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Triumphant
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Jack Campbell
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An action-packed military thriller for fans of Chris Ryan and Andy
McNab. Navy SEALs Crocker and Mancini are on a training exercise in
Las Vegas when a moment of relaxation is interrupted by a violent
altercation between hotel security and three businessmen claiming
to be Chinese diplomats. They attempt to stop the fleeing
businessmen, but soon realise that they may not be who they claim
to be. That same night Las Vegas goes dark - someone has hacked
into the Nevada Power Company system and shut down the entire city.
As chaos reigns the businessmen make their escape. When Crocker and
the rest of SEAL Team Six attempt to track them down, they find
themselves drawn into a North Korean plot that combines cyber
warfare and the theft of black market nuclear weapons. As darkness
reigns, the squad is the last hope of preventing a conspiracy that
could have catastrophic international consequences.
An aircraft carrier adrift with a crew the size of a small town. A
murderer in their midst. And the disgraced Navy SEAL who must track
him down...'Sensationally good - an instant classic, maybe an
instant legend' Lee ChildThe moment Navy SEAL sniper Finn sets foot
on the USS Abraham Lincoln, it's clear something is deeply wrong.
Leadership is weak. Morale is low. And when crew members start
disappearing one by one, what at first seems like a random string
of suicides soon reveals something far more sinister: there's a
serial killer on board. Suspicion falls on newcomer Finn. After
all, he's being sent home in disgrace, recalled from the field
under the dark cloud of a mission gone wrong. He's also a lone
wolf, haunted by his past. Finding the killer offers a chance at
redemption... if he can stay alive long enough to prove it isn't
him. A gripping and high-octane thriller from New York Times
bestselling writing team of Navy SEAL Brandon Webb and
award-winning author John David Mann, Steel Fear is perfect for
fans of Tom Clancy, Brad Thor and Adam Hamdy. 'An edge-of-your-seat
thriller ... once you get going there's no stopping' Steve Berry,
New York Times bestselling author 'For readers who can't resist a
bureaucracy-battling action hero, there's a new kid on the block'
Booklist [Starred review] 'That more thrillers are to come from
these authors will be welcome news to readers who appreciate
carefully plotted and intelligent suspense' Publishers Weekly
[Starred review]
An epic, deeply moving novel about the power of love and loving
with courage - from the Man Booker International Prize-winning
author of A Horse Walks into a Bar On a kibbutz in Israel in 2008,
Gili is celebrating the ninetieth birthday of her grandmother Vera,
the adored matriarch of a sprawling and tight-knit family. But
festivities are interrupted by the arrival of Nina: the iron-willed
daughter who rejected Vera's care; and the absent mother who
abandoned Gili when she was still a baby. Nina's return to the
family after years of silence precipitates an epic journey from
Israel to the desolate island of Goli Otok, formerly part of
Yugoslavia. It was here, five decades earlier, that Vera was held
and tortured as a political prisoner. And it is here that the three
women will finally come to terms with the terrible moral dilemma
that Vera faced, and that permanently altered the course of their
lives. More Than I Love My Life is a sweeping story about the power
of love and loving with courage. A novel driven by faith in
humanity even in our darkest moments, it asks us to confront our
deepest held beliefs about a woman's duty to herself and to her
children. 'Grossman's work resonates with emotional intelligence,
humanity and truth' Irish Times
*Man Booker International Prize finalist* "Brave and ingenious."
-The New York Times "Gripping, darkly humorous . . . profound."
-Phil Klay, bestselling author and National Book Award winner for
Redeployment "Extraordinary . . . A devastating but essential
read." -Kevin Powers, bestselling author and National Book Award
finalist for The Yellow Birds From the rubble-strewn streets of
U.S.-occupied Baghdad, Hadi-a scavenger and an oddball fixture at a
local cafe-collects human body parts and stitches them together to
create a corpse. His goal, he claims, is for the government to
recognize the parts as people and to give them proper burial. But
when the corpse goes missing, a wave of eerie murders sweeps the
city, and reports stream in of a horrendous-looking criminal who,
though shot, cannot be killed. Hadi soon realizes he's created a
monster, one that needs human flesh to survive-first from the
guilty, and then from anyone in its path. A prizewinning novel by
"Baghdad's new literary star" (The New York Times), Frankenstein in
Baghdad captures with white-knuckle horror and black humor the
surreal reality of contemporary Iraq.
'The greatest living author of epic fantasy' - Brandon Sanderson
'The finest in his field' - Tor.com 'Guy Gavriel Kay's A Brightness
Long Ago is a masterpiece; perhaps the finest work of one of the
world's greatest living storytellers' - Fantasy Book Review ***One
of Goodreads' Most Anticipated SFF Books of 2019*** Internationally
bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay's latest work is set in a world
evoking early Renaissance Italy, with an extraordinary cast of
characters. In a chamber overlooking the nighttime waterways of a
maritime city, a man looks back on his youth and the people who
shaped his life. Danio Cerra's intelligence won him entry to a
renowned school, though he was only the son of a tailor. He took
service at the court of a ruling count - and soon learned why that
man was known as The Beast. Danio's fate changed the moment he
recognized Adria Ripoli as she entered the count's chambers one
night - intending to kill. Born to power, Adria had chosen a life
of danger - and freedom - instead. Other vivid figures share the
story: a healer determined to defy her expected lot; a charming,
frivolous son of immense wealth; a religious leader more decadent
than devout; and, affecting these lives and many more, two
mercenary commanders, whose rivalry puts a world in the balance.
Further praise for Guy Gavriel Kay 'Contemporary fiction's finest
fantasist' Tor.com 'History and fantasy rarely come together as
gracefully or readably as they do in the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay'
Washington Post 'One of the (if not the) premiere fantasists of our
time' The Financial Times 'Compulsively readable . . . Kay is a
global phenomenon . . . a storyteller on the grandest scale' Time
Magazine (Canada)
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Red Metal
(Paperback)
Mark Greaney, H Ripley Rawlings
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Discovery Miles 3 240
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An ancient blade, fit for the gods but tainted with a deadly
curse.Bjarki Bloodhand has finally managed to subdue his gandr, the
spirit that gives him the ferocity of a bear in battle. Yet losing
his berserker prowess may leave him at the mercy of his foes.
Meanwhile, his half-sister, the shield maiden Tor Hildarsdottir,
has slain two warriors from the personal retinue of the new Jarl of
Norrland - and now faces brutal reprisals for their deaths. Valtyr
Far-Traveller claims he has a solution to their problems: a long
voyage south to the wild Slav lands to find a fabled lost sword
said to once belong to the Norse trickster god. The journey will
prove more perilous than anything Bjarki or Tor has ever attempted
before. Can all three heroes hope to survive the desperate hunt
for... The Loki Sword? An epic Viking quest for a legendary sword,
perfect for fans of Giles Kristian and Conn Iggulden. Praise for
The Last Berserker, Volume One in the Fire Born series'Donald has
taken the legendary berserkers, those frothing-at-the-mouth
shield-biters, and made them human, which once again proves that
Donald is a writer not only at the top of his game, but of the game
... It is a wonderful, rich and violent brew. I welcome Angus
Donald to the shield wall of Viking fiction like a thirsty man
welcomes a mead-brother to the feast ... A tale worthy of the
skalds' Giles Kristian, author of the Raven series 'With The Last
Berserker, Donald has given us the first cut of some serious Dark
Age beef. By turns heart-racing, intriguing, and touching, this is
not a book for the faint-hearted - I can't wait for more' Theodore
Brun, author of A Burning Sea 'The Last Berserker strikes with the
thundering power of Thor's hammer... rich with the earthy depth,
historical detail, intrigue, violence and adventure that we expect
from Donald. But it is Bjarki and Tor that make The Last Berserker
stand out... Donald's masterful creations will live on in the
imagination long after the final page' Matthew Harffy, author of
the Bernicia Chronicles 'A wonderful, blood-soaked tale of
redemption and revenge, set amidst the eighth century clash of
civilisations between Pagan Vikings and Christian Franks, by a
master of the genre' Saul David, author of Zulu Hart 'Loved this
tale of a berserker facing up against the tidal wave of
Charlemagne's expansion. Great characters, brilliantly paced and
explosive, gritty battle-scenes. Highly recommended' John Gwynne,
author of Malice 'Well researched detail and stunning battle scenes
make The Last Berserker a white knuckle ride. A thrilling,
up-all-night read' C. R. May, author of The Day of the Wolf 'I
loved it. Bjarki and Tor are great characters, instantly relatable.
The depth of the immersion in their world and their values gives
the book authenticity and weight' Cecelia Holland, author of The
Soul Thief
War and Literary Studies poses two main questions: First, how has
war shaped the field of literary studies? And second, when scholars
today study the literature of war what are the key concepts in
play? Seeking to complement the extant scholarship, this volume
adopts a wider and more systematic approach as it directs our
attention to the relation between warfare and literary studies as a
field of knowledge. What are the key characteristics of the
language of war? Of gender in war? Which questions are central to
the way we engage with war and trauma or war and sensation? In
which ways were prominent 20th century theories such as critical
theory, French postwar theory, postcolonial theory shaped by war?
How might emergent concepts such as 'revolution,' 'the
anthropocene' or 'capitalism' inflect the study of war and
literature?
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Les Miserables
(Hardcover)
Victor Hugo; Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood; Introduction by Ken Mondschein
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"The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes
the darkness." "So long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth,
books of the nature of Les Miserables cannot fail to be of use,"
says Victor Hugo in the preface of his famous novel. Certainly, Les
Miserables is French history recounted through the personal stories
of its main characters. The tale offers philosophical insight on
the good deeds that can happen even amidst ignorance and poverty.
This handsome leather-bound volume is a beautiful addition to any
classic literature library with specially designed endpapers,
gilded edges, and a ribbon bookmark so you will never lose your
place.
When the citizens of Mega-City One's massive city blocks declare
war on each other, Judge Dredd realises it is merely a prologue to
an all-out nuclear attack by East Meg One! As warheads rain down,
Dredd leads a brave guerrilla resistance against the Sov forces,
building to an earth-shattering decision that shakes his world to
the core! This second wide-screen blockbuster volume in the
Essential Judge Dredd graphic novel series presents The Apocalypse
War, the mother of all 'epic' Dredd storylines, which forever fixed
the character in readers' minds and ensured Carlos Ezquerra's title
as the definitive Dredd artist in comics' hall of fame.
He was interned at Buchenwald during the German occupation and
imprisoned by the Vietnamese when France's armies in the Far East
collapsed. Now Capitaine Degorce is an interrogator himself, and
the only peace he can find is in the presence of Tahar, a captive
commander in the very organization he is charged with eliminating.
But his confessor is no saint: Tahar stands accused of
indiscriminate murder. Lieutenant Andreani - who served with
Degorce in Vietnam and revels in his new role as executioner - is
determined to see a noose around his neck. This is Algeria, 1957.
Blood, sand, dust, heat - perhaps the bitterest colonial conflict
of the last century. Degorce will learn that in times of war, no
matter what a man has suffered in his past, there is no limit to
the cruelty he is capable of.
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