Finalist – Best Fantasy Novel (The Robert Holdstock Award), The British Fantasy Awards (2017)When Asta’s nephew is taken by slavers, she pledges to her brother that she will find him, or die trying. Her search takes her from the fading islands of the Scattering, a nation in thrall to a powerful enemy, to the port city of Abonnae. There she finds a people dominated by a sinister cult, thirsty for blood to feed their hungry god. Haunted by the spirit of her brother, forced into an un...

The first volume of Fight Like A Girl was produced in response to accusations that stories of women warriors were somehow unrealistic and anachronistic. Sadly the need to counter such narratives still exists, but with this new volume we have also sought to broaden the types of women in the stories, and the ways in which they fight. In this book you will find a variety of science fiction and fantasy stories by top women writers. The heroines will face down adversity in many different ways a...

Finalist: Best Anthology, British Fantasy Awards, 2014What do you get when some of the best women writers of genre fiction come together to tell tales of female strength? A powerful collection of science fiction and fantasy ranging from space operas and near-future factional conflict to mediaeval warfare and urban fantasy. These are not pinup girls fighting in heels; these warriors mean business. Whether keen combatants or reluctant fighters, each and every one of these characters ...

Colinthology is a collection of light-hearted, uplifting fantasy and SF short stories, put together in memory of Colin Harvey, who passed away suddenly in August 2011. They are the kind of stories we think he would have enjoyed over a quiet pint, and we hope that's how you'll enjoy them too. The book is edited by Roz Clarke and Joanne Hall, with cover art by Andy Bigwood. All of the stories have been donated for free by friends of Colin, and all of the proceeds are being donated t...

Airship Shape & Bristol Fashion brings together tales from the light and dark sides of steampunk. Living ghosts, walking ferns and ingenious androids populate visions of the city of Bristol at once familiar and peculiar. Above them soar magnificent men, and women, in their flying machines. Whether they are seeking release, revenge or adventure, the characters in these stories will draw you down the side-streets of Bristol to the brass and steam-filled worlds you never dreamed were there.

A sequel to the popular Airship Shape & Bristol Fashion. Steampunk fiction from the South-West of England.In this anthology our authors once again challenge the notion that steampunk looks back on Victoriana through rose-tinted goggles. Still rooted in Bristol, these stories stretch out across greater distances, through time and space, through danger and adversity, to explore ideas of Empire and adventure. Some are funny, some are dark, and each of them will take you somew...

Globe Law and Business' journal Modern Lawyer is known for helping professionals navigate the changing legal services landscape, featuring insights from in-house counsel, legal tech specialists, law companies, law firms, and business leaders, who all bring a fresh perspective to legal services delivery. Essential Reads for the Modern Lawyer draws on the journal’s wealth of opinion pieces, interviews and thought leadership, which together comprise an invaluable and wide-ranging analysis of ...

Spiritual Entrepreneurship: Navigating Success With SoulUnlock the secrets to harmonising business success with spiritual fulfilment. Spiritual Entrepreneurship: Navigating Success With Soul offers an enlightening journey into the integration of spiritual principles with entrepreneurial endeavours.In this transformative book, nine seasoned business owners and spiritual practitioners share their unique stories, insights, and practical advice on how to infuse...

Featuring engaging narratives, this “how-to” book delves into reflection as a concept and provides specific, replicable tools for professional practice. Each chapter draws on a particular school situation demonstrating the value of teacher reflection and describing the nuts and bolts of the process, including protocols for handling many different circumstances.“At the end of each chapter I was dying to go back to the classroom and adapt a new idea into my practice. But probably mor...

A Christmas-themed television special is coming to the Cotswolds. And it could change everything…Tallis Harlow is reeling from the discovery of her husband's infidelity, but thankfully she has her job as an assistant on a reality baking show to keep her busy.At least that was the case until charismatic London chef Ziggy Giudici is cast on the Christmas special. Now the mutual attraction she'd previously dismissed with the younger man is proving impossible t...

This new textbook gathers an international roster of top security studies scholars to provide an overview of Asia-Pacific’s international relations and pressing contemporary security issues. It is a suitable introduction for undergraduate and masters students' use in international relations and security studies courses. Merging a strong theoretical component with rich contemporary and historical empirical examples, Asia-Pacific Security examines the region's key players and challenges as w...

This book provides a unique examination on the ways in which educating the whole child in the community school serves to ameliorate the conditions of poverty and obstacles to learning faced by students. Using a case study approach the book will highlight the successful journey of one school that transformed itself into a community school. Given the rise in poverty nation-wide and the unprecedented economic crisis, many school districts are looking for innovative ways to garner resources fo...