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. ...

The Office of the Public Defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long & like most of his colleagues dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit Washington D.C. every week. As he digs deeper into his client's background Clay stumbles upon a conspiracy too horrible to believe. He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world looking at an enormous settlement that would totally change his life
- a settlement that would make him almost overnight the legal profession's newest king of torts...
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The world's most famous travelling reporter faces the task of helping to protect a monarchy? Tintin travels to the Syldavia & uncovers a plot to dethrone King Muskar XII. But can he help the head of state before it's too late? Join the most iconic character in comics as he embark on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical & political events & thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100 000 copies every year in the UK & having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg & Peter Jackson in 2011 The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children & adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th. ...

Something is stirring in Londons dark stamping out its territory in brickdust & blood. Something has murdered Sauls 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 Londons 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 Mievilles weird & engaging myth-making Daily Telegraph ...

This new edition of King Richard III is part of the established Cambridge School Shakespeare series & has been substantially updated with new & revised activities throughout. Remaining faithful to the series active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted explored & enjoyed. As well as the complete script of King Richard III you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities an eight-page colour section & an enlarged selection of notes including information on characters performance history & language. ...

Kenneth Branagh plays Shakespeares Richard III in this new recording for the acclaimed Naxos Audio Books series. A full supporting cast of distinguished actors performs the complete unabridged New Cambridge Shakespeare text of the play with sound effects & accompanying music. The set of three cds is accompanied by notes & a synopsis of the play. ...

Three men trek to the remote African interior in search of a lost friend
- & reach at the end of a perilous journey an unknown
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Three men trek to the remote African interior in search of a lost friend
- & reach at the end of a perilous journey an unknown
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Solomon the legend goes had a magic ring which enabled him to speak to the animals in their own language. Konrad Lorenz was gifted with a similar power of understanding the animal world. He was that rare beast a brilliant scientist who could write (and indeed draw) beautifully. He did more than any other person to establish & popularize the study of how animals behave receiving a Nobel Prize for his work. King Solomon's Ring the book which brought him worldwide recognition is a delightful treasury of observations & insights into the lives of all sorts of creatures from jackdaws & water-shrews to dogs cats & even wolves. Charmingly illustrated by Lorenz himself this book is a wonderfully written introduction to the world of our furred & feathered friends a world which often provides an uncanny resemblance to our own. A must for any animal-lover! ...

This compelling new biography provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen whose reign (1135-1154) with its nineteen long winters of civil war made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the sources Edmund King shows with rare clarity the strengths & weaknesses of the monarch. Keeping Stephen at the forefront of his account the author also chronicles the activities of key family members & associates whose loyal support sustained Stephens kingship. In 1135 the popular Stephen was elected king against the claims of the empress Matilda & her sons. But by 1153 Stephen had lost control over Normandy & other important regions England had lost prestige & the weakened king was forced to cede his familys right to succession. A rich narrative covering the drama of a tumultuous reign this book focuses well-deserved attention on a king who lost control of his destiny. ...