In the near future, the U.S. transforms warfare by testing lethal remote-controlled robotic drones on the front lines. To the world's superpowers, the technology is something to be coveted and stolen. To a group of state-side fun-loving hackers, it is the ultimate video game. As featured in FCBD 2009.

Rebel soldiers and a Chinese operative have captured a platoon of U.S. Military drones, but only escaped technician Cat Dixon has the override codes. Fortunately, injured Cat has an ally in a protector drone controlled by hackers across the globe.

"Jill the Reckless" was first published in 1920, and recounts the life of Jill Mariner who, in one day, suffers a broken engagement and the loss of all her money. Instead of claiming defeat, Jill hops on a boat to New York where she becomes a chorus girl, and in true Wodehouse fashion, finds true love. One of Wodehouse's less known novels, it is nevertheless an entertaining story full of twists, turns and one audacious heroine.

David Weaver is taken hostage by enemy drones! But as his captors interrogate him, his friends attempt to rescue him using an unconventional source of help.

As David Weaver is about to be executed, he finds help from an unexpected source. But if his rescuers don't beat the enemy drones in the world's deadliest video game, there's no second life for David.

This title uncovers the science and technology behind civilian drones. Readers learn the history of this technology, how it works, and how its used. The texts science and technology concepts complement STEM classroom concepts. Fact boxes, simple diagrams and detailed photographs make complex topics easy to understand. The next time readers see a civilian drone in the sky, theyll know for sure what it is! --Amazon.com Learn about the different types...

Two women-each other's nemeses. Louise Fernbach and Yun Shao. One a European soldier, the other a Catholic terrorist from China. Ever since she discovered Yun Shao was behind the deaths of some of her fallen comrades, Louise has been out for her blood. Whatever it takes. Louise shows no mercy. Louise is a drone pilot. For her, wars are just video games she plays from Stockholm HQ. For Yun Shao, they are a fight to the death with disposable machinery....

When most people think of drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), they likely think of the military. Militaries have been using drones since the 1990s, and new developments in drone technology are being discovered every day. Readers get a crash course in military drones through this text, which explains the science and technology behind one of todays most polarizing topics. Readers gain an understanding of how drones work and how militaries...

The war is at its peak. Louise is experiencing it from her drone pilot desk, which allows her the time to deal with family disputes and to go pick up the kids from school. Yun Shao, on the other hand, is right at the heart of the conflict, face to face with a robot. But soon the corpse of a soldier killed in combat comes along to remind Louise that war is not just the video game she thinks it is, sitting comfortably in her Stockholm headquarters......

Helicopters and airplanes aren't the only aircraft launching to the skies anymore. Thousands of recreational drones are launched every day. Whether owners make their own drones or buy them, recreational drone use shows no signs of slowing down. Young readers will learn all about these UAVs and the rules those flying them need to follow.