Albert Namatjira (1902–1959) was an Aboriginal painter from Central Australia. Widely considered one of the most notable Australian artists, he pioneered contemporary indigenous art. He was the first Aboriginal artist to become widely popular, and the first of his people to be given Australian citizenship rights, a mixed blessing. (See Wikipedia.) Time gets bent a little in this retelling.
The work relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, who stows away aboard a whaling ship called the Grampus. Various adventures and misadventures befall Pym, including shipwreck, mutiny, and cannibalism, before he is saved by the crew of the Jane Guy. Aboard this vessel, Pym and a sailor named Dirk Peters continue their adventures further south. Docking on land, they encounter hostile black-skinned natives before escaping back to the ocean.
A japanese geologist, Sousuke Takahashi, is stationed in Field Zeta, the world's largest thorium-based nuclear power production site at a time when the internet is a thing of the past and the sea levels have risen by ten feet. Sousuke and some like-minded individuals are about to force humanity into a necessary struggle, and each one has a dreadful task to accomplish.
Love or hate computers, you'll love this story. This satirical tale of the humiliation of Little Electronic Technologies and the destruction of their computer software monopoly is told from a future viewpoint, as a college assignment. Some determined computer geeks take on the global might of LET, and win! They defeat LET by getting deep inside their own software!
The story focuses on the Mohist School who rebels against the Great Qin Empire that had conquered the 7 States at this time and had united all of China into one big state. The story also tells about the rivalry between two disciples of the same sect and their different paths that they will choose in life which will determine even the fates of the Kings.
A Spearfish Lake/Dawnwalker Story (3) All she ever wanted was to be normal! Her mother considered Judith to be a hopeless invalid that would have to be cared for all her life -- but then she finds a boyfriend that doesn't see her that way. With his help, she learns to be a much stronger person than anyone had ever thought she could be.
Jordan, an ordinary man with a dark past, transforms into a brutal vigilante known as "The Night Stalker" after being disillusioned by the justice system. Operating in secrecy, he hunts criminals who prey on the innocent, leaving a trail of destruction and mystery that captures the public's imagination. His actions, while violent and morally ambiguous, earn him a mix of admiration and fear. Detective Abigail, a relentless investigator with a strong aversion to vigilantism, takes a personal inte