Phillip Nolte

The purpose of the ancient, enigmatic Deimos Artifact has been discovered - the small, tetrahedron-shaped construct is Humanity's key to access the giant Galactic Sentinel Network...Activation of their Sentinel signaling device presents Mankind with an unprecedented opportunity - an invitation to join the Grand Amalgamation of Galactic Civilizations, an interstellar organization representing over five-hundred different intelligent species...Citizenship requirements are simple: Humanity needs to establish a peaceful relationship with their closest galactic neighbors, the Hordea, a peculiar race of intelligent plants...And they have to put a stop to the endless internal wars which have plagued the species since inception...The downside? Failure to achieve citizenship places Mankind at the mercy of the Custodians, a brutal and ruthless Amalgamation archrival, who've already enslaved over a hundred "undesirable" species...Attempting to fulfil the Amalgamation's membership requirements, Zack, Ariane, and the rest of the Deimos expedition must voyage to the far reaches of Human space, including a perilous foray down to the surface of the ravaged and lawless planet Earth itself...Opposing them at every step are the Custodians who, with the assistance of greedy, traitorous Humans, are covertly doing all in their power to ensure Humanity's bid for citizenship will end in failure...In the meantime, there is compelling evidence that another ancient artifact awaits discovery...

Guardians of the Galactic Sentinel Book 3

The Callisto Catacombs

Marine hovercraft gunner Zack Lynton is pulled from the front lines and granted emergency leave to return to his home planet and settle affairs after the sudden and mysterious death of Marvin Pangbourne, his uncle and sole-remaining relative... Uncle Marv managed to squander most of his late wife's fortune dabbling in antiquities but he does leave Zack the Capri, a somewhat modified, fifty-year-old spaceship. In an effort to salvage something from the financial wreckage his uncle left behind, Zack hires a pilot and heads to the Central Planets intending to sell the ship... He immediately falls headlong into the tangled nest of affairs that led to his uncle's murder. The source of the trouble seems to be an artifact that Marv had recently purchased -- a small, unassuming pyramid supposedly taken from somewhere in the infamous Sol System, one of the most dangerous places in all Human space... On route to the Central Planets, Zack's pilot turns out to be more than just a pilot and he finds out that some extremely ruthless people, including the Soviets and a shadowy, unknown foreign government, are obsessed with Marv's artifact and will stop at nothing to get it... In the meantime, three percent of the human race is having periodic and very disturbing dreams concerning the future of all Mankind. Could Marv's artifact be involved somehow? As matters spin out of control, Zack is ordered to provide protection for an archeological expedition headed into the lawless wasteland of the Sol System in search of the artifact's origin and true purpose...

The Deimos Artifact

Mike Thornton

Jeffrey C. Stark

This comprehensive guide to potato production systems management contains 20 chapters and more than 350 color photographs. Beginning with the history of potato culture, it spans all aspects of potato production, pest and planting management, storage, and marketing. Written by a team of over 35 scientists from North America, this book offers updated research-based information and serves as a unique, valuable tool for researchers, extension specialists, students, and farm managers. More than a description of principles, it contains practical analytical tools, charts, and methods to create guidelines for best production practices and cost estimates. Some key areas include: Potato Growth and Development, Potato Variety Selection and Management, Seed and Planting Management, Seed Production and Certification, Field Selection, Crop Rotation, and Soil Management, Integrated Pest Management for Potatoes, Potato Nutrient Management, Irrigation Management, Tuber Quality, Economics and Marketing, Production Costs, among others. Potato Production Systems should be a valuable reference for successful culture of the "noble tuber."

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