Sergeant Jack Hardman of 45 Commando Royal Marines has reached the end of his twelve-year engagement and has resisted the suggestion from his colonel to sign on for further service. To Hardman's surprise he is offered an interview in London for a position in Government security, which turns out to be in MI6 and is the start of a very exciting chapter in his life. We follow his adventures in Pakistan and the Middle East, where life is cheap and often short. A dramatic situation arises when an unconfirmed report suggests Pakistan has lost one of its many nuclear ear heads. Either London or the United States is thought to be the target of terrorists in possession of this war head. Hardman finds he is working with some strange people and in some very dangerous situations. Two women both very different, assist him in these duties, leading to a dramatic conclusion when London and the South East of England come under threat.

Since the end of the war with Japan in 1945, an almost continuous search has taken place on many of the islands captured by the Japanese for the legendary hoard of gold looted during the capture of Malaya, Singapore and the Philippine Islands. The intention of the Japanese had been to send the gold, silver and precious stones to Japan to assist in financing the war, but American submarine activity in the Sea of Japan prevented this. Our story covers the present-day search and the rewards that favour those who seek The Tiger's Hoard.

The advance of modern technology has been both dramatic and a great aid to communication. Mobile phones now not only have the ability to send messages and take photographs of a stunning quality, but they can store a seemingly endless amount of information. Computers have now been developed to a degree where it seems they can almost think. A program of great complexity can now be inserted into a computer and it will carry out its function without error, surpassing anything its previous human operator could achieve. But there is a downside. In our world there are always forces for good and evil, and the battle between them never ends. In The Key to Armageddon we begin to see what the free world may face if the dark forces manage to gain the upper hand in this developing technology. Take a breath and read on.

The laws of medieval Iceland (Gragas) are among the earliest examples of a complex legal code, and provide fascinating insight into early European legal systems and society. This first of two volumes of these laws deals with subjects such as the Icelandic Commonwealth's Christian laws, the treatment of homicide, and procedures for the annual general assembly of lawmakers.

This volume contains a translation of the version of the Saga of St. Jon of Holar that is probably closest to the first Latin vita. It is only the second saga of an Icelandic episcopal saint to appear in a modern translation in the present century. The volume consists of two parts, the first comprising a general introduction and a translation by Margaret Cormack. The second part provides a detailed scholarly analysis of the manuscripts, contents, style, and literary connections of the saga by the late Peter Foote, one of the foremost scholars of Old Norse and Icelandic literature. The Jons saga was written in the early thirteenth century, nearly a century after the death of its protagonist, the first bishop of the diocese of Holar in Northern Iceland. The author of the saga combined Latin learning with native folklore to produce a readable narrative that is contemporary with the earliest family and contemporary sagas. This text provides valuable insight into the religious life of ordinary Icelanders in the thirteenth century, and the introduction corrects common misconceptions about ecclesiastical history and the cult of saints in Iceland. It will be of value to scholars of medieval Icelandic literature, hagiography, and history.

Iceland was the last country in Europe to become inhabited, and we know more about the beginnings and early history of Icelandic society than we do of any other in the Old World. This world was vividly recounted in The Book of Settlements, first compiled by the first Icelandic historians in the thirteenth century. It describes in detail individuals and daily life during the Icelandic Age of Settlement.