It has been 10 years since a group of American Civil War soldiers was swept away from the battlefields of Earth to a distant world--where the only place for a human is as a slave to an alien race. But even though they are far from home, the members of the Union 35th Main regiment still embody the radical ideas of democracy and freedom--and they're willing to lay down their lives rather than sound retreat!
The Civil War has been raging for several years as a southern detachment of men plan a bold mission that could bring an end to it all. As Captain Drewry plans for this mission he meets a southern belle and falls in love.
New York Times bestselling authors Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen conclude their inventive trilogy with Never Call Retreat, a remarkable answer to the great "what if" of the American Civil War: Could the South have indeed won? After his great victories at Gettysburg and Union Mills, General Robert E. Lee's attempt to bring the war to a final conclusion by attacking Washington, D.C., fails. However, in securing Washington, the remnants of the valiant Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of the impetuous General Dan Sickles, is trapped and destroyed. For Lincoln there is only one hope left: that General Ulysses S. Grant can save the Union cause. It is now August 22, 1863. Lincoln and Grant are facing a collapse of political will to continue the fight to preserve the Union. Lee, desperately short of manpower, must conserve his remaining strength while maneuvering for the killing blow that will take Grant's army out of the fight and, at last, bring a final and complete victory for the South. Pursuing the remnants of the defeated Army of the Potomac up to the banks of the Susquehanna, Lee is caught off balance when news arrives that General Ulysses S. Grant, in command of more than seventy thousand men, has crossed that same river, a hundred miles to the northwest at Harrisburg. As General Grant brings his Army of the Susquehanna into Maryland, Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia maneuvers for position. Grant first sends General George Armstrong Custer on a mad dash to block Lee's path toward Frederick and with it control of the crucial B&O railroad, which moves troops and supplies. The two armies finally collide in Central Maryland, and a bloody week-long battle ensues along the banks of Monocacy Creek. This must be the "final" battle for both sides. In Never Call Retreat, Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen bring all of their critically acclaimed talents to bear in what is destined to become an immediate classic.
If you have ever experienced love or loss -- and who hasn't? -- you will find yourself in these poems. Describing and probing a range of familiar emotions from joy to sorrow, faith to fear, they spring from a well of personal experience common to us all. The pages of "Spindrift" swarm with images: a sunset "exploding soundlessly," the moonlight's "silver veneer;" the ocean's "sea scent" and the "sand's soft tan embrace;" Death, "a scythe and hooded skull a-skulk the marsh" and love, a "lighthouse presence." Come enter the depths of this world of imagination and insight.
Pirates from the warring Rosian and Freyan empires continuing preying on each other's ships, unaware that they are being controlled by a sinister cabal, in the first book of a new series set in the world of the Dragon Brigade trilogy.
For centuries, Christians have gathered to hear messages of forgiveness and redemption, hope and abundant life. They have come from far and near to drink from the waters of everlasting life. Living Water is a collection of sermons conceived to reveal the love of God poured out in Jesus Christ as the true living water. These sermons address those particular ideas and beliefs necessary to sustain faith in the rough and tumble world of 21st Century living. Preached first at St. John's Episcopal Church, Arlington, MA, they originate out of the author's concerns as pastor and prophet for the spiritual well-being of a particular people in a particular place. Nevertheless, the themes contained in each sermon are universal, having relevance for all spiritual seekers throughout the world and across denominational and interfaith boundaries. Ronald Ramsey shows how the gift of faith, animated by the grace of God, can transform and enliven the human soul. Living Water is a treasure of pastoral insights and unique biblical perspectives which explores the challenges of human living and offers hope for spiritual seekers and prophetic light for the spiritual journey. Author Website-www.newdirections-future.com
In The Mind Of An Insomniac, everyone got to read a part of The Adventures Of Gastan. Now for the first time ever, the complete adventures are here. Imagine a land in a time long forgotten. In the sprawling land known as The Lower Lands lived a great warrior named Gastan. As he grew up he learned to wield a sword like no one else. At the age of twenty, he leaves his father, Artagen, to find his destiny. On his quest he saves the princess Ariana from certain death. Gastan becomes the Kings personal knight. He is challenged against sorcerers, witches, dragons, trolls, corrupt clergymen and rivals from across The Forbidden Sea. The Adventures Of Gastan is the story of one mans journey striving to do right while surrounded by so much loss.
