In Newcastle-upon-Tyne AD 2142 Detective Sidney Hurst attends a brutal murder scene. The victim is one of the wealthy North family clones -- but none have been reported missing. & the crimes most disturbing aspect is how the victim was killed. Twenty years ago a North clone billionaire & his household were horrifically murdered in exactly the same manner on the tropical planet of St Libra. But if the murderer is still at large was Angela Tramelo wrongly convicted? Tough & confident she never waivered under interrogation -- claiming she alone survived an alien attack. But there is no animal life on St Libra. Investigating this alien threat becomes the Human Defence Agencys top priority. The bio-fuel flowing from St Libra is the lifeblood of Earths economy & must be secured. So a vast expedition is mounted via the Newcastle gateway & teams of engineers support personnel & xenobiologists are dispatched to the planet. Along with their technical advisor grudgingly released from prison Angela Tramelo. But the expedition is cut off deep within St Libras rainforests. Then the murders begin. Someone or something is picking off the team one by one. Angela insists its the alien but her new colleagues arent so sure. Maybe she did see an alien or maybe she has other reasons for being on St Libra.. . In this stunning standalone adventure Peter F. Hamilton blends fast-paced narrative with vividly imagined future-worlds. ...

When attending a Newcastle murder scene Detective Sidney Hurst finds a dead North family clone. Yet none have been reported missing. & in 2122 twenty years ago a North clone billionaire was horrifically murdered in the same manner on the tropical planet of St Libra. So if the murderer is still at large was Angela Tramelo wrongly convicted? She never wavered under interrogation claiming she alone survived an alien attack. Investigating this potential alien threat now becomes the Human Defence Agency's top priority. St Libran bio-fuel is the lifeblood of Earth's economy & must be secured. A vast expedition is mounted via the Newcastle gateway & experts are dispatched to the planet -- with Angela Tramelo grudgingly released from prison. But the expedition is cut off deep within St Libra's rainforests & the murders begin. Angela insists it's the alien but her new colleagues aren't sure. Did she see an alien or does she have other reasons for being on St Libra? Praise for Peter F Hamilton: ' The most powerful imagination in science fiction' Ken Follett ' Novels that combine fantastic speculation with incredible detailed imagining of the lives we will lead' Guardian ' This is thrilling stuff; compulsively readable & abundantly full of ideas' The Times ' Reaches another level of excellence.. . Brilliant' Locus ...

This journey has given me the exciting opportunity to bring my cooking life full circle & to introduce you to the very best recipes from the North of Engl&. I've been able to delve deep into the diverse cultures histories & traditions of the North & of course Northern food. The results of my travels my many tastings meals & experiments are presented here in a book that revels in its Northernness!" SEAN WILSON Britain is a nation built on its food & nowhere has a richer heritage than the North of Engl&. In The Great Northern Cookbook Sean Wilson
- former Coronation Street actor now award-winning cheese-maker & chef
- is our guide to the culinary highlights of the North. A proud Lancastrian Sean serves up timeless recipes & reveals the history behind the foods you love. In The Great Northern Cookbook you'll find homely hotpots & pies alongside beef stew with melting dumplings & a recipe for the soft warm oven-bottom muffins. With soups to feed an army traditional sweet treats delicious Northern curries & of course timeless Yorkshire puddings with mushy peas & gravy Sean serves up the greats from Lancashire Yorkshire Cumbria & Northumberl&. Embrace the Northern passion for simple food made with good authentic ingredients. Tying in to a new TV series The Great Northern Cookbook is packed with delicious & affordable recipes you'll want to eat & share"

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'I was wrong ' said Captain Flint. ' He's not mad but bad. It isn't only eggs he wants. He wants to take the credit for it. You're quite right. It's up to us it's up to the ship to see he doesn't.' Dick's birdwatching discovery turns the cruise of the Sea Bear into a desperate chase. Not only do the Swallows & Amazons have to prove the facts of the case but they also have to dodge the savage natives & evade the ruthless pursuit of a fanatic egg-collector determined to kill a pair of rare birds & steal the credit. Fortunately Nancy has a few plans. ...

2012 marks the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of one of our greatest & most important novelists Charles Dickens. To celebrate were publishing eight of his best & most well-loved novels in this exclusive must-have boxed set of our authoritative Penguin Classics editions. ...

With four famous operas each from Mozart Verdi & Puccini & two each from Rossini & Donizetti there is a feast of information. Here are short guides to The Marriage of Figaro & Don Giovanni; to the splendour of Aida the heart-breaking La Traviata; the drama of Tosca. The range is very broad. There is Wagners great love story Tristan und Isolde; there is Johann Strausss light comedy Die Fledermaus. On the way you can be briefed about such favourites as Handels Giulio Cesare Bizets Carmen Gounods Faust Tchaikovskys Eugene Onegin & Brittens Peter Grimes. With plot summaries composer biographies observations on musical points of interest & background on the historical & cultural context of each opera every one of these guides will enhance your appreciation & enjoyment & help you discuss the work & the performance with your fellow opera-goers. Steen shares his expert knowledge with a lightness of touch that makes each guide a pleasure to read. Witty informative & beautifully presented Great Operas is an indispensable reference guide for both seasoned opera-goers & those enjoying opera for the first time. ...

When fugitive oil heir Chas Worthington settles the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch plants a flag & declares it his own sovereign nation the reality of the environmental catastrophe is only the beginning of his odyssey. From acclaimed writer Joe Harris (Ghost Projekt Spontaneous) & artist Martin Morazzo (Absolute Magnitude) comes a sprawling adventure across earth's newest strangest frontier! Collects issues numbered 1-6 of this groundbreaking series. ...

An exciting picture book featuring brand new characters from highly-regarded best-selling multi-award-winning talent Oliver Jeffers. When life in the forest begins to change; when trees mysteriously lose their branches when whole tree trunks start to disappear when homes are lost the only course of action for the forest dwellers is to begin a full scale investigation. Alibis must be proved clues must be sought but even so blame is never far from anyone's thoughts. Who is the perpetrator of this heinous crime? Will justice be done? ...

READ BY HARRY ENFIELD. An exciting picture book & audio featuring brand new characters & a fantastic repertoire of voices from the talented Harry Enfield drawing from the wonderful imagination of best selling Childrens book author & illustrator Oliver Jeffers. READ BY HARRY ENFIELD. When life in the forest begins to change; when trees mysteriously lose their branches when whole tree trunks start to disappear when homes are lost the only course of action for the forest dwellers is to begin a full scale investigation. Alibis must be proved clues must be sought but even so blame is never far from anyone's thoughts. Who is the perpetrator of this heinous crime? Will justice be done? ...

Writing with his usual grace & fluency Jonathan Sacks moves beyond the tired arguments of militant atheists such as Dawkins & Hitchens to explore how religion has always played a valuable part in human culture & far from being dismissed as redundant must be allowed to temper & develop scientific understanding in order for us to be fully human. Ranging around the world to draw comparisons from different cultures & delving deep into the history of language & of western civilisation Jonathan Sacks shows how the predominance of science-oriented thinking is embedded deeply even in our religious understanding & calls on us to recognise the centrality of relationship to true religion & thus to see how this core value of relationship is essential if we are to avoid the natural tendency for science to rule our lives rather than fulfilling its promise to set us free. ...