More Tall Tenerife Tales

Author : Tony Thorne Mbe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781908895882
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book More Tall Tenerife Tales written by Tony Thorne Mbe and published by . This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on from Tony Thorne's first award winning volume in his speculative tales trilogy of Tall Tenerife Tales, here is volume two. Many more entertaining stories set in, on, around, and even under that magical Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, about strange visitors and weird happenings, all ready for you to enjoy whether you are holidaying in the island or hoping to soon be there. The enclosed map shows where each tale is set, and can be used in conjuction with a guide book, or an actual visit to the site.

Author : Tony Thorne MBE
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1409208540
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book TENERIFE Tall Tales written by Tony Thorne MBE and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-06-28 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of speculative tales set in and around the beautiful Canary Island of Tenerife

Author : Tony Thorne
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781438240602
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tenerife Tall Tales written by Tony Thorne and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top award in the (SF category) New York 'Best Read on the Beach' Festival contest..! A collection of seventeen speculative SF and Macabre Tales by English writer Tony Thorne MBE, set on, in and even under that magical Spanish Canary Island. The contents include: SMALLER THAN LIFE - Modifying DNA can produce problems. EVOLUTION - Things change, so what might come next? HOLOGHOSTS - A spooky tale, with a scientific explanation? SALVAGE - Underwater exploration is fascinating around the island. ARTEFACT - What might be hidden in a Tenerife cave? BAGGAGE INCLUDED - An unwelcome visitor has to get home. HILLYBOOTS - Are there too many hills here, for oldies? RETIREMENT PLAN - Its always a good idea to look ahead? INFORMAL CONVERSATION - A glimpse into the near future? BLACK HOLE - Where do they put all the garbage nowadays? HIDDEN RECALL - We all have secrets we want to hide. MANSLAUGHTER - A very different kind of 'Who-Done-It' tale. DO-IT-YOURSELF - Beware of unusual second hand garments. LONG TERM SURVIVAL - An extended look into the far future. Introduction by Harry Harrison, the legendary author of more than 20 novels, several film scripts, and many collections of short stories. His books have been translated into over 30 languages. "Tony Thorne has the mind of a scientist and the soul of an artist. His science and technology are correct, his extrapolations wonderful and ingenious. But then - surprise! A blackness may descend - or a brilliant flash of black humour. Read and enjoy ... " Review by Rhetta Akamatsu, USA, author of Ghost to Coast, a paranormal handbook. She is the assistant editor of The NexusWorld Journal of Anomolous Sciences. "An exotic island, one of the Canary Islands, Tenerife seems like an appropriate place for adventure; and when a scientist and design engineer with a taste for Science Fiction decides to set his speculative tall tales there, amazing adventures do, indeed, ensue. Set, for the most part, in the near future, the tales use very believable twists on emergent technology. What Thorne creates in Tenerife is a world where the reader never knows what to expect under the sea, in caves, on the land and in the air. The island becomes, in various tales, a land where animals act as intelligently as humans, where attempts to handle environmental issues have very unexpected results, where exotic locations and experimental science create sometimes dark, sometimes humorous, and always amazing and utterly intriguing results. Tony Thorne's grasp of the science that looms just over the horizon and his love for Science Fiction come together, in these stories, to create speculative fiction of the very best kind." Review by Autumn Conley, American author of two novels, numerous articles, and reviews for many USA magazines and newspapers. "With all the fervor and creativity an author can muster, Tony Thorne MBE has put together a remarkable collection of short stories, inspired by the island he loves and the genre of shadowy imagination that he is so very good at capturing. Thorne's stories are meticulously laced with a perfect concoction of urban legend, scientific precision, and his own edgy yarns to be almost believable, yet far beyond the imaginations of what we know as reality. Anyone who enjoys good fiction with a tinge of daunting possibility should consider Tenerife Tales a must for their reading list" Review by Dr. Tami Brady, Canada "At first glance, Tenerife sounds like a vacation paradise. Who wouldn't want to visit a breathtaking isle nestled in the Canary Islands? But you've never been to a place like this. No tales of sunbathing. No cold drinks served while enjoying the warm weather. It would seem that the island has a few secrets. Tenerife Tall Tales with a Twist in the Tail is a collection of witty, ironic, and hilarious short stories"

Author : Tony Thorne MBE
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781466415249
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Even More Tall Tales from Tenerife written by Tony Thorne MBE and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-07 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last collection in the trilogy... even more tall tales set in, around, on and even under that magical Canary Island... including:Hologhost Town - Try this experiment if you visit thereThe Happy Hacker - You can blame him for our economic woes?Lifetime - Early models for lucky owners are available now.Interred - A somewhat chilling tale, but not for the squeamish?Barrier - The aftermath of a speculative future invasion?Helical Blues - There´s always a way to solve any problem?Survival - The unexpected sequel to an earlier tale.Future Imperfect - Never ever trust a fortune teller.Growth Factors - The sequel to a tale in an earlier volume.Beachcombers - A long term tale that goes right up to the end.Speculative stories to challenge and entertain you... from Fantasy, through SF, to Macabre..! None of them could really happen, or could they? Why not have a good read, maybe even on the beach, and see for yourself?

Author : David Lewis Paget
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0980714842
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tall Tales for Tired Times written by David Lewis Paget and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-12-14 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once again this teller of tales has assembled a collection, and what a collection! Included here is his 1,000th Poem entitled 'The Terror', a look back into childhood paranoia. But there is humour here as well, and riveting scenes of horror that will make your hair stand on end, (if you have any left, which he doesn't). There are sixty-four different scenarios here that will keep your imagination titivated, and your heart perpetually halted in expectation of the worst that can happen, only to discover he has fooled you yet again. It is the twist in his endings that readers have come to love and anticipate, and the driving rhythms that force each story along to its eventual conclusion. Oh yes, this is poetry at its finest, rhyme, metre, all executed with a nonchalance that makes the reader smile in approbation. It would be advisable to read only one poem per night, but of course, you won't be able to, because once begun on that dark ride, you will find yourself pushing on inevitably to the end. Enjoy!

Author : Paul Eldridge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of the Fortunate Isles written by Paul Eldridge and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nicky Nielsen
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1399094343
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pirate Captain Ned Low written by Nicky Nielsen and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward ‘Ned’ Low’s career in piracy began with a single gunshot. While working on a logging ship in the Bay of Honduras the quick-tempered Ned was provoked by the ship’s captain. He responded by grabbing a musket and inciting a mutiny. Then the London-born sailor and a dozen of his crewmates held a council, stitched a black flag and voted to make war against the whole world preying on ships from any nation, flying any flag. Low’s name became synonymous with brutality and torture during the 1720s as he cut a swathe of destruction from the shores of Nova Scotia to the Azores, the coast of Africa and throughout the Caribbean. Ned Low’s life was one of failed redemption: a thief from childhood who briefly rose in the world after moving to America, only to fall again lower and harder than before. He was feared even by his own crew, and during his life on the wrong side of the law he became infamous for his extreme violence, fatalistic behaviour, and became perhaps one of the best examples of why pirates were classed in Admiralty Law as hostis humani generis: the common enemies of all mankind.

Author : Margaret J. Carr
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0955379520
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amazin' Tales written by Margaret J. Carr and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Reid Young
Publisher : Reidten Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9788461596324
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Skipping Verger and Other Tales written by John Reid Young and published by Reidten Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Skipping Verger and Other Tales is a collection of delightful short stories set in the Canary Islands between the late 19th and early 21st centuries. Written in Reid Young's engaging and unique style, the stories range from the humorous and romantic adventures of Victorian travellers, who were determined to understand and partake in the charms of local traditions, to intrigue at the start of the Spanish Civil War. An English scientist who meets a man with a strange walk, a Scottish artist who falls in love with a barefooted woman, foreigners who discover marvellous old wives tales and remedies for a variety of ailments, boys who get up to mischief in the bananas, secret agents, stowaways and even a grumpy chaplain can be found wrapped up in the charms of these Atlantic islands. Based on the personal experiences and recollections of a fourth generation British immigrant, these stories will appeal to those who enjoy a touch of eccentricity and old fashioned ways.

Author : Emer O'Sullivan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538122928
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature written by Emer O'Sullivan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-04-24 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History is constantly evolving, and the history of children’s literature is no exception. Since the original publication of Emer O’Sullivan’s Historical Dictionary of Children’s Literature in 2010, much has happened in the field of children’s literature. New authors have come into print, new books have won awards, and new ideas have entered the discourse within children’s literature studies. Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries. This book will be an excellent resource for students, scholars, researchers, and anyone interested in the field of children’s literature studies.