Bøger af Nick Jenkins

Yossarian, Archon of the fabled city-state of Sardis, loses his love in death. Driven mad with grief he vows to descend to Hades and return her to the land of the living. Reluctantly accompanied by Sancho, his servant and companion, Yossarian seeks the aid of an Oracle and is joined on the journey by two young companions. Meanwhile Yossarian's brother, Marcos, plots to overthrow him and seize the throne of Sardis for himself. As Yossarian ventures through the desert, searching for the oasis of the Virgin's Tears and the entrance to Hades, Marcos assassins catch up with him and Yossarian faces battles in both the world of the living and the world of the dead.

"Speaker" is an unlovable thirty-something academic who spends his time writing articles for the Internet encyclopaedia "Wikipedia". While attempting mediation over a controversial article, Speaker is drawn into the conflict over an article about the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez. When one of the contributors, the beautiful 18 year old Aletheia, is found dead in her flat, Speaker is accused of murder. In the attempt to clear his name he uncovers a conspiracy between an FBI agent, a Columbian lawyer and elements of the Venezuelan government. He confronts the man he suspects to be the killer, his girlfriend is kidnapped, his closest friend is murdered and he faces a choice between abandoning his pursuit of truth or pushing through to the end at the peril of his own life.

Volume 2 of the Displacement series - Hari and Tatiana recover on Earth but their convalescence is short-lived as they are sucked into a conspiracy to overthrow the Eradign. Civil war erupts across the stars and Hari and Tatiana are caught in the middle, in the conflict that tears the Unity apart.

Hari Singh, the pilot of the Argonaut, a Daedalus class STL probe awakes to find the ship is lost in space. He and his crew abandon ship and land on an alien planet where they must fight for survival. They manage to attract the attention of an advanced starship and are rescued by the 'near-human' crew of the Uhorr. But their benefactors are not all they seem. In return for the salvage of the Argonaut, the captain of the Uhorr agrees to transport the characters to a civilised world. As Hari and the others strip the stricken Argonaut, the Uhorr's crew turn on them and murder eveyone but Hari and Tatiana, the ship's medic. In the fight, Hari and Tatiana manage to seize control of the Uhorr and kill the crew. Now they are lost in a strange universe, with a faster than light spaceship at their disposal....

In this collection of landscape images Nick Jenkins showcases the remote yet accessible attraction of this ever-popular visitor location.

This book provides a basic discussion of the smart distribution concept and new technologies related to it, including distributed energy resources (DERs), demand side integration, microgrids, CELL and virtual power plants. It describes various analysis methods and introduces the concept of planning and operating smart distribution networks, ofte

Is there only one possible outcome for the evolution of mankind? When two cultures light years apart follow different evolutionary paths, that question could be answered. And many more could be raised. In the twenty-second century, Earth was dying. World population was more than twenty billion, the global environment was in ruins, and living conditions were intolerable everywhere on the planet. Many people thought the only hope for mankind lay in colonizing space. And so giant ships were built to carry brave volunteers who would settle the planets of nearby stars. Many years later, the colonists returned. The Earth they found was a far different place than the Earth of their distant ancestors. And they were not welcome.

This book provides a basic discussion of the smart distribution concept and new technologies related to it, including distributed energy resources (DERs), demand side integration, microgrids, CELL and virtual power plants. It describes various analysis methods and introduces the concept of planning and operating smart distribution networks, often referred to as smart grids. This book will allow readers to engage with the immediate development of the electricity distribution networks and take part in the debate over the future Smart Grid.

Wind Power Integration provides a wide-ranging discussion on all major aspects of wind power integration into electricity supply systems. This second edition has been fully revised and updated to take account of the significant growth in wind power deployment in the past few years.