The Poison in the Blood
The book tells the story of the poisoned arrow that shot Paris (as in
Helen of Troy). In the beginning, Earth created monsters. One of these
was the Hydra. Heracles killed it, then dipped his arrows in the venom
of its blood. Years later, when his wife was abducted by a centaur, he
killed the rapist with one of these arrows. The dying centaur told
Heracles' wife to dip a robe in his blood, and give it to Heracles as a
token of her love. Heracles put on the robe, and was burned alive by
the poison. He built himself a funeral pyre, but no one would light it.
Finally, a small boy named Philoctetes did as Heracles asked, and
Heracles left him his arrows as a reward. It was with one of these
arrows that Paris was shot. Dying, he was taken into the woods where
there lived a goddess who had once loved Paris, and had the power of
healing. But she refused to cure him, and sent him away. Repenting, she
then hurried after him, but it was too late.
6 unabridged audiobooks + text: The Saga of Seven Suns is a series of seven space opera novels written by Kevin J. Anderson and published between 2002 and summer 2008. The series is set in a not-too-distant future where mysterious alien benefactors, the Ildirans, have helped humanity to spread out among the stars, colonizing a number of planets in the Orion Spiral Arm of the Milky Way galaxy. Much of the human race is ruled by the powerful Terran Hanseatic League (Hansa), which intends, by force or by subterfuge, to extend its control to every corner of human space while the Ildirans simply look on.
The series details the outcome of an ancient war—rekindled by human folly when scientists experimenting with alien technology create a new star from a gas giant and thereby awaken the fury of a hidden empire of aliens known as the Hydrogues, who dwell within such planets—in which humans and Ildirans are caught in the middle. Kevin J. Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is a prolific American science fiction author. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and is the co-author of the Dune prequels. His original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Award-nominated Assemblers of Infinity. He has also written several comic books including the Dark Horse Star Wars collection Tales of the Jedi written in collaboration with Tom Veitch, Predator titles (also for Dark Horse), and X-Files titles for Topps.
AUDIOBOOK: Cleanskin
Cleanskin is a taut psychological thriller, from Val McDermid. Jack
Farrell, a 'cleanskin' (a known career criminal with no convictions)
disappears after his daughter is killed in a targeted arson attack.
When his body washes up on a Suffolk beach, the CID assume a
grief-stricken suicide, but then Farrell's enemies start to be murdered
in the most horriffic ways... Told from the perspective of the
investigating cop, Andy Martin, this is hard boiled crime fiction of
the highest order.
Synopsis
When career criminal Jack Farlowe's body is found washed-up on a
Suffolk shore, it looks to the police like a clear-cut case.
Broken-hearted at his daughter's death, he has drowned himself - good
riddance and one less crime to solve, according to CID.
Then again, maybe not. For, one by one, Farlowe's enemies are being
killed. And the horrific manner of their deaths makes drowning look
like a day at the beach
AUDIOBOOK: The Corpse's Tale
Dai Morgan has the body of a man and the mind of a child. He lived with
his mother in the Mid Wales village of Llan, next door to bright,
beautiful 19 year old Anna Harris.
The vicar found Anna's naked, battered body in the churchyard one
morning. The police discovered Anna's bloodstained earring in Dai's
pocket. The judge gave Dai life.
After ten years in gaol Dai appealed against his sentence and was
freed. Sergeants Trevor Joseph and Peter Collins are sent to Llan to
reopen the case. But the villagers refuse to believe Dai innocent.
The Llan police do not make mistakes or allow murderers to walk free.
Do they?
Ben Chase is a war hero haunted by his horrifying experience in Vietnam. The guilt that he feels affects his everyday life and he has become reliant upon alcohol to simply get by. His existence is a cheerless routine that is likely to lead to an inevitably sad and lonely end. Yet after witnessing an attempted murder and saving the life of a would-be victim, Ben becomes the serial killer's next intended kill. Or is he just imagining this plot due to his unstable condition?..
