Books with author Stephen Person

In the future, America's favorite game will be used to control the world...Twilight's Last Glory is an original, dystopian, multi-dimensional tale of population control, organized crime, conspiracies, artificial intelligence, and of course... football.It is the year 2030 and football has become a global past time. But just like in the days of Rome and the Gladiators, the game is being used by a shadow organization called the Octagonal, not merely for profit, but to subdue the masses --- and therefore, control the world.As the game grows more violent, the more the masses flock to it, bringing phenomenal profits to the Octagonal. But the players are now at risk.A doctor comes up with a brilliant idea --- put the consciousness of players into robots through artificial intelligence. Avatars to replace human players as the Octagonal continues to feed society's hunger and fascination with violence.It's all about the money and the fix is in.Where will it all end?Find out in this futuristic, fantasy thriller that will make you ask deep and relevant questions about our society now and in the near future.Get your copy!WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:"Perkins’ idea of disguising topics of global corruption and organized crime to serve political interests and agendas was phenomenally executed, and I have never come across a book that uses such a unique twist to captivate a wide audience.""The author joins my band of ‘word alchemists’, writers who weave words together that they project a picture that gives more clarity and meaning.""Underneath the veil of football references and the mystical-powered force of the “Octagonals” is a more distinguished narrative in which Perkins ingenuously uses these seemingly clashing themes to create a beautifully constructed parallel of contemporary America and Western society.""Perkins pens eclectic and unpredictable works of fantasy that keep readers clawing through the pages!" Amazon Self Publishing Review ALSO BY STEPHEN PERKINS:Sky ParlorAmerican SirenEscape to DeathRaging FalconSorcerer's DynastyVisit Stephen Perkins' Website:https://newsspellcom.orgConnect on Twitter:@RAGEOFWORDS

Twelve-year-old Grace and her feline best friend, Midnight, have a secret: Midnight is a ghost. But then again, so are the rest of Graces' friends.Since she's the only person in hundreds of years with the ability to see them, the many ghosts of Tansy have flocked to Grace since birth. She doesn't mind. She prefers the company of the dead to that of the cliquey kids at school. Grace is happy with her strange life, until one day, the ghosts tell her about the secret her town has hidden for centuries. There's a reason there are more ghosts than living people in Tansy. Three-hundred years ago, a lonely witch cast a spell that mistakenly trapped the soul of every person to ever set foot in the tiny town. So when the spirits beg her to find a way to break the curse, Grace is eager to help. As she searches for answers, Grace makes discoveries about the secret her family hid for generations and a world of magic hidden in her own backyard.Grace soon realizes that if she succeeds in breaking the curse, she'll lose Midnight and all of her ghost friends, but if she fails, everyone living in Tansy will face the same fate. Can Grace break the curse before it's too late?

Experience first hand some of the world's most destructive disasters through the eyes of the people who survived them--combining scientific explanations of the disasters along with gripping narrative descriptions, readers will learn how these survivors lived to tell their stories; each book also discusses advances in disaster prevention and safety procedures.