Enter a world of darkness & danger honour daring & destiny in David Chandlers magnificent epic trilogy: The Ancient Blades. One thief against the world! When allies become enemies to whom can a clever thief turn? Armed with one of seven swords forged at the dawn of time Malden was chosen by Fate to act as saviour!and failed dismally. Deceived by the trickery of his one-time ally Morget the young thief employed his newfound might to help destroy the naturally barrier protecting the kingdom of Skrae -- & now there will be no stopping Morgets barbarian hordes from pillaging the l&. Suddenly friends & former supporters alike covet the young heros magic while seeking his destruction -- from the treacherous King & leaders of the City of Ness to the rogue knight Cloy who owes Malden his life. It will take more than Maldens makeshift army of harlots & cutpurses to preserve a realm. Luckily the sorceress Cythera fights at his side along with the ingenious irascible dwarf Slag. & the wily thief still has a desperate & daring plan or two up his larcenous sleeve! ...

At the outbreak of the second World War Air Chief Marshall Dowding was Commander-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command which had been set up three years earlier to protect Britain against attacks from the air & the threat of invasion. London was subjected to extensive night bombing for several months. However our fighter squadrons & defence systems enabled us to maintain master of the air. The Battle of Britain ended in 1940 & our island was never again under the threat of invasion. Peter Brown former Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot presents a vivid account of Britain under the threat of invasion reminding us of the bravery of our fighter pilots & the courage of the people of Britain who endured the hardships of war & terror bombing from the air. Through personal experience & years of meticulous research Peter offers a careful analysis of the battle & the tactics involved vigorously defending Dowding's command & exposing the conspiracy of senior officers that saw him removed from office without due recognition for his achievement. ...

Carole Barber has come to Paris with its rain-slick slate roofs & winding streets to work on her novel
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It is a beleaguered & betrayed Secret Service that has been put in the care of George Smiley. A mole has been uncovered at the organisation's highest levels
- & its agents across the world put in grave danger. But untangling the traitor's web gives Smiley a chance to attack his Russian counterpart Karla. & part-time spy Jerry Westerby is the weapon at Smiley's disposal. The Honourable Schoolboy is remarkable & thrilling one of three books (together with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy & Smiley's People) to feature the legendary clash between Smiley & Karla two brilliant spymasters on opposite sides of the Cold War.
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George Smiley has become chief of the battered British Secret Service. The betrayals of a Soviet double agent have riddled the spy network. Smiley wants revenge. He chooses his weapon: Jerry Westerby The Honourable Schoolboy a passionate lover & a seasoned reckless secret agent. Westerby is pointed east to Hong Kong. So begins the terrifying game.. . ...

Vividly & beautifully told often deeply shocking The Honoured Society is the true story of one womans personal journey to the dark heart of the Mafia. In 1979 having been fascinated by Coppolas masterpiece The Godfather twenty-year-old Petra Reski jumped into her car & drove from her home in Germany to the Mafia-stronghold of Sicily; she wanted to see for herself the stark truth behind the glamorous fiction. In 2007 six Mafioso were shot dead outside a pizzeria in the North German town of Duisburg; in thirty years the influence & violence of organised crime had only grown but now Reski would be called to report on the scene as one of the worlds foremost Mafia experts. In The Honoured Society Petra Reski exposes just how far Italys mafias permeate everyday life across Europe. Through her firsthand accounts of meeting crooked priests & heroic victims wet-eyed wives & murderous husbands she also tells the human stories & too often the human costs of the Mafias ongoing bloody war. ...

' Whenever I read the words Peer's Daughter" in a headline ' Lady Redesdale once sadly remarked 'I know it's going to be something about one of you children.' The Mitford family is one of the century's most enigmatic made notorious by Nancy's novels Diana's marriage to Sir Oswald Mosley Unity's infatuation with Hitler Debo's marriage to a duke & Jessica's passionate commitment to communism. Hons & Rebels is an enchanting & deeply absorbing memoir of an isolated & eccentric upbringing which conceals beneath its witty light-hearted surface much wisdom & depth of feeling." ...

A new reign of terror has brought fear & hatred to the land while an ancient legend stirs in the heart of the wildwood.. . The Norman conquest of England is complete
- but for one young man the battle has only just begun. When Bran ap Brychans father is murdered by Norman soldiers he flees to London seeking justice. The journey is long & hard
- & the suffering of those he meets along the way fuels his anger. With his demands dismissed Bran has no choice but to return home but a worse fate still awaits him there. His lands have been confiscated & his people subjugated by a brutal & corrupt regime. Should Bran flee for his life or protect his people by surrendering to his fathers murderers? The answer perhaps is known only to the Raven King
- a creature of myth & magic born of the darkest shadows in the forest. Stephen R. Lawheads Hood brings to life the legend of Robin Hood as never before.


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Lamont ' Hood' Mason is a fearless twenty-year-old gangsta born & raised in the projects of Brooklyn. In & out of foster homes for many years the only thing constant in his young life was the safety of a Brownsville barbershop owned by a father figure called Fat Daddy. Hood has been in love with Fat Daddy's smart & beautiful daughter Jacqui for as long as he can remember. Unlike his best friend & hustling partner Dreko Hood works the chair at Fat Daddy's because Jacqui who has dreams of leaving the ghetto insists he build himself a skill for the future if he wants to be with her. But cutting hair isn't the only thing that Fat Daddy has going on
- he also trades stolen goods in the back of the shop & washes drug money for the notoriously brutal kingpin named Chaos. When Fat Daddy's gambling habit puts Jacqui's life in danger Hood tries to work off Fat Daddy's debts for him. Chaos sends Hood to deal with a beef he's been having with rival dealers but things go horribly wrong. The fallout from this fateful night

Includes:: arrests lockups & deaths. Hood sees his world turned upside down & is forced to pick up the shattered pieces one by one.


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BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2012 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION DAGGER AWARD THE MOST IMPORTANT CRIME STORY OF THE DECADE Scottish Mail Manchester. London. Glasgow. In the summer of 2011 violence erupted in our inner cities & many blamed gang culture. But is the truth so simple? Hood Rat tells the human stories that the media miss: of young men who have fallen through the system & of one young woman with a vision for change. Unflinching. It penetrates environments that most of us only ever glimpse Observer Impressive. Knight uncovers the sort of stories that never make the news Scotsman This British sensation is a must. Disturbingly compelling Marie Claire A gripping novelistic immersion in the lives of young criminals Louis Theroux The British Wire BBC Radio 5 Live ...