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Author
Publisher
Orbit
Language
English
Description
"From legendary science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson comes a vision of climate change unlike any ever imagined. Kim Stanley Robinson is one of contemporary science fiction's most acclaimed writers, and with this new novel, he once again turns his eye to themes of climate change, technology, politics, and the human behaviors that drive these forces. But his setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world - rather, he imagines a more hopeful...
3) Black Anchor
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Lexile measure
920L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (97 p.) : ill. (some col.), map.
Language
English
Description
In their new mission the Shadow Squadron is faced with a diplomatic nightmare--a Chinese oil rig in Cuban waters has been taken over by American mercenaries who are holding the workers hostage, and it is up to Ryan Cross and his men to get there before the Cuban military, and avoid an international incident.
4) Cuba straits
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Doc Ford's old friend, General Juan Garcia, has gone into the lucrative business of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the U.S. He is also feasting on profits made by buying historical treasures for pennies on the dollar. He prefers what dealers call HPC items-high-profile collectibles-but when he manages to obtain a collection of letters written by Fidel Castro between 1960-62 to a secret girlfriend, it's not a matter of money anymore. Garcia...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 310 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Emma Caldridge, a chemist for a cosmetics company, is en route from Miami to Bogotá when her plane is hijacked and spins out of control into the mountains near the Venezuelan border. Thrown unhurt from the wreckage, she can do nothing but watch as guerrillas take the other passengers hostage. An endurance marathon runner, Emma silently trails the guerrillas and their captives, using her athletic prowess and scientific knowledge to stay alive. Those...
6) Dead silence
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the 16th novel of the Doc Ford series, a New York City senator is kidnapped and held for ransom. Ford and his helpful friend Tomlinson must venture to the Florida Keys to rescue her and capture the culprit.