Tyranny and plague When a sudden plague of mysterious cancers strikes the southwestern city of Nan-li, it falls to Lady Abbess Cara of house Ten-Ar to investigate, entangling her in a royal trap that may cost her life. A Peers of Beinan Series novella. Features QR Indexing: scan interior QR codes with your smart phone to discover more about planet Beinan and Beinarian society.

What would you do if you knew your world was about to end? After science confirms the impending doom of planet A672E92 Quintus it falls to a team of negotiators to end the blood feuds between the two space-faring houses of Cashmarie and Xing-li. If they fail every man, woman, and child will most certainly die. As the war rages on, two delegates assigned to the peace talks find romance tinged with the supernatural in a relationship that will make them the stuff of legends as they strive to say good-bye to A672E92 Quintus and set out in search of their new home: planet Beinan.

In 2014 Russian aggression towards the Ukraine and the rise of ISIS called into question whether or not the United States genuinely functions as a world power anymore following numerous failures by Americans to influence and affect global change in the areas that most threaten national security. In this thoughtful and thought provoking book, author-historian Laurel A. Rockefeller takes a look at the role poverty plays in American foreign policy effectiveness and how each of us can play a part in making our world better and safer for everyone. Part one: essays on five aspects of American...