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Title: dark tower: treachery premiere hc (dark tower (marvel hardcover))title: dark tower: treachery premiere hc (dark tower (marvel hardcover))publisher: marvel comicscondition: very goodbinding: hardcover
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Oxfam shop darley street stephen king graphic novel see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Culminating in an account of arthur's final battle against the scheming, deceitful mordred, this is the definitive re-telling of the arthurian myth, weaving a story of adultery, treachery and ultimately - in its tragic finale - deathoxfam bookshop cheltenham volume two of le morte d'arthur, sir thomas malory's powerful and elegaic version of the arthurian legend, recounts the adventures of sir tristram de liones and the treachery of sir mordred, and follows sir launcelot's quest for the holy grail, his fatally divided loyalties, and his great, forbidden love for the beautiful queen gueneversee oxfam website for delivery information read moreedited and published by william caxton in , malory's moving prose romance looks back to an idealised medieval age of chivalry, drawing on french and english verse sources to create an epic masterpiece of passion, enchantment, war and betrayal
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Newly crowned mage-imperator jora'h, the leader of the ancient and vast ildiran empire, struggles with new knowledge he has learned: an ancient bargain and long-standing treachery that may finally bring peace with the hydroguestheir homes destroyed, the wandering roamers scatter into hiding, trying to keep their culture and government intact, even when faced with enemies from all sidesbut jora'h's empire is destroying itself from within, when his mad brother launches a bloody rebellion across the ildiran planets, appointing jora'h's own first-born son as its leaderoxfam shop rosemount viaduct the destructive hydrogues continue their war against humans and the fiery entities, the faeros - a struggle that kills planets and extinguishes whole starscesca peroni, leader of the roamers, finds herself stranded on a small icy outpost where miners have uncovered a hibernating army of alien klikiss robotsin a galaxy torn by war, treachery, and shifting alliances, no one can know the truth about their friends or enemiesthough it could mean the extermination of the human racein the terran hanseatic league, chairman basil wenceslas continues his red-herring war against the roamer clans, eager to achieve a decisive victory, even against a supposed enemy that poses no threatonce released, these robots trigger another dark and ancient plot, one that could lead to a massacre across all human-inhabited planetssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Author(s): morris, marc. condition: new.
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Oxfam shop whitchurch road the third of the maurice gray series involving treason and treachery for control of the red planet see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The privileged daughter of one of the most powerful men in england, mahelt marshal's life changes dramatically when her father is suspected of treachery by king johnwhen king john sets out to subdue the bigods, mahelt faces a heartbreaking battle, fearing neither she, nor her marriage, is likely to survive the outcomeher brothers become hostages and mahelt is married to hugh bigod, heir to the earldom of norfolkoxfam bookshop cheltenham from acclaimed novelist elizabeth chadwick comes a story of huge emotional power set against the road to magna carta and the fight to bring a tyrant king to heelsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreadapting to her new life is hard, but mahelt comes to love hugh deeply; however, defying her father-in-law brings disgrace and heartbreakmagnificent in scope and detail, with characters that leap off the page, this is historical fiction at its finest
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But where can she turn? for in every face lies wickedness and in every shadow lurks treacheryand when elena is threatened with hanging for a murder she did not commit, it is certain that unnatural conspiracy lies behind these dark deedsunwittingly drawn into a macabre scheme to absolve dying lord gerard of his crimes, death and betrayal haunt her dreams like a cursein the village of gastmere, this has shocking consequences for servant girl elenasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreacross a fear-ravaged england, the people are dying in sinoxfam bookshop cheltenham the thirteenth-century is just begun and king john has fallen out with the pope, leaving babies to lie unbaptized in their cradles and corpses in unconsecrated ground
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It is a gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and crueltyas he fights his way across northern france, blackstone learns the brutal lessons of war - from the terror and confusion of his first taste of combat, to the savage realities of siege warfareoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'like a punch from a mailed fist, master of war gives a true taste of the hundred years warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a battle that will change the history of warfare, a battle that will change the course of blackstone's life, a battle that will forge a legendengland, : for thomas blackstone the choice is easy - dance on the end of a rope for a murder he did not commit, or take up his war bow and join the king's invasionthe stench and harshness of medieval life is ever present' robert fabbri, bestselling author of the vespasian seriesvastly outnumbered, edward iii's army will finally confront the armoured might of the french nobility on the field of crécy
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Here you'll find stories of strange creatures and strangers humans, treachery and love, murder and monstersthe murmur of a voice singing in the darkout of tune gathers a collection of original dark fantasy tales inspired by folk balladsa song half-heardout of tune is calling
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Entangled by treachery & betrayal, hatred & love, the narrative sweeps remorselessly across oceans & continents to its stunning climax in the deserts of galileewild justice by wilbur smith paperback wild justice tells the vivid & complex tale of ruthless men & one beautiful woman locked in a struggle for powera brilliant book, cover a little worn, otherwise in good conditionplease browse more of my listingsi have many wilbur smith books for sale
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the sequel to an act of treachery from bestselling author ann widdecombe, a moving tale of families broken apart by war, and one boy's quest to come to terms with his historyklaus-pierre is the love-child of a young frenchwoman and a senior, married german officerthe result is a horrifying confrontation between the two families when they meet accidentally in provencemeanwhile, klaus-pierre is struggling with another quest to come to terms with his roots, as he tries to find out just what kind of man his father really waswiddecombe skilfully and often movingly uses the boy's struggle with his own painful history to throw light on the troubled years between and the fall ofthe berlin wall in ' sunday times see oxfam website for delivery information read moreklaus-pierre never knew his father, who was killed before he was born, and his mother was rejected by her family of patriots and resistance workerscared for by his german family, klaus-pierre is loved and happy - but as he grows up in a europe where old enemies are learning to cooperate, he tries to make his own 'act of peace' with his french relatives
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However, even as he makes a name for himself on the battlefield, ragnar must be aware of rivals plotting behind his back in his homelandseries 2 episodes are: 'brother's war', 'invasion', 'treachery', 'eye for an eye', 'answers in blood', 'unforgiven', 'blood eagle', 'boneless', 'the choice' and 'the lord's prayer'a formidable warrior, ragnar often leads his men on raids overseassee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe series follows ragnar (travis fimmel), a viking chieftain who, along with his brother rollo (clive standen) and wife lagertha (katheryn winnick), plots to become kingoxfam books & music hereford the first two seasons of the historical drama following the adventures of a viking clanseries 1 episodes are: 'rites of passage', 'wrath of northmen', 'dispossessed', 'trial', 'raid', 'burial of the dead', 'a king's ransom', 'sacrifice' and 'all change'condition: very good
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Jack attempts to search for the remaining canisters and expose treachery deep within the white houseoxfam shop newquay the complete fifth season of the real-time drama seriesmeanwhile, an unknown figure orders the assassination of the four people who know jack is alive--tony almeida, michelle dessler, chloe o'brian and former president david palmer--to frame himbut it is only a diversion by collaboration of conspirators and russian separatists to obtain 20 canisters of sentox vx nerve gas18 months after day 4, jack is living under a new alias, as frank flynn, and working on various oilrigs and refineries throughout americahe returns to la to clear his name when a hostage situation eruptssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe is currently living with diane and derek huxley, a family near the mojave desert, south eastern californiathe gas was originally to be used to attack moscow, but the separatists begin to release it in la in retaliation after they discover that a us agent has infiltrated their organization
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Rejecting the proposal, the battle ensues, and the spartans are only defeated by the treachery of local shepherd ephialtes (andrew tiernan), who shows the persians a secret route, enabling them to outflank their opponentsoxfam shop salisbury adapted from the comic book series by frank miller, this is a modern retelling of the battle of thermopylae of 480 bc, when the strong invading persian army of king xerxes was held back in a narrow mountain pass by 300 spartansking leonidas (gerard butler) is given four days by persia's king xerxes (rodrigo santoro) to lay down his arms and surrendersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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After a visit from the bishop of vannes, known also as aramis, who reveals to philippe the circumstances surrounding his imprisonment, we embark on a bloodcurdling story of identity, dishonour and treachery that could destroy the french monarchyoxfam bookshop hertford for eight long years, a man known only as philippe, has languished in the dark recesses of the bastille, ignorant of the crime for which he has been condemnedrunning time approxread by actor simon wardthe ensuing jailbreak and battle for the throne, in which the three musketeers are re-united, is one of the most thrilling, swashbuckling adventures of them allsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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They tread a deadly dangerous path as they step into a world of deceit, treachery and lies and come face to face with the the most powerful and feared mages alivehe and wolf are together againin a desperate bid to rescue him, torak and renn must brave the frozen wilderness of the far northanother step is taken on his quest to destroy the soul-eaters, but with it comes the burden of an utterly chilling secret of his ownread by ian mckellen see oxfam website for delivery information read morecruel thiazzi, the oak tree mage, seshru the viper mage, beautiful and manipulative, and nef the gruff bat mage - here too is eostra, the mysterious masked one - all of them bound by their desire for all creatures to bow before themtorak has survived the summer and his heart-stopping adventure in the seal islandsas mid winter approaches torak learns the worst from the white fox clan - wolf has been snatchedbut their reunion is all too short-livedunder the dark wings of night torak confronts vengeful ice bears, mistrust, broken promises and a terrifying evil
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As wellesley's army tries to end the mahratta war, an act of treachery by sharpe's p;d enemy, sergeant hakeswill puts in him in terrible danger inside is the renegade william dodd, confident that no redcoat can reach him in the horror of gawilghur's ravine, sharpe will fight as he has never fought before see oxfam website for delivery information read more sharpe's search for the thieves takes him to gawilghur, a seemingly impregnable fortress he must regain h is confidence and is treasure, the hewels of the tippoo sultan which have been stolen from himoxfam bookshop st albans december , and richard sharpe is now an officer
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Alone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumwith a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worlda man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistaone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsthe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menaceoxfam bookshop cheltenham warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfarethe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderpraise for harry sidebottom: 'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times 'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boy see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasion
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Here he must face the barbarians beyond hadrian's wall, in a mission riven with bloodshed and treacheryoxfam bookshop cheltenham an empire in declinecenturion aurelius castus - once a soldier in the elite legions of the danube - believes his glory days are over, as he finds himself in the cold, grey wastes of northern britain, battling to protect an empire in declinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecan castus keep his promise to a woman he has sworn to help? and is anything about this doomed enterprise what it seems? war at the edge of the world is the epic first instalment in a sequence of novels set at the end of the roman empire, during the reign of the emperor constantine
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Does treachery pose the greatest danger?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramaharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical artad 264 - the roman empire is torn in twothe western provinces - gaul, spain and britain - have been seized by the pretender postumusto the east, on the plains of northern italy, the armies of the emperor gallienus musteroxfam shop launceston warrior of rome: the amber road is the sixth book in harry sidebottom's warrior of rome seriespraise for harry sidebottom: sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydron a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion, ballista must journey the amber road to the far north to hyperborea, back to his original home and the people of his birthsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea fearsome, masked warlord attacks, bringing fire and sword against the anglesyet not all welcome ballistas returnfans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottoms recreation of the ancient worldeveryone must choose a side
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Drawing on eyewitness reports, newly discovered manuscripts and the latest archaeological evidence, chris skidmore vividly recreates this battle-scarred world in an epic saga of treachery and ruthlessness, death and deception and the birth of the tudor dynastyyet this was to be a fight to the death - only one man could survive; only one could claim the throneoxfam books & music durham on the morning of 22 august , in fields several miles from bosworth, two armies faced each other, ready for battleit is a tale of brutal feuds and deadly civil wars, and the remarkable rise of the tudor family from obscure welsh gentry to the throne of england - a story that began sixty years earlier with owen tudor's affair with henry v's widow, katherine of valoisbut bosworth is much more than the account of the dramatic events of that fateful day in augustsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit would become one of the most legendary battles in english history: the only successful invasion since hastings, it was the last time a king died on the battlefieldthe might of richard iii's army was pitted against the inferior forces of the upstart pretender to the crown, henry tudor, a 28-year-old welshman who had just arrived back on british soil after fourteen years in exile
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Alone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumwith a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worlda man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistaoxfam shop colne road warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfareone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsthe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menacethe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderpraise for harry sidebottom: 'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times 'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boy see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasion
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However, even as he makes a name for himself on the battlefield, ragnar must be aware of rivals plotting behind his back in his homelanda formidable warrior, ragnar often leads his men on raids overseassee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe complete second season of the historical drama following the adventures of a viking clanthe series follows ragnar (travis fimmel), a viking chieftain who, along with his brother rollo (clive standen) and wife lagertha (katheryn winnick), plots to become kingoxfam shop kendal case and disc in good conditionthe episodes are: 'brother's war', 'invasion', 'treachery', 'eye for an eye', 'answers in blood', 'unforgiven', 'blood eagle', 'boneless', 'the choice' and 'the lord's prayer'
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But times are changing in china, and as mingzhi grows, he begins to question his privileged heritage and the secrets and shadows that lurk in the corners of the chai mansion; eager to flee from the corruption, treachery and rivalries of his family -- master chai, who farms opium poppies and beats out orders with his dragon stick; the jealousy of his second mother and half brother; and his opium-addict father -- mingzhi soon realises his only path to freedom is through learningbut as the foreign devils begin to encroach on china, mingzhi is torn between two cultures; he must make his choice between the past and the futurethere is slight discolouration of the pages on the bottom of the book see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook is in very good conditionthe book is signed on the title page by the authora sweeping story of rebellion and discovery, little hut of leaping fishes traces one man's journey to find a life of his own in the slipstream of historic changeoxfam bookshop victoria road mingzhi is born to be a mandarin: as the formidable master chai's first grandson, his life is mapped from the moment of his birth
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Eventually the castle is retaken by sir granby and the parliamentarians retreatbrown pictorial cloth boards with bevelled edgeswhen the castle is attacked, however, the parliamentarians, through treachery, manage to take the castle and imprison the defendersin this story roy royland became castellan while his father, sir granby, was away fighting on the royalist side during the english civil warrubbing and bumping to corners and head and tail of spine (see photos)tissue protected frontispiece and 7 platesmany of his novels, such as this one were written for young adultsthe time is the early s and the castle is in a run down statelight tanning internally with a few grubby marksoxfam shop newcastle upon tyne george manville fenn () was a prolific english novelist, journalist, editor and educationalistprize bookplate on ffepsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreroy sets to work reinforcing the castle and learning the arts of self-defence
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Meanwhile, his cousin christopher courtney begins to make his own way in the world, foregoing the righteous path and falling prey to betrayal, violence and treacheryfrom the world's greatest storyteller comes a compelling and breathless tale of intrigue and betrayal that draws the courtney's together, and just as easily tears them apartoxfam bookshop st albans the malabar coast is full of dangers: greedy tradesmen, fearless pirates, and men full of vengeancein this epic journey from the southernmost point of africa to the lush indian coastline, the lives of these two courtney men will intertwine, and forever alter the course of their famous familybut on arrival, he uncovers a truth that leaves him overwhelmed and disorientedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter his father's gambling debts leave him penniless and in danger, francis courtney seeks revenge and fortune in south africabut for a courtney, the greatest danger might just be his own family
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Just another dead addict, until john rebus begins to chip away at the indifference, treachery, deceit and sleaze that lurk behind the facade of the edinburgh familiar to the touristssee oxfam website for delivery information read morea junkie lies dead in an edinburgh squat - spreadeagled cross-like on the floor between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the wall aboveoxfam shop evesham bargain edition of an ian rankin backlist title
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Jack attempts to search for the remaining canisters and expose treachery deep within the white housemeanwhile, an unknown figure orders the assassination of the four people who know jack is alive--tony almeida, michelle dessler, chloe o'brian and former president david palmer--to frame himbut it is only a diversion by collaboration of conspirators and russian separatists to obtain 20 canisters of sentox vx nerve gas18 months after day 4, jack is living under a new alias, as frank flynn, and working on various oilrigs and refineries throughout americathe complete fifth season of the real-time drama seriesoxfam shop kendal case and disc in very good conditionhe returns to la to clear his name when a hostage situation eruptssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe is currently living with diane and derek huxley, a family near the mojave desert, south eastern californiathe gas was originally to be used to attack moscow, but the separatists begin to release it in la in retaliation after they discover that a us agent has infiltrated their organization
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Rejecting the proposal, the battle ensues, and the spartans are only defeated by the treachery of local shepherd ephialtes (andrew tiernan), who shows the persians a secret route, enabling them to outflank their opponents'), adapted from frank miller's comic book series, is a modern retelling of the battle of thermopylae of 480 bc, when the strong invading persian army of king xerxes was held back in a narrow mountain pass by 300 spartansking leonidas (gerard butler) is given four days by persia's king xerxes (rodrigo santoro) to lay down his arms and surrenderwho will be victorious? the film was co-written by zack snyder and kurt johnstad and also stars lena headey, jack o'connell and hans mathesonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road double bill of fantasy action filmsthemistocles allies with the spartans but they are still outnumbered by xerxes' menin the second film, '300: rise of an empire' (), based on miller's graphic novel 'xerxes' and set before, during and after '300', athenian general themistocles (sullivan stapleton) leads the greek army in a war against the invasion of king xerxes i, naval commander artemisia (eva green) and their persian forces
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