'I was looking down watching the shark come. It seemed to swell up in size as it rushed towards me. Every detail was burned into my mind in those frantic seconds. I saw the hog's snout with the two slotted nostrils the golden eyes with the black pupils like arrowheads the broad blue back from which stood the tall executioner's blade of the dorsal fin'. Harry Fletcher a man with a chequered past has reformed & is making an honest living as a charter skipper fishing for big game in the seductive waters of the Indian Ocean. Suddenly men from the world of violence Harry has put behind him overturn his good intentions involving him in a hectic race to recover a fabulous treasure from an ancient wreck. Wilbur Smith is one of the benchmarks against whom others are compared". (" The Times")." ...

The wolf has lost nearly everything on his journey to the zoo
- including his eye & his beloved pack. The boy has lost nearly everything
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Life in Emond's Field has been pretty boring for Rand Al' Thor & his friends until a strange young woman arrives in their village. Moraine is an Aes Sedai a magician with the ability to wield the One Power & she brings warnings of a terrible evil awakening in the world. That very night the village is attacked by bloodthirsty Trollocs
- a fearsome tribe of beast-men thought to be no more than myth. As Emond's Field burns Moraine & her warrior-guardian help Rand & his companions to escape. But it is only the beginning of their troubles. For Moraine believes Rand Al' Thor is the Dragon Reborn & that he is fated to unite the world against the rising darkness & lead the fight against a being so powerful & evil it is known simply as the Dark One. Part One of the opening volume to Robert Jordan's classic Wheel of Time series The Eye of the World continues with TO THE BLIGHT also available in March 2003.
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In An Eye on the Hebrides" Mairi Hedderwick embarks on a six-month-long journey to 40 islands from Arran to Lewis recounting her pilgrimage around the archipelago of the Western Isles with which she has had a lifelong love affair. Filled with wit & wisdom that is matched by her spell-binding illustrations Mairi Hedderwick portrays the islands in all their diversity with swift & perceptive cameos of everyday life drawn with humor & affection alongside gorgeous landscapes which capture the truly magical beauty of the Hebrides." ...

Dive in & meet some of the scariest & deadliest sharks beneath the waves. From giant basking sharks to fearsome great whites this book lets your child discover all about sharks the most amazing creatures that live in the sea. It features fantastic facts & dramatic photographs that bring your child face-to-fin with sharks & will inspire them with a love of learning & discovery. It is brilliant for homework & school projects or just for fun. ...

Play peekaboo with your baby & hear them giggle in delight as hidden surprises are revealed! Read together & lift the giant flaps to reveal eyes noses & toes; then explore the soft shiny & bumpy textures. Is dolly hiding her shiny eyes? Where is teddys soft nose? & who will you discover when you look in the mirror? Find them all theyre waiting to say Peekaboo! This is an award-winning series for babies perfect for developing imagination early-thinking & memory skills. ...

Five-year-old Cassius escaped the brutal assassination of his parents the king & queen of Malonia & was exiled to modern-day Engl&. Now fifteen Cassius continues to be hidden in England under the protection of his tutor the great Alderbaran whos ancient prophecy says that Cassius will one day return & claim his rightful place on the throne. At the same time fifteen-year-old Leo remains in Malonia where a repressive dictatorial regime under the new king Lucien followed the assassination. One day Leo discovers a wonderful book in which parts of an epic story appear each day
- a remarkable story that reveals the secrets of the prophecy the assassination & how they are connected to Leos own family history.
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How many parents would believe their thirteen year old son who told them that two vampires & a hooded stranger had tried to abduct him? Strange thing is young Ethan Fox is convinced his parents George & Betsy do believe him. Could it have something to do with the mysterious poem he wrote in his sleep? Or maybe it has something to do with his past the past he cannot remember before his eighth birthday. Something strange is afoot & it is about to turn Ethans world upside down. While holidaying with his parents to get away from the crazy events of the previous two weeks Ethan encounters a young girl named Haley Hunt who he is strongly drawn to & the feeling is mutual. Together Ethan & Haley are lured to The Residence home of the Caretakers an organisation of intelligent beings sent to earth to nurture the human race & protect them from unearthly influences. Armed with special abilities including the power to evolve any earthly creature the Caretakers take in their unexpected guests. They have been watching young Ethan Fox & are curious as to why the Grimleavers their mortal enemy on earth would want to abduct a young human child. Together Ethan & Haley journey to magical worlds make new friends & help the Caretakers unravel the stories greatest mysteries. Along the way they learn that the Caretakers have been here since the beginning of human history & have played a key role in shaping human lore. In their world vampires werewolves trolls & even Medusa herself really do exist but have been kept hidden from the human world around them. Ethan is the key as they ultimately discover the Grimleavers true intentions to unlock the four portals to the elemental worlds of the Chrysalis. ...

While evidence is gathered & the land of Delain mourns Flagg the Kings magician unscrupulous greedy & powerful plots. Soon the Kings elder son Peter is imprisoned in the needle the top of a high tower for his fathers murder. & Thomas inherits the throne. Only Peter knows the truth of his innocence & the true evil that is Flagg. Only Peter can save Delain from the horror the magician has in store. He has a plan but it is rife with danger. & if he fails he wont get a second chance.. .A captivating tale of heroic adventure of dragons & princes of mysterious mice & men from the pen of the master storyteller. There is a reason why Stephen King is one of the bestselling writers in the world ever. Described in the Daily Express as a fabulous teller of stories Stephen King writes books that draw you in & are impossible to put down. The King is dead murdered by an unusual poison. ...

The guide that shows you what others only tell you. Explore & enjoy 1 000 years of classical music with this unique collaboration from DK & Classic FM. From Beethoven to Tchaikovsky Cosi Fan Tutte to Swan Lake discover the lives & works of the great composers performers instruments & key works with this definitive visual guide to classical music. ...