Download or read book The Stowaway written by Robert Hough and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2011-03-04 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stowaway is at once a thrilling maritime adventure and a thought-provoking morality tale based on real-life events. The novel begins in the spring of 1996 when Rodolfo Miguel, a bosun on the Taiwanese container ship Maersk Dubai, discovers a hungry and frightened pair of Romanian stowaways. He presents them to his officers, fully expecting that they’ll be put to work or else dropped off at the nearest port. Instead, he and his fellow Filipino crewmen watch in silent horror as the Romanians are cast overboard in a flimsy raft only to disappear beneath the ship’s wake. The Stowaway moves seamlessly between two storylines. Aboard the Maersk Dubai, Rodolfo and his crewmen must deal with the emotional trauma of what they’ve seen – as well as grapple with how to act on what they know. The atmosphere on the ship grows increasingly tense as fear, anxiety and paranoia grip the Filipino sailors. Trapped witnesses to a crime, they wonder whom they can trust and whether they themselves will meet with the same fate as the stowaways. Meanwhile, a nineteen-year-old Romanian named Daniel Pacepa heads out on a nail-biting adventure from Bucharest to Algeciras. Poor, brave and full of youthful indiscretion, Daniel is desperate to stow away on a ship and head to a better life in America. Along the way, he meets another Romanian named Gheorghe and together they perform cheap labour, pose as evangelical Christians and do whatever it takes to find their way to the Spanish port of Algeciras. Eventually the two stories merge when Daniel and Gheorghe sneak onto the ill-fated Maersk Dubai. One man is killed, the other discovered by Rodolfo. Once again, the Filipino crewmen find themselves faced with an excruciating moral dilemma. Do they risk their own personal safety to save the life of a complete stranger? All of the scenes involving the Filipino sailors are as close to the truth as Robert Hough could manage based on exhaustive interviews with the crewmen as well as on their letters and journals. Though Hough invented the Romanians’ land adventure, he based the story on considerable research, including interviews with Romanian-Canadians who had lived under the Ceausescu regime. Hough was widely praised for the deft way in which he mixes fact and fiction in The Stowaway. The critics were also unanimous in their admiration for the novel’s ability to seduce with suspense while at the same time posing profound issues for the reader to ponder. “This is a powerful novel that artfully combines the vivid, breathless pacing of the best adventure stories with the moral and metaphysical depth of the best literary fiction,” said Quill & Quire. And from the Vancouver Sun: “Harnessing the force of fiction and the weight of history, Hough has created a powerful, deeply human masterpiece out of tragedy and inhumanity.”

Download or read book Stowaway in a Sleigh written by Roger Mader and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cat’s out of the bag and holiday adventure awaits! When Slipper finds Mr. Furry Boots in her house, she does what any cat would do and investigates. But curiosity gets the best of her when she finds herself on a trip she hadn’t planned on taking . . . Join Slipper as she discovers that there’s no place like home—especially for Christmas.

Download or read book The Stowaways written by Meghan Marentette and published by Pajama Press Inc.. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rory Stowaway's family tradition of adventure hunting comes to an end when his grampa comes up missing. That is, until he discovers his Gran knows what really happened to his Grampa.

Download or read book Stowaway written by Pam Withers and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2018-08-18 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2020 Red Maple Fiction Award — Shortlisted • 2021 Chocolate Lily Award — Winner “The fast-paced and suspenseful plot will keep readers rooting for Owen, Arturo, and the others.” —School Library Journal Owen’s plan to sail away on an adventure puts him on a collision course with some very dangerous people. When Owen’s parents leave him on his own for a week, the sixteen-year-old gets bored and hatches a crazy idea: sneak onto the yacht that’s visiting the sleepy Pacific Coast island where he lives and stow away on an adventure! Once on board the vessel, Owen quickly finds this is anything but innocent fun. The ship is packed with teenagers from Central America, and it looks like Owen has stumbled into a people-smuggling operation. Complications pile up and as things head from bad to worse, a haunting incident from Owen’s past tightens its grip on him. There’s only one way to break free and make his way home. Owen and the first mate, Arturo — a former street kid — must work together to commandeer the boat and win the trust of those on board. But who’s friend and who’s foe in the shifting tides?

Download or read book The Salving of the Fusi Yama written by Percy F. Westerman and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-28 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Percy F. Westerman's 'The Salving of the 'Fusi Yama' is a thrilling adventure novel set in a maritime context. The book follows the gripping story of a group of sailors who embark on a perilous journey to salvage a sunken ship, the 'Fusi Yama'. Westerman's narrative style is characterized by vivid descriptions of seafaring life and detailed accounts of nautical procedures, making the story come to life for the reader. The book is rich in nautical terminology and showcases the author's deep knowledge and love for the sea. The 'Fusi Yama' serves as a prime example of Westerman's contribution to maritime literature, appealing to those interested in adventure stories with a maritime setting.

Download or read book Stowaway written by John David Anderson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved author of Posted and Ms. Bixby's Last Day returns with the first book in a coming-of-age sci-fi duology about Leo, a kid trying to navigate the galaxy in order to save his family—and, possibly, the planet Earth. When scientists discover a rare and mysterious mineral buried in the Earth’s crust, they have no idea that it just happens to be the most valuable substance in the entire universe. It’s not long before aliens show up to our little corner of the galaxy offering a promise of protection, some fabulous new technology, and entry into their intergalactic coalition—all in exchange for this precious resource. A material so precious that other alien forces are willing to start a war over it. A war that soon makes its way to Earth. Leo knows this all too well. His mother was killed in one such attack, and soon after, his father, a Coalition scientist, decides it would be best for them to leave Earth behind. It’s on this expedition that their ship is attacked, Leo’s father is kidnapped, and Leo and his brother are stranded in the middle of space. The only chance they have is for Leo to stow away on a strange ship of mercenary space pirates bound for who knows where and beg the captain to help him find his father. But the road is dangerous, and pirates, of course, only look out for themselves. Leo must decide who to trust as he tries to stay alive and save his family, even as he comes to understand that there aren’t many people—human or alien—that he can count on in this brave new universe.

Download or read book Stowaway written by Becky Black and published by JMS Books LLC. This book was released on 2024-08-03 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The capture of stowaway Kit Miller brings some rare excitement to the life of Raine, security chief on a deep space cargo freighter. Kit’s a fugitive, a shameless flirt and the sexiest man Raine’s ever seen, but Raine’s determined to resist him. Getting involved with Kit would be inappropriate and Raine prides himself on his rigid principles. To Kit, Raine is just another authority figure like the ones who’ve screwed him over before, so he can’t work out why Raine makes him feel so safe. Why the muscle-bound hunk makes him so hot is easier to understand. Eventually, desire overcomes their wariness and they begin a passionate and mostly secret affair. When Kit proves his loyalty to the crew and the ship and Raine shows Kit he’s not the kind of man Kit assumed he was, their feelings grow deeper. But the end of the voyage is looming, and they face losing each other forever unless Raine is ready to give up all he’s worked for to love a lawbreaking stowaway.

Download or read book The Barbarians from a Far Planet written by Tom Godwin and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited Tom Godwin collection includes:_x000D_ For The Cold Equations _x000D_ Space Prison _x000D_ The Nothing Equation _x000D_ The Helpful Hand of God _x000D_ Cry from a Far Planet _x000D_ The Last Victory _x000D_ —And Devious the Line of Duty _x000D_ Brain Teaser _x000D_ The Barbarians _x000D_ _x000D_Tom Godwin (1915 – 1980) was an American science fiction author. In his career, Godwin published three novels and around thirty short stories. His hard science fiction short story, "The Cold Equations," is one of the works he is best known for.

Download or read book The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One 1929 1964 written by Robert Silverberg and published by Tordotcom. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive collection of the best in science fiction stories between 1929-1964. This book contains twenty-six of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. They represent the considered verdict of the Science Fiction Writers of America, those who have shaped the genre and who know, more intimately than anyone else, what the criteria for excellence in the field should be. The authors chosen for The Science Fiction Hall of Fame are the men and women who have shaped the body and heart of modern science fiction; their brilliantly imaginative creations continue to inspire and astound new generations of writers and fans. Robert Heinlein in "The Roads Must Roll" describes an industrial civilization of the future caught up in the deadly flaws of its own complexity. "Country of the Kind," by Damon Knight, is a frightening portrayal of biological mutation. "Nightfall," by Isaac Asimov, one of the greatest stories in the science fiction field, is the story of a planet where the sun sets only once every millennium and is a chilling study in mass psychology. Originally published in 1970 to honor those writers and their stories that had come before the institution of the Nebula Awards, The Science Fiction Hall Of Fame, Volume One, was the book that introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders of science fiction. Too long unavailable, this new edition will treasured by all science fiction fans everywhere. The Science Fiction Hall Of Fame, Volume One, includes the following stories: Introduction by Robert Silverberg "A Martian Odyssey" by Stanley G. Weinbaum "Twilight" by John W. Campbell "Helen O'Loy" by Lester del Rey "The Roads Must Roll" by Robert A. Heinlein "Microcosmic God" by Theodore Sturgeon "Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov "The Weapon Shop" by A. E. van Vogt "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" by Lewis Padgett "Huddling Place" by Clifford D. Simak "Arena" by Frederic Brown "First Contact" by Murray Leinster "That Only a Mother" by Judith Merril "Scanners Live in Vain" by Cordwainer Smith "Mars is Heaven!" by Ray Bradbury "The Little Black Bag" by C. M. Kornbluth "Born of Man and Woman" by Richard Matheson "Coming Attraction" by Fritz Leiber "The Quest for Saint Aquin" by Anthony Boucher "Surface Tension" by James Blish "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke "It's a Good Life" by Jerome Bixby "The Cold Equations" by Tom Godwin "Fondly Fahrenheit" by Alfred Bester "The Country of the Kind," Damon Knight "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" by Roger Zelazny At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book The Barbarians from a Far Planet Tom Godwin Boxed Set Illustrated Edition written by Tom Godwin and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The Barbarians from a Far Planet: Tom Godwin Boxed Set (Illustrated Edition)', Tom Godwin presents a gripping collection of sci-fi short stories that explore the themes of human nature, survival, and society. Written in a concise and straightforward style, Godwin's work is reminiscent of the Golden Age of Science Fiction, capturing the essence of the era with its focus on moral dilemmas and futuristic settings. Each story in this boxed set is accompanied by vivid illustrations that enhance the reader's experience and bring Godwin's imaginative worlds to life. Fans of classic science fiction will appreciate the timeless appeal of these tales. Tom Godwin, known for his influential contributions to the sci-fi genre, drew inspiration from his own experiences and observations of society to create thought-provoking narratives that continue to resonate with readers today. His deep curiosity about human behavior and the unknown propelled him to craft stories that challenge conventional thinking and explore the limits of imagination. I recommend 'The Barbarians from a Far Planet: Tom Godwin Boxed Set (Illustrated Edition)' to anyone interested in thought-provoking sci-fi that delves into the complexities of human nature and society. Godwin's timeless tales are sure to captivate and inspire readers of all ages.

Download or read book For The Cold Equations written by Tom Godwin and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Frontier is a strange place—and a frontier is not always easy to recognize. It may lie on the other side of a simple door marked "No Admittance"—but it is always deadly dangerous.

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Download or read book The Last Stowaway written by Stacy Miller and published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises. This book was released on 2012-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've never heard of the Queen Mary?' They looked shocked. 'Oh yeah! The Queen Mary! Where's it headed?' 'The United States, ' one girl answered. 'What are the chances of stowing away?' I asked. All I had to my name were the clothes on my back, a toothbrush, a razor, my passport, and about $3.50, coupled with a prayer in my heart. 'I'll tell you what, mate. If you got guts enough to stowaway, we'll get ye aboard, and we'll take care of ye.' Without knowing it, I was stepping into a small part of history. In his true-life adventure story, Stacy Miller tells the tale of how he wandered across Europe, only to find himself a stowaway trying to get home on the illustrious RMS Queen Mary's final voyage. During the RMS Queen Mary's 'Last Great Cruise, ' a thirty-nine-day historical voyage from Southampton, England, to Long Beach, California, via Cape Horn, Stacy boarded in Lisbon, Portugal, three days out of Southampton with thirty-six days left to her journey. Though intending to stay undercover, he is discovered and made a crewmember in the middle of this international affair. However, Stacy's story isn't just about being a stowaway on a ship. It's about how a twenty-one-year-old American boy grew up, became stranded in Europe, and took a leap of faith to become a part of an historical event. Find out how his story ends in Stacy Miller's action-packed memoir, The Last Stowaway: RMS Queen Mary.

Download or read book The Stowaway s Inheritance written by Margaret Carter and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Cold Equations Other Stories written by Tom Godwin and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of stories by a master of science fiction adventure, with added dimensions of speculation and cold, hard realism.

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