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Karigan G'ladheon was a regular girl until she stumbled across a dying man. There were two arrows embedded in his back & wherever his horse was taking him he was going to die before they got there. He gave Karigan his horse his cloak & his brooch
- the symbol that he was one of the King's Green Riders
- & with them his mission. To deliver a message to the King. He made her swear to do it.. .even though the Shadow Man who killed him would be hot on her trail. That mission made her a Green Rider. Now her first legendary mission is long complete. Karigan has learnt to wield the magic her Green Rider brooch allows her to access & she's used it to defy some of the most terrifying dark magicians of the age. But while Mornhavon the Black has gone he's not defeated. His restless spirit haunts Blackveil the lethal corrupt forest that stands beyond a failing magical wall at the edge of King Zachary's territory. Karigan's destiny is leading her there & when her King asks her to join a mission to Blackveil to save the remnants of a dying race it seems she has little choice but to follow it.. .

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Just when Bobby Pendragon thinks he finally understands his purpose as a Traveller he is faced with an impossible choice. Arriving on the beautiful yet primitive territory of Eelong Bobby finds himself at the bottom of the food chain when he is confronted by the ferocious half-human / half-cat species called Klee. But something is terribly wrong & Bobby soon discovers that the inhabitants of Eelong are in danger of being wiped out by a mysterious plague. In order to save Eelong Bobby realises he must break all Traveller rules...endangering himself his friends & the future of all other territories ~ but can he do it? ...

Meet Blackwater USA the private army that the US government has quietly hired to operate in international war zones & on American soil. Its contacts run from military & intelligence agencies to the upper echelons of the White House; it has a military base a fleet of aircraft & 20 000 troops but since September 2007 the firm has been hit by a series of scandals that far from damaging the company have led to an unprecedented period of expansion. This revised & updated edition

Includes:: Scahills continued investigative work into one of the outrages of our time: the privatisation of war.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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Be ready to confidently face common & not-so-common canine & feline disorders with Blackwells Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine & Feline Fifth Edition. The most trusted & well-known quick reference available to veterinarians the updated Fifth Edition continues to provide swift authoritative answers to every question concerning canine & feline health. More than 300 top specialists provide complete coverage of 838 specific disorders with dozens of new topics & existing topics thoroughly revised to include the latest research. Arranged alphabetically from A-Z for efficient searching each topic covers clinical signs diagnosis treatment & follow-up. The customizable Client Handouts which have been fully updated & redesigned with an attractive color design are now available online along with an image & video bank. Whether youre a student or a practicing veterinarian this bestselling reference book will cut down on time spent navigating through other resources allowing you to study diagnose & treat more quickly. ...

A terrifying drama of bloodlust & betrayal is unravelling within the Blackwood Farm family. Their grand Southern mansion set among dark cypress swamps in Louisiana harbours terrible blood-stained secrets. Heir to them all is the young rash & beautiful Quinn Blackwood. But he is being controlled an evil spirit a demon who could destroy him & others. Only the unearthly power of the vampire Lestat combined with the earthly powers of the ubiquitous Mayfair witch clan can save Quinn from himself & rescue the doomed girl he loves from her own mortality. Shocking savage & richly erotic this novel brings us Anne Rice at her most powerfully disturbing. Here are vampire & witches men & women demons & doppelgangers caught up in a maelstrom of death & destruction blood & fire cruelty & fate. ...

The Royal School of Needlework teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard developing techniques in new & innovative ways. This series of Essential Stitch Guides provides expert tuition on a variety of techniques. In this guide to blackwork Graduate Apprentice & tutor Becky Hogg shows how to develop many different patterns from the basic blackwork stitches using detailed instructions & beautiful examples of traditional & contemporary embroideries. There is a fascinating look at the history of blackwork a guide to the materials needed & then a detailed look at the stitches used. These are then developed into a huge variety of beautiful patterns & finally there is a guide to varying the look of these patterns through the use of different shading techniques. There are inspiring embroideries throughout the book both historical pieces & contemporary works by the author & other RSN apprentices. ...

Lesley Wilkins shows how to create traditional blackwork embroideries using simple stitches on evenweave fabric. Step by step photographs & a wealth of charts illustrate how traditional motifs patterns & borders can be combined to create stunning designs. Lesley then goes on to show how to create band samplers inspired by those on which sixteenth century embroiderers collected their favourite designs including figures flowers plants birds & animals. Lesley Wilkins combines a deep knowledge of & appreciation for historical embroideries with her own flair for design & practical teaching skill. This book contains all you need to know to produce beautiful embroideries inspired by history. ...

Inquisitor Glokta a crippled & increasingly bitter relic of the last war former fencing champion turned torturer extraordinaire is trapped in a twisted & broken body
- not that he allows it to distract him from his daily routine of torturing smugglers. Nobleman dashing officer & would-be fencing champion Captain Jezal dan Luthar is living a life of ease by cheating his friends at cards. Vain shallow selfish & self-obsessed the biggest blot on his horizon is having to get out of bed in the morning to train with obsessive & boring old men. & Logen Ninefingers an infamous warrior with a bloody past is about to wake up in a hole in the snow with plans to settle a blood feud with Bethod the new King of the Northmen once & for all
- ideally by running away from it. But as he's discovering old habits die really really hard indeed.. .especially when Bayaz gets involved. A bald old man with a terrible temper & a pathetic assistant he could be the First of the Magi he could be a spectacular fraud but whatever he is he's about to make the lives of Glotka Jezal & Logen a whole lot more difficult.. .

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