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Bronze age action adventure. It's a time like none that has been before. A time of powerful men, and dangerous women. A new age is dawning. One that will see change and death on a vast scale, while religion and superstition continue to bind the hands of those that would otherwise build a better world. The villages of the marshes unite for their mutual defence, following the raids of the summer, but as winter approaches, they once more find themselves under threat. Now a chiefdom, though be if a small one, they soon attract the attention of the vast neighbouring tribe. The idea that they ...

At a time when Humanity has identified itself as a destructive force to be eradicated, the minority continue the fight to bring balance against the obsessive, self destructive policies of the Returner movement, to fight for that most basic human right; the right to live.In the harsh weeks that follow the Dockling uprising, Shanks' glorious rebels slowly descend into a poorly led band of starving refugees, surrounded by two Returner armies and on the brink total defeat. With only the marshes to protect them, and time all but lost, those that would still fight take a desperate path and ...

A harsh winter, followed the turbulence of the summer. Stromgalee's raids and the fall of Aeldra had left the people weak and vulnerable. More than that they were desperate for the approval of their Gods. Despite the hardships of the people, Dalric, the vicious and twisted new Chief, persisted in hunting his estranged wife and those still associated with Elric. Through it all, Birch stood by Dalric's side offering unwitting balance to his deranged obsessions. He at least knew, while Vintnor lived, Dalric's rule would be in constant jeopardy, and so it went on, just as the prophecy of eagles...

Bronze age action adventure. In a world dominated by the unknown, where the unexplained is justified by talk of gods and spirits, the appearance of a lowly slave, gifted with exceptional combat skills, provides both hope and opportunity to a group of villages under threat from a ruthless raider lord. Even in the face of such a grave threat, the prospect of power, taints and corrupts those entrusted with the wellbeing of their own people. Could it be that the independent people of the marshes might choose to unite, not behind a chief or a religious figure, but a young warrior, with an honest...

When a labourer is murdered on the coast road, the identity of the killers would be beyond the imagination of the townsfolk. That is if the whole sorry incident hadn't been witnessed by a roguish young poacher, who is immediately blamed. The chain of events that follows, open up a world of traitors and spy catchers. As the musket balls start to fly the gritty youngster with nothing to lose is dragged into the whole unseen war. A world where nobody is quite as they seem and trust is an unaffordable luxury. This is the first in a series, which follows Jack as he's plunged into the Napoleonic ...

Fast moving action adventure set in the deadly world of spies and spy catchers, during the Napoleonic wars. Amidst rumours of the King's failing health and general discontent amongst the general population, revolution is in the air. Not the loud spectacle the French laid on a few years before, but a quiet sneaky operation conducted by corrupt politicians and self serving officials. Slowly over the winter of 1802 power and liberty had been removed from the crown, leaving them powerless to those that would surrender British interests to the highest bidder. In the final stages of this quiet ...

In the midst of the fragile peace of 1802, trouble looms between Britain and France. A wrecked French gold shipment lies stranded on the rocks of a Scottish island. A prize of such unimaginable value can't be ignored by either side, regardless of the cost. Only a totally deniable force can be sent to retrieve the prize for king and country, but amongst the thieves and cut-throats selected, can any one of them be trusted? This is the third of the 'Rib Bone Jack' adventures, following the roguish youngster into a whole new level of warfare, once more with the stakes stacked against him and as...

It’s 1802, and Jack finds himself surrounded by spoilt aristocrats in a mysterious training camp on the South coast of England. Once more he is drawn into an unexplained murder mystery, and with the dead man’s family baying for blood, someone is going to pay, regardless of their guilt or innocence. Could a mysterious French ship stalking the English coastline be in some way linked to the killing? Able to outrun anything the English navy puts against it, the need to catch this enigmatic vessel becomes vital to the war effort, its very survival highlighting England’s weaknesses. As the ...

Set in our near future, the fear of global warming and our own rapidly advancing technologies spark the first and only global uprising. fuelled and made possible by social media, the Returner movement sets about plunging the entire globe back to a pre-industrial age. Five years on from the uprising only shadows of the old world are left with anything resembling infrastructure being destroyed by the ever more powerful Returners, who rule with increasing brutality. For five long years, every attempt to resist their rule have been quashed with merciless force, but when a small village in the ...

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It's 1810 and Britain has new, though uncomfortable allies and a continent to recover. With the old order gone and the threat from Napoleon firmly fixed on foreign shores, Britain is in an only slightly more comfortable place. Political manoeuvrings at the highest possible level have deadly consequences for the men on the ground, while old rivalries threaten to hurt the pockets of the rich and the bellies of the poor. Never entirely the hero, Jack Bones is the enemy nobody wants and the friend nobody admits to. Four and a half years on, from the darkest days, that took his family, and his ...

The final instalment of the epic Napoleonic adventure, following a roguish young poacher boy with a hunter's instinct, drawn into a deadly world of spies and spy catchers. With many major political and military posts in the hands of French sympathisers and the old order hunted as wanted men, the British fleet has never been in greater peril. As Nelson prepares to meet the French and Spanish at sea, Jack returns to Norfolk, determined to clear his name and settle to a simple life. Hunted by an army of bounty hunters, as well as the notoriously brutal Colonel, known only as 'The Snake,' ...

Jack returns. Once more armed with his notorious pair of horse pistols and a dangerous disregard for the perilous life he leads. This time he leads his men on a deadly mission to strike a blow at the heart of Napoleon’s army; the legendary old guard, but as is the way of those that command, there are other forces at work. Men with power and influence have their own agendas, allowing petty matters of their own self interest to turn the tide of a battle, and see simple men to their graves. As Jack leads his rough and ready band across the river Tagus, the wheels of a greater plan are ...

In a world where anonymity is all, Jack finds himself noticed for all the wrong reasons. With the provost on his tale, he has little choice but to accept a diplomatic mission, on foreign shores, but as the supposed mission of mercy becomes manipulated by players on all sides, Jack finds himself in the middle of an explosive stand-off. lurking in the shadows of the Napoleonic wars, a second war rages. Not a war of honour or glory, and not a war that will ever be written, as some of the deeds done in the name of Kings and Emperors are unrepeatable, most especially for those of noble birth, ...

The news that humanity had been dreading for ages had come true. Zombies are real. Worst of all, we created them. The apocalypse was upon us, and every man, woman and child had to answer a simple question of themselves: "What do we do now?"

After the extinction asteroid doesn't strike Earth, the dinosaurs keep evolving... but so do the mammals. We mammals have achieved human-like shapes, but now it's cold-blooded, magic-using reptiles against the hot-blooded, hot-tempered descendants of cats.

A podcast about building new faith. Its all about construction, but sometimes that means you have to deconstruct a little. Questions, exploration, mystery...

Spoiled Fruit: Faith & Power is an investigative podcast exploring the rise of the Vineyard movement - from a humble network of churches to a sprawling global empire. Through in-depth research and firsthand accounts, this series examines how power, influence, and ambition shaped the movement's evolution, often at the expense of those who trusted it most. From its early days under John Wimber to its modern-day scandals, Spoiled Fruit: Faith & Power uncovers the hidden costs of empire-building within evangelical Christianity and the well-meaning individuals caught in the crossfire.

John Hill and Marvino Buck sit in a prison cell, watching the world fall apart on the news. Janay Williamson, a guard at the Cook County Jail, finds herself surrounded by violent men when civilization begins to crumble. Henry Haynes is a doctor in the middle of his shift when he notices the hospital is eerily silent. None of them knew the world would end that day. Now that it has, they all will have to fight to stay alive. With the world collapsing all around them, death seems imminent. Surviving quickly becomes all that there is.

Williamson takes us through his life, from growing up on the land in the Mallee and Moree in a family of five boys, to being the voice of Australia. John got a lucky break that kickstarted his music career with ‘Old Man Emu’, which he wrote and performed on New Faces in 1970. After huge initial success, his music career floundered for a decade until he reinvented himself.