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
- who brings with her problems of her own...

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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." ...

HBOs hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martins internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE & FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS is the third volume in the series. A beautifully presented slipcased edition of A STORM OF SWORDS. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt & blood feud & winter approaches like an angry beast. Beyond the Northern borders wildlings leave their villages to gather in the ice & stone wasteland of the Frostfangs. From there the renegade Brother Mance Rayder will lead them South towards the Wall. The men of the Nights Watch are ready for the coming of a great cold & the walking corpses that travel with it. But now they face a horde of wildlings twenty-thousand strong
- hungry savage people steeped in the dark magic of the haunted wilderness
- poised to invade the Kingdom of the North where Robb Stark wears his new-forged crown. But Robbs defences are ranged against attack from the South the land of House Starks enemies the Lannisters. His sisters are trapped there dead or likely yet to die at the whim of the Lannister boy-king Joffrey or his depraved mother Cersei regent of the Iron Throne. Cerseis ambition is unfettered while the dwarf Tyrion Lannister fights for his life a victim of treachery. & on the other side of the ocean the last of the Targaryens rears the dragons she hatched from her husbands funeral pyre. Daenerys Stormborn will return to the land of her birth to avenge the murder of her father the last Dragon King on the Iron Throne.

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HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE & FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS: STEEL & SNOW is the FIRST part of the third volume in the series. Winter approaches Westeros like an angry beast. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt & blood feud. In the northern wastes a horde of hungry savage people steeped in the dark magic of the wilderness is poised to invade the Kingdom of the North where Robb Stark wears his new-forged crown. & Robb's defences are ranged against the South the land of the cunning & cruel Lannisters who have his younger sisters in their power. Throughout Westeros the war for the Iron Throne rages more fiercely than ever but if the Wall is breached no king will live to claim it. ...

HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE & FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS: BLOOD & GOLD is the SECOND part of the third volume in the series. The Starks are scattered. Robb Stark may be King in the North but he must bend to the will of the old tyrant Walder Frey if he is to hold his crown. & while his youngest sister Arya has escaped the clutches of the depraved Cersei Lannister & her son the capricious boy-king Joffrey Sansa Stark remains their captive. Meanwhile across the ocean Daenerys Stormborn the last heir of the Dragon King delivers death to the slave-trading cities of Astapor & Yunkai as she approaches Westeros with vengeance in her heart. ...

Theres trouble afoot in Burracombe... Hilary Napier is upset & angry when her father brings in a new manager for the family estate which she has been running for the past year. Even though she cannot help liking Travis Kellaway she resents his presence. But before long she begins to appreciate Traviss strength & compassion & she finds herself drawn to him. Meanwhile life in the village is enlivened by the new drama club formed by energetic young curate Felix Copley. Almost the entire village becomes involved in the pantomime he decides to organise
- with results they didnt quite plan for! Then tragedy strikes making everyone realise exactly what is important in their lives...
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When a gang carry out a daring drugs raid on a hospital pharmacy during which several staff are injured & one medical orderly is brutally killed the Minneapolis police department can only conclude that it must have been an inside job. For Lucas Davenport this case is about to get personal. Weather Karkinnen Lucass surgeon wife was due to perform a high-profile operation on the day of the raid & as an unwitting observer of the criminals desperate getaway she is now in grave danger. As the culprits embark on a series of vicious murders in an attempt to silence any witnesses it becomes apparent that a city gangster ring known as The Seed is behind the attacks. With the body-count rising Davenport knows that time is running out to identify the inside plant in the hospital before the gang catches up with Weather once & for all. ...