Percy Jackson the young demi-god is back for his second exciting adventure in the bestselling series by Rick Riordan. You cant tell by looking at me that my dad is Poseidon God of the Sea. Its not easy being a half-blood these days. You mortals cant even see the monsters we have to fight all the time. So when a game of dodgeball turned into a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants I couldnt exactly ask my gym teacher for help. & that was just for starters. This is the one where Camp Half Blood is under attack & unless I get my hands on the Golden Fleece the whole camp will be invaded by monsters. Big ones. Can Percy survive the treacherous Sea of Monsters & restore order to Half-Blood Hill? ...

Percy Jackson & the Sea of Monsters is the second awesome adventure in Rick Riordan's bestselling series. This new edition will tie-in with the star-studded & eagerly awaited new Percy Jackson film from Twentieth Century Fox. Half Boy. Half God. ALL Hero. You can't tell by looking at me that my dad is Poseidon God of the Sea. It's not easy being a half-blood these days. Even a simple game of dodgeball becomes a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants
- & that was only the beginning. Now Camp Half-Blood is under attack & unless I can get my hands on the Golden Fleece the whole camp will be invaded by monsters. Big ones... Rick Riordan is the mythmaster. The Greek Gods are alive & kicking. Riordan takes the reader back to the stories we love; then shakes the cobwebs out of them". (Eoin Colfer). " Witty & inspired. Gripping touching & deliciously satirical". (The Times). " Puns jokes & subtle wit alongside a gripping storyline". (Telegraph). " Perfectly paced with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats". (New York Times). " It's Buffy meets Artemis Fowl. Thumbs up". (Sunday Times). " Funny.. .very exciting.. .but it's the storytelling that will get readers hooked. After all this is the stuff of legends". (Guardian). About the author: Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. He lives in San Antonio Texas with his wife & two sons. Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod was the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award in 2006. Books by Rick Riordan: The Percy Jackson series: Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief; Percy Jackson & the Sea of Monsters; Percy Jackson & the Titan's Curse; Percy Jackson & the Battle of the Labyrinth; Percy Jackson & the Last Olympian; & Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files. The Heroes of Olympus series: The Lost Hero; The Son Of Neptune; The Mark of Athena; & The Heroes of Olympus: The Demigod Files. The Kane Chronicles series: The Red Pyramid; The Throne of Fire; & The Serpent's Shadow."
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The Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel sees Percy Jackson come to life in this explosive graphic novel adaptation of Rick Riordan's blockbuster title. You can't tell by looking at me that my dad is Poseidon God of the Sea. It's not easy being a half-blood these days. Even a simple game of dodgeball becomes a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants
- & that was only the beginning. Now Camp Half-Blood is under attack & unless I can get my hands on the Golden Fleece the whole camp will be invaded by monsters. Big ones... Featuring a faithful adaptation by Robert Venditti stunning artwork by Attila Futaki & sumptuous colours by newcomer Tamas Gaspar. Puns jokes & subtle wit alongside a gripping storyline". (Telegraph). Rick Riordan is the Mythmaster. The Greek Gods are alive & kicking
- go to website & see for yourself. About the author: Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. He lives in San Antonio Texas with his wife & two sons. Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod was the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award in 2006. Also Available: The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel The Percy Jackson series: Percy Jackson & the Lightening Thief Percy Jackson & the Sea of Monsters Percy Jackson & the Titan's Curse Percy Jackson & the Battle of the Labyrinth Percy Jackson & the Last Olympian Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files The Heroes of Olympus series: The Lost Hero The Son Of Neptune The Mark of Athena The Heroes of Olympus: The Demigod Files The Kane Chronicles series: The Red Pyramid The Throne of Fire The Serpent's Shadow."

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The Titan's Curse: the third book in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series. The third book in the most exciting commercial fantasy adventure series since Artemis Fowl. Now in paperback with a thrilling new cover look. It's the last Friday before the winter holidays but Percy Jackson isn't at school: he's battling the fearsome Manticore (half human half lion) which in itself isn't ideal.. .but with Annabeth missing & the goddess of the hunt held captive things get a whole lot more serious... Greek mythology relocated to modern-day America. Action-packed funny accessible writing for both boys & girls aged 10+. Perfect for fans of Harry Potter & Artemis Fowl. Praise for the Percy Jackson series: Witty & inspired. Gripping touching & deliciously satirical... This is most likely to succeed Rowling. Puffin is on to a winner". (Amanda Craig The Times). " Puns jokes & subtle wit alongside a gripping storyline". (Telegraph). " Perfectly paced with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats". (New York Times). Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. For the past fifteen years he has taught at middle schools in the San Francisco Bay area & in Texas. Rick lives in San Antonio Texas with his wife & two sons. Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award was Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod. The Percy Jackson series: The Lightning Thief; The Sea of Monsters; The Battle of the Labyrinth; The Titan's Curse; The Last Olympian Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero; The Son of Neptune; The Mark of Athena The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid; The Throne of Fire; & The Serpent's Shadow." ...

Percy Jackson & the Titan's Curse" is the third book in Rick Riordan's bestselling fantasy adventure series. Now with a thrilling new cover look. " Half Boy. Half God. ALL Hero". It's not every day you find yourself in combat with a half-lion half-human. But when you're the son of a Greek God it happens. & now my friend Annabeth is missing a Goddess is in chains & only five half-blood heroes can join the quest to defeat the doomsday monster. Oh & guess what. The Oracle has predicted that not all of us will survive.. . Rick Riordan is the Mythmaster. The Greek Gods are alive & kicking
- go to the website & see for yourself. " Witty & inspired. Gripping touching & deliciously satirical". (" The Times"). " Puns jokes & subtle wit alongside a gripping storyline". (" Telegraph"). " Perfectly paced with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats". (" New York Times"). " It's Buffy meets Artemis Fowl. Thumbs up". (" Sunday Times"). " Funny & fast-paced... Percy is a hero that every kid will want to emulate". (" Sunday Express"). " Funny.. .very exciting.. .but it's the storytelling that will get readers hooked. After all this is the stuff of legends". (" Guardian"). About the author: Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. He lives in San Antonio Texas with his wife & two sons. " Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief" Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod was the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award in 2006. Books by Rick Riordan: " The Percy Jackson" series: " Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief" " Percy Jackson & the Sea of Monsters" " Percy Jackson & the Titan's Curse" " Percy Jackson & the Battle of the Labyrinth" " Percy Jackson & the Last Olympian" & " Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files". " The Heroes of Olympus" series: " The Lost Hero" " The Son Of Neptune" " The Mark of Athena" & " The Heroes of Olympus: The Demigod Files". " The Kane Chronicles" series: " The Red Pyramid" " The Throne of Fire" & " The Serpent's Shadow"."
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Percy the Park Keeper surprises his animal friends in this engaging story from highly-regarded best-selling author-illustrator Nick Butterworth.

Includes:: a fabulous fold-out page! Percy the park keeper has been busy in his workshop for days. As his animal friends try to guess what he is making Percy suddenly emerges sitting on top of a very strange machine. The animals jump aboard for what turns out to be a very bumpy ride...

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Sex fame & scandal in the theatrical literary & social circles of late 18th-century Engl&. One of the most flamboyant women of the late-eighteenth century Mary Robinsons life was marked by reversals of fortune. After being raised by a middle-class father Mary was married at age fourteen to Thomas Robinson. His dissipated lifestyle landed the couple & their baby in debtors prison where Mary wrote her first book of poetry & met lifelong friend Georgiana the Duchess of Devonshire. On her release Mary quickly became one of the most popular actresses of the day famously playing Perdita in The Winters Tale for a rapt audience that included the Prince of Wales who fell madly in love with her. She later used his copious love letters for blackmail. This authoritative & engaging book presents a fascinating portrait of a woman who was variously darling of the London stage a poet whose work was admired by Coleridge & a mistress to the most powerful men in England & yet whose fortunes were nevertheless precarious always on the brink of being squandered through recklessness excess & passion. ...

Reissue of J. A. Baker s extraordinary classic of British nature writing Despite the association of peregrines with the wild outer reaches of the British Isles The Peregrine is set on the flat marshes of the Essex coast where J A Baker spent a long winter looking & writing about the visitors from the uplands
- peregrines that spend the winter hunting the huge flocks of pigeons & waders that share the desolate landscape with them. Including original diaries from which The Peregrine was written & its companion volume The Hill of Summer this is a beautiful compendium of lyrical nature writing at its absolute best. Such luminaries as Richard Mabey Robert Macfarlane Ted Hughes & Andrew Motion have cited this as one of the most important books in 20th Century nature writing & the bestselling author Mark Cocker has provided an introduction on the importance of Baker his writings & the diaries
- creating the essential volume of Bakers writings. Since the hardback was published in 2010 papers maps & letters have come to light which in turn provide a little more background into J A Baker s history. Contemporaries
- particularly from while he was at school in Chelmsford
- have kindly provided insights remembering a school friend who clearly made an impact on his generation. In the longer term there is hope of an archive of these papers being established but in the meantime & with the arrival of this paperback edition there is a chance to reveal a little more of what has been learned. Among fragments of letters to Baker was one from a reader who praised a piece that Baker had written in RSPB Birds magazine in 1971. Apart from a paper on peregrines which Baker wrote for the Essex Bird Report this article
- entitled On the Essex Coast
- appears to be his only other published piece of writing & with the kind agreement of the RSPB it has been included in this updated new paperback edition of Baker s astounding work.





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The second novel in Lewiss science fiction trilogy tells of Dr Ransoms voyage to the planet of Perelandra (Venus). In the second novel in C.S. Lewiss classic science fiction trilogy Dr Ransom is called to the paradise planet of Perelandra or Venus which turns out to be a beautiful Eden-like world. He is horrified to find that his old enemy Dr Weston has also arrived & is putting him in grave peril once more. As the mad Westons body is taken over by the forces of evil Ransom engages in a desperate struggle to save the innocence of Perelandra... ...