In the middle of the Indian Ocean a NUMA research vessel is taking water samples at sunset when a crew member spots a sheen of black oil ahead of them. But it is not oil. Like a horde of army ants a swarm of black particles suddenly attacks the ship killing everyone aboard while the ship itself goes up in flames. A few hours later Kurt Austin & Joe Zavala are on their way to the Indian Ocean. What they will find there on the smoldering hulk of the ship will eventually lead them to the discovery of the most audacious scheme they have ever known: a plan to permanently alter the weather on a global scale. It will kill millions.. .and it has already begun. ...

Memory Sorrow & Thorn: The three swords which seem inextricably linked to the fate of both Simon the ex-kitchen boy & now Knight & the land of Osten Ard itself. As their enigma unfolds new horrors of war & dark sorcery draw the land & its people to an unimaginably powerful climax in this final volume of Tad Williams' landmark series. ...

Annie lives with her elderly parents in a remote cottage. She is used to being alone. Every day she walks by the lonely marsh to school. Only in winter when the wind howls in the trees is Annie ever afraid. Her sister Willa is pregnant & Annie is overjoyed when she comes home to have her baby. Annie tells Willa the names of local plants & Willa tells Annie about the ghost murdered by highwaymen who is said to haunt the old forge nearby. Then on a terrible night with the phone lines down Willa goes into labour. Annie is terrified of the ghost but knows she must brave the storm to fetch help. As she ventures into the night a horseman swings into view. He offers to take Annie to town. Before she can protest Annie finds herself lifted on to his saddle & off they set on an intense dream-like journey. Only once he has deposited her safely on the doctors doorstep does the horseman reveal that he is the ghost she fears. ...

This is the bestseller on the credit crunch. In this brilliant short book Vince Cable 'the sage of the credit crunch' (Daily Telegraph") explains how we got here & where we're going. In " The Storm" Vincent Cable explains the causes of the world economic crisis & how we should respond to the challenges it brings. He shows that although the downturn is global the complacency of the British government towards the huge 'bubble' in property prices & high levels of personal debt combined with increasingly exotic & opaque trading within the financial markets has left Britain badly exposed. Yet we need to be vigilant in our response to the dangers confronting us. Times of crises inevitably bring forth false prophets who offer easy panaceas & identify scapegoats. However Cable shows that an insular response to the current crisis would be a disaster & urges us to resist the siren voices that promote isolationism & nationalism as the answer to economic woes. He argues that policy makers must keep their faith in liberal markets if the remarkable advances in living standards which are now being extended to the world's poorer countries are to be maintained. This book is suitable for readers of " The Age of Turbulence" by Alan Greenspan " The State We're In" by Will Hutton & " The New Paradigm for Financial Markets" by George Soros." ...

The sixth gripping adventure in this exciting pony-club series. With gymkhanas to win rivals to defeat mysteries to solve & ponies in danger to save
- these books are perfect for all girls who love ponies. At the Chevalier Point Pony Club Issie is spending all her time with Blaze's young colt Nightstorm. With such fine breeding he is extremely valuable & Issie is unaware that the young colt's progress is being closely watched. When Nightstorm is stolen Issie's search for him takes her all the way to Spain on an exciting & gruelling adventure to win her pony back. Join talented young rider Issie on another action-packed pony-club adventure.
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In early 1970 the Commanding Officer of 22 SAS flew into the strategically critical Sultanate of Oman on a covert intelligence mission to monitor a Communist rebellion threatening the Arabian Peninsula. Within six months the Regiment arrived in theatre to lead a fierce secret war against the rebels reinforced by an elite band of RAF pilots flying out of a remote airbase in the desert. But for the British soldiers & airmen it was to be no easy victory. & despite confronting the largest assault force ever deployed by the SAS many months later the enemy were still far from beaten. Something had to give. Then at dawn on July 19th 1972 & without warning a force of nearly 300 heavily armed well-trained guerillas attacked the little fishing port of Mirbat. Between them & glory stood a team of just nine SAS men aided only by the skill of the fighter pilots overhead. It was to be an epic encounter; a modern day Rorke's Drift. Their heroism that day would become SAS legend. ...

As a glassmaker & a magician-in-training Opal Cowen understands trial by fire. Now it's time to test her mettle. Someone has sabotaged the Stormdancer clan's glass orbs killing their most powerful magicians. The Stormdancers--particularly the mysterious & mercurial Kade--require Opal's unique talents to prevent it happening again. But when the mission goes awry Opal must tap in to a new kind of magic as stunningly potent as it is frightening. & the further she delves into the intrigue behind the glass & magic the more distorted things appear. With lives hanging in the balance--including her own--Opal must control powers she hadn't known she possessed...powers that might lead to disaster beyond anything she's ever known. ...

On a blustery March day in the village of Fairacre Miss Clare sees two strangers 'pacing slowly side by side along the edge of Hundred Acre Field which lay on the other side of Miss Clare's garden hedge...' So begins a story which brings all the villagers of Fairacre together as they face the prospect of developers who hope to build new houses on the fields adjoining old Mr Miller's farm. Everyone has an opinion
- but not everyone is in agreement about the development. Under the watchful gaze of Miss Read the school teacher we meet old characters & new from retired teacher Miss Clare & the surly Mrs Pringle to the new assistant teacher Miss Jackson
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Wereworld: Storm of Sharks" is the fifth book in the horror-fantasy series by Curtis Jobling perfect for fans of Darren Shan Tolkien's " The Hobbit" & Christopher Paolini's " Eragon". Rumours have spread like wildfire across the warring lands of Lyssia
- young Werewolf Drew Ferran has returned to the Seven Realms. Seeking out an army that may help him defeat the terrible Catlords of Bast he turns to the sea where a host of fresh terrors await. With scoundrels & pirates cresting each & every wave Drew's quest pulls him toward the very heart of his enemy deep into the eye of the maelstrom... Book 5 in the horror-fantasy series by Curtis Jobling. Perfect for fans of Darren Shan Tolkien's " The Hobbit" & Christopher Paolini's " Eragon". The designer of Bob the Builder creator of " Frankenstein's Cat" & " Raa Raa the Noisy Lion" & the author/illustrator of numerous children's books Curtis Jobling lives with his family in Cheshire Engl&. Early work on Aardman's " Wallace & Gromit" & Tim Burton's " Mars Attacks" led to him picking up his crayons in 1997 to design the BAFTA winning Bob. The animated series of " Frankenstein's Cat" based upon Curtis' book of the same name picked up the Pulcinella award for Best Children's Show at the 2008 International Cartoons On The Bay festival in Salerno Italy. His noisy new preschool show " Raa Raa" can be seen on CBeebies while his original paintings & prints sell in galleries the world over. Although perhaps best known for his work in TV & picture books Curtis' other love has always been horror & fantasy for an older audience. " Wereworld" is his first series for older readers."
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As though walking through a deep dream I saw steel helmets approaching through the craters. They seemed to sprout from the fire-harrowed soil like some iron harvest. Storm of Steel" is one of the greatest works to emerge from the catastrophe of the First World War. A memoir of astonishing power savagery & ashen lyricism it illuminates like no other book the horrors but also the fascination of total war presenting the conflict through the eyes of an ordinary German soldier. As an account of the terrors of the Western Front & of the sickening allure that made men keep fighting on for four long years " Storm of Steel" has no equal." ...