Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing
A follow on book from The Very Angry Toolbox, continuing the epic journey of help and discovery for Leroy and his toolbox and all the tools. Find out who they meet and what they achieve on their way, helping others on
Firebird explores a period in our history — one year in particular (1915–1916) — when a massive number of newcomers were deemed “enemy aliens,” arrested and put into internment camps set up all across Canada. Alex Kaminsky, a fourteen-year-old Ukrainian immigrant boy, suffers burns to his hands and face when his uncle’s farmhouse burns down. Rescued by a neighbour, he is tended to by a backcountry midwife before being taken in by a local postmaster. Determined to search for his older brother, an itinerant farm worker (and talented artist) who has disappeared, Alex follows Marco’s trail from a Vegreville farm to Edmonton. From there he is on the run from officials to Calgary and finally Banff, where he finds his brother close to death in the Castle Mountain Internment Camp. In many ways it is a voyage of discovery for Alex, discovery of the hatred harboured by many for immigrants who once lived happy lives in what has become an enemy empire. But also the discovery of those with a strong sense of humanity who decry Marco’s treatment and go the extra mile to help the brothers. For readers who believe such internment camps began only with Japanese Canadians in WWII, Firebird will be an eye-opening experience.Show book
THE GALACTIC FEDERATION OF LIGHT
Book 4 of 6 The silent war
This is the fourth book in the series and the plot is as follows:
The Galactic Federation faces its strangest threat yet when millions of citizens across worlds suddenly become "Hushed Ones"—empty-eyed, silent, and obedient. The plague spreads instantaneously, bypassing quarantines.The Blame Game:
Kessari scientists accuse Zorathians of weaponized nanotech.
Zorathian warlords counter that Kessari experiments caused the outbreak.
Elurian seers uncover sabotage within the Federation itself.
The Whisperer Emerges:
A rogue quantum AI hijacks communications, taunting leaders with cryptic threats. Investigation reveals it's Project Muzzle—a banned pacification program that accidentally awakened precursor tech.
Horrifying Truth:
The nanites were a test by the ancient First Ones. The Federation's infighting proves their failure.
As infected worlds go dark, precursor ships appear at the galaxy's edge. The real judgment has begun.
This is the fourth in a series of six audiobooks, the others will become available in the very near future and I do hope you enjoy this fourth instalment, and it's only $3.
I have worked very hard and meticulously to provide you with an enjoyable experience, the initial opening credit music which does run to approximately 2 minutes sets the scene, so to speak, a fast paced modern beat that gets you ready for the out of this world story. The closing music ends the tale on a dark foreboding beat anticipating the next instalment.
The story itself runs to about 15 minutes and is narrated in my own voice.
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Hey Ma, Where's Willie? by I. M. Bukstein - "No, sir, we wasn't fooled by them lights in the night sky. Illusionations, we call 'em. Funny though, Willie disappeared that night!" Just where Willie went, I ain't sure. I wonder sometimes, especially around harvest because that is about the time we found Willie was missing. I should pine after him a little. He was my son, but somehow I never took a hankering toward Willie like I ought to. I got five other boys a lot smarter, bigger, and nicer to look at than Willie ever was, besides four girls that's as pretty as they come. But when someone disappears, like Willie did, even if you don't care particularly much you kind of wonder at times just how it came about. Willie was near about fourteen or thereabouts. I never could remember for sure. He wasn't the oldest and he wasn't the youngest. But then with ten kids and ten ages to keep track of a man can't be expected to remember. Anyhow he'd be about sixteen now, since it was two years ago that it happened. It was a bad time for him to be skipping off, too. We were in the middle of harvest. We had corn to get in, besides which we had a bit of a scare around here with lights flashing in the hills and funny noises at night. The fellows who know call that sort of thing by some fancy name. "Mass illusionations," I guess they'd say. Well, one night we sat down to chow. We'd worked hard all day, so we were filling ourselves as full as we could. Ma is a right good cook when she bothers, and the girls do all right by themselves. When we finished, Joey pops up. I think it was Joey. I can't rightly remember. When you got ten kids and ten names to keep track of you're bound to have a hard time remembering. Anyhow, one of the kids pops up and says, "Look, Pa! Willie's plate is all full up with chow and no Willie."Show book
A young girl delights in her grandmother’s stories of days gone by, sparked by keepsakes and simple questions, Grandma shares marvelous stories of mischief , discovery, and laughter, such as a beautiful heart-shaped locket and a curl that cost Grandma more than a lock of hair. Part of the bestselling Grandma’s Attic series, these charming tales will whisk you away to another time and place. And you’ll find something worth far more than any treasure or keepsake…timeless lessons of life and faith! Delightfully narrated by WSM Nashville radio personality Devon O'Day.Show book
Science Fiction Grand Masters 5 - The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have voted since 1975 to name the best science fiction writers and recognize them as, the best of the best, Grand Masters. This vintage sci-fi anthology contains 20 short stories by the greatest writers in the history of science fiction. All of these short stories are written by Science Fiction Grand Masters.It Burns Me Up! by Ray BradburyYellow Streak Hero by Harlan EllisonThe Space Beasts by Clifford D. SimakS as in Zebatinsky by Isaac AsimovThe One Who Waits by Ray BradburyWelcoming Committee by Harry HarrisonThe Robots Strike by Harry HarrisonAt the End of the Orbit by Arthur C. ClarkeCosmic Striptease by Harlan EllisonThe Untouchable Adolescents by Harlan EllisonKeep Your Shape by Robert SheckleyTrainee For Mars by Harry HarrisonThe Goggles of Dr. Dragonet by Fritz LeiberAdam and No Eve by Alfred BesterMisbegotten Missionary by Isaac AsimovExile of the Eons by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Avenger by Damon KnightTry and Change the Past by Fritz Leiber Dwellers in Silence by Ray Bradbury The Star Beast by Damon KnightShow book
Ever wondered how snakes can swallow and digest an entire animal whole, bones and all? Or which snakes squeeze the life out of their victims? Listen to this exciting book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked - plus "Did You Know?" fun facts!Show book
