Take a secret microdot containing a formula which could destroy the world...add the 66-foot-long skeleton of a giant brontosaurus, in which the microdot is carefully concealed...and a zany blend of Chinese superspies, a hapless band of bewildered policemen, and an intrepid squadron of fearless British nannies--who single-handedly smuggle the 30-ton skeleton out of a great city's biggest museum--and you've got the makings of a rollicking, madcap comedy of errors that culminates in the most hilarious chase in the history of cops and robbers! Views: 26
Get your backstage pass at the ready as you go behind the scenes with Justin Bieber, in his brand new book – 100% official – and discover what life is really like as the world’s hottest pop star!Justin Bieber has come a long way from being your average school kid, busking on the streets of the small town of Stratford, Ontario in Canada. And he wouldn’t be where he is today without his legion of loyal Beliebers – who have been with him every step of the way on this incredible journey. Now Justin wants to give something back to you, his very special fan – a VIP backstage peek at life behind the scenes, in his incredible new book.Starting from the first night of his debut world tour, Justin invites you to follow him on his rollercoaster ride to superstardom – as he visits the far corners of the globe, makes his very own movie, records his new album, wins numerous awards and pens a bestselling book, to name just a few of the amazing feats he’s achieved over the past few years.Justin Bieber: Just Getting Started is an exclusive peek inside Justin’s phenomenal world. You’ll share in the highs and lows of life on the road, reading Justin’s innermost thoughts and feelings as he navigates life in the limelight. You’ll hang out with him on the tour bus, and will share in the laughter as he pulls pranks on his crew!Jam packed with behind-the-scenes gossip, this is the only official book for Justin’s true fans.This ebook has been optimised for colour screens. Views: 26
Dark Dreams: A plague decimates South America, and an infected survivor
is hunted through the shanties of Rio de Janeiro; an asteroid strikes
central Australia, triggering waves of unspeakable horror; a pink
Cadillac, full of screams, rumbles toward the Promised Land.
Pale Horses: A girl dreams of escaping her black and white life, into a
Technicolor world where she is the star; the Shepherd of Souls keeps
vigil over a dying child, while civilization clings to faith on the edge
of a ruined world; an elderly lady recalls her wondrous childhood, in a
present where the walls are too close, and reality uncertain.
In his debut collection, Rio Youers presents six stories—glimpses of
worlds, and lives, fraught with pain, love, and hope—where the things we
trust are often fractured, and where the darkest places sometimes hold
the brightest lights. Views: 26
Hathaway's likeable young doctor, Jo Banks, is solidly ensconced as "house doctor" to a group of motels in the New Jersey countryside. Then one day the motel where Jo is living and where she has her office is suddenly over run by a loud group of motorcyclists. When one of the riders is murdered, suspicion falls on Dr. Jo's landlord's son, who turned up after having been presumed either to have permanently gone AWOL or to be lost in battle in Vietnam. Trying to help her friends, and prove that the man is innocent, Jo takes on a lot more than she may be able to handle. Views: 26
A literary and compelling story about war, revenge and first love from a
talented fantasy writer.
Seventeen-year-old Frost has left her homeland to travel to the neighbouring
country of Ruan in the hope of finding the Goddess in the Fire, a deity she
believes will rid her of the curse that has plagued her all her life. If anyone
causes Frost to bleed, a wolf demon, a god of the Other, takes over her body.
While in this berserker rage the true Frost is trapped within her own body and
forced to watch as the Wolf kills everyone in its path.
On her quest to find the goddess, Frost meets two of members of the Ruan
military force sworn to protect the country's borders from neighbouring rebel
fighters: the tortured Arian and the charismatic Luca. Frost confides in Luca
about the Wolf and Luca promises to help her to control her rage. Over the
coming weeks, under Luca's guidance she begins to overcome the Wolf within. She
also begins to fall in love with Luca – while Arian begins to fall for her. Views: 26
At the heart the wood elves’ kingdom of Athel Loren, the forest-king Orion slumbers through the winter months to be reborn each spring and resume his arboreal throne. However, this year he awakens to discover a foul canker at the core of his eternal spirit – he has been cursed, though by whom and for what reason he does not know. In the grip of a furious rage he leads the asrai to war, but as the corruption spreads to the woodland realm around him, he feels his power waning and must rely upon his loyal subjects to help him unmask the traitor within their ranks.About the AuthorAfter a music career so disastrous it landed him in court, Darius Hinks decided a job in publishing might be safer. His fiction for the Black Library includes The Witch Hunter's Handbook, The Island of Blood and Warrior Priest. Rumours that he still has a banjo hidden in his loft are fiercely refuted by his lawyers. Views: 26
*In an age of Zeppelins and gyroplanes, atomics and horseless carriages, the Transatlantic Span is the industrial marvel of the nineteenth century. A monumental feat of engineering, the steel suspension bridge stretches across the Atlantic from Liverpool to the distant harbor of New York City, supported by no less than seven hundred towers. But in the shadows of its massive struts, on the docks of the River Mersey, lies a faceless corpse… *Inspector Matthew Langton is still seized with grief when he thinks of Sarah, his late wife. Tortured by nightmares and afflicted by breathless attacks of despair and terror, he forces himself to focus on the investigation of the faceless man. The victim wears the uniform of the Transatlantic Span Company but bears the tattoos of the Boers—could there be a Boer conspiracy to assassinate Queen Victoria on the upcoming Inauguration Day of the Span? But the truth, as it begins to emerge, is far more bizarre than a political coup. As additional victims turn up—each with strange, twin burn marks on their necks—Langton draws a connection between the dead man beneath the bridge and chilling rumors of the Jar Bars, soul snatchers who come under cover of night. Most frightening of all is the mythic and elusive Doktor Glass, who may not only be behind the illicit trade in souls…but who may hold the key to what happened to the inspector’s own beloved wife on her deathbed…Review"Doktor Glass transports you into an alternate Victorian England so vivid and lively that you believe every escalating fantastic development--it's a wild, suspenseful ride, sure to keep you up late reading."--Tim Powers"[R]emarkably well-crafted, with visceral, gritty details, a fascinating set of mysteries and a memorably tormented investigator."--Kirkus Reviews"Mystery and intrigue abound as Thomas Brennan conjures this fog-choked vision of a steampunk Victorian England. Superb characterization and a generous dose of the heebie-jeebies make Doktor Glass a grimy urban fantasy you won't want to miss."--Adam Christopher, author of Empire StateAbout the AuthorThomas Brennan's day job as an Emergency Medical Dispatcher helps fuel his writing of all types of fiction: speculative, fantasy, crime, and literary. He has a particular fondness for Victorian fog and shadows, early science, and what might have been. Views: 26
