Charles Lamb
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Originally written to be an "introduction to the study of Shakespeare," Shakespeare for Children is much more entertaining than that—some of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style. Charles and Mary Lamb introduce children to the magic of Shakespeare with these ten favorite tales. Although simplified, these stories don't underestimate young readers; they keep the complexity, twists of plot,...
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Colonel Jake Thomas has found himself at the edge of disaster once more and managed to pull back from the brink. Defeating the alien armada without the use of a recreated doomsday device was a great victory. However, it was a victory tainted by the realization that a new NeHaw leadership was in place, and they knew how to fight a war in space.
He was once again fighting a two front war, one in space and one on the home front. With cities around...
He was once again fighting a two front war, one in space and one on the home front. With cities around...
6) Alice
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Captain Jacob Thomas USMC is a divorced combat veteran just trying to get his life back on track. Returning to the Marine Corps after a failed attempt at reconciliation with his estranged wife, Jake volunteers for a DARPA experiment that catapults him into a future where humanity has been stripped of 200 years of technological advancements and more than half its population. With the help of a faceless benefactor named Alice, he escapes the confines...
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Colonel Jake Thomas has a mess on his hands. The losses on Klinan have gutted an already short-staffed defense force, and his people are scrambling to prepare for a possible attack, directly on earth. Combined with the seemingly erratic behavior of Sara, his number one go-to girl, he is struggling to keep up.
Now, with unexplained transmissions originating in Europe, and an Alien visitor with questionable motives, he is awash in new challenges...
Now, with unexplained transmissions originating in Europe, and an Alien visitor with questionable motives, he is awash in new challenges...
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With the invading aliens temporarily driven from Human and NeHaw occupied space, all the races are using the pause to recover and rebuild, both friend and foe alike. For the NeHaw, that means pressuring the Earth to allow them to rebuild and rearm their fleet from the Wawobash shipyards, a risk that could easily backfire.
For Jake, the lingering concerns of a lost crew with the un-activated Artificial Life installed in the captured saucer still...
For Jake, the lingering concerns of a lost crew with the un-activated Artificial Life installed in the captured saucer still...
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The disappearance of a routine patrol has the humans scrambling for answers as they investigate the possibility of a new Phaser weapon. Research back on Earth uncovers a technology native to the inhabitants of Reaper's World that has far-reaching implications for the future of all Artificial Lifeforms on Earth and in space.
Finally, to add to all General Jake Thomas has on his plate, a fundamental change in his relationship with ALICE could land...
Finally, to add to all General Jake Thomas has on his plate, a fundamental change in his relationship with ALICE could land...
10) Alice Alliance
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It's been over ten years since the war with the NeHaw ended in an uneasy truce. During that time, Jake Thomas has been relegated from battlefield Commander and Chief to the role of interstellar bureaucrat. To add to his frustrations, he is now father to a passel of teens and preteens, all with their father's propensity for getting into trouble. However, unexplained violations around the Human/NeHaw Neutral Zone and the mysterious disappearances of...
11) ALICE AI vs. AL
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By the middle of the twenty-first century, the major powers on Earth had fallen into a second Cold War centralized in cyberspace. The US has made considerable strides in artificial intelligence by introducing the first ALICE system to the world. In an effort to catch up, China and Russia pooled their total AI resources, hoping their combined technologies would meet or exceed the American systems.
By combining the AI platforms and assigning them...
By combining the AI platforms and assigning them...
12) Alice-9
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Major Jake Thomas is on a roll. With the help of the Artificial Life: Intelligent Computing Environments, or ALICE systems, he has successfully faced off with the hostile NeHaw three times. With continued support from his inner circle of female recruits, all handpicked by the ALICEs to further their own agenda, he continues to try to help the earth return to glory.
As Jake works to assemble a space fleet from captured and constructed vessels to...
As Jake works to assemble a space fleet from captured and constructed vessels to...