New Releases by Mike Tucker

‘My new Fire-Ice will solve all the problems of the planet!’ The world is on the brink of crisis. As fuel runs short, society begins to break down. One man seems to have the answer. But is it too good to be true? The Doctor arrives at an old oil refinery near the South Pole, concerned by claims about this new form of energy. He soon discovers something huge and terrifying is stalking the refinery. It brings death and destruction in its wake. The battle has begun for planet Earth. A thrilling, all-new adventure, featuring The Doctor as played by Matt Smith in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television

"Rich man, poor man, when your world falls apart, you''re the same man, alone and hurting like you''ve never hurt before and trying to find a way to carry on." "''The Klan and the Mob are both in the same business in Maryland, the law-purchasing business. Even in hard times, that''s a business making real money in America. You''re right, they''ll want to negotiate. Fine. They can get a thick fuckin'' prayer rug out and negotiate with the Almighty.''" ''Point-blank, provocative and raw, a tour de force of narrative, 1931 is Mike Tucker''s best novel, his most unique and distinctive work--authentic and compelling.'' Will Layman, American jazz critic, author and educator. 1931 is an epic, riveting Great Depression crime saga and a classic American novel, from the time of the grenade and the tommy gun and the bloody, undeclared, no holds barred war on the streets and shores of the United States, when the Mafia ran bootlegging with an iron fist and the Special Agents of the Bureau of Investigation took on the Mafia from coast to coast.

Exciting action-packed original fiction for younger Doctor Who fans, each containing two fast-paced fun-filled adventures. On the planet Xirrinda, terrible tiny creatures swarm down from the sky in Rain of Terror. Can the Doctor, Amy and Rory help the colonists escape from the alien infestation? The Doctor, Amy and Rory join an undersea exploration ship on the planet Hos in The Underwater War. When a virus infects the crew, they discover the ship is hiding a dangerous secret...

"SPARTACUS DID THE RIGHT THING" "No matter how many lives you save, the most important life you save is your own." -Mike Tucker, from "SPARTACUS DID THE RIGHT THING" Inspired by the legend of Spartacus, "SPARTACUS DID THE RIGHT THING" is a classic journey story and a meditation on freedom. Raw, profane, gripping and poignant, Mike Tucker''s second novel is a tribute to the US Navy SEALS, a stunning homage to the Black Lahu, Hmong and Karen hill tribes of northern Thailand and a no-holds-barred tale of raids against Burmese Army slave labor patrols. Above all, it is Jake Deveraux''s story, the story of a US Navy SEAL veteran whose quest leads him to discover a truth ancient as the legend of Spartacus and real in every generation: No matter how many lives you save, the most important life you save is your own. Mike Tucker journeyed to northern Thailand to research "SPARTACUS DID THE RIGHT THING "in the winter of 1992-3, living with the Black Lahu, Hmong and Karen hill tribes on the Thai-Burmese border and throughout northern Thailand. He is the author of 22 books, including 14 volumes of poetry, and received Honors in Poetry in 1982 and a Masters in Literature in 1999 from James Madison University. The only author under fire with US Navy SEALS from DEVGRU (SEAL TEAM SIX) after September 11th, Mike Tucker now lives in the Near East, northern Thailand and the Straits of Malacca, where he is writing his third novel, "1931," which will be released internationally in the fall of 2012.

African Skies "Amor Vincit Omnia." Latin proverb. English Translation: Love conquers all. A hunt for man-eating lions in East Africa in the summer of 2010 leads a young American veteran on a journey that changes his life forever in AFRICAN SKIES, a meditation on survival, war, loss, and love in this first novel by the author of RONIN, THE LONG PATROL and AMONG WARRIORS IN IRAQ, Mike Tucker. "Gripping and passionate, AFRICAN SKIES is a terrific love story with a richly-textured, witty and dynamic narrative. Tucker''s prose rocks in this novel, a book that leads with a riveting lion hunt and takes the reader on a journey of the heart. The intrigue is fresh and stunning and I really felt like I knew the characters in the book as well as I know my own friends, by novel''s end. Magnificent." Will Layman, jazz critic, editor and educator. Washington, D.C. "If Hemingway were alive, he would be buying drinks for Mike Tucker all night long, for Tucker''s vivid, moving first-hand account of a 250 kilometer deep reconnaissance behind Burmese Army lines, THE LONG PATROL, pivots on those quintessentially Hemingwayesque themes of armed men fighting to survive against overwhelming odds, and simply battling against the elements. Outstanding." Jim Algie, Editor and journalist, UNTAMED TRAVEL. Bangkok. Author of twenty-one books, including fourteen volumes of poetry, Mike Tucker graduated with Honors in Poetry in 1982 and a Master of Arts in Literature in 1999 from James Madison University. His next novel, LONELY FIRE, will be published by Outskirts Press in November 2011. www.miketuckerauthor.com

Contains two stories, including "Rain of Terror," in which the Doctor, Amy, and Rory help the colonists on the planet Xirrinda deal with an alien infestation; and "The Underwater War," in which the Doctor and his companions board a spaceship orbiting the water-planet Hydron.

Operation Hotel California is the definitive inside account of the secret CIA mission that paved the way for the Iraq War. Based on exclusive interviews with the team leader, Charles S. Faddis—who retired in 2008 and whose name was publicly revealed in this book for the first time—it is also the most blistering indictment by any U.S. counterterrorism officer of America’s blunders vis-à-vis Al-Qaeda and Iraq. Its lessons are vital as a new administration seeks to withdraw securely from Iraq and fight extremists in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

Out on a hunting trip, Arthur kills a unicorn. Merlin rushes to the animal''s side, obviously upset, as the knights cheer Arthur for killing this most highly-prized of beasts. But, it seems that by killing the magical creature Arthur has cursed Camelot and until he makes amends for his actions the great city will be damned. Could this be the end of Camelot and her people . . . ?

Author of eighteen books and Director of RONIN Counterterrorism LLC, Mike Tucker is a Visiting Lecturer at the Center for Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies and the Irregular Warfare Working Group at the US Naval Academy, counterterrorism specialist, poet and US Marine infantry veteran.

A mysterious new knight arrives in Camelot for the sword tournament. His fighting skills are impressive but Merlin suspects that dark magic is involved. With Prince Arthur next in line to fight, time is running out for Merlin to prove that evil is afoot.

On a lonely stretch of Welsh coastline a fisherman is killed by a hideous creature from beneath the waves. When the Doctor and Rose arrive, they discover a village where the children are plagued by nightmares, and the nights are ruled by monsters. The villagers suspect that ancient industrialist Nathanial Morton is to blame, but the Doctor has suspicions of his own. Who are the ancient figures that sleep in the old priory? What are the monsters that prowl the woods after sunset? What is the light that glows in the disused lighthouse on Black Island? As the children''s nightmares get worse, The Doctor and Rose discover an alien plot to resurrect an ancient evil... Featuring the Tenth Doctor and Rose as played by David Tennant and Billie Piper in the hit Doctor Who series from BBC Television.

Earth, 2099. Global warming is devastating the climate. The polar ice caps are melting. In a desperate attempt at preservation, the governments of the world have removed vast sections of the Arctic and Antarctic and set them inside huge domes across the world. The Doctor and Martha arrive in Snowglobe 7 in the Middle East, hoping for peace and relaxation. But they soon discover that it''s not only ice and snow that has been preserved beneath the Dome. While Martha struggles to help with an infection sweeping through the Dome, the Doctor discovers an alien threat that has lain hidden since the last ice age. A threat that is starting to thaw. Featuring the Doctor and Martha as played by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman in the hit series from BBC Television.

Chances are you''ve never experienced severe physical hunger. You might have missed a meal or two, but most of us can''t imagine what it is like to go months, or even years, without enough food. But You may know the familiar ache of another kind of hunger: spiritual hunger. The longing for something more, to know God better. Whether it is an occasional craving, a case of spiritual malnutrition, or near starvation-something is definitely missing.

Here is the first inside perspective on what it was like to endure the horrors of Saddam Hussein. In Hell Is Over: Voices of the Kurds After Saddam, author Mike Tucker offers frank and evocative accounts of the Kurdish people, from veterans of the Kurdish uprising, the Revolution of 1961, to members of the peshmerga who helped U.S. forces quickly take key northern cities. Hell Is Over is a testimony to the anguish of political prisoners, survivors of chemical attacks, and victims of torture. Tucker also offers readers the unbridled joy and optimism of Kurdish artists and poets and of old warriors who now look forward to putting down the guns they''ve carried for decades. Hell Is Over is the moving narrative of a long-suffering nation, chillingly told one precious individual at a time.

"... is a street-level view of the struggles of maintaining control in the anarchy that pervaded Iraq after Coalition forces declared victory. Tucker journeyed--and fought--with Special Forces groups in both Mosul and Fallujah, cities unconvinced the war was over, and willing to do anything to ensure that the struggle would continue."--from publisher description.

A Seventh Doctor novel featuring Ace The Doctor knows Ace is going to die. Knows very well, because although she is sitting in the TARDIS watching the TV news, she is also beside him as a corpse. And there is something very, very strange about the autopsy results. In London, 1959, the Doctor does all he can to prevent Ace''s tragic death, due to occur in a few hours. In the process he discovers further anomalies - swarms of giant ants emerging from the ground being among the least of his worries. A disturbing fetish for Cyberisation has taken hold of Britain, and the Doctor can probably guess who''s behind it... Against a background of international (and trans-dimensional) espionage, giant ants and Cyber-primates, and quite possible the end of the world as we know it, the Doctor struggles to save his companion from a fate which she seems more and more determined to bring upon herself.

Escaping from one battle and straight into another, the Doctor and his companion. Catherine, find themselves on a far flung world where time travellers are persecuted as witches and warlocks by the Papal Inquisition. The Doctor is arrested, his only hope of escape being Cat, but she has demons of her own to face, and as the Doctor starts to realise exactly what is happening, so time rapidly starts to slip away for both him and Cat.

With its low bandwidth and tiny file sizes, it is often wrongly assumed that sound and video can never achieve a really high level of sophistication in Flash animations. With competitive motion graphics techniques rapidly evolving, there is a constantly growing demand for the next stage in sophisticated design—video and sound. This book will do exactly what they said wasn''t possible by illustrating how video and sound can be integrated into your Flash presentations, placing you at the extreme edge of creative web design. The application of such tools as AfterEffects, QuickTime, SoundForge and Wildform test the boundaries of Flash and suggest ways to take sound and video beyond Flash and into the realm of Shockwave. Showing you how to break your site down and incorporate video and sound, the techniques covered in this book capitalise on the capabilities of Flash, whilst tackling its limitations head-on. It will then look at how to take web video and sound a step further with Shockwave presentations. What you’ll learnWho this book is for All Flash designers who appreciate the need to use sound and video in order to stay ahead in the motion web graphics sector. Readers of other friends of ED Flash Studio titles who want to take the next step towards becoming "New Masters".

On nineteenth Century Earth artist Edvard Munch hears an infinite scream pass through nature. Centuries later his painting of that Scream hangs in a gallery on the barren dust world Duchamp 331. Why is there a colony of artists on a planet that is little more than a glorified garage? What is the event that the passengers of the huge, opulent pleasure cruiser ''Gallery'' are hoping to see? And what is hidden in the crates that litter the cargo hold? The Doctor''s diary indicates that the painting is about to be destroyed in ''mysterious circumstances'', and when he and Ace arrive on Duchamp 331, those circumstances are well underway. This story takes place after "Survival."

YA. Features 7th doctor. Visiting the planet Blinni-Gaar the doctor and Ace discover a population of apparent zombies. 11 yrs+

A Doctor Who adventure. Years after the extinction of its indigenous races, the sea-world of Coralee is populated by human and dolphin colonists. They are ignorant of what caused the original population to die out, but tales of vicious monsters proliferate.

"The Doctor is on the run from a faceless enemy that knows his every thought and move. He flees to his past, planning to leave Ace in safe hands in order to fight on alone. But his enemy has other plans, and the Doctor''s history no longer exists. The TARDIS is finally drawn to London in the winter of 1888, where the Doctor and Ace discover a dark secret from Gallifrey''s past, and the name of their unseen opponent. It is Jack the Ripper."--Page 4 of cover.

In 1989, Doctor Who vanquished the villian for the last time on British screens. This book is an account of the last three years of televised Doctor Who as seen through the eyes of Sophie Aldred, who portrayed Ace, the Doctor''s last TV companion, and Mike Tucker, one of the visual effects designers. It contains interviews with other actors and members of the production staff and anecdotes from location shoots and rehearsal rooms. Also included are photographs from private collections and from a specially commissioned photo shoot.