Bøger af Judith Rook

"Planet Woman" BOOK I in the "Circe" Series A Space Opera Novel Circean humans have always known that their planet can think, but a diplomatic mission from another planet finds this difficult to understand. Lewis, the sardonic envoy, certainly does not understand Tethyn, his Circean hostess, and the independent and determined woman desperately fights against his desire for her. But Circe needs them to come together, to help defeat an approaching danger.

Escaping from the local bully is part of David Eldwick's life, but when the bully threatens his sister, the peaceable young school-leaver must turn into a hero as best he can. He is helped by an enigmatic man from a parallel universe. But with the man comes a danger which could threaten the safety of Earth, and only David can deal with it. David is a farmer's son, living in the north country of England in 1969. He has finished high school and will enter agricultural college in the Autumn. Martin Horner, who lives on the farm next door, is jealous of David and has made his life at school as unpleasant as possible. Although David resists Martin's bullying, he avoids fighting with his tormentor. Martin and his father intend to seize ownership of the Eldwick land by forcing David's sister into a future marriage with Martin. David warns Martin off, but Martin wants Jenevieve and goes ahead with his plans. David has no idea how to handle his adversary, but a stranger comes to work on the Eldwick farm, and things begin to change. The stranger, known as the Captain, comes from Arrath, an Earth-like world, existing in a parallel universe. He teaches David how to defend himself against Martin, and David begins to develop in skill and character. The young man grows to like and admire the captain. He discovers that people from Arrath have been visiting Earth for a long time and he becomes curious about the other world. Martin decides to force David into a confrontation, and at the end-of-summer ball, he kidnaps Jenevieve. Knowing that finally he will have to fight, David confronts Martin. He saves Jenevieve, and the captain invites him to visit Arrath. The captain warns David that malevolent creatures from yet another parallel universe may have found their way onto Earth, intending to infect it with evil. But David learns that on Arrath, he can train to become a warder, a skilled guardian against the darkness. Before David can make the crossing into the parallel universe, he detects the entry into Earth of other beings. His Arrathan companions discover that the intruders are the evil creatures who threaten both Arrath and Earth. Because the presence of Arrathan humans on Earth must be kept secret, David volunteers to draw the enemies away, so that his companions can return to their world undetected. Alone and pursued, he meets the greatest danger of his life, but he must overcome his fear and protect both Arrath and Earth. What will be David's path into his future? Does he truly believe that the other universe exists and that it can affect the lives of people on Earth? Will he become a farmer or a warder of Arrath?

Born and raised on Circe, the planet with a mind, Borto Claibrook-Merjolaine is the only man of his generation to become a warrior. As he learns combat skills on the neighbouring planet of First Home, his mentor detects a dark creature hidden deep inside Borto's personality. Coming from Circe's own shadow, the being adds extra strength to Borto's normal Circean abilities. Also living on First Home, Borto's sister, Tethyn, realises that she must go to find the source of a great danger which is threatening both Circe and First Home. Another planet farther away in the galaxy has learned about First Home and is preparing an invasion force. Against the wishes of her beloved man Lewis, Tethyn asks his greatest adversary, Darland Courvenier, to take her to meet a man from the enemy planet so that Circe can learn about the advancing peril and prepare to defeat it. Circe is also in danger from First Home. Darland and his close friend and lieutenant, Vaire, have begun to realise that Circe is a very special planet, possessing strange powers. They want to learn her secrets. Vaire goes to Circe to discover what he can about her, at the same time drawing Tethyn's best friend, Rayanna, the woman he has come to deeply desire, unwillingly to him. Returning briefly to his home planet, Borto finds that contraband weapons have been hidden on her surface, infecting the planet with the negative force they carry. As he helps to defeat the arms smugglers, the thing that Borto has been dreading happens, and his loyalty to his beloved planet is put to its greatest test.

RAVENS ARE THE SENTINELS THAT WATCH OVER THE TOWN OF LOST SOULS...Ravens Hollow is a hauntingly beautiful story of facing confrontations from the past and overcoming the terrifying bleakness of the future.Set in a small, central Victorian town, rooted in the gold rush of 1851, Lee Ping, a Chinese migrant and gold digger, is murdered and his soul left to drift; trapped in the eternal terror of Ravens Hollow.Ravens Hollow follows families haunted by the dead as they become trapped within their final resting place.With the dead watching and the living often providing no comfort; family secrets are forced to be revealed as a dim hope for peace is craved.With secrets finally revealed too late, the implications of Ravens Hollow are profoundly emotional and tragic for all residents.