From Rory Clements winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award comes TRAITOR the fourth in his acclaimed John Shakespeare Elizabethan mystery series. ' Does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times The Elizabethan navy has a secret weapon: an optical instrument so powerful it gives England unassailable superiority at sea. Spain will stop at nothing to steal it & seize the two men who understand its secrets
- William Ivory the ' Queen's Eye' & the magician Dr Dee. With a second Armada threatened intelligencer John Shakespeare is sent north to escort Dr Dee to safety. But he finds Dee's host the Earl of Derby dying in agony apparently poisoned. Who wants him dead & why? What lies behind the lynching of a recusant priest & how is the mysterious & beautiful Lady Eliska involved? While Shakespeare attempts to untangle a plot that points to treachery at the very highest reaches of government he also faces serious accusations far closer to home. With so much at stake must he choose between family & his duty to Queen & country?
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On their way to a feast hosted by the de Courtenays Sir Baldwin Furnshill Keeper of the Kings Peace & Bailiff Simon Puttock find the murdered corpse of Sir Gilbert a Knight Templar & old comrade of Baldwins. The situation is confounded when a decapitated body is found & Baldwin & Simons suspicions that the two deaths are linked seem to be justified when Baldwin himself is attacked. Baldwin & Simon find themselves caught up in a baffling investigation in which the participators will stop at nothing to achieve their sinister aims... ...

Events are building to a climax in Sachaka as Lorkin returns from his exile with the Traitor rebels. The Traitor Queen has given Lorkin the huge task of brokering an alliance between his people & the Traitors. Lorkin has also had to become a feared black magician in order to harness the power of an entirely new kind of gemstone magic. This knowledge could transform the Guild of Magicians
- or make Lorkin an outcast forever. The Traitor Queen is the triumphant conclusion to the Traitor Spy Trilogy which began with The Ambassador's Mission & continued with The Rogue.
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Conrad de Lancey has seen enough of evil: the shadow of fear on the faces of innocents; the roar of tanks through empty streets; the sudden lull before the slaughter begins. Franco's bloody insurrection taught this Englishman all about hell. Arriving in his mother's country the now Nazi Germany Conrad is sick at heart. Even Berlin
- infamous haven of decadence & vice
- salutes fascism. Himmler's black-shirted troops rule the city & every German arm bears a Swastika. But does every German heart belong to Hitler? When Conrad is arrested by the Gestapo on suspicion of spying he is rescued by Theo an old friend from university now a lieutenant of the Wehrmacht. Together they are drawn into a world of danger & deceit of plots paranoia & intrigue where the brave few are united by a single ambition: to free the fatherland from the Fuhrer.

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Reeve Joss is struggling to defend a country ravaged by the assaults of twin armies. His men now patrol a land of burning villages & homeless refugees as Joss tries to separate traitor from friend. The Reeves thoughts are also plagued by the intriguing Zubaidit pleasure-giver spy & temple-trained assassin. But Zubaidit is focused on a dangerous mission her target being warped Guardian Lord Radas. His death would leave the invading militia in chaos but the old tales tell truly of the Guardians immortality
- & of the powers they now wield to twist the hearts of men. Josss nights are also troubled disturbed by dreams of Marit. His lost love has returned from death to become a feared Guardian herself but Marit rejected the corrupt temptations they offered. She now seeks others of her kind praying some are yet uncontaminated by the blight on the land
- & have the will to fight it.

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Tramp for the Lord tells of Corries experiences after the Second World War. She began to minister world wide & travel widely visiting those she felt were suffering & who were in need of leading to the Lord in places as diverse as Africa & Germany. The book also tells of her meeting with one of her guards from the concentration camp & her forgiveness for him. An impressive & inspiring book telling Corries story in the years after the events of the best-selling Hiding Place. This much loved book is being re-issued in B format with a contemporary cover. ...

Follow the trails of the Scottish explorer David Lessels fulfilling a dream to travel the length of Africa confronting serious challenges to his freedom as he walked & hitch-hiked through history in the early 1950s. Recalled with vivid clarity this inspirational travellers tale is studded with gems & facts
- some of which may be the only written accounts of the early development of unique African cultures. This is a colorful & rich taste of Africa in the raw
- share the authors thrilling experiences of an extraordinary adventure.

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A unique look at the history adventures myths & realities of this most legendary & powerful of bands it is a labour of love based on hours of first-hand & original interviews. What emerges is a compelling portrait of the four musicians themselves as well as a fresh insight into the close-knit entourage that protected them from Peter Grant to Richard Cole to Ahmet Ertegun giant figures from the long-vanished world of 1970s rock. Featuring many rare & never before seen photographs it is also the first book on Led Zeppelin to cover such recent events as their triumphant 2007 O2 Arena gig & Robert Plant's Grammy-winning resurgence of recent years. ...

The Know the Game series is firmly established as the leading introduction to a huge range of sports. For 50 years they have been the first step into a new sport for many people children & adults alike. The series has now been relaunched in a new format with a modern design
- making the best even better. The aim has been to make the books more accessible & they are now packed with colour photos & illustrations top tips & interesting facts. Each book contains everything you need to know about the sport including equipment rules techniques & training tips. Theres even information on how to find a club & meet new people to play the sport with. & having been written & endorsed by the sports professional body you can be sure that you are getting the best information available.
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Primo Levi was one of the most astonishing voices to emerge from the twentieth century. This landmark selection of his short stories opens up a world of wonder love cruelty & curious twists of fate where nothing is as it seems. In The Fugitive" an office worker composes the most beautiful poem ever with unforeseen consequences while " Magic Paint" sees a group of researchers develop a paint that mysteriously protects them from misfortune. " Gladiators" & " The Knall" are chilling explorations of mass violence & in " The Tranquil Star" a simple story of stargazing becomes a meditation on language imagination & infinity." ...