While the warlike & heartless Aenir ravage the territory outside the mountain fastness of the clans Sigarni the Hawk Queen arrives in this alternate version of her own universe through a gate in space & time. Taliesen last of the gatekeepers has no idea why she has arrived but knows that heroes are needed... Only Caswallon loner warrior & thief realises the true extent of danger & horrors that his people are about to face. As Taliesen tries to discover Sigarnis purpose Caswallon must unite the clans to overcome their greatest peril. In this sequel to THE IRONHANDS DAUGHTER David Gemmell returns to the clean air of High Druin & the smell of blood & burning that is soon to taint it. ...

1072 AD. The Normans have captured Engl&. The Turks have captured a Norman knight. & in order to free him a Frank warrior named Vallon must capture four rare hawks. In the company of a Sicilian scholar & an English falconer Vallon sets off a heart-stopping odyssey to the far ends of the earth
- from Greenland to Russia to Constantinople across raging Arctic seas & blood-drenched battlefields. Braving Viking warlords vengeful Normans & the unforgiving elements Vallon & his comrades must track down their quarry one by one in a relentless race against time. Ten years in the making Hawk Quest is high adventure in the grand tradition of Bernard Cornwell & Robyn Young an epic story packed with visceral combat marvellous period detail & gripping suspense. The scale is huge. The journey is incredible. The history is real. This is
- Hawk Quest

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While sailing in the Caribbean young Alex Hawke witnesses an act of unspeakable horror as modern-day pirates brutally murder his parents. It is a tragedy that will haunt him forever & shape his destiny. As a direct descendant of a legandary English pirate Lord Alexander Hawke is skilled in the ways of sea combat
- & one of Britain's most decorated naval heroes. Now Hawke returns to the Caribbean on a secret mission for the American government. A highly experimental stealth submarine is missing. She carries forty nuclear warheads & is believed to be in the hands of an unstable government just ninety miles from the US mainl&. In a race against time Hawke must locate the sub before a strike can be launched against the US
- & after a lifetime of nightmares finally avenge himself on the mean who slaughtered his family.. .

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The brutal murder of a promiscuous young wife & the disappearance of her baby son bring Superintendent Amos Hawke & Sergeant Tom Churchyard to a tiny moorland village in nineteenth-century Cornwall where the residents harbour dark secrets. The two policemen believe the murderer will be found within the isolated & insular community but unravelling the tangled web of lies & deceit proves frustrating. Is the answer to the mystery held by the young gypsy girl whose appearance on the scene has disturbing ramifications for Tom Churchyard? ...

Directly descended from some of the fastest most beautiful & most effective military aircraft of the 1930s the Hawker Hurricane was the RAFs first monoplane fighter & the hero of the Battle of Britain. This photographic study takes us under the skin of the aircraft to the very first principles of the design & construction of this beautiful fighter. Using archive & specially taken photographs many shot behind the scenes at AJD Engineering
- Hurricane restoration experts
- the author shows in detail how the Hurricane is put together revealing details rarely seen & providing a useful resource for the modeller & the aviation enthusiast.

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At the outbreak of World War II only 111 Squadron & a handful of others were equipped with the Hurricane. Thanks to sudden massive orders & a well-organized Hawker sub-contracting production to Gloster & General Aircraft more squadrons rapidly became operational. Cutting their teeth during the Battle of France it was during the Battle of Britain that the type excelled & came to form the backbone of Fighter Comm&. While the Hurricane was steadily overtaken by the Spitfire in the fighter defence role it remained the fighter of choice in North Africa & the Far East. Despite a large number being shot down in these far-flung conflicts many received hasty repairs & returned to the fray while more fragile designs were permanently grounded. The Hurricane may not have been the prettiest or the best-performing aircraft but as Francis Mason stated: The Royal Air Force was glad to get the Spitfireit had to have the Hurricane! ...

The revolutionary British-designed Harrier or ' Jump Jet' combat aircraft is capable of Vertical/ Short Take-off & Landing (V/STOL). During the Falklands War in 1982 RAF & Fleet Air Arm Harriers & Sea Harriers flew in action against the invading Argentinean forces. RAF Harriers have also seen active service over Bosnia in Desert Storm 1 & 2 & most recently in Afghanistan. The authors give detailed insights into the construction operation & maintenance of the entire Harrier family but with a particular focus on the RAF's GR3 Cold War warrior. ...

Does the sight of a soaring bird of prey make you catch your breath? Does the world of falconry intrigue you? Perhaps you are considering taking up this ancient sport? This book will guide you through the basics of choosing an appropriate species building suitable accommodation equipping your new bird ensuring proper diet & care & training your bird to fly free & hunt quarry. This is no small undertaking; beginners must be prepared for this sometimes overwhelming but always challenging sport. ...

Fearsome Hawkite has destroyed the crops of Gwildor & the people are starving. Tom must stop their suffering & free the Mistress of the Beasts. But can he convince the hostile villagers he is there to help
- & how will he fight a Beast in the air? Don't miss KRABB MASTER OF THE SEA
- ROKK THE WALKING MOUNTAIN
- KOLDO THE ARCTIC WARRIOR
- TREMA THE EARTH LORD
- AMICTUS THE BUG QUEEN




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December 1767. Alistair Douglas has been using the Decipherers a secret network of contacts in London to attempt to find two men implicated in a series of political murders in the mutinous American colonies. Rumours fly as anonymously printed attacks on the King & his ministers flow through the city. But frustratingly there are few leads. Douglas is therefore pleased when he is assigned to a new duty. He must travel to Paris & ensure the outlawed radical writer & politician John Wilkes returns to England -- the stipulation being that Wilkes must return of his own volition. It is soon clear there is a serious conspiracy afoot -- & John Wilkes is first on the list of suspects. But the Decipherers have reason to believe there is a highly placed intimate of the present government also involved.. . ...