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This scholarly essay examines John Champlain Gardner's attack on existential nihilism in his satirical work Grendel. This lengthy essay has been referenced in numerous critical works on Gardner's satirical classic about an existential monster who chooses to construct a worldview based on chaos, violence, and absolute anarchy.

In this darkly humorous and philosophically engaging sci-fi adventure, a wayward young woman and her straightlaced companion awake from 200 years of “suspended life” to a future that challenges many ideas about what it means to be and to remain human. The technological changes that have transpired during their long sleep rattle them, but even more mind-boggling are the startling views they must grapple with regarding sex, family, and regeneration.

Into the Twilight takes place 200 years into the future, when Jacob Ladder and Emma Fine, strangers to one another, wake from two centuries of suspended life to a future that challenges many of their deep-rooted assumptions about what it means to be and remain human. As the story opens, the human race faces demise from within and without. Mulling over its options, the governing council decides that the human genome will require “major redesigning” or “scrapping” if what’s left of humanity is to survive. And that’s where Ike comes in.

Imagine a couple of young hacktivists, both former members of the internet freedom fighters group Anonymous, and one of them an ex-black ops officer, breaking away and creating a militant group of anarchists committed to social change. But social change is precipitated by acts of violence against CEOs of major corporations responsible for crimes against humanity.

In Our Darker Angel, the mystery begins with FBI Agent Rick Clark's investigation into a series of murders committed by a terrorist group identifying itself as ARC, Anarchists for Real Change. Terrorism has become a personal issue with Clark. Two years earlier, his daughter perished in a bombing orchestrated by EMMA, an acronym for Emergent Movement of Militant Anarchists. The ARC murders bear a striking resemblance to the killings by EMMA, as they, too, target the rich and powerful and morally bankrupt.

Three murders within 18 months. Three that Special Agent Rick Clark and forensic psychologist Dr. Marty Robin knew of. How many other women the Bedsheet Serial Killer had raped and murdered was anyone’s guess. This case was definitely beyond the reach of a single police department, and whether the local police force liked it or not, this was a case for the FBI. Clark and Robin would need all of the resources the agency had available to solve it. Marty’s expert knowledge of psychopathic killers was the key to unlocking the case.

This thriller begins with Special Agent Rick Clark recovering from a traumatic loss that has turned his world upside down. Determined to discover the truth behind the grisly murder of his dear friend, he departs for Peru where his key witness has mysteriously fled. With the help of the Peruvian intelligence services and a charming Peruvian special agent, Clark hunts down clues that bring him into direct confrontation with those who possess the means and the will to crush any opposition. Mercilessly and completely. This is a powerful story about courage, commitment, and personal loss.

FBI Agent Rick Clark and his forensic psychologist sidekick, Marty Robin, are investigating a number of brutal serial murders committed within a three-year-period. All of the victims are women, and their backgrounds are similar in one important way. One important way, that is, in the twisted brain of the serial killer. While Rick and Marty speculate on personal events that may have created this moral monster, the listener becomes, if not sympathetic to the perp, at least more understanding of the role the past plays in creating a cold-blooded killer on a mission to save lost souls.

When the paths of Zoe Asfah and Miles Blake accidentally cross one quiet, summer afternoon, they feel this inexplicable attraction. Is it fate? Maybe. But if so, they soon discover that fate also has its dark side. The way these two young souls confront what life throws at them defines the focus of this heart-wrenching novel filled with laughter, love, sorrow, and mystery. And a surprise ending that promises goosebumps.

The novel opens with the teenage protagonist suddenly awakening to find himself in a state mental institution, one that looks more like a prison than a hospital. When he demands to know why he is being held against his will, none of the hospital personnel give him a straight answer. To make matters worse, he realizes he has a serious case of amnesia, especially when he is asked to recount any details about a tragic incident that occurred on Hampton Road.

Cuando el agente del FBI, Richard Clark, se involucra en la persecución del líder de un grupo terrorista que se hace llamar ARC, Anarquistas por un Cambio Real, se encuentra en un camino desconcertante donde «nada es lo que parece ser». Mientras intenta lidiar con sus propios demonios, lucha por encontrar un motivo que conecte todos los crímenes brutales del ARC. A medida que se adentra más en el misterio del ARC, descubre una verdad aterradora.

When Steve Collins, a disillusioned expat journalist, sets off to cover a plane crash in the middle of the Amazon jungle, he has no idea how his life is about to change. Under pressure from his editor, Steve agrees to let Jennifer Strand, a young, US embassy-embedded journalist, tag along. Gorgeous and full of spunk, she accompanies him on an adventure where he discovers a shocking truth about American foreign policy and about blindly following the dictates of the heart.

Hampton Road es un thriller psicológico contado desde la perspectiva de tres personajes. Sus relatos se superponen para desentrañar un misterio que comienza una fatídica noche de verano y termina meses después en una institución mental, cuando un joven se ve obligado a enfrentarse al origen de su angustia personal. Es su agudo ingenio y sus chispazos de humor lo que lo salvan de la desesperación.

Imagínese a un par de jóvenes hacktivistas, ambos ex miembros del grupo de lucha por la libertad de Internet Anonymous, y uno de ellos ex oficial de operaciones encubiertas, separándose de Anonymous y creando un grupo militante de anarquistas comprometidos con el cambio social. Pero el cambio social es acelerado por actos de violencia contra los directores ejecutivos de las principales corporaciones responsables de crímenes de lesa humanidad.

Cupiditas: Evil's Root is a sequel to Michael Segedy's thriller romance, In Deep. The novel is set in South America. Like In Deep, it is full of twists and turns, romance and adventure, with dark underpinnings that show how powerful, ruthless political and corporate structures cast shadows over the lives of all of us. In this exciting mystery, you'll meet fascinating characters you'll never forget: drug lords, mass murderers, a courageous old grandfather, and two young Americans brave enough to confront the greatest power on Earth.

When American expat journalist Steve Collins sets off for the middle of the Amazon jungle to cover a plane crash with a US senator aboard, he has no idea how his life is about to change. Steve's editor informs him that Jennifer Strand, a gorgeous, spunky young journalist embedded with the US Embassy, will be accompanying him to the crash site. Although wide apart in their political views, they manage to set aside their differences as they attempt to unravel the mystery behind the senator’s death.

This book contains four essays written over 28 years ago while I was teaching writing and literature in the secondary school classroom. I do not wish to make apologies for the unpolished prose style of the essays or for arguments I once would have avidly defended, but today no longer stir a whole lot of zeal in me. Hopefully, a new generation of English teachers will find a few of the ideas contained in the essays of some value today.

Cuando los caminos de Zoe Asfah y Miles Blake se cruzan accidentalmente una tranquila tarde de verano, ellos sienten una atracción inexplicable. ¿Es el destino? Tal vez. Pero si es así, pronto descubrirán que el destino también tiene su lado oscuro. La forma en que estas dos almas jóvenes enfrentan lo que la vida les depara define el enfoque de esta novela desgarradora, aunque llena de risas, amor, tristeza y misterio. Y con un final que promete poner la piel de gallina.

Asesino de las sábanas blancas comienza con el agente del FBI Rick Clark y su compañera psicóloga forense, Marty Robin, investigando una sarta de brutales asesinatos en serie cometidos en un periodo de dos años.