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Written at a time when much of the world remained hidden and mysterious – when remote islands, unexplored jungles, and the depths of the ocean still held new and unenvisioned possibilities – these tales combine the everyday with the otherworldly in a way that is rarely found in more recent imaginative fiction.

It is April 1941. Belgrade has been bombed, leaving its government in shambles. In a small village in the newly independent state of Croatia, its residents know that a war has started, but nobody senses the tragedy that awaits Kornica, especially a young peasant named Antun.
It is not long before Antun is recruited by a new military formation, the Ustashas, where he soon becomes a favorite among the soldiers despite his explosive nature. As the fighting intensifies, Antun joins his fellow soldiers on the battlefields, propelled through time by a series of brutal atrocities that sadly affect his own family and reveal him to be both a hero and a man who recognizes the value of surviving a war in order to feed his family. Will Antun be able to rise above the gunfire and find the freedom he so desperately needs?
In this historical novel based on true events, a Bosnian-Croatian peasant's life is forever changed as World War II begins and he is recruited to fight on the battlefields.

Honorable Mention for the 2008 Robert Park Outstanding Book Award given by the ASA's Community and Urban Sociology SectionMardi Gras, jazz, voodoo, gumbo, Bourbon Street, the French Quarter—all evoke that place that is unlike any other: New Orleans. In Authentic New Orleans, Kevin Fox Gotham explains how New Orleans became a tourist town, a spectacular locale known as much for its excesses as for its quirky Southern charm.Gotham begins in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina amid the whirlwind of speculation about the rebuilding of the city and the dread of outsiders wiping New Orleans clean of the grit that made it great. He continues with the origins of Carnival and the Mardi Gras celebration in the nineteenth century, showing how, through careful planning and promotion, the city constructed itself as a major tourist attraction. By examining various image-building campaigns and promotional strategies to disseminate a palatable image of New Orleans on a national scale Gotham ultimately establishes… Read More

Alegoriza la cábala que el paso de la vida humana por el mundo es como el de una embarcación que frágilmente surca el vasto océano, siempre a punto de zozobrar. Ante la compungida creencia de que el naufragio sea el fin de la misteriosa síntesis orgánica que encarnamos, Marjiatta Gottopo (Caracas, 1972) interpone con desenvoltura esta serie de diez relatos que, dispuestos en una intrincada cruz celta, nos lee a la soledad que se sigue del siniestro como un momento de realización introspectiva frente los fatales sacrificios, desencuentros y escombros propios de las inescrutables oscilaciones del mar, que es el mundo. Tal Jonás en el vientre de la bestia, entre soporíferos bares de afterparties y galerías de trenes subterráneos, solos, hastiados, tristes, hemos de prestar atención junto a Gottopo a un alud de voces que, como dice el poeta, nos confrontan con la invisible fuerza de las ínsulas por sobre la inconsistencia individual, expulsados del sentido, fuera de los mapas, off the grid,… Read More

Five stories, five women, five Champions of Terra! Arena Station - An Archivist, kidnapped, sold and trained to fight. Kyra is given to another gladiator but will she let attraction take control? Deal with a Dhemon - A hunter, a dancer, and a singer. Now there is a price on her head and her only safety lies on the planet Dhema. Sam must win over a prudish General to find a new home. Avari Nyx - Wounded at the Arena station, Anna knew that her career was over. While recovering on Avari she discovers that the elder Tarun Bien is much more than he seems. Marks of Admar - Reading the past was her passion, linking Earth's past to Admar's future. Sarah finds security, trust and love with Demetrius, control her talents at the same time. Haldis Imperium - Amanda's freedom doesn't last as she is returned to the Emperor for a breeding contract. His stubborn refusal amuses rather than insults and she takes matters into her own hands. Before they were Champions - Meet the women before they left earth for the… Read More

Praise for The Stars and Their Places
"A moving, realistic story of men in combat trying to save lives, and of those at home whom they love. A powerful story of love and bravery."-David EubankFree Burma Rangers
"I loved the book...I truly appreciate wrapping the wives and kids left behind into the story in a fundamental and sympathetic way. My family still bears scar tissue from all of my trips. Good to see that recognized."-Wm. Brendan WelshUS Army Special Forces (Retired)
"Vince wrote this book as if he was boots on the ground observing these events in real-time. The book realistically covers the events near and far that made up Operation Iraqi Freedom in the mid-2000s."- Landon ChapmanSergeant USMC, OIF & OEF combat veteran
"A compelling, fresh take on the war novel. Vince Guerra skillfully weaves combat and home front threads though The Stars and Their Places. He deals accurately and sensitively with TBI and PTSD, taking care not to fall into easy stigmatizing stereotypes. I was left with one… Read More