Part noir part psychedelic romp all Thomas Pynchon
- private eye Doc Sportello comes occasionally out of a marijuana haze to watch
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It began with Eragon.. . It ends with Inheritance. Not so very long ago Eragon
- Shadeslayer Dragon Rider
- was nothing more

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A collection of novellas & stories from one of the most critically acclaimed authors in the fantasy genre Robin Hobb. Including work written under her pseudonym Megan Lindholm. Bingtown heiresses rub shoulders in this wonderful collection with vampires & alien musicians tramps & feral cats. In The Homecoming Lady Carillion Carrock & a number of other Jamaillian nobles are sailing to the Cursed Shores. Their journey is not by choice: for plotting against the Satrap their wealth has been confiscated & they have been exiled. Until now Carillion has done nothing but lead a life of privilege. She believes they are bound for wondrous cities cities where ancient kings & queens dusted their skin with gold & wore jewels above their eyes. But when she is marooned by the ship s unscrupulous captain she will soon discover the grim reality of what survival in the Rain Wilds entails. The Silver Lady is a would-be writer eking out a dull existence by working in a Sears store. The one day a man comes in: forty-ish pleasant-looking. Nothing out of the ordinary. Except he says his name is Merlin & he s about to change her life. Rosemary got involved with the wrong man. Pell is lazy good for nothing a bully. Her best friend Hilia knew it & so did her tom cat Marmalade. But love is blind: Rosemary had Pell s baby renovated the cottage his grandfather left in his will turned its land to good use; & then he left her for another woman. Now he s back & something must be done... ...

It began with Eragon... It ends with Inheritance. Not so very long ago Eragon
- Shadeslayer Dragon Rider
- was nothing more

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Simon Tolkien's gripping Oxford-based thriller which sees Inspector Trave in a race for justice against deception conspiracy & the long shadow of the past. When an eminent art historian is found dead in his study all the evidence points to his estranged son Stephen. With his fingerprints on the murder weapon Stephen's guilt seems undeniable. As the police begin to question five other people who were in the house at the time it is revealed that Stephen's father was involved at the end of World War II in a deadly hunt for a priceless relic in northern France & the case begins to unravel. As Stephen's trial unfolds at the Old Bailey Inspector Trave of the Oxford police decides he must go to France & find out what really happened in 1944. What artefact could be so valuable it would be worth killing for? But Trave has very little time
- the race is on to save Stephen from the gallows.
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It began with Eragon.. . It ends with Inheritance. Not so very long ago Eragon
- Shadeslayer Dragon Rider
- was nothing more

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The 21 years between the end of the Great War & the outbreak of World War 2 were a confusing mix of triumph & tragedy for the Great Western Railway & its employees. This comprehensive new history covers these two decades of railway & social history with the content falling neatly into two sections. The first section chronicles the effects of the postwar grouping of 1923 which left the GWR in a strong position compared to the other ' Big Four'; it not only retained its name & identity but absorbed some large & prosperous companies in the process not least a rich inheritance in South Wales both in terms of the coal business & the enormous dock operations at Cardiff Newport Swansea & elsewhere. Although this inheritance was seen as a huge asset to the company the GWR suffered from the industrial unrest of the time both on & off the railway which culminated in the General Strike of 1926. The second part largely covers the period of the 1930s which saw the gradual improvement of the GWR's fortunes as it used government grants resulting from the Depression to modernise on a grand scale the like of which had not been seen on the railways since before World War 1. The company also further developed its own unique corporate identity & developed the now well-known posters & publicity material for which the GWR is justly famous. High end passenger services were big news during this period & the book chronicles the story of the Cheltenham Flyer improvements to the company's ' Blue Riband' Cornish Riviera services & the introduction of the stylish art-deco railcars. The book also reviews locomotive development between the wars the work of CB Collett & analyses how the GWR coped with the assimilation of hundreds of pre-Grouping engines inherited in 1923. The section concludes with details of the GWR's relatively low-key centenary celebrations in 1935 & the subsequent preparations the company made in anticipation of the war that finally broke out in 1939. ...

At last Christopher Paolinis epic & bestselling Inheritance cycle" is complete. This deluxe hardback collection tells the complete saga of the Rider Eragon his dragon Saphira & their epic struggle against Galbatorix. Re-experience the magical tale from its very beginning & discover the thrilling conclusion in the long-anticipated final volume. This box set comprises of hardback editions of " Eragon" " Eldest" " Brisingr" & " Inheritance" & together they form the ultimate collection of one of the most spectacularly successful & beloved fantasy stories of our time." ...

Containing 3 bestselling books by Christopher Paolini this bundle is perfect for any fan of the Eragon Eldest & Brisingr Books. This Bundle will make an excellent gift or be a wonderful addition to any bookshelf. Book Bundles
- What You Will Receive Although we cannot guarentee the exact books you will receive you can be assured you will be getting great value for your money as each Inheritance Cycle Bundle will have an approximate RRP of £24 saving you around £16 (66%) Photography: Please note: Images are for illustrative purposes only. Each bundle is individual therefore we cannot guarentee the exact titles you will receive. Cover illustrations may vary from those shown."
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In the foothills of the Himalayas sits a once grand now crumbling house
- home to three people & a dog. There is the retired judge
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