1. Thomas Thorpe's Biography
(About the Author/Thomas Thorpe)

... homesteaded in Minnesota before moving his family to California in 1949. The family settled in North Hollywood and Tom began a lifelong interest in astronomy.  Tom avidly read science fiction ...

2. Night Wind to Bahia
(Book Excerpts/From the Books)

... in the distance. William froze, not sure what was out there. A shadow darted behind some bushes. William’s heart began to race.Are the Indians returning? A brownish object leaped from behind ...

3. The Forth Contention
(Book Excerpts/From the Books)

... up the clump of material and found a roll of paper inside. As he delicately unrolled the parchment under the flickering torchlight, tears began to form. Before him was the bequest of the Earl of Rothmere ...

4. Message of the Pendant
(Book Excerpts/From the Books)

... of cold air. Coughing, she gulped for breath amid splashes of churning water. Overhead, a stormy sky sent a fog of drops splattering down on her face. She flailed at the surface as it began to carry ...

5. The Patriote Proposition
(Book Excerpts/From the Books)

... Lightening flashed, thunder roared, and cold raindrops began to pummel the frightened refugee. Still, she rode on." Canada, 1833 - Elizabeth Darmon anxiously awaits the return of her family. ...