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Popcorn

Set probably some time in the 90s, Popcorn is a satire on people’s obsession with media, gore and celebrity. But is it still a relevant novel in 2010?

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The Weavers of Saramyr

  • Author: Chris Wooding
  • Publisher: Gollancz
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Set in an oriental location The Weavers of Saramyr is full of politics and intrigue. Wooding avoids cliché to create a truly interesting adult fantasy series.

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The Fundamentals of Creative Advertising

  • Author: Ken Burtenshaw, Nik Mahon and Caroline Barfoot
  • Publisher: AVA Publishing
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A great, hands on book on how adverts are made. From brief to release…

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Goddess — Percheron Book Three

  • Author: Fiona McIntosh
  • Publisher: Orbit
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Goddess is the third and final book in Fiona McIntosh’s Percheron series. Zar Boaz is on the throne but the immanent arrival of the Galinsean war fleet could put paid to that…

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Imperium

Tiro is the personal secretary to Cicero, a Roman Statesman. Imperium is about Cicero’s rise to power, but it’s also about Rome and it’s politics.

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Shadow’s Edge

Kyler Stern wants to walk away from the life of shadows, but can he with the violent Godking on the throne and now the possibility that Logan Gyre is alive?

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Forgotten Voices of Burma

The Forgotten Voices of Burma is an oral history of the British armies conflict in Burma, fighting against the Japanese.

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The Way of Shadows

The Way of the Shadows is book 1 in the Night Angel trilogy. It’s set in the slums which are ruled by ruthless gangs with members as young as 5. Their only way to make a living is to steal off the unfortunate who walk through the gang’s territory

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Odd Thomas

  • Author: Dean Koontz
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Odd Thomas is a short order cook and can see the dead. Through Deans Koontz’s layering of information about his life we learn why Odd is a good name for Odd Thomas.

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No Angel

  • Author: Nils Johnson-Shelton
  • Publisher: Canongate
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No Angel tells the somewhat historic story of ATF Special Agent Jay Dobyns. Who infiltrated the infamous Hells Angels.