The Fifth Column Series: Books 1-4
The Fifth Column Series: Books 1-4

Author: Nathan M. Farrugia

Publisher: Anomaly Press

Published: 2017-04-18

Total Pages: 1382

ISBN-13:

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The entire Fifth Column series of technothrillers is now in one value-packed box: The Chimera Vector, The Seraphim Sequence, The Phoenix Variant and the bonus short story, The Phoenix Ascent. Damien and Jay don’t exist. Officially. Unofficially, they’re black operatives with an impossible mission. One of their agency’s best operatives has gone rogue, and they’re sent to stop her. But when Damien and Jay start to experience alternate memories and missing gaps in time, they realize there’s more to this mission than they were supposed to know. And their hunt for the truth will take them to some dangerous places... If you love conspiracies and covert ops, this book is for you. What readers are saying: ★★★★★ "I COULDN’T PUT IT DOWN. Nathan Farrugia is in a class by himself. You can’t help but enjoy this adventure." ★★★★★ "What an amazing series. Plenty of action, thrills, gut-wrenching pace, cool weapons/gadgets and well written story." ★★★★★ "Can I give this book 10 stars? It kept me on the edge of my seat from the first page to the last!" ★★★★★ "The Fifth Column series is a tour de force. This amazing series deserves a 5 star review." ★★★★★ "Really humorous, lots of action and the characters are so much fun. Loved it. Fast-paced, entertaining read." ★★★★★ "I picked up a copy of The Chimera Vector thinking it would be a standard adventure novel. I was wrong. From the sands of the Middle East to the streets of New York, Nathan Farrugia has taken the techno-action/spy novel pioneered by David Morrell and given it steroids." ★★★★★ "Farrugia weaves an amazing tale of power, deceit and double crosses. Espionage at its finest, intrigue that will tighten your gut and light every nerve on fire, The Chimera Vector goes far beyond science fiction and becomes a fast-paced mystery-thriller that defies early detection of where we are headed." ★★★★★ "This is going down as one of the best series I've read. And that's saying something. Filled with intense action with enough sci-fi and thriller to make me grin like I found the girl of my dreams." ★★★★★ "Loved it. High paced action thriller it definitely is. You think you know where it is going then the plot twists again. It really kept me turning the pages to see what was going to happen next." ★★★★★ "An excellent fast paced series that merges science, science fiction and adventure in one well written read that will make it impossible to put down." ★★★★★ "Oh. Wow. What a book. I found The Chimera Vector to be well written, thoroughly entertaining, and at times unbearably suspenseful. I was literally holding my breath." ★★★★★ "All the action that I really enjoyed in the first one and hoped would continue... the sequel blew that out of the ballpark. Amazing book, even better than the first, if that's possible! Love all the characters.” ★★★★★ “Be warned! This series is totally addictive. Don’t start this unless you’re ready for a wild action-packed ride." About the author Nathan M. Farrugia is an Australian technothriller writer, and author of the USA Today bestselling Helix and Fifth Column series. Nathan is known for placing himself in dangerous situations, including climbing rooftops in Russia and being hunted by special forces trackers in the United States. He studies Systema, a little-known martial art and former secret of Russian special forces. Beyond his army training, Nathan has trained under USMC, SEAL team, Spetsnaz and Defence Intelligence instructors, and the wilderness and tracking skills of the Chiricahua Apache scouts and Australian Aboriginals. Nathan is currently in Malta, co-writing the sequel to the critically acclaimed video game Metro Exodus by 4A Games. Also by Nathan M. Farrugia: Helix #1: Helix Helix #2: Exile Helix #3: Interceptor Helix #4: Anomaly Helix #5: Inversion Helix #6: Exclave Helix #7: Purity Helix #8: Kill Switch Helix #9: Countervail ZERO The Chimera Vector The Seraphim Sequence The Phoenix Variant The Phoenix Ascent Keywords: technothriller, techno thriller, conspiracy, conspiracies, espionage, pulp, military, thriller, hard boiled, hero, intrigue, complete series, vigilante, noir, crime, series starter, action, fast paced, adventure, assassin, bargain, cheap, novella, genetic, genes, super soldiers, enhanced, special forces, operatives, operator, black ops, black operation, covert, secret agent, helix, fifth column, farrugia, jason bourne, bourne, altered carbon, matt reilly, matthew reilly, a g riddle, winter world, mark dawson, greig beck, splinter cell, net force, cyber storm, matthew mather, konkoly, cyberpunk, russian hackers, systema, jeremy robinson, michael grumley, russell blake, ramez naam, daniel suarez, ludlum, biopunk, superhero, hacking

Against the New Gods and Other Essays on Writers of Imaginative Fiction
Against the New Gods and Other Essays on Writers of Imaginative Fiction

Author: Brian Stableford

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2009-10-01

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1434457435

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Eight highly-readable essays on science fiction and fantasy writers, including David Brin, Jonathan Carroll, Samuel R. Delany, Joe Haldeman, Robert Irwin, Graham Joyce, Michael Shea, plus a major piece, "Against the New Gods," on British SF and crime writer Sydney Fowler Wright. Complete with Bibliography and Index.

Futility
Futility

Author: William Alexander Gerhardie

Publisher: New Directions Publishing

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9780811211765

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Futility is an astounding, funny, and enchanting novel which mixes eccentric Russian sensibilities with eccentric British brains, both richly possessed by its author William Gerhardie (1895-1977). The novel's narrator, Andrei Andreiech, an Englishman of Russian upbringing, recounts his entanglements with the Bursanov family and his love for Nina, the second of three beautiful sisters. The Revolution destroys the family fortunes, but Nina's father still pins his hopes on his Northern goldmines, gathering dependents who trail him even to Siberia. Andrei also waits, hoping his love for Nina will bring happiness. It is Gerhardie's vivacity and lightness of tone in conducting these meaningful yet ludicrous tragedies of disappointment that marks Futility as one of the great neglected novels of the twentieth century.

Uncommon Readers
Uncommon Readers

Author: Christopher J. Knight

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13: 9780802087980

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Impressive in scope and erudition, Christopher Knight's Uncommon Readers focuses on three critics whose voices - mixing eloquence with pugnacity - stand out as among the most notable independent critics working during the last half-century. The critics are Denis Donoghue, Frank Kermode, and George Steiner, and their independence - a striking characteristic in a time of corporate criticism - is reflective of both their backgrounds (Donoghue's Catholic upbringing in Protestant-ruled Northern Ireland; Kermode's Manx beginnings; and Steiner's Jewish upbringing in pre-Holocaust Europe) and their temperaments. Each represents a party of one, a fact that has, on the one hand, made them the object of the occasional vituperative dismissal and, on the other, contributed to their influence and remarkable longevity. Since the 1950s, Steiner, Donoghue, and Kermode have each maintained a highly public profile, regularly contributing to such influential publications as Encounter, New Yorker, New York Review of Books, Times Literary Supplement, and the London Review of Books. This aspect of their work receives particular attention in Uncommon Readers, for it illustrates a renewed interest in the role of the public critic, especially in relation to the genre of the literary-review essay, and signals a sustained conversation with an educated public - namely the common reader. Knight makes the argument for the review essay as a serious and still viable genre, and he examines the three critics in light of this assumption. He expounds upon the critics' separate interests - Kermode's identification with discussions of canonicity, Steiner's with cultural politics, and Donoghue's with the persistent claims of the imagination - while also revealing the ways in which their work often reflects theological interests. Lastly, he attempts to adjudicate some of the conflicts that have arisen between these critics and other literary theorists (especially the post-structuralists), and to discuss the question of whether it is still possible for critics to work independently. Original and deliberative, Uncommon Readers presents a renewed defense of the tradition of the common reader.