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They have to hope for something better. Because right now, without hope, they have nothing. Hoping to find Greeta, Sparks and Reyes land on Zurus, a hellish planet with a life expectancy of just seventeen minutes. It is a world trapped in near-permanent shadow, where if the citizens don’t kill you, the flies will. What drove Greeta to a place like this? And if they find her, will there be anything left to save? On Karaquin, Gando follows his queen’s brutal new zero-tolerance mandate, all while searching for proof that unseen forces are poisoning his world from within. Forces that have already reached the queen herself. If he can’t make her see the truth, Karaquin may be lost. And exposing the evil polluting his planet could get him killed. With both societies turning against them and danger closing in on every side, Sparks and Gando will do whatever it takes to save the people they love. Because when darkness is all around you, hope may be the only weapon left. Salamandiun’s Switch is the eighth instalment in a grimdark space opera series of ruthless worlds, impossible choices, and heroes who keep fighting long after hope should be dead.

In vijf en een half uur zal de Shining City branden. Binnen haar glanzende muren raakt Eleanor en haar vrienden de tijd snel op. Ze moeten de tot slaaf gemaakten bevrijden, de wreedheid van het regime blootleggen en de verdediging van de bewakers uitschakelen, zonder de Steel Lady te waarschuwen voor de naderende aanval. Als ze falen, zullen onschuldigen in de vuurstorm omkomen en zal hun eigen leger worden afgeslacht. Ze moeten de bewakers de open straten op jagen, zodat ze daar staan wanneer het vuur neerregent. Het slapende robotleger uitschakelen voordat het ontwaakt. En hun steeds verder uiteenvallende gemeenschap bijeenhouden, vóór die zichzelf uit elkaar scheurt. Buiten de muren maken William, Matilda en hun bondgenoten zich klaar om toe te slaan. Ze hebben geen idee dat Eleanor en haar vrienden zich binnen bevinden. Wanneer Gracie de poorten opent, zullen ze met nietsontziende hardheid aanvallen. Tegen de tijd dat ze beseffen dat ze bondgenoten achter de muren hebben, kan het al te laat zijn. Het plan is roekeloos. De kansen zijn rampzalig. Als ze het verkeerd doen, zullen vrienden vrienden afslachten. Wanneer de klokken van de stad drie uur ’s nachts slaan, begint de oorlog om de Shining City. Let the City Burn is het explosieve eenentwintigste deel in de meedogenloze post-apocalyptische Beyond These Walls-saga.

With an ever-encroaching darkness spreading through the galaxy, they have to find the strength to bring the light. Sparks and Reyes have spent months in hiding, living under false names on a forgotten world at the edge of civilisation. Once feared across the galaxy, they’re now just ghosts — wanted fugitives with a bounty that could buy a planet. But their peace can’t last. The hunters are closing in, and every moment they stay puts their new friends — and their children — at risk. To survive, they’ll have to step out of the shadows and confront the past they’ve been running from. On Karaquin, Gando — the planet’s loyal head guard — watches his world shift under Salamandiun’s rule. A new doctrine is taking hold: harsher laws, zero tolerance, and the threat of another rebellion like the one his father once fought to contain. Yet the real danger runs deeper — an unseen force spreading through the system, twisting loyalties and feeding fear. As destinies collide and the influence of the Ringdell Group grows, the galaxy teeters on the brink of chaos. Old enemies will resurface. New alliances will be forged. And in the shadows of Salamandiun’s Court, the line between good and evil will blur beyond recognition. Salamandiun’s Court — Galactic Terror Book Seven — is the next instalment—and the start of a new story arc—in a grimdark space opera series perfect for fans of firepower, betrayal, and broken heroes who refuse to stay down.

War is coming to Flanterian, and the future looks bleak for those who dare to oppose the Ringdell Group. Sparks, Greeta, and Shalk are desperate to make planetfall, to reunite with their loved ones and join the battle. But the Ringdell Group’s blockade stands in their way, leaving them stranded in the void. Hidden in an underground hangar on Flanterian, Reyes faces an impossible task: turning an army of untrainable gloyners into a fighting force. But first, she must confront Piltred, a monstrous brute responsible for decimating half the planet. Deep in enemy territory, Faz Went ventures into the city to gather vital intelligence, quantifying the overwhelming odds against them. Despite the barriers, each of them accepts the inevitability of the battle ahead. The question remains: will they be ready when the Ringdell Group strikes? Vastly outnumbered, Flanterian''s defenders must be smarter, faster, and deadlier than anything the hellish regime can throw at them. And then there’s the titan mech, hanging over them, ready to be unleashed. They face insurmountable challenges, but they refuse to give up. They have Reyes’ military expertise, Faz Went’s intelligence, Sparks’ unparalleled piloting skills, and the healing abilities of their damp furball ally, Hat. Together, they’ve always met conflict head-on. Yet, none dare voice the unspoken question: Will this war be one battle too far? Jump into Galactic Confrontation: Part One, the fifth book in a gripping space opera series where every page crackles with high-stakes action and interstellar intrigue.

Sparks has made a promise she intends to keep... She must liberate Shalk and return him to his home world of Flanterian. Even if that means infiltrating a prison ship where horrors hide in the shadows. Greeta would leave him to rot for his betrayal, but her allegiance to Sparks is unwavering. Together they board the Sunny Horizon, hopeful, but neither certain they’ll return. Meanwhile, Reyes and Faz Went, unaware of Sparks and Hat’s whereabouts, have been ambushed and imprisoned. But as they languish in a subterranean cell, the question lingers: will their imprisonment be the end of their fight, or the key to their ultimate liberation? Their mission to free Flanterian from the clutches of the notorious Ringdell Group hangs in the balance. But before they even consider starting another war, they must first navigate the perils of their own captivity. Galactic Liberation is the fourth book in a series of space opera thrillers, where every page crackles with high-stakes action and interstellar intrigue.

To save Greeta, Sparks must risk Reyes'' life. In just a few hours, the Ringdell Group will execute Greeta. Sparks is the only one who can save her. To do so, she must return to Stargart and leave Reyes and Faz Went to battle it out on Flanterian with the deadly Piltred. She''ll also be returning to the packed planet with one of the largest bounties in the galaxy on her head. If anyone gets wind of who she is, she''ll be dead in seconds. But were it not for Sparks, Greeta wouldn''t be in this situation. So, whatever the risks, she has to help. Will Sparks be able to find Greeta without revealing herself? Will she survive another visit to the ever-hostile Stargart? And in her absence, will Reyes and Faz Went survive against the deadly Piltred? Galactic Force is the third book in a series of space opera thrillers, where every page crackles with high-stakes action and interstellar intrigue.

She once ruled the stars-pilot, hacker, covert operative. Now? Sparks is a ghost, drifting through dive bars and forgotten outposts on the edge of known space. Hunted by blood-soaked memories. Haunted by the things she''s done-and the ones she couldn''t save. But this shadow life can''t last forever. When a stranger-half-lit in neon and speaking in partial truths-offers her a way back, Sparks knows better than to trust him. It reeks of a trap. Maybe it is. But she''s done running. She''s done hiding. And if this is the path to her own destruction... then so be it. Galactic Terror is the explosive first book in a grim dark space opera series-perfect for fans of firepower, betrayal, and broken heroes who refuse to stay down.

Sparks and Reyes thought they had it all figured out. Three lucrative jobs and a hefty payout, until they discovered the dark truth behind their missions. Set up to fail and exploited for their skills, they must now decide between walking away with their credits, or taking a stand to right the wrongs of their past. In a race against time and the corrupt Ringdell Group, they must choose between the easy path and what is right. Can they undo the damage they''ve done, or will they be forever haunted by their choices? Galactic Retribution is the second book in a series of space opera thrillers, where every page crackles with high-stakes action and interstellar intrigue.

Seb and Sparks were given a choice: Join the Shadow Order or rot in a prison cell. As Seb touches down for his first mission on a dark, damp, and cold planet, he wonders if he’s made the right call. The First Mission Book Two of The Shadow Order - is a fast-paced, planet-hopping, space opera adventure.

This volume argues that Titus’s invocation of Crete affected the ways early readers developed their identities. Using archaeological data, classical writings, and early Christian documents, he describes multiple traditions that circulated on Crete and throughout the Roman Empire concerning Cretan Zeus, Cretan social structure, and Cretan Judaism. He then uses these traditions to interpret Titus and explain how the letter would intersect with and affect readers’ identities. Because readers had differing conceptions of Crete based on their location and access to and evaluation of Cretan traditions, readers would have developed their identities in multiple, conflictual, even contradictory ways.

Do you have a plan for the apocalypse? Rhys doesn''t. But as he watches chaos spill from the Alpha Tower, he knows one thing for sure ... He must get to his son before the virus does. If you like high stakes and edge of your seat action in a post-apocalyptic world, then The Alpha Plague is for you. Get it now to join Rhys at ground zero as he tries to save his loved ones and survive a disaster that will leave the world changed forever. This box set includes: The Alpha Plague: A Post-Apocalyptic Action Thriller The Alpha Plague 2 The Alpha Plague 3

Flynn Golding has lost all of the people close to him. His mum, his dad, and now Vicky. However, he doesn’t yet know Vicky’s dead, so he doesn’t know who killed her. Convinced that Vicky chose to leave, he’ll find out the truth sooner or later. When he does, he’ll have to accept his community is run by her murderers. The community that offers him safety, security, and three square meals a day. Either that, or he’ll have to make them pay, therefore giving up his safe existence and re-entering a hostile world. The Alpha Plague is a post-apocalyptic action adventure thriller.

When Vicky saw the corruption in Hugh’s leadership of Home, she stood up to it and overthrew him. She now finds herself helping run the place, taking on responsibilities she’d rather not have. But if she keeps the community safe, she’ll also keep Flynn safe. All Vicky wants is to make sure Flynn’s okay. All she’s done for the past ten years is make sure Flynn’s okay. Now faced with a war with a barbaric neighbouring community, Home has to respond to the threat. As the most experienced fighter, Vicky has to lead the battle. If they don’t win, they’ll all die. The Alpha Plague 6 is a fast-paced post-apocalyptic survival thriller.

After having found and successfully rescued his ex-wife from the diseased in Summit City, Rhys races to where he arranged to meet his son to discover he isn''t there ... But there''s hope. The boy''s left a trail. With just enough breadcrumbs to keep them going, Rhys and his ex-wife follow the path of their son and his protector in a race against both the spread of The Alpha Plague, and a crazed psychopath hell bent on their destruction ... The Alpha Plague 3 is a post-apocalyptic action thriller.

WHEN YOU''VE BEEN TO HELL AND SURVIVED, THE LAST THING YOU SHOULD DO IS GO BACK. Equipped with nothing but a baseball bat and his wits, Rhys enters Summit City for a second time. His son wants his Mummy, and Rhys is the only one that can save her. If he can get to The Alpha Tower, he can release the shutters on all of the buildings in the city. Maybe then he can get his ex-wife and best friend out of there. However, to open the shutters will release chaos onto the already wild streets. The only advantage Rhys has over the thousands of other people that will be fighting for their lives, is he understands what he’s up against. Hopefully that knowledge will be the difference between life and death. To make matters worse, an order to incinerate the city has been activated. In five hours’ time, the complex will be burned to a crisp. To give his son what he needs, Rhys has to risk everything. After one final deep breath, Rhys re-enters hell. The Alpha Plague 2 is a post-apocalyptic action thriller.

Do you have a plan for the apocalypse? Rhys doesn''t. But as he watches chaos spill from the Alpha tower, he knows one thing for sure ... He must get to his son before the virus does. If you like high stakes and edge of your seat action in a post-apocalyptic world, then The Alpha Plague is for you. Get it now to join Rhys at ground zero as he tries to save his loved ones and survive a disaster that will leave the world changed forever.

Marcie Hugo and Drake Soldado are unusual travel companions united by similar goals. A teenage girl and a man in his thirties. One is returning home to honour a promise, the other needs to find his daughters, which he hasn’t seen for over four years since they were taken from him and sold as slaves. Marcie has promised her best friend and childhood sweetheart that she’ll return from Prime City with the lung transplant he so desperately needs. She plans to make good on that promise. She didn’t plan on falling in love with someone else while she was away. Their reunion might fix his breathing, but will it also break his heart? Drake has to find his two daughters. Daughters he’d forgotten he had until recently. Daughters who have spent the last four years as slaves. To find them, he must penetrate Scala City’s hostile criminal underworld of human traffickers. If he survives and reunites with his little girls, how damaged will they be from the years they''ve spent apart? What have they endured? Will they even remember him? Neither reunion will be easy, but first they have to reach Scala City and the Blind Spot. Miles of wastelands stand before them. Scores of murderous militia patrol the barren lands. And to top it all off, neither Marcie nor Drake know the way. Reunion: Neon Horizon Book five is a fast-paced cyberpunk thriller. If you like dazzling neon dystopian landscapes, where entertainment, credits, and the latest streets drugs are all worth more than human life, then you’ll love this hard-hitting grimy glimpse into the hyper-cities of the future.

For as long as Dragon can remember, he’s lived in a lead-lined box. It might be for his own good, but he’s under no illusion he’s still a prisoner. Nuclear war has left the world uninhabitable. With radiation levels so high, the only way to survive is encased in lead. Dragon’s only connection to the world comes through competitive gaming. A community linked by high-speed networks with every gamer fighting for the monthly prize. A prize coveted almost as much as breathable air. But winning is far from easy. Maybe it’s the taking part that counts. Who’s Dragon kidding? He wants to win this month as much as any other. Except, this month isn''t like any other. For Dragon, things are about to change. Connection: Neon Horizon book four is a fast-paced cyberpunk thriller. If you like dazzling neon dystopian landscapes, where entertainment, credits, and the latest street drugs are all worth more than human life, then you’ll love this hard-hitting grimy glimpse into the hyper-cities of the future.

Despite his protests, Anne Gilchrist, distinguished woman of letters, moved her entire household from London to Philadelphia in an effort to marry him. John Addington Symonds, historian and theorist of sexual inversion, sent him avid fan mail for twenty years. And volunteer assistant Horace Traubel kept a record of their daily conversations, producing a nine-volume compilation. Who could inspire so much devotion? Worshipping Walt is the first book on the Whitman disciples--the fascinating, eclectic group of nineteenth-century men and women who regarded Walt Whitman not simply as a poet but as a religious prophet. Long before Whitman was established in the canon of American poetry, feminists, socialists, spiritual seekers, and supporters of same-sex passion saw him as an enlightened figure who fulfilled their religious, political, and erotic yearnings. To his disciples Whitman was variously an ideal husband, radical lover, socialist icon, or bohemian saint. In this transatlantic group biography, Michael Robertson explores the highly charged connections between Whitman and his followers, including Canadian psychiatrist R. M. Bucke, American nature writer John Burroughs, British activist Edward Carpenter, and the notorious Oscar Wilde. Despite their particular needs, they all viewed Whitman as the author of a new poetic scripture and prophet of a modern liberal spirituality. Worshipping Walt presents a colorful portrait of an era of intense religious, political, and sexual passions, shedding new light on why Whitman''s work continues to appeal to so many.

Under the Nazi regime a secret program of ‘euthanasia’ was undertaken against the sick and disabled. Known as the Krankenmorde (the murder of the sick) 300,000 people were killed. A further 400,000 were sterilised against their will. Many complicit doctors, nurses, soldiers and bureaucrats would then perpetrate the Holocaust. From eyewitness accounts, records and case files, The First into the Dark narrates a history of the victims, perpetrators, opponents to and witnesses of the Krankenmorde, and reveals deeper implications for contemporary society: moral values and ethical challenges in end of life decisions, reproduction and contemporary genetics, disability and human rights, and in remembrance and atonement for the past.

Alternate histories. Alternate realities. It''s said that every choice creates multiple timelines, each one exploring what could have happened if a different decision had been made. Most of these alternate histories stem from different outcomes to a pivotal battle, or to an assassination attempt, or to the ending or escalation of a war. All violent, all bloody, all brutal. But what about those choices made during peacetime, when there was no monumental, ongoing conflict? After all, everyone knows how significant the flutter of a butterfly''s wings can be, how far-reaching its effects can be felt. In these pages you will find fifteen new branches of history written by some of today''s greatest science fiction and fantasy writers, including Elektra Hammond, Dale Cozort, Harry Turtledove, C.W. Briar, Rick Wilber, Juliet E. McKenna, Michael Robertson, Kat Otis, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Brian Hugenbruch, Stephen Leigh, Elizabeth Kite, Ian R. MacLeod, Mike Barretta, and Kari Sperring, all stemming from a peaceful divergence in our past. Join them as they wander down familiar paths...and then swerve down roads not taken.

Could you betray everyone you care about to prevent a war? Marcie Hugo isn''t a typical sixteen-year-old. She''s been cybernetically enhanced to have superhuman strength, speed, and judgement. For what it''s worth. She''s lived her entire life in the Blind Spot; a garish neon rat run of debauchery. Since her mum''s murder several years ago, her dad''s method for keeping her safe has been to imprison her in her own home. But with her sixteenth birthday looming, she''s going to start making her own life choices. She''ll finally move away to the neighbouring Scala City with the boy she loves. But when a terrorist attack raises the temperate of the cold war between the Blind Spot and the city, her vision of her planned future begins to fade. If she''s to put her bad memories and the home she hates behind her, she has to act. With time running out and tensions rising, Marcie finds herself as the only person who can prevent the conflict. But it comes at a cost. Does she betray everyone she cares about and sacrifice her chances with her one true love, or does she let thousands die in a preventable war? Join Marcie as she tears through dystopian cityscapes and neon flooded alleyways in an attempt to put all the pieces into place to prevent a war that could destroy the entire city. The Blind Spot is a cyberpunk novel and the first book in the Neon Horizon series. What the reviewers are saying: 5 stars - "Page after captivating page of action, intrigue, loyalty, intense drama and betrayal that will keep you hooked until the very last sentence." Meenaz Lodhi. (Goodreads reviewer). 5 stars - "Having read several of Michael''s books and series, I''m leaning toward this possibly being my favorite ..." David Taylor. (Goodreads reviewer). 5 stars - "... Marcie vowed to stop a war between the two factions no matter what it took, and this is the journey we take with her in this awesome and very thrilling book." Lana. (Goodreads reviewer).

After witnessing his father''s murder and his home burned to the ground, Michael is left wandering the violent streets of London alone. Having been captured and managing to escape the clutches of the most heinous of men, he''s terrified of recapture. All Michael wants to do is find somewhere safe. Somewhere he can call home. To do that he must survive in a city where he’s the weak and the hunted---with no family or friends to help him. When he meets someone who offers him hope, someone who''s different from all of the other people in this broken and violent world, he realizes he needs to trust someone... But if he lowers his guard to accept that help, he could end up at the warehouse again. He’d rather die than go back there. Crash 3: There''s No Place Like Home is a dark post-apocalyptic tale.

Dean Brown is a survivor. Dean Brown is a father. Dean Brown is a husband. Dean Brown is a brother-in-law. Dean Brown is a psychopath. Before all of this, Dean Brown was just a normal boy. Crash V is the final book in the Crash series. WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS SCENES OF BRUTAL VIOLENCE. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

WHEN EVERYTHING''S BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU, SOMETIMES THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS RUN. Chris’s life of luxury is gone, devastated by the collapse of the European economy. Huddled in a small room with his petrified ten-year-old son, Chris made the decision to stay in his lavish and once cherished home. Gas, water, and electricity are all cut off; his wife and daughter have gone, and food is running out. Driven by the need to survive, Chris has decided to keep secrets from his son. Secrets that will make everything else up until this point seem trivial. Secrets that—one way or another—will come out before the day is done. Cowering in his home, he watches as his neighbours are dragged into the street and brutally executed by a small army of psychotic scavengers hell-bent on making the formerly privileged pay. As they methodically purge each home, Chris realizes that staying was the worst decision of his life. Secrets or not, he has to act fast; the murderous pack only has one more house before they reach his... Crash - A post-apocalyptic/dystopian thriller. WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS SCENES OF BRUTAL VIOLENCE. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. What the reviewers say: “There are a quite a few adjectives I could use to describe Crash: frightening, graphic, raw, disturbing... and wonderfully written and brilliantly compelling! But let’s hope it isn’t prophetic! The book really is a great read, and the first time I read it, I couldn’t put it down - simply had to finish it.” Mark Hooper, Angel Editing. This is an incredible novel with extreme social/political relevance which took a lot of guts to produce. I like this book a lot. It''s not one of those books that plays the game of being nice, it''s dark, decisive and hard edged. Well written and suspenseful. Gritty and barbaric. This book, though not for the faint of heart, is excellent.

Welcome to Eden—the underground, self-sufficient complex that has withstood the zombie apocalypse for over thirty years and is home to the remnants of humanity. Standing in the control room and about to take over his father’s position of running it, Mark quickly realises there is more happening than a simple handover; he''s about to find out that Eden has secrets...dark secrets. Secrets that change the way he looks at his father forever. Secrets that change the way he looks at everything forever. Secrets that will reveal the truth about the apocalypse... Eden is a post apocalyptic tale about surviving the zombie apocalypse. What the reviewers say about Eden: “Eden is deep, dark, and thought provoking.” “The plot and pacing are wonderfully constructed, and the characters’ emotions come through incredibly clearly.” “...stop wasting time reading the awesome reviews, grab this book, and see for yourself. You won’t be disappointed!” “It ran the gamut of emotions; anger, surprise, shock and heartbreak. I was in tears at the end of the story.” “Two thumbs up!” “You need to read this, like, now.” “I could not have asked for a better glimpse into this under-utilised facet of the zombie apocalypse.”

Seb Zodo didn''t sign up to be the chosen one. Burdened by a prophecy claiming he''ll defeat the darkness spreading though the galaxy, he goes on every mission hoping it will be his last. But every time he returned to the Shadow Order''s base, he knew he had more to come. Until now ...The fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance and with chaos ruling supreme, Seb and his Shadow Order friends need to act fast. Their final mission ahead of them, they need to find Enigma and crush them before the damage they''ve done becomes irreversible.The only problem is, they haven''t got the first clue where to start ...The Shadow Order is a fast-paced space opera adventure.Praise for Prophecy - Book Seven of the Shadow Order:5 stars - From start to finish, all seven books in this series have left me wanting more. - Amazon Customer.5 stars - Fantastic writing from a great mind. - Amazon Customer.5 stars - A thoroughly gripping page turner. - Amazon Customer.

This companion volume to The Courtly Consort Suite in German-Speaking Europe surveys an area of music neglected by modern scholars: the consort suites and dance music by musicians working in the seventeenth-century German towns. Conditions of work in the German towns are examined in detail, as are the problems posed by the many untrained travelling players who were often little more than beggars. The central part of the book explores the organisation, content and assembly of town suites into carefully ordered printed collections, which refutes the concept of the so-called ''classical'' suite. The differences between court and town suites are dealt with alongside the often-ignored variation suite from the later decades of the seventeenth century and the separate suite-writing traditions of Leipzig and Hamburg. While the seventeenth-century keyboard suite has received a good deal of attention from modern scholars, its often symbiotic relationship with the consort suite has been ignored. This book aims to redress the balance and to deal with one very important but often ignored aspect of seventeenth-century notation: the use of blackened notes, which are rarely notated in a meaningful way in modern editions, with important implications for performance.

In a fight, Seb is unbeatable. But in this galaxy, there are a million ways to lose... Seb Zodo has never backed down from a fist fight. After all, he''s been gifted with powers that make losing impossible. But lately, Seb''s gift seems more like a curse... Seb''s fearlessness leads to stupid decisions, short-lived jobs, and unwanted attention in dangerous places. In a desperate bid at a fresh start, Seb swears off fighting. But it may be too late... When a run-in with an electrifying thief and the head of a shadowy organization sends his life spiraling out of control, Seb has no choice left but to go down swinging... The Shadow Order is the first book in a series of fast-paced space opera adventures. If you like bold characters, planet-hopping, and edge-of-your-seat action, then you''ll love Michael Robertson''s thrilling series starter. Download The Shadow Order today to dive into a series that pulls no punches! REVIEWS: 5 Stars - AWESOME book!!! Action packed, fun, and the plot keeps you going with twists and turns. - Amazon review. 5 stars - I didn''t want to stop reading, and I can''t wait to read the next book. - Amazon review. 5 Stars - One of the best books I''ve read for a while. - Amazon review.

“A treasure-trove of useful, well-organized information on sea-going parenting.” —Gary “Cap’n Fatty” Goodlander, Author of Buy, Outfit and Sail Choosing a boat that is right for your family; handling the naysayers; keeping your children safe, healthy and entertained afloat—this inspirational and comprehensive guide may be just what you need to turn your dream into a reality. The three authors, who have each voyaged thousands of miles with children on board, provide a factual and balanced look at the realities of family life on the sea. From their own experience and with information from interviews with dozens of other voyaging parents, they discuss caring for an infant on board, handling the changing needs of children as they grow, education options, ensuring parents find the private time to keep their relationships in tune, and helping children make the eventual transition back to shore life. Added to the authors’ voices are sidebars from other cruising parents with specialized information on subjects as diverse as handling special diets and how your children can keep in touch with friends around the world. A unique bonus chapter, written by a dozen former cruising kids, looks at the long-term effects of breaking away from shoreside normalcy. A substantial appendix of resources provides valuable further information on the subjects covered in this book. It is said that every parent inflicts their lifestyle choices on their children. Read this book to find why heading out to sea with your children may be the most rewarding infliction of all.