The Road to Skye

The Road to Skye

Anne Spackman

Nonfiction / Travel

American tourist Ian MacCleod is traveling through Scotland, when he learns of the Isle of Skye and takes a detour to visit it.American tourist Ian MacCleod is traveling through Scotland, when he learns of the Isle of Skye and takes a detour to visit it. He visits Dunvegan Castle there.
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Days of Winter

Days of Winter

Anne Spackman

Nonfiction / Travel

Kassandra is disappointed in love, and then meets a strange Englishman on a Greek island.Kassandra is disappointed in love, but is happy enough living the single life. Then on holiday, she meets a strange Englishman named James on a Greek island.
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The Osiris Invasion: Book Two of Seeds of a Fallen Empire

The Osiris Invasion: Book Two of Seeds of a Fallen Empire

Anne Spackman

Nonfiction / Travel

In The Osiris Invasion, the Earth of the future is attacked by an alien force known as the Orians who come from the Orion Stars.In The Osiris Invasion, the Earth of the future is attacked by an alien force known as the Orians who come from the Orion Stars. The Earth has suffered a second Dark Ages in the 22nd and 23rd century and recovered enough that they are planning to send an exploration mission to alpha centauri. However, an alien starship crashes on Earth, pursued by another group of aliens called the Orians, and the Earth of the future must deal with this alien invasion…
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He Once Loved Chekhov

He Once Loved Chekhov

Anne Spackman

Nonfiction / Travel

Economist John Jason Grant is in the emergency room, and thinks back on his life. He then decides to reach for some of those dreams he once had.These are three stories and a poem. Two of the stories are short stories. One is a novella. It is intended for older teenagers/young adults. It does contain some material and language that is not suitable for younger readers. Love stories that are meant to touch the hearts of everyone regardless of age, because that's how love works. I don't like these synopsis they make us write. It's a love story enjoy it, or not, don't over think it. Sorry I'm still writing because they are making me add words. Have a Happy Valentines!
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The Empire: Book Six of Seeds of a Fallen Empire

The Empire: Book Six of Seeds of a Fallen Empire

Anne Spackman

Nonfiction / Travel

The conclusion of the Seeds of a Fallen Empire series. The story tells of the founding of an intergalactic Empire that controls the galaxies. But there is one immortal alien who would destroy the Empire...The conclusion of the Seeds of a Fallen Empire series. The story tells of the founding of an intergalactic Empire that controls the galaxies. There is one immortal being who takes up the task of destroying the empire.
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The Song of Orpheus

The Song of Orpheus

Anne Spackman

Nonfiction / Travel

Retired MI5 agent Fraser Phillips relocates to northern Scotland and meets Helena, a Bostonian American on holiday. Fraser marries Helena, but their happiness is short-lived.Why is someone murdering all passengers and crew of Flight 2251 from two years ago? In Book 1 of the Doc Minus Two Novels, a mild-mannered underachiever is picked up by the FBI and informed that he is the last survivor of that flight — everyone else who was on board had already been eliminated — and that they would guarantee his safety if he helped with the investigation. But before the day is out an attempt is made on his life and his newly appointed FBI bodyguard is shot. The last survivor of the flight now finds himself alone and on the run for the first time in his life, evading someone he does not know who wants him dead for reasons he does not understand.Fearful of going to the authorities lest his pursuers find him again, his only hope now lies with Doc Minus Two, a rough, gruff failed doctor turned P.I. who lives on the fringes of society and whom even his best friend describes as "the worst character you'll ever meet." Soon the two discover that the key to the bizarre murders can only be found in the Minotaur Labyrinth in Crete: a cave where old legends loom large and not everyone who goes in comes out alive.
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The Comet Riders: Book Five of Seeds of a Fallen Empire

The Comet Riders: Book Five of Seeds of a Fallen Empire

Anne Spackman

Nonfiction / Travel

The Comet Riders is the story of an alien race of explorers who visit other worlds. Eventually, one of the aliens will invent computerized immortality, by channeling his soul's essence, his memories, into the body of a machine.The Comet Riders, book five of the "Seeds of a Fallen Empire" series, tells the story of alien explorers on another world. Long ago, that world was visited by aliens called "the comet riders". The Comet Riders tells of the rise of an intergalactic Federation and of the mechanization of a humanoid alien named Marankeil, who channels his mind and memories into the body of a mechanized unit. He will one day rule the galaxies...
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Chester the Coyote

Chester the Coyote

Anne Spackman

Nonfiction / Travel

Chester the Coyote and his friend Hank the Hawk are in search of a new home called the oasis.Stories about Ignatius Loyola, John Bunyan, Telemachus, the twelve Martyrs of Scilla, and some frustrated fisherman. They do such things as start the Jesuit order, put an end to the gladiatorial games in Rome, and die for their faith. These are mostly biographies and are all written in creative nonfiction style, which is where you take real events and add details so that they read like a novel. The stories pop to life and will challenge you. Would you do what they did?
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The Book of Bird and Fairy Stories

The Book of Bird and Fairy Stories

Anne Spackman

Nonfiction / Travel

A book of fairy tale and bird stories for all ages. Thirteen stories in all.This is a fairy tale book.The Book of Bird and Fairy Stories Table of Contents:1. A Canary in a Golden Cage 2. The Wild Swans, a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen3. The Elf Knight4. The Stork’s Nest5. The Fairy Ring6. The Knight and the Sparrow-hawk7. Heron Harbor and the Moon Fairy8. Undine and the Knight9. The Tale of the Sweet Pea Fairy10. The Sandpiper11. The Lorelei12. The Wood Fairy and the Elf Owl 13. The Kindness of the Imps14. The Mist Fairy and the Nightingale
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The Mask of Melpomene

The Mask of Melpomene

Anne Spackman

Nonfiction / Travel

A short story about Brian, an actor who moves from Chicago to New York City with his girlfriend, Diana. The adjustment to life in New York City takes Brian a while, but he keeps trying out new opportunities.Camp Deerfield offers delights innumerable for the young camper: nightly dances, grade-school turf wars, and a three-story robot that doubles as a toilet.A short memoir about children misbehaving.
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Curse of the Dragon Kings

Curse of the Dragon Kings

Anne Spackman

Nonfiction / Travel

A story of dragon kings that walk as humans and of elves in the magic land of Daegoras.Curse of The Dragon Kings tells of the mythical origins of the noble Dragon Race, the Dragorians, of their magic and dealings with the Elves, and of their connection with the wizard Myrddin (Merlin was his name as he appeared in the Arthurian Saga) and his brother, Calatin. It tells of the love story between Dragoras the King and Grainnewyn of the Elves. Arcaendria is the setting of Curse of The Dragon Kings. There, in the land of Daegoras, the noble race of Dragorians once dwelled, long before the coming of dwarves and even the elves to their land. But the Dragorians were divided by the slow seduction of the light to the power of evil. A war broke out between the dark Dragorians and the ancient forces of light. It was then, as the Dragorians’ magic battle came to a climax that the dark Dragorians came to be transformed into their reptilian shape—the Dragons, cursed in a tale of the tragic betrayal of their noble King Dragoras. Curse of The Dragon Kings is the story of lands of the wizards' battle against the Dark Wizard and his dragon minions, of the lost city of Dragoras and of the coming of the age of men and dwarves and elves into the mythical birthplace of Dragon-magic.
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Blackberry Wine

Blackberry Wine

Anne Spackman

Nonfiction / Travel

A short love story set in New York City. John Kramer, a disgruntled Manhattan executive, changes his life when he meets Lucy Graham.A short love story set in New York City. John Kramer, a disgruntled Manhattan executive, changes his life when he meets Lucy Graham. Lucy saves his life unexpectedly, and John decides it's fate.
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