Product DescriptionDoctor Whom, the grammatically correct TimeLord (or should that be Time Lord? Or is it Timelord?) has come to save our universe from the terror's of sloppy syntax and bad grammar. With his intrepid assistant Lynne: hes here to correct greengrocers sign's, popular fiction and government memos (memoes?) before inaccurate and lazy communication rips apart the very fabric of the space time continuum. Is it any wonder that the rise of global warming has coincided with the decline in the teaching of Latin in our schools? I do'nt think so. Will the Doctor save us all? or will his evil nemisises (nemisiss? nemisi?) The Dalek's triumph and rule over a universe where no-one has any clear idea of the correct usage of semi-colons? About the AuthorAdam Roberts is 40 and Professor of 19th century literature at London University. His first novel, Salt, was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. He has also published a number of academic works on both 19th century poetry and SF. Views: 35
In tiny Blacklin County, Texas, a curse is nothing more than a four-letter word hollered in a barroom or muttered in the heat. So Sheriff Dan Rhodes is more curious than concerned when he dutifully responds to a complaint of witchcraft. For Rhodes, it means there's a bad moon rising over Blacklin County. Views: 35
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Georgiana Bentley is tired of having everybody tell her what to do. Her life is stifling, and she yearns to be free of it, especially when she learns that the man she has loved all of her life is marrying someone else. Determined to save herself the pain of having to attend his wedding, she eschews everything she has ever known and goes to live with her aunt. Once there, she realises just how little she knows about herself and embarks on a series of adventures to try to find out who she really is. What she discovers is that her problems have followed her.Unfortunately, Will is less than appreciative of her adventures. Having followed her to try to persuade her to return to her parent’s house, he finds her in several questionable situations no lady should ever be in. When he challenges her over her behaviour, it quickly becomes evident that Georgiana is no longer the childhood friend he thought he knew. Instead she is an extremely beautiful, desirable woman he struggles to understand yet cannot walk away from.Is it too late to cancel his wedding, and marry the woman he truly wants? Or will duty and pride prevent him from ever finding happiness? Views: 35
A season in London promises a welcome change of pace for two friends from the village of Kurland St. Mary—until murder makes a debut...With the reluctant blessings of their father, the rector of Kurland St. Mary, Lucy Harrington and her sister Anna leave home for a social season in London. At the same time, Lucy's special friend Major Robert Kurland is summoned to the city to accept a baronetcy for his wartime heroism.Amidst the dizzying whirl of balls and formal dinners, the focus shifts from mixing and matchmaking to murder when the dowager Countess of Broughton, the mother of an old army friend of Robert, drops dead. When it's revealed she's been poisoned, Robert's former betrothed, Miss Chingford, is accused, and she in turn points a finger at Anna. To protect her sister, Lucy enlists Robert's aid in drawing out the true culprit.But with suspects ranging from resentful rivals and embittered family members to the toast of the ton, it will take all their... Views: 35
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