If your name is Bjorn, today is your name day.
Bjorn is a Scandinavian male given name, which means "bear" (the animal). 10 famous Bjorns:
Björn Ågren: founding member of Razorlight.
Björn Ulvaeus: Swedish musician, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as a member of ABBA.
Bjørn Dæhlie: Norwegian businessman and retired cross-country skier.
Björn Borg (pictured): Swedish former professional tennis player.
Björn Simon: German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse since 2017.
Björn Kuipers: former Dutch football referee.
Bjorn Turoque: American air guitar champion 2005.
Björn Ironside: Norse Viking chief and Swedish king. According to the 12th- and 13th-century Scandinavian histories, he was the son of notorious Viking king Ragnar Lodbrok and lived in the 9th century AD.
Björn Skifs: Swedish singer, songwriter who has represented Sweden twice in the Eurovision Song Contest, in the 1978 contest and 1981.
Björn Again: ABBA-inspired tribute band from Australia.
Beta
(Combat Team Series #2)
Steff was abducted by an evil alien race, the Orbs, at fourteen. Used as a weapon for years, he eventually escapes, but his problems are just beginning. How does a man support himself when his only work experience is a paper round and using an Orb bio-integrated gun?
Warlord is an alien soldier who knows little but war. When the centuries-old conflict which ravaged his planet ends, he seeks out another world where his skills are still relevant. There are always wars on Earth, it seems. However, none of Earth's powerful armies want him.
Natalie has always wanted to visit England and sees a chance to do so while using her martial arts skills, but there are sacrifices she must make in order to fulfil her dream.
Maggie resorted to crime to fund her sister's medical care. She uses her genetic variant abilities to gain access to the rooms of wealthy hotel guests. The Ballards look like rich pickings, but they are not what they seem. When Maggie targets them, little does she know that she is walking into a trap.
Hotel owner Hamilton Lonsdale puts together a combat team to pit against those of other multi-millionaires. He recruits Warlord, Natalie, Maggie and Steff along with a trained gorilla, a probability-altering alien, a stockbroker whose work of art proved to be much more than he'd bargained for, a marketing officer who can create psionic forcefields, a teleporting member of the landed gentry, and a socially awkward fixer. This is Combat Team Beta.
Steff never talks about his time with the Orbs, until he finds a woman who lived through it, too. Steff believes he has finally found happiness, but it is destined to be short-lived. He is left with an unusual legacy which he and Team Beta struggle to comprehend; including why something out there seems determined to destroy it.
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