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Steve White (author)
Stephen White (born 1948), is an American science fiction author best known as the co-author of the ''Starfire'' series along with David Weber. He is married with three daughters and currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia. He also works for a legal publishing company. He previously served as a United States Navy officer and served during the Vietnam War and in the Mediterranean region. Career Stephen White wrote short stories set in the '' Starfire'' universe that were published by Task Force Games in their ''Nexus'' magazine, and wrote the ''Starfire'' novel ''Insurrection'' (1990) with David Weber after ''Nexus'' was cancelled in 1988; this book was the first in a tetralogy that concluded with their final collaboration, ''The New York Times'' bestseller '' The Shiva Option'' (2002). White also continued the series with ''Exodus'' (2007), co-authored with Shirley Meier. Published works ;Prince of Sunset *'' Prince of Sunset'' (1998) *'' Emperor of Dawn'' (1999) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Prince Of Sunset (book)
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The female equivalent is a princess. The English word derives, via the French word ''prince'', from the Latin noun , from (first) and (head), meaning "the first, foremost, the chief, most distinguished, noble ruler, prince". Historical background The Latin word (older Latin *prīsmo-kaps, literally "the one who takes the first lace/position), became the usual title of the informal leader of the Roman senate some centuries before the transition to empire, the ''princeps senatus''. Emperor Augustus established the formal position of monarch on the basis of principate, not dominion. He also tasked his grandsons as summer rulers of the city when most of the government were on holiday in the country or attending religious rituals, and, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacy (White Novel)
In law, a legacy is something held and transferred to someone as their inheritance, as by will and testament. Personal effects, family property, marriage property or collective property gained by will of real property. Legacy or legacies may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment People * “Legacy”, a.k.a. Big Popp, a legend in Natick M.A. Comics * " Batman: Legacy", a 1996 Batman storyline * '' DC Universe: Legacies'', a comic book series from DC Comics written by Len Wein * ''Legacy'', a 1999 quarterly series from Antarctic Press Antarctic Press is a San Antonio-based comic book publishing company which publishes "Amerimanga" style comic books. The company also produces "how-to" and "you can" comics, instructing on areas of comic book creation and craft. Beginning in 1 ... * ''Legacy'', a 2003–2005 series released by Dabel Brothers Productions * Legacy, an alternate name for the DC supervillain Wizard (DC Comics), Wizard who leads the Injustice Society IV team * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Disinherited (book)
''The Disinherited'' is a 1933 proletarian novel written by Jack Conroy. Conroy wrote it initially as nonfiction, but editors insisted he fictionalize the story for better audience reception. The novel explores the 1920s and 30s worker experience through the eyes of Larry Donovan. Plot Monkey Nest Camp ''The Disinherited'' is heard through the voice of Larry Donovan, a young boy, growing up in the Monkey Nest coal mine camp. It is a difficult life, and after Larry's brother Dan starts working in the mines, Larry's father prods Larry to do well in school so he too won’t have to go into the mines. Larry makes many observations about the differences between miner families and other families, especially farmer Ben Haskins and his daughter Bonny Fern. Larry throws a dirt clod at Bonny Fern's head one day and the next tries to give her a flower. She calls him “camp trash” and Ben chases Larry away. Larry also distinguishes differences between the miners themselves. His father and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stars At War II
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stars At War
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oblivion (Starfire)
Oblivion may refer to: Film * ''Oblivion'' (1994 film), an American space Western * ''Oblivion'' (2013 film), an American post-apocalyptic science fiction film Literature * ''Oblivion'' (''Power of Five''), a 2012 novel by Anthony Horowitz * ''Oblivion'' (Stone novel), a 1998 Bernice Summerfield/''Doctor Who'' novel by Dave Stone * ''Oblivion'', a novel by Peter Abrahams * '' Oblivion: Stories'', a 2004 story collection by David Foster Wallace * ''Oblivion'', a 1999 book by Harry Maihafer about the disappearance of Richard Colvin Cox * ''Oblivion'', a play by Carly Mensch Music Artists and labels * Oblivion (metal band), an American band formed in 2007 * Oblivion (punk band), an American band 1988–2000 * Oblivion Records, an American record label 19721976 * Oblivion, a sub-label of the German record label SPV GmbH Albums * ''Oblivion'' (Biff Bang Pow! album), 1987 * ''Oblivion'' (Kaliopi album) or the title song, 2009 * ''Oblivion'' (Orphanage album), 1995 * ''Oblivio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperative (Starfire) , introduced by Immanuel Kant as a commandment of reason that applies only conditionally
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Imperative may refer to: *Imperative mood, a grammatical mood (or mode) expressing commands, direct requests, and prohibitions *Imperative programming, a programming paradigm in computer science *Imperative logic * ''Imperative'' (film), a 1982 German drama film In philosophy *Moral imperative, a philosophical concept relating to obligation *Categorical imperative, central philosophical concept in the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant *Hypothetical imperative A hypothetical imperative (German: ''hypothetischer Imperativ'') is originally introduced in the philosophical writings of Immanuel Kant. This sort of imperative is contrasted with a categorical imperative. Overview It is first mentioned in Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles E
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extremis (Starfire)
''Extremis'' is a six-issue story arc from the comic book series ''Iron Man'' (vol. 4), published in issues one through six in 2005 and 2006 by Marvel Comics. It was written by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Adi Granov. ''Extremis'' elevates the status quo for Iron Man, increasing the power of his armor significantly. ''Extremis'' received mostly positive reviews, and it is often listed as one of the best Iron Man stories.Ultimate Bookshelf 2.0: Iron Man Elements of ''Extremis'' were adapted for the film '' |
Shirley Meier
Shirley Meier is a Canadian author of science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ... and fantasy. in addition to her own fiction she has also collaborated with S. M. Stirling, Steve White (author), Steve White, and Karen Wehrstein. Background Shirley Meier was born in Woodstock, Ontario in 1960. she attended the University of Western Ontario. She lives in Toronto. She was active in the Bunch of Seven, Canada's first speculative fiction writing group. She learned Tao Zen Chuan karate under Bill Chong and Way Lem, obtaining her black belt in 1991. She became an instructor herself, and taught a course in Women's Self-Defense for several years. Bibliography Non-Fiction Columnist for Amazing Stories, Hard Copy Relaunch Novels Fifth Millennium series * ''The Sharpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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