Lambs: World Gone Down (Survivors: Volume 2)


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Lambs: World Gone Down (Survivors: Volume 2) is an epic story of survival in a post apocalyptic world where prehistoric monsters are back in control. Former addict Nikki tries to escape from her coercive captor Egg, a man with a dark secret. At Carlton Manor, the survivors, aided by a new friend, try to stay hidden as dangerous vigilantes close in. In the war-torn streets of London, Emily and Kenny try to avoid giant monsters and worse as they try to find safety. And nurse Alan must make an agonising decision if he is to protect the young boy in his care ... Continue the stories of the survivors of Lambs: World Gone Down (Survivors: Volume 1) as their stories begin to converge in a world gone to hell.




Lambs: World Gone Down (Survivors: Volume 3)


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Lambs: World Gone Down (Survivors: Volume 3) – a thrilling battle for survival in a world gone to hell. As the world becomes increasingly dangerous, the survivors of the destruction of civilisation and the arrival of terrifying prehistoric beasts must make tough decisions in order to survive. Nurse Alan Graf battles to protect Ellis Webb, the young boy in his charge, as they make their way across an increasingly hostile middle England. Former drug addict Nikki searches for a place she can call home, while increasingly certain she is being followed. In London, streetwise Kenny Green searches for Emily, kidnapped by a biker gang, while in Cornwall, Juliet Fields slowly learns the truth about her family. In the picturesque villages of Shropshire, teacher Claire Hopgood fights for the lives of her surviving pupils, while in Devon, escaped convict Mark Raine will put his life on the line for those of his family. As the world turns feudal, with armed gangs fortifying towns and villages in an attempt to survive the increasing numbers of horrifying prehistoric beasts, survival becomes harder than ever before, and not everyone will make it … Lambs: World Gone Down (Survivors: Volume 3) continues the stories of those survivors from volume two, as well as introducing some new characters, in a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The Lambs series is perfect reading for those who like their fiction dark and blood-drenched, like the Walking Dead, only with dinosaurs.




Lambs: World Gone Down (Survivors: Volume 1)


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Lambs: World Gone Down (Survivors: Volume 1): the thrilling debut novel from Benton Ford, the hottest new name in post-apocalyptic science fiction, a masterful tale of a civilisation on the verge of collapse. On a warm summer’s afternoon, something goes wrong. The power goes down, bombs falls from the sky, and monstrous creatures begin stalking the streets. As the people turn against each other, the survivors must come to terms with this new world and their own place within it. Teenagers Emily and Kenny battle to cross the wasteland that London has become. Unassuming nurse Alan Graf must battle to protect his dying father as the world collapses around them. And escaped convict Mark Raine faces a race against time to get back to the family he loves. Nothing for any of them will ever be the same again. All they know is that the world they had known is gone, and that in this new world, they are no longer top of the food chain. No longer the predators, now they are nothing more than lambs… AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a revised version of the originally published novel following reader and reviewer feedback. Lambs: World Gone Down (Survivors: Volume 1) is a thrilling tale of survival that will keep you on the edge of your seat in the same way as The Walking Dead, only with dinosaurs.




A Little Life


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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.




Essential Western Novels - Volume 2


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Welcome to the Essential Western Novels book series, where you will find a selection of endless tales about deadly shootouts, gunslingers seeking revenge, love stories with beautiful women, in peril, and of course, cowboys and their trusty steeds. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the 5 novels by authors who created memorable stories that shaped the foundations of Western fiction. This book contains the following novels: - The Call of the Wild by Jack London. - Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather. - The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey. - Riders of the Silences by Max Brand. - Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography by Andy Adams. If you appreciate good books, be sure to check out the other Tacet Books titles!




The Hard Crowd


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A career-spanning anthology of essays on politics and culture by the best-selling author of The Flamethrowers includes entries discussing a Palestinian refugee camp, an illegal Baja Peninsula motorcycle race, and the 1970s Fiat factory wildcat strikes.




Jon Courson's Application Commentary


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A devotional commentary that helps you gain fresh insights into the Bible and understand how you can apply God's Word to your life. Few Bible commentators simultaneously articulate both insightful spiritual truths and memorable life applications for readers who want to be relevant witnesses for Jesus Christ. Gifted Bible preacher and inspiring teacher Jon Courson effortlessly combines these elements in this easy-to-read, verse-based devotional commentary on the Old Testament books of Psalms through Malachi. Pastor Jon's years of immersion in God's Word, as he regularly preached from the Bible, produced faithful, valuable teaching that takes a balanced approach between a scholarly work and an encouragement for living the Christian life. His application commentaries combine the following elements in a unique blend of pertinent information and needed inspiration: Deep love for God's word Colorful cultural insights Insightful historical information Applicable topical studies Vivid illustrations and stories Humorous, practical, and inspiring life lessons Jon Courson's devotional commentaries offer thorough and comprehensive teaching along with practical, in-depth topical studies in a very readable and comfortable expositional style.




The Book of the Dead


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Written in response to the Hawk's Nest Tunnel disaster of 1931 in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, The Book of the Dead is an important part of West Virginia's cultural heritage and a powerful account of one of the worst industrial catastrophes in American history. The poems collected here investigate the roots of a tragedy that killed hundreds of workers, most of them African American. They are a rare engagement with the overlap between race and environment in Appalachia. Published for the first time alongside photographs by Nancy Naumburg, who accompanied Rukeyser to Gauley Bridge in 1936, this edition of The Book of the Dead includes an introduction by Catherine Venable Moore, whose writing on the topic has been anthologized in Best American Essays.




We Have Always Lived in the Castle


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We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate.