The Fort That Jack Built
The Fort That Jack Built

Author: Boni Ashburn

Publisher: ABRAMS

Published: 2013-09-03

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 161312516X

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In this imaginative interpretation of the nursery rhyme “The House That Jack Built,” young Jack builds an amazing fort in the middle of the living room, using the chairs, blankets, and other objects on hand. Unfortunately, those objects belong to his family members, so when they want their things back—there goes the walls and roof! Jack struggles to keep his fortress going as it crumbles piece by piece. Finally, Grandma saves the day with her quilts for a sweet, satisfying ending filled with family fun. Boni Ashburn’s text is brought to life by acclaimed illustrator Brett Helquist, whose lively style takes this tale beyond the living room and into the world of adventure.

The Castle in Cassiopeia
The Castle in Cassiopeia

Author: Mike Resnick

Publisher: Pyr

Published: 2017-08-22

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1633882322

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A crisis has arisen. On their first mission as a team, Pretorius and his Dead Enders kidnapped the real General Michkag and substituted a clone who had been raised and trained in the Democracy. But now they find that the clone likes being the most powerful man in the hundred-world Traanskei Coalititon—and having been raised on Earth, he knows how humans think and react. This becomes a many-layered problem for Pretorius and what is left of his Dead Enders. As the only humans on a totally militarized alien world, they must first find where the best-guarded member of the enemy's military - Michkag - is hiding and how many aliens, or regiments, or divisions, are guarding him, and then they must find a way past all his lines of defense to kill or capture him.

Breaking the Fortress Line, 1914
Breaking the Fortress Line, 1914

Author: Clayton Donnell

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2013-10-17

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1473830125

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Breaking the Fortress Line 1914 offers a fascinating new perspective on the German offensive against France and Belgium in 1914. In graphic detail it describes the intense fighting that took place around the forts and fortified cities that stood in the path of the German invasion. The ordeal began with the German assault on the mighty fortress of Lige. They took twelve days to batter their way through the 'Gateway to Belgium', losing thousands of men in repeated frontal assaults, and they had to bring up the heaviest siege artillery ever used to destroy the defences.This is the epic struggle that Clayton Donnell depicts in this compelling account of a neglected aspect of the battles that followed the outbreak of the Great War. Not only does he reconstruct the German attack on the strongpoints they encountered along the entire invasion line, but he traces the history and design of these fixed defences and analyses the massive military building programmes undertaken by the French, the Germans and the Belgians between 1871 and 1914. Thousands of huge forts, infantry strongpoints, bunkers, casemates and shelters were dug out along the French and German borders. The German Moselstellung and Steinbruch-stellung were born. These massive concrete fortress systems with steel gun turrets and diesel motors to generate electricity were a completely new concept of fortress design.As war approached, France and Germany devised plans to overcome each other's powerful armies and these border defences. The French plan avoided contact with the German fortress system. But the Kaiser's army faced twelve forts at Lige, nine more at Namur, and then the strongpoints of the first and second Sr de Rivires lines. Clayton Donnell provides a gripping narrative of the violent confrontation that followed.

Orion's Order Insider's Guide
Orion's Order Insider's Guide

Author: M.C. Solaris

Publisher: MC Solaris LLC

Published: 2021-10-16

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13:

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M.C. Solaris invites you to an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at all things Orion’s Order! This insider’s guide includes never before seen content, including two short stories and one bonus scene with none other than the resident Mr. Silent & Deadly himself! You’ll also be able to sink your fangs into the character dossiers, world building notes, and craft comments where M.C. shares a glimpse inside her inner thoughts and reflections about her Orion’s Order author’s journey. Plus, you’ll get a sneak peek at the cover art and the prologue for Aleia’s Choice (Orion’s Order Book 4). Note From M.C. Solaris: Infinite gratitude to every single beautiful soul out there who has supported, encouraged, and loved all things Orion’s Order! I sincerely hope you enjoy this insider’s guide! :) XOXO

The Fortress in Orion
The Fortress in Orion

Author: Mike Resnick

Publisher: Pyr

Published: 2014-12-02

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1616149914

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The Democracy is at war with the alien Traanskei Coalition. War hero Colonel Nathan Pretorius has a record of success on dangerous behind-enemy-lines missions, missions that usually leave him in the hospital. Now he's recruited for a near-impossible assignment that may well leave him dead. At the cost of many lives, the Democracy has managed to clone and train General Michkag, one of the Traanskei's master strategists. Colonel Pretorius and a hand-picked team must kidnap the real Michkag if they can, assassinate him if they can't, but no matter which, put the clone in his place, where he will misdirect the enemy's forces and funnel vital information to the Democracy. Against the odds, Pretorius, along with Cyborg Felix Ortega, computer expert Toni Levi, convict and contortionist Sally "Snake" Kowalski, the near-human empath Marlowe, the alien Gzychurlyx, and Madam Methuselah - the Dead Enders - must infiltrate the Fortress in Orion, accomplish their mission, and escape with their lives.

The Orion Trilogy
The Orion Trilogy

Author: Darius Hinks

Publisher: Games Workshop

Published: 2019-08-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781784969967

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Orion is the king of the forest, the lord of Athel Loren and the guardian spirit of all that is dear to the Asrai, the mysterious Wood Elves. In three novels, he confronts old enemies and new dangers, and must appeal to all his powers and allies to ensure the safety of his ancient forest, and his own. Every year, following the long winter, King Orion awakens to reign over the forest kingdom of Athel Loren. This time though, as he slowly comes out of his torpor, he realizes that a terrible evil has taken hold of him; that his eternal mind has been cursed. Stricken by an uncontrollable rage, he leads his Asrai to war in order to discover the origin of this abominable plot. As the corruption spreads and his powers diminish, he will have to put his fate in the hands of his most loyal subjects, and entrust them with the mission of unmasking the traitors hiding among their ranks. This omnibus contains the complete Orion trilogy, comprising the novels The Vaults of Winter, Tears of Isha and The Council of Beasts.

Orion's Cartwheel
Orion's Cartwheel

Author: Lawrence Winkler

Publisher: Bellatrix

Published: 2012-08-29

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 0991694112

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In the summer of 1980, a maverick young doctor gave it all up, to hitchhike around the world. The first arc he carved with his thumb stopped a little red pickup that took him over the horizon. Like his mythical hunter companion, Orion, he was on a vision quest, propelled toward the dawn to have his sight restored. This is the story of that five-year odyssey to discover his Destiny.

Orion’s Outcasts
Orion’s Outcasts

Author: Corbeyran

Publisher: Humanoids Inc

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1594658978

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A Sci-Fi saga set in the “Retro Worlds” universe created by Julia Verlanger, one of the most celebrated French science fiction authors of the 1970s.

Orion's Wrath
Orion's Wrath

Author: Scott H. Delo

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2002-03

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 0595221319

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Mark Doran has given up on happiness, all he wants now is a little peace. A failed marriage, disappointing career and addiction to everything under the sun have made Mark chuck everything and seek the path to enlightenment. However, Mark's tranquil life goes by the wayside when his son wakes him early one Sunday with a telephone call. "Dad, I shot someone. I couldn't help it." Mark races from Washington, DC to Maryland's Eastern Shore to investigate. His son witnessed a mob killing and shot the killer in self-defense. To protect him from retaliation, Mark uses his position as a reporter to pin the killing on the vigilante Orion. He enlists the aid of an ex-cop dying of cancer to help maintain the façade. Before Mark knows it, the mob comes to town, the FBI starts investigating and the ex-cop and his psychotic friend are gearing up for a war. To make matters worse, Mark's ex-wife Yolanda can't keep her hands off him. He wants to be supportive, after all her son is in danger too, but he still bears the scars from her leaving him. Then all hell breaks loose when the real Orion pays a visit.