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Books with author Michael A. Gilby

  • Book of Dungeons 5

    Michael Giles

    language (, June 27, 2018)
    - This is a small group of raw, outlined, Dungeons for you GMs to use.- The dungeons are NOT finished, so you can have the freedom to fill in the content you dream up.- Print and modify them to your own liking.- The KEY at the end of the dungeons will translate the symbols drawn into each dungeon.- Some labyrinths, tombs, crypts, catacombs, graveyards, cities, towns villages, as well as continents and sites, will be listed in the near future. Keep checking back for role-play content you can use.- Imagination has been all but set aside, replaced by content that shows you everything they wish you to see, over-filling details, of which you, the GM, and you, the player, can easily dream up and enjoy on your own. Your mind is an amazing tool for imagination. Let it flow, without another telling you everything, and you will learn just how much talent you have.- Share them with your friends.- Happy adventuring!
  • Book of Fantasy Creature Names and Titles

    Michael Giles

    language (, June 4, 2020)
    This is a list of fantasy and mythological creature names for you to get some ideas from while playing any kind of fantasy role-play gaming system.I hope you enjoy. Happy adventuring.Initial upload: 6/4/2020Date updated: None as of yet. When sufficient names and titles are added, I will put the date here (so you know if you should purchase this again . . . it will be a significant increase in names and titles if a date has been placed here).Thank you all for your support. I hope to place more unique accessories up in the near future for you to use.
  • The Lunchtime Club Detective Agency and the Mystery of Strangway Tower

    Michael A. Gilby

    Paperback (Authorhouse, Sept. 24, 2018)
    Everyone in Austrey, Kansas, believes their high school is just like any other good high school around the country. Its staff inspires good grades, its sports teams are enthusiastic and its student body is comprised of all round nice kids. But just how normal is it? To everyone who knows Professor Weiss, he is a normal, well-liked, and knowledgeable teacher who has been heading the Lunchtime Club for several years. Everyone believes the club is a group of students who meet every lunchtime recess to chat and complete homework, assignments, and class projects. Although some are a little 'geeky', they seem like normal students. But what no one knows is that there is nothing 'normal' about Professor Weiss or his Lunchtime Club. As the shadowy and powerful Strangway is about to discover, they're actually a detective agency - the best. They are the only ones who can stop a ruthless man and his empire from carrying out an evil mission. In this adventure, this group of high school sleuths and their teacher must solve a shadowy mystery before a powerful man achieves a dark vision that will change the world.
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  • Book of Tomes

    Michael Giles

    language (, April 23, 2020)
    This is an A - Z list of tome (book) titles to use during role-playing (fantasy RPG).Tomes are placed into %Roll charts, so they can be rolled up randomly (should you need them during role-play). Enjoy.
  • The Forsaken

    Michael Giles

    language (, June 19, 2018)
    The Forsaken is an entity of great power, if the will of its victim succumbs to it.Enjoy this one :)
  • Book of Dungeons 7

    Michael Giles

    language (, June 28, 2018)
    - This is a small group of raw, outlined, Dungeons for you GMs to use.- The dungeons are NOT finished, so you can have the freedom to fill in the content you dream up.- Print and modify them to your own liking.- The KEY at the end of the dungeons will translate the symbols drawn into each dungeon.- Some labyrinths, tombs, crypts, catacombs, graveyards, cities, towns villages, as well as continents and sites, will be listed in the near future. Keep checking back for role-play content you can use.- Imagination has been all but set aside, replaced by content that shows you everything they wish you to see, over-filling details, of which you, the GM, and you, the player, can easily dream up and enjoy on your own. Your mind is an amazing tool for imagination. Let it flow, without another telling you everything, and you will learn just how much talent you have.- Share them with your friends.- Happy adventuring!
  • Death Has Deep Roots: A Second World War Mystery

    Michael Gilbert

    Paperback (British Library Publishing, March 10, 2019)
    At the Central Criminal Court, an eager crowd awaits the trial of Victoria Lamartine, an active participant in the Resistance during the war. She is now employed at the Family Hotel in Soho, where Major Eric Thoseby has been found murdered. The cause of death? A stabbing reminiscent of techniques developed by the Maquisards. While the crime is committed in England, its roots are buried in a vividly depicted wartime France. Thoseby is believed to have fathered Lamartine's child, and the prosecution insist that his death is revenge for his abandonment of Lamartine and her arrest by the Gestapo. A last-minute change in Lamartine's defence counsel grants solicitor Nap Rumbold just eight days to prove her innocence, with the highest of stakes should he fail. The proceedings of the courtroom are interspersed with Rumbold's perilous quest for evidence, which is aided by his old wartime comrades.
  • Merchant Marine Survivors of World War II: Oral Histories of Cargo Carrying Under Fire

    Michael Gillen

    Paperback (McFarland & Company, Dec. 19, 2014)
    World War II could not have been won without the U.S. Merchant Marine. Crewed by civilian seamen in peacetime and carrying much of the nation's ocean-borne commerce, the Merchant Marine became the "fourth arm of defense" in wartime, providing vital support for beachheads in all theaters of operation. Twenty World War II Merchant Marine veterans are featured in this oral history. Most had at least one ship torpedoed, bombed, shelled or mined out from under them--some of them two. Some became prisoners of the Japanese for the duration of the war, working on the infamous River Kwai Bridge. Many spent time on lifeboats or flimsy rafts under harsh conditions; one--Donald Zubrod--endured 42 days in a lifeboat with several others before their eventual rescue, close to death. American merchant mariners suffered a casualty rate that was a close second to the Marine Corps during the war.
  • My So-Called

    A. L. Michael

    eBook (HQ Digital, Feb. 9, 2015)
    Meet Tigerlily James: romance cynic, North Londoner and die-hard margarita fan.Tigerlily James has been a member of the Young and Bitter Club ever since she was dumped on Valentine’s day. By her fiancé.Surviving on a diet of cynicism and margarita-fuelled ‘Misery Dinners’ with her best friends, she’s become a romance free zone…and that’s the way she likes it. Until an invitation for The Ex’s wedding arrives. Suddenly in need of a plus one, Tig has little choice but to bin the takeaways, ditch the greying underwear collection…and start pretending to view the opposite sex as something other than target practise. Then, she meets Ollie – ie. the perfect solution. No sex. No strings. Fake boyfriend. The only catch is that she has to pretend to be his girlfriend for three whole months.Dating without the heartbreak: the best idea Tig’s ever had, right? Wrong!Praise for A.L. Michael‘I know it’s a good book when I shut the kindle cover and sigh with contentment. The Last Word totally did it for me.’ – 4* from Angela (Goodreads)‘This is a funny, funny book.’ 5* to The Last Word from Rosee (Amazon)‘Fresh, fast and…had that magical romance feeling and a bit of hotness that you just can’t help but love. Absolutely brilliant!’ 5* to The Last Word from The Book Geek Wears Pajamas‘I LOVED THIS. I laughed, I cried, I fell in love. All of the emotions were felt in the reading of this book and it is definitely one of the best Christmas releases that I’ve read this year.’ 5* to Driving Home for Christmas from Erin’s Choice‘I laughed, I cried and I was left with that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you read something wonderful.’ 5* to Driving Home for Christmas from That Thing She Reads
  • Merchant Marine Survivors of World War II: Oral Histories of Cargo Carrying Under Fire

    Michael Gillen

    eBook (McFarland, Dec. 17, 2014)
    World War II could not have been won without the U.S. Merchant Marine. Crewed by civilian seamen in peacetime and carrying much of the nation's ocean-borne commerce, the Merchant Marine became the "fourth arm of defense" in wartime, providing vital support for beachheads in all theaters of operation. Twenty World War II Merchant Marine veterans are featured in this oral history. Most had at least one ship torpedoed, bombed, shelled or mined out from under them--some of them two. Some became prisoners of the Japanese for the duration of the war, working on the infamous River Kwai Bridge. Many spent time on lifeboats or flimsy rafts under harsh conditions; one--Donald Zubrod--endured 42 days in a lifeboat with several others before their eventual rescue, close to death. American merchant mariners suffered a casualty rate that was a close second to the Marine Corps during the war.
  • Omen Writings

    Michael Giles

    language (, May 20, 2020)
    This is an enchanted item to use. It comes from Guardians of Utaemia, my personal FRPG system. It has been one of the more popular enchanted items found in my world.Enjoy.
  • The Book of Fantasy Names

    Michael Giles

    language (, May 26, 2018)
    Added over 300 names on 2 13 2019 (enjoy)This book is for all you role-players out there who take gaming and role-play games serious. If you like to roll the dice on a gaming mat, if you love the thrill of a good dragon hunt, or a traitorous grind through dungeons. If you enjoy playing any type of RPG, or FRPG, you will need to get a name. For serious fantasy gamers, who will accept the challenge of any game set down before them, I salute you with respect. If you are stuck on a good name, maybe this list will help you out. Happy adventuring.