This second instalment in the story of the legendary hero begins with Theseus' triumphant return from Crete after slaying the Minotaur.

Having freed the city of Athens from the onerous tribute demanded by the ruler of Knossos
- the sacrifice of noble youths & maidens to the appetite of the Labyrinth's monster
- Theseus has returned home to find his father dead & himself the new king. But his adventures have only just begun: he still must confront the Amazons, capture their queen, Hippolyta, & face the tragic results of Phaedra's jealous rage.

Piecing together the fragments of myth & using her deep understanding of the cultures reflected in these legends, Mary Renault has constructed an enthralling narrative of a time when heroes battled monsters & gods strode the earth.





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Susan Orlean's collection of profiles ranges from the well-known (Marky Mark) to the unknown (Colin Duffy, a typical American man, aged ten) to the formerly known (the cult sixties girl group the Shaggs). Orlean meets with Cristina Sanchez, Spain's first fully-qualified female matador, Silly Billy, New York's most successful children's clown, an African king who is a New York taxi-driver, & a champion show dog called Biff, who from a certain angle looks like President Clinton. As in her remarkable bestseller The Orchid Thief, soon to be the basis of Spike Being John Malkovich Jonze's new film, starring Meryl Streep & Nicholas Cage, Orlean's eye for the fascinatingly bizarre & her wonderfully witty way with language make her take on the world utterly original & unique. ...

The Bumper Book of Bravery recounts tales of incredible courage the world over, from the mythical to the modern, & from ...

Look & Learn is fondly remembered by thousands as the classic children's magazine from the 60s & 70s. It covered a vast range of subjects, from bumble bees to rocket science, from English literature to Greek & Roman legend. But history was its chief concern, & its brilliant illustrators filled its pages with beautiful pictures of the past. This lavishly illustrated tribute to the magazine presents a kaleidoscopic journey through time, whose narrative pauses for occasional episodes from the peerless story of The Trigan Empire, a cult feature in the original. The Bumper Book of Look & Learn takes us on a lightning tour of past & future worlds worthy of Doctor Who, & will appeal to all ages. ...

Sam Packer, hero of Firehawk & The Lucifer Network, has a new assignment that will combine all his diplomatic & survival skills. An aging, wealthy Japanese businessman, Tetsuo Kamata, wants to rescue an ailing British car company, but the moment the announcement is made, death threats are made against Kamata by a former prisoner-of -war, Peregrine Harrison, who was tortured on the infamous Burma Railway. For the last five decades, Harrison has been the leader of a British-based cult. Packer can't believe that at the age of 77 Harrison has the strength or will to exact revenge, but he reckons without Harrison's cult adherents, one of whom is a ruthless ex-SAS operative now involved in drug smuggling in the Burma triangle. Packer learns that Kamata will be hit while visiting a new factory site in Burma & is flown out under cover to prevent a tragedy. Kamata is kidnapped & Packer is soon in the jungle, both hunter & hunted as he searches for the missing man & is tracked by his enemies. The Burma Legacy combines Geoffrey Archer's immaculate research with heart stopping action. ...