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God. Hero. Idol. Monster. Murderer. The story of Hercules is one of the most famous ever told. But what if it's wrong? Locus and Nebula Award-winning author John Wiswell brings his gentle, human storytelling to the most infamous of stories and discovers the heart inside us all.
Furious with Zeus for once again siring a child with a mortal woman, Hera finds herself redirecting all her fury at the baby himself, Heracles, an innocent named in her honour. As Heracles grows into a man - an unfathomably strong, loving man - he thanks Hera for all the blessings he feels she's seen fit to bestow upon him.
In a moment of misdirected rage, however, Hera sends a fury to kill Heracles' family. Heracles sets out on an epic quest to discover the name of the god who set their murders in motion. Desperate to keep him busy until she can come up with a solution, Hera sets Heracles a series of tests, as impossible as they are deadly: the Nemean lion, the hydra, the Stymphalian birds, the Aegean stables . . .
But Heracles' innate kindness, along with his determination to discover the identity of the god who cost him everything he loves, carries him through each task. As his legend grows, so does Hera's desperation.
A novel of friendship, of found family, of kindness and of legend, this is the story of Hercules as it has never been told before.
When Ella Burton takes a job as a lowly cleaner at the glamorous
Palace theatre in Swansea, she is surprised by how quickly she
takes to the job - it's as if she was born for a life in the
theatre. Unlike Kathleen, who wants her name in lights, it's
backstage that Ella's heart lies, running the show under the
watchful eye of Anthony. It's not long before she realises that she
has fallen in love, and Ella begins to dream about a future that's
far from everything she has ever known... But a tragic accident
threatens to ruin everything she has worked for, and it seems clear
that Ella will have no choice but to accept the man that her father
chose for her - even if it breaks her heart. Will Ella be forced to
put her family before her own happiness - in the ultimate act of
love? Iris Gower, Wales' favourite bestselling storyteller, begins
a powerful and warm-hearted series set around Swansea's beautiful
theatre.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author and "inspirational fiction
superstar" (Publishers Weekly) presents this high stakes love story
of danger, passion, and faith. She was a child caught in a riptide
in the Caribbean Sea. He was a teenager from the East Coast on
vacation with his family. He dove in to save her, and that single
terrifying moment changed both of their lives forever. Ten years
later Jack Ryder is a daring undercover agent with the FBI and
Eliza Lawrence still lives on that pristine island. She's an
untainted princess in a kingdom of darkness and evil, on the brink
of a forced marriage with a dangerous neighboring drug lord, a
marriage arranged by her father. This time when Jack and Eliza
meet, there's a connection neither of them can explain. Both of
their lives are on the line, and once again, the stakes are deadly
high. Can they join forces in a complicated and dangerous mission,
pretending to have a breathtaking love...without really falling?
Sometimes miracles happen not once, but twice...along a distant
shore.
The new heartwarming wartime saga in the Home Fires series, perfect
for fans of Rosie Clarke and Annie Groves. In the midst of World
War II, the members of one village WI fight harder than ever to
help the war effort . . . But behind closed doors, each is fighting
a more personal battle. Pat Simms is reeling from her own role in
her abusive husband's death, and the new freedom before her is
daunting. Sarah Collingborne is struggling with the absence of her
husband, who is stranded in a POW camp abroad, and trying her best
to fill his treasured place in the village. Meanwhile, Teresa Lucas
is anxious about her future as a parent, and her friend Alison
Scotlock is on the verge of starting a new relationship. And Miriam
Brindsley's good luck might be about to change . . . Grieving for
men already lost and anxious for those still away fighting, the
women of Great Paxford must rely on each other. Amidst the
complexities of broken relationships, loss and friendship, this
group of very different women must work together to find a way
through.
From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, a newly-designed boxed set showcasing where the Mistborn Saga all began―the original trilogy.
Once, a hero rose to save the world. He failed. For a thousand years since, the world has been a wasteland of ash and mist, ruled by the immortal emperor known as the Lord Ruler. Every revolt has failed miserably.
Somehow, hope survives. Hope that dares to dream of ending the empire and defeating the Lord Ruler. A new kind of uprising is being planned―one that depends on the cunning of a brilliant criminal mastermind and the determination of an unlikely heroine: a teenage street urchin named Vin. Once, a hero rose to save the world and failed. This time, can a young heroine succeed?
Mistborn:
For a thousand years, the ash has fallen and no flowers have bloomed. For a thousand years, the Skaa have slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years, the Lord Ruler has reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror. Until Kelsier, a brilliant, half-Skaa thief and natural leader, finds in himself the powers of a Mistborn, and turns his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.
The Well of Ascension:
The impossible task has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler has been vanquished. But with Kelsier dead, too, the awesome task of building a new world has been left to former street urchin and Kelsier's protégé, Vin, who is now the most powerful Mistborn in the land. Vin is now worshipped as a hero in her own right, but she is haunted by a strange, vaporous entity hidden in the mists.
The Hero of Ages:
Having escaped death only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture now hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world. But with the return of lethal mists, increasingly heavy ashfalls, and ever more powerful earthquakes, Elend and Vin aren't sure that killing the Lord Ruler to end the Final Empire was the right thing to do after all.
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