When Lockhart Flawse is catapulted out of his upper-class & rapunzel-esque life with the curmudgeonly Flawse Senior he must enter the world of suburbia & marriage. Rendered an absolute twit in modern society by his medieval upbringing Lockhart must resort to drastic tactics in his attempt to return to Flawse House. Faced with the horrors of suburbia he must either terrorise blackmail & potentially kill an entire street of his tenants or attempt to find his unknown & elusive father in order to inherit the estate. However with the belief that he was dropped into his mother's arms by a stork killing a street of people may be the wiser option for the socially inept young man. He is also under mounting pressure as it may all be in vain if his gold-digging mother-in-law has her way. Now the wife of Flawse Senior she has decided that if Lockhart's wealthy grandfather can't have the decency to die on his own she will take matters into her own hands. ...

It's the May Day holiday & a fair has come to the village of Thrush Green. The residents of Thrush Green all have their own views about the fair. For young Paul just recovered from an illness it is a joy to be allowed out to play at the fair; for Ruth who returned to the soothing tranquillity of Thrush Green nursing a broken heart the fair is a welcome distraction from her own problems. & for Dr Lovell the fair brings an unexpected new patient. Then there is Mrs Curdle the long-standing matriarch of the fair. For her this year's visit to Thrush Green awakens mixed feelings & a difficulty she doesn't want to face... Full of Miss Read's inimitable charm & humour THRUSH GREEN is a wonderful introduction to this bestselling series. ...

Koom Valley
- that was where the trolls ambushed the dwarfs or the dwarfs ambushed the trolls. It was far away. It was a long time
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A hilarious picture book from Nick Butterworth the highly-regarded prize-winning creator of Percy the Park Keeper. In a fantastical land where even warthogs are beautiful the peace is shattered one day by the deafening thud of something very large nearby. Is it a monster? None of the animals feels brave enough to find out but they know of an Ugly Beast who might be able to help. & when they find him the animals are in for a truly monstrous surprise. ...

VOTED AS READERS' FAVOURITE DISCWORLD NOVEL IN THE DISCWORLD CUP 2010! ' Some people would be asking: whose side are you on? If you're not for us you're against us. Huh. If you're not an apple you're a banana' When it comes to racial hatred & sectarian violence the phrase 'vive la difference' is usually one of the furthest from the tip of the mob's tongue. When a whole city is poised on the very brink of anarchy it only requires one thing to pitch it over the edge. Like the murder of one of the key participants for example... ...

The world has been gripped by a catastrophic virus & everyone over the age of eighteen is infertile. Society now values teenagers above all others & conception contracts with the most attractive intelligent girls are eagerly snapped up by would-be-parents desperate to pay for a healthy baby. Eight-&-a-half months ago Melody scored an amazing contract with a rich couple & was matched with the hottest bumping partner in the world: the gorgeous Jondoe. Her future looked set
- until her identical twin Harmony opened the door to Jondoe. A case of mistaken identity & a moment of madness followed
- & the wrong sister fell pregnant. Now Harmony has disappeared determined to raise her babies herself
- & for the last eight-&-a-half months Melody has been faking the most high-profile pregnancy in the world. & both sisters know time is running out...


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Across the Old World the powers of Chaos seek to bring corruption & death poisoning the minds of men & filling them with hatred & fury. Only the bravest dare stand against them
- two Empire soldiers marching into the cold wastes of Kislev to face the barbaric Northern hordes where one will lose his soul to the Ruinous Powers. The high elf Gilead Lothain who seeks to strike at the servants of the Dark Gods in a quest for vengeance that can never end. The ranks of the noble White Wolves who stand to defend the majestic city of Middenheim until the last man never backing down in the face of their enemies. Thunder & Steel is an epic collection of Dan Abnetts Warhammer fantasy including the novels Riders of the Dead Gileads Blood & Hammers of Ulric plus short stories & the full graphic novel of The Warhammer.
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The Soviet Union's struggle with Nazi Germany played the decisive part in the Allied defeat of Hitler. Gigantic prolonged & bloody land battles running continuously from 1941 to 1945 contrasted with the fighting on other fronts. The Russians largely fought on their own with an independent strategy & at a cost much higher than that borne by the other combatants. As for the Germans Hitler & his high command conceived & carried out the Russian campaign as a singular 'war of annihilation'. Benefiting from a post-Communist post-Cold War perspective Evan Mawdsley takes full advantage of the wealth of new studies & source materials to produce a narrative that is both penetrating & wide-ranging providing a clear overview of a vast conflict. This is a gripping account of one of the most devastating episodes of European history.> ...

Threptus the former beggar boy has teamed up with Floridius a soothsayer & seller of sacred chickens. Together they earn a living helping people solve problems & mysteries. In this third book of the series it is the time of Saturnalia
- when all the rules are turned upside down & chaos ensues. Threptus is enjoying the mayhem but the thunder omens are disturbing. Can Threptus help his friend matchmake & avoid the disaster threatened by the thunder omen?
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Former IRA enforcer & deadly assassin Sean Dillon returns in the stunning sequel to EYE OF THE STORM from number 1 bestselling ...