Books with author MALONEY M

“I am a fraud. My title, my power, my very name are not my own. How I came to be the most damned of men is set down here as my final confession. In these pages I will tell how I broke bread with Vampires and shared their friendship. In my confession I hope to explain the Great London Fire of 1666, the proliferation of plague deaths in the city, and how I came to murder an Archduke.” An excerpt of the manuscript discovered in 1967 within the false bottom of a rotten sea chest belonging to a Captain C. Johnson.In the year of our lord 1658, the Albatross was lost with all hands during a hurricane. Stories from merchant sailors describing a shadowy pirate vessel that preyed upon the ill-advised and unlucky have never been confirmed. But in this extraordinary manuscript we have the first proof of its existence, if we are to believe the adventures written by a Tom Hawkins, known to the world as the Marquis de Maintenon.The Marquis Papers detail the exploits of a young boy who finds himself enmeshed in the horrors of 17th century Caribbean society still troubled by creatures we now relegate to fantasy. While he considers himself a failure, he does enlighten us as to the true nature of a number of assassinations and troubling events in the Caribbean. In Arctic Refuge, Tom Hawkins relates his transformation from a cabin boy to vampires to a nobleman. He tells of assassinations and plots within plots at the French court. Tom's nobility brings him love in the shape of a young lady so far above his station that he dared not look her in the face. Through it all, Tom maintains his dedication to his own possible salvation even after he has been involved in more villainy than most men dream of. As we move farther into the story, the events detailed are supported by existing historical accounts, though through Tom's eyes the reasons for the battles and fires turns what we know of the world upside down. But Tom's explanations do bring new light to otherwise odd or strange occurrences in the court of Louis XIV. If true, the world owes Tom a debt of gratitude.

Miner Six is a nobody who mines garbage. He doesn't even have a name? So why is World Corp. trying to kill him?In an all too possible world, the corporate wars have finally resolved into one world corporation. All citizens are employees ranked by numbers. Only the garbage miners, the lowest of the low, are unlabeled. As long as they stay on their garbage reservations, they are free. But are they really?Miner Six follows a young boy as he ventures off the reservation and encounters a world where two mile skyscrapers house a complex society based on merit and political power. He becomes a pawn in a game played for the top of the corporate ladder.In an all too real future, the world has used up its resources and the garbage miners compete with the asteroid belt for the production of rare metals. Enter into this world of the future, the world of Miner Six.

Are we alone in the universe? Or are they just not returning our calls? Could it be that our ambassador to the stars, Everest Jones, has managed to annoy everyone he meets so much that they detour our planet? Follow our hero (in his own mind) as he manages to narrowly avoid being killed or eaten through a combination of dumb luck and poor personal hygiene.

“I am a fraud. My title, my power, my very name are not my own. How I came to be the most damned of men is set down here as my final confession. In these pages I will tell how I broke bread with Vampires and shared their friendship. In my confession I hope to explain the Great London Fire of 1666, the proliferation of plague deaths in the city, and how I came to murder an Archduke.” An excerpt of the manuscript discovered in 1967 within the false bottom of a rotten sea chest belonging to a Captain C. Johnson.In The Red Hand, we learn of the existence of a secret religious society, The Red Hand. These zealots seek to destroy all vampires, and are willing to pay any cost, including putting settlements to the sword or unleashing undead terror. Tom Hawkins relates his capture, torture, and imprisonment by the Red Hand. His treatment is such that Tom turns away from the human race and casts his lot with his former masters. In the year of our lord 1658, the Albatross was lost with all hands during a hurricane. Stories from merchant sailors describing a shadowy pirate vessel that preyed upon the ill-advised and unlucky have never been confirmed. But in this extraordinary manuscript we have the first proof of its existence, if we are to believe the adventures written by a Tom Hawkins, known to the world as the Marquis de Maintenon.The Marquis Papers detail the exploits of a young boy who finds himself enmeshed in the horrors of 17th century Caribbean society still troubled by creatures we now relegate to fantasy. While he considers himself a failure, he does enlighten us as to the true nature of a number of assassinations and troubling events in the Caribbean. Through it all, Tom maintains his dedication to his own possible salvation even after he has been involved in more villainy than most men dream of. We learn of his despair, terror and determination in the face of the vampire pirates, and his horror at finding himself worse off in the company of fellow mortals. As we move farther into the story, the events detailed are supported by existing historical accounts, though through Tom's eyes the reasons for the battles and fires turns what we know of the world upside down. But Tom's explanations do bring new light to otherwise odd or strange occurrences in the court of Louis XIV. If true, the world owes Tom a debt of gratitude.