Some of My Favorite Novels
Discover a curated list of favorite novels that will captivate any book lover. Explore timeless classics and modern masterpieces in this must-read collection.
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Time Will Tell
by Eddie Upnick
The year is 2133 and the Nazis control the world. Four scientists are pressured to complete a Time Travel project in time for the 200th anniversary of Hitler's coming to power. A plan is hatched to change history, as the four scientists are transported back to Berlin in 1938. Two SS agents from the future chase the scientists back in time, carrying with them the most hideous weapons of the 22nd century. After the war, the lives of everyone on Earth are threatened by powerful aliens with their own designs for our planet. In this story of remarkable heroism and friendship, will the forces of good defeat the forces of evil and rescue mankind from an unthinkable future? Only Time Will Tell . . . Author Eddie Upnick lives in Bayside, New York, with his wife, Linda.
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Lost Empire
by Clive Cussler
Discovering a Confederate relic during a diving expedition in Tanzania, Sam and Remi Fargo learn of the existence of a second artifact that is being ruthlessly sought on multiple continents by a fast-rising Mexican political party. By the best-selling author of The Silent Sea.
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I'm You, Or the Clone and I
by Goldsmith
Twenty years into the future, Dr. Harry Saul agrees to be cloned. The experiment re-shapes his life and character. The implanted egg is gestated by Pam Rubin, a lesbian psychiatrist. But the embryo is found to be vulnerable to schizophrenia. Harassed by an intrusive government, the two take refuge in the Army. Harry becomes an Army flight surgeon. During his service, he's marooned in a crash on an Alaskan glacier, battles a typhoid epidemic in the Philippines and plays a role in a near war with China. Pam and Harry forge a loving relationship. But their son, Phil, develops schizophrenia. They cope with the disease using the latest treatments. Finally, Harry risks himself in a mind-transfer experiment to cure his son. Author William Goldsmith is a psychiatrist with a practice in Los Angeles. He retired as a flight surgeon in the Air National Guard and is a veteran of three wars. His favorite authors include Somerset Maugham, Robert Benchley, C.S. Forester, and Jane Austen.
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Sons of Plato
by Richard Meyer
Milton Hancock is a brilliant yet immature teenager who develops a machine capable of transporting objects through time. Things go horribly wrong when two hired hoodlums attempt to steal his project, separating Milton from his girlfriend, Jane, who unexpectedly finds herself transported into the past while Milton is helplessly trapped in a very unwelcoming future. Arrested as an illegal immigrant and thrown into a detention center in the lunar crater, Plato, Milton must use his brilliance and find the courage to make a daring escape from his evil captors. But when the arch villain Bertha is suddenly thrown into the past with plans to destroy their future, only one person will be able to follow her back in time and destroy her...but the one who goes can never return. Author Bio: As a teenager, Richard Meyer enjoyed writing short stories for his little sister, Janet. Inspired by the classics of Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo and Jules Verne, Richard plans to continue writing epic novels, as well as non-fiction stories. He and his wife, Dianne, have two grown children and live in Australia's Gold Coast.
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The Anvil
by S. M. Stirling
With the aid of a sentient battle computer from before the collapse of interstellar civilization, Raj Whitehall has come close to reuniting the entire planet of Bellevue. Raj is loved by the people, who hold him in awe, but the half-mad jealousy and fear of his emperor is about to force Raj to revolt or face death by torture.
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The Treasured Dream
by Nadine Simon
After 10-year-old Jake hears a pirate story at bedtime, he marvels at the excitement of finding a buried treasure. When Jake's mother finds him missing from his bed in the morning, she has no idea what an adventure he has embarked upon in their tiny village of Ship Cove.
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Sahara to Shame
by Carol Day
Sahara to Shame is the exciting saga of a woman's quest for freedom and the obstacles she encounters as she struggles to find a better life. As winter arrives in London, Gerry's life is as bleak as the season. Her relationship is crumbling. Richard, her partner and a London police officer, succumbs to violent behavior as his drinking problem escalates. Gerry escapes her abusive relationship and flees to rural France. On her flight south, Gerry meets two elderly sisters who introduce her to Ken who works with a charity that helps young girls find adoptive parents, and Gerry is offered a position at the organization. Gerry accepts the position and then learns what its mission really is-an underground link to child prostitution. This knowledge puts Gerry in serious danger. Meanwhile, Richard and his fellow detectives uncover a connection to the organization in London. Richard searches for Gerry and tries to trace the source of the organization. Gerry and Ken are caught up in the dangerous world of child prostitution that leads them to the seedy underbelly of Central Africa. Will Richard find Gerry before the criminals do? Will Gerry find happiness in a place so far from and different than her former life? Sahara to Shame is a riveting tale of suspense and romance with rich characters, sharp dialogue and a stunning conclusion.
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Under the Dome
by Stephen King
After an invisible force field seals off Chester's Mill, Maine, from the rest of the world, it is up to a select group of citizens to save the town, if they can get past a murderous politician and his son.
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The Orchid File
by David J. Hilton
Set on a sweeping canvas stretching from Noosa, the sub-tropical paradise on Australias Queensland coast, to the bustling streets of Bangkok and Chiang Mai, and on to Thailands Golden Triangle, this action thriller tells a gripping tale of mystery, intrigue and romance. In The Orchid File: The Noosa Connection, Steven Carlson, Australian Secret Service agent and recent widower, is assigned to investigate Thai orchid exporter Chak Artachinda. Chak is suspected of working for a syndicate shipping drugs into the country. Carlson tails his suspect from Noosa to Bangkok, but quickly discovers someone wants him dead. In Chiang Mai, he encounters a beautiful Thai woman named Srisamorn, who harbors a secret of her own that will impact Carlsons mission. Just as Carlson thinks hes found the proof he needs against Chak, he discovers the real secret the exporter is hiding, one involving the rare Noosa Blue orchid. With his life on the line, the only one who can save him is the beautiful Srisamorn.
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The Hakima's Tale
by D. L. Stevenson
D. L. Stevenson's exciting trilogy begins with The Revenge of the Blue Jinni, a story about a young Arab-American girl whose destiny is enormous: protecting the world from the attack of the ancient Blue Jinni. The Blue Jinni is a malevolent, ancient entity who has been trapped for centuries in a golden lantern at the bottom of the sea. Phoenix Kassim, a young girl and a descendant of the Great Hakima, has been chosen to battle the Blue Jinni and his followers, the Marid. When Phoenix and her family move to the Middle East, they discover that their house is occupied by thousands of benevolent jinn who are there to protect them. When Phoenix's destiny is revealed to her, she realizes that the Blue Jinni will try to destroy her and those she loves before she can fulfill her destiny. Can Phoenix stop the Blue Jinni? Or will the centuries-old tradition of choosing a Hakima girl to protect the human world from devastation end with her? Author D. L. Stevenson writes an immensely entertaining read that bridges the gap between Western and Middle Eastern cultures, and introduces a modern-day approach to Arabic folklore. Filled with the magical and the mystical, young readers of the fantasy genre will eagerly anticipate Stevenson's sequels. She has recently completed the second book of the Hakima trilogy, The Rise of the Warrior, and is currently writing the final sequel. She lives with her family in Sharjah, UAE, near Dubai. Visit her website at www.thehakimastale.com. Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TheHakimasTale-TheRevengeoftheBlueJinni.htm
