First Expedition

After a long and exalted military career, General Connor Gates thought he was finally ready to retire. He was wrong. When interstellar probes sent to Earth’s star system report back 40 years earlier than expected, the colonists learn that humans somehow survived the cataclysmic events of the past…but so did the enemy.

Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, returns to the world of paleontology in this recently discovered novel—a thrilling adventure set in the Wild West during the golden age of fossil hunting. The year is 1876. Warring Indian tribes still populate...

By the bestselling author of Astoria, a thrilling and masterfully crafted narrative of the Conquistador Francisco Coronado’s expedition across 2,500 miles of the vast uncharted North American interior—“El Norte Misterioso” —where he was turned back by fierce indigenous resistance that...

It began as President Ulysses S. Grant's bid for international glory after the Civil War - America's first attempt to reach the North Pole. It ended with Captain Charles Hall's death under suspicious circumstances, dissension among sailors, scientists, and explorers, and the ship's evacuation and eventual sinking. Then came a brutal struggle for survival by 33 men, women, and children stranded on the polar ice.

When young field botanist Andrew stumbles upon the crash site of an alien spacecraft deep within the jungle, his life changes forever. Hidden among the wreckage, he discovers a small, pulsating object—an otherworldly artifact radiating a strange and unsettling power. The moment he touches it, Andrew is drawn into telepathic encounters and disturbing visions that blur the line between perception and reality. What begins as a discovery quickly turns into something far more dangerous. As the artifact slowly reveals its secrets, Andrew finds himself entangled in a mystery that reaches far ...

Latitude is a gloriously exciting tale of adventure and scientific discovery that has never been told before. Nicholas Crane, the former president of the Royal Geographic Society, documents the remarkable expedition undertaken by a group of 12 European adventurer-scientists in the mid-18th century. The team spent years in South America, scaling volcanoes and traversing jungles, before they achieved their goal of establishing the exact shape of the Earth by measuring the length of one degree latitude at the equator.

Book One of the Selene Reborn Series — Steampunk. Alternate History. Lunar Revolution The Moon was not empty. And humanity was never meant to reach it unchallenged. In 1891, visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, a brilliant but overlooked English engineer, and a daring Texas industrialist attempt the impossible: building Artemis, a revolutionary steampunk aethership capable of reaching the Moon. What they discover shatters every assumption. Beneath the lunar surface lie ancient ruins, lost technologies, and evidence of civilizations far older than humanity itself. As Earth’s first explorers ...

Antonio Bucareli, Viceroy of New Spain, has received an interesting proposal from the comandante of a distant outpost at the northernmost reaches of the province of Sonora. Capt. Juan Bautista de Anza believes that a land route can be found to connect Sonora to the missions of Alta California. Viceroy Bucareli has already met with Junípero Serra, president of the mission chain, and is familiar with the supply problems facing the struggling friars. Bucareli is also very aware of the need to firmly establish a Spanish presence as far north along the Pacific coast as possible to deter Russian...

The crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813 is often remembered as a single moment of triumph. But the reality was far more complex. Beyond the mountains lay uncertainty, distance, and a landscape still poorly understood. It would take more than a crossing to open the inland. It would take precision, discipline, and reliable knowledge. That work fell to George Evans. Sent to follow and extend the route, Evans did what few others could. He confirmed the passage, mapped the terrain, traced rivers, and provided the first usable understanding of the country beyond. His work transformed a bold ...

You have seen the images: a paddler drifting through a mountain canyon that has no trail, a tiny packraft floating across a lake that took two days of hiking to reach, a traverse of wilderness drainage that no road has ever touched. You want that. And you have one question that every beginner asks before any other: where do I actually start? Paddle and Pack is the comprehensive answer. Written by a veteran packrafter and wilderness instructor, this complete beginner-to-expert guide covers everything you need to take your packrafting dream from concept to capable reality — safely, ...

Reaching the top of the world in 1953 was one of the most significant achievements in the history of human endurance.

An original novel based on the thrilling new Star Trek movies! Based on the “Kelvin Universe” movie saga! Captain James T. Kirk and the Enterprise crew escort Spock’s father, Ambassador Sarek of Vulcan, to a dilithium-rich planet called Akiron. They arrive to find this world under siege by...

The Horn’s First Master is the gripping true story of a man who took on the deadliest sea on Earth. In 1834, Croatian-born Captain Pietro Giacomo Leva steered an Austro-Hungarian brigantine through the world’s most feared waters and into legend. With towering waves, freezing winds, and brutal conditions, Cape Horn was the ultimate test of skill, courage, and command. Leva passed that test — and carved his name into the history of both his island and his empire. Blending vivid maritime history with sharp-eyed narrative, The Horn’s First Master charts Austria’s unlikely bid for ...

POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION BY JERRY D. YOUNG A strong-willed heiress leads an Expedition to the Amazon Jungle in hopes of finding growth opportunities for her family’s empire. Accompanied by professional adventurer Jack Sandusky and a team of well-trained experts, she struggles to balance the responsibility of being in charge of the Expedition with the fact that she herself has no personal experience and must trust her team. She quickly learns the difficulty and the frustration of leading others in such a dangerous venture. Perhaps most frustrating is that fact that Jack Sandusky not only ...

Humankind has explored every continent on earth, climbed its tallest mountains, and gone into space. But the largest areas of our planet remain a mystery: the deep oceans. At over 36,000 feet deep, these areas closest to earth’s core have remained nearly impossible to reach - until now. Technological innovations, engineering breakthroughs and the derring-do of a unique team of engineers and scientists, led by explorer Victor Vescovo, brought together an audacious global quest to dive to the deepest points of all five oceans for the first time in history. 

John C. Frémont was the most celebrated explorer of his era. In 1842, on the first of five expeditions he would lead to the Far West, Frémont and a small party of men journeyed up the Kansas and Platte Rivers to the Wind River Range in Wyoming. At the time, virtually this entire region was known as the Great Desert, and many Americans viewed it and the Rocky Mountains beyond as natural barriers to the United States.

After many years of unique ambitions, interests and experiences, I've been able to (1) lead the first expeditions to search for the Titanic in the North Atlantic and obtain first-ever sonar pictures of Titanic's bow, stern and debris field, plus first photo of a Titanic prop, (2) what really happened to Amelia Earhart after she crashed on take-off at Hawaii trying to become the first person, man or woman, to fly around the world in 1937, (3) why Teamster President Jimmy Hoffa got involved with the mob, why the mob eventually turned on him and had him killed and who killed him, (4) who ...

In the frozen silence of the Himalayas, something impossible awakens beneath the ice. When a seasoned alpinist vanishes during a high-altitude expedition, what begins as a desperate search spirals into a discovery that defies logic, history, and human understanding. Trapped between survival and revelation, Daniel finds himself in a place no map has charted — a place that was never meant to be found. Blending atmospheric science fiction with mystery and psychological tension, The Alien Lab: Part I is the first step into a larger universe. For those who crave the awe of discovery, the ...

The flame of rebellion burns across the solar system in this dazzling conclusion to Linden A. Lewis’s stunning First Sister trilogy perfect for fans of Red Rising, The Handmaid’s Tale, and The Expanse. Astrid is finally free of the Sisterhood, yet her name carries on. She’s called the...

This is the updated Second Edition of the book 'Cycling to the South Pole'. It contains extended historical content and an additional chapter celebrating Maria's 10-year anniversary. It also includes unseen colour photographs from the expedition. It had been deemed impossible, but British woman Maria Leijerstam made history on December 27, 2013, by becoming the first person in the world to cycle to the South Pole from the edge of the Antarctic continent. Simultaneously, she set a second world record for the fastest human-powered coast-to-South Pole traverse. For four years, Maria fought ...