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This drive through the dark streets of the Motor City “is one of the best in Akashic Books’ noir series. You cannot go wrong with this anthology.”—Reviewing the Evidence From cri….

This one-volume anthology provides a comprehensive analysis of the role that air power has played in military conflicts over the past century. Comprising 16 essays penned by a global cadre of leading military experts, A History of Air Warfare chronologically examines the utility of air power from World War I to the second Lebanon war, campaign by campaign.

After being saddled with a money-pit spaceship needing a long list of repairs, Jonathan Smith has bills to pay to keep the Sub Rosa Infiltration Company afloat, and when the perfect reconnaissance and retrieval contract falls into his lap, he snaps it up. But when he finds out what he’s supposed to snatch, it becomes obvious that there’s more in play than what their employer let on, and a second guild war could result from the research being conducted on the small planetoid.

Wars end, enemies are defeated and territories are conquered and the combatants have to return to a life changed. America and the rest of humanity have fallen to the Fae, ancient mortal enemies of mankind. After building their strength for two thousand years, the Elves have claimed their vengeance and now rule Earth with an iron fist and dragon fire. Down but not out, a human resistance is building, but first daily life needs to be lived.

With the Great War raging across Europe, Sergeant Jones and his crack team of Special Unit 13 Marines are called upon to investigate the strange disappearance of allied aircraft north of France in the mountains of Belgium. Pilot Lance Corporal Jackson and his gunner/bombardier Sous-Lieutenant Marcel Moreau find themselves deep behind enemy lines, fighting for their lives against an evil and ancient airborne threat in support of Special Unit 13's efforts on the ground. Can they survive long enough to eliminate the threat and secure the battlefield from the Kaiser’s massing forces?

Stranger U.S. is book four in the Stranger Bridgerland book series. Stranger U.S. continues the Stranger Bridgerland series with true, first-hand stories from around the United States. Bigfoot, UFOs, ghosts, cryptids, and much more.

King Gavin Stoutheart and his council face war like the world hasn’t seen in ages. The enemy kings will soon lay waste to the countryside, and it is up to Gavin to fight with the tools given to him to avoid destruction. While gathering his forces for war, Gavin must also work through unexpected ambassadors, secrets among his closest allies, and hidden clues from the past within the Riland Capital to avoid repeating the mistakes of those who preceded him.

Stranger West is book 3 in the Stranger Bridgerland series. Stranger West is a collection of first-hand accounts of the paranormal from the Western United States. Stories of ghosts, sasquatch, cryptids, and UFOs await you in this third book. Stranger West is part of the collection of stories author John Olsen has collected over 30 years of paranormal research.

I 1960 lettede det amerikansk spionfly U2 fra en norsk base og fløj ind over Sovjetunionen. Her blev det skudt ned, og dermed blev Norges del i den kolde krig skudt i gang. Kjartan Fløgstads roman "U3" tager udgangspunkt i lige netop disse begivenheder og fortæller en spændende koldkrigsfortælling fra Norge. Fredsbestræbelser og atomoprustning, storpolitik og endnu større kærlighed fylder i denne militærpolitiske thriller, der tegner et rammende billede af Norge under den kolde krig. Kjartan Fløgstad (f. 1944) er en norsk forfatter.

13-årige Meg lever et hektisk liv i det moderne Canada. Hverdagen er uoverskuelig for den unge pige, der bliver mere og mere fortvivlet. Da Meg en dag læser digtet om sigøjnersken Jasmin, beslutter hun sig for at stikke af fra det krævende liv og søge tilflugt i ødemarken. I pagt med naturen håber hun at kunne finde ind til den del af sig selv, som hun ikke har haft plads til i sit travle hverdagsliv. Jan Truss er en canadisk forfatter, der har skrevet en lang række romaner og noveller.

Den lille idylliske by Sechelt på Canadas kyst er rystet, da en 85-årig pensioneret lærer findes myrdet - øjensynligt uden grund. Fra begyndelsen kender læseren morderens identitet, for i denne psykologiske spændingsroman er det interessante ikke, hvem der gjorde det, men hvorfor en tilforladelig og elskværdig gamle mand kunne finde på at begå en så brutal forbrydelse. Laurali Wright (1939-2001) var canadisk forfatter og skrev en lang række krimier og spændingsromaner. Inden hun sprang ud som forfatter, arbejdede hun i mange år som journalist.