Showing results for "Topaz" in Literature & Fiction

On the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis in Paris, 1962, Devereaux and Nordstrom uncover Soviet plans to ship nuclear arms. But when nobody acts after sharing his findings, Devereaux becomes the target of an assassination attempt and soon realizes the plot extends far beyond Cuba - and himself. A thrilling and well-paced novel filled with Cold War intrigue, Topaz features two agents on a journey around the world to save NATO and themselves.

The world of magic is beautiful and enchanting, but there is darkness here too. Dara has been to hell and back trying to discover her destiny. Thrown into a world she didn't know she belonged to, she's completed the first task of claiming Emerald, but lost someone she cares about in the process. She finds her thoughts divided between finding the second stone - Topaz - and rescuing one of her warriors who was captured in battle. More now than ever, she's determined to put her power-hungry uncle and his plans for complete domination down once and for all.

A Perilous Pursuit Kate Love is an ambitious reporter on the trail of a swindler who has been preying on elderly blacks. But when her investigation leads her into danger, she is snatched by Dix Wildhorse, a Black Seminole Marshal from Oklahoman’s Indian country. Kate has no choice but to flee...

The adventure: In New Orleans to speak at the annual conference of the National Association for Catering & Events, former Army Ranger Billie Malone decides to swing by an estate sale and can’t resist buying a magnificent topaz brooch. Later in the day, while admiring her purchase, she triggers the magic, is whisked back in time to Barataria in 1814, and is drawn into the Battle of New Orleans and the escalation of an ancient, ongoing war with powerful, global combatants.

Topaz & Stillman: An 80s AdventureStarring Terry Briscoe as Willie Topaz & Jim Fronk as Maury StillmanFrom the grim shadows of Leo Brawn... comes neon, nonsense, and pure ‘80s chaos.Before the horror. Before the blood.There were dreams.Hollywood dreams.Big hair, bigger muscles, and one unstoppable duo trying to conquer it all.Join Willie Topaz—a jacked-up, overly confident aspiring action hero—and his questionably licensed manager, Maury Stillman, as they hustle, punch, and scheme their way to stardom in the glittering, cocaine-fogged heart of 1980s Los Angeles.Explosions? Of course. ...

Topaz ist gezwungen, ihre Heimatwelt Handor überstürzt bei Nacht und Nebel zu verlassen. In den darauffolgenden Jahren reist sie kreuz und quer durch die Galaxie. Auf Solja begegnet sie schließlich Captain Sanderson und seiner Crew, die mit dem Erdenschiff Pioneer gerade diesen Teil der Galaxie erkunden. Aus der jungen und verängstigten Topaz ist inzwischen eine selbstbewusste Frau geworden, die ihren neuen Freunden in einer Notsituation zur Seite steht. Allerdings leidet Topaz schon bald an Krankheitssymptomen, deren Ursprung in ihrer Vergangenheit liegt.

In this podcast, the author of The Opalstar Chronicles will be reading chapters from Book 1 of the series: "The Boy Named Topaz", as well as sharing thoughts and inspirations that have helped create the narrative.

The idiosyncratic Scottish poet William Topaz McGonagall has the unusual reputation as one of the worst poets in the English language with rhymes and rhythms that produce mirth rather than wonder. His masterpiece is The Tay Bridge Disaster. Scottish-born Gregor Fisher, who starred in Love Actually and other film and TV programs, reads the key poems and passages from the autobiography - and gets deep into character!