Originally written in the 1440s by Richard Holland a Scottish cleric who was chaplain to Archibald Douglas Earl of Moray The Book of the Howlat is one of the great poetic gems of fifteenth-century Scots Believing himself to be ugly a young owl (howlat) decides to speak to the most handsome bird of all the peacock & ask his help so that Nature can change him But the peacock isn't sure this should be done
- after all Nature doesn't usually make mistakes
- & summons a council of birds to make a decision A huge feast takes place & Nature herself appears & orders all the birds present to give the owl one of their feathers But the result is not what they expect The howlat's initial joy turns to unbearable arrogance at his new-found beauty & drastic action must be taken

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An extraordinary epic set a million years in the future in the time of a dying sun when our present culture is no longer even a memory Severian a torturer's apprentice is exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners Ordered to the distant city of Thrax armed with his ancient executioner's sword Terminus Est Severian must make his way across the perilous ruined landscape of this far-future Urth But is his finding of the mystical gem the Claw of the Conciliator merely an accident or does Fate have a grander plans for Severian the torturer ? This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel The Shadow of the Torturer & The Claw of the Conciliator ...

The most comprehensive pantheon in roleplaying games is back in a new edition for 5E This massive tomes provides more than 20 pick-up-&-play churches whose organization & beliefs are described in lavish detail These churches can be used in any campaign setting to bring a whole new level of detail to the religious characters Plus for those who don&t have a complete cosmology in their game The Book of the Righteous provides a comprehensive mythology that unifies all of the gods in the book The original edition of Book of the Righteous was one of the most critically acclaimed books of the d 20 era Now Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition designers Robert J Schwalb & Rodney Thompson have brought the new edition up to date with the 5E rules ...

In a year when much of the news was believable but fake comes a book packed with stories that are unbelievable but true The Book of the Year is a hilarious guide to 2017's most extraordinary events unearthed by the creators of the award-winning hit comedy podcast No Such Thing As A Fish Each week over a million people tune in to find out what bizarre & astonishing facts Dan James Anna & Andy have found out over the previous seven days Now the gang have turned their attention to the news of the past twelve months You'll discover the curious details behind the main headlines
- how Donald Trump slept on the 66th floor of a 58-storey building what effect Brexit had on Coco Pops & why China's president can't stand Winnie the Pooh
- as well as hundreds of stories you may have missed entirely like the news that
- Qatar built a refugee camp for camels
- The world's first avocado restaurant ran out of avocados on its first day
- The victim of Britain's first ever shark attack ended up with a cut thumb From strange inventions to baffling elections via a surprising amount of sausage news The Book of the Year is an eye-opening tour of the incredible year you didn't know you'd lived through




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From Kim Jong Un's personal potty to Jeremy Corbyn's valuable vegetables The Book of the Year 2018 is an eye-opening tour of yet another incredible year you didn't know you'd lived through 352 pages No Such Thing As A Fish ...

Legend foretold it Prophecies predicted it Chosen ones chose to believe in it Now the adventure sage continues in the sequel to one of the most acclaimed fantasy spoof adventure games in the history of fantasy spoof adventure games Join our heroes & their friends in their struggle against a new threat to the world of Aventasia Help them fulfil their destiny A destiny as yet unwritten… A new adventure from KING Art the creators of The Book of Unwritten Tales The Critter Chronicles & The Raven
- Legacy of Master Thief A fantasy story with over 20 hours of pointing & clicking The trademark BOUT humour lovingly spoofing Wo W Lot R Game of Thrones Harry Potter Discworld The Hobbit & more Hundreds of weird yet oddly logical puzzles The well proven “ Multi Character Gameplay” An ensemble of quirky characters both well established & brand new Projection Mapping technology unites the merits of 2D & 3D styles & technique An epic soundtrack with all the classics & many new compositions The established four playable characters Wilbur Nate Ivo & Critter
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Legend foretold it Prophecies predicted it Chosen ones chose to believe in it Now the adventure sage continues in the sequel to one of the most acclaimed fantasy spoof adventure games in the history of fantasy spoof adventure games Join our heroes & their friends in their struggle against a new threat to the world of Aventasia Help them fulfil their destiny A destiny as yet unwritten… A new adventure from KING Art the creators of The Book of Unwritten Tales The Critter Chronicles & The Raven
- Legacy of Master Thief A fantasy story with over 20 hours of pointing & clicking The trademark BOUT humour lovingly spoofing Wo W Lot R Game of Thrones Harry Potter Discworld The Hobbit & more Hundreds of weird yet oddly logical puzzles The well proven “ Multi Character Gameplay” An ensemble of quirky characters both well established & brand new Projection Mapping technology unites the merits of 2D & 3D styles & technique An epic soundtrack with all the classics & many new compositions The established four playable characters Wilbur Nate Ivo & Critter
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Every world needs its heroes However unlikely they may seem Join Wilbur Ivo Nate & Critter in another classic point-&-click adventure in the wicked world of Aventásia Help them fulfill their destiny A destiny as yet unwritten A new adventure from KING Art the creators of The Book of Unwritten Tales The Critter Chronicles & The Raven Remastered Enjoy the trademark Bo UT-humor lovingly spoofing Lot R Game of Thrones Harry Potter Discworld The Hobbit Wo W & more Solve hundreds of weird yet oddly logical puzzles using King Art&s well-proven Multi-Character-Puzzling Experience an epic story through the eyes of our four beloved heroes Wilbur Nate Ivo & Critter Meet an ensemble of quirky characters during hours of high-level voice acting An epic soundtrack with all the classics & many new compositions
Includes: the Special Edition feature " Color Your Critter" Change the color of everyone&s favorite sidekick to your liking
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Legend foretold it Prophecies predicted it Chosen ones chose to believe in it Now the adventure saga continues A sequel is coming A sequel to one of the most acclaimed fantasy spoof adventure games in the history of fantasy spoof adventure games Help Wilbur Ivo Nate & Critter fulfill their yet unwritten destiny A new adventure from KING Art the creators of The Book of Unwritten Tales The Critter Chronicles & The Raven
- Legacy of a Master Thief A fantasy story with over 20 hours of pointing & clicking The trademark Bo UT-humor lovingly spoofing Wo W Lot R Game of Thrones Harry Potter Discworld The Hobbit Hundreds of weird yet oddly logical puzzles The well-proven " Multi-Character-Gameplay" An ensemble of quirky characters both well-established & br&-new Projection Mapping technology unites the merits of 2D & 3D styles & technique An epic soundtrack with all the classics & many new compositions The established four playable characters Wilbur Nate Ivo & Critter
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Meet the richly eccentric Burton family reigned over by the steadfast matriarch Harriet & surrounded by an equally peculiar cast of characters their exploits are narrated in alternating voices by Wag a World War I veteran & his nephew Jack But the ever-evolving London of the twentieth century is as much a character as the Burtons themselves with the narrative taking us on a journey from the Western Front to World War II through post-war 'civvy street' to the 1960s gangster era of the sadistic Richardson Gang & ultimately to the political tumult of the 1970s Drawing on his own uncle's handwritten World War I memoir & his recollection of family stories author Paul Sidey has created a seamless fusion of family history fact & inspired invention At times funny & tender at other times violent & dramatic The Book of Wag is the portrait of one family as they navigate the multi-faceted landscape of the London of another time ...