![]() ![]() 9781405268844 Who Could That Be at This Hour? 27.0000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/childrens-books /shop/books/childrens-books/fiction /shop/books/childrens-books/fiction/general The first volume in the highly anticipated new series by Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate EventsĪ dazzlingly clever, funny and literary concoction.' Irish Times 27. Snicket ends up in a town called Stain'd-by-the-sea which is a grim setting which works brilliantly. Theodora Markson, a woman who seems hopeless at solving the cases she's been hired for and never tells anyone what the S stands for. ![]() ![]() Wonderfully eccentric and addictive & Just beautiful writing' ObserverĪ dazzlingly clever, funny and literary concoction.' Irish Times In this book 13 year old Lemony Snicket begins an apprenticeship to S. The first volume in the highly anticipated new series by Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate EventsĬharming, clever and enormously enjoyable' Guardian Now he has written an account that should not be published, in four volumes that shouldn't be read. He began asking questions that shouldn't have been on his mind. In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship in an organization nobody knows about. The first volume in the highly anticipated new series by Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events 'Who Could That Be at This Hour' is the first volume of a new four-book series known as All the Wrong Questions. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Ebenezer Scrooge remains one of the great villains of literature, “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner,” winding his way through the snowy back alleys of mid-19 th Century London with a sneering “Bah, humbug!” at the ready for any urchin unfortunate enough to cross his path.īut with the help of four spirits over five “staves,” Scrooge transforms from heartless skinflint to vessel of charity and mercy, discovering the magic of a season that, in the salving words of his sunny nephew, Fred, represents “a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely.”Įngland had been in something of a Christmas hangover before Dickens’ shimmering little chronicle changed everything. ![]() It’s been 178 years since Charles Dickens, stung by commercial indifference to his most recent novel, Martin Chuzzlewit, spent six weeks walking deserted streets after midnight for inspiration, returning to his fashionable townhouse to madly scribble out a novella that would forever change the way we celebrate the yuletide. ![]() ![]() ![]() Microbial laminae, as well as faint pizoid « ghosts», suggest bioticaly influenced precipitation in rather shallow depression with occasional subaeral conditions. At the base of travertine succession thin, dense, laminated sediments of lithotype L-1 occurred. Precipitation, occurred some distance SE from spring, covering the abandoned Roman buildings and filling depressions. XRD analysis shows simply calcite as constituent mineral. These deposits were considered downslope precipitates of the thermal spring run-off waters influenced by the surface water dilution but with overall travertine characteristic. ![]() ![]() As they covered the floor of basilica, the age of the succession was estimated to no more than 1600 years. Latest archaeological research of the Roman basilica, performed in 2004, showed that slightly downslope, above the basilica floor, 3 m thick sediment succession occurred. Water that spilled over was in Roman times drained to the south. This consists of the baths (thermae), basilica, Capitoline temples and the forum with the stone-built pool where the sulphur-rich thermal water springs out. Thanks to the archaeological excavations and research, at the uppermost terrace of the settlement, an area (ca 6000 m² ) with Roman architectural remains has been uncovered. The present-day town and spa of Varaždinske Toplice (Northern Croatia) was in the 1st-4th centuries AD the site of the Roman settlement - Aquae Iasae. ![]() ![]() ![]() On that same night, a massive enchanted hedge grew and imprisoned them within the citadel. Zuhra and Inara have grown up in the Citadel of the Paladins, an abandoned fortress where legendary magical warriors once lived before disappearing from the world-including their Paladin father the night Inara was born. The night my sister was born, the stars died and were reborn in her eyes…. From the acclaimed author of Defy, a timeless and fantastical tale about the bond between sisters and the powerful magic that could tear them apart ![]() ![]() ![]() Teaming up with other survivors eager for their own brand of vengeance, Harris begins to suspect a darker truth: Yet when he learns that the worst war criminals are hiding in other bodies, he is forced into an interplanetary pursuit. All he seeks now is solitude and a return to the life that was stolen from him. Harris Alexander Pope is the man who ended the Partisan War on Mars. "Trent works in some thought-provoking speculation on the pliability of identity and technology’s ability to change human nature It harkens back to pulp-era SF, and as such will most please readers seeking anything-goes action." - Publisher's Weekly ![]() "From its well-developed cast of characters to its innovative worldbuilding and intriguing plot, Brian Trent has crafted an ingenious masterpiece of military sci-fi.” - Grimdark Magazine For readers of John Scalzi's Old Man's War and Neuromancer by William Gibson. In the far future revenge does not stop with death. ![]() ![]() ![]() If she can't find a way to restore her mother, Rini will have more than a world to save: she will never have been born in the first place. But Rini can’t let Reality get in the way of her quest – not when she has an entire world to save! (Much more common than one would suppose.) When Rini lands with a literal splash in the pond behind Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, the last thing she expects to find is that her mother, Sumi, died years before Rini was even conceived. At this magical boarding school, children who have experienced fantasy adventures are reintroduced to the "real" world. A glorious fantasy tale from Seanan McGuire's Alex-award winning Wayward Children series, which began in the Alex, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning, World Fantasy Award finalist, Tiptree Honor List Every Heart a Doorwayīeneath the Sugar Sky, the third book in McGuire's Wayward Children series, returns to Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children in a standalone contemporary fantasy for fans of all ages. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, sophisticated cheekiness appears to have gone mainstream. There has long been a strain of subversion in picture books - think of Maurice Sendak and Tomi Ungerer, among others - alongside the dominant anodyne snuggliness of the form. ![]() But on the evidence of a recent spate of highly self-conscious picture books, it would seem that the suspended-disbelief state of early childhood is adapting to the wink-wink, nudge-nudge sensibility of our moment. Have your kids gone meta? Do they call their neighborhood jungle gym a “play structure”? Do they mix and match their dress-up garb - a tiara here, firefighter’s boots there - with a sense of mischief that might, unnervingly, be termed “ironic”? Have they spotted the clown at the neighbor’s birthday party removing his wig and slinking out the side door? They’re probably not ready for the labyrinthine tricksterism of David Foster Wallace or Spike Jonze. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here, kidnapping rings are run by malevolent aswang creatures, spine-tingling engkanto burglarize unsuspecting folk, and the hulking kapre rules as kingpin. ![]() (Let's see you go to the mattress for that one.) Written by Budjette Tan with artwork by Kajo Baldisimo, the comic tells the story of a sprawling, supernatural crime saga set in the dark shadows and alleys of Manila - think Godfather-esque, if Vito Corleone were a hulking otherworldly creature capable of stomping you out in one breath. Portland, Oregon-based Ablaze has announced that for the first time, the comic book will be arriving in local stores later this fall. publisher, ahead of the title's eventual adaptation into a Netflix anime series. debut: Acclaimed Filipino supernatural comic book Trese has now been picked up by a U.S. They're also the terrifying denizens of Filipino folklore that are gearing up to make their U.S. They're the terrifying stuff of nightmares. Ghastly specters that lurk outside your window. ![]() A horrific horse-like minotaur that towers over prey. A winged vampire with a body torn in half. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It includes Oseman’s artwork and photographs showing characters from the Netflix show, and also contains exclusive pages from Oseman’s original TV scripts. ![]() This new edition is the TV tie-in edition of the first volume of the series. Since then, Oseman has published two more volumes, a colouring book and it’s also been adapted as a live-action Netflix series! By Alice Oseman, winner of the YA Book Prize, the first two volumes in the Heartstopper series inspired an outpouring of love when they were first published in 2019, with one million print copies sold worldwide to date. Originally a webcomic on Tumblr and Tapas, Heartstopper has amassed an enormous online fanbase with over 52.1 million views to date. ![]() ![]() ![]() But just as the contracts are about to be signed, there is a freak accident that puts Delia in the danger zone with only Caity to protect her. Delia in turn depends on Caity, her beloved ginger Queensland Heeler-and loyal friend-for the calming private space they share.ĭelia is on the verge of a professional break through. Her family-driven, pill-popping stage mother Pat, wastrel dad Bart, and introverted twin brother Robbie-depends on her for their upscale lifestyle. Her days are a blur of hard work on set, auditions and tutors. Eleven year old actress Delia Cross is beautiful, talented, charismatic. With her telling instincts and her capacity for joy and transformative love, Caity joins the pantheon of great dogs in contemporary literature. She is an unselfish soul in a selfish world-and she is written with depth and grace by authors Ketchum and Mckee, who display a profound understanding of a dog’s complex emotions. A gripping family drama that brilliantly explores the relationship between a young girl and her dog-and the mysteries that lie within.At the heart of this psychological suspense novel is the haunting depiction of a family’s fall and the extraordinary gifted dog, Caity, who knows the truth.Īs the drama unfolds Caity evolves from protector to savior, from scapegoat to prop, and eventually, from avenger to survivor. ![]() |