Books with author Lancaster

Thousands of years in the future, the divide between humanity and technology has become nearly unrecognizable. Each thought, each action is logged, coded, backed up. Data is as easily exchanged through the fiber-optic-like cables that extend from fingertips as it might be through ordinary conversation. It's a brave new world: A world that the Straker Tapes say is a result of many human "upgrades." But no one is sure whether the Straker Tapes are a work of fiction or an eerie peek into an unimaginable past. Nearly sixteen-year-old Peter Vincent has been raised to believe that everything that the backward Strakerites cling to is insane—an utter waste of time and potential. Since his father is David Vincent, genius inventor of the artificial bees that saved the world's crops and prevented massive famine, how could Peter believe anything else? But when Peter meets Alpha, a Strakerite his own age, suddenly the theories about society-upgrades don't sound quite so crazy, especially when she shows him evidence that another upgrade is imminent. And worse, there may be a conspiracy by the leaders of the establishment to cover it up. A conspiracy spearheaded by Peter's own father. Gripping and full of unexpected twists, The Future We Left Behind takes the unsettling questions raised in Human.4 and flips them entirely. What if we knew that the very way we live was about to be changed in an instant, and we could stop it? And what if everything we are sure we know is entirely wrong?

Tom Novak is back.When a spate of deadly terrorist attacks hit the streets of London, Tom finds himself thrust into the middle of a fight for the survival of all he holds dear.When the attackers hit closer to home than he could ever imagine, Tom is forced to make a choice between his duty or his conscience. In doing so, he enters a series of increasingly dangerous worlds, in the darkest corners of humanity.Can Tom and his colleagues get to the bottom of a plot which threatens the very fabric of society?Will they stop the terrorists before it’s too late?When faced with the ultimate choice, which way will Tom go?After all, as Cameron always says: "Always do right, boy..."Going Rogue is the follow-up to the hugely successful thriller, Going Dark: the book that introduced Tom Novak as the hero who, in the words of best-selling author Tony Parsons, “makes Jason Bourne look like a vegan Pilates teacher”.Get Going Rogue today, and start a rollercoaster ride of a thriller that you won’t ever want to put down.“Tom Novak is back – and I was gripped from page one.” – Stephen Leather, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Dan ‘Spider’ Shepherd series."Novak's back in a chiller of a thriller!" – Ian Patrick, author of the Sam Batford series.

After preventing conservative MP Victor Palgrave from engineering a human mind-controlled teenage army, Joe Dyson and Ani Lee, operatives for a secret youth division of British Intelligence, have probably earned a rest. But there’s no time to be lax with bizarre new developments popping up across the UK and the world. While busting a group that’s pressing teen runaways into slave labor building tech, Joe discovers a computer component not yet out on the market, linked to a very popular, but highly secretive gaming company based in California. Meanwhile, skilled hacker Ani works her way into a vigilante hacking ring intent on using viral social media to bring the truth to the world and bring world governments to their knees. They’re method: rewriting reality, virtually, so that the world never knows the difference. As Ani's and Joe’s missions draw closer together, they realize that they have been corralled into a real-life video game—one where the levels are constantly being rewritten, and the stakes are constantly shifting. What happens when AI evolves to the point where it has a mind of its own? When the computer threatens to turn on its master? Joe, Ani, and the world are about to find out.

4000 years ago, Gordeth detonated a Negulas blast that annihilated two civilizations and threw an asteroid at another. Since the Great Extermination, his forces have been dimming stars one by one and the surrounding life vanishes with the light.But there is a prophecy on this side of the wormhole known as the Purple Tube that offers the faintest glimpse of hope in which an Earthling, believed not to exist, rescues a Valerian, thought to be extinct, and goes on to fight Gordeth. When Joe Parker emerges in a homemade spaceship from Earth after terrorizing some hillbillies, the Zargalians have the nerve to think him to be insane. And for the most part, they are right.Reviews from actual readers. “… Fun read …” “… Easily quotable …” and “… Lots of fun!”“This was a fun read …” and “A lot of humor …”

What if you could get higher returns for lower risk? Would you take it? The stock market is great for growing your capital over the long term, but it isn’t the only game in town. Many, many millionaires have been made with smart investments in real estate, private businesses, and other alternative investments. This book is about showing you how to take advantage of each of these opportunities, which can supplement or replace stock market investing and make you rich. Passive income has life -changing benefits for those who earn it, and you can do much better than dividend-paying stocks when it comes to passive income. So if passive income is your goal, you need to look at alternatives to a traditional stock and bond portfolio.Inside:•How you can get started investing in real estate with conventional and FHA loans, the world’s first great creator of wealth, even if you don’t have a big down payment. •How peer-to-peer investment platforms change the investing game, giving you access to consumer loans, real estate partnerships, and hard money loans.•How real estate can reduce your taxes.•How you can refinance your properties to buy even more property, effectively cloning your investments.•How to select businesses that you can buy and run semi-absentee, giving you round the clock income, and more.You can get rich, retire early, dump the 9-5, and live the life you want. What you need is some real-world education on how alternative investing works, and how to get rich.

Kyle Straker volunteered to be hypnotized at the annual community talent show, expecting the same old lame amateur acts. But when he wakes up, his world will never be the same.Televisions and computers no longer work, but a strange language streams across their screens. Everyone's behaving oddly. It's as if Kyle doesn't exit. Is this nightmare a result of the hypnosis? Will Kyle wake up with a snap of fingers to roars of laughter? Or is this something much more sinister?Narrated on a set of found cassette tapes at an unspecified point in the future, Human.4 is an absolutely chilling look at technology gone too far.

Bridesmaids meets Big Little Lies in a novel told from the alternating perspectives of two women who define the term frenemies—from New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster. A lighthearted domestic suspense novel, delivered in the vein of Susan Isaacs.Jacqueline Jordan knows conflict. A fearless journalist, she’s spent the past decade embedded in the world’s hot spots, writing about the fall of nations and the rise of despots. But if you were to inquire about who topped Jack’s enemy list, she’d not hesitate to answer: Kitty Carricoe.Kitty reigns supreme over the world of carpools and minivans. A SAHM, she spends her days caring for her dentist husband and three towheaded children, running the PTA, and hiding vegetables in deceptively delicious packed lunches. But her life is not as perfect as it seems.Kitty and Jack haven’t a single thing in common—except for Sarabeth Chandler, their mutual best friend. Both women drop everything and rush to Sarabeth’s side when they learn her fabulously wealthy husband has perished in a suspicious plane crash. To solve the mystery surrounding his death, Jack and Kitty must bury the hatchet and hit the road for a trip that just may bring them together—if it doesn’t kill them first.

In Poland, in the year 1848, an innocent Roman Catholic nun called Barbara Ubryk was accused of misbehaviour and thrown into a dungeon with practically no light. She had to endure 21 years of this hell hole on scraps of food. Barbara had to live like a wild beast and her clothes fell apart, but she adapted the best she could to her awful predicament. When finally released—and after discovering what her cruel perpetrators had done, the nearby citizens tried to invade the monastery.Fr. Calenski committed suicide after fleeing from the city of Cracow, but Mother Josepha, was more fortunate—she escaped the full wrath of the mob and was treated in a way that put an end to any chance of this cruelty ever being committed again.

According to the divine wisdom of Rupert, it is okay for the Zargalians to mess with the space-time continuum. The plan is to go back in time and prevent Gordeth from detonating a Negulas blast that destroyed the Planet of the Valerians and its moon of Erdatron and make certain that the crystal planet of Zargala does not get obliterated by an asteroid. Gordeth sent his most evil men to prevent Joe Parker and his friends from doing so, and those already there in the past are even more determined to be the reason they fail, or better yet, die. But when Joe Parker does journey to these ancient civilizations, will anyone even believe him, can he even change the past, or will they just throw him in an asylum along with the other loonies claiming the end is near?

Once in our lifetime we get asked to go on an exciting journey where we enter a mysterious land with courage, confidence, and the honour of family. This is the story of encouragement and power that will leave you wanting more. "The Message From Dragon Land–The starting of the adventure" will lead you on a magical journey into another incredible world. Along with the characters in the book, you will experience prodigious creatures and travelling. Let's go!

“There’s something in that sound. Something bad. Something dangerous.”Fifteen-year-old Ani Lee is a skilled hacker researching a strange .wav file that she’s downloaded when it behaves as no file ever should.Joe Dyson is a seventeen-year-old American transplant recruited into a secret teen division of the British intelligence service who’s looking into the disappearance of a friend caught up in an underground music scene that might be more than it appears.When Ani and Joe’s investigations intertwine, they discover that the .wav file and the music are linked—someone’s embedding the file into tracks to create a mind-controlled teen army.But who’s behind it? And why? And how do you stop a sound?An exhilarating sci-fi techno-thriller that blends music, mind control, and conspiracy perfect for fans of Little Brother, Brain Jack, and Proxy.Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

After preventing conservative MP Victor Palgrave from engineering a human mind-controlled teenage army, Joe Dyson and Ani Lee, operatives for a secret youth division of British Intelligence, have probably earned a rest. But there’s no time to be lax with bizarre new developments popping up across the UK and the world. While busting a group that’s pressing teen runaways into slave labor building tech, Joe discovers a computer component not yet out on the market, linked to a very popular, but highly secretive gaming company based in California. Meanwhile, skilled hacker Ani works her way into a vigilante hacking ring intent on using viral social media to bring the truth to the world and bring world governments to their knees. They’re method: rewriting reality, virtually, so that the world never knows the difference. As Ani's and Joe’s missions draw closer together, they realize that they have been corralled into a real-life video game—one where the levels are constantly being rewritten, and the stakes are constantly shifting. What happens when AI evolves to the point where it has a mind of its own? When the computer threatens to turn on its master? Joe, Ani, and the world are about to find out.