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Julian Raines was one of the first Englishmen to volunteer for the international brigade in Spain. The British Secret Service suspect that the flamboyant Raines was recruited for the KGB by the Bolsheviks during his student days at Oxford and send Robert Florry, a struggling young writer to Spain after Raines with orders to eliminate him.

Julian Raines was one of the first Englishmen to volunteer for the international brigade in Spain. The British Secret Service suspect that the flamboyant Raines was recruited for the KGB by the Bolsheviks during his student days at Oxford and send Robert Florry, a struggling young writer, to Spain after Raines with orders to eliminate him. Florry was an old school chum to Raines and had every reason to hate him. But. the British are not alone on Raines' trail.

So, dear reader, you thought Spiderman and Iron Man was the ultimate team-up? Or Captain America and the Hulk, perhaps? No! Such paltry partnerships were long before authors Charles Dickens and Stephen Hunt teamed up together to bring the world the steampunk adaptation of A Christmas Carol. This tome imaginatively entitled 'A STEAMPUNK Christmas Carol ... the fantastical adaptation no-one asked for, yet everyone somehow desperately needed. Yes, this - spoilers - classic tale of a grumpy miser's Xmas-related redemption has been recast in the Jackelian Kingdom, a far-future steampunk Earth ...

When Eleanor Lythe was invited to attend a charity art ball with the rest of her children’s home, she wasn’t sure what to expect – but being fed on by semi-immortal vampires, bitten and turned into a slave of their evil race, certainly wasn’t it. Luckily, for Eleanor, the Vigil – the covert branch of the U.S. Secret Service formed to fight the forces of the supernatural – is on hand to cure her and protect her. But save her for just what sort of life? As Eleanor struggles to master her new powers, she comes to realise that in humanity’s struggle against the darkness, the wrong...

In the windswept sands of the Middle East, Paul Chardy fought side by side with Ulu Beg: one, a charismatic, high-strung CIA covert warrior, the other a ferocious freedom fighter. Then Chardy fell into the hands of the enemy, and Beg was betrayed. Now the two men are about to meet again. Beg has come over the Mexican border under a hail of bullets - determined to assassinate a leading American political figure and avenge his people's betrayal.

With a sniper’s rifle he has calmly executed hundreds of enemy soldiers in a single battle, and gunned down thousands of innocent civilians in a single day, waiting patiently for the barrel of his gun to cool before resuming his craft.

The future is beautiful ... just not for everyone! Ash must escape from his broken war-torn country, fleeing towards mythical Europe, or face murder at the hands of a brutish local warlord. The one slight problem is, few ever survive the horrifying packs of ravenous hunting machines roaming across the depopulated border zone! But his perilous odyssey might be worth it. For in this future Europe, nobody goes hungry or poor. Crime has been as good as abolished, and everyone can pursue their dreams, whatever their passions may be. But when you have the perfect utopia, just how far do the ...

This engaging audiobook pulls together the individual strains of self-care, spirituality, and common sense. It is a one-stop "bible" to give social workers and other professionals an uncomplicated, easy to hear resource that empowers them to manage and maintain their well-being through personal responsibility and self-care.

Willkommen in der Welt von "Schattensinn" – einem Hörbuch, das die Grenzen der Vorstellungskraft sprengt und die Essenz der Dunkelheit in jeder gesprochenen Silbe einfängt. Tauchen Sie ein in eine Reise der Sinne, während düstere Lyrik und fesselnde Klänge zu einem Erlebnis verschmelzen, das Ihre Seele in den Bann ziehen wird. "Schattensinn" entführt Sie in eine Welt jenseits des Gewöhnlichen. Die tiefen, melancholischen Verse entfalten sich wie dunkle Blütenblätter, während die Worte in Ihren Gedanken verweilen und Ihre Emotionen in eine Achterbahn der Gefühle verwandeln.

Seline Templar hasn't experienced an easy life. First, her father died for reasons that have been shockingly concealed from her. Then Seline's mother, Molly, went missing in suspicious circumstances. So she's been raised as a ward of King Steam in the Steamman Free State, far away from the potential perils of her home in the Jackelian Kingdom. Raised in relative solitude among the machine race . . . until an old friend of the family, the steamman scientist Coppertracks, turns up in the capital with news of the most amazing discovery. It will set Seline and her companions off on a dangerous ...

Captain Lana Fiveworlds has a hell of a lot of problems. She's sliding void in an ageing seven-hundred-year-old space ship, scrabbling around the edges of civilised space trying to find a cargo lucrative enough to pay her bills without proving so risky that it'll kill her. She's got an alien religious freak for a navigator, an untrustworthy android for a first mate, a disgraced lizard for a trade negotiator and a deserter from the fleet acting as her chief engineer. And that was well before an ex-crewman turns up wanting Lana to rescue a barbarian prince from a long-failed colony world....

Captain Lana Fiveworlds has a hell of a lot of problems. She's sliding void in an ageing seven-hundred-year-old space ship, scrabbling around the edges of civilised space trying to find a cargo lucrative enough to pay her bills without proving so risky that it'll kill her. She's got an alien religious freak for a navigator, an untrustworthy android for a first mate, a disgraced lizard for a trade negotiator and a deserter from the fleet acting as her chief engineer. And that was well before an ex-crewman turns up wanting Lana to rescue a barbarian prince from a long-failed colony world. ...

Querido lector, ¿pensabas que Spiderman y Iron Man eran la pareja definitiva? ¿O el Capitán América y Hulk? Pues no. Esas míseras alianzas fueron mucho antes de que los autores Charles Dickens y Stephen Hunt se unieran para traer al mundo la adaptación steampunk de Cuento de Navidad. Este tomo imaginativamente titulado Un Cuento de Navidad STEAMPUNK... la adaptación fantástica que nadie pidió, pero que todo el mundo necesitaba desesperadamente". Sí, este cuento clásico -spoilers- sobre la redención navideña de un avaro gruñón ha sido refundido en el Reino Jackeliano, una ...

Willkommen zu einer unvergesslichen Reise in die Tiefen der Dunkelheit. Tauchen Sie ein in eine Welt voller düsterer Romantik, geheimnisvoller Schatten und melancholischer Schönheit. Dieses Hörbuch entführt Sie in eine meditative Sphäre, in der die Finsternis ihre eigene Poesie erschafft und die Schatten ihre Geschichten flüstern. Lassen Sie sich von den Klängen der düsteren Lyrik verzaubern, während Sie durch nebelverhangene Landschaften streifen und den Schleier des Vergessens lüften.

Welcome to the Broadcast. I am your host Hunter Stephens and I will be here to talk about politics and some random bits of history. I hope y’all enjoy

Stephen J. Hunt, award-winning publican and the founder of Hunt Hospitality, turns his 30 years of buying, renovating, and selling pubs into an accessible, practical guide on how to turn a poorly performing business into a highly profitable one. From the early days of formulating an idea, to raising money and recruiting employees, to fending off competitors, you'll discover the wisdom, practical tools, and tips you need to take control over your business, turn it around, and live the life you've always wanted.

In late 2020 Aidan and Stephen began walking in the evenings together through their local forest park and felt their discussions were interesting, thought-provoking and made them feel healthier in both body and mind. They decided to try to record some of these chats and send them out to the world in the hope of inspiring others to continue the conversation.They want to bring people together over a cuppa, with an aim to create a community that can share thoughts, ideas, love, compassion, and realism in a safe non-judgemental environment while discussing the meaning and purpose of life, health, ...

Two kiwis trying to make sense of it all.

Die dunkle Lyrik in "Schattenschön" ist geprägt von Versen, die das Spiel zwischen Licht und Schatten, Liebe und Verlust, Glück und Melancholie meisterhaft einfangen. Jeder Satz lässt den Rezipienten in eine geheimnisvolle Atmosphäre eintauchen. Dieses Hörbuch ist wie geschaffen für all jene, die den Mut haben, die verborgenen Ecken ihrer Seele zu erkunden. Die poetischen Texte sind von einer einzigartigen Intensität, die sowohl beunruhigt als auch fasziniert. "Schattenschön" erweckt Emotionen zum Leben und lässt Sie in die Tiefen Ihrer eigenen Gefühlswelt eintauchen.

Algo espeluznantemente terrorífico viene por aquí... La comandante Adella Vega, de la Armada de la Alianza -también conocida como Flota del Infierno-, está atrapada en el extremo más perruno de la galaxia cumpliendo su deber de castigo con los perdedores, ladrones y pedantes de la Flota. Adella pensaba que eso ya era bastante malo. Hasta que gran parte de su sector quedó a oscuras. ¿Se dirige ahora hacia ella algo grande, malo y especialmente desagradable? ¿Y qué tiene que ver su predicamento con la capitana librecambista Lana Fiveworlds, su desvencijada nave Gravity Rose y su ...