Spiers: 43 books

To hold off the darkness, one must embrace the night. Eight years ago, Jason Harding set out on a mission to save Fringe City. Now, he must resurrect his alter–ego, the Sentinel, to stop it from falling back into its dark past. A sudden wave of crimes has swept the town. One that,...

The most compelling Star Frontier yet. For almost sixty years, Imraec Tarc has occupied the world of Katara. For almost sixty years, no one has cared. But no longer. Prominent figures in the United Frontier have their eyes set on Imraec Tarc and are planning to send an intervention force...

The armies of the Angdar march on Ensildahir. Cirreone and its allies set sail to attack Ensari from the sea. Are the attacks connected? Is Cirreone secretly allied with the Angdar, the common enemy of all the peoples of the Greater Realms? And if so, what has it to gain through subterfuge? The...

The fate of an entire sector hangs in the balance. Little is known about the remote Minstrahn Empire, except it is apparently a peaceful and uneventful place. Or rather, it was… After centuries of isolation, the Empress has asked for aid and the Federation has answered the call. And...

The race is on to prevent an all-out war! The Federation is on the brink of war with everyone. Corinthe, the minister of security, has launched a campaign to strengthen the Federation by annexing the nations of the Frontier in response to an external threat. The only problem is...

One spark will ignite an inferno. Jason Harding is not your regular crime fighter. He's not a billionaire, he's had no training and he can't actually fight. And since he's cleaning up Fringe City, a place the rest of the country has written off, he knows it won't be easy. But...

Mafeking was the longest and the most controversial of the three sieges that began the South African War in 1899. Lasting 217 days, the Siege of Mafeking brought a highly charismatic leader to public attention and involved some controversial practices.While of little military significance, the relief...

This volume explores problems concerning the series, national development and the national canon in a range of countries and their international book-trade relationships. Studies focus on issues such as the fabrication of a national canon, and on the book in war-time, the evolution of Catholic literature, imperial traditions and colonial libraries.

This book makes the case for 'ordinary' people to get the health and social care which the state has promised them for over 60 years but which has not been delivered. What is the case for choice? How can choice be made real for the individual? What impact can genuine, individually financially-empowered...

Available in paperback for the first time, The Victorian soldier in Africa re-examines the campaign experience of British soldiers in Africa during the period, 1874–1902 – the zenith of the Victorian imperial expansion – and does so from the perspective of the regimental soldier. The book utilises...

This book investigates a biologically inspired method of robot arm control, developed with the objective of synthesising human-like motion dynamically, using nonlinear, robust and adaptive control techniques in practical robot systems. The control method caters to a rising interest in humanoid robots...

Praise for Women's Health Psychology "Women's Health Psychology provides an important overview and analysis of key issues affecting women's health and well-being ... almost every chapter in this volume touches on the importance of quality of life, not just longevity.... It will serve as a valuable...

Rapid Cardiac Care is an indispensable resource for all frontline staff working with acutely ill patients. Offering easy access to the knowledge base needed to provide rapid, safe and effective cardiac care, it is ideal for newly qualified healthcare professionals including, nurses, paramedics, cardiac...