The penultimate volume of the mighty Riftwar Cycle War rages in Midkemia but behind the chaos there is disquieting evidence of dark forces at work. Jim Dasher's usually infallible intelligence network has been cleverly dismantled; nowhere is safe. He feels that the world is coming apart at the seams & is helpless to protect his nation. Quiet palace coups are underway in Roldem & Rillanon; & King Gregory of the Isles has yet to produce an heir. In each kingdom a single petty noble has risen from obscurity to threaten the throne. Lord Hal of Crydee & his great friend Ty Hawkins champion swordsman of the Masters' Court are entrusted with the task of smuggling Princess Stephane & her lady-in-waiting the lovely but mysterious Lady Gabriella out of Roldem to a place of greater safety. But is there any safe haven to be found? Meanwhile Hal's younger brothers Martin & Brendan are attempting to hold the strategic city of Ylith against an onslaught of Keshian Dog Soldiers & a mysterious force from beneath the sea. The Kingdom might lose Crydee & recover; but if Ylith falls all is lost. An unknown player appears to orchestrating these conflicts. Can Pug & the Conclave of Shadows track down this source before Midkemia is destroyed? ...

The penultimate volume of the mighty Riftwar Cycle War rages in Midkemia but behind the chaos there is disquieting evidence of dark forces at work. Jim Dashers usually infallible intelligence network has been cleverly dismantled; nowhere is safe. He feels that the world is coming apart at the seams & is helpless to protect his nation. Quiet palace coups are underway in Roldem & Rillanon; & King Gregory of the Isles has yet to produce an heir. In each kingdom a single petty noble has risen from obscurity to threaten the throne. Lord Hal of Crydee & his great friend Ty Hawkins champion swordsman of the Masters Court are entrusted with the task of smuggling Princess Stephane & her lady-in-waiting the lovely but mysterious Lady Gabriella out of Roldem to a place of greater safety. But is there any safe haven to be found? Meanwhile Hals younger brothers Martin & Brendan are attempting to hold the strategic city of Ylith against an onslaught of Keshian Dog Soldiers & a mysterious force from beneath the sea. The Kingdom might lose Crydee & recover; but if Ylith falls all is lost. An unknown player appears to orchestrating these conflicts. Can Pug & the Conclave of Shadows track down this source before Midkemia is destroyed? ...

This sumptuous book captures the magnificence of a collection of symbolic objects steeped in English history like no other: the Crown Jewels. From the 12th-century spoon used for the anointing at the coronation to the platinum crown created for Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1937 their story is that of the English monarchy itself. Published in association with the Royal Collection & Historic Royal Palaces the book features dazzling new photography including many detailed shots & two gatefold pages allowing individual pieces gems & carefully selected groups of objects to be viewed as never before. Based on original research & written by an expert in English court history the book tells the story of the development of the collection from the medieval period onwards. Anyone with either a professional or a personal interest in jewelry or English history will find The Crown Jewels a delight. ...

Rhianna Pendragon has now claimed two of the four magical Lights that have the power to return her father King Arthur's soul to his body. Her next quest is for the Crown of Dreams which is hidden deep in Dragonl&. The wearer of the Crown can claim the Pendragon throne & Rhianna knows she has to find it before Mordred King Arthur's murderer & her own cousin. But Mordred lures Rhianna to the dragon's cave where he has found the Crown tricks her into giving him Excalibur & leaves her imprisoned while he rides on Camelot. But there is a jewel missing from the Crown that prevents him from claiming Arthur's throne
- a jewel that Arthur entrusted to Queen Guinevere who gave it to Rhianna not knowing its true origins. Rhianna & her knights must wage an epic war against Mordred & his dark forces to win the Crown of Dreams & keep the quest for the Lights alive.
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' This receptacle was found in the wall beside the fireplace. It has been suggested you may wish to restore it to its proper place.' When a redundant church is bought by a young pagan couple the local fundamentalist minister reacts with fury. In an isolated community on the Welsh border a modern witch hunt begins. Diocesan exorcist Merrily Watkins is expected to keep the lid on the cauldron...but what she finds out will seriously test her beliefs. Also there's the problem of the country solicitor who won't be parted from his dead wife. The mystery of five ancient churches all dedicated to St Michael slayer of dragons. & a killer with an old tradition to guard... ...

Christmas Eve 1194. Sir John de Wolfe gratefully escapes his wife Matildas party to examine the body of a canon who has been found hanged. Suicide is suspected but it is soon apparent theres more to this case than meets the eye. As always Johns investigations are hampered by his brother-in-law Sheriff Richard de Revelle. But when a local lord is killed John begins to suspect the cases are linked & that Sir Richards reasons for delaying the investigation may be more serious than his usual acts of petty vengeance. Desperately trying to deflect Sir Richards plots against him John is soon at loggerheads with Matilda & even his mistress Nesta. But as he digs deeper he uncovers a deadly conspiracy that could cost him far more than the women in his life.. . ...

For longtime Ya-Ya fans as well as the lucky ones discovering Wells for the first time comes Wellss new standalone novel about the pull of first love the power of home & everyday magic. My name is Calla Lily Ponder. I was born in 1953 in La Luna Louisiana." So begins Calla Lilys journey through her magical childhood in La Luna a small town named after the sparkling river from which Calla draws her strength time & time again. Its in La Luna where Calla Lily discovers her talent for fixing peoples hair--learned at the side of her talented & loving mother--but also the transformative gift of first love. A series of tragic events leads Calla to search for a fresh start in a beauty school in New Orleans the wild & colourful city that allows Calla to flourish into adulthood & to realize her "healing hands" can do much more than fix damaged hair." ...

A highly entertaining wonderfully colourful story now revealed to be written by one of our favourite historical novelists. In mid seventeenth-century England the nation was in upheaval. In the Dorset countryside one sunlit afternoon a young girl -- illicitly bathing in a stream -- first fell in love with a passing stranger. Her parents called her Dorcas but he called her Campion & thats what she longed to be then & forever. She had one gift left for her by her unknown father -- a pendant made from gold banded by tiny glowing stones & at its base was a seal engraved with an axe & the words: St Matthew. So when she flees before the unbearable worthy suitor who is forced upon her after her forbidden meeting she takes this & the delicate lace gloves with her & hopes to find her father & her lover. There are four of these intricately wrought seals -- each owned by a stranger each holding a secret within. & when all four seals are united then the holder will have access to great wealth & power. That is Campions inheritance. But to claim this & find again her summer love she must follow the course her fathers legacy charts for her. It is a road full of both peril & enchantment. A Crowning Mercy was first published in 1983 under the name Susannah Kells. It has been out of print for 10 years. Harper Collins are delighted to be able to re-publish it. ...

Crowstarving was the ideal job for Spider
- he was on his own
- yet never alone for all around him were animals of one sort

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