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As Conrad of Marburg and his companion Elisabeth come close to
uncovering the secrets of the Third Testament, they face a fight to
the death, the outcome of which will determine the future of all
creation. For the Third Testament has the power to bring on the end
of the world as we know it...
Conrad of Marburg and his companion Elisabeth continue on their
quest for the Third Testament. But to find the relic they must
first escape the dark island where they are held captive and then
reach the monastery of St Luke which seems to hold the answer to
many of their questions. But as they progress in their quest, many
more questions seem to arise. Who is the mysterious leader of the
horde of warriors chasing them and what exactly is the role of the
Knights Templar in all of this?
In a far too near-future, the world's economy has collapsed. Amidst
an unprecedented recession, the only remaining bastion of
capitalist prosperity is the new 'Human Stock Exchange', where
individuals are listed on the market. Felix Fox sells cars over the
phone, a poorly paid, thankless, dead-end job. But he is determined
to make it big, at any cost. When the opportunity arises to be
listed on the HSE, though... will the cost turn out to be too high?
Lieutenant Kazinsky has finally proven his loyalty once and for all
to his small band of rebels. The ambush he set for their pursuers
with Sergeant Sabiane destroyed their vehicles and even injured
their leader, Morvan. But 'the Puzzle' never gives up on a prey.
Soon, the mutineers must face the hardest choice of all. Continuing
means killing other Frenchmen. Stopping means abandoning their
friends, maybe even betraying them. In the end, do they even stand
a chance of succeeding?
1917. Nivelle - 'the butcher' - commands the French Army, and the
attacks he keeps ordering are pointless slaughters. The soldiers
can't take it any more. Discontent is turning into rebellion, and a
petition is being circulated in secret. When it makes its way to
the men of Sergeant Sabiane, something snaps in them, and what
begins as a simple cry of defiance becomes a full-blown mutiny when
a handful of them decide to take the petition to Paris...
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Spooks Vol. 6: Seth (Paperback)
Xavier Dorison, Fabien Nury; Illustrated by Christian Rossi
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Morton Chapel's daughter Megan has come out of catatonia at last,
but she didn't come back to life alone. Seth, her demonic alter
ego, is with her, and the two of them have already wreaked bloody
havoc. The hunt is now on between Chapel, who's convinced killing
his daughter is the only solution, his team bent on preventing him
from doing so, and Megan's grandfather, an insane, megalomaniac
industrialist who believes he owes Seth his fortune...
He was XIII's most dogged enemy from the start, but who really was
the Mongoose, that mysterious assassin-for-hire who nearly killed
the amnesiac hero so many times? During an encounter between him
and Kim Rowland - an event that took place just before the start of
the XIII series - the merciless hitman tells the story of his
childhood and how he became a contract killer. 'Anyone would have
in my circumstances', he claims. But would they? You be the judge.
Will Cuba be free, or will it become part of the United States? As
the election draws near, Cuba becomes a powder keg. The exactions
of El Santero continue, terrifying the liberators-turned-occupiers
and enflaming the spirit of the freedom-starved Cubans. In
response, American authorities don't hesitate to use extreme
violence to ensure that their candidate will win and become not the
president of the Republic of Cuba, but the first governor of the
46th state. For the SPOOKS, torn between duty and convictions, the
danger is real, and choices will have to be made...
The dream of gold has turned to blood and ashes. The Neptune is
gone, stolen by the Indian guide Moc, or maybe by Guiana-Capac's
malevolent gods. The last members of the ill-fated
expedition-Silver, Dantzig, Livesey and Bonnet-are stranded in the
ancient city. Far from being broken, however, they will face
head-on what lies inside the gargantuan ruin, each for his own
reasons: revenge, duty, gold...or to rescue the beautiful Lady
Hastings. For Moc isn't done with them, and he has plans for
Vivian.
The long journey of the Neptune is well underway. Lady Vivian is
counting on her associate Long John Silver to take control of the
expedition. But Silver doesn't have enough men to take over the
ship, and Captain Hastings doesn't trust him. In the close quarters
of a tall ship, tensions rise; betrayal looms. Blood will be
spilled before the vessel reaches the Amazon, and a single act of
routine brutality will throw the Neptune into a maelstrom of death.
Ages 12+.
Twenty years after the events of the Hispaniola, Lady Vivian
Hastings knocks on Dr Livesey's door. Her hated husband has sent
word from the Amazon: He has found the fabled city of Guyana Capac,
and his brother is to sell the entire domain to pay for an
expedition, dispossessing Vivian in the process. But the lady
intends to get her share and has come to seek the one man who can
help her gain control of the ship: Long John Silver.
Conrad of Marburg and his companion Elisabeth continue on their
quest for the Third Testament. But dark forces are gathering -
forces who will do anything to stop them from revealing the secrets
of the Testament...
Felix's meteoric rise to the top has brought him much, but it also
cost him dearly. Rachel has left him. His shareholders keep
demanding ever more from him. Desperate, horrified, the young man
is losing himself - but even that he is not allowed: Simon, the
father of the HSE himself, puts him back on the right track by
force. Because, in the public's eyes, Felix is a success story,
hope... And for the HSE, he's the future of finance.
Felix has done it. His painstaking efforts have paid off, and he is
now listed on the Human Stock Exchange. A new, more affluent life
begins - new house, new car, new opportunities - though he hasn't
lost his burning desire to climb higher and higher. Unfortunately,
the continued health of his stock requires not only constant hard
work from him, but also, increasingly, sacrifices, compromises...
and betrayals.
After the SPOOKS' difficult mission in Cuba, Morton Chapel has
accepted Kathryn Lennox's help in attempting to treat his daughter,
Megan. The girl has been catatonic since she witnessed her father
shoot her demented mother Madeleine. But Chapel speaks of
possession rather than insanity; an hypothesis the rational Kathryn
finds it difficult to accept. And Madeleine's father, a mining
industry mogul, intends to exact his revenge from the SPOOKS
leader.
The bloody mutiny was a success, and Long John is now in command of
the Neptune. Following their native guide, the survivors find the
mouth of the Amazon and sail on towards Guiana-Capac. But after the
dangers of the open ocean, it 's the unknown terrors of the jungle
they must now face with a damaged ship and a reduced crew. To what
doom will the lush labyrinth of the Amazon lead Long John, Lady
Vivian and Dr Livesey?
Cuba, 1902. Freed from its Spanish masters by US forces four years
ago, the island is still occupied by its erstwhile liberators, some
of whom aren't all that eager to leave. American businessmen and
politicians would like to see Cuba become a full state, while the
Cuban people dream only of freedom. When people begin dying...and
then come back to life, the SPOOKS are sent to investigate the
possible involvement of a Cuban priest and rebel leader - a
santero.
To save America from those who would steal it, the Spooks will have
to battle an evil from the dawn of civilisation. Important
personalities have been dying or going crazy. Investigator Morton
Chapel and his men discover that they are on the trail of an
ancient evil, something dating back to ancient Babylon and brought
back to life by a British occultist. As the dark magician leaves a
trail of corruption throughout the country's ruling elite, the
Spooks realise that the threat is directed at the highest level of
government and only they can stop it.
1895. Members of the East Coast elite have died under mysterious
circumstances. To investigate this delicate problem, Richard
Clayton - against the wishes of the President - calls upon a man
named Morton Chapel for his unorthodox methods and peculiar
associates. As they begin to uncover strange, vanishing marks on
people's bodies, unexplained changes in behaviour and hints of
widespread corruption, the team reforms around the name Ulysses S.
Grant himself gave it years earlier: his SPecialists in the Odd and
the OCcult - his SPOOKS.
A monastery is burned to the ground; every monk within killed. It
now falls to Conrad of Marburg, a disgraced Inquisitor, to discover
the motive for this heinous crime and make sure that those
responsible are punished... but his journey into darkness is only
beginning
A medieval thriller and a swashbuckling 14th century relic quest -
"Indiana Jones "meets "The Name of the Rose"
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