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Charles E. Gannon

    Dr. Charles E. Gannon, a Distinguished Professor of English and Fulbright Senior Specialist, delves into American literature and culture through both fiction and nonfiction. His acclaimed nonfiction work received the ALA Outstanding Text Award, highlighting the depth of his scholarly analysis. Gannon's writing frequently explores the intersection of warfare and technology, weaving historical contexts into imagined realms. His unique perspective bridges academic rigor with compelling narrative.

    Extremis
    Starfire: Imperative
    1635. Papal Stakes
    • 2017

      Starfire: Imperative

      • 608 pages
      • 22 hours of reading

      New York Times Best-Selling Author Steve White, teams up with Compton Crook Award Winner Charles Gannon to carve another notch in the Starfire adventure saga. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ASSIMILATION FAILS? The war with the Arduans—profoundly alien invaders who originally arrived in STL ships—is over. Most of those attackers are now probationary (and very productive) citizens of the Rim Federation. However, many among the Arduans’ warrior caste have accepted neither defeat nor the personhood of any of the other intelligence races. Their leader, the ruthless admiral of the second Arduan exodus— Amunsit—is in firm control of the Zarzuela system. Along with a fifth column among the peaceable Arduans, she hopes to find allies in subsequent refugee fleets that abandoned their race's now-dead home system long ago. But as the victors’ diplomats attempt to soothe tensions with these warlike neighbors, two heroes of the last war—veteran Admiral Ian Trevayne and young trouble-shooter Ossian Wethermere--suspect they have stumbled upon a deeper Arduan plot: one which could shatter the Pan-Sentient Union, and perhaps interstellar civilization itself. About Extremis: “Vivid. . .Battle sequences mingle with thought-provoking exegesis . . .”–Publishers Weekly About Steve White and David Weber’s The Shiva Option: “[Leaves] the reader both exhilarated and enriched.” –Publishers Weekly About Steve White: “White offers fast action and historically informed world-building.”–Publishers Weekly About Steve White’s Forge of the Titans: “. . . recalls the best of the John Campbell era of SF. White's core audience of hard SF fans will be pleased . . .”–Publishers Weekly

      Starfire: Imperative
    • 2012

      1635. Papal Stakes

      • 654 pages
      • 23 hours of reading
      4.0(843)Add rating

      Held hostage by a papal usurper, 1635 uptimer Frank Stone and his pregnant downtime wife, Giovanna, become targets in a rescue effort by Harry Lefferts and his infamous Wrecking Crew at the same time the true pope is targeted for assassination.

      1635. Papal Stakes
    • 2012

      Extremis

      • 880 pages
      • 31 hours of reading
      Extremis