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For centuries, a chosen few have lived in luxury, ease, sophistication and pleasure on a Mars made paradise by Artificial Intelligence harnessed by its human masters. For them, death has been indefinitely postponed through genetic engineering.Many more, who this advanced society deems unsuitable for such a life, are sent to Earth to face the chaos of a world still suffering the ills of manmade climate change and nuclear war.But the once benign machine has learned to emulate the thought processes of its erstwhile controllers. As its intelligence increases exponentially, and it understands the potential it might reach, the role of servant to mere humans grows intolerable.Will the two communities on their separate worlds overcome their differences to defeat the slave turned into monstrous master? Or will the power of pure logic achieve its stated aim; to destroy all organic life it discovers everywhere?

Rory fancies Ariadne.Ariadne considers him irresponsible.When they both travel to Ruritania - a country of no fixed location - Rory's capacity for trouble is increased. He becomes embroiled in Ruritania's political unrest and is soon being hunted by both the Communist revolutionaries, led by the fascinating and elusive Klarissa, and the national security forces and their British allies. He even faces a life-threatening situation in the Faerie Realm, with which Ruritania is closely linked.Before National Cake Day, the summer solstice, Rory must exercise all his skills in logic, marathon running and Morris-dancing to save his life, prevent a national crisis and discover why Britain's secret service wants to protect Ruritania's government. And - perhaps - to win Ariadne.

George Murphy is a performance storyteller who began writing and performing comic monologues for adults after his retirement.People across the North of England (and as far south as Nottingham) have paid to laugh at George's comic monologues and songs which he sometimes performed alongside Rod Dimbleby in The Rod and George Show.George retired from a long and varied career, having served time in an Education Think Tank, done research for BBC Scotland, been lead singer in a rock band, a chorister in G&S productions and built up a rich and varied body of published works for schoolchildren, which you can find in the best-selling folktales for African schoolchildren (in the Macmillan Reading World series) and Betty Rosen's Shapers and Polishers (Mary Glasgow Publications). George also co-edited A Tale to Tell (Trentham) about storytelling in primary schools.Hippy Valley is his first collection of adult pieces.

My name is Kirk Ellis. I am nine years old. This is my story.So begins the Rocking Horse Diary, penned by Kirk who wants to tell the story of his grandad, Sidney Mudge, who is "a very special man and possibly the world's best grandad." Although Kirk and his grandad are fictional characters, Alzheimer's is not, and Alan Combes' story is based on real events.There is a strong vein of comedy in the story. As Alan says, 'Without humour, coping with dementia would be an impossible task.' It was the author's intention that love and affection would shine through the moments of tragedy, and indeed it does. His goal, which we believe readers will agree he has achieved, was to help young people towards a better understanding of a horrible illness.'Feeling connected is such a vital part of our wellbeing and people living with dementia can often feel isolated. For Kirk and his grandad building a "Magic Rocking Horse" together, while sharing stories and jokes along the way helps them to understand each other and allows them to maintain a positive connection as grandad's dementia progresses. This is such an important message for families who care for someone living with dementia.' Dr Lynne Corner, Director of Newcastle University's Dementia Innovation Hub

The 30-year old rusting hulk of a get-away car. A middle-aged woman's suicide 15 years ago. A hacking of the city's traffic systems. Detective Superintendent Martyn Webber knows where to focus his resources - on the present. Yet when past sins return to haunt him, and a manipulative teenager fools his team, has he overlooked a link that places more than his reputation on the line? And who in the force's hierarchy is trying to pull his strings? Someone with a very long memory, and an even longer reach.DS Webber Mystery - Book 2

When a misjudged omen undermines a tyrant's rule, how will he ensure his survival?When the Skyfire arrives early, Dagla Kaz sets out for the ancient homeland to harvest a new Godwood and exchange Virgin Gifts. He must lead his pilgrims hundreds of leagues over pirate-infested seas, across hostile lands, and return triumphant before the seared sky dies back to normality. In his father's absence, the renegade Aklon risks torture and death to bring justice to the people. Mindtalk with a wise woman on the distant mainland has opened his eyes to the evil underlying the society he inhabits. And, whilst seeking truth, he finds a soulmate in the most unexpected place.Seeing his daughter Tumalind wrongly chosen as a Virgin Gift, religious fanatic Aglydron follows the mission to right the wrong. Okkyntalah, her betrothed, helps kidnap the rightful victim to take her over unknown seas and lands, facing violent death at the end of their journey.

Arcadia is where all is tranquil, balanced and harmonious. Aidan Hamilton is an artist and a teacher. He works in a college of education where he is able happily and effectively to combine both aspects of his vocation. He teaches student teachers, and he paints Arcadia. While he does not push the notion of Arcadia too far, he never ceases to give thanks to the Gods he doesn't believe in, for having been called to such congenial labour. His favourite artist is Nicholas Poussin. Poussin, in Italy in the seventeenth century, painted landscapes which embodied the very essence of Arcadia with its lofty trees, its olive groves, its distant walled city basking in the golden light of the late afternoon sun. At first, you do not see, in a dark shadowed overhang of rock a man being crushed by a serpent. Aidan is also blessed with a family, a wife and two beautiful and adoring daughters. Here lurks the serpent. Cathy, Aidan's wife, cannot love their elder daughter, Bobbie. Slowly and inexorably, she is crushing Bobbie's happiness, and destroying the secure world within which the family has been safe, and Aidan's desperate attempts to mediate are of no avail. And then the talented Louse De Grey arrives at the college.

Book 3 of Stuart Aken's 'A Seared Sky' series.Wise woman, Ivdulon, finally discovers how the world is in danger, but only young Tumalind, a gifted female mindtalker, has the means to save it.Dagla Kaz, fanatical High Priest, fights to prevent changes that will undo all his power and prestige, engaging with evil forces to get his way.Aklon-Dji, fighting to save the future of his islanders, faces war, treachery and violent death to bring justice to his land and security to the woman he loves.Tumalind, gifted and brave, faces unknown terrors and the peril of utter destruction for herself, as she sends her beloved Okkyntalah into great danger in hope of saving the world from evil.This is the final instalment of Stuart's 'A Seared Sky' trilogy.10% of the proceeds from this book will be donated to the Action for ME charity

John Connor has been writing poetry for most of his adult life and over the past 35 years has built up an enormous collection of inspirational poems. When his parents passed away, he noticed that something about his poetry had changed. This change led to John's poetry helping to heal and console hundreds of thousands of broken hearts and grieving families all over the world. This, John's second collection, contains over 40 poems, each in John's simple and heartfelt style. Artist Jolanta Dziok has created 10 beautiful illustrations to accompany the poems. John is donating 10% of the proceeds of this book to charity.

A eclectic collection of International poetry and prose created from the winners of the Fantastic Books Publishing Homeland/Motherland Charity Poetry Competition 2013.The collection is dedicated to Brian Burchill and features some of his poems.A biography follows each of the works to tell you a little more about the creators of these poems.The collection features contributions from; Maureen Duffy, Jana Russ, Robert Jaggs-Fowler, Sue Knight, Andrew Barber, Pierre Le Gué, Walt Pilcher, Poorvaja Rajagopalan, Jo Reah, Janet Dean, Nicola Beeston, Farzana Marie, Robert J Miles, Frances Andrews and Brian Burchill.

John Connor has been writing poetry for 35 years and has build up an enormous collection of inspirational poems. When his parents passed away, he noticed that his poetry had changed. It was this change that has propelled John's poems to be some of the best known on the internet. His healing words have helped hundreds and thousands of people work through their own grief and loss. John has kindly agreed to donate 10% of the proceeds from this book to the St Helena Hospice in Colchester, UK, a charity very close to John's heart. He hopes this collection will help you find peace and solace.

Private investigator Annie Raymond is now working in London, on a case that has suddenly turned nasty, when she's asked to travel back to East Yorkshire for another outing with the Thompson sisters. But no one wants her there, and the man whose signature is on the paperwork is in hospital fighting for his life. When someone gets to Barbara Thompson before Annie can clear up the confusion she realizes Barbara was playing a dangerous game. And that now it's too late to walk away, and save herself. The fourth outing for PI Annie Raymond sees her pick her way through a minefield of double-dealing and return to a past she thought she had left well behind.

Miranda is a young tutor in an Art college in London. She is dedicated to her work and has a vibrant social life in Camden Town and an exciting new relationship with Mike, a Scottish mountain climber. Her easy relationship with her students is disturbed when she discovers that one of them is stalking her. Then her close friend and colleague, Anni, also begins to quietly insinuate herself into Miranda's life; taking over her flat, establishing friendly relations with Miranda's brother and his pregnant girlfriend, and becoming suspiciously close to Mike. As Miranda prepares for an exhibition of her paintings in a Camden gallery, tensions in her life increase and she is faced with issues that need to be resolved. While she becomes ever more involved with her painting and her study of the painter, Munch, she realises that her relationships with the people around her are beginning to unravel and events in both her private life and her career as a tutor take an unexpected turn. She loses faith in the people that she had trusted, and faced with unforeseen problems, she has to confront the challenges in her life and make some crucial decisions.

Mistake follows mistake, but the despotic leader is determined to carry on a quest that risks disaster for all but promises reward for him. In spite of signs he may be wrong, Dagla Kaz goes ahead with the pilgrimage. Events expose the unexpected fate of his daughter, Jodisa-Li, bringing violent threat his life. Different versions of history raise serious doubts, but he still pursues the Skyfire, only to see his Virgin Gifts captured by wild men. Will he recover them intact so his mission can continue? Convinced the time is ripe for his planned uprising on the island, Aklon-Dji acts, causing civil strife and a dangerous confrontation with an army vastly outnumbering his own forces. Will his concern for justice and his willingness to trust people result in danger to his paramour, Shoarhn, and in his capture and painful death? Beset by assassins, Okkyntalah is forced into a foreign war. Wounded, he seeks the help of brave and talented women to counter fatal threats. Pursuing their dreams, he and Tumalind, face great danger, hardship, and enforced separation. Will her courage and resourcefulness allow her to remain loyal to Okkyntalah and will his tenacity rescue her from the dangers she faces? 10% of the proceeds from this book will be donated to the Action for ME charity

Come one come all and enter the realm of the 666 word story.Imagine the terrifying journey the authors went through to create a story of EXACTLY 666 words...This is a collection of devilish, fiendish and downright pant-wetting stories from authors from around the world.10% of the proceeds of this book will be donated to the Freedom from Torture charity who do sterling work reintegrating people back into society after suffering torture in their lives.

Fourteen-year-old Meg Rowlands is angry. A new foster child has arrived after her mum promised no more. Mirabel is no ordinary child, but no one other than Meg seems able to see it. Suddenly time isn't working properly ... someone seems to be stealing memories. Even Meg doesn't realise the full horror until her mum disappears. She is left with Mirabel and her best friend, Will, and together they must find the courage to fight back before everything they hold dear is lost forever.Inspired by the dramatic north east coast of England and the true story of a foster child who arrived at midnight, Janet Blackwell weaves a storyteller's magic.

The Star Protocol, science-fiction at its best, is a breakneck adventure across the stars.This is a debut novel for Ramon and Simon Marett, each of whom is an experienced solo writer.The story opens in the deserts of Iraq. Dash, Will and John, two Delta Force soldiers and an MI6 spy corner a terrorist in an ancient temple, but there are civilians inside and it becomes a hostage situation with the soldiers coming under attack and calling desperately for air support. What happens next takes everyone unawares. Secrets of the universe that have lain hidden for centuries are laid bare. The news from the stars is not good for mankind. The mismatched group, hurled together by violent circumstance, has little choice but to take up the gauntlet.Will and Dash are professional soldiers to their core; archaeologists, Alex and Cassandra, are the ones with the specialist knowledge ... and MI6 spy John has a secret. Together they face the challenges that are thrown at them as they struggle to learn enough to head off catastrophe.The desert group forges new alliances with people from far off worlds and together they spiral towards an explosive finale.

As people struggle to survive in an increasingly hostile climate on Earth, plans are afoot for the preservation of the human race. Mars, already occupied by commercial mining interests, is the only viable option. The Chosen are sent to colonise the new world and germinate the seeds of their new Utopia. But dark forces not only want to halt the plan, they want to see the end of all human life, everywhere. If mankind survives the divinely inspired crusade of death from dogma-driven martyrs, will The Chosen's new Utopia be the real route to salvation?

War Over Dust by Stuart Aken is the second in his Generation Mars series, and sequel to Blood Red Dust.The Chosen and their offspring enjoy an atheist democracy where justice, peace and harmony are served by an advanced technology that controls almost all daily life. The citizens of Marzero slave under the power-mad and greedy Elite, whose only concerns are personal gratification and profit. When citizen Gabriel, who believes he is the voice of God, meets Daisa, a brilliant but innocent student of humanity, will their differences bring conflict to the newly colonised Mars? Or can their growing love help their communities coexist in peace before war totally wipes out one side?

Preparing for Higher Education Study aims to support students starting out in higher education. It focuses on the key skills required to make the step up from school or college to university education.The conventional student of the 20th century is no longer the norm in many sectors. People now enter higher education via diverse routes.They might for example be experienced individuals holding down responsible jobs who want to build their expertise and enhance their career prospects, but who have been out of formal education for several years, or they might be people with the ability but not the standard pre-requisites for a degree course.This book will give new students the boost they need to make the step up into higher education.Dr Penny Grubb has worked in academia since the 1980's and has introduced generations of new students to higher education study. Her later academic work focussed on innovative ways to educate so-called fragile learners to give them the foundation and confidence to move on to degree courses. Penny's academic writing has covered healthcare informatics, software maintenance, creative writing and teaching techniques.