With her master dead & her oaths foresworn necromancer & spy Isyllt Iskaldur finds herself in exile. Hounded by assassins she seeks asylum in Assar the empire she so recently worked to undermine. There warlords threaten the Empire's fragile peace & the empress is beset by enemies within the court. Even worse darkness stirs in the deep desert. Ancient spirits are waking that could destroy Assar faster than any army. Isyllt must travel into the heart of the desert to lay the darkness there to rest once more. But first she must stop an order of mages that will do anything to keep the Empire safe
- even raze it to dust.
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All animal life is to be found within the pages of The Kingfisher Animal Encyclopedia". The book is arranged simply covering every animal group from the smallest to the largest. Individual animal entries are packed with vital facts & accompanied by superb images & are complemented by panels on subjects such as metamorphosis camouflage & hibernation." ...

The Kingfisher Childrens Bible is a stunning new retelling of one of the worlds most important books for a new generation of ...

A wealth of amazing information is to be found within the pages of The Kingfisher Childrens Encyclopedia. This comprehensive reference source is superbly & concisely written & clearly arranged with information in manageable chunks for young readers. Packed with illustrations photography & detailed maps the pages are dynamic & bursting with life. ...

This amazing 160-page volume is the perfect guide to dinosaurs & the prehistoric world for children aged nine plus. It is packed with colourful illustrations step-by-step sequences & the latest photography. Arranged thematically into key areas the concise text is clear accurate & perfectly pitched making this an unbeatable resource for home & school. ...

For the first time Kingfisher brings its expertise in beautifully-designed trusted non-fiction to the sphere of learning to read. This new graded reading scheme will grip childrens interest. Developed with literacy experts the four-level series will guide young readers as they build confidence & fluency in their literacy skills & progress towards reading alone. LEVEL 3 READING ALONE Extent: 32pp words per page: up to 100 Sentence structure & vocabulary will be more varied with a wider range of sentence types vocabulary & punctuation. * Natural language which is clear & precise * High-quality arresting photos with lots to talk about * Artwork in an attractive variety of styles * Clear design which helps the narrative flow making obvious links between the text & images * Features to engage readers such as fact boxes diagrams & graphics captions glossary * Prompts to encourage readers to think & talk about the topic * Careful progression over four levels in both language & design features * Helpful advice for parents about sharing books with their children * Online resources for teachers to encourage use in schools ...

I have lost my father in battle my sister to Elizabeth Woodvilles spy my brother-in-law to Elizabeth Woodvilles executioner my nephew to her poisoner & now my son to her curse... The gripping & ultimately tragic story of Anne Neville & her sister Isabel the daughters of the Earl of Warwick the most powerful magnate in England through the Cousins Wars. In the absence of a son & heir he ruthlessly uses the two girls as pawns but they in their own right are thoughtful & powerful actors. Against the backdrop of the court of Edward IV & his beautiful queen Elizabeth Woodville Anne turns from a delightful child growing up in intimacy & friendship with the family of Richard Duke of York to become ever more fearful & desperate as her fathers enemies turn against her the net closes in & there is in the end simply nowhere she can turn no one she can trust with her life. ...

Anne Neville & her sister Isabel are daughters of the most powerful magnate in 15th century Engl&. Ever ruthless always plotting in the absence of a son & heir Warwick sets about using his daughters as pawns in his political games. Anne grows from a delightful child brought up at the court of Edward IV & his queen Elizabeth Woodville intimacy & friendship with the family of Richard Duke of Gloucester. Her life is overturned when her father turns on his former allies escapes England & invades with an enemy army. Widowed at 14 fatherless with her mother locked in sanctuary & her sister a vengeful enemy Anne faces the world alone. But fortune's wheel turns once again. Anne plots her escape from her sister's house finds herself a husband in the handsome young Duke of Gloucester & marries without permission in secret. But danger still follows her. She finds that she has a mortal enemy in the most beautiful queen in Engl&. Anne has to protect herself & her precious only son from the treacherous royal court the deadly royal rival & even from the driving ambition of her husband
- Richard III.
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'I have lost my father in battle my sister to Elizabeth Woodville's spy my brother-in-law to Elizabeth Woodville's executioner my nephew to her poisoner & now my son to her curse...' The gripping & ultimately tragic story of Anne Neville & her sister Isabel the daughters of the Earl of Warwick the most powerful magnate in England through the Cousins' Wars. In the absence of a son & heir he ruthlessly uses the two girls as pawns but they in their own right are thoughtful & powerful actors. Against the backdrop of the court of Edward IV & his beautiful queen Elizabeth Woodville Anne turns from a delightful child growing up in intimacy & friendship with the family of Richard Duke of York to become ever more fearful & desperate as her father's enemies turn against her the net closes in & there is in the end simply nowhere she can turn no one she can trust with her life. ...

* The gripping conclusion to the popular genre-breaking epic trilogy of a war between vampires & humans Empress Adele has launched a grand crusade against the vampire clans of the north. Prince Gareth the vampire lord of Scotland serves the Equatorian cause fighting in the bloody trenches of France in his guise as the dashing Greyfriar. But the human armies are pinned down battered by harsh weather & merciless attacks from vampire packs. To even the odds Adele unleashes the power of her geomancy a fearsome weapon capable of slaughtering vampires in vast numbers. However the power she expends threatens her own life even as she questions the morality of such a weapon. As the war turns ever bloodier & Adele is threatened by betrayal Gareth faces a terrible choice. Their only hope is a desperate strike against the lord of the vampire clans
- Gareth's brother Cesare. It is a gamble that could win the war or signal the final days of the Greyfriar. The Vampire Empire" trilogy rushes to a heart-wrenching conclusion of honour & love hatred & vengeance sacrifice & loss."
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