Things are finally looking good for Captain Frey & his crew. The Ketty Jay has been fixed up good as new. They've got their first taste of fortune & fame. & just for once nobody is trying to kill them. Even Trinica Dracken Frey's ex-fiancee & long-time nemesis has given up her quest for revenge. In fact she's offered them a job
- one that will take them deep into the desert heart of Samarla the land of their ancient enemies. To a place where the secrets of the past lie in wait for the unwary. Secrets that might very well cost Frey everything. Join the crew of the Ketty Jay on their greatest adventure yet: a story of mayhem & mischief roof-top chases & death-defying races murderous daemons psychopathic golems & a particularly cranky cat. The first time was to clear his name. The second time was for money. This time Frey's in a race against the clock for the ultimate prize: to save his own life.
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My name is Meghan Chase. In less than twenty-four hours I'll be sixteen. Countless stories songs & poems have been written about this wonderful age when a girl finds true love & the stars shine for her & the handsome prince carries her off into the sunset. I don't think it will be that way for me. Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school...or at home. When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar & her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change. But she could never have guessed the truth
- that she is the daughter of a mythical fairy king & is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face...and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.
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' This was the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin From the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. Martin's epic work. Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!" The Iron King
- Philip the Fair
- is as cold & silent as handsome & unblinking as a statue. He governs his realm with an iron hand but he cannot rule his own family: his sons are weak & their wives adulterous; while his red-blooded daughter Isabella is unhappily married to an English king who prefers the company of men. A web of scandal murder & intrigue is weaving itself around the Iron King; but his downfall will come from an unexpected quarter. Bent on the persecution of the rich & powerful Knights Templar Philip sentences Grand Master Jacques Molay to be burned at the stake thus drawing down upon himself a curse that will destroy his entire dynasty..."

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Winner of the Wolfson History Prize Christopher Clark's Iron Kingdom: The Rise & Downfall of Prussia 1600-1947" is a compelling account of a country that played a pivotal role in Europe's fortunes & fundamentally shaped our world. Prussia began as a medieval backwater but transformed itself into a major European power & the force behind the creation of the German empire until it was finally abolished by the Allies after the Second World War. With great flair & authority Christopher Clark describes Prussia's great battles dynastic marriages & astonishing reversals of fortune its brilliant & charismatic leaders from the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg to Bismarck & Frederick the Great the military machine & the progressive enlightened values on which it was built. " Fascinating.. .masterly.. .littered with intriguing detail & wry observation". (Richard Overy " Daily Telegraph"). "A terrific book.. .the definitive history of this much-maligned state". (" Daily Telegraph Books of the Year"). " You couldn't have the triumph & the tragedy of Prussia better told". (" Observer"). "A magisterial history of Europe's only extinct power". (" Financial Times"). " Exemplary.. .an illuminating profoundly satisfying work of history". (" The New York Times"). Christopher Clark is a lecturer in Modern European History at St Catharine's College University of Cambridge. He is also the author of " Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Life in Power"." ...

It wasnt hard to follow the scent of blood to the living room where the fae had been killed. It had been a violent death perfect for creating ghosts. Mercy Thompson enjoys life as a mechanic but life is never simple given her increasing closeness to the local werewolf pack & her ability to change into coyote form at will. & when a member of the fae community calls in a favour needing her skills for a covert murder investigation she jumps into the hunt. But the dangers multiply & she clashes with shadowed creatures of great power. When her old boss Zee is charged with a brutal assassination Mercy find herself fighting alone. There are those who love her who would keep her safe but she is wary & holds her freedom precious. Until that is she has nothing left to lose but her life.. . ...

In this abridged edition of John Campbell's two acclaimed volumes on Margaret Thatcher we trace the life of Britain's only female Prime Minister from her upbringing in Grantham to her unexpected challenge for leadership of the Conservative party to her eleven tumultuous years in Downing Street & her eventual removal from power. This is an extraordinary account of an extraordinary individual who changed the face of Britain; John Campbell portrays an ambitious & determined woman who started cautiously grew in confidence after the Falklands War but became increasingly remote & domineering until she finally lost the trust of her colleagues. ...

Allowing you to uncover the woman behind the Iron Lady image Iron Lady: The Thatcher Years takes a thorough yet lighthearted look at the life & times of Britains longest-serving twentieth-century prime minister. As both the first woman to become leader of a European country & the first British premier to achieve re-election for three consecutive terms Margaret Thatchers legacy is such that even today she plays a significant role in British political life. Reflecting on her life & character from her early days growing up as the daughter of a Lincolnshire grocer to her years as one of the most powerful & controversial of leaders through to her current iconographic status as an international statesman & thinker this study is accompanied by a selection of"es by & about this formidable woman. The perfect gift for any Thatcher enthusiast & an essential guide for anyone who wants to know more about this extraordinary woman. ...

Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction caused by the Iron Man. A trap is set for him but he cannot be kept down. Then when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world. ...

Hughes's classic about a huge iron man who struggles to put himself together after being smashed to pieces falling from a cliff & then takes on a giant dragon in an unfair contest. It was first published in 1968 & has sold over a million copies since. ...

The name Tony Iommi sends shivers down the spines of guitarists around the world. As lead guitarist & songwriter of Black Sabbath Tony Iommi is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of the past four decades & the inventor of heavy metal. From working class Midlands roots his unique playing style
- a result of a disfiguring hand injury he suffered working in a sheet metal factory -- created a dark & gothic sound unlike anything that had been heard before & which captured the mood of its time. Sabbath went on to become a superband playing to massive audiences around the world & selling millions of records & Iommi led the life of a rockstar to the fullest
- with the scars from all the drug-fuelled nights of excess & wildness to show for it. In Iron Man Iommi goes on the record about Black Sabbath & recounts his life story in detail & depth. It is the exclusive account of the life & adventures of one of rocks greatest heroes.

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