Books with author L. Somerville

In the dystopian future of 2178, cyborg soldier Mission is sent to undertake a special job – a journey into the past to assassinate the source of a dangerous temporal anomaly threatening to disrupt all of time and space.Meanwhile, in the present day, Patrick Baker is starting year eleven and finally realising that he will never be as strong, handsome or smart as he thought he would be. His increasingly elaborate lies have made him a target for bullies and thugs. He believes there is no hope he meets a girl named Sam and a freak accident at the local skating rink unlocks his true mental potential.Paddy Baker discovers that he’s actually a genius.But before Paddy can start enjoying his new acuity, the cyborg Mission arrives to kill him.Paddy, his mother Emily, her strange cockney friend Linnet and Paddy’s girlfriend Sam find themselves drawn into the strangest adventure yet; spanning three different time-periods and journeying across the post-apocalyptic landscape of Australia 2178 to the Oasis, an artificial paradise on the shores of a new inland sea.They must confront the evil mad scientist responsible for the creation of time travel. But Dr Douglas Grayson runs "the Sire", a powerful scientific organisation, and knows they are coming for him. He is lying in wait with more soldiers, cybernetic assassins – and his fully functional time-machine.Also available by Ethan Somerville for younger readers:The Nocturnal Academy 1-16The Nocturnal University 1-2Lockout, an action-packed futuristic adventure about teenagers who discover they have psychic powers.By Ethan Somerville and Emma Daniels for teenagers:Return to Atlantis, an exciting sci-fi romance about a girl who falls in love with a rock star who is really an exiled Atlantean rebel.

Grandpa Ray's animal friends living at the Black Creek Game Park have come to ask for help for Audrey dolphin. She is so sad and no one knows why. Grandpa Ray's grand daughter Christine has a long chat with Audrey dolphin and with the help of a beautiful, multi-coloured bird and a special fairy she meets in Grandpa Ray's garden along with a lot of magic, they find a solution to make Audrey dolphin very happy again.

A mysterious killer is stalking the streets of the Oasis, and detectives Sapphire Stone and her partner Andy are assigned to the case. It doesn’t take them long to figure out that the killer is not human, but a rogue robot.Meanwhile, famous soap-star Alex Lavelle is fighting his own battle against a fanatical stalker, and has bought a robot bodyguard to protect him.When Sapphire reveals to her superiors that the killer is actually a machine, the army take over. But to catch their quarry will require superhuman effort.Fortunately the army has access to some superhumans. Before departing the Oasis, Dr Grayson’s assistant Dragan Vesnic froze the Lazarus cyborgs – and the doctor’s own son, Raphael “Mission” Grayson.With the help of Dr Naomi Vaughan, the cyborgs are brought back to life. But they refuse to cooperate, and Mission is woken as a last result. However he is a grudging recruit, and only Naomi can keep him in line.Sapphire joins Naomi, Mission and the army to track down the killer and Alex Lavelle, who has disappeared. They will need all the help they can to stop this menace before his killing-spree escalates.Also available in this series:Mission 1 - Dicing with the UniverseAlso by this author for teenage and YA readers:The Nocturnal Academy seriesThe Nocturnal University seriesLockoutReturn to Atlantis

Excerpt from Some Experiences of an Irish R. MSheehy I said; 'why, Sheehy was the man who went to every magistrate in the country to ask them to refuse a license for the sports.'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.

Excerpt from Some Experiences of an Irish R. MI am short-sighted I am also of Irish extraction both facts that make for toleration - but even I thought he was understating the case. 80 did the contractor.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.

Excerpt from The Silver FoxOne of the double doors at the end of the room opened, and a small, dark man appeared.Awfully sorry to have kept you all waiting, he said abjectly. I'm afraid it's a bad business; they say that there's nothing to be had here on Sundays at this time of year, unless it's ordered beforehand.Oh Lord I ejaculated Lady Susan, bring ing her foot and the shovel down with a crash. Do you mean to say there's nothing to eat?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.