Back at the Intelligence Department, Albert Campion takes an interest in Saltey, a remote and tight-lipped Thames estuary village. The place has a long history of smuggling - and holds a secret rich enough to make someone threaten, terrorize, murder and raise the very devil to keep strangers away.
Added by: ninasimeo | Karma: 4370.39 | Fiction literature | 4 April 2010
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Temeraire 5- Victory of Eagles
With all the attention that has been lavished upon this series in its brief existence, it's gratifying to see that it hasn't caused Naomi Novik to lose focus. To go from one's debut to stardom in such a short time could throw anyone off balance, affecting the work for good or ill. But not Novik. Her 5th Temeraire adventure is no less invigorating and filled with spectacle than her first 4.
Three issues of the National Geographic magazine : Jan: Treasures Of The Tzars / Zulu King Weds A Swazi Princess / A Bad Time To Be A Crocodile. Feb: Minoans And Mycenaeans - Sea Kings Of The Aegean. / Where Bald Eagles Still Soar. / The Living Dead Sea. Mar: Ladakh - The Last Shangri-La. / Wonderous Eyes Of Science. / The Fish With Bifocals.
