BOOK FIVE: SHADOWS OF THE APT The war with the Wasp Empire has ended in a bitter stalemate & Collegium has nothing to show for it but wounded veterans. Cheerwell Maker finds herself crippled in ways no doctor can mend haunted by ghosts of the past that she cannot appease. The Empress Seda is regaining control over those imperial cities that refused to bow the knee to her but she draws her power from something more sinister than mere armies & war machines. Only her consort the former spymaster Thalric knows the truth & now the assassins are coming & he finds his life & his loyalties under threat once again. Out beyond the desert of the Nem the ancient city of Khanaphes awaits them both with a terrible secret entombed beneath its stones. Praise for Shadows of the Apt: ' The Shadows of the Apt series is quite distinct mainly due to the insect-kinden & Tchaikovsky's fertile imagination' Sci Fi Now ' Epic fantasy at its best. Gripping original & multi-layered storytelling from a writer bursting with lots of fascinating ideas' Walker of Worlds ...

Khepri meets the Pharaoh Prince of Egypt for the first time one morning in the shadow of the temple walls & a friendship springs up between them. When Khepri discovers a terrible trap in the Pharaohs newly-built tomb designed to kill he knows he must warn the Prince. But how? For Khepri is just a small scarab beetle who scuttles along floors among roots & into baskets of figs. How Khepri saves the Pharaohs life & receives the highest honour of all is hauntingly told & dramatically illustrated in an original tale of ancient Egypt which

Includes:: an historical end note on tomb-building & the Pharaohs.

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Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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One night there was a thunderstorm. A tattered scarecrow stood in the wind & rain taking no notice.. .until a bolt of lightning struck his turnip head. The scarecrow blinked with surprise & came to life. So begins the story of the Scarecrow a courteous but pea-brained fellow with grand ideas. He meets a boy Jack who becomes his faithful servant & they set out to journey to Spring Valley together. Along the way there's no end of excitement
- battle & shipwreck brigands & tricksters
- & it's up to Jack time after time to save the day.

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At an abandoned Soviet base in the Arctic a battle to save all life on Earth is about to begin...THE SECRET BASE It is a top-secret base known only as Dragon Isl&. A long-forgotten relic of the Cold War it houses a weapon of terrible destructive force a weapon that has just been re-activated...AN ARMY OF MURDERERS When Dragon Island is seized by a brutal terrorist force calling itself the Army of Thieves the fate of the world suddenly hangs in the balance. But there are no crack units close enough to get to Dragon in time to stop the Army setting off the weapon. ONE SMALL TEAM Except that is for a small equipment-testing team up in the Arctic led by a Marine captain named Schofield call-sign SCARECROW. It's not a strike team; just a handful of Marines & civilians. It's not equipped to attack a fortified island held by a small army. But it will go in anyway because someone has to. THE ULTIMATE HERO IS BACK FACING THE ULTIMATE ARMY OF VILLAINS. ...

Two delightful Farmyard Tales stories in a single book. Read the first story flip the book over & read the second story on the reverse. Specially written with the help of a reading expert to ensure young children succeed in their first efforts at reading. Illustrated by Stephen Cartwright theres a little yellow duck to find on every page! ...

There were three people standing in the darkest place watching him. Simon is outraged that his Mum plans to remarry. He can't bear her new fiance or the way his mother & sister seem to have forgotten his late father. Overwhelmed by hatred & anger he seeks solace in a nearby abandoned water mill. But another powerful hatred lingers within its walls. & it is about to be unleashed... Westall's immense talent is evident from the opening line
- Simon's anger & unhappiness are tangible & the Scarecrows' ill-intentions terrifying.
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Three sinister & creepy tales by Anthony Horowitz a master-storyteller & the best-selling author of the Alex Rider series. Gary hates the countryside
- why did his mum have to bring him here to stay with his gran. Its boring & prickly & field after field it all looks the same
- especially when youre lost.. . Kevin loves computer games but this latest game (Smash Crash Slash 500 Plus) breaks all the rules & now Kevin is part of the game.. . Howard is in Heaven strange after a life spent bullying stealing & playing truant
- so why is he so unhappy?


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