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Long before Doctor Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly became a fixture in the colourful Irish village of Ballybucklebo, he was a young M.B. with plans to marry midwife Dierdre Mawhinney. Those plans were complicated by the outbreak of World War II and the call of duty. Assigned to the HMS Warspite, a formidable 30,000-ton battleship, Surgeon Lieutenant O'Reilly soon found himself face-to-face with the hardships of war, tending to the dreadnought's crew of 1,200 as well as to the many casualties brought aboard.

The ultimate battle for humanity and freedom begins—and ends—right here. On one side: The ravenous, unending, and undead hordes of the Infected—insanely fast blue zombies who can think, heal, and even reproduce. On the other: The vicious, hyper-violent, and desperate remains of the US Government, obsessed with destruction of the real America. Only Bruce and his brave clan of battle-hardened warriors will stand and fight for the future. But there is hope. Bruce and his clan have gathered an awesome array of weaponry on the ground and in the air.

August 1914. While Europe enters a brutal conflict unlike any waged before, the Duncan household in Baltimore, Maryland, is the setting for a different struggle. Ruth and Elise Duncan long to escape the roles that society, and their controlling father, demand they play. Together, the sisters volunteer for the war effort - Ruth as a nurse, Elise as a driver.

Superintendent of Nurses Julia Stimson must recruit 64 nurses to relieve the battle-worn British, months before American troops are ready to be deployed. She knows the young nurses serving near the front lines will face a challenging situation, but nothing could have prepared her for the difficulties that await when they arrive at British Base Hospital 12 in Rouen, France. The primitive conditions, a convoluted supply system, and horrific battle wounds are enough to discourage the most hardened nurses, and Julia can do nothing but lead by example.

At the close of the 24th century, a series of revolutions has caused the galaxy to descend into chaos. With the Galactic Union Army stretched thin, mercenary units have arisen for those who have the need - and the means - to hire them. Kay, the alien member of the Cutter Force Initiative, has returned to her brutal home world of Vast on a mission of mercy. Before she joined the merc team, she was a great healer. And now her skills are sorely needed. Hundreds of Vastalimi - including her blood-kin - are mysteriously dying. But is the plague a work of nature? Or is it a bioengineered virus, purposefully unleashed?

As the war takes its toll, the Nightingale nurses must do their bit for king and country... Dora is the devoted mother of twin babies, but, determined to help the war effort, she goes back to work at the Nightingale Hospital. More used to nights out in the West End, Jennifer and Cissy volunteer in the hope of tending to handsome soldiers. They soon find out that nursing isn’t quite what they were expecting.

War Virus A science fiction medical thriller set in Vancouver during the Cold War era.War Virus is a riveting dystopian science fiction novel set in the bustling city of Vancouver during the tense years of the Cold War. The story unfolds in a world where a mysterious new epidemic is spreading with alarming speed, leaving the medical community racing against time to uncover its origins and find a cure. Mark Brett, a dedicated pathologist, returns from a much-needed vacation to find his lab in chaos. The headline-grabbing epidemic, initially dismissed as a mere flu, quickly reveals its ...

Valerie Ramirez, a special ed teacher still haunted by her toddler’s drowning accident, faces a fateful decision when she’s admitted into an exclusive program run by a mysterious biotech company. Kaden Baker, an elite hacker who dabbles in covert ops, finds her life turned upside down when she discovers her parents turn out to be imposters. Where does she come from? Who’s been financing her high-stakes secret missions? The answers lead back to the same sinister biotech firm. As Kaden and Valerie become allies, they make one startling discovery after another about the company’s dark intentions.

Winter 1862. The Civil War has dragged on longer than anyone anticipated. Some in the Confederacy have proposed desperate measures to end the war, even embracing a plot to destroy the Union with a deadly epidemic. Fearing that the actions of Southern radicals could jeopardize Europe's acceptance of the Confederacy, the Confederate Secret Service sends an agent to stop the madman who plans to unleash Rebel Fever in Washington. Not all the enemies wear gray, and nothing less is at stake than the lives of thousands and the future of a nation. Based on an actual incident, this historical ...

A mysterious virus emerges after a meteor lands near a remote village in Peru. Authorities brought in to investigate discover the horrific virus not only kills, but it reanimates its victims, turning them into the walking dead. Believing they have contained the outbreak, samples of the contagion are brought to the United States via infected military and other victims. The virus breaks boundaries and the infection spreads. Across America the war rages as the number of undead mount and humans are not the only things infected. Nowhere is safe.

Tony Colletti, a good suburban cop and father of a child with autism, finds himself drawn into the controversy over the apparent but rarely acknowledged connection between childhood vaccines and autism. His quest to uncover the truth forces him to risk all he holds dear while confronting corrupt government officials, the powerful pharmaceutical industry, and disturbing elements of his own past. Even while holding down his job and dealing with family crises, Colletti spearheads the drive to contend with industrial espionage, Russian gangsters, and sexual predators.

Brussels, April 1915. A beautiful young woman finds herself on the run from the enemy. Also being pursued is Ned Scott, a British army major who has been badly injured. The pair find themselves at a hospital run by the famous Edith Cavell, who agrees to treat the major while offering them both refuge and a false identity - she names the young girl Anna.

The powerful story of an unlikely friendship and a doctor’s re-education on the battlefields of the Vietnam War. Fresh out of medical school and planning to enter academia, David pragmatically applies to serve in the US Army, thinking he would rather work in a stateside military hospital than get drafted. But when he gets reassigned to Southeast Asia, he suddenly finds himself on a base in Vietnam. He joins a civilian aid mission on a supposedly secure plateau, and spends his days dispensing pills to villagers.

Trina Ann Pion’s Manic Wars tells the story of Christina Wars, a single mother in the midst of a manic bipolar episode. While in and out of the mental hospital, Christina finds herself getting sicker and losing touch with reality until psychosis takes over her whole life and she is arrested for the most bizarre crime.

In allerletzter Minute entkommen die US-Amerikanerin Rosanna Sands und der Hamburger Geschäftsmann Peter Berg in der ostasiatischen Metropole Hongkong der aufflammenden Pandemie des SARS-CoV-2 Virus. Am selben Tag wird in China die Millionenstadt Wuhan komplett abgeriegelt und innerhalb weniger Wochen gerät fast die gesamte Welt in einen globalen Lockdown. Auf der abenteuerlichen Suche nach den Ursprüngen des Virus geraten die beiden in tödliche Gefahr. Es scheint, dass COVID-19 und die schreckliche Epidemie nur die Ouvertüre eines viel gefährlicheren Szenarios sein könnten.

In Roots, Heini is home in Wales nursing her sick mother while Naomi is attending launch parties for her latest novel. The civil war in Spain seems a world away, until the fascists bomb and destroy Guernica, murdering hundreds of men, women, and children. Heini’s boyfriend, Deiniol Price, a coal miner, feels he must rally to the Spanish Republic’s cause and volunteer for the International Brigades while Naomi’s paramour, Count Nicolas Esteban, a pilot, dreams of glory, fighting for the fascists.

Sein Vater hat eine große Aufgabe übernommen: Dr. Daniel Norden leitet ab sofort die Behnisch-Klinik. Das führt natürlich zu entscheidenden Veränderungen in seiner Praxis. Wie gut, dass bereits seit einiger Zeit mit ihm gemeinsam sein vielversprechender Sohn Danny die Arztpraxis geleitet hat. Jetzt wird es ernst für Danny, den Mädchenschwarm und allseits bewunderten jungen Mediziner. Er ist nun für die Praxis allein verantwortlich - wobei zwischen der Klinik des Vaters und der Arztpraxis des Sohnes ein idealer Austausch besteht.

Dr. Norden ist die erfolgreichste Arztromanserie Deutschlands, und das schon seit 40 Jahren. Mehr als 1,000 Romane wurden bereits geschrieben. Deutlich über 200 Millionen Exemplare verkauft! Die Serie von Patricia Vandenberg befindet sich inzwischen in der zweiten Autoren- und auch Arztgeneration und ist auch als E-Book erfolgreich. "Aufwachen! Die Sonne lacht!" Danny Norden stand am Bett und blickte auf seine Freundin Tatjana hinunter, die den Schlaf der Gerechten schlief.

Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS succeed in freeing Oman from the deadly grip of fanatical guerrillas? In the arid deserts and mountains of Arabia, a 'secret' war is being fought. While Communist-backed Adoo guerrillas have been waging a campaign of terror against Oman, British army training teams have been winning hearts and minds with medical aid and educational programmes.

It is 1950 and Kitty Longthorne is now a Sister at Manchester's Park Hospital, and as busy as ever. With dizzying numbers of children with polio being admitted to the children's ward, a sharp uptick of major trauma from road accidents and growing political and racial conflict affecting her patients and staff, there's no shortage of drama at the hospital. But Kitty is determined that everyone is treated with respect.