The Calahrian Empire is collapsing. All across the realm native populations are rising up to throw off the shackles of colonial rule. Two key factors drive this -- the return of the Stars of Power & Knowledge & the spread of the Shadow Monarch's forest. The result is that the Calahrian Imperial Army is stretched thin trying to maintain order at the critical moment when it is needed to fend off the advances of the elf-witch. For the Iron Elves regiment, their loyalty is tested to the breaking point. The Prince is devastated by the destruction of the Lost Library & the realization that the Empire he is to inherit is crumbling. Major Konowa Swift Dragon is determined to lead the living survivors of the regiment while Private Alwyn Renwar -- an emissary with his own agenda -- commands the dead. Together, their only hope is to break the oath that binds them, but doing so means making the perilous journey to the Shadow Monarch's mountain in a final confrontation that may be the ultimate trap. There is only one way to find out... ...

A woman driven by blood. A man thirsting for vengeance? As night falls, Claire Roth flees, driven from her home by a fiery threat that seems to come from hell itself. Then, from out the flames & ash, a vampire warrior emerges. He is Andreas Reichen, her one-time lover but now a stranger consumed by vengeance. Caught in the crossfire, Claire cannot escape his savage fury ? or the hunger that plunges her into his world of eternal darkness & unending pleasure. Nothing will stop Andreas from destroying the vampire responsible for slaughtering his Breed brethren? even if he must use his former lover as a pawn in his deadly mission. Claire can lead Andreas to the enemy he seeks but it is a journey fraught with danger ? & deep desire. For Claire is the one woman Andreas should not crave, & the only one hes ever loved. So a dangerous seduction begins ? one which blurs the line between predator & prey, love & hate? ...

Details: For the first time since the mid-1970s, England & Australia faced each other home & away in back-to-back series
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Covers 80 recipes from the Asian kitchen taken from Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese & Indonesian cuisines. It



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Asian culture meets machine embroidery in 35+ beautiful designs! Well-known designer Joan Elliott turns her talent to the ever-popular Asian look in Asian-Inspired Machine Embroidery. The 35+ designs in this book & on the accompanying CD-ROM present a wide range of motifs for embellishing clothing, accessories, gifts & home decor. Seasonal kimono patterns, playful pandas, enchanting florals & more are inspired by traditional Asian symbols & culture, ready to embroider by machine or by h&. With Asian-Inspired Machine Embroidery, you get: A CD-ROM containing. ...

TURNBOTHAM ROUND IS A SLEEPY ENGLISH VILLAGE WHICH HAS HAD NO CRIME IN THE PAST TEN YEARS. THIS MAKES ITS THREE POLICEMEN SEEM RATHER REDUNDANT, PARTICULARLY WHEN THEIR CHIEF CONSTABLE SUGGESTS ON THE RADIO THAT PERHAPS THE VILLAGE DOES NOT NEED A POLICE FORCE AT ALL. THIS LEADS TO THE TRIO TRYING DESPERATELY TO CREATE AN ARTIFICIALCRIME WAVE, BUT ALL THEIR MISDEMEANORS ARE FOILED. THEN, MUCH TO THEIR SURPRISE, THEY DISCOVER A REAL GANG OF SMUGGLERS. STARRING WILL HAY.GRAHAM MOFFATT & MOORE MARRIOTT ...

Have you ever thought of becoming an astronaut?

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Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola & imprisoned, Todd is forced t learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? & where is Viola? Is she even still alive? ...

Arthur Frommer is still dispensing practical advice to travelers. -USA Today Written in Frommer's trademark light & conversational tone, [ Ask Arthur Frommer] covers more than 800 topics, from packing quandaries to the best airport-food options, all arranged alphabetically for easy reference. ...

What is the highest number of runs a player has scored in Test matches without ever being dismissed? Did P G Wodehouse name Bertie Wooster's valet, Jeeves, after a county cricketer? Why is Ashley Giles known as the ' King of Spain'? This work collects some of the best of the Q & As from the author's popular column. ...