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Responding to the promise of a hefty donation from an eccentric billionaire with space travel ambitions, the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute excavates the site of the 1947 Roswell incident and immediately uncovers two unknown murder victims. A billionaire wants to excavate the site of the 1947 Roswell incident, and Nora Kelly is tasked with the job. Instead of aliens, they uncover bodies--a discovery that opens a pandora's box of mystery and atomic...

"Doctor Aphra's adventures continue against the backdrop of War of the Bounty Hunters! Aphra and Sana Starros discover an eerie, abandoned ship...but on board they will discover a nightmarish horror not seen in the galaxy for untold eons. And to make things worse, they must contend with the fearsome bounty hunter Durge! Then, a mysterious invitation leads Aphra and Sana to an exclusive party--teeming with scum and villainy! Can they survive the underworld...

"Doctor Aphra and Sana Starros have escaped the Vermillion, but there's no evading the Crimson Dawn: their spies are everywhere! As Domina Tagge contends with moles within her corporation and Aphra struggles with the damage inflicted on her by a powerfulartifact, the two strike one last bargain...but who can Aphra really trust? Then, our daring duo stumble upon a strange ritual--and an even stranger enemy! Surely their story can't end like this, at...

"Right back where she started! After all she's been through, professional disaster zone Doctor Aphra has found herself once again working for Darth Vader. What insidious use has the dark lord found for Aphra to make him spare the life of his most annoying foe? And how much time does she have to slither out of harm's way before he decides to finish what he started so long ago? Plus: Aphra is about to face reunions with her father and her former flame,...

She was the most celebrated adventurer of her day, the brains behind Lawrence of Arabia, an adviser to kings and desert sheikhs, and the British government’s secret weapon in WWI in the campaign against the Turks. A brilliant academic, mountaineer, explorer, linguist, politician, and towering literary figure, Gertrude Bell is the most significant unsung heroine of the twentieth century. Alan Gold’s meticulously researched novel accurately opens...

"The adventures of breakout star character Doctor Aphra continue! Sana Starros and her allies have cornered the Spark Eternal! She's determined to bring Doctor Aphra back, no matter what it takes! But will it be enough? Or will it destroy Sana, Aphra... and everyone they love? As Aphra strikes a bargain for power it may come at a terrible cost... unless the crafty doctor has one last trick up her sleeve! Meanwhile, Ronen and Domina clash over the...

A true story of a trailblazing woman who found freedom in the faraway world of the Middle East. Gertrude Bell chafes against the stifling rigidity of life in turn-of-the-century England, leaving it behind for a chance to travel to Tehran. So begins her lifelong adventure across the Arab world, a journey marked by danger, a passionate affair with a British officer, and an encounter with the legendary T.E. Lawrence.

"The gripping story of the trailblazing Zelia Nuttall, whose decoding of Aztec cosmology, rigorous fieldwork, and passion for collecting helped shape our understanding of Mexico's pre-Columbian past"-- "The gripping story of a pioneering anthropologist whose exploration of Aztec cosmology, rediscovery of ancient texts, and passion for collecting helped shape our understanding of pre-Columbian Mexico. Where do human societies come from? The drive...