Download or read book Speaker of the Shakk written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2019-09-22 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theophilus Merlan, a shy geologist, courageously saves an alien boy's life on the planet Yellowsand and acquires some of his DNA. Since the boy is royalty and the present, dying Speaker admires Merlan, he tells Merlan that he is now part Shakk himself and must be the next Speaker or ruler of the Shakk people. Hour by hour, Merlan finds himself changing mentally and physically from human to Shakk. Even more terrifying is the Speaker's revelation that the Shakk's two vile and vicious alien enemies, the Xanteans and the Merotox, are about to visit Yellowsand. These invaders seek to conquer Yellowstone and enslave the Shakk, and only Merlan can save his new people. But to do so, he has to use all his wits and courage. The situation is complicated further by the threat of the Speaker's grandson, who hates Merlan and seeks to kill him because the Speaker has chosen a human to be the next Speaker in his place. Merlan finds he must do more than just hold onto his sanity and adjust to his changing abilities and perceptions. He must also be a father to an alien boy and cope with his growing love for Ann Benson, the mission's navigator. As he becomes increasingly alien, Merlan wonders if they have any chance at happiness. His task of saving the Shakk race seems hopeless, yet he feels he must try even if it costs him his life.

Download or read book Inspector of the Cross written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks to suspended animation, Turtan is over 3500 years old and travels on freeze ships to distant worlds. His mission is to investigate weapons that will help humanity turn the tide against their ancient nemesis…the Cenknife. Vicious aliens, the Cenknife seek to conquer the universe and enslave humanity. In his quest to find such a weapon and save billions of lives, Turtan discovers overwhelming obstacles, some of which exist within himself.

Download or read book Starfighter Chronicles written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (previously published as The Turtan Trilogy) Now in one volume, the first three books of John B. Rosenman's Inspector of the Cross series. The Cen, a cruel alien race, has attacked humanity and only one man can save it. Turtan, an Inspector of the Cross Empire, travels in suspended animation to distant worlds in search of a weapon or device that can defeat the enemy and end the brutal five-thousand-year war. Because he travels in frozen sleep, this elite agent is technically four thousand years old and has outlived many lovers and generations of his children. It is a painful and terrible burden, but duty comes first and always he must move on. His mission is rendered even more difficult by his own leaders who sometimes oppose his selfless quest to save humanity.

Download or read book Dark Wizard written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2021-06-26 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kan wakes up in California with no memory of who he is or what his real name is. But he discovers that he has amazing powers, such as superhuman strength and the ability to bring a little girl back from death. He causes the witnesses to forget his achievement and flees, fearing that something terrible will happen if he loses his anonymity and they discover his powers. Soon Ariel Carter, a beautiful girl enters his life and complicates things even more. Kan learns about a mysterious Wizard who is trying to bring aliens to Earth in order to conquer it. Who is this Wizard, and can Kan discover his identity in time to save the planet? It all depends on a cosmic video game and a missing element in its code. Add Jeremy Birdwell, a quirky, diminutive alien and his magic car, and events build to an explosive climax. Can Kan trust anybody, even the girl he loves? To save the world, he must discover not only his real identity but that of the Dark Wizard who is Earth's ultimate enemy.

Download or read book The Canterbury Nightmares written by S. A. Cosby and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Canterbury Nightmares is a collection of stories from the edge of the abyss. Combining the essence of Chaucer’s pilgrims on their journey to a shrine, with what appeared to be the end of a global pandemic, these tales were born in a time when personal connections were few, breathing the air in a grocery store felt unsafe, and the country was dissolving into seemingly irreparable divisions. Eleven travelers heading out to visit The Grand Canyon. All of them have their reasons. All of them have their losses, and their pain. All of them are dark. From an old man taking a promised journey with his wife, to a congregation that has lost its way, from different backgrounds and cultures, to different ways of dealing with grief, loss, and isolation, this book will take you places you do not expect. Contents: The Old Man's Tale – Steve Rasnic Tem The Liberation of Brother Buffalo – Michael Boatman Think of the Family – Ai Jiang To See Her in Sepia – Scott J. Moses The Preditor's Tale – Terence Taylor The Wife of Wrath's Tale – John B. Rosenman The Secret Place: A Knight’s Tale – Stephen Mark Rainey The Sacred Clarion – S. A. Cosby The Tour Guide's Tale – Anna Tambour Every Form of Person – J. A. W. McCarthy Vending Machine Girl – Eric LaRocca

Download or read book Dreamfarer written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 2170, ninety years after World War III. Thanks to the technological advances of dream machines, humanity is able to escape a dull existence through adventurous and romantic fantasies that are far more exciting and fulfilling than ordinary life. But not all dreamers are so blessed. What happens to a “Dreamfarer” when he wakes after seven years to find that he has become a Waker, one of the three percent of humanity who are immune to further dream stimulation and who must face an empty future? This is the case with Sam Adams, who desperately seeks salvation and meaning in his life after he wakes up. Many disappointed Wakers become Wreckers who seek to overthrow the Government. Others lose themselves in drugs and sex. Sam wrestles with both possibilities. In the end he embarks on a quest that may affect not only his future but others' as well.

Download or read book Beyond Those Distant Stars written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2019-09-22 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alien invaders have all but destroyed humanity. Stella McMasters, a retired naval officer, yearns to get in the war but knows she'll never get a chance. Then amazing things start to happen. After saving a comrade's life during a meltdown that almost kills her, physicians remove her radioactive flesh and turn her into a superhuman cyborg. She is then given command of her first ship and, against her better judgment, falls in love with its charismatic pilot. On their way to join the Empire's last line of defense, Stella runs right into an enemy vessel. For the first time ever, the mysterious invaders invite humans aboard. Should Stella accept, or run? Can she avoid a crushing defeat and save humanity in the process?

Download or read book Defender of the Flame written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2020-03-26 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Escaping an enemy-infested mine on Lauren, Turtan flies toward the First Station where he graduated four thousand years before. Using Radiants, intelligent submicroorganisms in his brain, he hopes to train cadets to defeat the Cen and ultimately win the war. On the way, however, he encounters a terrible problem that jeopardizes his mission before he even gets there.

Download or read book Kingdom of the Jax written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2020-03-25 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventures of Turtan continue as he adjusts to his alien bride and struggles to save the human race. He has finally found a device that the Cross can use to defeat the seemingly invincible alien Cen and end their five-thousand-year war. The question is, will his own side let him use it?

Download or read book Conqueror of the Stars written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2020-06-20 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Enemy Class I Battlecruiser nine point seven three klicks dead ahead,” Doc said. Christ, this gigantic monster was practically on top of them with enough armor and firepower for a small fleet. Even at a hundred thousand kilometers they’d be gobbled up. “Shields up!” he ordered, but of course Dr. Glitch had already done that as well as activated the sound suppressors to discourage eavesdropping. He slipped into the command chair and strapped himself in. “Fire!” Even as he gave the order, he saw that Sky’s ship had beaten their mighty adversary to the punch. Her missiles struck the Cen’s force field amidships, only to explode outward in a blinding white glare. An instant later, Turtan’s birds bashed them head on, likewise to little effect. “Warheads coming in,” Doc warned. “I’m taking evasive action.” Turtan saw the Cen missiles approach. Victory veered to the left, but the bastards were heat-seeking and hungry for movement, and they caught them right center. Their shield absorbed the blows and transferred their fury outward. Still, Turtan’s body rocked, and he heard the bulkheads almost crack. “They hit Sky’s ship hard,” Doc said. He couldn’t worry about that. After all, it was a warship, and Cen technology was superior to humans’. The best thing he could do for both of them was find a way to beat the enemy.

Download or read book Go East Young Man written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go East, Young Man, the sequel to Dreamfarer, is an "on the road" adventure story that takes place 150 years in the future. Sam Adams, along with Boone and Alan Webster, travelsfrom San Francisco all the way to Denver, having dangerous encounters on the way. Sam, who played a vital role in shutting down the San Francisco Dream Services Center and waking up half a million dreamers, hopes to meet a mysterious contact in Denver who will recruit him for his next mission. The goal of the nationwide Resistance is to cripple the Dream Factories completely and wake up all Americans, saving them from their psychic dependence on machine-induced dreams, which are far more exciting and fulfilling than the often dull existence of ordinary life. Severely injured, Sam almost died in his narrow escape from the Center. He feels lucky to be alive and to have the two companions he does. Alan was a pol (policeman) in San Francisco, and Boone is a jack-of-all-trades who’s good at fixing things. Later, though, Sam wonders if Boone appeared too conveniently in his customized car to rescue them, and if he can be trusted. They have barely begun their quest across an America that has regressed to being a lawless frontier. Wherever they stop, thieves and murderers attack them. Will they ever survive to reach their destination?

Download or read book Childhood s Day written by John B. Rosenman and published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suppose you could have yourself reborn at the age of seven so your childhood self could help you cope with crippling guilt for the death of your father--would you do it? And would it be fair to the boy you once were, especially since he will live only one day?

Download or read book Skyburst written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2020-06-20 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Defender of the Flame, Turtan arrived on First Station and organized a plan to defeat the aliens and save humanity. Skyburst looks at many of the same events from the standpoint of Sky, Turtan’s young protégé. In just a few years she grows into womanhood and meets momentous challenges which shape her character and test her courage and abilities. As the great mission to attack the enemy approaches, she constantly asks herself one question: Will she be ready to face the alien peril that threatens to destroy mankind?

Download or read book A Breath of Fresh Air written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Windsor’s luck has abandoned him. His wife, Muriel, left him, taking his beloved seven-year-old son Andy with her, and is sleeping with a rich lawyer. As if that isn’t enough, he experiences three near-death episodes in his sleep, fighting for breath and nearly suffocating. It's called obstructive sleep apnea, and his neurologist advises him to use a device to help regulate his breathing at night. It sounds even more miserable, but Michael agrees. What follows is a whirlwind of surreal changes as his body strengthens, his life improves, and he feels somehow more alive. He knows it’s the machine, but he also knows that’s crazy. Then, to his horror, he is enmeshed in a string of murder and violence that has both the police and a very powerful, very evil entity hot on his trail. He also finds a new romance and the hope of a better life. If only he can survive and protect himself, his son, and the woman he’s grown to love.

Download or read book Dax Rigby War Correspondent written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2021-07-02 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As WWIII rages on Earth, War Correspondent Dax Rigby travels to the savage planet Arcadia to investigate and report on the Western Alliance’s mission there. Soon, he fights not only to save two intelligent alien species from extinction, but also to rescue a dying human outpost threatened by a mysterious disease. Facing assassination attempts, seduction from a passionate pilot, and his own mysterious powers of resurrection, Dax struggles to maintain his loyalties and complete his mission. The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance. Will he find a way to redefine both his identity and his destiny in time?

Download or read book Crash written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After finally defeating the alien Cen, humanity’s vicious enemy, Inspector Turtan faces a new and perhaps greater challenge. He must travel to the planet Masada 97 years away to save a Cross colony from a meteor strike. However, his ship crashes on Masada and Turtan is almost killed. Though he recovers, his face is destroyed and he loses his memory. He does not even know who he is. What’s worse, he finds he is in the middle of an endless war between two vicious camps. How can he possibly survive and save the planet from the meteor’s imminent strike?

Download or read book The Merry Go Round Man written by John B. Rosenman and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you believe you can shape your future, determine your destiny? One spring day in 1954, three sixth grade boys make a bet: the one who can climb first to the top of a small green merry-go-round outside their school will be “Champ for life!” For the rest of his days he’ll be “on Easy Street!” So they engage in a “mad scramble . . . clambering over each other with murderous intent,” and eventually one of them reaches the summit and stands triumphant, lording it over the others. He is the merry-go-round man. The Merry-Go-Round Man is a novel about three boys growing up in the so-called innocent days of the Eisenhower fifties. It’s about rites of passage, loss of innocence, sexual initiation, racism, and much more . Of the three boys, Johnny Roth is central. He possesses two transcendent gifts which are only beginning to emerge as the novel begins. One of them is the ability to box or fight, something he deeply fears. The other ability is artistic and mystical. He is a natural expressionistic painter of vast potential. Unfortunately, Johnny’s father, an orthodox Jew, hates both of these pursuits, and his opposition tears Johnny apart. Of the two other boys, Lee Esner grows up to be a gifted football player with what looks like a lucrative pro career ahead of him. He also has a flair for attracting beautiful girls. Is he the merry-go-round man? The third boy, Jimmy Wiggins, is black and from the ghetto. Attending an elite white school with Johnny and Lee, his naïve love for a pretty white girl is destroyed by her cruel racism. Another rite of passage. Symbols such as a burning Buddhist monk make us ask whether anyone is really The Merry-Go-Man in life.