Phil Williams

Where armies won't go, the Blood Scouts must...Wild Wish has reluctantly left the front line behind. No more fighting. No more friends. But she's about to get an invitation to a fight no one else dares touch.There's trouble in the Saints Mire, a strictly neutral land with deep religious history. Here, the secrets of the Prophets are preserved by the foreboding Ten Priories - isolated for centuries, steeped in myth, and now under attack.A rogue Drail army of veterans, criminals and goblins has invaded, and a reckless company of Comity partisans are itching to stop them. The top brass want nothing to do with it, so it's up to Wild Wish and her new band of ragged misfits to keep things from escalating.She must brave the heart of a nightmare land harbouring great, hidden power - and even greater hidden threats. Secrets millennia in the making may be exposed - with the potential to change the very shape of the war.But if Wish can find an opportunity to rebuild The Blood Scouts, maybe it'll be worth it?Drown Deep is a breakneck return to the Rocc and its epic global war: get ready for more heart-pumping action and enthralling characters from this unforgettably unsettling world.

What could lead a little fellow to set a putt-putt course on fire and, years later, host a keg party at his parents' house during high school (when his father was a prominent pastor in town), only to go on to defy all odds and become perhaps a combination of the smallest and slowest starting wide receiver in major college football history? And how did that youngster eventually become an NFL agent by accident, meet his future wife on a steamy asphalt parking lot with a "Hey, what's your name?" yelled across that same parking lot by way of introduction, and then have his heart radically transformed by the birth of his first child, Hannah, before raising three more children? And how could this same man possibly handle the news that his beloved daughter was dying? And more so, once she died, would it ever be possible for him to find healing? Join Phil Williams on his journey as he weaves humorous, heartwarming, and intriguing stories from birth until fatherhood, and then walk with him on the most painful path a parent could ever navigate, all of which leads him to what he would call the only journey worth taking: the journey to discover what this life is really all about and who we really are. If you like stories that leave you smiling and crying and laughing and anticipating the next one, dig in. But, no matter how much you might anticipate the next story, nothing will prepare you for the climax of this deeply emotional tale of a man and his daughter and the deeper search for meaning and truth.

**SFINCS Finalist 2025** "a quick, harsh read through the frontline of war...definitely recommended " - Bill Adams, FanFiAddict"a great little window into this world" - Jen, Queen's Book AsylumStep into the trenches of a dark fantasy war...Sniper Oksy hasn't found her place in the army yet. She knows she's good - maybe even the best - but Command won't even give her a gun...How can she prove she belongs here - and not in the miserable home she left behind?Experience the thrilling, chilling world of the One War in miniature, with this prequel novella set before However Many Must Die.

Wild Wish was trained to do one thing: kill.Saved from a lonely backwater existence by a global war, Wish couldn't believe her luck when she got into the Blood Scouts. Now she gets to share tents with an all-female platoon of night-stalking, giant-slaying, boat-sinking, battle-swaying legends in the making. The problem is, they keep dying. And they've been given their worst assignment yet.The enemy Dread Corps are combining magics deep within the nightmare lands of Low Slane, to unleash a weapon that could sway the entire war. It's up to the Blood Scouts to stop them - with a journey that gets more dangerous with every step.Far behind enemy lines, death hangs in the air. Monsters lurk around every corner.Are Wish's skills - and positive attitude - enough to keep her Blood Scouts alive?Or will the cost of survival finally break her?

This book explores God through the eyes of a skateboarder, using stories from the world of skateboarding to explain who God is and what God's like. When a skater first learns to street skate, pop an ollie, or ride a ramp; there is a buzz of excitement It's the thrill of riding a skateboard joined with the fun of learning a new trick. There's a similar thrill when someone begins a relationship with God. Each step into faith can brings fun and joy, like learning a new trick. Life's journey is a bit like skating through a town. There may be high ledges and the ideal double-set but is there a purpose for it all? Is there a God who created us? What happens at the end of our lives? By exploring core issue (a skater's identity, when a skate park feels so good it's almost like heaven, the near miraculous nature of some skate tricks, the dark 'slide' of life, and whether we worship) this book aims to helps skaters and non-skaters alike take a fresh look at the God who is totally for all people, who calls us to come just as we are.

This book explores God through the eyes of a skateboarder, using stories from the world of skateboarding to explain who God is and what God's like. When a skater first learns to street skate, pop an ollie, or ride a ramp; there is a buzz of excitement It's the thrill of riding a skateboard joined with the fun of learning a new trick. There's a similar thrill when someone begins a relationship with God. Each step into faith can brings fun and joy, like learning a new trick. Life's journey is a bit like skating through a town. There may be high ledges and the ideal double-set but is there a purpose for it all? Is there a God who created us? What happens at the end of our lives? By exploring core issue (a skater's identity, when a skate park feels so good it's almost like heaven, the near miraculous nature of some skate tricks, the dark 'slide' of life, and whether we worship) this book aims to helps skaters and non-skaters alike take a fresh look at the God who is totally for all people, who calls us to come just as we are.

Kit hung up her brass knuckles, but the shadows of her past lingered. Now they're back to claim her.Kit "Fadulous" Hamley, magazine editor, activist and former punk rocker, is a well-known loudmouth in St Alphege's. She works tirelessly to hold local authorities to account. Some say she's making up for her criminal youth. Others spread rumours of witchcraft. Only a handful of people know how dark her secrets really are.When an old friend warns Kit that a former rival has resurfaced, those secrets start to resurface. People have gone missing, with body parts and strange symbols left behind, and someone is stalking Kit. The gang she abandoned are scared stiff and her magic-wielding bandmates are long gone. Kit herself is a target, and if she can't unravel exactly how this new feud connects with her past mistakes, it could kill her.Decades older, a little wiser, and contrary as ever, Kit's going to remind them all what a punk witch can do.Get ready for a riotous ride into the seedy underbelly of St Alphege's, where gang warfare and occult conspiracies tear ordinary lives apart. Dyer Street Punk Witches is a standalone urban fantasy thriller, packed with tough, subversive characters and tense twists - you won't be able to put it down.

This book, first published in 1975, is a comprehensive examination of specialised strategic studies, and deals with the theoretical and policy aspects of the topic. It argues that military power is an intrinsic part of the international system, with strategy being the means by which military power may be used to achieve political objectives. Hence, given the destructiveness of modern weapons it is the prime aim of the strategic doctrines of the major powers not to wage war, but to use their military potential to further their interests by less catastrophic means. However, outside the Cold War superpower confrontation, strategy exhibits many of its traditional aspects. This book analyses both types of strategy variations.

This book, first published in 1984, analyses the contribution of the American military presence to the security of Western Europe; examines the advantages and shortcomings of proposals for strengthening NATO’s conventional capacity; and considers the consequences to the Cold War balance of power of a reduction in the American troop contingent.

Ikiri demands blood. Whose will it be?A malevolent force stirs from the heart of the Congo. One child can stop it - but everyone wants her dead.Reece Coburn's gang have travelled half the world to protect Zipporah, only to find her in more danger than ever. Her violent father is missing, his murderous enemies are coming for them, and her brother's power is growing stronger. Entire communities are being slaughtered, and it's only getting worse.They have to reach Ikiri before its corruption spreads. But there's a long journey ahead, past ferocious killers and unnatural creatures - and very few people can be trusted along the way.Can two criminal musicians, an unstable assassin and a compromised spy reach Ikiri alive? What will it cost them along the way?Pick up this exciting conclusion to the Ikiri duology today, for a supernatural thriller that will keep you hooked right to the finish

An erratic, aging North Korean leadership intent on dynastic succession and development of nuclear weapons is attracting a lot of attention in the Asia-Pacific Region -- an area of utmost importance to the United States. Current concerns about security in Korea provide the backdrop to this volume, which offers an overview of the evolution of security on the Korean peninsula and an assessment of the U.S. role there from the 1940s to the present. A distinctive feature of this volume is the long historical perspective that is brought to bear on contemporary security dilemmas. The renowned contributors examine U.S. policy prior to and during the Korean War and look at the subsequent changes in U.S. commitment to South Korea during a period of global stalemate that had been shaped in part by the war itself. The authors then assess the future of U.S.-Korean relations within the context of the changing international environment, considering the prospects for future strife, the merits of a cooperative security system, and the possibility of reunification.

This book, first published in 1975, is a comprehensive examination of specialised strategic studies, and deals with the theoretical and policy aspects of the topic. It argues that military power is an intrinsic part of the international system, with strategy being the means by which military power may be used to achieve political objectives. Hence, given the destructiveness of modern weapons it is the prime aim of the strategic doctrines of the major powers not to wage war, but to use their military potential to further their interests by less catastrophic means. However, outside the Cold War superpower confrontation, strategy exhibits many of its traditional aspects. This book analyses both types of strategy variations.

This book, first published in 1984, analyses the contribution of the American military presence to the security of Western Europe; examines the advantages and shortcomings of proposals for strengthening NATO’s conventional capacity; and considers the consequences to the Cold War balance of power of a reduction in the American troop contingent.