You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
A penny for your thoughts, sire…. Twenty years ago, after thwarting an invasion that threatened to engulf the whole of Europe, the enigmatic but deadly Professor Crow limped away from a remote Siberian town and disappeared. Now he is back, reappearing in Britain in 2034, where the mysterious Maxim Cale is making a bid for control of a country in turmoil. In the quiet Somerset town of Cheddar, teenager Patrick Devan is looking for his missing brother, Race, while his girlfriend, Suzanne, is in great danger after her own father’s abrupt disappearance. As Patrick and Suzanne flee the brutal Department of Civil Affairs, Professor Crow sets his plans in action. But when their paths cross, the...
A thrilling dark fantasy horror set in England from Chris Ward, the bestselling author of the epic dystopian Tube Riders series. Matthew Cassidy is a man on the verge of self-destruction. His career is in tatters and his marriage is hanging by a thread under the threat of a latent violence he is struggling to control. His wife Rachel is on the verge of leaving him even before a phone call from his estranged father pulls him back into a world of violence and mystery that he left behind on a bloody winter's night sixteen years before. Matt must return to the quiet little country town of Tamerton, where he grew up in a world of questions but few answers. The town has changed but the mysteries remain, and Matt must question everything he thought he knew about his past. Why was his little sister mute? What really happened to his mother? And who are the two mysterious but beautiful, ageless sisters who live in an isolated cottage out on the moor? The Man Who Built the World is a tour de force supernatural thriller where the answers are never quite what they seem . . .
Biblical Leadershiptakes the best of evangelical scholarship to make the leadership lessons of Scripture tangible for today's readers. All contributors are biblical scholars who not only think seriously about the texts covered in their individual chapters, but have committed their lives to teaching and living the truths therein. This volume walks through the sections of the Bible, gleaning insights from each biblical writer. Every chapter analyzes the original setting of the writing, extrapolates the leadership principles in the text, and provides advice on applying that theology of leadership. Presented in everyday language understandable to both professionals and practitioners, these lessons will equip current and upcoming leaders to make a Christlike impact.
Evil robots combine with time travel in this darkly comic science fiction tale from Chris Ward, acclaimed author of the Tube Riders series. It came from the future … to be your best friend. Life sucks for twelve-year-old James Newton. His bible-bashing mother wants to convert him, his teenage tempest of a sister wants to berate him, and his loudmouthed, womanising father just wants him to go away. School is no solace either, with sadist bully Miles Craddock lurking around every corner. James finds comfort in his collection of science fiction novels, but when something appears that could have stepped out of the pages of one of his beloved books, it seems too good to be true. And it is. Ugly Thirteen will be James’s best friend. But the grinning robot from a thousand years in the future will be so, so much more…. For James Newton, a Christmas wish is about to turn into a nightmare.
Tales of Crow: a free first in series blackly comic blend of dystopian horror and science fiction For Jun Matsumoto, a school trip to the remote study camp of British Heights is hardly his idea of a good time. Akane Yamaguchi, the love of his life, hates him, and he’s rooming with Ogiwara, the school bully. Things get even worse when most of the students become violently sick, and Jun and a handful of survivors are left cut off from civilization as the snow closes in. Soon the power has gone off, and a strange, birdlike creature begins terrorizing the guests. As the students group together with the other remaining guests, suddenly their understanding of danger turns on its head. There are creatures out in the woods, and they’re hungry for human flesh… The Eyes in the Dark is the first in Chris Ward's Tales of Crow series, an exciting blend of horror, fantasy and dystopian science-fiction with a heavy dash of black humour. THE TALES OF CROW COMPLETE SERIES: 1 - The Eyes in the Dark 2 - The Castle of Nightmares 3 - The Puppeteer King 4 - The Circus of Machinations 5 - The Dark Master of Dogs ALL BOOKS AVAILABLE NOW
Tales of Crow: an exciting blend of darkly comic dystopian horror and science fiction A group of stranded tourists, a missing billionaire, and a dead woman in the woods, killed by some kind of giant bird. As lights blink on and off in the seemingly deserted Heigel Castle, it appears that Professor Crow is back ... Seven years after the tragic events at British Heights, Jun Matsumoto is now lead singer for Plastic Black Butterfly as they tour across Europe. Their shows bring them to the quiet Romanian town of Heigel, where a series of brutal animal killings have been followed up by the murder of an old local woman. The clues point to Jun's old nemesis, the genetic engineering genius Professor...
Once-human monsters, giant robot spiders, human statues and a madman with a thirst for destruction … Professor Kurou is back and more dangerous than ever. After five years of incarceration, Jun Matsumoto is released from a mental hospital. With his hatred for Professor Kurou still consuming him, he enlists the help of some old friends and tracks his nemesis to Barcelona, where he hopes to rescue Ken Okamoto’s missing daughter, Nozomi. Kurou, however, has a master plan that will not only destroy one of the greatest landmarks in mankind’s history, but bring war to an entire nation. Jun must battle not only ghosts from his past and his own failing mind, but a man who is now the undisputed Puppeteer King… From the author of the acclaimed Tube Riders trilogy, The Puppeteer King is the third volume in Chris Ward's Tales of Crow series, a blend of science fiction, fantasy and horror set in the near future. THE COMPLETE TALES OF CROW SERIES: 1 - The Eyes in the Dark 2 - The Castle of Nightmares 3 - The Puppeteer King 4 - The Circus of Machinations 5 - The Dark Master of Dogs ALL BOOKS AVAILABLE NOW
The Fire Planets Saga: A thrilling intergalactic space opera adventure featuring deadly aliens, wisecracking robots, space pirates and more from Chris Ward, author of the acclaimed science fiction series The Tube Riders and Tales of Crow. The mighty Trill System has fallen to the Barelaon horde. Lianetta Jansen and her ragtag crew flee the deadly Raylan Climlee, now calling himself Overlord of Trill System. After a smuggling mission goes wrong, however, Lia and Caladan find themselves on board a prison ship heading for a remote asteroid. There they meet an incarcerated journalist from the secretive Cask System, who might hold the key to their escape. On the remote fire planet of Ergogate, Harlan5 is left in charge of the Matilda. When the ship is hijacked by three young freedom fighters, the droid is roped into a mission which will bring him face to face with some of the deadliest creatures in the galaxy. Giant creatures, outlawed tech. And a heartbreaking choice Lia must make if she is to give the Estron Quadrant a chance of survival. Books in this series: #1 Fire Fight #2 Fire Storm #3 Fire Rage #4 Fire Flare
The new dystopian thriller from Chris Ward: a prequel to the bestselling Tube Riders series. In 2075, Maxim Cale is a semi-mythical figure, the rarely seen Governor of a transformed Britain. In the countryside, a regressed agri-society fuels the country, while within the walled cities, chaos and disorder reign as people battle daily for their lives. From the wealthy landowners of the farming states to the street kids fighting for survival, however, one thing is shared: a terror of their longtime leader. His will is iron, his powers legendary, his punishment merciless. But 140 years before, he was an innocent little boy playing in the Algerian sand. Taken from his family, in the freezing hell of Siberia he became a monster. And the world would never be the same. This is his story.
For five long years, Professor Kurou has been in hiding, a wraith haunting the streets of the remote Siberian mining town of Brevik. Victor Mishin is a small-town inventor who needs his help. An unstoppable, inhuman army is approaching the town, and the townsfolk face total annihilation at the hands of an evil even greater than the one that walks among them. For at the head of an army is a man who will stop at nothing to see Professor Kurou dead. THE COMPLETE TALES OF CROW SERIES: 1 - The Eyes in the Dark 2 - The Castle of Nightmares 3 - The Puppeteer King 4 - The Circus of Machinations 5 - The Dark Master of Dogs ALL BOOKS AVAILABLE NOW