Will civilisation collapse with a donkey on the throne? Carson Barker certainly doesn't think so, and appoints himself into the unenviable role of imperial translator. However, it isn't going to be an easy ride. With assassins, blood-thirsty fishmongers and furious homemakers around every corner, each seeking to be the first to kill the new regent and seize the throne for themselves, Carson finds himself squarely in the firing line by association. Little do they know this is no ordinary donkey, and the future of the Empire, possibly even the world, rests on Carson's ability to keep this extraordinary animal alive. Will he manage to save his ass? Find out in the witty and action-packed book one of the Three Crowns series.

Getting assassinated in his sleep certainly wasn't on the top of Eric's to do list, but apparently these things happen when you are set to inherit a crime syndicate. Fortunately, for Eric at least, a previously unknown power is keeping him alive and well, despite numerous attempts and successes, to stab, maim and dismember him. Armed with his suspicions, and aided by a Captain just the wrong side of drunk, Victor Claye seeks to bring Eric to the legendary last enclave of mages living in Caer Innar, hoping that they can help the boy understand his new gifts. Together, this odd crew will embark on a journey that will take them far away from the Empire. What is Mr Claye hoping to gain from these introductions? If these mages even still exist, will they be willing to help? Find out as the magic and mayhem continues in book two of the Three Crowns.

To save the world, first they must find the weapons that would destroy it. With the return of Brighthart all but assured, Victor Claye sets off with another hastily assembled team, hoping he can beat his creator at her own game. Of course nothing is ever simple when magic is involved. First, they must travel into the magically tainted land of Tajikia, jump through a portal into another world and... rescue a princess? Kidnap a princess? They need to move a princess somewhere at the very least. Find out just how many new laws this odd ensemble can break as they travel across Caer Innar, and beyond in book five of the Three Crowns!

What do you do for fun when you're an elder dragon living in the time of mortals? You get your friends together, make some characters and set off into the world for a game of Dragons in Dungeons of course! Our four would-be heroes 'coincidentally' meet in the small town of Yemlic, surprising the locals with the gathering of an Orc, Dwarf, Elf and a Human, before they sniff out the signs of their first adventure. Something's lurking in the forest, and it's taking the villagers at night! Will the brave adventurers rise to the challenge and return a sense of peace and safety to the village? Will the villagers have to learn not to go into the forest at night? Or worse, will the heroes fall to the very evil they sought to defeat? Can they do all this without giving in to their Draconic nature and eating all the sheep? Since this is an adventure story, probably the first one, but you never can tell these days!

The risk of dying from a goldfish attack is low, but it isn't zero. The sole survivor of a hunt gone horribly wrong, Yeveka is forced to ally with Maran. While potentially a deranged mystic, he claims to have knowledge of a weapon lost to history - her first glimmer of hope for getting the revenge she so desperately desires. After setting off on a wild journey through space and time, she is left with a few pressing questions; Has Maran eaten one too many 'special' mushrooms? Does the spear really exist? Will the magical homicidal goldfish finish what it started? The magic and mayhem continues in book 3 of the Three Crowns!

Stabbed, half-drowned and furious, Victor Claye finds himself back on the Empire's shores and all is not well. Turned away by the very people he tried to help and missing a large chunk of time from his 'travels', Mr Claye finds himself with a moral dilemma - return to the Emperor and risk running into Mortaris again or sit back and let the mages work things out for themselves. While the latter certainly seems tempting he cannot shake the feeling that someone has their eyes on him. Chased by his brutal past in his dreams, the choice to act might yet be out of Victor's hands when inaction could bring a fate worse than death to Caer Innar. Only one question remains, has she returned?

The story of a Venetian-Albanian family in the late sixteenth century forms the basis of a sweeping account of the interaction between East and West Europe and the Ottoman Empire at a pivotal moment in history.

Meet Adrienne Brown, a twenty-eight-year-old Wellesley College grad who recently left her glamorous job at Town & Country for a spot at the Capitolist. Known simply as the List to Beltway insiders, it’s the only media outlet in D.C. that’s actually on the rise. Taking the job means accepting a painful pay cut, giving up perks like free Louboutins, and moving back in with her parents, but Adrienne is certain that her new position will be the making of her career. And it is—but not at all in the way that she expects. The Capitolist runs at an insane pace: Adrienne’s up before five in the morning, writing ten stories a day (sometimes on her BlackBerry, often during her commute), and answering every email within three minutes. Just when it seems like the frenetic workload is going to break her, she stumbles upon a juicy political affair, involving a very public senator—and her most competitive colleague. Discovering that there’s much more to the relationship than meets the eye, Adrienne realizes she’s got the scoop of a lifetime. But should she go public with the story? Inspired by Washington insider Karin Tanabe’s experiences at Politico, The List is a riveting debut novel bursting with behind-the-scenes details about what happens when media and politics collide.

Karigan G'ladheon was a regular girl until she stumbled across a dying man. There were two arrows embedded in his back, and wherever his horse was taking him, he was going to die before they got there. He gave Karigan his horse, his cloak and his brooch - the symbol that he was one of the King's Green Riders - and, with them, his mission. To deliver a message to the King. He made her swear to do it ... even though the Shadow Man who killed him would be hot on her trail. That mission made her a Green Rider. Now, her first legendary mission is long complete. Karigan has learnt to wield the magic her Green Rider brooch allows her to access, and she's used it to defy some of the most terrifying dark magicians of the age. But while Mornhavon the Black has gone, he's not defeated. His restless spirit haunts Blackveil, the lethal, corrupt forest that stands beyond a failing magical wall at the edge of King Zachary's territory. Karigan's destiny is leading her there, and when her King asks her to join a mission to Blackveil to save the remnants of a dying race, it seems she has little choice but to follow it ...

This book reveals how Gothic choir screens, through both their architecture and sculpture, were vital vehicles of communication and shapers of community within the Christian church.