Walking the streets of Moscow indistinguishable from the rest of its population are The Others. Possessors of supernatural powers & capable of entering the Twilight a shadowy world that exists in parallel to our own each owes allegiance either to The Dark or The Light. In The Day Watch" second book of the " Night Watch" trilogy Alice a young but powerful Dark Other attends a planning meeting with her comrades in the Day Watch. The team is on a mission to apprehend an uninitiated Other a practicing Dark witch who has so far eluded the bureaux responsible for finding & initiating unlicensed practitioners of magic. It seems a routine operation. But when they arrive the Night Watch team has already made the arrest. A fierce battle ensues during which Alice almost dies. Drained of her powers she is sent to recuperate at a youth camp near the Black Sea. There she meets Igor; the chemistry between them is instant & irresistible. But then comes a shattering realisation: Igor is a Light Mage. Suddenly Alice remembers him as one of those involved in the battle that left her crippled. Now that they know there is no alternative to a magical duel a battle that neither of them wants to win..." ...

If you love horses
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This is the essential day-by-day advice for your baby's exciting first year. The Day-by-Day Baby Book" is the only book that new parents need for the extraordinary first year of their baby's life. Covering every single day of the first twelve months & all aspects of baby care & development the book has unrivalled detail on everything from breast feeding to bonding all provided by a team of experts including paediatricians midwives psychologists & nutritionists. Companion to the popular The " Day-by-Day Pregnancy Book" you'll find unbiased advice on babycare providing you with the pros & cons of various approaches as well as practical "how to" boxes & a comprehensive health section on common childhood ailments. The " Day-by-Day Baby Book" is the perfect companion to have with you throughout your baby's first year." ...

This is the complete guide to pregnancy day-by-day. No other pregnancy book provides this level of detail allied with such extraordinary photographs 3D scans & illustrations which reveal in unprecedented clarity exactly what is happening to you & your baby every single day. From early foetal development to how your hormones prepare you for birth learn from world-class experts. Plus obstetricians midwives & parents advise on your baby's development medical matters your changing body diet fitness & much more. A special hour-by-hour rundown of what to expect during & immediately after birth plus further reassurance for the first two weeks of your baby's life will give a helping hand through the culmination of your pregnancy from pain relief to those first intimate & unique moments between you & your child. ...

Can a man be maimed by witchcraft? Can a severed head speak? Based on the most notorious of English witch-trials this is a tale of magic superstition conscience & ruthless murder. It is set in a time when politics & religion were closely intertwined; when following the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 every Catholic conspirator fled to a wild & untamed place far from the reach of London law. This is Lancashire. This is Pendle. This is witch country. ...

Continuing the impressive debut fantasy series from author Peter V. Brett The DAYLIGHT WAR is book three of the Demon Cycle pulling the reader into a world of demons darkness & heroes. On the night of a new moon all shadows deepen. Humanity has thirty days to prepare for the next demon attack but one month is scarcely enough time to train a village to defend themselves let alone an entire continent caught in the throes of civil war. Arlen Bales understands the coreling threat better than anyone. Born ordinary the demon plague has shaped him into a weapon so powerful he has been given the unwanted title of saviour & attracted the attention of deadly enemies both above & below ground. Unlike Arlen Ahmann Jardir embraces the title of Deliverer. His strength resides not only in the legendary relics he carries but also in the magic wielded by his first wife Inevera a cunning & powerful priestess whose allegiance even Jardir cannot be certain of. Once Arlen & Jardir were like brothers. Now they are the bitterest of rivals. As humanity's enemies prepare the only two men capable of defeating them are divided against each other by the most deadly demons of all: those that lurk in the human heart. ...

It began with the breathtaking DAUGHTER OF SMOKE & BONE... This November the story continues in the astounding must-read sequel DAYS OF BLOOD & STARLIGHT Once upon a time an angel & a devil fell in love & dared to imagine a new way of living
- one without massacres & torn throats & bonfires of the fallen without revenants or bastard armies or children ripped from their mothers arms to take their turn in the killing & dying. Once the lovers lay entwined in the moons secret temple & dreamed of a world that was a like a jewel-box without a jewel
- a paradise waiting for them to find it & fill it with their happiness. This was not that world.

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The Iranian Revolution of 1979 was a turning-point in modern history. The destruction of the Iranian monarchy not only upset the political order in the Middle East & brought on a quarter-century of warfare but introduced a new way to look at history. In Days of God James Buchan lives each moment of the revolution through the eyes of ordinary people as he tries to answer his own troubling question: why did his friends with their peculiar Iranian dreaminess & charm act the way they did? ...

Its 1945 & the war is finally over. For the Devlin family in Liverpool the wartime years have been almost too much to bear. But at long last sisters Grace & Chrissie can return to their normal lives. Level-headed & hard-working Grace wants nothing more than to meet a nice man & settle down. Vivacious Chrissie though craves fun & excitement -- & theres not much of that to be had in the austere post-war years. So when Chrissie meets Pat Kilroy a handsome Irishman shes swept off her feet & eagerly follows Pat to Irel&. Chrissie soon realises she has made a terrible mistake & Grace rushes to her side to help. But the consequences of Chrissies actions are to be as far-reaching as they are devastating. ...

When someone looks back & writes a history of this summer two people they will almost certainly leave out are Sue & Daniel Bagnold... So begins Joff Winterharts sublimely funny & perceptive graphic novel Days of the Bagnold Summer". Sue 52 works in a library. Daniel 15 is still at school. This was the summer holidays Daniel was due to spend with his father & his fathers pregnant new wife in Florida. When they cancel his trip Sue & Daniel face six long weeks together... Joff Winterhart perfectly captures the ennui the tension the pathos & yes the affection of this mother-son relationship. Already well-known for his animated films like "violet & Turquoise" he here shows himself to be a comics author of extraordinary talent." ...