The book begins with a chase through the streets of Calcutta in May 1916. Lieutenant Peake pauses for breath outside the ruins of the Jheeters Gate station knowing that he only has a few hours to live. Inside his overcoat he is sheltering two newborn babies
- twins a boy & a girl. Peake entrusts them Aryami Bose. Sixteen years later we meet the boy Ben & his friends. They have formed a secret club The Chowbar Society which meets each week at midnight in the old ruin they have christened The Midnight Palace. Then Aryami Bose turns up with Sheere Bens sister & tells them the story of the parents they never knew. Their father was an engineer & writer who died in tragic circumstances at the inauguration of Jheeters Gate station. But as the novel unfolds there is more to their history than meets the eye & they are lured by a shadowy figure from the past into a final showdown in the ruins.
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Three children whose parents have gone to America try to run a secluded West Country beach hotel on their own. The chaos mounts as they pretend there are adults in charge. A sinister guest brings danger. A ship is grounded off the beach & crates of washed-up cargo are there for the taking. But the wreck was no accident... ...

In a world of shadows & consuming passions desire is the deadliest weapon... Fuelled by pain & rage over a shattering betrayal the warrior Rio has pledged his life to the war against the Rogues. He will let nothing stand in his way
- least of all a mortal woman who carries a secret power. But now an ancient evil has been awakened & a new darkness is on the rise. For journalist Dylan Alexander it began in Prague where suddenly she is at the centre of a gathering storm of violence & secrets. But nothing is as dangerous as the scarred lethally seductive man who appears from the shadows to plunge her into his world of dark desire & endless night. Very soon Dylan will have to choose: leave Rios midnight realm or risk everything for the man who has shown her infinite pleasures of the heart...
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Undercover enforcer Sean Dillon is the target for a vengeance killer in this action-packed new thriller from the master of the genre
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After decades of warfare the tribes of the Tiste Edur have at last united under the rule of the Warlock King. But peace has been exacted at a terrible price
- a pact made with a hidden power whose motives are at best suspect at worst deadly. To the south the expansionist kingdom of Lether has devoured all of its less-civilised neighbours with rapacious hunger. All save one
- the Tiste Edur. But Lether is approaching a long-prophesied renaissance
- from kingdom & lost colony to Empire reborn
- & has fixed its gaze on the rich lands of the Tiste Edur. It seems inevitable that the tribes will surrender either to the suffocating weight of gold or to slaughter at the edge of a sword. Or so Destiny has decreed. A pivotal treaty between the two sides nears
- but unknown ancient forces are awakening. For the impending struggle between these two peoples is but a pale reflection of an altogether more profound primal battle
- a confrontation with the still-raw wound of betrayal & the craving for vengeance at its heart. War & confrontation magic & myth collide in this the stunning fifth chapter in Steven Eriksons magnificent Malazan Book of the Fallen sequence hailed as an epic of the imagination & a fantasy classic in the making.





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Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of Indias independence Saleem Sinai is a special child. However this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1 000 other midnights children all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts. Inextricably linked to his nation Saleems story is a whirlwind of disasters & triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible & glorious. ...

Saleem Sinai was born at midnight the midnight of India's independence & found himself mysteriously 'handcuffed to history' by the coincidence. He is one of 1 001 children born at the midnight hour each of them endowed with an extraordinary talent
- & whose privilege & curse it is to be both master & victims of their times. Through Saleem's gifts
- inner ear & wildly sensitive sense of smell
- we are drawn into a fascinating family saga set against the vast colourful background of the India of the 20th century.


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Midnight is a hustler-but one with a mindset & a mission. A tall dark & handsome hero in his own way Midnight would in mainstream American society be characterized as a threat & dismissed as a criminal. But in her beautiful captivating style Sister Souljah reveals the heart of a man that readers will love & cheer for until the very end. When Midnight came to America from the Sudan he was just seven years old with a mother who spoke no English & a baby sister on the way. Midnight has to grow up fast on the violent & dangerous streets of Brooklyn. Amidst the poverty & lawlessness Midnight must find some way to survive thrive & defend his family & way of life-no matter what it takes. ...

Lia is over the moon because her friends have been invited to join her family in celebrating her mums fortieth birthday in a secret location. Its going to be the party of the decade & Lia envisages romantic scenes in an exotic location with her boyfriend Squidge. However events dont go exactly as planned & the final guest list is full of surprises. Lia finds herself in an awkward position when an old flame turns up & makes a play for her. Its midsummer but does it mean meltdown for Lia & Squidge when the partys over? ...

No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of A Midsummer Night's Dream" on the left-hand page side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language A complete list of characters with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary" ...