Bøger af Roger C. Horton

Illustrated Poetry, A broad poetic conversation of: love, life, lands, philosophy and the nature of things human, by the author of Hurricane Road novels.

A case of mistaken identity as the target of an assassination, begins a deadly two-way game of cat and mouse across three continents. Driven by anger and the need for vengeance an ex-special forces sergeant, stalks members of a powerful multinational cartel, even as he is hunted by it's Chief of Security. The novel is played out in mid-1970's in Africa the US and Europe, in a swirl of non-stop and lethal action.

A great number of books have been written about boats and ships, most of them excellent. In fact, there are books written about single ships that are longer than this one. My purpose in writing another book on the world's vessels was to tie their evolution to history and human development. I wished to describe the part they played in war, trade, migration and of course, pure adventure. Why did certain vessels evolve; how did they influence human history and how did history influence them.This book separates vessels through time and by their use, by construction and world regions. I have tried to show what it was like for the crew aboard vessels, and what difficulties and perils they faced. This book was created to let you understand the vessels and the men who put to sea in them. To grasp the advance of the marine development of vessels driven by wind and muscle. How we got to where we are from the moment when the first of our ancestors straddled a log to cross a river. It is my hope that you will enjoy the read.

This novel, Paths of War, begins in the delta city of My Tho, 1935; four young brothers are caught up in the revolt against the French. The composition of the revolution is altered as the conflict is overshadowed by WWII and includes the Japanese, Chinese, British and Americans. Victory over France exposes divisions within the movement as the Communist take control and a ruthless civil war begins. The great powers choose sides, as do the Ngo brothers.By 1967 a half million American and SEATO allies fight alongside the South Vietnamese Army. This story follows Lt Dole, Cuban American SFC Max Vega, who survived the Bay of Pigs, and draftees Russo, Jones, all members of the Riverine Brigades of the Me Kong Delta. Floridian, Alex Russell, is in command of an Army tug, dragging ammunition barges up the torturous rivers, and Col. Ngo Viet, the VC Col. hardened by thirty years of constant war. Other characters, GI's, the Vietnamese crews of Russell's tug, bar girls, and so many more bring the emotions and tragedies of the period to life. Paths of War will leave you with a new understanding of the word, veteran, and why even the most courageous soldiers can seldom relate to others their memories of war. Read it and be changed

In the first paragraphs of this 4th novel of the Hurricane Road series, A Change of Times, we learn that Captain Asher Byran, an elderly man, has passed away at sea. He is buried by his sixteen-year old great-grandson, Cory Byran MacArt on a deserted Island of the Cay Sal Bank. The young man sails back to Coconut Grove, a village on Miami's Biscayne Bay, to report the death to the family attorney. Unaware that he's heir to a substantial fortune, Cory sets out on his great-grandfather's old ketch, now his, to make his way in the world. On a far-off island, he meets a British girl, Ann Lacy and the two are immediately drawn to each other, only to be separated for a time, due to an unfortunate accident. This is a gentle but exiting story that introduces the reader to the Bahamas and Caribbean before they were developed. A Change of Times is a sea story, and a story of love. It is one of innocence and is above all one of life's adventure, joined by two splendid young people, in a place, a magical part of the world that has long since changed. Come back in time and experience the world of Cory and Ann. A mix of cultures, of island folk, of sunken treasures, and that mysterious and confusing maze of joy and pain on the journey into adulthood.

The third novel of the Hurricane Road Series, Valuable Things, begins during the golden age of Miami Beach, in the depths of the great depression. More millionaires live here than anywhere in the world. Beautiful twin-sisters are haunted by faint memories and dreams of a dark incident in their past. As they search for the hidden truth their lives begin to be changed by it. Raised in luxury by loving grandparents, they have been given everything money can buy. There has been two of everything until the twins fall in love with the same man. It's a story of love, jealousy, and the consequence of choices. It's about hot revenge, cold retribution, and how even a spirited woman can be beaten down by a cruel man. In old age, Asher Byran raises his great-grandson Cory. Wealth means little to Asher. He resolves instead, to give the boy his most precious possessions, the joy of life's most valuable things, things that must be learned and lived.