Look past the silk-smooth chocolate cuckoo clocks & yodeling contemporary Switzerland land of four languages is all about epic journeys & sublime experiences. Nicola Williams Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 4 national languages 9 detailed trekking itineraries 14 famous lakes Hundreds of epic vistas In-depth background Clear easy-to-use maps Extensive coverage of activities Inspirational photos Comprehensive planning tools At-a-glance practical info ...

Switzerland is one of those countries where everything works -- & this extends to its transport system whose trains buses & boats purr in seamless harmony. This fully updated guide has the latest route information -- including the recent opening of the Lotschberg base tunnel -- & provides everything a traveller needs to negotiate both the famous landmarks & little-known secrets of this compact country. It describes every railway line reveals what there is to see from each station & details the connecting journeys by steamer postbus funicular cablecar bicycle & on foot. ...

Switzerland is home to the world's finest public transport system. You can't reach much of the country by car but travellers can hop from steamer to cycle to scenic rail route with ease allowing them to explore this alpine landscape & picturesque towns at a more relaxed pace. It is home to some of the most beautiful mountain landscapes in the world with peaks such as the Matterhorn Eiger & Jungfrau. As a result much of its cultural attractions are largely overlooked. Switzerland has thousands of fine museums castles mansions & outstanding churches together with vernacular buildings. The collections of its major art galleries collections would hold their own with most capital cities. This guide fully updated with the latest route information explores the length & breadth of the country by public transport. There is a detailed section on understanding the Swiss Travel System to help travellers get the most from their visit. Author Anthony Lambert outlines special train routes such as the Glacier Express & the Pre-Alpine Express & describes every railway line & what there is to see from each station as well as connecting journeys by steamer postbus furnicular cableway bicycle & foot. Swizerland without a Car" showcases the unique features of each station such as luggage forwarding cycle hire walking routes & even the station cafe which is used by locals because of its quality. He helps travellers rediscover the environmentally friendly way to travel." ...

Professor Jack Goodrich has a prestigious job in Cairo & a happy family life with his wife & ten-year-old daughter. When hes offered the chance to authenticate potentially priceless artefacts including a sword he thinks his dreams have come true. But as soon as they are in his possession the nightmare begins with the death of his wife & daughter. The sword appears to be the property of the descendent of the Prophet Mohammed & the people who want it will do anything to get it. Once the descendent has it he will declare jihad on all non-Muslims. Only a strange beautiful woman known as Scheherazade can help him. Together they must decide what to do with the sword & try to prevent the destruction of the world as we know it. ...

Bestselling author Simon Scarrow brings the Great Siege of Malta to vivid & unforgettable life in this gripping standalone novel. 1565 Malta: a vital outpost between the divided nations of Europe & the relentlessly expanding Ottoman Empire. Faced with ferocious attack by a vast Turkish fleet the knights of the Order of St John fear annihilation. Amongst those called to assist is disgraced veteran Sir Thomas Barrett. Loyalty & instinct compel him to put the Order above all other concerns yet his allegiance is divided. At Queen Elizabeths command he must search for a hidden scroll guarded by the knights that threatens her reign. As Sir Thomas confronts the past that cost him his honour & a secret that has long lain buried a vast enemy army arrives to lay siege to the isl&... ...

Bestselling author Simon Scarrow brings the Great Siege of Malta to vivid & unforgettable life in this gripping standalone novel. 1565 Malta: a vital outpost between the divided nations of Europe & the relentlessly expanding Ottoman Empire. Faced with ferocious attack by a vast Turkish fleet the knights of the Order of St John fear annihilation. Amongst those called to assist is disgraced veteran Sir Thomas Barrett. Loyalty & instinct compel him to put the Order above all other concerns yet his allegiance is divided. At Queen Elizabeth's command he must search for a hidden scroll guarded by the knights that threatens her reign. As Sir Thomas confronts the past that cost him his honour & a secret that has long lain buried a vast enemy army arrives to lay siege to the isl&... ...

Victorias long & illustrious reign saw Britain ruling the worlds biggest Empire
- but it came at a heavy cost. A myth has grown
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AD 69. Aulus Caecina Severus has thrown in his lot with the hedonistic Vitellius & prepares his legions for a gruelling march over the Alps. Driven by the desire to repay the treachery of his former patron the Emperor Galba & to keep his rival Valens in check Severus leads his army against barbarian rebellions & against the mountains themselves in his race to reach Italy first. With the vast Po valley almost in sight news reaches the army that Galba has been killed in a coup & that Otho has been declared Emperor by the Praetorians who he had bribed to murder their own emperor. But there is no turning back for Severus even if he wanted to. The Rhine legions want their man on the throne & they won't stop until they reach Rome itself. Even once Otho is defeated the battle for supremacy between Severus & Valens is far from over. The politics of the court & the mob is the new battleground & Severus needs the help of his wife Salonina & his freedman Totavalas in this constant game of thrones. When stories spread of a new power in the east Severus has to decide where his real loyalty lies: to his Emperor to his city or to himself? ...

This brilliant reconception of the Arthurian epic cuts through the familiar myths & tells the story of the real King Arthur: Artos the Bear the mighty warrior-king who saved the last lights of Western civilization when the barbarian darkness descended in the fifth century. Artos here comes alive: bold & forceful in battle warm & generous in friendship tough in politics shrewd in the strategy of war
- & tender & tragically tormented in love. Out of the braiding of ancient legend fresh research soaring imagination & hypnotic narrative skill comes a novel that has richly earned its reputation as a classic.
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The Long Night has begun. The Endlords & their dark army of Unmade prepare to unleash untold destruction upon the world. Every Sull warrior must step forward & fight or risk the North falling into eternal darkness. Key to mankinds survival is the sacred warrior Ash March. But for Ash to realise her true potential as a Reach & become the Sulls greatest weapon she must keep herself safe as the perils that surround her multiply. Raif Sevrance has an equally perilous task. The exile must travel to the barren wastes of the Red Glaciers & recover the legendary sword named Loss. For Sull legend decrees that he who wields the Sword from Red Ice will bring terror to their enemies. But fulfilment of these goals may yet come too late. In the remote reaches of the Bitter Hills the Endlords minions have made a cataclysmic discovery: a crack in the Blindwall an ancient & unguarded passage leading directly into the realms of men. ...