Books with author J.F. Holmes

FINALIST, 2017 DRAGON AWARDS, BEST MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION!In space, when you lose the high ground, you lose the war.Eleven years before, General David Warren was the best and brightest, in charge of defending the Earth from an attacking fleet. Overmatched in battle, the Earth forces were devastated, and the enemy moved into the high ground and proceeded with orbital bombardment. Civilization fell, and then two years later, the enemy landed and the occupation began. Now Warren lives with his sister and nephew, trying to farm the land while avoiding detection by the occupiers, the Invy. When two travelers show up at his doorstep, his carefully constructed life starts to unravel. Earth, and humanity, may be down, but not out.In the grand tradition of Ender's Game, Footfall, and War of the Worlds comes a tale of human struggle against immense odds.

The Time is Near.The last thing Special Forces operator John Sunday expected to find taped to the body of a dead terrorist was a woman's portrait.The last thing Kat Devier expected to find beneath the paint was a lost gospel claiming the body of Jesus Christ is in a cave in Jordan.The clues lead to a cold, clay jar sealed in mud and kept hidden in the darkness for thousands of years. But what’s inside?And why does a man who cannot die walk the earth in search of it? The Last Disciple is a terrifying hunt across the sands of time for the hidden plans of gods and devils. Once revealed, John Sunday’s demons, and yours, will become real.And the great day of wrath shall come.For us all.Sometimes darkness is better than the light.

The Time is Near. The last thing Special Forces operator John Sunday expected to find taped to the body of a dead terrorist was a woman's portrait. The last thing Kat Devier expected to find beneath the paint was a lost gospel claiming the body of Jesus Christ is in a cave in Jordan. The clues lead to a cold, clay jar sealed in mud and kept hidden in the darkness for thousands of years. But what’s inside? And why does a man who cannot die walk the earth in search of it? The Last Disciple is a terrifying hunt across the sands of time for the hidden plans of gods and devils. Once revealed, John Sunday’s demons, and yours, will become real. And the great day of wrath shall come. For us all. Sometimes darkness is better than the light.

In space, when you lose the high ground, you lose the war. Eleven years before, General David Warren was the best and brightest, in charge of defending the Earth from an attacking fleet. Over matched in battle, the Earth forces were devastated, and the enemy moved into the high ground and proceeded with orbital bombardment. Civilization fell, and then two years later, the enemy landed and the occupation began. Now Warren lives with his sister and nephew, trying to farm the land while avoiding detection by the occupiers, the Invy. When two travelers show up at his doorstep, his carefully constructed life starts to unravel. Humanity may be down, but not out.

In far-away places of time and space, a young princess, of a land that maybe was or wasn't, is called on to save her friends and her mothers' throne. Ten year old Wilma, heir to the thrones of both powerful Northumberland and small Tuscana, splits her time between the two, spending winters with her father and summers with her mother. Shortly after her return to Tuscana, treachery makes her a captive in the hands of the Pirate King, who is intent on destroying Tuscana with the aid of supernatural allies. Wilma, along with her friends Duncan and Chrissa, must find a way to get back home and foil the Pirate King's bloodthirsty plans.

In far-away places of time and space, a young princess, of a land that maybe was or wasn't, is called on to save her friends and her mothers' throne. Ten year old Wilma, heir to the thrones of both powerful Northumberland and small Tuscana, splits her time between the two, spending winters with her father and summers with her mother. Shortly after her return to Tuscana, treachery makes her a captive in the hands of the Pirate King, who is intent on destroying Tuscana with the aid of supernatural allies. Wilma, along with her friends Duncan and Chrissa, must find a way to get back home and foil the Pirate King's bloodthirsty plans.

Life’s pretty sweet in the sprawling mega-city of the North East Corridor. Mind-blowing advances in tech provide a luxurious lifestyle, with AI mechanoids – the Clocks – waiting on you hand and foot… assuming you have a gold chip. For families with a blue chip, dwelling in the gloomy slum-pods below the city’s 50th level, life isn’t so easy.Meet Geo. At 17, he’s just a few months away from being drafted in to work for OmniTech, the all-powerful corporation that employs and controls just about everyone in the NEC. But with his love for illegal drone-racing, reverse-engineering tech and hacking systems, it’s only a matter of time before he’s dragged before the shadowy secret police, the ALU. But they don’t want to punish him – not yet, anyway – they need his help. Something is dangerously wrong with the latest batch of Clocks, and only Geo’s less-than-legal skills can help.But what is really behind this violent robot rebellion? And is Geo willing to compromise his ethics and work for the corporation he hates? He doesn’t seem to have much choice…

About the Book Agricultural engineering applies engineering science and technology to agricultural production and management of natural resources. Agricultural engineering solves problems relating to issues like: sustainable agricultural production, the environmental impacts of intensive agriculture, and post-harvest handling of agricultural products.About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!

Excerpt from Common Forest Trees of North Carolina, How to Know Them: A Pocket ManualTrees are the largest and oldest of living creatures. They are in one way or another perhaps more closely associated with our own daily lives than is any other class of living things, yet most of us know less about them and can hardly even tell one kind of tree from another. It is hoped that this book will furnish in formation which will enable even the child to know our common trees at Sight, and will stimulate so great an interest in the life and habits of these forest friends that all North Carolinians may learn to appreciate, foster and protect the great heritage of our trees.In using this book it should be borne in mind that nearly two-thirds of the area of our State is still classed as forest land; that much of this has had the greater part or all of the merchantable timber cut from it; that there IS practically no more virgin forest; and that in most areas the second crop of timber is less in quantity and inferior in quality to the'origi'nal forest.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Life’s pretty sweet in the sprawling mega-city of the North East Corridor. Mind-blowing advances in tech provide a luxurious lifestyle, with AI mechanoids – the Clocks – waiting on you hand and foot… assuming you have a gold chip. For families with a blue chip, dwelling in the gloomy slum-pods below the city’s 50th level, life isn’t so easy. Meet Geo. At 17, he’s just a few months away from being drafted in to work for OmniTech, the all-powerful corporation that employs and controls just about everyone in the NEC. But with his love for illegal drone-racing, reverse-engineering tech and hacking systems, it’s only a matter of time before he’s dragged before the shadowy secret police, the ALU. But they don’t want to punish him – not yet, anyway – they need his help. Something is dangerously wrong with the latest batch of Clocks, and only Geo’s less-than-legal skills can help. But what is really behind this violent robot rebellion? And is Geo willing to compromise his ethics and work for the corporation he hates? He doesn’t seem to have much choice…