This is a reissue of 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. This title features a top contributor line-up and editors with established adult/YA/cult following. This title includes a B-format edition of this first-rate literary sci-fi/fantasy with crossover appeal.

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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.

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One of the most beloved children’s classics of all time, Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is boldly reinterpreted by Camille Rose Garcia, whose dark yet whimsical style has won her resounding praise and an international cult following. The story of a young girls’ strange adventures in a fantasy world comes to life in this stunning, affordably priced edition that will delight the many millions of confirmed Alice fans everywhere and captivate a new generation. The publication of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” will coincide with the release of Tim Burton’s 2010 film starring Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham-Carter, and Anne Hathaway among others – and the Hollywood buzz has predicted it will be one of the year’s biggest hits. The recent success of Collins Design’s publication of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” by F. Scott Fitzgerald – published in sync with the release of David Fincher’s Academy Award-winning film – indicates there is an enormous market for creative interpretations of literary classics.This new, imaginatively illustrated edition holds even greater promise, with an enormous fan base, long literary history, and the timing of its publication with the film. Alice is going Goth – and her adventures are more wondrous than ever before.

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During his lifetime Zevon never quite achieved the recognition he deserved, but he did build up a huge cult following and critical acclaim for his songwriting from some of the biggest names in the music industry. When he was diagnosed with cancer he asked his estranged wife Crystal Zevon to take notes for a ‘no-hold-barred’ oral biography and insight into the Los Angeles music scene at the top of it’s game. Revealing and unreservedly honest, the hardback earned much critical acclaim. This work features an introduction by Bruce Springsteen and afterword by Carl Hiassen.

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During his lifetime Zevon never quite achieved the recognition he deserved, but he did build up a huge cult following and critical acclaim for his songwriting from some of the biggest names in the music industry. When he was diagnosed with cancer he asked his estranged wife Crystal Zevon to take notes for a ‘no-hold-barred’ oral biography and insight into the Los Angeles music scene at the top of it’s game. Revealing and unreservedly honest, the hardback earned much critical acclaim. This work features an introduction by Bruce Springsteen and afterword by Carl Hiassen.

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The authentic voice of British gangster fiction returns with a tour de force in this long-awaited sequel to Layer Cake, the bestselling debut by J.J. Connolly that ‘jump-started British crime fiction into the present’ (Uncut). More authentic in its language and scene-setting, smarter in its characterisation and plotting than anything that had previously gone by the name of gangster fiction, Layer Cake attracted a big cult following and became a Crime bestseller (it also became the most shop-lifted book in Britain). The Get Carter of the noughties, Layer Cake has also been made into a highly-praised film by Matthew Vaughn, starring Daniel Craig, Michael Gambon and Sienna Miller. Now J. J. Connolly is back with a sequel that sees him on the same stunning form, with his trademark razor-sharp dialogue and quick-fire violence, but also finding dark humour and pathos in the lives of violent men. From the many levels of the London underworld portrayed in Layer Cake, Viva la Madness moves to international crime with trans-Atlantic drug deals, money laundering and high-tech electronic fraud, portrayed with the same uncanny believability.The anonymous hero of Layer Cake is pulled back into the drug game before he can escape to a sunny retirement: in an authentic but dazzling combination of London low-life, Caribbean high-life and Venezuelan drug cartels toting machine-guns in Mayfair. The brilliance and the madness is back:’Viva la madness!’

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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.

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Ferrari Plus Driving Expeirence Take to the track in no less than five superb performance cars! There is plenty of driving on this half day making this an excellent all round programme. The adventure takes place at a choice of former airfields – the perfect place to test the straight line driving of the supercars. After a welcome on arrival you will be split into groups, which rotate around driving the following; a Ferrari 360, Subaru Impreza, BMW Z3M Roadster, Porsche 996 and a Lotus Elise. Please note that all vehicle types are subject to availability. Activity rotations and pairings may differ from venue to venue. f

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One of the most beloved children’s classics of all time, Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is boldly reinterpreted by Camille Rose Garcia, whose dark yet whimsical style has won her resounding praise and an international cult following. The story of a young girls’ strange adventures in a fantasy world comes to life in this stunning, affordably priced edition that will delight the many millions of confirmed Alice fans everywhere and captivate a new generation. The publication of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” will coincide with the release of Tim Burton’s 2010 film starring Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham-Carter, and Anne Hathaway among others – and the Hollywood buzz has predicted it will be one of the year’s biggest hits. The recent success of Collins Design’s publication of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” by F. Scott Fitzgerald – published in sync with the release of David Fincher’s Academy Award-winning film – indicates there is an enormous market for creative interpretations of literary classics.This new, imaginatively illustrated edition holds even greater promise, with an enormous fan base, long literary history, and the timing of its publication with the film. Alice is going Goth – and her adventures are more wondrous than ever before.

Price : £ 8.25

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This title is written and performed by Andy Hamilton who also did “Trevor’s World of Sport” and “Revolting People” and has a huge following from Radio 4 listeners. This time Annette Crosbie “One Foot in the Grave” stars as new character Edith whose crossing swords with Satan are Hellarious.

Price : £ 6.09

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