Outwardly this story is a gripping futuristic sci-fi techno-thriller: A story about a survivalist group in a post-plague future, an escape thriller about the struggle of a few people to free themselves from the totalitarian grip of an obsessive leader in an inhospitable Arctic environment.In 2039 AD an unforeseen water-borne plague envelops the earth in its deadly grip. Threatened with outright extinction, the surviving remnant of mankind is forced onto the northernmost reaches of ...

Imagine an undersea kingdom where Siren song shapes reality. There Princess Silverwing battles the consequences of a choice she cannot escape.When two human brothers are drawn into her realm, Silverwing's world fractures. A civil war erupts. Struggling to guide the boys through Perdwr's dangers, despair seeks to claim her soul. Haunted by a vision of darkness, can Silverwing choose to believe that hope is its own rebellion, even if it defies understanding and breaks her heart first...

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What happens when things are out of place?What if Decomposer lifeforms became predators?Reki the Fire Drake, the lifelong prisoner of a vicious Ogre, is freed one night, aided by a cauldron of rabbit stew (with dumplings). Now he must learn about his world, and his own place in it. Guided by an unseen Friend, he encounters hostile Goblins, divided humans, secretive technologically advanced Dverga, and Dragons who have lost their place in th...

Following the events of 'The Siren's Call', Silverwing of Perdwr and her people have to navigate fresh wonders and dangers in a new world; the fading Empire of Akraku. Fierce beasts, sentient stones, storm borne spirits of vengeances, and hypocritical 'justice' test their courage, and faith in each other to the limit. When technology, magic, totalitarian ideology and social division converge and clash, what does it mean to call someone 'One of Us'? Follow the Sirens of Perdwr in a fast pac...

Electroporation is an efficient method to introduce macromolecules such as DNA into a wide variety of cells. Electrofusion results in the fusion of cells and can be used to produce genetic hybrids or hybridoma cells.Guide to Electroporation and Electrofusion is designed to serve the needs of students, experienced researchers, and newcomers to the field. It is a comprehensive manual that presents, in one source, up-to-date, easy-to-follow protocols necessary for efficient electroporation an...

The recent resurgence of experimental music has given rise to a more divergent range of practices than has previously been the case. The Ashgate Research Companion to Experimental Music reflects these recent developments by providing examples of current thinking and presenting detailed case studies that document the work of contemporary figures. The book examines fourteen current practitioners by interrogating their artistic practices through annotated interviews, contextualized by nine au...

This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest edited by Drs. James E. Saunders, Susan R. Cordes and Mark E. Zafereo, is devoted to Global Health in Otolaryngology. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Surgical Care and Otolaryngology in Global Health; Otolaryngology and the Global Burden of Disease; Health Organization and Otolaryngology; Otolaryngology in Low-Resource Settings: Practical and Ethical Considerations; Using Technology in Global Otolaryngology; Educational Resources for...

One man's truth. A nation's downfall. Speedbird 117, a Boeing 787 flight to New York, takes off like any other flight from Heathrow. Except this plane will never reach its destination. The cause? Taher, an utterly ruthless terrorist with a score to settle. With the country’s Secret Service on red alert, senior analyst Stephen Holm is given an ultimatum – find Taher, confiscate his devastating surface-to-air missiles and bring him to justice, or witness his nation’s descent into disaster. M...

A moving portrait of two Dunera Boys, from Kristallnacht in Vienna to VE Day in Melbourne, that complicates the traditional story of the Dunera.Popular culture has mythologised the Dunera Boys – but who were the real men who sailed on the infamous ship, and how did the voyage transform their lives?Art historian Tonia Eckfeld draws on a deeply personal history to tell the story of her father and her uncle, Jewish refugees whose lives were shaped indelibly by their wartime ex...

The extraordinary story of Atlassian - how two university friends with a billion-dollar idea created a global tech company.In a cramped share house in inner-city Sydney, university classmates Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar started working together to create a $160 billion company from scratch and revolutionise the way the world works.They couldn't have been more different - Cannon-Brookes the son of a wealthy banker and educated in one of Sydney's top private school...

Racer and broadcaster Neil Crompton has had the best seat in the house for the last 40 years of Australian motorsport, an amazing lifetime upgrade to a first-hand, front row seat to see the biggest names, machines and events of this high-speed, high-octane sport.A kid from Ballarat in country Victoria obsessed by speed with an undying passion to pursue a career in the sport, Neil ended up finding his way to lining up on the grid at the biggest race in Australia, the Bathurst 1000, ...