First published in 1973 by the Hogarth Press " Magnus" is George Mackay Brown's tour de force
- his most poetic & innovative book
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Thor's hammer is missing again The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon
- the mightiest force in the Nine
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The first book in the incredible new series from the author of Percy Jackson the Kane Chronicles & Heroes of Olympus My name is Magnus Chase I'm orphaned & living rough on the streets of Boston & things are about to get much worse My day started out normally enough I was sleeping under a bridge when some guy kicked me awake & said ' They're after you' Next thing I know I'm reunited with my obnoxious uncle who casually informs me that my long-lost father is a Norse god Nothing normal about that & it turns out the gods of Asgard are preparing for war Apparently if I can't find the sword my father lost two thousand years ago there will be doom Doomsday to be precise A fire giant attacking the city? Immortal warriors hacking each other to pieces? Unkillable wolves with glowing eyes? It's all coming up But first I'm going to die This is the story of how my life goes downhill from there ...

On his eleventh birthday schoolboy Magnus Fin found out that he was half selkie -- part human part seal Although he looks like a boy & lives on land he can breathe underwater When Magnus Fin discovers his initials scratched into the rocks by the shore & finds dead seals washed up on the beach he knows his selkie family needs his help & he dives down beneath the waves to find out more The great seal sickness has struck & his grandmother Miranda is dangerously ill But Magnus Fin is sure there's another reason for their affliction He sets out to reveal the truth with just his moonstone his last baby tooth & some seaweed from Neptune's garden for luck Little does he know that his best friend Tarkin who can't swim is determined to join him on this perilous mission This is the exciting sequel to Kelpie Prize-winning Magnus Fin & the Ocean Quest ...

On his eleventh birthday schoolboy Magnus Fin found out that he is half selkie -- part human part seal Although he looks like a boy & lives on land he can breathe underwater When a rusty metal chest is flung ashore in a storm Magnus Fin decides to investigate But he injures his hand on the strange box & his sealskin starts to show through His teacher realises that there's something very unusual about Magnus Fin -- & rumours start to spread Deep in the ocean the great sea god Neptune has problems of his own The treasures of wisdom have been stolen & his memory & powers are fading fast Could his missing treasure be inside the chest that's been washed ashore? Magnus Fin is the only one who can find out & restore order under the sea But a young journalist is investigating the rumours about 'fish people' Can Magnus Fin complete his mission before the selkie secret is revealed & his selkie family are forced to leave the bay forever? Janis Mackay also wrote the Kelpies Prize-winning Magnus Fin & the Ocean Quest & Magnus Fin & the Moonlight Mission This is the third book in the series ...

Magnus the martial arts expert & ultimate robot fighter has reunited with his father the artificial intelligence known as 1A Satisfied to have a new purpose in life Magnus is sent on a mission to free a monstrous creature known as the Basilisk But once released it can&t be stopped or contained & it believes itself to be God! Can Magnus & his former pursuer Leeja hit reboot on this devastating new threat & is this the end or just a frightful new beginning? ...

Do humans dream of owning electric sheep? Artificial intelligences rather than becoming our overlords have settled into an uneasy symbiosis with humanity – they work for us as our colleagues & servants earning vacation-time they spend in a boundless digital universe running on human-maintained server farms But not all AIs are cool with the deal Enter Magnus – a human psychologist tasked with navigating both worlds in order to bring recalcitrant AIs back into productive society BONUS TUROK STORY; An all-new saga of the all-new Turok About the Author Kyle Higgins is an American comic book writer best known for his work with DC Comics Higgins& knack for dynamic action scenes & pacing make him one of the best up & coming talents in the industry His previous works include the limited series BATMAN GATES OF GOTHAM along with best-selling writer Scott Snyder as well as BATMAN & DETECTIVE COMICS He is currently writing NIGHTWING as a part of DC Comics
- The New 52
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Retreating from the mad mad world of mechanical overlords Magnus descends into the Sub Structure where a bizarre collection of feral humans called Gophs live free from robot society Winding up in the Uncanny Valley a forbidden sex & death club the timelost rebel discovers a gladiatorial pit where humans fight to the death & the slain are dismembered for spare parts Can Magnus hold his own against the merciless Goph hordes? Collects issues 5-8 of the ongoing Magnus Robot Fighter series by Cory Smith Fred Van Lente More from this Author Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villains Micro-Series Volume 2 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 11 Attack On Technodrome Magnus Robot Fighter Volume 1 Flesh & Steel Broken Pieces Volume 1 ...

Written by KEITH GIFFEN Art & cover by HOWARD PORTER & JOHN DELL In his first collection featuring issues 1-5 of the monthly series Magog decides to take justice into his own hands & track down who dealing high-tech arms to lowlife scum around the DC Universe Be here as the hunt starts Magog on the path to discovering his own destiny ...

' The finest crime novel of the year' Daily Mail Seven for a mystery that needs to be solved Editor Susan Ryland has worked with bestselling crime writer Alan Conway for years Readers love his detective Atticus Pund a celebrated solver of crimes in the sleepy English villages of the 1950s But Conway's latest tale of murder at Pye Hall is not quite what it seems Yes there are dead bodies & a host of intriguing suspects but hidden in the pages of the manuscript lies another story a tale written between the very words on the page telling of real-life jealousy greed ruthless ambition & murder From the creator of Midsomer Murders comes a fiendish mystery perfect for fans of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple & Hercule Poirot Praise for Magpie Murders
- the gripping Sunday Times bestselling crime thriller' Ingenious' Sunday Times' Thrilling & compelling with a stunning twist' Daily Mail 'A stylish thriller' Sunday Mirror 'A cunning reinvention of the thriller' Mail on Sunday
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