Will you answer the call to adventure? Egypt the 1930’s Erased from ancient history & buried in a nameless tomb for 4000 years Seteki the Witch Queen has risen once again Only one troop of daring heroes can stand against the fearsome power of Seteki & her army of mummified monstrosities The Strange Brigade! Explore remarkable ruins solve perilous puzzles & uncover tantalising treasure while blasting your way through an array of undead enemies in thrilling third-person action that’s certain to bring out your inner adventurer Features One Gripping Adventure Hunt the foul Seteki through a rip-roaring campaign filled with dangerous dig sites prodigious pyramids & crumbling caves packed with bountiful foes to send back to the afterlife Explore alone or team up in 2-4 player online co-op Four Fearless Fortune Hunters Travel the ancient world as one of four dashing agents trained to tackle the supernatural Unleash devastating magical powers & unload powerful prototype weapons such as the fire-spitting Krakatoa the ice-cold Chill Burster & the brain-busting Blunderbuss A Legion of Malevolent Monsters Seteki is not the only mythological menace to have awoken … she’s brought an army of loyal beasts with her! Face her many nefarious ne’er-do-wells including moaning mummies fire-breathing assassins armour-plated minotaurs giant scorpions & much much worse Tons of Terrifying Traps Keep an eye on your environment to find creative ways to boff your enemies! Decapitate the undead with spinning blades fry them to a crisp with fire traps crush them with a well-placed boulder & more You wouldn’t set them on your team mates … would you? Oodles of Puzzling Predicaments Keep those peepers peeled for suspicious clues secret entrances & ancient contraptions that need re-awakening! Who knows what alluring treasures & buried riches await you on the other side… ...

Will you answer the call to adventure? Egypt the 1930’s Erased from ancient history & buried in a nameless tomb for 4000 years Seteki the Witch Queen has risen once again Only one troop of daring heroes can stand against the fearsome power of Seteki & her army of mummified monstrosities The Strange Brigade! Explore remarkable ruins solve perilous puzzles & uncover tantalising treasure while blasting your way through an array of undead enemies in thrilling third-person action that’s certain to bring out your inner adventurer Features One Gripping Adventure Hunt the foul Seteki through a rip-roaring campaign filled with dangerous dig sites prodigious pyramids & crumbling caves packed with bountiful foes to send back to the afterlife Explore alone or team up in 2-4 player online co-op Four Fearless Fortune Hunters Travel the ancient world as one of four dashing agents trained to tackle the supernatural Unleash devastating magical powers & unload powerful prototype weapons such as the fire-spitting Krakatoa the ice-cold Chill Burster & the brain-busting Blunderbuss A Legion of Malevolent Monsters Seteki is not the only mythological menace to have awoken … she’s brought an army of loyal beasts with her! Face her many nefarious ne’er-do-wells including moaning mummies fire-breathing assassins armour-plated minotaurs giant scorpions & much much worse Tons of Terrifying Traps Keep an eye on your environment to find creative ways to boff your enemies! Decapitate the undead with spinning blades fry them to a crisp with fire traps crush them with a well-placed boulder & more You wouldn’t set them on your team mates … would you? Oodles of Puzzling Predicaments Keep those peepers peeled for suspicious clues secret entrances & ancient contraptions that need re-awakening! Who knows what alluring treasures & buried riches await you on the other side… ...

Sport can bring moments of joy & huge emotion It can also bring moments of supreme weirdness! Some of sport's oddest stories are almost too strange to be believed From lucky socks & alligators on the golf course to marathon runners who let the train take the strain this book uncovers some of the strangest true stories in the history of sport It's a great fun read for any sports fan aged 8 If you enjoyed this book why not look out for Strange but True Football ...

One of Stevenson's most famous & enduringly popular works Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde describes the mysterious relationship between a respectable & affable doctor & his brutal associate Set in the grimy streets of Victorian London this tale of murder split personality & obscure science with its chilling final revelation became an instant horror classic when it was first published in 1886 & has enthralled & terrified generations of readers ever since ...

' Instantly the spirit of hell awoke in me & raged I was suddenly struck through the heart by a cold thrill of terror' Stevenson's short novel published in 1886 became an instant classic It was a Gothic horror that originated in a feverish nightmare whose hallucinatory setting in the murky back streets of London gripped a nation mesmerized by crime & violence The respectable doctor's mysterious relationship with his disreputable associate is finally revealed in one of the most original & thrilling endings in English literature In addition to Jekyll & Hyde this edition also

Includes:: a number of short stories & essays written by Stevenson in the 1880s minor masterpieces of fiction & comment ' The Body Snatcher' ' Markheim' & ' Olalla' feature grave-robbing a sinister double & degeneracy while 'A Chapter on Dreams' & 'A Gossip on Romance' discuss artistic creation & the 'romance' form Appendixes provide extracts from contemporary writings on personality disorder which set Stevenson's tale in its full historical context ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An apocalyptic turn-of-the-century tale of ex-cop Lenny (Ralph Fiennes) who deals in SQUIDs stolen dreams which can be re-lived by the wearer of a special device Lenny becomes involved in the murder of a famous pop star when he is sent a SQUID containing the rape & killing of one of his contacts Written by James & Titanic& Cameron & directed by his wife Kathryn Bigelow (& Point Break& & Blue Steel&) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Action drama directed by Kathryn Bigelow & starring Ralph Fiennes Angela Bassett & Juliette Lewis In a chaotic & lawless Los Angeles at the turn of the millennium the practice known as jacking in using an illegal electronic device to undergo another person&s experiences has become a widespread phenomenon Former LAPD officer Lenny Nero (Fiennes) refuses to partake in the many violent & twisted uses of this technology but he is nonetheless addicted to it & the experiences it allows him to relive with Faith (Lewis) the woman he loved In a city spiralling out of control surrounded by vices of all kinds Lenny tries desperately to reunite with Faith while investigating the murder of a prostitute Actors Ralph Fiennes Angela Bassett Juliette Lewis Tom Sizemore Michael Wincott Directors Kathryn Bigelow Writers James Cameron Jay Cocks Producers David S Grant Ira Shuman James Cameron Lawrence Kasanoff Rae Sanchini Language English Number of discs 1 ...

David Hine's tortured modern gothic is a tale of pain & sorrow obsession & damnation of madness death & sexual longing The world of Strange Embrace twists & pollutes the lives of all that enter it! Collects Strange Embrace 1-8 ...

The Sunday Times bestseller David Bowie was arguably the most influential artist of his time reinventing himself again & again transforming music style & art for over five decades David Buckley's unique approach to unravelling the Bowie enigma via interviews with many of the singer's closest associates biography & academic analysis makes this unrivalled biography a classic for Bowie fans old & new This revised edition of Strange Fascination captures exclusive details about the tours the making of the albums the arguments the split-ups the music & most importantly the man himself Also including exclusive photographic material Strange Fascination is the most complete account of David Bowie & his impact on pop culture ever written ...

What if the asteroid heading toward Earth in Tommy Wallach's New York Times bestselling novel We All Looked Up actually hit & demolished our planet? What if after thousands of years two civilizations rose from the ashes? What if those cities found out about each other? Through the viewpoints of multiple characters Strange Fire describes the beginnings of an inevitable war between these two civilizations a war that will pit faith against science zealotry against technologyand brother against brother They said that the first generation of man was brought low by its appetites for knowledge for power for wealth They said mankind's voracity was so great the Lord sent his own Daughter to bring fire & devastation to the world The survivors were few but over the course of centuries they banded together to form a new civilization-the Descendancy-founded on the belief that the mistakes of the past must never be repeated Brothers Clive & Clover Hamill the sons of a well-respected Descendant minister have spent their lives spreading that gospel But when their traveling ministry discovers a community intent on rediscovering the blasphemous technologies of the past a chain of events will be set in motion that will pit city against cityand brother against brother Along with Gemma Poplin Clive's childhood sweetheart & Paz Dedios a revolutionary who dreams of overthrowing the Descendancy Clive & Clover will each play a pivotal role in determining the outcome of this holy war & the fate of humanity itself The Giver meets The City of Ember in this start to an epic new trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Tommy Wallach ...