The Flight Of The Darkstar Dragon

Impossible world. Impossible dragon. Impossible adventure. Lost with her ship and crew in an unfamiliar land, Min's first command could be her last. Nothing here behaves the way it should: The magic that powers her skyship has been drained, rendering it immobile. The sky is an endless twilight, lit by the luminous fish that swim in it. Off starboard, there's also the country-sized dragon that is looking particularly hungry. It will take all of Min's training and experience to get her people safely back home, but as the truth about the Darkstar Dimension begins to be revealed, Min will have to prove to her crew - and to herself - that she is still the best person for the job. From the twisted mind that created the 'delightfully weird' Yarnsworld series comes a fantasy adventure like no other. Grab it now, to set sail on a journey you'll never forget!

After completing the mysterious test to become a Grand Magi with her shandar, Jerdone, Zandreena was looking forward to peaceful years of studying to perfect her magic. But fate and a prophecy of old made her leave her home and led her to an adventure and eventful encounter with the fearless Ash'len, the spiritual Danica, and the proud thief Ren, all of whom would play a role in her journey to finding the Orb of the Magi. This immense duty placed in the hands of this young Grand Magi was not wel

A captivating history of NASA’s Space Transportation System—the space shuttle—chronicling the inevitable failures of a doomed design. In Dark Star, Matthew Hersch challenges the existing narrative of the most significant human space program of the last 50 years, NASA’s space shuttle. He begins with the origins of the space shuttle: a century-long effort to develop a low-cost, reusable, rocket-powered airplane to militarize and commercialize space travel, which Hersch explains was built the wrong way, at the wrong time, and for all the wrong reasons. Describing the unique circumstances that led to the space shuttle’s creation by President Richard Nixon’s administration in 1972 and its subsequent flights from 1981 through 2011, Hersch illustrates how the space shuttle was doomed from the start. While most historians have accepted the view that the space shuttle’s fatal accidents—including the 1986 Challenger explosion—resulted from deficiencies in NASA’s management culture that lulled engineers into a false confidence in the craft, Dark Star reveals the widespread understanding that the shuttle was predestined for failure as a technology demonstrator. The vehicle was intended only to give the United States the appearance of a viable human spaceflight program until funds became available to eliminate its obvious flaws. Hersch’s work seeks to answer the perilous questions of technological choice that confront every generation, and it is a critical read for anyone interested in how we can create a better world through the things we build.

A Vanir cop stares back when Gareth St. John Dankworth looks in a mirror these days. However, that will not stop him. He will happily embrace any cost to stop the man who was once his best friend in the solar system from conquering the galaxy. Even if it involves living the rest of his life as a Star Dragon. If crime never sleeps, justice will not either. Flight of the Star Dragon is the second Star Dragon story--science fiction written with an 1950s pulp flair--and the continuing adventures of the Star Dragon, bringing him and the Accord Constabulary into the world of high fashion. Be sure to read Birth of the Star Dragon and be on the lookout for Call of the Star Dragon to read next.

The prime Dragon Stone seems to be dying, and that means that the connection between the dragon masters and their dragons is also fading, so the six dragon masters must located the hidden stone, and learn what is causing the problem before their telepathic connection is completely gone.

The adventure continues in a world unlike any other - in Book 3 of the epic fantasy Dragon's Erf Series... EVIL SCIENCE MEETS EVIL MAGIC Together the new lords of science and lords of the Erf's core intend to create a new empire of evil on Erf. But first, they must complete the destruction of the True Dragons of Under-Erf along with the last remaining bastion of magic on Over-Erf, the great Forest of Lundun. ERF'S LAST AND ONLY HOPE "Humdrums" (humans) Roger and Mary have been chosen by the high powers of magic and spirits to stop them and they now have magical powers of their own; one a witch and the other a friend of True Dragons. PRINCE REGOR - NEWBORN DRAGON They now have the only heir to the throne of True Dragons on their side, Prince Regor, trouble is, he's just a newborn hatchling! Now the once hidden forces of evil are gathering, can all three learn and control their new knowledge and powers fast enough to save the forest and its many magical peoples? ONLY TIME WILL TELL... *** If you've enjoyed such books from Potter to Pullman, Gaiman to Pratchett, then this tale of dragons, misfits and magic is for you. Written with a witty and funny voice, humour and society issues so relatable today - this is truly a page turner. With a flavour of the most famous fantasy authors ever, but an original and unique style of his own, S. R. Langley gives you a true pleasure of a fantasy series to read.

Ultimon, once king of the dragons and now the last survivor, climbs out of the sewers in which he has been hiding and takes one last flight. Includes notes about the constellation Draco.

Evil closes in ... Nath Dragon's father, Balzurth, has disappeared and delivered himself into the hands of the titan leader, Eckubahn. It's up to Nath Dragon and his comrades to save his father before the entire world of Nalzambor is turned upside down. In the meantime, the elves and dwarves are still hunting Nath Dragon. They want to bring him to justice for the murders of their leaders. What will Nath do when there is nowhere to run and he must face his fate.