Michael Brookes: 8 books

From distant planets to space-borne combat, from desperate attempts to win a race to the last hope of a beleaguered world, fifteen stories of Military SF and space opera, written to celebrate the 10th birthday of independent publisher NewCon Press.1. Introduction2. The Last Tank Commander –...

A new entity is born into the internet. Is it the rebirth of an ancient evil in a new realm? Or something much worse? A sexy looking avatar grants wishes for people across the web, but nothing is truly free, and for those who accept, what price must be paid? Sarah Mitchell must...

The second book in 'The Third Path' trilogy. Stealing Lazarus’s miracle gifted him immortality. Combined with his natural ability of invading and controlling people’s minds this made him one of the most dangerous people on Earth. But the miracle came with a price. His punishment...

In my youth I developed a talent for reading other people’s minds and with practice, forcing my will upon them. I have never encountered anyone capable of resisting my thoughts and for a time I enjoyed the fruits of my power. A terrible tragedy led me to a darker place and then I wielded my ability...

An Odder Quintet explores a world of dark and strange happenings. From new technology to ancient legends, nothing is quite what it seems. Prisons without Walls A prisoner serving a life sentence takes part in an experimental programme that manipulates the perception of time to rehabilitate...

An Odd Quartet is a collection of four dark short stories, each with a twist in the tale. The Yellow Lady A grave robber encounters a ghost from a story he was told as a child. This Empty Place At the heat death of the universe, the Grim Reaper contemplates his existence. **Forced...

As a writer who, beginning in the 1930s, gave voice to the ordinary man and woman, Steinbeck came to be the conscience of America. He witnessed and recorded with clarity much of the political and social upheaval of the 20th century: the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, Vietnam. Yet his...

Traces the sources of power and large-scale organization of prehistoric peoples among Archaic societies. By focusing on the first instances of mound building, pottery making, fancy polished stone and bone, as well as specialized chipped stone, artifacts, and their widespread exchange, this...