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First launched over a decade ago, the Preludes series has continued to prove popular with Dragonlance fans. Riverwind the Plainsman is authored by popular writing team Thompson & Cook.

The Sex Pistols are a punk rock band renowned for initiating the UK punk movement. They went on to become one of the most influential bands in the history of popular music. This is their final interview. The following audiobook contains explicit language.

When the leader of the Silvanesti elves dies, conflict threatens to drive his sons apart. While Sithas wishes the elves to withdraw more and more from any contact with other races, Kith-Kanan and his Wildrunners forge connections and trade goods with the humans of Ergoth. As the world of Krynn watches, a new elven nation rises from the strife.

The remaining free elves of Ansalon have come together at last in the shunned valley of Inath-Wakenti. While the disfigured genius Porthios wants to lead a crusade to free the elves' ancestral homelands, the rightful ruler of the elven nation, Gilthas, dreams of establishing a new homeland in the haunted valley. To do that he will have to solve the riddle of the ancient ruins dotting the landscape, the curse that prevents animals from living in the valley, and deal with swarms of ghosts lurking behind every tree and stone.

From the mists of Krynn's earliest history came the Barbarians. A young brother and sister escape a pack of predators and strike out on their own, their lives taking parallel courses linked to the destiny of different tribes. But dark powers watch the rise of civilization with cold calculation and deadly intent.

Before the War of the Lance... The Companions have gone their separate ways, each vowing to return with news of the growing darkness in Ansalon. Sturm Brightblade, a warrior whose honor is his life, and Kitiara, a passionate woman of uncertain loyalties, travel north in search of Sturm's long-lost father. Before they reach their destination, a band of gnomes begs for their help. But nothing with gnomes ever goes as planned. The two adventurers are soon thrown into a perilous adventure that will take them beyond the realms of Ansalon, through love and hate, to darkness and light.

The first book in a brand new trilogy by well-loved Dragonlance authors! Two of the authors of the Elven Nations trilogy now continue the story of the elves! The fortunes of war have driven the once-great elven nations into exile in the desert land of Khur. The elves must overcome extraordinary perils including treachery to establish a new homeland.

The story is about a stick of rhubarb that meets a hard-boiled egg called Egg while trying to cross a cattle grid.

While the Elven Exiles struggle for survival in the distant kingdom of Khur, the elves remaining in Qualinesti face persecution, enslavement, and extermination. Amid great suffering and unrelieved evil, a rebel leader - masked, anonymous, and with strange powers - appears, determined to cleanse the land of invaders.Meanwhile, Kerianseray, the Lioness, Kagonesti general and wife of Speaker Gilthas, finds herself magically transported from certain death in Khur to equally dire straits in her former homeland.

In a time of war, a princess of Qualinost and an elite band of warriors sail forth to rescue their contrymen from the collapsing Ergoth Empire. Their journey goes awry when a strange mist engulfs Princess Vixa's ship and transports them to a phantom island. Who are the mysterious masters who imprison them in their undersea city? No soul has encountered the fabled Dargonesti or visited the city of pearl marble that rises from the sea floor - and lived to tell the tale.

The Qualinesti, the third title in The Elven Nations trilogy, was first released in 1991, and it documented the ancient schism of the elven races in the Dragonlance world. Unavailable for the past several years, this title is now being brought back in order to fulfill the rising demands of consumers. The other two titles in this trilogy will also be re-released so that listeners may easily compile the entire trilogy.

The final title in the latest trilogy from Dragonlance author team Thompson & Cook. Writing team Thompson and Cook once again explore the history of the ancient Dragonlance world in A Hero's Justice. Considered the historical specialists of the setting, the authors take their storytelling skills to a colorful and violent era of its history that has not been chronicled in any previous novel series.

Claridge the Cat Gets Too Big for His Boots is the fifth of 20 individual Pete the Bee stories written by British author Paul Cook. The stories are centered around the rescue farm where Pete and his friends live. The animals, which include Shebdon the Shirehorse and Brandon the Fly, share many adventures together but Pete usually saves the day. These lighthearted stories can be enjoyed by children of all ages.

This unique and fun podcast brings together a recruiter and chef to talk about the issues in Hospitality, speaking to their guests on wide-ranging topics from mental health & sobriety to attracting, hiring & retention of staff. Each episode of Talking Hospitality deals with a different issue within the Hospitality industry, and every guest is required to provide a solution or tip on the issues raised.Season 1 looks at how things were during lockdown for Hospitality businesses and positive stories that were coming out of the industry at the time.Season 2 looks at businesses as they reopened and...

The village of Yala-tene is flourishing. Twelve years of peace and plenty have allowed the little settlement to grow into a thriving town. But its peace is threatened - from within by an ambitious priest of the dragon cult, and from without by a savage horde of warriors, bent on conquest. Against this array of evil, Chief Amero and the bronze dragon Duranix strive to hold the fragile threads of civilization together.

From the outside, Paul Cook had everything going for him. He was young, had a successful career in radio, a lovely wife, and a sweet family. Yet, one night he found himself in a near-catatonic overdose caused by ingesting an abundance of ketamine. This autobiography details Paul's struggle with anxiety and depression, causing a voracious appetite for drugs and alcohol exemplified by the search for an unobtainable peace that leads to his near fatal descent.

Pete the Bee Book 9 is a collection of five short stories (stories 41-45) about Pete the bee who lives in a barn on an animal rescue farm written by British author Paul Cook. Pete shares many adventures with his friends who include Shebdon the shire horse, Brandon the fly, and Greggor the goose. These light-hearted stories can be enjoyed by children and parents of any age.

In this collection of five short stories, Pete shares many adventures with his friends, including Shebdon the shire horse, Brandon the fly, and Greggor the goose.

The first short story is about a leek that didn't get put in Mrs Sidebottom's stew. The children wreaked havoc with that leek when they came home from school. The second short story is about a sack of potatoes that goes on a camping trip with Iestyn and Charlie. The potatoes swim with the ducks and then get wrapped up in foil and cooked on the campfire. The final story is about a cauliflower who didn't like being on display at the harvest festival in the local church. The cauliflower decides to have some fun and to disrupt the goings-on.

Silly Stories About Vegetables, Books 3 and 4 consists of six silly short stories about six different vegetables. The first short story is about a pea that was grown on Phoebe's granddad's allotment. The second short story is about a tomato that goes missing and ends up in a letter box. The third story is about a pumpkin that was sold by a grocer to a boy and his mum at Halloween. The fourth short story is about a leek that didn't get put in Mrs Sidebottom's stew. The children wreaked havoc with that leek when they came home from school.