Based on the blockbuster Xbox game this is the stunning story of the men & women who stood between a planet & total destruction
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With the Locust Horde apparently destroyed Jacinto's survivors have begun to rebuild human society on their island stronghold. Raiding pirate gangs take a toll
- but it's nothing that Marcus Fenix & the Gears can't handle. Then the terrifying life-forms they thought they'd left behind
- the Lambent creatures even the Locust feared
- begin to advance across the planet. Gears & gangs must fight side by side to stop their deadliest enemy yet falling back on the savage tactics of another bloody siege: Anvil Gate.


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Following the sinking of the Jacinto at the conclusion of Volume 2 the Gears have fled to the island of Vectes where they struggle to defend the last remnants of humankind from The Stranded & a new menace The Lambent
- a deadly mutating lifeform.
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Written by Joshua Ortega Art by Liam Sharp The best-selling video game franchise arrives with a blast! This story bridges the gap between the Lightmass Bombing at the end of the first Gears of War game & the start of the second game. Follow the brutal adventures of Marcus Fenix & Delta Squad in their battle against the Locust in this new collection of GEARS OF WAR 1-6! Advance-solicited; on sale October 21
- 160 pages FC
- $19.99
- MATURE READERS


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When the bestselling video game Gears of War was released in late 2006 it quickly became the fastest selling original Xbox title ever & has since gone on to sell more than five million copies received more than fifty industry awards & has garnered high praise from critics & fans alike. & the first novel in the series was released at the end of 2008 to coincide with the release of the second Gears of War video game. With this terrific track record to build on this is the third tie-in novel to be based on the Gears of War franchise. The massive Gears of War fan-base will be eager to see more in this series of original novels. ...

Marcus Fenix. War hero. Decorated Gear. Loyal son. Traitor. As the Locust Horde advances into one of humanity's last bastions Marcus does the unthinkable: he defies Colonel Hoffman's orders & abandons his post in the middle of the battle in a bid to rescue his father weapons scientist Dr Adam Fenix. As the Coalition struggles to defend Sera's surviving humans from the invading 'grubs' Marcus faces a court martial
- & a possible death penalty. In the Slab there are no rules & no mercy. Marcus must learn to survive in an institution populated by the most dangerous dregs of society. Meanwhile COG scientists continue the race against time to find a weapon to defeat the Locust
- but there's another traitor
- one of the most trusted men in the COG who knew the Locust existed long before the creatures erupted from their underground warrens. Worse there's an even bigger threat emerging: a life-form called the Lambent which drove the Locust to the surface & that will eventually destroy all life on Sera. As the Locust infiltrate deeper into COG territory the Slab is in danger of being overrun. All the prisoners are released.. .except Marcus. The Locust close in while Dom Santiago mounts a last-ditch rescue bid to free the one man who can save humanity.


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Capture the spirit of the sixties & seventies with these 35 patterns for scarves skirts tank tops turbans & more. Do you have a passion for vintage fashion? If so youre guaranteed to love the 35 patterns in Geek Chic Crochet. With a combination of cute quirky & cosy items you will find clothes suitable for any occasion all inspired by retro designs. If youre meeting for coffee with friends the tank top in orange & black is perfect teamed with jeans & flats. Heading out to see a band? Opt for the crocheted skirt & brogues. & for a winter walk wrap up in the granny-squares scarf. For the summer months theres a cute crop top to wear to the beach & cool cover-ups to put on when the sun goes down. Youll also find accessories to complete an ensemble
- the collar is perfect for giving a new lease of life to last years favourite dress or adding detail to a coat. Finally there are brightly coloured pillows for your bedroom & an oversized hoodie thats perfect to relax in the day after the night before. Making your own clothes is also fun & rewarding. Even if you have never crocheted before youll find easy patterns to stitch plus an extensive techniques section explaining everything you need to know.
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My name is Harriet Manners & I am a geek." Harriet Manners knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear a "jiffy" lasts 1/100th of a second & the average person laughs 15 times per day. She knows that bats always turn left when exiting a cave & that peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. But she doesnt know why nobody at school seems to like her. So when Harriet is spotted by a top model agent she grabs the chance to reinvent herself. Even if it means stealing her best friends dream incurring the wrath of her arch enemy Alexa & repeatedly humiliating herself in front of impossibly handsome model Nick. Even if it means lying to the people she loves. Veering from one couture disaster to the next with the help of her overly enthusiastic father & her uber-geeky stalker Toby Harriet begins to realise that the world of fashion doesnt seem to like her any more than the real world did. As her old life starts to fall apart will Harriet be able to transform herself before she ruins everything?" ...

Somewhere in the small dull town of Blue Hills the impossible is happening. Inanimate objects are coming to life. Time travellers from the future are mingling unnoticed with the shoppers in the high street. School children are developing uncanny powers. Strange creatures are lurking within the grounds of a forgotten stately home. & with each of these mysteries comes a terrible threat that just might endanger the entire world... Fortunately help with these extraordinary phenomena is at hand in the form of Gabby Grayling & Barney Watkins aka Geek Inc.! Gabby & Barney are set to investigate all the odd happenings in their town & find out the truth... In the first book in the series Barney & Gabby meet & form a friendship when they investigate a top secret Government technology that brings inanimate objects to life. They also have to contend with the evil machinations of Gloria Pickles the terrifying eleven year old editor of the school newspaper & would-be dictator. ...

Lil Binewski born a Boston aristocrat was in her time the most stylish of geeks. That is to say she made her living by biting the heads off live chickens in front of a Carnival audience. This she gave up for doting motherhood because she had her fairground- owning husband had a money spinning idea. Throughout each pregnancy Lil gobbles pesticides experiments with drugs & douses herself with radiation to ensure that she prodcues infants grotesque enough to keep the turnstiles clicking. She does. Arturo the Aqua Boy is a limbless megalomaniac Electra & Iphigenia are musically gifted Siamese twins with a penchant for prostitution & Fortunato is possessed of stange telekinetic powers. Their story- by turns shocking tender touching & cruel- is narrated by their sister Olympia. She is a bald hunchbacked albino dwarf. ...