A Jeeves novel Captain Biggar big-game hunter & all round tough guy should make short work of the two bookies who have absconded with his winnings after a freak double made him a fortune But on this occasion Honest Patch Perkins & his clerk are not as they seem In fact they're not bookies at all but the impoverished Bill Belfry Ninth Earl of Rowcester & his temporary butler Jeeves Bertie Wooster has gone away to a special school teaching the aristocracy to fend for itself 'in case the social revolution sets in with even greater severity' But Jeeves will prove just as resourceful without his young master & brilliant brainwork may yet square the impossible circle for all concerned ...

Ring of Bright Water is an autobiographical work by Gavin Maxwell Hailed a masterpiece when it was first published the story of Gavin Maxwell's life with otters on the remote west coast of Scotland remains one of the most lyrical moving descriptions of a man's relationship with the natural world ...

Moto GP is enjoying a period of unprecedented popularity & Ring of Fire details the acclaim the heroism & the pressures of riding motorbikes at speeds of more than 200mph This is a world where manufacturers invest millions & the world champion celebrates by staging mock jail breaks & giving pillion rides to a blow-up doll One rider warms up for major races by singing Hank Marvin songs on his karaoke machine & a rising Italian star sees the world in terms of black & white energy tubes Another sees nothing strange in racing with two broken ankles Ring of Fire covers the recent history of Moto GP from American Nicky Hayden spectacularly overturning established champion Valentino Rossi in 2006 through the emergence of wild young Australian Casey Stoner as the new champion in 2007 to the fierce rivalry between them & Spaniards Dani Pedrosa & Jorge Lorenzo in what would prove to be one of the most closely-contested years of racing in 2008 It gives a behind the scenes look at World Superbike Champion James Toseland's attempts to break into this elite & looks back at the tradition of reprobates romance & debauchery in the paddock dating back to the 60s & stars like Mike Hailwood & Giacomo Agostino Rick Broadbent introduces us not just to the stars & the multi-million pound contracts but also to the officals mechanics doctors team owners & fans who make up this white-knuckle ride of a sport By turns funny sad shocking & uplifting Ring of Fire brings us face to face with those who battle to emerge unscathed or who just ignore the pain & ride to win against all odds ...

The latest entry in the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series created by Eric Flint After carving a free state for itself in war-torn 17th century Europe citizens of the modern town of Grantville West Virginia go on a quest for the makings of medicines that have yet to be invented in 17th century Europe The United States of Europe the new nation formed by an alliance between the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus & the West Virginians hurled back in time by a cosmic accident—the Ring of Fire—is beset by enemies on all sides The USE needs a reliable source of opiates for those wounded in action as well as other goods not available in Europe The Prime Minister of the USE Mike Stearns sends a mission to the Mughal Empire of India with the aim of securing a trade deal with the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan The mission consists of a mixed group of up-timers & down-timers including paramedics a squad of soldiers with railroad-building experience a spy & a pair of swindlers On reaching India the mission finds a grieving emperor obsessed with building the Taj Mahal harem-bound princesses warrior princes & an Afghan adventurer embroiled in the many plots of the Mughal court The emperor’s sons are plotting against each other & war is brewing with the newly risen Sikh faith But in the midst of these intrigues the USE mission finds a ally the brilliant & beautiful Jahanara Begum the eldest daughter of Shah Jahan She is the mistress of her father&s harem & a power in her own right who wishes to learn more of these women who are free in a way she can scarcely comprehend When the Emperor learns of what befalls his empire & children in the time that was he makes every effort to change their fate But emperors princesses & princes are no more immune to the inexorable waves of change created by the Ring of Fire than are the Americans themselves Meet the Author Eric Flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction with over three million books in print He’s the authorcreator of the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series starting with first novel 1632 With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the “ Belisarius” alternate Roman history series & with David Weber collaborated on 1633 & 1634 The Baltic War & latest Honorverse series entry Cauldron of Ghosts Flint&s latest Ring of Fire novel is 1636 The Ottoman Onslaught Flint was for many years a labor union activist He lives near Chicago Illinois Griffin Barber spent his youth in four different countries learning three languages & burning all his bridges Finally settled in Northern California with a day job as a police officer in a major metropolitan department he lives the good life with his lovely wife crazy-smart daughter needy dog & indifferent cat 1636 Mission to the Mughals co-authored with Eric Flint is his first novel ...

NEW TIME TRAVEL ALT HISTORY FROM A MASTER Flint&s Ring of Fire & Boundary series have proved him to be a master of time travel alternate history Here then a new tale of persons displaced in time fighting for their lives Twice before mysterious cosmic catastrophes have sent portions of the Earth across space & back in time—first with the Grantville Disaster in West Virginia & then again with a maximum security prison in southern Illinois Now the planet is struck with yet another such cataclysm whose direct impact falls upon the Queen of the Sea a cruise ship in the Caribbean When the convulsions subside the crew & passengers of the ship discover that they have arrived in a new & frightening world They are in the Mediterranean now not the Caribbean Still worse they discover that the disaster has sent them more than two thousand years back in time Following the advice of an historian among the passengers Marie Easley they sail to Egypt—or at least where they hope Egypt will be Sure enough Egypt is there—ruled over by Ptolemy the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty & one of Alexander the Great’s chief generals Alexander the Great it turns out died just two years ago The western world has just entered what would become known as the Hellenistic Period of history during which time Greek civilization would spread around the Mediterranean & beyond But the first fifty years of the Hellenistic Period was the Age of Diadochi—the Time of the Successors—when Alexander’s empire would collapse into chaos By the time the Successors finished their strife every single member of Alexander’s dynasty would be murdered & only three of the generals who began that civil war would still be alive That is the new world in which the Queen of the Sea finds itself Can Marie Easley & Captain Lars Flodden guide the crew & passengers through this cataclysm? Fortunately they have some help a young Norwegian ship’s officer who forms an attachment to Alexander’s widow; a French officer who is a champion pistol marksman; a canny Congressman from Utah—and most of all many people of the time who are drawn to a vision of the better world of the future Meet the Author Eric Flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction with over three million books in print He’s the authorcreator of the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series starting with first novel 1632 With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the “ Belisarius” alternate Roman history series & with David Weber collaborated on 1633 & 1634 The Baltic War as well as the Honorverse series entry Cauldron of Ghosts Flint&s latest Ring of Fire novel is 1636 The Ottoman Onslaught Flint was for many years a labor union activist He lives near Chicago Illinois ...

Lets do the Warp again! Another rollicking thought-provoking collection of tales by a star-studded array of top writers including bestseller Mercedes Lackey & Eric Flint himself
- all set in Eric Flint phenomenal Ring of Fire series Rock on Renaissance! A cosmic accident sets the modern West Virginia town of Grantville down in war-torn seventeenth century Europe It will take all the gumption of the resourceful freedom-loving up-timers to find a way to flourish in the mad & bloody end of medieval times Are they up for it? You bet they are!
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Rock on Renaissance! A cosmic accident sets the modern West Virginia town of Grantville down in war-torn seventeenth century Europe It will take all the gumption of the resourceful freedom-loving up-timers to find a way to flourish in mad & bloody end of medieval times Are they up for it? You bet they are! The third rollicking & idea-packed collection of Grantville tales edited by Eric Flint & inspired by his now-legendary 1632 features tales by a star-studded array of top writers such as bestseller Mercedes Lackey & Eric Flint himself
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Collection 4 of rollicking & idea-packed alternate history tales written by today’s hottest science fiction writers & edited by New York Times best-seller Eric Flint After a cosmic accident sets the modern-day West Virginia town of Grantville down in war-torn seventeenth century Europe these everyday resourceful Americans must adapt – or be trod into the dust of the past Let’s do the “ Time Warp” again! Another anthology of rollicking thought-provoking collection of tales by a star-studded array of top writers such as David Brin & Eric Flint himself – all set in Eric Flint’s phenomenal Ring of Fire series A cosmic accident sets the modern West Virginia town of Grantville down in war-torn seventeenth century Europe It will take all the gumption of the resourceful freedom-loving up-timers to find a way to flourish in a mad & bloody time Are they up for it? You bet they are The fourth rollicking & idea-packed collection of Grantville tales edited & introduced by Eric Flint & inspired by his now-legendary 1632 Plus contains an all-new story by Eric Flint Meet the Author Eric Flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction with over three million books in print He’s the authorcreator of the New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the “ Belisarius” alternate Roman history series & with David Weber collaborated on 1633 & 1634 The Baltic War Flint was for many years a labor union activist He lives in Chicago Illinois ...

NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR CONTAINS A STORY BY DAVID BRIN & AN ALL-NEW STORY BY ERIC FLINT Collection 4 of rollicking & idea-packed alternate history tales written by today’s hottest science fiction writers & edited by New York Times best-seller Eric Flint After a cosmic accident sets the modern-day West Virginia town of Grantville down in war-torn seventeenth century Europe these everyday resourceful Americans must adapt – or be trod into the dust of the past Let’s do the “ Time Warp” again! Another anthology of rollicking thought-provoking collection of tales by a star-studded array of top writers such as David Brin & Eric Flint himself – all set in Eric Flint’s phenomenal Ring of Fire series A cosmic accident sets the modern West Virginia town of Grantville down in war-torn seventeenth century Europe It will take all the gumption of the resourceful freedom-loving up-timers to find a way to flourish in a mad & bloody time Are they up for it? You bet they are The fourth rollicking & idea-packed collection of Grantville tales edited & introduced by Eric Flint & inspired by his now-legendary 1632 Plus contains an all-new story by Eric Flint Stories by Eric Flint David Brin David Carrico Virginia De Marce Charles E Gannon & more About Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire series“ Eric Flint&s 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians” – Booklist“ Eric Flint can entertain & edify in equal & major measure” – Publishers Weekly ...

Book 21 in the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series The uptimers & their allies take on the Ottoman Empire at its height of power The modern West Virginia town of Grantville has been displaced in time to continental Europe in 1632 Now four years have passed The long-feared attack on Austria by the Ottoman Empire has begun Armed with new weapons inspired by the time-displaced Americans of Grantville the Turks are determined to do what they were unable to do in the universe the Americans came from capture Vienna The Ottomans have the advantage of being able to study the failings & errors of their own campaigns in a future they can now avoid They are led by the young dynamic & ruthless Murad IV the most capable emperor the Ottomans have produced in a century They are equipped with weapons that would have seemed fantastical to the Turks of that other universe airships breech-loading rifles rockets—even primitive tanks & this time they won’t have to face massive reinforcements from Austria’s allies The emperors of the United States of Europe & Austria share the same problem They have one too many enemies one too few allies & only one general to cover the gaps In fact the only force Emperor Gustav Adolf can think of sending to Austria is the USE&s Third Division Fortunately their general is Mike Stearns & what this uptime labor organizer sets out to do gets done About the Author Eric Flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction with over three million books in print He’s the authorcreator of the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series starting with first novel 1632 With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the “ Belisarius” alternate Roman history series & with David Weber collaborated on 1633 & 1634 The Baltic War & latest Honorverse series entry Cauldron of Ghosts Flint&s latest Ring of Fire novel is 1636 The Ottoman Onslaught Flint was for many years a labor union activist He lives near Chicago Illinois ...