Simon Vance

When Jack Aubrey makes some bad investments which involve him with the London underworld, he must rely on Stephen Maturin, an intelligence officer on his ship, to get him out of trouble.

"Book 1 of Anthony Trollope's popular "Chronicles of Barsetshire" series. In "The Warden", a crusading young physician seeks to expose corruption in the operation of an old age home by the facility's administrator, the respected Rev. Septimus Harding. Unfortunately, the young doctor fancy's Harding's daughter.Trollope's "Chronicles of Barsetshire" has been prized by readers for its entertaining exploration of the fictional English county of Barsetshire...

Describes the expansion of the British colonies into French territory in the 1750s and the struggle for survival among the Iroquois Confederation that led to the French and Indian War, and examines how that conflict overturned the balance of power on two continents.

Originally written to be an "introduction to the study of Shakespeare," Shakespeare for Children is much more entertaining than that-some of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style. Charles and Mary Lamb introduce children to the magic of Shakespeare with these ten favorite tales. Although simplified, these stories don't underestimate young readers; they keep the complexity, twists of plot, and turns...

Eric Clapton reflects on his life and career, discussing his rise to fame, family, the death of his son, marriage to Patti Boyd, work with various musicians, and more.

As the old gods awaken and satrapies splinter, the Chromeria races to find the only man who can still end a civil war before it engulfs the known world. But Gavin Guile has been captured by an old enemy and enslaved on a pirate galley. Worse still, Gavin has lost more than his powers as Prism - he can't use magic at all. Without the protection of his father, Kip Guile will face a master of shadows as his grandfather moves to choose a new Prism and...