Bøger af Nick Stevenson

For thousands of years, the Emperor Goat, a necromancer so powerful he has declared himself God, has had an iron grip on the universe, causing most worlds to fall into disrepair.In a paranoid city of renegades, the last bastion of humanity holds out against his might.Ayilia, its Regent-Elect, is friendless, single, the 'wrong' sex, the 'wrong' heritage, and apparently cursed. While attempting to rout a coup, she is selected by outside forces to search for the impending birth site of Al Kimiya, a mage who is said to be the only match for the Emperor. To save herself and her people, she must ally with heretic magi, necromantic freedom fighters, the human-hating, reptilian Krayal, and her sworn foe, the cowardly, lifeless warlord Vespasian.A complex literary fantasy, Nethergeist is a story where the conflict is as much about the characters' inner turmoil as the outward struggle against the maniacal emperor. Featuring intense battles, snappy dialogue, and a world on the edge of ruin, Nethergeist is a fantasy in the vein of Malazan Book of the Fallen and The First Law.

Blow away the competition with this guide to easily learning all two-letter words allowed in Scrabble and Words With Friends. This light-hearted book is a must-read for Scrabble fans, using fun facts, hilarious illustrations and memorable definitions to help readers easily learn and remember all the official two-letter words allowed, from 'aa' to 'zo'. Whether it's using 'ax' to devastating effect on a triple-letter score tile, or linking two words together with 'qi' to see you leapfrog to the top of the scoreboard, Two-Letter Words is great fun and highly useful when it comes to your next battle on the Scrabble board or online with Words With Friends.

Combining a theoretical with an empirical approach, this is an analysis of structural change in the global media and its cultural consequences. The key issues for the 1990s are covered, such as the media, globalization, identity and technology.

This is the first book to offer a global introduction to the major debates in the theory of education. It reflects developments in the social and political theory and introduces theorists such as Bourdieu, Dewey and Habermas.