Its late in the 21st century & bioengineering is now so common that people are able to modify their minds in any way they wish. It is an era which has been shaped by information systems so vast that security in any form is easily breached. Now you can be whatever you want to be & do whatever you want to do. On Earth anyway. One night thirty three years ago the stars went out. The Bubble
- a perfect sphere centred on the sun
- appeared in the sky isolating the solar system from the rest of the universe. For thirty-three years humanity has lived with the religious cults & terrorism which spawned in the wake of the darkness. We are now alone. Humanity has been cut off Quarantined.

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' Dazzling gritty brilliance. This is a novel of scorching distinction' Sunday Times Under an endless & unforgiving sky four travellers enter the Judean desert in search of redemption. Instead amidst the barren rocks they are met by a dangerous man Musa & fall under his dark influence. But there is a fervent solitary figure also sharing their landscape denying the temptations of his neighbours & ultimately the needs of his own body. So begin forty days & nights in one of the most inhospitable terrains on earth. ' One of the finest novels I've read in years' The Times ' Completely captivating' Literary Review ' Absolutely compelling' Observer 'stunning. A writer of hallucinatory skill' John Updike ...

Jesse has survived the chasers. He's survived the roving bands of humans. & he might even have started to make some new friends. But the quarantine period is up. The army is coming in. & Jesse's about to learn that the real test of survival has only just begun. ...

How close can you get to the truth...before you become the target? Jerry Morner lives quietly in a cabin by the old quarry hurting no one. Or thats what he wants people to believe. It takes one spark & a can of petrol to expose the truth. The fire is deadly. Not for Jerry but for the two strangers found burnt to death inside. His son starts to search for answers. But he soon realises that some secrets are better left to the dead. ...

Kit doesn't know who his mother is. What he does know however is that his father Guy is dying of cancer. Feeling his death is imminent Guy gathers around him his oldest friends
- or at least the friends with the most to lose by his death. Paul
- the rising star in the Labour party who dreads the day a tape they all made at university might come to light; Alison & Robbie corporate bunnies whose relationship is daily more fractious; Pris & Haze once an item now estranged & finally Hol
- friend mentor former lover & the only one who seemed to care. But what will happen to Kit when Guy is gone? & why isn't Kit's mother in the picture? As the friends reunite for Guy's last days old jealousies affairs & lies come to light as Kit watches on.


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Queen was renowned for electrifying performances envied for rumors of rock excess & beloved for music that melded an array of genres. Now available in a nicely priced paperback edition comes the first history befitting this larger-than-life rock b&. Packed with stunning performance & offstage photographs-dozens of them previously unpublished-as well as handbills posters backstage passes tickets T-shirts LPs & singles gathered from around the globe this is the ultimate visual history for Queen fans everywhere. A history of the band spans the pre-Queen years to current work with Paul Rodgers. Complementing this thorough account are reviews of all studio & live albums; complete tour dates; an extensive discography; reflections on the band & their music from some of rocks top performers past & present; & exclusive insights from their former crew. ...

Between April & July 2012 extensive celebrations will celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Queens reign. Following the approach of NESSIE (sales approaching 250 000 copies) & GREYFRIARS BOBBY (100 000 copies sold) Richard Brassey provides insight into the life of the woman who soon will be our longest-reigning monarch
- with fun facts hilarious anecdotes & fascinating info!
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In 2011 the world will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Queen
- one of the most innovative glamorous & influential bands in history.
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With a career spanning three decades & album sales topping 150 million worldwide they continue to fascinate fans & music lovers with their stories of legendary parties outrageous lifestyles turbulent affairs & outstanding musical achievements. Queen: The definitive biography is a comprehensive history of this important b&. Laura Jackson has carried out exclusive interviews with members of Queen many of their close friends & several of the worlds leading rock musicians including Sir Cliff Richard Richie Sambora Gary Glitter John Peel Malcolm McLaren Bruce Dickenson Peter Stringfellow Richard Branson Trevor Francis & Nigel Planer. She turns the spotlight onto the private lives professional struggles & personal triumphs of all four band members from Freddie Mercurys reckless affairs & flamboyantly gay lifestyle to the intensely private bass player John Deacon & from Brian Mays emotional excesses to Roger Taylors sexual scandals. Laura Jackson

Includes:: a frank & compelling account of Mercurys illness & eventual death from AIDS & examines the impact this had on his friends & family & what it meant for the b&.

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The Queen & I" is the brilliantly funny novel by Sue Townsend author of the " Adrian Mole" series. The Monarchy Has Been Dismantled. When a Republican party wins the General Election their first act in power is to strip the royal family of their assets & titles & send them to live on a housing estate in the Midlands. Exchanging Buckingham Palace for a two-bed roomed semi in Hell Close (as the locals dub it) caviar for boiled eggs servants for a social worker named Trish the Queen & her family learn what it means to be poor among the great unwashed. But is their breeding sufficient to allow them to rise above their changed circumstance or deep down are they really just like everyone else? Bestselling author Sue Townsend has been Britain's favourite comic writer for over three decades. " No other author could imagine this so graphically demolish the institution so wittily & yet leave the family with its human dignity intact". (" The Times"). " Absorbing entertaining.. .the funniest thing in print since Adrian Mole". (Ruth Rendell " Daily Telegraph"). " Kept me rolling about until the last page". (" Daily Mail"). Sue Townsend is Britain's favourite comic author. Her hugely successful novels include eight " Adrian Mole" books " The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman (Aged 55 )" " Number Ten" " Ghost Children" " The Queen & I" " Queen Camilla" & " The Woman Who Went to Bed For a Year" all of which are highly acclaimed bestsellers. She has also written numerous well-received plays. She lives in Leicester where she was born & grew up." ...