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Book Lost in Barbarian Space

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anna Hackett
  • Publisher : Anna Hackett
  • Release : 2016-04-25
  • ISBN : 0994557221
  • Pages : 213 pages

Download or read book Lost in Barbarian Space written by Anna Hackett and published by Anna Hackett. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book On a Barbarian World

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anna Hackett
  • Publisher : Anna Hackett
  • Release : 2015-12-18
  • ISBN : 0994358474
  • Pages : 240 pages

Download or read book On a Barbarian World written by Anna Hackett and published by Anna Hackett. This book was released on 2015-12-18 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an independent deep-space scout crash-lands on an unknown alien world, the last thing she expects is to find herself claimed by a barbarian warrior. Aurina Phoenix spends most of her time zooming through uncharted space and gathering intel for her family's deep-space convoy, but her life takes an unexpected detour when a meteor shower brings down her ship. She finds herself on a barren, low-tech planet inhabited by dangerous beasts...and lands in the arms of a brawny barbarian warlord. Markarian warrior Kavon Mal Dor is known for his skill in battle. He lives to protect his clan...and to avenge the murder of his father. Every move he makes is part of his grand plan for revenge, including finding a legendary sword and marrying a warlord's daughter. But when a beautiful skyflyer crashes into his world, she is the one thing he never counted on. Fighting their incendiary attraction, Aurina and Kavon make a deal: she'll help him find the sword and in return, he'll give her the emergency beacon she needs to get home. But as the search for the sword plunges them into a dangerous adventure they find themselves consumed by a powerful passion and questioning everything they've ever wanted. Note to readers: This sci fi romance contains a lot of action (think rival warlords, dangerous beasts and lost mines), cool offsiders (sexy alien warriors and overprotective brothers) and a steamy romance (lots of sexy times between two strong-willed people). This is treasure hunting sci-fi style. So if you like it fast, and fun, and sexy, this is for you!

Book Fury   Darkness

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anna Hackett
  • Publisher : Anna Hackett
  • Release : 2017-11-20
  • ISBN : 1925539377
  • Pages : 182 pages

Download or read book Fury Darkness written by Anna Hackett and published by Anna Hackett. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Warriors of the Wind are the only thing protecting humans from a centuries-old evil, but with their potential mates, the Aurae, long gone, these alpha warriors are in danger of becoming the very evil they hunt. Fury: his new personal assistant is hiding more than just dangerous curves under her suit. Billionaire Luca Venti is CEO of Venti Enterprises and the Warrior of the volatile North Wind. He is used to giving orders and being in charge, and as he hunts a deadly Tempest Wind in the heart of Venice, he refuses to ask for help. But the vice of rage beats within him, and when he discovers his new personal assistant is really a spy, his fury demands to be unleashed. Rayne Santini was sent to monitor Luca, not to get involved with him and his explosive temper. But as she watches him fight the evil he's hunting and struggle against his vice, she refuses to stand by and do nothing. But convincing the stubborn Luca to accept her help is the biggest challenge she's ever faced. Drawn together, their white-hot desire threatens to burn brighter than Luca's fury...and as his control crumbles, the only thing standing between him and destruction is Rayne. Darkness: a man on the verge of succumbing to the evil he fights. Skye Santini has lived her life in the shadows and hiding from the horrors of her past. Tired of always being afraid, she vows that now is her chance to make a difference. She will be the sacrifice to appease Soren Venti, the Warrior of the East Wind, who has succumbed to his vice of greed. The fate of the world rests on her slim shoulders. Locked away in his villa on Lake Como, Soren has no memory of his identity. He is driven only by the whispers of greed to take, own, and possess...but then one small woman enters his domain. Mesmerized by Skye's quiet beauty and hidden strength, Soren finds something he wants more than everything else. But a dangerous enemy is bearing down on them. The final Tempest Wind wants Soren to join him and rule the world...and he knows that Skye is the only thing standing in his way. Note: Re-release. Fury and Darkness contains two short, sexy novellas. These are re-released stories originally published as Defying by the North Wind and Claiming the East Wind. They have been updated and have new scenes and/or extended scenes added. Warriors of the Wind Tempest (Lorenzo's story) Storm & Seduction (Dante's story and Antonio's story) Fury & Darkness (Luca's story and Soren's story)

Book Tempest

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  • Author : Anna Hackett
  • Publisher : Anna Hackett
  • Release : 2017-07-31
  • ISBN : 192553927X
  • Pages : 105 pages

Download or read book Tempest written by Anna Hackett and published by Anna Hackett. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Warriors of the Wind are the only thing protecting humans from a centuries-old evil, but with their potential mates, the Aurae, long gone, these alpha warriors are in danger of becoming the very evil they hunt. One of five brothers granted the power of the wind, Lorenzo Venti is Keeper of the Winds. A loner at heart, he's fine that his duty to keep the evil Tempest Winds trapped on their island prison, keeps him isolated and alone. After seeing his father murdered by the Winds, he's made an oath to keep them locked away. Besides, he prefers his work with his horses to annoying people anyway. But his powerful foes are rising, and when one infuriating, tempting woman arrives on his island, she threatens everything... Bright, vivacious horse trainer Riley Donovan is drawn to big, brooding loner Lorenzo, and she's planning to chase down the stubborn man once and for all. She knows he has demons, and it makes her own powers stir--powers she vowed never to use again when her mother was killed. But as their scorching attraction explodes, they find themselves in the center of a dangerous tempest...and now the fates of both their world and their hearts hang in the balance. Note: Re-release. Tempest contains one short, sexy novella. It is a re-released story originally published as Wind Kissed, Fire Bound. The story has been completely overhauled and characters changed. It has new scenes and/or extended scenes added. Warriors of the Wind Tempest (Lorenzo's story) Storm & Seduction (Dante's story and Antonio's story) Fury & Darkness (Luca's story and Soren's story)

Book Return to Dark Earth

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  • Author : Anna Hackett
  • Publisher : Anna Hackett
  • Release : 2015-09-07
  • ISBN : 0994358431
  • Pages : 288 pages

Download or read book Return to Dark Earth written by Anna Hackett and published by Anna Hackett. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Lost Star  The Complete Series

Download or read book The Lost Star The Complete Series written by Odette C. Bell and published by Odette C. Bell. This book was released on with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete The Lost Star series. Follow Ava and Hunter through a plot millennia in the making in this four-episode boxset. Some are born into responsibility. Some seek it out. And some turn from it. Ava is an Avixan priestess, a powerful being with a powerful destiny to keep her people on the true and righteous path. A destiny she despises. To flee it, she joins the Coalition Academy. But her past catches up. When she joins the newest ship in the fleet, someone tries to kill her. She’s soon thrust into a secret war – one that spans the entire Milky Way. Yet she is not alone. The unpredictable Hunter McClane is by her side. Together they must find out what’s at stake before it’s too late. … The Lost Star follows a shackled superweapon and a judgmental lieutenant thrown deep into an enemy empire. If you crave space operas with action, heart, and a splash of romance, grab The Lost Star: The Complete Series today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell boxset. The Lost Star is the 4th Galactic Coalition Academy series. A sprawling, epic, and exciting sci-fi world where cadets become heroes and hearts are always won, each series can be read separately, so plunge in today.

Book In the Devil s Nebula

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anna Hackett
  • Publisher : Anna Hackett
  • Release : 2014-07
  • ISBN : 0987374095
  • Pages : 234 pages

Download or read book In the Devil s Nebula written by Anna Hackett and published by Anna Hackett. This book was released on 2014-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Two of the award-winning series, THE PHOENIX ADVENTURES. He lost it all: his career, his woman, his sanity. On a deadly mission to the lawless Devil's Nebula, Commander Zayn Phoenix's life imploded. Now the former Strike Wing pilot fills his days with dangerous adventures alongside his treasure hunter brothers. But his nights are haunted by nightmares of one unforgivable act. Then a sexy assassin lures him into a hunt, an assassin with the face of a dead woman. Ria Dante wants her freedom from the Assassin's Guild and only one man can help her. A man she's been dreaming about for months. She needs the oh-so-sexy Zayn--but she never expected to feel so drawn to him. Or to lust after his lean, muscled body and charming grin. Zayn and Ria embark on a perilous adventure for an ancient artifact used in an infamous assassination--of old Earth president, Abraham Lincoln. An adventure that will take them straight into the heart of the Devil's Nebula, and force them both to face the heart-wrenching ghosts of their pasts. Note to readers: This sci fi romance contains a lot of action (think explosions, aliens and assassin droids), cool offsiders (a teenaged bomb expert and some sexy treasure hunting brothers) and a steamy romance (lots of sexy times between a charming ex-fighter pilot and a deadly assassin). This is treasure hunting sci-fi style. So if you like it fast, and fun, and sexy, this is for you!

Book Among Galactic Ruins

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anna Hackett
  • Publisher : Anna Hackett
  • Release : 2015-08-08
  • ISBN : 0994358415
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book Among Galactic Ruins written by Anna Hackett and published by Anna Hackett. This book was released on 2015-08-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treasure hunters, dangerous desert planet, wild beasts, and deadly thieves—the only thing standing between her and danger is one lethal man who might be more dangerous than them all. With a secret map in hand, astro-archeologist Dr. Lexa Carter is excited for an expedition to a lawless desert planet in search of an invaluable old Earth artifact. She finally has her chance to prove herself to her disapproving family. But instead of adventure, she finds herself in the middle of treasure hunters, feral beasts, dangerous enemies and wild sandstorms. And her unwelcome protector is her museum’s mysterious—and frankly arrogant and annoying—new head of security, Damon Malik. After years as a galactic spy, Damon Malik just wants a quiet job where no one tries to kill him. Instead of easy work in a museum full of artifacts, he finds himself on a backwater planet babysitting the most infuriating woman he’s ever met. Lexa might be smart and gorgeous, but Damon knows trouble when he sees it. She thinks he’s arrogant. He thinks she’s a trouble-magnet. But among the desert sands and ruins, their treasure hunt—led by a young, brash treasure hunter named Dathan Phoenix—takes a dark turn. Someone doesn’t want them to find the treasure and they want Lexa and Damon dead. Damon isn’t sure if he wants to strangle Lexa or kiss her, but they will need to work together to have any chance of surviving among galactic ruins. Note to readers: This sci fi romance contains a lot of action (think desert ruins, dangerous animals and freak sandstorms), sexy treasures hunters and a steamy romance (lots of sexy times between a smart archeologist and a mysterious former spy). This is treasure hunting sci-fi style. So if you like it fast, and fun, and sexy, this is for you!

Book The Lost Star Episode Two

Download or read book The Lost Star Episode Two written by Odette C. Bell and published by Odette C. Bell. This book was released on with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ava is close to death. She lies unconscious in the med bay while McClane fights for her life. The resistance will do anything to kill her. With spies in the Coalition, Captain McClane must make a drastic decision to save her life. Because if she dies, the Coalition will die with her. … The Lost Star follows a shackled superweapon and a judgmental lieutenant thrown deep into an enemy empire. If you crave space operas with action, heart, and a splash of romance, grab The Lost Star Episode Two today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series. The Lost Star is the 4th Galactic Coalition Academy series. A sprawling, epic, and exciting sci-fi world where cadets become heroes and hearts are always won, each series can be read separately, so plunge in today.

Book Through Uncharted Space

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anna Hackett
  • Publisher : Anna Hackett
  • Release : 2016-09-18
  • ISBN : 1925539032
  • Pages : 236 pages

Download or read book Through Uncharted Space written by Anna Hackett and published by Anna Hackett. This book was released on 2016-09-18 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deep-space convoy master who demands everyone follow his rules...and the stowaway scam artist who's never met a rule she wouldn't break. Dare Phoenix runs his convoy with absolute control. In uncharted space, lives depend on it. When one plain, dowdy woman comes aboard, his gut tells him that something is off about her. Soon there are assassins on his ship, sabotage, and people dying, and Dare discovers his drab passenger is definitely not what she seems. Instead, he uncovers a smart-mouthed scam artist who defies him at every turn. Dakota Jones is a survivor. Life has taught her that if you don't grab what you want, someone else will snatch it away. Tired of having nothing, she's stolen a map to the location of an immense lost treasure from Earth and she's going to find it. Okay, so maybe stealing the map from a deadly terrorist group wasn't her best decision, but now she just needs to dodge their crazy followers, hide out on the Phoenix Convoy, and find a way to decode the map. Easy, right? Wrong. As soon as she sets eyes on the sexy, in-charge Dare Phoenix, she knows she's made a terrible mistake. Dare and Dakota strike sparks at every turn...but with her life in danger, she reluctantly agrees to join forces with Dare to find the treasure. But every step of their adventure is dogged by danger, and the biggest threat they face is getting burned by their incendiary attraction. On this hunt, they will find themselves going beyond their depths, tested to their limits, and deep in uncharted territory. Note to readers: This sci fi romance contains a lot of action (think assassins, space terrorists, underwater adventures), cool offsiders (some sexy brothers) and a steamy romance (lots of sexy times between a bossy man and a smart-mouthed scam artist). This is treasure hunting sci-fi style. So if you like it fast, and fun, and sexy, this is for you!

Book The Lost Star Episode Three

Download or read book The Lost Star Episode Three written by Odette C. Bell and published by Odette C. Bell. This book was released on with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He couldn't have predicted this, couldn't have guessed he’d come this far only to fail. Hunter is sold in the slave markets of Arazia while Ava’s kidnapped by the Prince. Half way across the galaxy, Captain McClane struggles to unravel the Avixan mystery. A secret so devastating, it could destroy the Milky Way. … The Lost Star follows a shackled superweapon and a judgmental lieutenant thrown deep into an enemy empire. If you crave space operas with action, heart, and a splash of romance, grab The Lost Star Episode Three today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series. The Lost Star is the 4th Galactic Coalition Academy series. A sprawling, epic, and exciting sci-fi world where cadets become heroes and hearts are always won, each series can be read separately, so plunge in today.

Book Barbarian Days

Download or read book Barbarian Days written by William Finnegan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography** Included in President Obama’s 2016 Summer Reading List “Without a doubt, the finest surf book I’ve ever read . . . ” —The New York Times Magazine Barbarian Days is William Finnegan’s memoir of an obsession, a complex enchantment. Surfing only looks like a sport. To initiates, it is something else: a beautiful addiction, a demanding course of study, a morally dangerous pastime, a way of life. Raised in California and Hawaii, Finnegan started surfing as a child. He has chased waves all over the world, wandering for years through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, Africa. A bookish boy, and then an excessively adventurous young man, he went on to become a distinguished writer and war reporter. Barbarian Days takes us deep into unfamiliar worlds, some of them right under our noses—off the coasts of New York and San Francisco. It immerses the reader in the edgy camaraderie of close male friendships forged in challenging waves. Finnegan shares stories of life in a whites-only gang in a tough school in Honolulu. He shows us a world turned upside down for kids and adults alike by the social upheavals of the 1960s. He details the intricacies of famous waves and his own apprenticeships to them. Youthful folly—he drops LSD while riding huge Honolua Bay, on Maui—is served up with rueful humor. As Finnegan’s travels take him ever farther afield, he discovers the picturesque simplicity of a Samoan fishing village, dissects the sexual politics of Tongan interactions with Americans and Japanese, and navigates the Indonesian black market while nearly succumbing to malaria. Throughout, he surfs, carrying readers with him on rides of harrowing, unprecedented lucidity. Barbarian Days is an old-school adventure story, an intellectual autobiography, a social history, a literary road movie, and an extraordinary exploration of the gradual mastering of an exacting, little-understood art.

Book Storm   Seduction

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anna Hackett
  • Publisher : Anna Hackett
  • Release : 2017-07-31
  • ISBN : 1925539288
  • Pages : 183 pages

Download or read book Storm Seduction written by Anna Hackett and published by Anna Hackett. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Warriors of the Wind are the only thing protecting humans from a centuries-old evil, but with their potential mates, the Aurae, long gone, these alpha warriors are in danger of becoming the very evil they hunt. Storm: the last thing he expects on his hunt is an alluring assassin out to kill him. Shipping magnate Dante Venti is also the Warrior of the South Wind. With the terrifying Tempest Winds loose, it is his duty to scour the streets of Rome on the hunt for one of the dangerous winds, who is infecting the city with the vice of pride. Dante feels pride dragging him down, and now that the Aurae are all dead, be must fight on alone...until he finds himself attacked by a deadly assassin who tries to slit his throat. Samia Hassan is the brotherhood's best assassin, or at least she was. Now she's on a mission to prove herself and end her lethal target. But Dante Venti is not what she expected, and as she finds herself drawn to him, she senses something is not right with her mission. Dante is not the evil being she was told he was, and instead she sees a sexy, handsome man fighting to protect the world. As Dante and Samia circle each other, a storm is growing...and Samia may be the only thing that can help Dante survive it. Seduction: trapped, naked, and chained with a beautiful woman who can never be his. Antonio Venti, Warrior of the West Wind, wakes up in chains, the prisoner of the deadly nemesis he hunts. An evil Tempest Wind is spreading the vice of lust across the city of Florence, and he has vowed to break Antonio. With no Aurae mate to soothe the vices, Antonio feels his body heating with desire, and he fights his reaction with every fiber of his being. But all that changes when his cunning prey locks him up naked with his ultimate temptation--the one woman he craves above all else. Sophia Crane has given up on rich, cheating men. She's come to Italy to heal her broken heart, focus on her art restoration, and discover the truth about the legends of the Warriors of the Wind. But when she wakes up naked and locked in a room with her sexy boss--a man she's been avoiding--she knows something is desperately wrong. As Sophia and Antonio fight their scorching desire, she learns the terrible truth about the Tempest Winds and Antonio's struggle to fight back. Sophia watches him being dragged down by lust, and she realizes that she may either be Antonio's salvation...or his greatest downfall. Note: Re-release. Storm and Seduction contains two short, sexy novellas. These are re-released stories originally published as Taken by the South Wind and Tempting the West Wind. They have been updated and have new scenes and/or extended scenes added. Warriors of the Wind Tempest (Lorenzo's story) Storm & Seduction (Dante's story and Antonio's story) Fury & Darkness (Luca's story and Soren's story)

Book Crashed on an Ice World

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anna Hackett
  • Publisher : Anna Hackett
  • Release : 2017-12-26
  • ISBN : 1925539407
  • Pages : 177 pages

Download or read book Crashed on an Ice World written by Anna Hackett and published by Anna Hackett. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s her boss. She’s his best friend. These two deep-space convoy security specialists are fighting their simmering attraction…until a starship crash on a deadly ice world changes everything. Elana Korra loves her security job as a medic on the convoy ship, the Sky Nomad…except for the fact that she’s in love with her boss. Rynan is tough, loyal, and protective, and she knows he will never cross the line with her despite her deepest fantasies. But one scorching kiss sets up a smoldering tension, and as they head off into uncharted space on a treasure hunt to find an invaluable old Earth treasure, Elana knows it is time to make a change—get Ry to admit how he feels about her or leave. But a deadly attack leaves Ry and Elana on a damaged, out-of-control ship hurtling toward an unforgiving ice world. Rynan Phoenix lives for his job of keeping the Phoenix Deep-Space Convoy safe. The nightmare of his childhood has taught him to steer well clear of romantic relationships, and he’s forced himself to ignore Elana’s compact body and gorgeous face. But when they find themselves stranded on an ice world with passengers to protect and space pirates hunting them down, Ry is forced to confront just how he feels about the most important woman in his life. Ry and Elana will need all of their training in order to keep themselves alive. As they find hints to the old Earth treasure, their desire turns hotter and deeper…but then they discover that far more dangerous things call this ice planet home… Note to readers: This STAND ALONE sci fi romance contains a lot of action (think starship crashes, space pirates, icy adventures), cool offsiders (some sexy brothers) and a steamy romance (lots of sexy times between a hard-headed man and his best friend). This is treasure hunting sci-fi style. So if you like it fast, and fun, and sexy, this is for you!

Book Beyond Galaxy s Edge

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anna Hackett
  • Publisher : Anna Hackett
  • Release : 2014-12
  • ISBN : 0994194811
  • Pages : 285 pages

Download or read book Beyond Galaxy s Edge written by Anna Hackett and published by Anna Hackett. This book was released on 2014-12 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ambitious Patrol Captain Nissa Sander has spent three years at the galaxy's edge keeping the law and order, and chasing scoundrel smuggler, Justyn Phoenix. But the charming rogue has always outwitted her and she's had a hard time ignoring his hard body and handsome face. But when one of the galaxy's most important documents--the US Constitution--is stolen, Nissa finds herself working with the very man she's been trying to throw in her brig. Justyn Phoenix embraces life and offers everyone a wink and a smile. He's also in love with a spit-and-polish Patrol captain. Yep, crazy in love, and he knows she'll never love him back. But when the opportunity arises to work alongside Nissa on a wild and crazy mission to recover the US Constitution, he can't resist. But nothing on this treasure hunt is as it seems. The trail leads them to fake documents, rival treasure hunters, and a millennia old mystery. As the hunt takes them beyond the galaxy's edge, Justyn and Nissa will face the firestorm of their desire, and soon learn if they can survive long enough to save the galaxy.

Book Barbarian Mine

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ruby Dixon
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2022-09-13
  • ISBN : 0593548973
  • Pages : 337 pages

Download or read book Barbarian Mine written by Ruby Dixon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth novel in the international publishing phenomenon the Ice Planet Barbarians series, now in a special print edition with bonus materials and an exclusive epilogue! Harlow receives the shock of her life when she wakes up to see Rukh, a stranger who has clearly been on his own his whole life, but she soon learns that there is much more to this gruff, barbaric alien than the savage he appears to be. The ice planet has given me a second lease on life, so I'm thrilled to be here. Sure, there are no cheeseburgers, but I'm healthy and ready to be a productive member of the small tribe. What I didn't anticipate? That there'd be a savage stranger waiting nearby, watching me. And when he takes me captive, the unthinkable happens...I resonate to him. Resonance means mating, and children...but I don't know if this guy's ever been around anyone before. Rukh is utterly wild. He's completely uncivilized, can't speak more than a few words and doesn't know what clothes are. A human—a human woman—is mystifying to him. He's truly a barbarian in all ways, and like Tarzan in the stories, he's kidnapped me and claimed me for his own. Being with him means I'm going to have to teach him to speak, how to kiss, and how to be human. Or even alien. It should be a terrifying prospect...so why is it that I crave his touch and hunger for more?

Book The Space Barbarians

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mack Reynolds
  • Publisher : Gateway
  • Release : 2013-08-29
  • ISBN : 0575102896
  • Pages : 148 pages

Download or read book The Space Barbarians written by Mack Reynolds and published by Gateway. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John of the Hawks was a proud, young man, proud of his people, proud of his heritage, and proud of his ability to count coup on his clann's traditional enemies. He knew what was right and what was wrong - the four great books had laid down the way things had to be. Which is why the uncouth ways of the clannless drifters from space outraged him so. Not only did these peddlers know nothing of the finesse of proper combat, they knew nothing of the respect due to such things as the coup stick, the right way to capture a wife, and the sanctity of the clann's elders. Worse still, they had some idiotic notion that that cheap silvery metal so commonly used for plumbing and horse-bits, known as platinum, was somehow of special merit. Well, one could excuse an outrage or two on the grounds of ignorance, but there came a time when any good clannsman, such as John certainly was, must decide to teach these barbarians from space a lesson!