Bøger af David Hearne

Set in a hostile galaxy mirroring real nations and world events, standing against the vicious aliens known as Tharnians, is a reluctant hero named Deacon. When he meets a Tharnian named Rugor, it's clear only one of them can remain alive - and their paths will keep crossing until the victor emerges.With fellow Starfarers Bo and Poppy by his side, Deacon will traverse open space enlisting the help of allies like the Zenites with their cloaked ships, a space station full of unlikely pirates and a mysterious alien who knew his great grandfather.The Starfarers will also have to work together, easier said than done, in this frantic space opera where everyone is out to get them, from bounty hunters to their own employers, the unscrupulous United Planets.Deacon must also attempt to fulfil an ancient prophecy and uncover an insidious plot to force the free universe to bow down to the most cunning of enemies - humans! It's apocalyptic, character-driven science fiction where the twists keep coming.Based on the award-winning screenplay.

The bullet riddled campaign bus of senator Katherine Laforge is found on a lonely snow swept road near Charlestown New Hampshire. Who are the assassins behind this deadly attack of a presidential candidate? Who wants her dead? Has her unorthodox quest for peace between Iraq and the USA incensed her foreign policy adversaries to the point of killing her? Could the perpetrators of this attack be any of the thousands of accountants, Lawyers or IRS agents who fear and loathe Katherine's campaign pledge to replace Income tax with a simple national sales tax? Is her support and policies for the United States to end its reliance on foreign oil, incendiary enough for the billionaire oil cartel to silence her? Is she a victim of an Islamic militant's reprisal for her outspoken view on their Jihad? Or is this attack simply because Senator Katherine Laforge is now a clear and present danger to the age-old bastion of men at the helm of the United States?

Living in a sleepy Queensland country town named Rosewood, Paddy is one of the local 'bad boys' and even at a young age, has a history of getting on the wrong side of the law. Already with a record for drink driving he runs down a cyclist while, as luck would have it, being sober. Afraid that he'll be presumed guilty with no judge or jury in the state believing otherwise, he flees the scene and goes to ground. Police investigating should have an open-and-shut case, yet two questions remain.Why did she turn in front of him? Did the collision kill her or ... did someone else come back to finish the job?With the help of a young boy named Charlie, who could be his friend or his foe, Paddy must find out what really happened as he determines to grow up and put things right. Based on the award-winning screenplay.

Their aim is nothing short of universal domination by means of war. So far their plans have not gone astray and they enjoy victory after victory over the 'lesser' life forms of the galaxies. But now, an insignificant human threatens to upend the grand strategy of the Tharnian species...his name is Jarre. With Ky and Ganna by his side, he'll take on the might of the Tharnian Empire in this old-fashioned space opera saga.In a twist and turn accounting of his stubborn fight against the all-consuming race of destroyers, Jarre's exploits are time and again suborned by more backstabbing characters than you will find in a meeting of butlers at a mystery convention. Just when you think you have a handle on which way the plot will proceed, be prepared for a sharp, warp-speed turn in the opposite direction.There are no slow downs or let ups in this story and a new surprise lurks behind every planet. This is David Hearne's first novel and his imaginative writing skills draw you into well-crafted worlds populated by enormously believable characters. This classic Sci-Fi space opera has been rebooted and now contains a brand new ending.

Set in a future where matriarchy has toppled patriarchy, Moroz is a flawed, old-fashioned gumshoe fighting for equality in a society where human-form androids have become the norm.Notorious roboticist and artificial intelligence whiz Isadora is his greatest adversary yet his only hope to restore justice between the sexes. Yet her own plans are to keep men under her thumb.When Isadora is charged with murder, Moroz must consider the cost of trying to solve the case: something that could cost him his family, any chance of true equality and his very life. Additionally, footage of Isadora committing the crime makes the task seem a fool's errand.In a world where the lines between human and robot love are blurred, Moroz must also find a way to stop a pending contract that threatens to enable a new rise of the robots, one where their bias seeks to erode men's rights further and put them on the road to extinction.

'Change the past, fix the future, get the doughnut.' Based on the award-winning screenplay and set in Brisbane, Australia, unpredictable Tara's a leftist rebel who is struggling to stop her life sliding out of control. Her sister Pandora, the far right Prime Minister, stands for all that Tara opposes, seeking to take away basic human rights under the guise of 'protecting Australia from terrorism'.During their feud, where it's green versus red, both sisters see themselves as wearing the 'white hat'. Tara plots a way to get access to their father's time machine so she can go back in time to stop her sister from transforming Australia's democracy into a fascist dictatorship. Tara's biggest problem? Will the time machine really work?Fighting for causes is Tara's jam but her biggest battle will be against herself, as her addictions and rage lurk like an insidious shadow, threatening to overcome her. She must also find her place in this world, if not in this time. Is her true calling back in the past?As well as doing whatever it takes to turn the tables on her sister, Tara will try her best to get her lips around the doughnut of her dreams.