John Wright
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Why do we pay for gym memberships and then never go?Why do we comfort ourselves with ice cream knowing we'll regret it the next day?How can we harness the power of the mind to lose weight, stay healthy, and feel better about our inner selfs? Believing is the answer! In "Believe In It" you'll learn how to change your lifestyle and bolster your mindset to finally start losing weight.You will see that it is possible to lose weight and stay healthy, enjoy...
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When we go for a walk, whether in the countryside or city, we pass through landscapes full of natural beauty and curiosities both visible and invisible - but though we might admire the view, or wonder idly about the name of a flower, we rarely have the knowledge to fully engage with what we see. When we do, our sense of place is expanded, our understanding deepened and we can discover richness in even the most everyday stroll.
John Wright has been...
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John C. Wright burst onto the SF scene with the Golden Age trilogy. His next project was the ambitious fantasy sequence, The Last Guardians of Everness.
Wright's new fantasy is a tale about five orphans raised in a strict British boarding school who begin to discover that they may not be human beings. The students at the school do not age, while the world around them does.
The children begin to make sinister discoveries about themselves. Amelia...
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The Hermetic Millennia, by John C. Wright, is a kaleidoscopic vision of future history and human evolution- perfect for fans of hard sci-fi and space opera.
Continuing from Count to a Trillion, Menelaus Illation Montrose-Texas gunslinger, idealist, and post-human genius- has gone into cryo-suspension following the discovery that, in 8,000 years, a powerful alien intelligence will reach Earth to assess humanity's value as slaves.
Montrose intends to...
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Wright's new fantasy, which began with Orphans of Chaos, and continues in Fugitives of Chaos, is a tale about five orphans raised in a strict British boarding school who begin to discover that they may not be human beings. The students at the school do not age, while the world around them does. The orphans have been kidnapped from their true parents, robbed of their powers, and raised in ignorance by super-beings no more human than they are: pagan...
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Continuing A.E. van Vogt's World of Null-A
In this heart-stopping sequel to A.E. van Vogt's World of Null-A, Gilbert Gosseyn, the superhuman amnesiac with a double brain, must pit his wits once more against the remorseless galactic dictator Enro the Red and the mysterious shadow-being known as The Follower. And he must do it while he is being hurled headlong through unimaginable distances in space, in time, and through alternate eternities to...
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The students have been kidnapped, robbed of their powers, and raised in ignorance by super-beings. The five have made incredible discoveries about themselves. Amelia is apparently a fourth-dimensional being; Victor is a synthetic man who can control the molecular arrangement of matter; Vanity can find secret passageways through solid walls; Colin is a psychic; Quentin is a warlock. Each power comes from a different paradigm or view of the universe....
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Count to Infinity is John C. Wright's spectacular conclusion to the thought-provoking hard science fiction Eschaton Sequence, exploring future history and human evolution.
An epic space opera finale worthy of the scope and wonder of The Eschaton Sequence: Menelaus Montrose is locked in a final battle of wits, bullets, and posthuman intelligence with Ximen del Azarchel for the fate of humanity in the far future.
The alien monstrosities of Ain at...
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Colonel Preston Lost didn't think of himself as reckless. He believed in preparation, proper equipment, and patience in stalking the prey. But, in reality, he was not a cautious man. Having followed a spaceship into the black storm clouds above the Bermuda Triangle, he flew through a time portal to the end of days and crash-landed on Pangaea Ultima with few supplies and no way of returning home. Lost now finds himself embroiled in a battle for dominance...
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Colonel Preston Lost didn't think of himself as reckless. He believed in preparation, proper equipment, and patience in stalking the prey. But, in reality, he was not a cautious man. Having followed a spaceship into the black storm clouds above the Bermuda Triangle, he flew through a time portal to the end of days, and crash-landed on Pangaea Ultima with few supplies and no way of returning home. Lost is a man of many talents, though, and anything...
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Beyond River Cottage volume 5
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There are new arrivals on Hugh's farm this spring, including 11 piglets and two baby lambs. Hugh also attends an Easter Blossom Picnic Party, goes mushroom hunting for morells, and gets a crash course in breadmaking from a master baker.
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River Cottage Forever volume 6
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Hugh enters his healthy vegetables into the Vegetable Challenge Cup, but first, to make some cash, he makes a batch of ice-lollies to sell to people on holiday in Dorset, and also takes Delia truffle hunting with a local mycologist.
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Beyond River Cottage volume 9
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Hugh plans a sumptuous menu for a special Autumn feast he plans to throw at The River Cottage HQ that includes a chicken feast, courtesy of Chickenopolis. It is also a good time of year to go mushroom hunting, but this time, from the air.