Books with author Michael Allaby

When a father noticed the look in his daughter's eye the day her mother came to get her after a weekend together, he knew there was a sense of loss and loneliness. She loved both of her parents and she didn't understand why things had changed. That was when he decided to create something for her that not only would she be able to hold dear to her heart, but she would also find a way to hold him dear when they were no longer together.This is the perfect gift for the child who is missing a loved one. Whether you are the parents of divorce or one of you is in the military while your child is missing you at home, When You Miss Me helps the little heart through those tough times when they feel alone.With actual activities your child can try, they can work through those lonely times and it begins to make them feel better. Plus, there is a very special DIY activity at the end of the story you and your child can do together to make a book of your own.

Alaric has destroyed everything in his vendetta against the Corollas. His crew hates him. Cassiopeia is ruined, his last friend abandoned within her mangled hull. Countless factions both criminal and Protectorate hunt him, forcing him to rely on the dubious benevolence of the mysterious Kingsman.Alaric’s campaign against slavery backfires when Corollas unknowingly enslave him. Enemies and allies plague Alaric’s efforts to survive inside and out of the verse’s deadliest fighting arenas. Puppet masters and assassins slink from the shadows, offering help - for a price.Will Alaric risk plunging the Protectorate into a new intergalactic war just to keep his freedom? Will he sacrifice his past life to destroy the Corollas? Will Alaric surrender everything one more time for a final chance to save El?

When a father noticed the look in his daughter's eye the day her mother came to get her after a weekend together, he knew there was a sense of loss and loneliness. She loved both of her parents and she didn't understand why things had changed. That was when he decided to create something for her that not only would she be able to hold dear to her heart, but she would also find a way to hold him dear to her heart.This is the perfect gift for the child who is missing a loved one. Whether you are the parents of divorce or one of you is in the military while your child is missing you at home, When You Miss Me helps the little heart through those tough times when they feel alone. With actual activities your child can try, they can work through those lonely times and it begins to make them feel better. Plus, there is a very special DIY activity at the end of the story you and your child can do together to make a book of your own.

Shy didn't want to go to summer camp. Beyond the cabins in the trees and the new friendships, he discovers that Camp Lac Igam is different. Adventures and mythical creatures abound. This first installment of the Camp Lac Igam series is a rollicking adventure at summer camp that forces young Shy to learn to deal with bullies, believe in himself, and be courageous for his friends. When he discovers his special ability to see through fairy deceptions, he finds himself face to face with the mythical fossegrimen. The treasure hunt begins, but can they survive the consequences of what they find?

Cassii’s AI module is missing. Alaric must launch a desperate search to reclaim Cassiopeia’s heart, but the old frigate is too much without an AI to run her systems. Taking on a reluctant doctor, a pacifist AI, an Alistari war hero and his ace pilot mate, Alaric must find a way to track down Cassii’s abductor in the vast Protectorate.To make matters worse, criminals haunt the star lanes almost unopposed, enslaving refugees and ruining lives. Alaric must dance a fine line between heroics and villainy as circumstances and hard luck drive him to dark choices.To thwart the Protectorate’s criminal elite, Alaric embraces the vast interstellar emptiness in a struggle to harden himself for survival. Every move seems the wrong one, and every choice carves a slice from his soul. Can he free Cassii before he loses himself or will she return to find her beloved captain just another monster in the black?

A Young Man Caught Between Warring Intergalactic Powers Must Make A Choice That Could Save Worlds Or Ruin Galaxies...Alien fighters bombard Earth's ruins. Cannibalistic aerobics instructors hunt the wastes. The last free survivors struggle against starvation and enslavement. It's become a world where friendship costs too dearly and heroics verge on suicide.One young man can't resist either until a fed-up AI steals him off the planet. Alone with only a sarcastic,broken-down star ship, he braves a whole new verse full of strange new enemies and tech he barely understands.Help and harm beset him from identical faces, forcing Earth's last free scion to decide who he is, what he holds dear and just how far he'll go to protect both...

Alien fighters bombard Earth’s ruins. Cannibalistic aerobics instructors hunt the wastes. The last free survivors struggle against starvation and enslavement. It’s become a world where friendship costs too dearly and heroics verge on suicide.One young man can’t resist either until a fed-up AI steals him off the planet. Alone with only a sarcastic, broken-down starship, he braves a whole new verse full of strange new enemies and tech he barely understands.Help and harm beset him from identical faces, forcing Earth’s last free scion to decide who he is, what he holds dear and just how far he’ll go to protect both. The right choices could save Earth. The wrong ones could cost galaxies…

Each book in this series provides readers with a deeper understanding of the world's biological communities, with each title focusing on a particular biome, biome type, groups of biomes or system. The books contain an introduction to the Earth's principal biomes with enough depth for project work. The atlas approach gives the series a relevance to the geography curriculum.

The Bittergate Chronicles Book 1: Murder in Wizard's Wood Book 2: The Wizard's BaneBook 3: Forge of War (Coming Soon) Fey both beautiful and vicious hide in the Georgia backwoods, guarded by four-hundred-year-old peanut farmer, bootlegger, and wizard Jedediah Shine.Protecting humanity and the fey from one another is normally child's play compared to teaching magic to his new foster daughter and a Cherry Coke addicted dragonling, parenting an out-of-control half-elven teen sorceress or keeping his jealous elven ex-lover away from his new girlfriend.Jedediah's delicate balancing act is thrown into turmoil when rebellious, young centaurs launch a genocidal war against humanity from within his borders. At the same time, a vengeful mercenary company lays a trail of suspicious murders directly to Jedediah's door. Unwitting pawns to a deeper menace, both serve a centuries-long plot to steal magic's deepest secret.The bloody conflict thrusts Jedediah's family into Death's reach. As the body bag count rises and law enforcement closes in, Jedediah is forced to make desperate choices to protect his loved ones and magic itself by stopping the murders in his wood.