The second book in the Broken Empire series, Lawrence takes his young anti-hero one step closer to his grand ambition. To reach greatness you must step on bodies, & many brothers lie trodden in my wake. I`ve walked from pawn to player & I`ll win this game of ours, though the cost of it may drown the world in blood... The land burns with the fires of a hundred battles as lords & petty kings fight for the Broken Empire. The long road to avenge the slaughter of his mother & brother has shown Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath the hidden hands behind this endless war. He saw the game & vowed to sweep the board. First though he must gather his own pieces, learn the rules of play, & discover how to break them. A six nation army, twenty thousand strong, marches toward Jorg`s gates, led by a champion beloved of the people. Every decent man prays this shining hero will unite the empire & heal its wounds. Every omen says he will. Every good king knows to bend the knee in the face of overwhelming odds, if only to save their people & their lands. But King Jorg is not a good king. Faced by an enemy many times his strength Jorg knows that he cannot win a fair fight. But playing fair was never part of Jorg`s game plan. ...

Tintin is catapulted into a nail-biting adventure when he accompanies the esteemed Professor Alembick on his visit to Syldavia. Who is behind the conspiracy against King Muskar? & is the Professor himself to be trusted? Tintin & Snowy must find some answers before time runs out! ...

Something is stirring in London`s dark, stamping out its territory in brickdust & blood. Something has murdered Saul`s father, & left Saul to pay for the crime. But a shadow from the urban waste breaks into his prison cell & leads him to freedom. A shadow called King Rat. In the night-land behind London`s facade, in sewers & slums & rotting dead spaces, Saul must learn his true nature. Grotesque murders rock the city like a curse. Mysterious forces prepare for a showdown. With Drum & Bass pounding the backstreets, Saul confronts his bizarre inheritance
- in the badlands of South London, in the heart of darkness, at the gathering of the Junglist Massive. Like the DJ says: ` Time for the Badman.` ` Tackles his theme with a dark assurance.. .with its original blend of twisted urban fairytale & modern gothic horror, King Rat marks out China Mieville as an author to be watched` The Times ` Brings together elements of fantasy, fairytale & the detective story.. .I greatly enjoyed Mieville`s weird & engaging myth-making` Daily Telegraph
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Set in Changi, the most notorious prisoner of war camp in Asia, King Rat is an heroic story of survival told by a master story-teller who lived through those years as a young soldier. Only one man in fifteen had the strength, the luck, & the cleverness simply to survive Changi. & then there was King. ...

Three men trek to the remote African interior in search of a lost friend
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Looking in detail at each case attributed to the Curse, this title examines how events were interpreted at the time, in addition to looking at their likely scientific causes. Fantastic, humorous, full-colour illustrations add a vibrant & exciting look which complements the clearly written text. On the day the tomb was opened, Carter's pet canary was swallowed by a cobra
- cobra's being one of the protectors of the Pharaoh; at the exact time of Lord Carnarvon's death all the lights in Cairo went out & at the same time, in Engl&, Carnarvon's three-legged dog howled & dropped dead. Was the Curse of Pharaoh really to blame? Burating with detailed observations, this title explores the myths behind the mysterious deaths in an accessible & entertaining way. A full glossary & index makes this title ideal for both school & home.
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Map No. 3226, King William`s Town, in South Africa’s official topographic survey at 1:250, 000 from the country’s national survey organization, the Chief Directorate of Surveys & Mapping. The maps have altitude colouring & contours at 50m or 100m intervals, depending on the map edition, plus spot heights. Deserts, marshes, dry pans, perennial & seasonal water features, etc, as well as protected areas are shown. The maps present the country’s road & rail networks & include the usual information expected on topographic mapping at this scale, although in more rapidly developing areas road information may not necessarily be up to date. Also indicated are magisterial district & provincial boundaries. Latitude & longitude values are shown in the margins at 5` intervals together with South African grid co-ordinates. Typically, each sheet covers an area of one degree of latitude & two degrees of longitude. The projection used is Gauss Conformal. The legend is in English & Afrikaans. ...

In the court of the King, everyone knows their place. But as the Artist wins hearts & egos with his ballads, uncomfortable truths emerge that shake the Kingdom to its core. Part surreal fable & part noir romance, this prize-winning novel from Yuri Herrera questions the price of keeping your integrity in a world ruled by patronage & power. ...

Following on from the new ” Pocket Mountains Town & Country” series of shorter walks, this guidebook explores the stunning ...

Published to coincide the with 50th anniversary of the Israel occupation of the West Bank, an anthology that explores the human cost of the conflict there as witnessed by such notable writers as Colum Mc Cann, Colm Toibin, Dave Eggers, Madeleine Thien, Eimear Mc Bride, Taiye Selasi & editors Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman. June 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Israel occupation of the West Bank. The violence on both sides of the conflict has been horrific, the casualties catastrophic. Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman, two of today`s most renowned novelists & essayists, have joined forces with the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence-an organization comprised of former Israeli soldiers who served in the occupied territories & saw firsthand the injustice there-and a host of illustrious writers to tell the stories of the people on the ground in the contested territories. KINGDOM OF OLIVES & ASH

Includes:: contributions from some of our most esteemed storytellers, including essays from editors Chabon & Waldman. Their writing enables readers to understand the human narratives behind the litany of grim destruction broadcasted nightly on the news. Together they all stand witness to the human cost of the occupation.

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