Bøger af Ward Wagher

Lawrence Berthold, Inventor...A dystopian civilization struggled back from the brink after the Earth experienced a Carrington Event two-hundred years before. The sun had lashed mankind's planet with a solar storm of such ferocity that humans were knocked back to the dark ages.Larry Berthold struggled to complete his doctorate at MIT by working through inconsistencies in the math of the great scientists Charles Westerly and Audry Clenèt. As he made progress, he and his friend Maggie Bosstic experienced strange and unsettling events in winter-swept Boston. Someone was opposed to his research.After securing funding from a benefactor in Indianapolis, the attacks on Larry and Maggie became increasingly strange and more violent. Yet, Larry was coming close to solving the riddle of anti-gravity as well as the secrets of interstellar travel. Forces beyond Larry's understanding were somehow involved on this summer-scarce world, and ultimately gave him glimpses into something far more mysterious.

A peaceful Christmas season ends with the invasion of Hepplewhite by a mercenary force in the pay of a trans-stellar corporation. Panslavic Minerals is intent on appropriating the mineral wealth in Montora, displacing the margrave, Franklin Nyman, along with his family and friends.While the citizens of Hepplewhite deal with the injustices of an occupying army, friends of the Duke wrestle unending interstellar intrigue in an attempt to rescue the planet from a rapacious corporation. When it seems the stars themselves have lined up against Franklin and Signe, a dedicated team work towards liberating the planet.The Diamonds of Montora continues the saga of the Nyman family in a future history of the Merchants and Manufacturers League.

A different America. A different world. In the New York City of 1967, the primary motive power is steam. Electricity was unknown as was its many applications. In this parallel universe, a cosmic happening destroyed the committee that labored over the new constitution in Philadelphia. And a very different nation emerged, an American Empire.Patrick McNeel, a craftsman of small steam engines in the city is invited to repair the mechanical computing devices utilized by the American emperor. A new friend, the head of the Imperial Computational Bureau suggests some advances in the prevailing technology that intrigues Patrick. Steam power may not be the pinnacle of mankind's achievements. He turns to inventing devices that may shake the foundations of Imperial American Civilization.Patrick unwittingly sets into motion a chain of events that threaten his life and the lives of his family. These hidden forces seem intent on destroying any advances in American automation and the economic growth that depend upon it.

Heinrich Schloss has achieved a measure of peace and prosperity in the Third Reich. He hopes to continue that state of affairs so that he can deal with other issues left over from the evil men who preceded him. The relationship between Germany and the United States approaches something like friendship while the British have not decided where they stand. The sullen beat of war drums from the East breaks opens a time of uncertainty for Schloss and his government. They must determine when and if Stalin will invade, and they must also determine how to defend against the onslaught. This fourth book of the Parallel Nazi saga continues the story of a man pulled from a different time and universe to confront the evil that sat astride Berlin.

Being a libertine in a puritanical society has its downsides, especially if someone is trying to kill you. Ryan Ward Baughman views 27th century Earth as his playground. The globetrotting son of the leader of the North American Palatinate wants to freely party without interference from either his father or the dedicated security team assigned to him.Life gets serious for the young man, or RWB as he likes to be called when his father dies mysteriously. He now must balance his hard-living against the need to effectively govern the Palatinate he inherited from his father. His annoyance at officious government officials is compounded by his worry about the teams infiltrating the North American continent who are dedicated to his destruction.To further complicate his life, RWB falls in love with a girl he met at a party. Scout Donner simultaneously intrigues and frustrates him. He must make choices to focus on the Palatinate or Scout. The repeated attacks and his tumultuous relationship rapidly build to the greatest crisis of his life.

Like the slow onset of a winter storm, Heinrich Schloss fights the troubles that close in around him. He and Peter suffer the grief of Renate Schreiber's death and struggle to fight the implacable Russian foe that swept across the Polish plains. It seems that through a combination of innovative weapons and superior tactics, Schloss succeeds in stopping the Russians. Yet, they continue to advance. And Schloss continues to wonder about his purpose in this land that is very different from the world where he was born.Elsewhere, the Americans deal with the tragedy of a magnitude that threatens their pursuit of the war, and the British find themselves dependent upon the American actions. And the world events invariably swing around to impact Germany and Heinrich Schloss.This sixth book of the Parallel Nazi series continues the saga of a man in a different world, away from a history professor's dull life, and thrust into the fight to keep Germany from destroying itself or being destroyed by outside forces.

A misguided time travel experiment in the twenty-fifth century fans out to impact hundreds of parallel universes. The effects varied widely and influenced billions of individuals. It most directly affected people who appear to be at the precise inflection point to jump them into a world that was almost the same as the place where they left.Heinrich Schloss had arrived at Berlin's Tempelhof airport in 1982 to pick up his wife. After a brief migraine-like spasm, he opened his eyes to Tempelhof in 1941 to witness Hitler's death in an airplane accident. A history professor who had grown up in a divided Berlin was now a party chieftain in Nazi Germany. All of those speculative conversations around the table with colleagues about what could have been changed to avoid the fall of Germany now had immediacy.The Schloss of this parallel world had replaced Martin Bormann to assume his role of party leader. The transplant now had to make himself into the alternate Schloss and interact with the murderous Nazis who surrounded Hitler. Schloss discovers the perils of simply trying to do the right thing.

Frank Nyman is back in the first of a new series of stories. His old nemesis Admiral Krause calls him in to investigate and quell unrest on the planet Clay in the Cardiff system. Along the way he is drafted to facilitate the unification of the nation-states on Caledon. He is challenged by a resource-strapped navy and a young, homicidal religionist, who is bent on killing him. He is joined, once again, by Smith & Jones along with Stephanie Howard and Hai Ciera for new adventures. Frank's life is changed dramatically with new events and characters entering his life.

Scott Baughman expected to spend the day building furniture with his father. However, a trip to the hardware store ends when Scott and Pop are abducted and deposited aboard an alien spacecraft.Along with the disbelief at what is happening, Scott and Pop are forced to deal with a young woman who has been torn from her infant child and also abducted by the aliens.The subsequent voyage leads the three characters make some amazing discoveries about the universe, but more importantlyabout themselves.

Heinrich Schloss, the Accidental Nazi, has successfully surmounted the challenges he has confronted. Yet each seems to demand more of his confidence and ruthlessness. The war with Russia has not gone well and he struggles to trust the generals who manage the Wehrmacht for Germany. An American newspaper begins an investigative reporting series on Germany's treatment of the Jews, and Schloss's abuses in particular. Since he arrived in this world following those events, he has no memory of the actions he is accused of. He is tormented by what he does not know.Some things have gone well. The relationship with the American government has blossomed to the mutual benefit of both countries. The English queen has reached out for a rapprochement. The economy has improved, despite the war. Yet Schloss and his fellow members of the government ultimately face a crisis that shakes them to the core.This fifth book of the Parallel Nazi series continues the story of a resolute man, who stands astride an alternate history, and works to bend it to his will.

Heinrich Schloss, the Chancellor of the German Reich cannot rest. He successfully surmounts one challenge only to be faced with another. England shuns the peace table. The Jews in Palestine, though thankful for Germany's support, seek their own self-determination. The United States is wary of a commitment to a cohesive European strategy.Schloss is threatened by those who would unknowingly expose his past as an alternate Schloss from a parallel universe. The High Command of the German armed forces resist his efforts at reform. And Winston Churchill wants him dead, and is constantly scheming to accomplish that task.Everywhere Schloss looks, he sees storm clouds on tHeinrich Schloss, the Chancellor of the German Reich cannot rest. He successfully surmounts one challenge only to be faced with another. England shuns the peace table. The Jews in Palestine, though thankful for Germany's support, seek their own self-determination. The United States is wary of a commitment to a cohesive European strategy.Schloss is threatened by those who would unknowingly expose his past as an alternate Schloss from a parallel universe. The High Command of the German armed forces resist his efforts at reform. And Winston Churchill wants him dead, and is constantly scheming to accomplish that task.Everywhere Schloss looks, he sees storm clouds on the horizon.he horizon.