When the Strega-Borgias return from holiday to find that their faithful family retainer, Latch, has collapsed from unknown causes, it is only the start of their problems. Signora Strega-Borgia is feeling very peaky in the mornings, Titus is trying to save the world & Pandora has an embarrassing crush on the new butler (to say nothing of the fact that a demon is trying to invade Strega Schloss). Only Ffup the dragon is truly happy, due to her forthcoming marriage to the Loch Ness Monster. A fantastically epic plot, culminating in Flora Mc Lachlan making the ultimate sacrifice, which will have committed fans & newcomers turning the pages late into the night. ...

These are dark days for England; the Tudor succession hangs precariously in the balance, along with the lives of its people. The wrong religion can all too easily mean a brutal death in a time when the difference between 'faithful' & 'heretic' rests on the monarch alone. With the shadow of the dreaded Inquisition looming across the continent from Spain, one family, lead by two brave men ...

In a brilliantly imaginative blend of military, social & diplomatic history, Norman Longmate retells our island story from the perspective of its defenders, in a narrative which stretches from the Celtic tribes who unsuccessfully fought against Ceasar to the great seabourne defence against the Armada of Philip of Spain. He has gone back to the original sources & investigated the original battlegrounds & weak spots in Britain's defences, but the real strength of his book is its seamless narrative of history, which uncovers the truth behind the legends. A mass of solidly researched fact, not readily found elsewhere, is seasoned with lively, humorous & occassionally gruesome anecdote. The result, providing at once an invaluable sourcebook for the specialist & an enthralling narrative for the general reader, is by far the most comprehensive & accessible history of England versus invasion ever published. ...