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Steampunk Style Jewelry: A Maker’s Collection of Victorian, Fantasy, and Mechanical Designs
Posted by Notcot on Dec 1, 2012 in Steampunk
Steampunk Style Jewelry: A Maker’s Collection of Victorian, Fantasy, and Mechanical Designs
Posted by Notcot on Dec 1, 2012 in Steampunk
Flying Lesson for 45 Minutes – Flying Experience
Posted by Notcot on Jul 12, 2012 in Gadgets
Flying Lesson for 45 minutes – Flying Experience The Flying Lesson for 45 minutes is the fantastic and crazily-fun up in the sky sensation that will really take off with high-fliers! The Flying Lesson treats you to 45 minutes up in the air where you will practice your manoeuvres and skim the clouds with a fully trained instructor! Get a bird’s eye view as you’re threw through the air and take in the sights from dizzying heights! Be the pilot for once in your personalised flight and fly with might in this unique and unbelievable offer! About the Flying Lesson for 45 minutes – Flying Experience The Flying Lesson for 45 minutes enables you to fulfil your fantasy of flying and soar in the skies like a pro! The Flying Lesson includes a briefing by a professional instructor, a walk around of the main controls and components of the plane and a demonstration of manoeuvres by the instructor The Flying Lesson can be experienced at the following locations: Cranfield (Bedfordshire), Cambridge, Wellsbourne Mountford (Warwickshire), Full Sutton (Yorkshire), Dunmow (Essex), Brackley (Northamptonshire), Exeter, Inverness (Scotland), Salisbury (Wiltshire), Stapleford, Essex, Perth, Perthshire, Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Inverness, Inverness-Shire; Belton, Doncaster The Flying Lesson runs all year though April – September is the best time weather-wise Please note that the booking lead time for this experience is 3-4 weeks The duration of the Flying Lesson is 1 hour (45 minutes actual flying time) The minimum age for the Flying Lesson is 16 years The maximum weight for the Flying Lesson is 16-17 stones Please note that the Flying Lesson may not be suitable for: People who are pregnant, suffer from epilepsy, fits, severe head injuries, recurrent fainting, giddiness or blackouts, high blood pressure or heart conditions. Diabetics may have to produce a medical certificate for their own safety Spectators are welcomed at the Flying Lesson Casual, comfortable clothing is recommended for the Flying Lesson We regret to inform you that loyalty points cannot be used in conjunction with this experience ‘When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned Skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return’ – Leonardo Da Vinci He had a point you know. Once you taste the thrill of the Flying Lesson, you’ll be like a child having first rode a bicycle! There’s no denying that flying is one of the most enthralling and exhilarant experiences in life! You only live once so book your Flying Lesson today – don’t look back in anger! Imagine the feeling of floating on a cloud, imagine the smell of soft, fresh air and the intense thrill of control as you skim and swoop in your personal Flying Lesson! A professional instructor will greet you on arrival, and there you will be briefed with the agenda for the day. Once you’re up to speed with your task, you’ll be talked through the effects of the aircraft’s controls and have a walk-around the plane to put those words into practice! From there, you’ll gain your glorious wings as you and your instructor take to the sky in a magnificent flying machine! Your instructor will then take off and demonstrate a few simple manoeuvres, then leave the plane in your more-than-capable hands! Swoop like an eagle and skim like a seagull – the grip of the gears and the liberating freedom of spaciousness below you is simply breathtaking! So become a captivating captain on the wings of adventure with the Flying Lesson for 45 minutes! Gift Vouchers are valid for 6 months. If you have not used your Gift Voucher by this time, it is possible to get an extension This is for a voucher entitling the holder to any of the activities supplied by Activity Superstore up to the value stated. Next working day delivery cut off time is 11.00am on a normal working day (Mon-Fri). If you select next working day option on an activity placed after 11.00am it is guaranteed to arrive within two days. All guaranteed next day deliveries will arrive before 1pm and will require a signature. Please note that the Before 9am Service is not available on activities. Unfortunately Gift Wrapping is not available. Why You Should Buy From Us! 30 day money-back guarantee Low-price guarantee Loyalty points discount off future orders Huge range of unique gift ideas for all occasions Excellent customer service Next day delivery available – cut off 11am Flying Lesson for 45 minutes – Flying Experience
Price : £ 159.00
The Mammoth Book of Nebula Awards – Mammoth Books
Posted by Notcot on Jul 12, 2012 in Steampunk
This is the very best short SF fiction of any given year as recommended and nominated by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America: the best novella, novelette and short story. Here you will find the cream of the crop of science fiction and fantasy – startling ideas, the intricate construction of new worlds and mind-bending experimental writing. This anthology includes not only the Nebula Award-winning works in each short-form category, but also all the nominees in the novelette and short story categories. Here you will find colourful fantasy, outstanding speculative fiction, steampunk, edgy writing on the fringes of the mainstream and uncompromisingly hard SF in stories set in the distant past, an off-kilter present day, the far future or sometimes in between.
Price : £ 5.59
Assassin's Apprentice
Posted by Notcot on Jul 12, 2012 in Cult Film
A glorious classic fantasy combining the magic of Ursula Le Guin’s The Wizard of Earthsea with the epic Mastery of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. Now reissued in gorgeous new livery. In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody one young boy will become a walking enigma. Born on the wrong side of the sheets Fitz son of Chilvary Farseer is a royal bastard cast out into the world friendless and lonely. Only his magical link with animals – the old art known as the Wit – gives him solace and companionship. But the Wit if used too often is a perilous magic and one abhorred by the nobility. So when Fitz is finally adopted into the royal household he must give up his old ways and embrace a new life of weaponry scribbing courtly manners; and how to kill a man secretly as he trains to become a royal assassin.
Price : £ 7.49
Corsets & Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances – Mammoth Books
Posted by Notcot on Jul 10, 2012 in Steampunk
Bestselling romance editor Trisha Telep brings an exciting new element to the fast-growing sub-genre of steampunk, which bends and blends the old and the new in increasingly popular dark urban fantasies. Young heroes and heroines battle evil, in various forms with the help of super-technological or supernatural powers, while falling in and out of love. The contributors include: Ann Aguirre a bestselling author who writes urban fantasy (the “Corine Solomon” series from Roc), romantic science fiction (the “Jax” series from Ace), apocalyptic paranormal romance (as Ellen Connor, writing with Carrie Lofty, from Penguin), paranormal romantic suspense (as “Ava Gray from Berkley”), and post-apocalyptic dystopian young adult fiction (“Razorland and Wireville” coming in 2011 from Feiwel & Friends). Tessa Gratton, her debut novel “Blood Magic” arrives in 2011 from Random House Children’s Books, followed by the companion “Crow Magic” in 2012. Jaclyn Dolamore is the debut author of “Magic Under Glass” from Bloomsbury USA. Lesley Livingston is the award-winning author of “Wondrous Strange and Darklight”, the first two books in the bestselling trilogy from HarperCollins.Frewin Jones is the bestselling author of the “Faerie Path” series and the “Warrior Princess” books, among many others. Caitlin Kittredge is the author of the “Iron Codex” trilogy, a Lovecraftian steampunk adventure. Dru Pagliassotti’s first novel “Clockwork Heart” was one of the first in the rising new genre of steampunk romance and was named by “Library Journal” as one of the five steampunk novels to read in 2009. Dia Reeves is the debut author of the critically acclaimed “YA Bleeding Violet”. Michael Scott is the Irish-born, “New York Times” bestselling author of the six part epic fantasy series, “The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel”. Maria V. Snyder is the “New York Times” bestselling author of the “Study” series (“Poison Study”, “Magic Study”, and “Fire Study”) about a young woman forced to become a poison taster. Tiffany Trent the author of the acclaimed “YA” dark fantasy series “Hallowmere”, which was an IndieBound Children’s Pick and a New York Public Library Book of the Teen Age 2008. Kiersten White is the debut author of “Paranormalacy”, the first book in a new trilogy, which was published by HarperTeen in August of 2010.Adrienne Kress, is the author of “Alex and the Ironic Gentleman” and “Timothy and the Dragon’s Gate”.
Price : £ 5.59
Corsets & Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances – Mammoth Books
Posted by Notcot on Jul 10, 2012 in Steampunk
Bestselling romance editor Trisha Telep brings an exciting new element to the fast-growing sub-genre of steampunk, which bends and blends the old and the new in increasingly popular dark urban fantasies. Young heroes and heroines battle evil, in various forms with the help of super-technological or supernatural powers, while falling in and out of love. The contributors include: Ann Aguirre a bestselling author who writes urban fantasy (the “Corine Solomon” series from Roc), romantic science fiction (the “Jax” series from Ace), apocalyptic paranormal romance (as Ellen Connor, writing with Carrie Lofty, from Penguin), paranormal romantic suspense (as “Ava Gray from Berkley”), and post-apocalyptic dystopian young adult fiction (“Razorland and Wireville” coming in 2011 from Feiwel & Friends). Tessa Gratton, her debut novel “Blood Magic” arrives in 2011 from Random House Children’s Books, followed by the companion “Crow Magic” in 2012. Jaclyn Dolamore is the debut author of “Magic Under Glass” from Bloomsbury USA. Lesley Livingston is the award-winning author of “Wondrous Strange and Darklight”, the first two books in the bestselling trilogy from HarperCollins.Frewin Jones is the bestselling author of the “Faerie Path” series and the “Warrior Princess” books, among many others. Caitlin Kittredge is the author of the “Iron Codex” trilogy, a Lovecraftian steampunk adventure. Dru Pagliassotti’s first novel “Clockwork Heart” was one of the first in the rising new genre of steampunk romance and was named by “Library Journal” as one of the five steampunk novels to read in 2009. Dia Reeves is the debut author of the critically acclaimed “YA Bleeding Violet”. Michael Scott is the Irish-born, “New York Times” bestselling author of the six part epic fantasy series, “The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel”. Maria V. Snyder is the “New York Times” bestselling author of the “Study” series (“Poison Study”, “Magic Study”, and “Fire Study”) about a young woman forced to become a poison taster. Tiffany Trent the author of the acclaimed “YA” dark fantasy series “Hallowmere”, which was an IndieBound Children’s Pick and a New York Public Library Book of the Teen Age 2008. Kiersten White is the debut author of “Paranormalacy”, the first book in a new trilogy, which was published by HarperTeen in August of 2010.Adrienne Kress, is the author of “Alex and the Ironic Gentleman” and “Timothy and the Dragon’s Gate”.
Price : £ 5.59
Corsets & Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances – Mammoth Books
Posted by Notcot on Jul 9, 2012 in Steampunk
Bestselling romance editor Trisha Telep brings an exciting new element to the fast-growing sub-genre of steampunk, which bends and blends the old and the new in increasingly popular dark urban fantasies. Young heroes and heroines battle evil, in various forms with the help of super-technological or supernatural powers, while falling in and out of love. The contributors include: Ann Aguirre a bestselling author who writes urban fantasy (the “Corine Solomon” series from Roc), romantic science fiction (the “Jax” series from Ace), apocalyptic paranormal romance (as Ellen Connor, writing with Carrie Lofty, from Penguin), paranormal romantic suspense (as “Ava Gray from Berkley”), and post-apocalyptic dystopian young adult fiction (“Razorland and Wireville” coming in 2011 from Feiwel & Friends). Tessa Gratton, her debut novel “Blood Magic” arrives in 2011 from Random House Children’s Books, followed by the companion “Crow Magic” in 2012. Jaclyn Dolamore is the debut author of “Magic Under Glass” from Bloomsbury USA. Lesley Livingston is the award-winning author of “Wondrous Strange and Darklight”, the first two books in the bestselling trilogy from HarperCollins.Frewin Jones is the bestselling author of the “Faerie Path” series and the “Warrior Princess” books, among many others. Caitlin Kittredge is the author of the “Iron Codex” trilogy, a Lovecraftian steampunk adventure. Dru Pagliassotti’s first novel “Clockwork Heart” was one of the first in the rising new genre of steampunk romance and was named by “Library Journal” as one of the five steampunk novels to read in 2009. Dia Reeves is the debut author of the critically acclaimed “YA Bleeding Violet”. Michael Scott is the Irish-born, “New York Times” bestselling author of the six part epic fantasy series, “The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel”. Maria V. Snyder is the “New York Times” bestselling author of the “Study” series (“Poison Study”, “Magic Study”, and “Fire Study”) about a young woman forced to become a poison taster. Tiffany Trent the author of the acclaimed “YA” dark fantasy series “Hallowmere”, which was an IndieBound Children’s Pick and a New York Public Library Book of the Teen Age 2008. Kiersten White is the debut author of “Paranormalacy”, the first book in a new trilogy, which was published by HarperTeen in August of 2010.Adrienne Kress, is the author of “Alex and the Ironic Gentleman” and “Timothy and the Dragon’s Gate”.
Price : £ 5.59
How to Draw Steampunk: Discover the Secrets to Drawing, Painting, and Illustrating the Curious World of Science Fiction in the Victorian Age – Fantasy Underground
Posted by Notcot on Jul 6, 2012 in Steampunk
Steampunk!: An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories
Posted by Notcot on Jul 5, 2012 in Steampunk
In the first major YA steampunk anthology, fourteen top storytellers push the genre’s mix of sci-fi fantasy, history, and adventure in fascinating new directions. Imagine an alternate universe where romance and technology reign. Where tinkerers and dreamers craft and re-craft a world of automatons, clockworks, calculating machines, and other marvels that never were. Here, fourteen masters of speculative fiction, including two graphic storytellers, embrace the steampunk genre’s established themes and refashion them in surprising ways and settings as diverse as Appalachia, Ancient Rome, future Australia, and alternate California. The result is an anthology that defies its genre even as it defines it. This is the first YA anthology to focus exclusively on steampunk; genre defining and genre defying – with steampunk settings as diverse as Canada, New Zealand, Wales, Ancient Rome, future Australia, and alternate California. It includes top contributor line-up and editors with established adult/YA/cult following. It is a first-rate literary sci-fi/fantasy with crossover appeal.
Price : £ 6.79