This action adventure has a strong, intriguing beginning which hooks the reader in immediately as it follows our curious, dynamic protagonist, Sopwith Jones along an unpredictable journey. His innovative solar-powered aircraft leads him on a path far removed from general aviation. This fast-moving, up-to-date adventure tale sees Sopwith becoming entangled in government corruption, international terrorism and political intrigue. He is forced into a new way of life, far removed from his days in engineering, whilst narrowly escaping threats to his life. The story captures human feelings and emotions: from anger, to jealousy, to the bestiality of jihad fundamentalists, to fondness, love, and lust for power and influence over others, to kindness, goodness and basic decency. A cast of vividly colourful characters accompany Sopwith throughout this addictive and fast-paced novel.

Sopwith Jones returns in an engaging sequel to Fly Away – A Sopwith Jones Adventure. The story informs, shocks and occasionally appals the reader with its realistic depictions of the cruel, ongoing and seemingly never-ending poaching trade. Sopwith manages to apprehend Lenka, a young assistant who has helped Nkoli poach a rhino. This leads to the gradual untangling of a criminal web, involving corruptible Barnabas Masondo and newcomer Joaquim De Azevedo, who are working for an unknown kingpin, who must be found. Masondo realises that his old adversary is after him so he tries his best to outsmart Sopwith by using a hired gun. In thrilling action sequences, Sopwith evades the threats, retaliating with clever subterfuge. Will the kingpin behind this nefarious poaching scheme be found though? Action and adventure on the ground and in the air culminate in many surprises, including the introduction of a prosecutor, Zelda Martin, who plays a pivotal role and who evolves into a very colourful and important character in forthcoming Sopwith Jones novels.

This action adventure has a strong, intriguing beginning which hooks the reader in immediately as it follows our curious, dynamic protagonist, Sopwith Jones along an unpredictable journey. His innovative solar-powered aircraft leads him on a path far removed from general aviation. This fast-moving, up-to-date adventure tale sees Sopwith becoming entangled in government corruption, international terrorism and political intrigue. He is forced into a new way of life, far removed from his days in engineering, whilst narrowly escaping threats to his life. The story captures human feelings and emotions: from anger, to jealousy, to the bestiality of jihad fundamentalists, to fondness, love, and lust for power and influence over others, to kindness, goodness and basic decency. A cast of vividly colourful characters accompany Sopwith throughout this addictive and fast-paced novel.

Velillustreret gennemgang af alle de berømte kapflyvninger fra den første Kanalflyvning og til England-Australien- og England-Sydafrika-flyvningerene, der alle ansporede flyvningens udvikling.

Nick of Time is the first young reader's book written by bestselling author Ted Bell - a wondrous tale of time travel, adventure, and riches, in which twelve-year-old Nick McIver sets out to become "the hero of his own life." The setting is England, 1939, on the eve of war. Nick and his younger sister, Kate, live in a lighthouse on the smallest of the Channel Islands. Nick and Kate come to the aid of their father who is engaged in a desperate war of espionage with German U-boat wolf packs that are circling the islands. The information they provide to Winston Churchill is vital as he tries to warn England of the imminent Nazi invasion. One day Nick discovers an old sea chest, left for him by his ancestor, Captain Nicholas McIver of the Royal Navy. Inside, he finds a time machine and a desperate plea for help from the captain. He uses the machine to return to the year 1805. Captain McIver and, indeed, Admiral Nelson's entire fleet are threatened by the treachery of the French and the mutinous Captain Billy Blood. Nick must reach deep inside, using his wits, courage, and daring to rescue the imperiled British sailors. His sister, Kate, meanwhile, has enlisted the aid of two of England's most brilliant "scientific detectives," Lord Hawke and Commander Hobbes, to thwart the invading Nazis. She and Nick must face England's underwater enemies, a challenge made all the more difficult when they discover the existence of Germany's supersecret submarine. In this striking adventure for readers of all ages, Nick must fight ruthless enemies across two different centuries, on land and sea, to help defeat those determined to destroy his home and his family.

A thrilling sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller Nick of Time, in which the young time traveler Nick McIver must prove his courage once more, on two fronts: in World War Two-era England, where Nazis have invaded his homeland, and in America during the Revolution, where Nick stands shoulder to shoulder with General George Washington It's 1940 and the Nazis are invading Nick's beloved home, the British Channel Islands. So Nick takes to the skies: He has discovered an old World War One fighter plane in an abandoned barn. Determined to learn to fly, he is soon risking life and limb to photograph armed German minelayers and patrol boats, and executing incredibly perilous bombing raids over Nazi airfields by night. Meanwhile, the evil pirate, Captain Billy Blood, still desperate to acquire Nick's time machine, returns to Greybeard Island. He kidnaps Nick's sister, Kate, and transports her back to Port Royal, Jamaica, in the year 1781, leaving Nick a message that if he wants to see her alive again, he must come to Jamaica and make an even swap: Kate's life in exchange for Nick's wondrous time machine--that's Blood's bargain. Having traveled back in time, Nick discovers a plot that might change the outcome of the American Revolution. Disguised as an eighteenth-century cabin boy, he travels to the Caribbean and confronts his old enemy, who has assembled the world's largest pirate armada. From the battlefields of the New World to the brutal German occupation of English soil in World War Two, Ted Bell's The Time Pirate has Nick McIver fighting once again to defend his country, the outcome of two wars resting on his young shoulders.

New York Times bestselling author Deanna Raybourn delivers the story of one woman who embarks upon a journey to see the world—and ends up finding intrigue, danger and a love beyond all reason. Famed aviatrix Evangeline Starke never expected to see her husband, adventurer Gabriel Starke, ever again. They had been a golden couple, enjoying a whirlwind courtship amid the backdrop of a glittering social set in prewar London until his sudden death with the sinking of the Lusitania. Five years later, beginning to embrace life again, Evie embarks upon a flight around the world. In the midst of her triumphant tour, she is shocked to receive a mysterious—and recent—photograph of Gabriel, which brings her ambitious stunt to a screeching halt. With her eccentric aunt Dove in tow, Evie tracks the source of the photo to the ancient City of Jasmine, Damascus. There she discovers that danger lurks at every turn, and at stake is a priceless relic, an artifact so valuable that criminals will stop at nothing to acquire it. Evie sets off across the desert to unearth the truth of Gabriel’s disappearance and retrieve a relic straight from the pages of history. Along the way, Evie must come to terms with the deception that parted her from Gabriel and the passion that will change her destiny forever… Previously Published.

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