Books with author Jay Cooper

The Prairie" was the third in order of Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. Its first appearance was in the year 1827. The idea of the story had suggested itself to him, we are told, before he had finished its immediate forerunner, "The Last of the Mohicans." He chose entirely new scenes for it, "resolved to cross the Mississippi and wander over the desolate wastes of the remote Western prairies." He had been taking every chance that came of making a personal acquaintance with the Indian chiefs of the western tribes who were to be encountered about this period on their way in the frequent Indian embassies to Washington. "He saw much to command his admiration," says Mrs. Cooper, "in these wild braves... It was a matter of course that in drawing Indian character he should dwell on the better traits of the picture, rather than on the coarser and more revolting though more common points. Like West, he could see the Apollo in the young Mohawk."

Gordo is a thrilling fictional adventure based on the true event of one of the first monkeys into space in 1958. Gordo, a little squirrel monkey, is the target of several sinister plots. Fortunately, 13 year old Jamie and his cousin Rachel are ready to fight for him. Jamie is amazed when he discovers he can somehow communicate with Gordo and they quickly become great friends. When even Max McMurphy (head of Cape Canaveral Space Centre) becomes interested in using Gordo for his own selfish plans, Jamie and Rachel must act to protect Gordo, but this leads them into life-threatening danger. They realise that drastic measures are needed -

The Fracturing occurred ten centuries ago. The immortal Ones have fallen. Something beckons to those who remain.An incurable sickness has infected a fishing village along the coast of Ishalar. The sick do not die--they vanish, leaving behind footprints and ashen shadows. Delanis, the Fourth Throne of Ishalar, has already lost his wife to The Vanishing, and now his daughter is deep in the throes of the illness. Desperate to save his daughter, Delanis defies his Ishalar's ruler, the First Throne, and secretly journeys through an icy sea to a forsaken land with those loyal to him. Their journey turns to one of both miraculous discovery and deepening desperation as they become prey of an unknown enemy. Among frozen cliffs and ghostly waters, Delanis uncovers the source of The Vanishing and his destiny in an ageless war . . .