Kari, a young woman, returns to the jungle planet of Dora after ten years in Earth's schools determined to unravel the mysteries surrounding the harpies, a feral species with the appearance half-bird, half-human. 
The human colonists believe harpies are dangerous animals, which are known to steal women. The creatures are hunted like wild game, their wings considered rare trophies. But Kari distrusts these rumors. When she was attacked by a monster in the jungle as a child, a male harpy with rare golden coloring rescued her. 
Constant hunting by men has driven the harpies to the brink of extinction. Is Kari's savior, the elegant golden harpy, is still alive? If so, how long can he and his flock survive the ravages of mankind?
Susan Klaus's Flight of the Golden Harpy is an imaginative and romantic fantasy novel that questions what it means to be human.

Flight of the Golden Harpy

Literature & Fiction

Klaus, Susan

United States

Tor Books

Award-winning author, Susan Klaus, introduces her second fantasy in the Flight of the Golden Harpy series. Hold on. It's a fast, action-packed ride. The harpies, a winged humanoid species, live in peace on their jungle planet after Shail, their golden ruler has negotiated a truce with humans that ended decades of slaughter. He and Kari settle down to raise their new son, but their happiness is short lived. Evil forces conspire against the harpies. Shail and his foster brother, Aron, face a formidable enemy that threatens the entire harpy flock. Shail's greatest threat, though, may be his demons within. Flight of the Golden Harpy II, Waylaid raises the question: Can the harpies survive mankind? Praise for Flight of the Golden Harpy "Hard-hitting and well conceived," Piers Anthony, New York Times Best Selling Author of the Zanth Series "An extraordinary story....Klaus is an author to watch...an exciting new voice for the fantasy genre," Brenda Novak, New York Times Bestselling Author "A unique and exciting new world. You owe it to yourself to read this one," Scott Ciencin, New York Times Bestselling Author

Flight of the Golden Harpy II, Waylaid

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Clay Gulley Publishing

Wolf in the Crosshairs

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Susan Klaus

Flight of the Golden Harpy III, Sons of Shail

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"Bright, cheerful houses, well arranged, well trimmed lawns, hedging carefully cut . . . distinctly joyous," wrote architectural critic Herbert Croly in 1914 about the Forest Hills Gardens community in Queens, New York. The New York Tribune agreed, reporting that the place was a "modern Garden of Eden, a fairy tale too good to be true." Conceived as an experiment that would apply the new "science" of city planning to a suburban setting, Forest Hills Gardens was created by the Russell Sage Foundation to provide housing for middle-class commuters as an alternative to cramped flats in New York City. Although it has long been recognized as one of the most influential planned communities in the United States, this is the first time Forest Hills Gardens has been the subject of a book. Susan L. Klaus's fully illustrated history chronicles the creation of the 142-acre development from its inception in 1909 through its first two decades, offering critical insights into American planning history, landscape architecture, and the social and economic forces that shaped housing in the Progressive Era. Klaus focuses particularly on the creative genius of Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., who served as planner and landscape architect for the project. Drawing on his father's visionary ideas but developing his own perspective, the younger Olmsted redefined planning for the modern era and became one of the founders of the profession of city planning in the United States. Published in association with Library of American Landscape History: http://lalh.org/

A Modern Arcadia: Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and the Plan for Forest Hills Gardens

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

University of Massachusetts Press

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Oceanview Publishing

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Christian Roberts, a handsome, young Floridian, has retired from horse racing and sets off with his wife, Allie, to cruise the Caribbean on his new sloop. Tragedy strikes, ending the dream vacation, and Christian becomes the prime suspect in a murder. Shattered and guilt ridden, Christian believes his actions caused the death, and suicide lurks in his thoughts, a way to end his pain, but he can't act on the impulse, at least not yet. He must honor a dying request: "Save the sharks. Do it for me."  Christian embraces the impossible task of stopping the shark slaughter. Under the alias of Captain Nemo, he becomes an eco-terrorist while a suspicious FBI agent dogs his every move. Will Christian be caught and imprisoned? Will the fin traders kill him? Could despair win out, causing him to take his own life? Or will Christian succeed and save the sharks?

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