Wilbur Smith returns with the eagerly awaited sequel to his thrilling "Egyptian" series. Following on from "River God", "The Seventh Scroll and Warlock", "The Quest" continues the story of the Warlock, Taita, wise in the lore of the ancient Gods and a master of magic and the supernatural. Egypt is struck by a series of terrible plagues that cripple the Kingdom, and then the ultimate disaster follows. The Nile fails. The waters that nourish and sustain the land dry up. Something catastrophic is taking place in the distant and totally unexplored depths of Africa from where the mighty river springs. In desperation, Pharoah sends for Taita, the only man who might be able to win through to the source of the Nile and discover the cause of all their woes. None of them can have any idea of what a terrible enemy lies in ambush for The Warlock in those mysterious lands at the end of their world.

The Quest

Smith, Wilbur A.

Literature & Fiction

Palgrave MacMillan Ltd

Join the little husky as he scampers off on the snow and ice to say hello to all his animal friends. Meet a polar bear, a seal and a caribou too! Toddlers will love to join in calling out the animals' noises as they turn the pages of this beautiful book. The satisfying rhyming text and velvety soft-to-touch animals make this large format book perfect for young children. The third in the "Say Hello" series following the hugely successful "Say Hello To The Animals!" and "Say Hello To The Baby Animals!"

Say Hello to Snowy Animals!: Touch & Feel Animals on Every Page

Children's Books

Whybrow, Ian

Eaves, Ed

Animals

Wanderer's Tale: Annals of Lindormyn, Volume 1

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Bilsborough, David

Fantasy

This second volume picks up the ongoing story in a tunnel leading out of enchanted mountain realm of Eotunlandt. Fighting their way through subterranean dangers, Nibulus and his diminished retinue of `questers' finally reach the open again, only to discover that their rivals the Thieves have mysteriously disappeared. Meanwhile, Gapp and a sinisterly altered Methuselech continue towards Wrythe, the last settlement. They find the population strangely degenerated, under the influence of a local leader, in fact the evil being Scathur who has been hiding there for five hundred years, awaiting his moment of vengeance. Scathur recognises that inside Methuselech is the outcast soul of a rival necromancer, Mauglad, so imprisons them both till they manage to flee for their lives. The rest of the original questers also turn up for a scary sojourn in Wrythe, before heading on to Melhus island with Scathur's deathly henchmen in pursuit. During strange dreams, the wanderer Bolldhe learns he must use a strange sword he has found to kill the evil demigod Drauglir, once and for all. They all venture into Melhus (the Underworld), contesting with the hosts of the dead sent against them. There ensues a colossal battle, with thrills and spills and monumental destruction, before the questers achieve an unexpected victory -and most of them will return to Nordwas sadder but wiser.

Fire in the North: Annals of Lindormyn, Volume 2

This annual publication draws together the United Kingdom's key population and vital statistics into a single source, summarizing population, births, mortality and migration data for the UK. It includes breakdowns by countries, unitary authorities, local government districts, London boroughs, health authorities and health boards.

Key Population and Vital Statistics 2007: Local and Health Authority Areas

Science & Math

The Office for National Statistics

Mathematics

Our George: A Family Memoir of George Best

Best, Barbara

McDowell, Lindy

Biographies & Memoirs

The 4th century BC. A village in Syria. A woman, dressed in rags and covered in blisters and sores, is seen approaching on the road coming from the north. Suspicious of her, the villagers shout and throw rocks at her. She is struck and falls. She seems dead...
Her story encompasses one of the great collective acts of heroism of the ancient world. She was the mistress of Xenophon, a general in the vast army of ten thousand Greek mercenaries from virtually every Greek city state that was employed by Cyrus the Younger, in his quest to seize the throne of Persia from his brother, Artaxerxes II.
Manfredi, one of the world`s experts, has created an rip-roaring adventure seen from the perspective of the women who accompanied the soldiers on their long journey. A new and intense account of the most celebrated march in man`s history, by the acclaimed author of the Alexander trilogy.

Lost Army

Manfredi, Valerio

Contemporary

Read the much-loved story (included complete and unabridged) and then open the pop-up stage to act out the adventures of the little brown mouse, or even create a brand new story of your own.
The all-in-one format features a wallet packed with Gruffalo goodies: a full cast of characters, a play script and more. Sure to provide hours of fun!

Gruffalo. Pop-up Theatre Book

DONALDSON, JULIA

Scheffler, Axel

Philip Ardagh's Book of Absolutely Useless Lists for Absolutely Every Day of the Year

Expect the unexpected in this ridiculously named, reassuringly chunky book, jam-packed full of eye-openingly absurd facts, lies, half-truths, thoughts, suggestions and musings with more footnotes than an orchestra of millipedes. Lists include: "Possessors of Notable Moustaches (Real or Otherwise)", "What MI5 Look For When Recruiting", "Basic Requirements for Being A Pirate Captain", "Animal Breakouts" and "10 Things I Think I Know About the Moon Without Looking Them Up (Or Up at It)". From the best-selling author of Awful End.

Humor & Entertainment

Ardagh, Philip

Humor

Seventeen years ago Stenwold witnessed the Wasp Empire storming the city of Myna in a brutal war of conquest. Since then he has preached vainly against this threat in his home city of Collegium, but now the Empire is on the march, with its spies and its armies everywhere, and the Lowlands lie directly in its path. All the while, Stenwold has been training youthful agents to fight the Wasp advance, and the latest recruits include his niece, Che, and his mysterious ward, Tynisa. When his home is violently attacked, he is forced to send them ahead of him and, hotly pursued, they fly by airship to Helleron, the first city in line for the latest Wasp invasion.
Stenwold and Che are Beetle-kinden, one of many human races that take their powers and inspiration each from a totem insect, but he also has allies of many breeds: Mantis, Spider, Ant, with their own particular skills. Foremost is the deadly Mantis-kinden warrior, Tisamon, but other very unlikely allies also join the cause. As things go from bad to worse amid escalating dangers, Stenwold learns that the Wasps intend to use the newly completed railroad between Helleron and Collegium to launch a lightning strike into the heart of the Lowlands. Then he gathers all of his agents to force a final showdown in the engine yard...

Empire in Black & Gold: Shadows of the Apt. Book One

TCHAIKOVSKY, ADRIAN

Literary

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