” The Kane Chronicles: The Serpent`s Shadow” is the final thrilling instalment in award-winning author & Percy Jackson creator Rick Riordan`s ” Kane Chronicles” trilogy. Is their inherited magic enough to battle against the most powerful mythical forces that Egypt`s gods have to throw at them? Carter & Sadie Kane, descendants of the magical House of Life, are in pretty big trouble. Despite their bravest efforts, Apophis, the giant snake of Chaos, is still threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness. Now the Kanes must do something no magician has ever managed
- defeat Apophis himself. No pressure there then. Battling against the forces of Chaos, their only hope is an ancient spell
- but the magic has been lost for a millennia. Will they find the serpent`s shadow, or will they be led to their deaths in the depths of the Underworld? Praise for ” The Kane Chronicles: The Serpent`s Shadow”: ” Storytelling that will get readers hooked”. (Philip Ardagh, ” The Guardian”). ” Witty & inspired. Gripping, touching & deliciously satirical”. (” Times”). Rick Riordan is the award-winning writer of the Percy Jackson series, ” The Kane Chronicles” & the ” Heroes of Olympus” series. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife & two sons. Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief was the overall winner of the Red House Children`s Book Award in 2006, & made into a blockbuster film starring Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan & Uma Thurman in 2010. The series has gone on to become a chart-topping success.

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The Throne of Fire: the second book in Rick Riordan`s The Kane Chronicles. Ever since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed on the modern world, Carter Kane & his sister, Sadie, have been in big trouble. As descendants of the magical House of Life, they command certain powers. But now a terrifying enemy
- Apophis, the giant snake of chaos
- is rising. If Carter & Sadie don`t destroy him, the world will end in five days` time. & in order to battle the forces of chaos, they must revive the sun god Ra
- a feat no magician has ever achieved. Because first they must search the world for the three sections of the Book of Ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spells... Can the Kanes destroy Apophis before he swallows the sun & plunges the earth into darkness.. .forever? Praise for the Percy Jackson series: ” Witty & inspired. Gripping, touching & deliciously satirical... This is most likely to succeed Rowling. Puffin is on to a winner”. (Amanda Craig, The Times). ” Puns, jokes & subtle wit, alongside a gripping storyline”. (Telegraph). ” Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats”. (New York Times). Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife & two sons. Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief was the overall winner of the Red House Children`s Book Award in 2006. The Percy Jackson series: The Lightning Thief; The Sea of Monsters; The Battle of the Labyrinth; The Titan`s Curse; The Last Olympian Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero; The Son of Neptune; The Mark of Athena The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid; The Throne of Fire; &, The Serpent`s Shadow.


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A classic novel set in the siege of Malta 1940-1942 from the bestselling author of The Cruel Sea Father Salvatore was a simple, lumbering priest, a Kappillan serving the poor Valetta, when war came out of the blue skies to pound the island to dust. Now amid the catacombs discovered by a chance bomb, he cared for the flood of homeless, starving, frightened people who sought shelter from the death that fell unceasingly from the sky. His story, & the story of Malta, is told in superbly graphic pictures of six days during the siege. Each of those days brought forth from the Kappillan a message of inspiration to keep them going
- the legendary tales of six mighty events of Malta`s history which shone through the centuries & gathered them together in a fervent belief in their survival.
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An epic story of wartime, family secrets & forbidden love, set against the stunning exotic backdrop of 1940s Kashmir. Within ...

The Keeper of Lost Causes (originally published in the UK as Mercy) is the nail-biting first book in the internationally bestselling Department Q series. It is now a major movie, released in the UK in August 2014. At first the prisoner scratches at the walls until her fingers bleed. But there is no escaping the room. With no way of measuring time, her days, weeks, months go unrecorded. She vows not to go mad. She will not give her captors the satisfaction. She will die first. Copenhagen detective Carl Morck has been taken off homicide to run a newly created department for unsolved crimes. His first case concerns Merete Lynggaard, who vanished five years ago. Everyone says she`s dead. Everyone says it`s a waste of time. He thinks they`re right. The voice in the dark is distorted, harsh & without mercy. It says the prisoner`s torture will only end when she answers one simple question. It is one she has asked herself a million times: Why is this happening? Praise for Jussi Adler-Olsen: ” Gripping storytelling”. (Guardian). ” Engrossing”. (Sunday Express). ” As impressive as it is unnerving”. (Independent). Jussi Adler-Olsen has sold over 10 million books worldwide. He is the internationally bestselling author of the Department Q series (Disgrace, Redemption, Guilt & Buried) featuring Carl Morck. The Keeper of Lost Causes was originally published in the UK as Mercy, & is now a major Danish language movie. ...

`THE PERFECT CURE FOR THE NEW YEAR BLUES` Daily Mail ` Delightful` Helen Simonson, MAJOR PETTIGREW`S LAST STAND ` Exactly the book I was looking for` Chrissie Manby, A PROPER FAMILY HOLIDAY `A charming story of fresh starts & self-discovery that warms the cockles` Woman & Home MEET THE `KEEPER OF LOST THINGS`... Once a celebrated author of short stories now in his twilight years, Anthony Peardew has spent half his life lovingly collecting lost objects, trying to atone for a promise broken many years before. Realising he is running out of time, he leaves his house & all its lost treasures to his assistant Laura, the one person he can trust to fulfil his legacy & reunite the thousands of objects with their rightful owners. But the final wishes of the Keeper of Lost Things have unforeseen repercussions which trigger a most serendipitous series of encounters... With an unforgettable cast of characters that

Includes:: young girls with special powers, handsome gardeners, irritable ghosts & an array of irresistible four-legged friends, The Keeper of Lost Things is a debut novel of endless possibilities & joyful discoveries that will leave you bereft once you`ve finished reading.WE`RE ALL JUST WAITING TO BE FOUND...

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We`re all waiting to be found... Once a celebrated author of short stories now in his twilight years, Anthony Peardew has spent half his life collecting lost objects, trying to atone for a promise broken many years before. Realising he is running out of time, he leaves his house & all its lost treasures to his assistant Laura, the one person he can trust to fulfil his legacy & reunite the thousands of objects with their rightful owners. But the final wishes of the ` Keeper of Lost Things` have unforeseen repercussions which trigger a most serendipitous series of encounters... ...

In this remarkable book, historians Jon Cooksey & Graham Mc Kechnie present the extraordinary story of Frederick Kelly, the musician, composer & Olympic rower, killed in action during the Great War. Frederick Kelly`s war diary, written between 1914 & 1916, is a unique document recording some of the most significant events of the 20th century. This is the story of a singular, brave & brilliant man who inspired the respect of those who served with him & the love & devotion of his many friends. It is not just a war diary
- it is about music, art & humanity. Kelly was a man who, in the depths of war, still found time to compose evocative music or use the songs of Wagner to entice German soldiers to surrender. Despite his eccentricities & artistic temperament, he repeatedly proved himself on brutal battlefields, from Gallipoli to the Somme, without losing his tenderness of sense of humour.
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The Kennet & Avon comprises three waterways, the Kennet Navigation from Newbury to Reading, the Avon Navigation from Bristol to Bath, & man-made middle section linking Bath with Newbury. This guide concentrates on the route from Reading to Bath, taking in Newbury, Hungerford, & Devizes & villages, such as Kintbury & Wootton Rivers. The guide is suitable both for those taking a holiday along the stretch of the canal as well as those interested in the area & what it has to offer. Covering an area a mile or two either side of the canal, it is an invaluable resource for the canal boater, day tripper, angler, walker & interested local. The Kennet & Avon is the fourth in a series of towpathguides. ...