Four novels of rapid-fire interstellar adventure set in a common universe by the Grand Master of the form- The X Factor Only Diskan Fentress&s mutant powers had a chance of stopping the looting of his new world
- Voorloper Three those survivors
- an embittered wanderer his son & a young girl with a healing power
- know they have nothing to lose & set out to find the secret of the Shadow Death that blights the planet Voor
- The Eye of the Monster Rees Naper had survived the onslaught of the alien Ishkurian "crocs" but had to cover miles of jungle & pass through croc armies to reach safety To do that he would have to think like a croc move like a croc & see through the eye of the monster
- The Sioux Spaceman Kade Whitehawk chose to join the battle for Ikkinni freedom even though that choice made him a renegade to his own people & would almost certainly mean his death Publisher&s Note The Game of Stars & Comets was originally published in parts as The X-Factor The Sioux Spaceman Eye of the Monster & Voorloper This is the first time these novels have appeared in one volume About the Author Called “one of the most popular authors of our time” by Publishers Weekly Andre Norton is a legend in science fiction & was one of our greatest storytellers She wrote science fiction novels for five decades beginning with the now-classic novel Star Man’s Son in 1952 Many of today’s top writers including David Weber Eric Flint CJ Cherryh & Joan D Vinge have cited her as a primary influence on their own work She was Guest of Honor at the 1989 World Science Fiction Convention & has received the Grand Master award from the Science Fiction Writers of America & the Lifetime Achievement Award of the World Fantasy Convention She was astoundingly prolific with over thirty books in her celebrated Witch World series alone She introduced three generations of SF readers to SF & fantasy both through her critically acclaimed YA novels & her adult works & remains one of the most popular authors in both fields She died in 2005




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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 Starring box office king Gerard Butler (300 The Bounty Hunter) Patrick Stewart (X-men) Wes Bentley (American Beauty) & John Rhys Davis (The Lord Of The Rings) comes a triumphant tale of the quest for glory & victory at football&s mightiest championship As players from across the globe congregate for the World Cup in Brazil away from families & loved ones one team rises from obscurity to claim the biggest upset in World Cup history This team of underdog athletes who had never known real victory of glory would go on to play in front of millions of enthralled football fans who cheered them on to infamy Actors Gerard Butler Wes Bentley Jay Rodan Gavin Rossdale Costas Mandylor Louis Mandylor Zachery Ty Bryan Jimmy Jean-Louis Richard Jenik Nelson Vargas Craig Hawksley Bill Smitrovich Patrick Stewart Terry Kinney & John Rhys-Davies Director David Anspaugh Certificate PGYear 2005 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles None listed Duration 1 hour & 37 minutes (approx)
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The 2015 Speil Des Jahrs nominee is back with a brand new edition! The Game On Fire adds even more fun to one of the most addictive games to come out in recent years In The Game On Fire 1-5 players work together to try & discard 98 cards into 4 different piles while never telling each other exactly which cards they’re holding Adding fuel to the fun are the new “ On Fire” cards which MUST be played on when they hit the table If you like the The Game you’ll love the added challenge The Game On Fire brings Ages 8 Players 1
- 5 20 minutes
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) is a shrewdly successful businessman who is accustomed to being in control of each facet of his investments & relationships Hans well-ordered life undergoes a profound change when his brother Conrad (Sean Penn) gives him an unexpected birthday gift that soon has devastating consequences Tailored specifically to each participant Think of it as a great vacation except you do not go to it it comes to you There are no rules in the game Format Blu-ray Subtitles English Number of discs 1 ...

Renowned fisherman John Andrews takes you on a tour of the best locations for fishing in Scotl&--from the River Tay in January to the River Almond in November Packed full of useful information & hints from a seasoned veteran THE GAMEFISHER'S YEAR will tell you where to go to catch the big ones ...

The Olympic Games have become the single greatest festival of a universal & cosmopolitan humanity Seventeen days of sporting competition watched & followed on every continent & in every country on the planet Simply the greatest show on earth Yet when the modern games were inaugurated in Athens in 1896 the founders thought them a "display of manly virtue" an athletic celebration of the kind of amateur gentleman that would rule the world How was such a ritual invented? Why did it prosper & how has it been so utterly transformed? In The Games David Goldblatt
- winner of the 2015 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award
- takes on a breathtakingly ambitious search for the answers & brilliantly unravels the complex strands of this history Beginning with the olympics as a sporting side show at the great Worlds Fairs of the Belle Epoque & its transformation into a global media spectacular care of Hollywood & the Nazi party The Games shows how sport & the olympics been a battlefield in the global Cold War a defining moment for social & economic change in host cities & countries & a theatre of resistance for women & athletes colour once excluded from the show Illuminated with dazzling vignettes from over a century of olympic completion
- this stunningly researched history captures the excitement of sporting brilliance & the kaleidoscopic experience of the Games It shows us how this sporting spectacle has come to reflect the world we hope to inhabit & the one we actually live in


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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 Ivan&s newfound love of board games catapults him into the fantastical & competitive world of game invention & pits him against the inventor Morodian who has long desired to destroy the ancient city of Zyl which was founded by Ivan&s grandfather To save his family & defeat his enemy Ivan must come to know what it is to be a true Games Maker ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Playboy Andy Mason on leave from the army romances showgirl Eadie Allen overnight to such effect that she&s starry-eyed when he leaves next morning for active duty in the Pacific Only trouble is he gave her the assumed name of Casey Andy&s eventual return with a medal is celebrated by his rich father with a benefit show featuring Eadie&s show troupe at which she&s sure to learn his true identityand meet Vivian his &family-arrangement& fiancee Actors Alice Faye Carmen Miranda Phil Baker Benny Goodman Benny Goodman Orchestra Eugene Pallette Charlotte Greenwood Edward Everett Horton Tony De Marco James Ellison Sheila Ryan & Dave Willock Director Busby Berkeley Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1943 Screen 1331 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 43 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In one of his most popular film roles multi-talented Scottish star Jack Buchanan plays a retired insurance investigator brought back into action by an audacious heist; Googie Withers is his glamorous wife who joins him on an underworld mission to ensnare the gang responsible A sequel to Buchanan&s earlier hit Smash & Grab The Gang&s All Here (aka The Amazing Mr Forrest) is a blend of exciting crime drama & brilliant comedy presented here in a brand new transfer from the original film elements John Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns that a priceless collection of jewels belonging to a foreign potentate Prince Homouska has just vanished from the safekeeping of the Stamford Assurance Company Aided by his butler his Cockney assistant & his (initially) unwilling wife Forrest sets out on the trail of the thieves Actors Jack Buchanan Googie Withers Edward Everett Horton Otto Kruger Syd Walker Directors Thornton Freeland Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

Join Private Detective Isaac Bell as he navigates the seedy back alleys of New York in the ninth book in the action-packed series from Sunday Times bestseller Clive Cussler Crime corruption & murder a vicious organisation is terrorising the city & only one man can stop them The Black Hand Strikes 1906 New York City Italian gangsters calling themselves the Black Hand terrorize citizens in a menacing spree of kidnapping extortion & arson Who dares stop them? Detective Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Agency is hired to form a special ' Black Hand Squad'
- but with each gangster caught a new one appears on the street Are these new recruits or other criminals imitating the Black Hand? Where are these men coming from? Murder is just the beginning Then the killings start Each victim is a man more powerful than the last Bell is convinced that he's facing a murderous organization hell bent on bringing the city to its knees But that's before he discovers their ultimate target
- the most powerful man in the country the President of the United States ' Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail' The Adventure King' Sunday Express' Nobody does it better nobody!' Stephen Coonts' Just about the best storyteller in the business' New York Post

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