historic personalities, this fast paced alternate history adventure offers a unique view of the early American frontier.

Dinosaurs at the Super Bowl, a comet hurtling towards Earth, Dashiell Hammett seeking a Maltese Falcon, and much more, this anthology is part science fiction, a splash of mystery, and a touch of romance. Offering stories of the past, present, and future, we find a washed-up television star seeking to revive her career, perilous adventures on the moon, a reporter covering the Battle of the Alamo, and alien explorers from another world visiting prehistoric Earth. We even get a glimpse at mankind's final days. Several stories have been previously published by Keith Shaw's iPulp Fiction Library. Others are presented for the first time.

Mathematics prodigy Rachel Montgomery, inventor of the groundbreaking Level 12 Matrix, led a troubled life until she found wealth, success, and a family. But just when everything was finally going right, everything turned terribly wrong A blend of science fiction, family drama, and Wild West, this fast-paced story takes Rachel from her Santa Monica laboratory to secret government installations, Harvard, and even the badlands of Nevada, where the deadliest predators aren't just the scorpions and rattlesnakes. Seeking to protect Rachel are her adopted mother, a powerful lawyer, her adopted sister Rory, a jet-setting playgirl turned nurse, and her prospective boyfriend, a former Navy SEAL. All would like Rachel to calm down and live a normal life, but nothing about Rachel is ever normal.

Sent forty years into the past by a spell of Chief Sitting Bull, General George Custer and the 7th Cavalry joined with Davy Crockett in a desperate struggle to defend the Alamo. Now it's March, 1836. Having survived the battle, Custer and Crockett must decide how to win independence for Texas. Opposing them are the Mexican Army under Antonio López de Santa Anna, and the Brazos Convention, dedicated to imposing a slave constitution. Determined to prevent the American Civil War, the journey of Custer and Crockett will take them from the Gulf of Mexico to the gold fields of California, with the future of a continent hanging in the balance.

Dashiell Hammett, America's foremost mystery writer, is invited for a weekend at Hearst Castle in the spring of 1934. But when a body is discovered in the gardens, William Randolph Hearst calls upon Hammett to solve the crime before before his media empire is immersed in scandal. Marion Davies and a cast of Hollywood stars, gangsters and hoodlums are soon caught up in the investigation which grows more complicated by the moment.

The science fiction series Waters of the Moon begins with a traditional theme, the story of a child growing up under unusual circumstances. Like Tarzan of the Apes and Clan of the Cave Bear, the novels seek to probe the basic elements of the human character. Just as the Neanderthals sought to mold Ayla to their culture, Grey Waters is faced with a group of manipulative computers determined to create a new governor capable of fulfilling their strategic goals. Will he develop into a tool of the computers, or struggle to overcome their Machiavellian programming?Just like C.S. Forester's sea-going tales of Captain Horatio Hornblower, each book in the Waters of the Moon Series is an independent journey. In book six, we find the young leader of the rebel Lunar Republic embarking on a secret mission to challenge the ambitious leaders of the Northern Alliance. With the moon's orbital paths closed and the Congress-In-Council bent on his assassination, Grey decides he must travel to the most dangerous planet he has ever visited - Earth.

The science fiction series Waters of the Moon begins with a traditional theme, the story of a child growing up under unusual circumstances. Like Tarzan of the Apes and Clan of the Cave Bear, the novels seek to probe the most basic elements of the human character. Just as the Neanderthals sought to mold Ayla to their culture, Grey Waters is faced with a group of manipulative computers determined to create a new governor capable of fulfilling their strategic goals. Will he develop into a soulless tool of the computers, or struggle to overcome the most adverse circumstances? Just like C.S. Forester's sea-going tales of Captain Horatio Hornblower, each book in the Waters of the Moon Series is an independent journey. In book five, we find him striving to rebuild the struggling rebel republic following a failed invasion by the Northern Alliance. But Grey soon discovers he has enemies closer to home than planet Earth. Confronted by enormous new challenges, Grey must make the most fateful decisions of his life - with the future of a world at stake.