The new star of British fantasy returns with The Waking Fire, book one of the Draconis Memoria series, a thrilling new epic fantasy of exploration and adventure, spies and assassins, explosive magic and the battle for empire. For decades the lands of the Ironship Syndicate have been defended by the 'blood blessed' - men and women able to channel the powers contained in the potent blood of wild drakes. Elite spies and assassins, their loyalty has established the Syndicate's position as the greatest power in the known world. Yet now a crisis looms.
Is it ever truly possible to atone for killing someone? After the death of his son in a freak accident, DI Harlan Miller's life is spiralling out of control. He's drinking too much. His marriage and career are on the rocks. But things are about to get even worse for him. A booze-soaked night out and a single wild punch leave a man dead and Harlan facing a manslaughter charge.
Red Blood, Black Sand: Fighting Alongside John Basilone from Boot Camp to Iwo Jima
In 1944, the U.S. Marines were building the 5th Marine Division-also known as "The Spearhead"-in preparation for the invasion of the small, Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima. When Charlie Tatum entered Camp Pendleton to begin Marine boot camp, he was just a smart-aleck teenager eager to serve his country. Little did he know that he would be training under the watchful eyes of a living legend of the Corps-Congressional Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone, who had almost single-handedly fought off a Japanese force of three-thousand on Guadalcanal, and survived.
Blood Ties (Pengiun Readers - Level 3)What starts out as an idyllic sailing holiday for the Sharp and Rochester families quickly turns into a nightmare of murder and mayhem. Why does the water taste strange? Who is killing the sheep? Why are the parents behaving so oddly? Nigel Hinton has written a chilling drama about our world and the way we are poisoning it.
Blood, Bones and Body Bits (Horrible Science Series) If you can stomach the sick side of science, then Horrible Science is for you! Horrible Science is a spin-off series of books of Horrible Histories written by Nick Arnold.