Bøger af Chris Hackett

The old gods are gone, and they are taking the ancient world with them.Now, as Rome falls, he must rise.Seventeen years after the barbarian general Odoacer deposed the last Roman Emperor in the west, the young aristocrat Orephes is told by his dying father that he is the last surviving demigod, hidden away by the old gods before they vanished forever.Abandoning his post as as a feared knight in the army of the Roman general Eschelus - an aging yet respected believer in restoring the throne to a "true Roman" - Orephes sets out to Mt. Olympus to reclaim his birthright as the heir to an ancient power he knows little about.As his power grows, so does his connection to the magic that built the ancient world - and the dark forces tearing it down. With the Roman Empire collapsing around him, Orephes must face a destiny forged for him in centuries past - and an enemy that has been waiting for him ever since.

In this irreverent, nostalgic, and light-hearted take on the typical space opera, the down-on-his-luck alcoholic Nick Bridges is abducted by aliens to save the galaxy - whether he wants to or not."...if you enjoyed [Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Men in Black], I believe you will enjoy this as well." Laura, Netgalley ARC Review"Something they never tell you about being a hero - it's really just about being at the wrong place at the wrong time and living to tell the tale."Stuck in a dead-end job as an adjunct Professor of Psychology focused on paranormal sightings and claims of alien abduction, the alcoholic Nick Bridges is divorced, disinterested and defeated.Stumbling home from a late-night bender, Nick is himself abducted by aliens - a secret police force that keeps the galaxy from falling into chaos. They tell him that only he - out of everyone in the universe - is being called by a cybernetic armor that is key to their mission. A mission they now expect him to help complete.Now, to get home, he has to be the hero he never envisioned himself to be and save the galaxy, and maybe even himself - as long as his demons don't derail him along the way.Join Nick Bridges as he discovers that we aren't alone - and neither is he - in this first installment of the epic and hysterical PROFESSOR BRIDGES SAGA.

Makers, get ready. This is your ultimate, must-have, tip-packed guide for taking your DIY projects to the next level-from basic wood and metalworking skills to plugged-in fun with power tools, and from cutting-edge electronics play to 3-D printing wizardry. Join Chris Hackett, intrepid DIY-er, on a rummage through the toolbox of yore-and a foray into the technologies of the future.Packed with demystifying explanations and helpful tips, The Big Book of Maker Skills covers: HAND TOOLS A classic is a classic for a reason. Learn to build your own metal forge, screen-print whatever you want, swing a hammer better than your ancestors, and repurpose what Hackett calls "obtanium"-but what others might call trash-into your own mad-scientist creations. POWER TOOLS Discover the supreme joy that is angle-grinding, rig your own welding machine out of a junked car battery or three, and meet and master a whole host of electronic gadgets-LEDs, piezo buzzers, solar panels, and more. ROBOTS & BEYOND When it comes to making, there's a whole new skillset in town. Get started with CNC milling, laser-cutting, programming microcontrollers, and 3D printing in a chapter that's all about building what's next. MUCH MORE Setting up a hackerspace, drones and space exploration tools, circuitry basics, sourcing and crowdsourcing and biotechnology-just to name a few more. You name it; it's probably in this book.