Davies: 1593 books

It is perhaps scarcely necessary to say that I use the term Mystic, as applied to the larger portion of this volume, in its technical sense to signify my own initiation into some of the more occult phases of metropolitan existence. It is only to the Spiritualistic, or concluding portion of my work, that the word applies in its ordinary signification.

As a British journalist for one of the UK’s top selling broadsheets, I have always pondered the thought - exactly what it is that underpins a good conspiracy theory as the passage of time through history has opened the door to so many? Is Elvis Presley still alive? Was Princess Diana killed on the...

Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796–1865) was one of pre-confederation Canada's best-known authors. His popular 'Sam Slick the Clockmaker' character was a household name not only in his home country, but also in England and the United States. Born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Haliburton was not...

April 14th 2012:A fleet of ships have gathered in the North Atlantic to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the most famous maritime disaster of all history.Suddenly, a pulse of light engulfs several of the ships, who find themselves on an open ocean dotted with icebergs. Desperately...

This is a full length, 'traditional' science fiction novel, about a far-off planet that is being colonized by humans who must deal with sentient but savage native bird inhabitants that value song and freedom of flight above all else. Aves humming birds are larger than Earth eagles, while Aves eagles...

River As the perilous journey across a country I believed destroyed begins, I no longer know who I am or what I’m becoming. With every passing day, my abilities grow stronger, as does my fear of what comes next. My only certainties are that I will do anything to avoid becoming like Lucifer, and...

River Thirteen years have passed since the war started, bombs fell, and the central states became a thing of the past. When the war ended, the government erected a wall to divide the surviving states from the destroyed ones. I never expected to leave my town, but unlike those who volunteered...

Travelling toward Norwich through the worst snow storm in British history, James Humfries discovers an unknown village in the heart of Thetford forest.The villagers there seem to living an idyllic life, seemingly separated from the rest of the world.James has to tell them that their way of life is...

It is the year of Our Lord 1293.Assistant to the Royal Architect, Tynon Wade, is charged by Edward I to investigate what is happening in the South Wales township of Rhaeadr Tywyllwch which is living under a threat that comes under the cover of night. It preys on anyone who lights the darkness, it...

Jake Simon is a crude old-school noir-leaning soft-boiled New Jersey private investigator who wakes up to find that his brilliant receptionist/lover Elaine has apparently become giant sized. But it quickly becomes clear that instead it is Jake that has a small problem: he has been shrunken from six-foot-two...

The living world runs on genomic software - what Dawn Field and Neil Davies call the 'biocode' - the sum of all DNA on Earth. In Biocode, they tell the story of a new age of scientific discovery: the growing global effort to read and map the biocode, and what that might mean for the future. The structure...

River When I find myself face to face with Lucifer, I realize what he wants from me could annihilate Hell and Earth. I would do anything for those I love, but with the fate of the world resting on my shoulders, I’m not sure I can stop him from destroying us all. Kobal As...

River Standing at the entrance to Hell, two things are evident: I have no idea what I’m doing, and the gateway is not closing. Now, we may have no choice but to find another way to stop Lucifer. Before we can make a decision, an attack forces me through the gateway where I encounter...

Paul Davies gibt einen genauen und abwägenden Überblick über die vorhandenen Modelle der Entstehung des Lebens und fügt eine weitere, gut belegte Hypothese hinzu, nämlich die der Lebensentstehung fern von der Erde. (Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine frühere Ausgabe.)