At the height of the Incan empire, a girl called the Ugly One because of a disfiguring scar on her face, seeks to have the scar removed and instead finds a life path as a shaman.

A scintillating absurdist comedy about beauty, identity and getting ahead in life.

A beaut story about one very ugly kid. Robert Hoge was born with a tumour in the middle of his face, and legs that weren't much use. There wasn't another baby like him in the whole of Australia, let alone Brisbane. But the rest of his life wasn't so unusual: he had a mum and a dad, brothers and sisters, friends at school and in his street. He had childhood scrapes and days at the beach; fights with his family and trouble with his teachers. He had doctors, too: lots of doctors who, when he was still very young, removed that tumour from his face and operated on his legs, then stitched him back together. He still looked different, though. He still looked ... ugly. UGLY is the true story of how an extraordinary boy grew up to have an ordinary life, and how that became his greatest achievement of all.

"Struggling to raise her little brother Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house, until one night her star-gazing causes an accident. After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold. By the time Wavy is a teenager, her relationship with Kellen is the only tender thing in a brutal world of addicts and debauchery"--

The ineffectual Ambassador is just one of the handicaps facing the Americans as Southeast Asia becomes increasingly involved with Communism.

A charming new picture book from the bestselling creators of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom!

‘A perfect staycation read’ Guardian ‘Funny, dark and brilliantly written... should be top of your TBR’ Stylist Magazine ‘Extraordinarily excellent’ Daily Mail ‘A completely addictive read that is laugh-out-loud funny’ Heat Magazine

In this memoir, Lady Hermione Ranfurly recounts her early life: a life of great privilege but also of great private tragedy. Hermione learns how to deal with change and how also to cope with loss, as her parents face financial problems and divorce, and her beloved brother is killed at war.

In 1585 A.D., an alien baby boy named Kojia lands in the dense jungles of Central India. The childless royal couple of an ancient tribe eagerly adopts him. Then all hell breaks loose. An alien Amazon arrives on Earth, claiming Kojia as her nephew. She wants to take the boy to his home planet, which is tucked away in the direction of the star Sirius. She easily thrashes the simple tribal natives. However, their sheer courage, simplicity and the genuine affection of Kojia's foster mother melt her heart, so she hands Kojia back and departs. Inter-tribal conflict breaks out, and Kojia's tribe emerges victorious. In those times, large parts of India were ruled by the Mughals. Their spies keep an eye on Kojia until a strange and fortuitous event occurs when six ghouls take a fancy to Kojia. Though they keep most humans at bay, the ghouls decide to protect Kojia and train him in martial arts. Kojia gets caught up in the games played between the Mughal and Persian empires. He rescues a Persian princess named Nadia from Mughal custody and flees with her to Persia. However, he is captured by the enemies of his genetic race and is imprisoned on their home planet.His guardian ghouls finally return him back to Earth in the 21st century. He is appalled by what he sees and experiences, but miraculously finds Nadia. See what else is in store in this timeless adventure. About the Author: Once a naval navigator, today Udai Rathor lives on a farm in Kota, India. He is working on his next magical adventure.

This discounted ebundle includes: Bones of the Dragon, Secret of the Dragon, Rage of the Dragon, Doom of the Dragon “Action-packed, utterly riveting.” —ComicBookBin Filled with heroes and heroines and spanning locales of exotic adventure in a magic-forged world, the Dragonships of Vindras series fully illustrates the mastery of world-building and storytelling that has made Weis and Hickman into the bestselling fantasy co-authors of all time. Welcome to the World of Dragonships! Bones of the Dragon Skylan Ivorson is a sea-raider of the Vindras, an undefeated champion of the Torgun clan, and eventually the Chief of Chiefs of all Vindras clans, an honor he truly feels he deserves as one who has been blessed by Skoval, the god of war. But sometimes a blessing is a curse in disguise. Secret of the Dragon Weis and Hickman's second action-packed book in the series features a world of Viking-like warriors who sail the seas in ships powered by dragons, following their gods on a quest that will determine not only the fate of mortals but the fate of the gods as well. Rage of the Dragon In the ever-twisting saga of Skylan Ivorson and the Vindrasi Clan, this third volume pits our heroes and their lone surviving dragon against a vast army. Enemies become friends and vice versa, as adventure, romance, and war pull readers through another epic tale by the bestselling author duo. Doom of the Dragon Age-old enemies must band together to combat a group of fiendish beings bent on their destruction. With the help of a newly formed Dragon Brigade, heroes from both sides race to uncover long-hidden magical secrets that are the key to defeating their enemies and protecting their world. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.