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1000 tulosta hakusanalla James M. Hutchisson
An interplanetary war, a long and fierce struggle between two alien races, is brought to present-day Earth, which must fight for survival as it is torn by the violence of alien technology. At the Johnson Space Center, the focal point of the battle, a small force of freedom fighters struggles to save themselves and Earth from alien enslavement. Seeker: A starship that lands at the Johnson Space Center. Miscalculation and mistake by her crew leads to deadly conflict with the Earthys. Don Wise: A NASA scientist who has just hours to determine what is truth and what is deception. Miscalculation on his part means captivity for all Earthy-kind, if not the death and destruction of everything he knows. Onna: An alien medical officer who exerts a strong influence over Don because of his infatuation for her. Admirals Agarian and Onrad: Remnants of the "original" officers who fought during the early days of the Kreb-Vera war. Lloyd Carrington: President of the United States, who must persuade the various Earth governments to join in a last, bold move to save Earth. Pazary: The alien commander upon whom lies the final decision that determines the fate of all Earthy life.
The sprawling story of a Czech-American family's determined struggle and unforgettable odyssey - from the hunger and hardship of Eastern Europe, across the cold and gray Atlantic in steerage, and on into America's growing cities and isolated farms.The Novaks survive and grow through love and loss, peace and war, epidemic and Depression, in a strange and wondrous new land far from home - a young and raw America immersed in the restless throes of change. "JOURNEY" is a great, new family saga of turmoil, heartbreak, and humor - with characters as vivid and colorful as the rich American landscape of the last hundred years.
In this exciting sequel to "Coon Creek," Elias Bunt and his family are once again uprooted from their home...this time by the ravages of the Great Depression. The Bunts leave California after Elias decides to take his wife and family back to Dallas City, the small town in Illinois where they were born. But his youngest son is restless. Pushed by the boredom of the farm, and the grinding reality of hard times, young Rafe Bunt bids his family farewell and leaves Hancock County to make his own way through the grim and uncertain landscape of America in the 1930s.
