I am Anna Verco I am no ordinary researcher My task is to hunt a medieval manuscript a book of alchemy & witchcraft It was lost for centuries hidden
- or stolen But I have found a clue In Barcelona just ten years ago a trail of women were muted & mutilated to keep it secret They have been silenced But in a way I hear them Their message is meant for me With new book club questions & special features
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AD 633 Beobrand is a young man with a shadowy past As an outsider in the kingdom of Bernicia he is compelled to join his brother Octa as a warrior in the household of King Edwin He must learn to fight with sword & shield to defend the war-ravaged kingdoms of Northumbria In a period of great upheaval for Dark Age Britain all he finds is death & war Men & women strive to seize control of their destinies in a time of despair & the land is rife with danger as warlords vie for supremacy & dominion Amongst the blood & the betrayals Beobrand learns of his brother's near-certain murder Inexperienced but ruthless Beobrand must form his own allegiances & learn to fight as a warrior with sword & shield Driven by a desire for vengeance & a relentless pursuit of his enemies he faces challenges which transform him from a boy to a man who stands strong in the clamour & gore of the shieldwall As he closes in on his kin's slayer can Beobrand mete out the retribution he craves without sacrificing his honour or even his soul? ...

The Kane Chronicles The Serpent's Shadow is the final thrilling instalment in award-winning author & Percy Jackson creator Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles trilogy Is their inherited magic enough to battle against the most powerful mythical forces that Egypt's gods have to throw at them? CARTER & SADIE KANE descendants of the magical House of Life are in pretty big trouble Despite their bravest efforts Apophis the giant snake of Chaos is still threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness Now the Kanes must do something no magician has ever managed
- defeat Apophis himself No pressure there then Battling against the forces of Chaos their only hope is an ancient spell
- but the magic has been lost for a millennia Will they find the serpent's shadow or will they be led to their deaths in the depths of the Underworld? Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwide Praise for The Kane Chronicles The Serpent's Shadow' Storytelling that will get readers hooked'
- Philip Ardagh The Guardian ' Witty & inspired Gripping touching & deliciously satirical'
- Times Rick Riordan is the award-winning writer of the Percy Jackson series The Kane Chronicles & the Heroes of Olympus series He lives in San Antonio Texas with his wife & two sons Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief was the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award in 2006 & made into a blockbuster film starring Sean Bean Pierce Brosnan & Uma Thurman in 2010 The series has gone on to become a chart-topping success Check out The Kane Chronicles website at wwwkanechroniclescouk for games puzzles author interviews & much more



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CARTER & SADIE KANE descendants of the magical House of Life are in pretty big trouble Despite their bravest efforts Apophis the giant snake of Chaos is still threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness Now the Kanes must do something no magician has ever managed
- defeat Apophis himself No pressure there then Battling against the forces of Chaos their only hope is an ancient spell
- but the magic has been lost for a millennia Will they find the serpent's shadow or will they be led to their deaths in the depths of the Underworld?

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Two Full-Length Novels of Space Adventure Once a Hero Esmay Suiza wasn’t a member of a great Navy family like the Serranos She’d had to make her way on grit alone which meant it wasn’t likely she’d make admiral but all she wanted was to be part of the Fleet But then she ended up a raging space battle & was the only one who could stop a superior office turned traitor She had never wanted to be a hero but fate had other ideas Rules of Engagement Brun Meager is a young woman from a rich & powerful family which had a lot to do with why Esmay Suiza didn’t get along with her not to mention both having an amorous interest in Barin Serrano When Brun was abducted by a repressive religious militia movement that makes the 21st century Taliban look like a bunch of Unitarians Esmay was suspected of having connived in the capture to eliminate a rival To clear herself it looked like Esmay would have to locate & rescue Brun Time to be a hero again About the Author New York Times best-selling author & former Marine Elizabeth Moon has written many novels including the Paksenarrion fantasy trilogy (available from Baen as The Deed of Paksenarrion & also as separate books) the Heris Serrano space adventure series (the first three novels of which have been combined as Heris Serrano) & Remnant Population which was a Hugo Award finalist For Del Rey she has written Command Decision Engaging the Enemy Marque & Reprisal Trading in Danger & the Nebula Award winner The Speed of Dark After earning a degree in history from Rice University Moon went on to obtain a degree in biology from the University of Texas Austin She lives in Florence Texas with her husband & son ...

Trentham was the Staffordshire home of the Leveson-Gower family the Dukes of Sutherland In the mid-nineteenth century they were said to be the richest non-royal family in Britain They owned many other country houses & estates bound to each other by a large & loyal staff The resulting archive is huge Combining these records with family history sources it is possible to reimagine some of the triumphs & tragedies of their servants & managers who they were what they did & what happened to them after their time at Trentham ended With its strict social structure & its sometimes bizarre regulations the world of Trentham in the 1830s can seem alien to us now but families are always families responsibilities can always be burdensome & sorrow is always around the corner The stories of Trentham's servants are not just family histories; they reveal experiences & unravel relationships to which we can all relate & demonstrate how people coped in the face of the immense change to country-house life in the early years of the transition into a modern nation ...

Distant Heart Right Here Spectacle Other Spaces Already Gone Flames & Figures Waiting For You Firewalker Fallen Skies All I Know Colors Collide ...

A 38-year-old man who has spent most of his life in an iron lung enlists the help of a sexual surrogate in order to lose his virginity in this drama starring Oscar-nominated actor John Hawkes & inspired by the life of poetjournalist Mark O' Brien With the support of an unconventional priest (William H Macy) & a devoted team of caretakers the virginal writer hires a compassionate sex surrogate (Helen Hunt) who finds her life profoundly transformed by their tender sessions ...

Morbus is the leader of the Dark Tribe the baddest bunch of no good-niks around & because he instigates a revolt against the highest of the Gods he is doomed to receive the worst punishment he can possibly imagine
- banishment to planet Earth As soon as he arrives on Earth Morbus & his Dark Tribe begin their battle against all that is good & pure about earthly greenery & the Settler world The objective of Settlers IV is to build up a colony with a thriving construction & mining industry food tool & weapon production The player's skilful use of resources combined with the irrepressible get-up-&-go of the diverse Settler characters form the foundation for a robust colony Ensure that the settlement becomes more attractive & it could be a paradise if it weren't for the neighboring races & Morbus with his evil machinations The player can decide whether he wishes to lead the Romans the Vikings or the Mayas The races differ not only in their appearance & their architecture but also in a variety of details They raise different farm animals produce different alcoholic beverages make & use different weapons & their priests cast unique spells All Settlers are actually peace-loving folks but there is always that annoying neighbour that occupies the land with those large deposits of gold or sends long-fingered brethren over to swipe your freshly harvested crops This can cause the industrious Settlers to engage in magnificent battles on land & at sea battles where the outcome will depend less on the number of troops but more on skilful tactics & a well-organised strategy The Dark Tribe plays a special role in carrying out the evil plans of Morbus to rid the earth of its greenery leaving a desolate wasteland in its place His Dark Gardener plants lots of shadow weed (a fast-spreading ground- cover) which draws all the nutrients from the soil then withers away To keep the Dark Tribe in check the player has to use his own gardener to make the soil fertile again Only then can you capture the dark temple Settlers IV Gold Edition contains the original Settlers IV of course plus the previously available Settlers IV Mission CD & The Trojans & the Elixir of Power meaning there's a whole heap of extras on offer Over 100 additional missions multiplayer maps & wallpapers is just the tip of the iceberg Minimum System Requirements OS
- Windows 95982000XPProcessor
- PII 450 Memory
- 128MB Hard drive
- 350MBDVD-Rom
- 4X speed Video Card
- Geforce 256 32MBSound card
- Direct X 8 Direct X
- Version 8








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The Settlers of Catan Replacement Card Deck is a complete set of game cards for use with The Settlers of Catan Contains 95 Resource Cards 25 Development Cards ...