Added by: Dasha Shapiro | Karma: 56.19 | Fiction literature | 9 August 2011
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This new world weighs a yatto-gram...On the airwaves, all the talk is of the new blue planet - pristine and habitable, like our own 65 million years ago, before we took it to the edge of destruction. And off the air, Billie and Spike are falling in love. What will happen when their story combines with the world's story, as they whirl towards Planet Blue, into the future? Will they - and we - ever find a safe landing place?
This new volume in the Vampire Chronicles returns to the story of Armand, mesmerizing leader of the vampire coven at the 18th-century Theatre des Vampires in Paris. His story begins in Russia, from where he was sold as a slave in Renaissance Venice, and sweeps through several hundred years.
Conquistador - Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
The saga of Cortés, Montezuma, and the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire has been chronicled repeatedly, and with justification, since it is one of the seminal events in world history. There is probably no new information on the conquest left to uncover, but it is a thrilling, moving, and tragic story well worth retelling. Levy is not a professional historian, but he is a fine writer who knows the material, and he is wise enough to allow the pure excitement and drama of the story to unfold naturally. At the center of the tale, of course, are the two protagonists. Cortés is viewed as an intriguing combination of ruthless ambition, religious piety, and surprising tenderness.
The Time Machine (Compass Classic Readers:Level 3) ONLY Audio CD)
Publishing brings H.G. Wells' landmark science fiction story of time travel to its line of Classic Readers. English language learners of all ages will enjoy developing their vocabulary and reading fluency as they explore the unnamed time-traveler's seeming impossible tale as reported to his colleagues. Students and teachers alike will be immersed by the story of human-like creatures living in the year 802,701, and the surprise that may prevent the traveler from returning home. Included in this edition are four other extraordinary stories from the fertile imagination of H.G. Wells.
The attack on Pearl Harbour swept America into the heart of World War II. The stormy South Pacific presented a daring new challenge, and the men of the Marine Corps were ready to fight. A story of lovers and fighters, leaders and heroes.
