Hylas couldnt take it in. Last night he & Issi had made a camp in a cave. Now his sister was missing his dog was dead & he was running for his life. The Black Warriors
- nightmares of black rawhide armour & bronze spears
- want him dead. He doesnt know why but their pursuit will be relentless. So begins his quest across land & sea with only Pirra the rebellious daughter of a High Priestess & a dolphin called Spirit for company. By the best-selling author of Wolf Brother Gods & Warriors is this years most hotly anticipated childrens novel. The first book in a breathtaking adventure series set in the Greek Bronze Age: a time when the lowliest goatherd could rise to become a hero.

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Being immortal isnt all its cracked up to be. Lifes hard for a Greek god in the 21st century: nobody believes in you any more even your own family doesnt respect you & youre stuck in a delapidated hovel in north London with too many siblings & not enough hot water. But for Artemis (goddess of hunting professional dog walker) Aphrodite (goddess of beauty telephone sex operator) & Apollo (god of the sun TV psychic) theres no way out... Until a meek cleaner & her would-be boyfriend come into their lives & turn the world literally upside down. Gods Behaving Badly" is that rare thing a charming funny utterly original first novel that satisfies the head & the heart." ...

August 1845 in New York; enter the dark unforgiving city underworld of the legendary Five Points... After a fire decimates a swathe of lower Manhattan & following years of passionate political dispute New York City at long last forms an official Police Department. That same summer the great potato famine hits Irel&. These events will change the city of New York for ever. Timothy Wilde hadnt wanted to be a copper star. On the night of August 21st on his way home from the Tombs defeated & disgusted he is plotting his resignation when a young girl who has escaped from a nearby brothel crashes into him; she wears only a nightdress & is covered from head to toe in blood. Searching out the truth in the childs wild stories Timothy soon finds himself on the trail of a brutal killer seemingly hell bent on fanning the flames of anti-Irish immigrant sentiment & threatening chaos in a city already in the midst of social upheaval. But his fight for justice could cost him the woman he loves his brother & ultimately his life... ...

Lucius Falerius is dead & Rome in its entirety mourns the passing of its most powerful senator. It falls to his young son Marcellus to carry out his fathers legacy & restore the rights promised to the defeated Sicilian slaves yet there are those who will not see the honour of Rome compromised & the slaves assuaged. On the Roman border provinces there is trouble & the legions move north to neutralise the threat posed by the Celts. The confederation of Celtic tribes is united under one Chieftain the formidable & unpredictable Brennos yet there is a plot to see him dead & the confederation broken. For Brennos the treachery comes from within his own family for which he will exact a brutal & bloody revenge. ...

The ultimate Rome story Fresh from triumph in Britain & Gaul Caesar is marching on Rome with his legions of hardened veterans. To unseat Pompey now dictator of the empire he must make the terrible decision to wage war on his own people. The glory that Julius Brutus Mark Antony & Octavian enjoy is short lived. There are lands to conquer & choices to make that may yet tear them apart. What cost will Caesar suffer for the path he has walked? Who will make him pay? The final instalment in the bestselling Emperor series. ...

In Gods Without Men" Hari Kunzru the award-winning author of " The Impressionist" & " My Revolutions" takes you on a trip to the Mojave Desert where things are not always what they seem...A small autistic child goes missing. A British rock star goes quietly mad. An alien-worshipping cult is born. An Iraqi teenager takes part in a war game. In a remote town near a rock formation known as The Pinnacles lives intertwine stories entangle & echo & the search for meaning pattern & connection in a dying universe continues. "" Gods Without Men" is a dazed erudite & unforgettable novel". (David Mitchell). " Extraordinary smart innovative a revelation. Has the counterculture feel of a late-1960s US campus hit
- something by Vonnegut or Pynchon or Wolfe. Genuinely interesting & exhilarating... Will appeal to fans of David Mitchells " Cloud Atlas". Clever & extremely enjoyable". (" Guardian"). " Dizzying scope... It is a testament to Kunzrus ability as a writer that " Gods Without Men" presents so many characters sketched so vividly". (" New Statesman"). " The literary skills of Hari Kunzru are evident throughout this complex & disturbing novel... Careful readers will find Kunzru himself is something of a trickster". (Annie Proulx " Financial Times"). " Consistently atmospheric richly detailed... For all the wit this is a dark portrait of modern morals... Kunzru tenderly teases out the humanity to powerful emotional effect GQ Smartly sharp social detail high-fidelity dialogue vivid evocation of place.. .ironic wit & exuberant guyings of paranormal gobbledegook". (" The Sunday Times"). Hari Kunzru is the author of " The Impressionist" " Transmission" " My Revolutions" & the short story collection " Noise". He has won the Somerset Maugham British Book & Betty Trask awards. Granta named him one of the best young British novelists in 2003. He has written for " The New York Times" " Guardian" " New Yorker" " Washington Post" " Times of India" " Wired" & " New Statesman"."
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Learn how to access angels & their wisdom through The Angel Bible your definitive guide to angelic lore. This book features practical exercises meditations & affirmations you can perform to help you reach out to the angels that surround you for guidance healing & inspiration. Through The Angel Bible you will learn to sense the presence of angels communicate with your guardian angel & use crystals to alleviate common ailments. Complete with beautiful colour illustrations this is the ideal book for everyone who is interested in angels. ...

Challenge your friends in the board game starring the world&8217;s coolest collectibles. Move around the board marking other player&8217;s home bases with your cards. Duel together in dice battles. But watch out your opponents could out trump you with their battle score. First player to mark three bases & return safely home wins the game. Contents include game board with spinner 24 character cards 6 player movers with stands 2 battle dice plus 2 bonus Gogo&8217;s crazy bones collectibles. Carries EU Toy Safety Directive not suitable for children under 6 years ...

A playground sensation based on a game played with real bits of bone 2 000 years ago is selling out as soon as it hits toy store shelves! With 80 characters currently available the toy range is selling millions each week. & now here comes the Official Handbook! This is the ultimate read for any fan of Gogo's Crazy Bones. With amazing facts & top stats on all of the Gogo's loads of brilliant different games to play & a chance to design your own Gogo this is pure Crazy Bones fun! ...

Paul Winslow was old enough to know better when cricket finally gripped him in its thrall. Having ignored its myriad charms for years he let his guard down & found himself conscripted into the Barmy Army blindly following the England cricket team to Belfast Barbados Brisbane & beyond to feed his new addiction. His career stalled homelessness ensued & relationships came under strain but none of it mattered as long as there was a cricket tour to go on. Going Barmy is not a history of the Barmy Army; it is a story of gradual cricket obsession & a personal insight into what life is really like with the Barmy Army both on tour & as a business. This unique consideration of a sporting & cultural phenomenon opens the door on the songwriting the camaraderie & the relationship with the players one of whom England off-spinner Graeme Swann who wrote the foreword & says: Im glad that Winslow has written this book. Hopefully it will give you an insight into the life of the real & often misunderstood Barmy Army. They are not hooligans they are not troublemakers they are just cricket nuts who fly the flag for this brilliant country we live in. They are the very heartbeat of our Test team abroad. & I love them for it."" ...