The mysterious Time Tombs are opening & the Shrike that has risen from them may well control the fate of all mankind. The Ousters are laying seige to the Hegemony of Man & the AIs we created have turned against us to build the Ultimate Intelligence; God. The God of Machines. His genesis could mean annihilation for man. Something is drawing the hegemony the Ousters the AIs the entire universe to the Shrike. ...

The mysterious Time Tombs are opening & the Shrike that has risen from them may well control the fate of all mankind. The Ousters are laying seige to the Hegemony of Man & the AIs we created have turned against us to build the Ultimate Intelligence; God. The God of Machines. His genesis could mean annihilation for man. Something is drawing the hegemony the Ousters the AIs the entire universe to the Shrike. ...

Thanks to its unique mix of human & vampire residents Morganville Texas is a small college town with big-time problems. But it isn't the only town with vampire trouble.. . Claire never thought she'd leave Morganville but when she gets accepted into the graduate course at MIT she can't pass up the opportunity. Saying goodbye to her friends especially her boyfriend Shane is bittersweet & her new life at MIT is both scary & exciting. Enrolled in a special advanced study programme with Professor Irene Anderson former Morganville native Claire is able to work on VLAD her machine designed to cancel the mental abilities of vampires. But Morganville & its inhabitants are never really far from Claire's mind. When she begins testing her machine on live subjects things quickly spiral out of control & Claire begins to wonder whether leaving Morganville was the last mistake she'll ever make.. . ...

The last single Mac Kade Shane Mac Kade loved women & they loved him. The youngest Mac Kade was a man of the land a physical man who had nothing in common with academic Rebecca Knight...nothing tangible anyway. But here in Antietam not everything was tangible & that was why Rebecca was here. This scientist was looking into the unexplainable. Until she started having very irrational thoughts indeed...thoughts centred on Shane. Fall under the spell of New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts & the Mac Kade brothers. ...

This book provides a day-by-day history of the Malayan Campaign & the Fall of Singapore from the first alerts as the British prepared to move their forces on to a war footing on 29 November through the fighting to the Japanese imposing their rule on the Chinese in Singapore on 26 February
- a total of 90 days. For each of the 90 days all the major developments
- military & political
- are detailed along with information on every Allied soldier who died on that day. As such it is the first book that demonstrates the nature of the fighting each day
- with intense battles followed by days of relative inactivity. With the Malayan Campaign & the Fall of Singapore symbolising the end of British power in Southeast Asia & also the beginning of the end of the British Empire this book draws from army war diaries published histories of the campaign biographies & autobiographies of people involved & family stories as well as visiting most of the places connected with the conflict. Accompanying the text are over 2000 maps & illustrations including many provided by families & never before published.



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In AD 378 the Roman Empire had been the unrivalled superpower of Europe for well over four hundred years. & yet August that year saw a small group of German-speaking asylum-seekers rout a vast Imperial army at Hadrianople killing the Emperor & establishing themselves on Roman territory. Within a hundred years the last Emperor of the Western Empire had been deposed. What had gone wrong? In this ground breaking book Peter Heather proproses a stunning new solution to one of the greatest mysteries of history. Mixing authoratative analysis with thrilling narrative he brings fresh insight into the panorama of the empire's end from the bejewelled splendour of the imperial court to the dripping forests of Barbaricum". He examines the extraordinary success story that was the Roman Empire & uses a new understanding of its continued strength & enduring limitations to show how Europe's barbarians transformed by centuries of contact with Rome eventually pulled it apart. 'a colourful & enthralling narrative.. .an account full of keen wit & an infectious relish for the period.' Independent On Sunday 'provides the reader with drama & lurid colour as well as analysis.. .succeeds triumphantly. ' Sunday Times 'a fascinating story full of ups & downs & memorable characters' Spectator 'bursting with action.. .one can recommend to anyone whether specialist or interested amateur.' History Today 'a rare combination of scholarship & flair for narrative' Tom Holland" ...

Dramatic artist natural scientist & philosopher Plutarch is widely regarded as the most significant historian of his era writing sharp & succinct accounts of the greatest politicians & statesman of the classical period. Taken from the Lives" a series of biographies spanning the Graeco-Roman age this collection illuminates the twilight of the old Roman Republic from 157-43 bc. Whether describing the would-be dictators Marius & Sulla the battle between Crassus & Spartacus the death of political idealist Crato Julius Caesars harrowing triumph in Gaul or the eloquent oratory of Cicero all offer a fascinating insight into an empire wracked by political divisions. Deeply influential on Shakespeare & many other later writers they continue to fascinate today with their exploration of corruption decadence & the struggle for ultimate power." ...

Misha Glennys acclaimed account of the war in former Yugoslavia contains substantial new material that discusses the end of the five-year conflict & looks ahead to an uneasy future in this turbulent region. Writing in the Evening Standard" Fitzroy Maclean said Misha Glennys deeply disturbing book is to my mind essential reading for anyone trying to understand or even just follow events in what was once Yugoslavia." ...

Following the curves of the twentieth century FALL ON YOUR KNEES takes us from haunted Cape Breton island in Nova Scotia through the battlefields of World War I into the emerging jazz scene in New York City & immerses us in the lives of four unforgettable sisters. The children of a driven & ambitious father the sisters -Kathleen the oldest a beautiful talent intent on a career as an opera diva; Frances the drunken rogue & child prostitute; Lily the pseudo-saint cripple; & Mercedes the fervent Catholic & protector of the flock
- are swept along by the tumult of events & of their own desires. This is a story of family relationships racial strife miracles attempted murder birth & eath & an extraordinary love affair.
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SOME ANGELS ARE DESTINED TO FALL. Instant. Intense. Weirdly familiar.. . The moment Luce looks at Daniel she knows she has never felt like this before. Except she can't shake the feeling that she has.. .and with him
- a boy she doesn't remember ever setting eyes on. Will her attempt to find out why enlighten her
- or destroy her? Dangerously exciting & darkly romantic. Fallen is a thrilling story about forbidden love.

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