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The Duke of Wellington's forces have driven the french out of Portugal and Spain and are sitting in the Pyrenes looking down into France and the Bay of Biscay. For the men of the Rifle Brigade this is their first sight of the sea since they landed in portugal three years ago.

Lindburgh has been elected President and made a peace treaty with Hitler. The Roth family visit Washington and face the first signs of anti sematicism. The eldest son spends the summer on a farm in kentucky as part of the Folk first initiative. This looks to separate the eldest Jew children from their families.

At the beginning of this book the entire series of eight books is drawn together. A very clever concept. Interesting to see how it finishes.

The first story is over and the source of the russian advances identified. In the second story the action is taking place in the current day in the american south west.

Wellington forces are slowly driving the french out of Portugal. Harder battles will follow in spain.

The grid's progress towards a new home has grinded to an halt. To start the move again resources are required. A planet with the necessary resources is found and Don Grage grabs a seat on the harveter. The seemingly uninhabited planet is occupied and new enemies the Colossuns identified.

This is the book of the month chosen by the reading Group at work. Never read anything by Philip Roth before. Love the style, as it is written as an autobiography so told in the first person. An interesting concept.

I continue to be bemused by this story. the cobnstant change of timeline is frustrating but finally it looks as if an end is in sight.

This book does not know what it wants to be. Is it a space opera, certainly the blurb leads you to conclude that this so. However, the story is full of sexual innuendo which spoils the story. I am just glad I did not opt to download and pay for the full five story set.

Don Grange and his allies are making progress but the Durians are proving to be difficult to kill.

Having defeated the Milgari war Don Grange and his allies expect to be greeted with joy by the grid. Unfortunately the President has been replaced by a Durian duplicate and they are arrested and imprisoned. The next step take over the Dakari and Prassi fleets in support of the Durian take over the grid. What is left for Don to do. Rescue his men and take back control of the Grid.

The German and Russian time agents battle across the time lines for supremacy. At the moment the Russians are in the ascendency.

A humble messenger and his new partner play a key role in helping the Grid develop a new fleet in readiness for the next war with the Milgari.

Ross was a career criminal. Before he was imprisoned after his last escapade he is given the opportunity to join a special unit. Little does he know what is involved. He must travel back in time to find a secret Russian base.

Derrick Storm has found the source of the promethium. Following the trail he finds the latest load of promethium and then when interrogating Ahmed realises whom is behind the laser attacks.

Tom Gray and his two comrades help US and Filipino forces defend their base against Islamic terrorist. Now before the Filipinos can attack the terrorist base Tom and his friends will try to rescue the hostages.

Derrick Storm is now in Eygpt the source of the radioactive material required to power the laser. He will need to fight of bandits before he secures the source.

Tom Gray or Sam Grant as he is now known resides in the Philipines. His girlfriends brother is killed and Grant accompanies her to the funerl. A jealous policemean tips off the local terrorists who kidnap him, for ransom.

Terrorists have a laser and are using it to shoot down planes. Derrick Storm devises a plan to trap them but the FBI screw it up.

Ty had decided it is time to strike back but in his first engagement he is captured.

The alien invasion has started. But for the actions of a few brave souls things could be worst. The navy have identified two major targets the transport for the invasion forces and secondly an aircraft carrier bigger than anything seen before. It is up to the outnumbered forces to strike back decisively.

The battery have been in almost constant action for the four days of Operation Epsom. They have supported the armoured brigades and suffered casualties.

Operation Epsom has just started and the battery are in action. The chance to repay the germans for France has arrived.

The confederation have twice before crossed paths with xotil. In both cases children were taken. Now the time has come for an invasion and one of the big corporations is helping the xotil.

The Alpha Group have made a big mistake they tried and failed to kill Ty and Dani. They must now pay the price.

The chaos of those frst fewsdays following the German invasion of Belgium, Holland and France is illustrated by the trials and tribulations of the gun troop.

Finished the core story by Jack Nightingale and now reading the fan fiction using the same characters and heading. Very high quaklity stories so far.

Dani is convinced that her friend trey was murdered. The official line is that it was an accident. A possible witness to the murder dies in another 'accident'. The sherrif appears to be covering up the crimes and places Dani in jail. She is rescued by her godfather Ty Hauck.

Jack is summoned to Brighton to solve the riddle of an haunted hotel.

A satanic sect is at work in San Francisco killing people with religious connections. Wainwright has called in Jack to deal with the problem.