Brimstone paves a butcher's path. Hellfire lights the way to a ring of stagecoach bandits. One by one, they die spectacularly. Retribution served chilled. Delivered with a keen blade. Justice the old-fashioned way. This Morgan and McCoy chronicle is the fifth in a series. The first four, Genesis, Hard Bargain, Lazarus, and Hand of Justice, are available through all fine bookstores. The sixth, Trigger, is expected November 2005.
A devious boss, a conniving uncle, an unapologetic partner, and an unforgiving lover. Each formidable. Together invincible? From Hell Hole Canyon to a political event, Clairvoyant Kate McCoy strives to avoid the hard hand of justice—while deciphering ceaseless, agonizing premonitions. Her partner, Federal Marshal Trace Morgan, will have to conspire just to protect her from herself and delivers his own brand of justice with fists and a lightning draw.Hand of Justice is the fourth chronicle in a series. Genesis, Hard Bargain, Lazarus, Brimstone, and Trigger are available through all fine bookstores. Visit www.morganandmccoy.com for a preview of Dead Reckoning, the seventh chronicle due 2010.
THE LADIES' MAN AND THE CLAIRVOYANTTrace Morgan, federal marshal. Kate McCoy, hunter of miscreants and murderers.A MATCH MADE IN HELLBack to where it all began, the day Morgan and McCoy met. Morgan expects McCoy to respond like every other lady he's ever encountered. He gives her a week. McCoy has no reason to trust Morgan and every reason not to. She's seen his kind before. She doesn't care how big Morgan is, how fast he handles his guns, or how pretty his face is. He'll be gone quicker than the last five men her employers hired to protect her. She gives Morgan a day.Trigger is the sixth in a series. The first five Morgan & McCoy chronicles are available through Lulu.com and all fine bookstores. Expect the seventh in the series, Dead Reckoning, in 2012.
Monday's Brutal Bastard rides the Arizona Territory murdering innocent young women, each kill more vicious than the last... And the clock is ticking. On Monday, he strikes again. Kate McCoy, a whiskey-drinking clairvoyant, and her even-tempered partner, Federal Marshal Trace Morgan, search for a sadistic butcher in Genesis, a small town run by a brooding sheriff. Is the killer the enigmatic preacher from McCoy's past? The secretive, fugitive tracker? The saloon's owner? Or the town's own Sheriff Devereux, a man intent with more on his mind than death? Genesis is the first Morgan & McCoy chronicle. It is followed by Hard Bargain, Lazarus, Hand of Justice, Brimstone, and Trigger. The seventh in the series, Dead Reckoning, is due in 2007.
When a south-of-the-border birthday celebration goes awry, it's quickly forgotten by Clairvoyant Kate McCoy and Federal Marshal Trace Morgan, but not by Philippe Castillo. Four months later, McCoy and Morgan become the focus of an intense manhunt. Riled by McCoy, Castillo ensures that every bounty hunter in two territories will be on the lookout for her and her partner. But when Castillo captures Morgan to use as bait to catch McCoy, he won't be the only one driving a Hard Bargain. Hard Bargain is the 2nd Morgan & McCoy Chronicle.
*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award* *A New York Times Notable Book* *Winner of the Texas Book Award and the Oklahoma Book Award* This New York Times bestseller and stunning historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West “is nothing short of a revelation…will leave dust and blood on your jeans” (The New York Times Book Review). Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches. Although readers may be more familiar with the tribal names Apache and Sioux, it was in fact the legendary fighting ability of the Comanches that determined when the American West opened up. Comanche boys became adept bareback riders by age six; full Comanche braves were considered the best horsemen who ever rode. They were so masterful at war and so skillful with their arrows and lances that they stopped the northern drive of colonial Spain from Mexico and halted the French expansion westward from Louisiana. White settlers arriving in Texas from the eastern United States were surprised to find the frontier being rolled backward by Comanches incensed by the invasion of their tribal lands. The war with the Comanches lasted four decades, in effect holding up the development of the new American nation. Gwynne’s exhilarating account delivers a sweeping narrative that encompasses Spanish colonialism, the Civil War, the destruction of the buffalo herds, and the arrival of the railroads, and the amazing story of Cynthia Ann Parker and her son Quanah—a historical feast for anyone interested in how the United States came into being. Hailed by critics, S. C. Gwynne’s account of these events is meticulously researched, intellectually provocative, and, above all, thrillingly told. Empire of the Summer Moon announces him as a major new writer of American history.
"All the sizzle, chaos, noise and scariness of war is clay in the hands of ace storyteller Lynch." -- Kirkus Reviews for the World War II series Discover the secret missions behind America's greatest conflicts.Danny Manion has been fighting his entire life. Sometimes with his fists. Sometimes with his words. But when his actions finally land him in real trouble, he can't fight the judge who offers him a choice: jail... or the army.Turns out there's a perfect place for him in the US military: the Studies and Observation Group (SOG), an elite volunteer-only task force comprised of US Air Force Commandos, Army Green Berets, Navy SEALS, and even a CIA agent or two. With the SOG's focus on covert action and psychological warfare, Danny is guaranteed an unusual tour of duty, and a hugely dangerous one. Fortunately, the very same qualities that got him in trouble at home make him a natural-born commando in a secret war. Even if almost nobody knows he's there.National Book Award finalist Chris Lynch begins a new, explosive fiction series based on the real-life, top-secret history of US black ops.
"All the sizzle, chaos, noise and scariness of war is clay in the hands of ace storyteller Lynch." -- Kirkus Reviews for the World War II series Discover the secret missions behind America's greatest conflicts.Fergus Frew thought he knew what to expect when he signed up with the Navy's demolitions team. But as the Korean War rages on, Fergus and his fellow divers -- AKA "frogmen" -- are tasked with more than just scouting mudflats. Soon they're planting mines. And sabotaging tunnels, bridges... and even fishing nets. Strangest of all, it falls to Fergus to transport a spy into the country -- and that means traveling far from Navy-controlled waters.But frogmen are amphibious. And Fergus may not realize it, but he's in a position to change the way the whole world thinks about combat.National Book Award finalist Chris Lynch continues his explosive fiction series based on the real-life, top-secret history of US black ops and today's heroic Navy SEALs.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Continuing the series that began with A Blaze of Glory, Jeff Shaara returns to chronicle another decisive chapter in America’s long and bloody Civil War. In A Chain of Thunder, the action shifts to the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. There, in the vaunted “Gibraltar of the Confederacy,” a siege for the ages will cement the reputation of one Union general—and all but seal the fate of the rebel cause. In May 1863, after months of hard and bitter combat, Union troops under the command of Major General Ulysses S. Grant at long last successfully cross the Mississippi River. They force the remnants of Confederate Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton’s army to retreat to Vicksburg, burning the bridges over the Big Black River in its path. But after sustaining heavy casualties in two failed assaults against the rebels, Union soldiers are losing confidence and morale is low. Grant reluctantly decides to lay siege to the city, trapping soldiers and civilians alike inside an iron ring of Federal entrenchments. Six weeks later, the starving and destitute Southerners finally surrender, yielding command of the Mississippi River to the Union forces on July 4—Independence Day—and marking a crucial turning point in the Civil War. Drawing on comprehensive research and his own intimate knowledge of the Vicksburg Campaign, Jeff Shaara once again weaves brilliant fiction out of the ragged cloth of historical fact. From the command tents where generals plot strategy to the ruined mansions where beleaguered citizens huddle for safety, this is a panoramic portrait of men and women whose lives are forever altered by the siege. On one side stand the emerging legend Grant, his irascible second William T. Sherman, and the youthful “grunt” Private Fritz Bauer; on the other, the Confederate commanders Pemberton and Joseph Johnston, as well as nineteen-year-old Lucy Spence, a civilian doing her best to survive in the besieged city. By giving voice to their experiences at Vicksburg, A Chain of Thunder vividly evokes a battle whose outcome still reverberates more than 150 years after the cannons fell silent. Praise for A Chain of Thunder “[Jeff] Shaara continues to draw powerful novels from the bloody history of the Civil War. . . . The dialogue intrigues. Shaara aptly reveals the main actors: Grant, stoic, driven, not given to micromanagement; Sherman, anxious, high-strung, engaged even when doubting Grant’s strategy. . . . Worth a Civil War buff’s attention.”—Kirkus Reviews “Searing . . . Shaara seamlessly interweaves multiple points of view, as the plot is driven by a stellar cast of real-life and fictional characters coping with the pivotal crisis. . . . [A] riveting fictional narrative.”—Booklist “Shaara’s historical accuracy is faultless, and he tells a good story. . . . The voices of these people come across to the reader as poignantly as they did 150 years ago.”—Historical Novels Review “The writing is picturesque and vibrant. . . . [an] engrossing tale.”—Bookreporter
What does it take for a volcanic eruption to really shake the world? Did volcanic eruptions extinguish the dinosaurs, or help humans to evolve, only to decimate their populations with a super-eruption 73,000 years ago? Did they contribute to the ebb and flow of ancient empires, the French Revolution and the rise of fascism in Europe in the 19th century? These are some of the claims made for volcanic cataclysm. Volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer explores rich geological, historical, archaeological and palaeoenvironmental records (such as ice cores and tree rings) to tell the stories behind some of the greatest volcanic events of the past quarter of a billion years. He shows how a forensic approach to volcanology reveals the richness and complexity behind cause and effect, and argues that important lessons for future catastrophe risk management can be drawn from understanding events that took place even at the dawn of human origins.
