The birth of the Nyphron Empire has brought war to Melengar. To save her kingdom Princess Arista runs a desperate gamble when she defies her brother & hires Royce & Hadrian to perform a dangerous mission behind the enemy's lines. As the power of the Nyphron Empire grows so does Royce's suspicion that the wizard Esrahaddon is using the thieves as pawns in his own shadowy struggle for power. To find the truth he must unravel the secret of Hadrian's past. What he discovers leads the thieves to the ends of the world on a journey amid treachery & betrayals forcing Hadrian to face a past he hoped never to see again. ...

In this book Duncan Campbell explores the course of the wars that ensued as successive emperors sought to extend the empire from Claudius' conquest of Britannia Domitian's campaigns on the Rhine & the Danube through Trajan's Dacian Wars & Parthian War to Marcus Aurelius' Marcomannic Wars as well as the Jewish Wars. The period covered in this book ends with the consolidation of the Roman frontiers along the Rhine & Danube. This book provides a summary of the strengths limitations & evolving character of the Roman army during the first two centuries AD as well as those of the forces of Rome's enemies across the Rhine & Danube in Germany & Romania & in the East in the form of the Parthian empire of Iraq/ Iran. Fully illustrated with photographs depicting the emperors their armies & enemies & the remains of Roman fortifications & public buildings plus informative full-colour maps this is the epic story of the wars waged by a succession of emperors during the period in which Imperial Rome reached its zenith. ...

This new edition covers the history of modern China since the 17th century & has been updated to examine the return of Hong Kong in 1997 & Macao in 1999. In his new concluding chapter Hsu discusses the end of the last vestiges of foreign imperialism in China as well as Chinas emergence as a regional & global superpower. US-China rivalry & the prospect of unification between China & Taiwan are also considered. In addition the further reading sections have been entirely revised. This work is intended for students & scholars of modern Chinese history. ...

IN THE BEGINNING WE WERE A GROUP OF NINE. Nine aliens who left our home planet of Lorien when it fell under attack from the deadly Mogodorians. We scattered on earth & went into hiding. We look like ordinary teenagers. We are not. Until I met John Smith Number Four I'd been on the run alone hiding & fighting to stay alive. Together we are much more powerful. But it could only last so long before we had to separate. They caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in Engl&. & Number Three in Kenya. They caught me in New York
- but I escaped. I am Number Six. The Mogadorians want to finish what they started. But they'll have to fight us first.
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Until I met John Smith Number Four I'd been on the run alone hiding & fighting to stay alive. Together we are much more powerful. But it could only last so long before we had to separate to find the others.. .I went to Spain to find Seven & I found even more including a tenth member of the Garde who escaped from Lorien alive. Ella is younger than the rest of us but just as brave. Now we're looking for the others
- including John. But so are they. They caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in Engl&. & Number Three in Kenya. They caught me in New York
- but I escaped. I am Number Six. They want to finish what they started. But they'll have to fight us first. Praise for Pittacus Lore: Tense exciting full of energy". (" Observer"). " Relentlessly readable". (" The Times"). " Tense keeps you wondering". (" Sunday Times"). " Set to eclipse " Harry Potter" & moody vampires. Pittacus Lore is about to become one of the hottest names on the planet". (" Big Issue"). " The Rise of Nine" is the third book in Pittacus Lore's " Lorien Legacies" series. Pittacus Lore is Lorien's ruling elder. He has been on Earth for the last twelve years preparing for the war that will decide Earth's fate. His whereabouts are unknown. The first book in his " Lorien Legacies" series "I Am Number Four" is now a major Disney motion picture & along with " The Power of Six" & " The Rise of Nine" perfect for fans of " The Hunger Games"."

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The first thing that caught my eye was the geezer with the gold tooth
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When Pitch the boogeyman decides that children should believe in him & not the Guardians he adds a little fear to their dreams turning them into nightmares. If children around the world are afraid there will be no more room for hope. The Guardians must band together to stop him. But in order to do so they need a little help from an unlikely source: enter Jack Frost. Jack loves to have fun but he's not usually one for heroics. Will Jack find the hero within him before Pitch can carry out his master plan? Join Jack & the entire gang of Guardians ~ North Bunnymund Tooth & Sandman ~ for this epic tale of good versus evil as they come together to protect the very spirit of childhood. ...

Surfing the net during a lightning storm has amazing consequences for a group of teenage friends. Superhero powers are theirs at the click of a mouse! Trouble is they dont know what the powers will be until they try them out.. . But super powers carry super responsibilities. When a weather-altering world-conquering supervillain kidnaps their mum they have to decide: save her.. .or save the world! Rise of the Heroes is the first book in the brilliant new series HERO.COM
- the perfect antidote to the anti-series VILLAIN.NET also by screenwriter Andy Briggs. Which side are you on?
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Its been months since Tom & Pollys explosive quest to Dollar Island but their fizzling adventures are far from over... With Shipley Manor harboured safe at home Polly & Tom have been looking forward to helping Hopper Hawkins spread the Fizzle
- a magical potion that brings happiness to all who experience it. But something else has been speading instead
- a poisonous conspiracy involving the mysterious Rattler. & when Hawkins great gr&-daughter disappears Shipley Manor embark on an urgent voyage to find her. Through magical forests & across Arctic mountains the shipmates encounter super-slugs dolphins with three tails & eight-legged monkeys. But when they finally meet the secretive Rattler they discover more than they bargained for. The fate of the world hangs in the balance as Polly & Tom do battle one last time...

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In this fantasy adventure Fletcher & Scoop are Apprentice Adventurers from the ancient establishment of Blottings Academy on Fullstop Isl&. This is the place where all story characters are trained. The trouble is they cant remember how they got there. Its the first day of term but the two apprentices soon realise something is wrong. Things are going missing including their own memories & Scoop has the unsettling feeling that something is creeping in the shadows. As the children search for answers they become entangled with the life of the Storyteller the islands creator & king. They journey to his wedding banquet & find themselves uncovering a hidden past. What is their connection to this mysterious man? & is there more to him than meets the eye? ...