GARY ABLETT was always a fighter. As a football-mad kid growing up on Merseyside he dreamed of pulling on the famous red shirt of Liverpool Football Club. His determination to succeed made his dream came true
- but the real battle had only just begun. Ablett faced a struggle to find his voice in a powerful dressing room & keep his place in a star-studded team full of Anfield legends. Despite winning a league title in 1988 & the FA Cup on an emotional day in 1989 he fell out of favour when Graeme Souness arrived at the club & he made the controversial move across Stanley Park. Nobody gave Ablett & his Everton team-mates a hope when they lined up against Alex Fergusons title-winning Manchester United side in the FA Cup Final in May 1995. But the Blues famously overturned the odds & Ablett made history as the only player to have won the famous trophy with both Merseyside teams. After a succession of injuries effectively ended his career he landed an Academy coaching role with Everton before he crossed the Park again to become a member of Rafael Benitezs backroom team. Ablett later tried his hand at management but little did he know the biggest game of his life still lay ahead of him. When he was confined to his bed for a week while coaching with Roy Keanes Ipswich he thought he was just suffering from a bad virus. The truth was much worse. Ablett was suffering with an aggressive form of cancer. He was devastated but just as he had always done he fought back
- although this time it wasnt just the result of a football match that was at stake. It was life itself.

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It is 1628 & Alexander Seaton's happily settled life as a university teacher in Aberdeen is shattered by the arrival in town of a stranger who looks like his twin & who carries a plea for help from Alexander's dead mother's family in Irel&. The family has been placed under a poet's curse threatening death to various members. Elements of the curse have already begun to play out. Reluctantly answering the call Alexander leaves his home & his beloved Sarah & travels to Ulster to find himself among a family torn apart by secrets & long-buried resentments. In the course of seeking out the author of the curse Alexander becomes deeply entangled in a conflict that involves fugitive priests displaced poets rebellious plotters & agents of the king. Confronted by murder within his family he finds the lines between superstition & faith duty & loyalty are becoming increasingly blurred while his Scottish homeland grows ever more remote. ...

HBOs hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R. R. Martins internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE & FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A GAME OF THRONES is the first volume in the series. Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. & the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. It will stretch from the south where heat breeds plot lusts & intrigues; to the vast & savage eastern lands; all the way to the frozen north where an 800-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces that lie beyond. Kings & queens knights & renegades liars lords & honest men...all will play the Game of Thrones. Winter is coming... ...

HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE & FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A GAME OF THRONES is the first volume in the series. Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. & the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. As Warden of the north Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the H&. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will not what he must.. .and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty. The old gods have no power in the south Stark's family is split & there is treachery at court. Worse the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne. ...

HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE & FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS: STEEL & SNOW is the FIRST part of the third volume in the series. Winter approaches Westeros like an angry beast. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt & blood feud. In the northern wastes a horde of hungry savage people steeped in the dark magic of the wilderness is poised to invade the Kingdom of the North where Robb Stark wears his new-forged crown. & Robb's defences are ranged against the South the land of the cunning & cruel Lannisters who have his younger sisters in their power. Throughout Westeros the war for the Iron Throne rages more fiercely than ever but if the Wall is breached no king will live to claim it. ...

HBO's lavish adaptation of George R.R. Martin's series of fantasy novels features a stellar cast including Aidan Gillen Peter Dinklage & Leba Headey & chronicles the violent struggles between the kingdom's noble families as they attempt to control the Iron Throne. Hailed by critics & dubbed Sopranos meets The Lord of the Rings Game of Thrones has cast its spell over audiences thanks to its memorable characters surprise deaths & violent action
- & this exhaustive guide will document the background dramas that have helped make Game of Thrones such as hugh success. You'll also find biographies of the main actors episode guides an overview of how it has already become part of pop culture & an in-depth look into the compelling world that George R.R. Martin created & much much more.
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An in-depth look at the philosophical issues behind HBOs Game of Thrones television series & the books that inspired it George R.R. Martins New York Times bestselling epic fantasy book series A Song of Ice & Fire & the HBO television show adapted from it have earned critical acclaim & inspired fanatic devotion. This book delves into the many philosophical questions that arise in this complex character-driven series including: Is it right for a good" king to usurp the throne of a "bad" one & murder his family? How far should you go to protect your family & its secrets? In a fantasy universe with medieval mores & ethics can female characters reflect modern feminist ideals? Timed for the premiere of the second season of the HBO Game of Thrones series Gives new perspectives on the characters storylines & themes of Game of Thrones Draws on great philosophers from ancient Greece to modern America to explore intriguing topics such as the strange creatures of Westeros the incestuous relationship of Jaime & Cersei Lannister & what the kings of Westeros can show us about virtue & honor (or the lack thereof) as they play their game of thrones Essential reading for fans Game of Thrones & Philosophy will enrich your experience of your favorite medieval fantasy series." ...

George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy masterwork A Game of Thrones is brought to life in the pages of this full-colour graphic novel. This is the second volume in what is sure to be one of the most coveted collaborations of the year. Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO featuring a stellar cast. Novelist Daniel Abraham & illustrator Tommy Patterson are not merely turning George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy A Game of Thrones into a graphic novel: They are meticulously translating one art form into another & capturing the intricate nuances of Martin's novels just as HBO is doing with the blockbuster series. The Abraham/ Patterson collaboration is more than just a faithful adaptation. It is a labor of love-and a thrilling masterwork in its own right. Now in the second volume the sweeping action moves from the icy north where the bastard Jon Snow seeks to carve out a place for himself among bitter outcasts & hardened criminals sworn to service upon the Wall.. .to the decadent south & the capital city of King's Landing where Jon's father Lord Eddard Stark serves as the Hand of King Robert Baratheon amid a nest of courtly vipers.. .to the barbarian lands across the Narrow Sea where the young princess Daenerys Targaryen has found the unexpected in her forced marriage to the Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo: love-and with it for the first time in her life power. Meanwhile the dwarf Tyrion Lannister accused by Lady Catelyn Stark of the attempted murder of her now-crippled youngest son must call upon all his cunning & wit to survive when he is captured & imprisoned in the lofty dungeons of the Eyrie where Lady Stark's sister-a woman obsessed with vengeance against all Lannisters-rules. But Catelyn's impulsive arrest of the Imp will set in motion a series of violent events whose outcome is fated to shake the world at the worst possible moment. For now is not the time for private feuds & bloodthirsty ambitions. Winter is coming.. .and with it terrors beyond imagining. ...

George R.R. Martins A Song of Ice & Fire is the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age & is now available in a collectible box set including an exclusive fold-out map of Westeros. Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO featuring a stellar cast. George R.R. Martins A Song of Ice & Fire series has set the benchmark for contemporary epic fantasy. Labelled by Time magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world Martin has conjured a world as complex & vibrant as that of J.R.R. Tolkiens populated by a huge cast of fascinating complex characters & boasting a history that stretches back twelve thousand years. Three great storylines weave through the books charting the civil war for control of the Seven Kingdoms; the defence of the towering Wall of ice in the uttermost north against the unearthly threat of the Others; & across the Narrow Sea the rise to power of Daenerys Targaryen & the last live dragons in the world. The HBO adaption of A Game of Thrones is currently airing worldwide & has already proved so popular that a second season has been commissioned. The box set
Includes:: A GAME OF THRONES A CLASH OF KINGS A STORM OF SWORDS 1: STEEL & SNOW A STORM OF SWORDS 2: BLOOD & GOLD A FEAST FOR CROWS A DANCE WITH DRAGONS 1: DREAMS & DUST A DANCE WITH DRAGONS 2: AFTER THE FEAST
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HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE & FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire series has set the benchmark for contemporary epic fantasy. Labelled by Time magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world Martin has conjured a world as complex & vibrant as that of J.R.R. Tolkien populated by a huge cast of fascinating complex characters & boasting a history that stretches back twelve thousand years. Three great storylines weave through the books charting the civil war for control of the Seven Kingdoms; the defence of the towering Wall of ice in the uttermost north against the unearthly threat of the Others; & across the Narrow Sea the rise to power of Daenerys Targaryen & the last live dragons in the world. Seasons one & two of the HBO adaption of A Game of Thrones aired world-wide to critical acclaim. The box set
Includes:: A GAME OF THRONES A CLASH OF KINGS A STORM OF SWORDS 1: STEEL & SNOW A STORM OF SWORDS 2: BLOOD & GOLD A FEAST FOR CROWS A DANCE WITH DRAGONS 1: DREAMS & DUST A DANCE WITH DRAGONS 2: AFTER THE FEAST
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