Rose and the Doctor return to present-day Earth, and become intrigued by the latest craze - the video game, Death to Mantodeans. Is it as harmless as it seems? And why are so many local people going on holiday and never returning? Meanwhile, on another world, an alien war is raging. The Quevvils need to find a new means of attacking the ruthless Mantodeans. Searching the galaxy for cunning, warlike but gullible allies, they find the ideal soldiers on Earth. Will Rose be able to save her family and friends from the alien threat? And can the Doctor play the game to the end and win? Featuring the Ninth Doctor and Rose as played by Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper in the hit science fiction series from BBC Television Views: 54
Drummond's vigilantes - an evil cloud passing over the ranch land of Montana, and killing all who stood in their way.At first Jed Herne strung along, needing the money. But one day they went too far ...And from then on it was war! Views: 54
Max Callum has a secret that has the power to destroy lives. He’s been running from his past for years but as Liquid Regret heads out on tour, hiding becomes impossible. He’s lost the love of his life, he’s haunted by nightmares, and the very thing he fears the most has found him. He’s also falling for the one person who is off limits. Rachel Preston has been hired as the band’s grief counselor after tragedy strikes. She’s determined to keep her relationships professional but when Max walks through the door, her boundaries are tested. He’s broken and forbidden and she’s never wanted anyone more.As secrets come to light and powerful people fall, they learn that sometimes hush money isn’t enough. Views: 54
In this rapid-fire conclusion to the best-selling Soon series, follow Paul Stepola, his wife, Jae, and their young children as they try to elude capture by the National Peace Organization and sentencing for treason. The law banning the practice of religion around the globe is on the brink of collapse. The tide is turning but personal, family hostilities threaten to end in disaster before the world comes to its senses. Views: 54
Isabel, Owen and Julia were childhood friends. But when they were 15, Julia disappeared without a trace - an event that had a devastating impact on the others. Years later, Isabel returns to her home town in the north of England for Owen's funeral. She hadn't seen him since they recklessly burned down the local supermarket together; he was sent to prison and she, just shy of her 18th birthday, to a young offenders' centre. Isabel suspects that Owen was responsible for Julia's murder, and she's hoping finally to find some kind of resolution. Feeling cut off from her husband and child in Turkey, and awash with unexpected memories, Isabel ventures further into the murky depths of her past. But nothing is as it seems - either past or present - and as Isabel's world unravels we finally realise the stunning, shattering truth... Views: 54
With his sparky whiskers and magic tricks, no one could mistake Gobbolino for a simple kitchen cat, but that's just what the witch's kitten wants to be. Instead of learning how to turn mice into toads for the witch's brew, Gobbolino sets out on an adventure to find a family and a home of his own.Gobbolino has been delighting readers since 1942. With glorious illustrations by Catherine Rayner, a ribbon marker and a foreword by Joan Aiken, this beautiful hardback edition of Ursula Moray Williams's Gobbolino the Witch's Cat is a truly special gift to treasure. Views: 54
The history of our world tends to move along a shallow spiral—when completing a turn, you end up mighty close to where you started. The history of Second World, in contrast, seems to have simplified its path to a ring from which there is no apparent way out. An unforeseen invasion lays waste to whole provinces, prompting the game’s most powerful clans to ally with the emperor’s guard to stop the monstrous hordes in their tracks. A war erupts that nobody saw coming, shattering the tedium of peaceful life. All the while the world’s most elusive character—once a lowly miner, now a powerful mage—finds himself in an impossible situation, and sorely in need of allies of his own as he searches for a way out.
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