Books with author Andrew McGregor

An Anthology of Starships & Apocalypse.Discover stories of immortality, exploration, space opera, time travel and survival in an often bizarre and cruel universe. Armies clash, heroes flee, and a fridge somehow gets involved in the action.From the depths of the sea to the edge of the universe, find out what it means to be an intelligent piece of powered armour, a demon that can only relieve his pain by eating people or an insane starship trapped between the stars, its human pet its only source of entertainment.These and more tales await the curious and the unprepared.This anthology contains the following eBooks:Hard Crank StarshipLost Embers of EarthLife Sauce & Other TalesDemon DaveThe Reaper’s Cruise & End of the LineWargames of the ShellworldAstronaut’s Teeth

Humanity’s Wargames are about to begin.The arenas are set. The soldiers are ready. Billions of battles will soon take place. Spears, tanks and starships will clash across the vast Shellworld’s surface and inside its core.Plucked from Earth, Jessica Stanner and her two companions are plunged into the deadly arenas of the Shellworld. They must lead armies and fight, both for their lives, and for Earth.The alien soldiers they command in the arenas are real. Their deaths… are real.If Jessica has any hope of getting out alive and going home, her team will need to use their knowledge of ancient, modern and future warfare to earn the respect of humanity’s mysterious Trustee.Of course, the more she fights, the deadlier the games become; both inside, and outside, the Wargames of the Shellworld.

Humanity's Wargames are about to begin.The board is set. The pieces are ready. Billions of battles will soon take place. Spears, tanks and starships will clash across the vast Everworld’s surface and inside its core.Plucked from Earth, Jessica Stanner and her two companions are plunged into the arenas of the Everworld. They must fight, both for their lives, and for Earth. The alien soldiers they command in the arenas are real. The soldiers’ deaths are real.If Jessica has any hope of getting out alive and going home, she will need to win her war games – but of course the more she wins, the deadlier the games become.Unfortunately for Jessica and her team, Earth’s Trustee (the one entity responsible for humanity’s progress) …may not have our best interests at heart.Jessica knows that to lose is unthinkable, despite the actions of the Trustee. But to win… to win also means upsetting the ancient champions… with unknown consequences for us all.A note from the author: As part of the Tales of Starships and Apocalypse, 'Wargames of the Everworld' is a shorter version of 'Wargames of the Shellworld.' 'Wargames of the Shellworld has an expanded narrative and is the first book in the Shellworld Conflict Series.

An Anthology of Starships & Apocalypse.Discover stories of immortality, exploration, space opera, time travel and survival in an often bizarre and cruel universe. Armies clash, heroes flee, and a fridge somehow gets involved in the action.From the depths of the sea to the edge of the universe, find out what it means to be an intelligent piece of powered armour, a demon that can only relieve his pain by eating people or an insane starship trapped between the stars, its human pet its only source of entertainment.These and more tales await the curious and the unprepared.This anthology contains the following Tales:Hard Crank StarshipLost Embers of EarthLife Sauce & Other TalesDemon DaveThe Reaper’s Cruise & End of the LineWargames of the EverworldAstronaut’s Teeth

Deep in the heart of the Red Centre lived a mob of red kangaroos. During a long, hot drought, the thirsty roos went searching for water.When three different groups of kangaroos - red, blue and yellow - all come to the same watering hole, they aren't sure what to make each of other at first. But they soon they discover that they aren't so different after all. As the three groups become one, new colours appear, and soon the roos have created a beautiful rainbow!On the surface, this is a fun, light-hearted story about the colour spectrum, but on deeper level it is a beautiful celebration of diversity.

Deep in the heart of the Red Centre lived a mob of red kangaroos. During a long, hot drought, the thirsty roos went searching for water.When three different groups of kangaroos - red, blue and yellow - all come to the same watering hole, they aren't sure what to make each of other at first. But they soon they discover that they aren't so different after all. As the three groups become one, new colours appear, and soon the roos have created a beautiful rainbow!On the surface, this is a fun, light-hearted story about the colour spectrum, but on deeper level it is a beautiful celebration of diversity.