Graeme Ingham - Free Library Land Online - Mystery

Tiger Lilly and the Princess

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:06:43 +0300

Children's fantasy...Support for right-wing populism in Europe has steadily gained attention from media and policy-makers over the past decade. Most of this attention, however, has been focused on the core supporters of right-wing populist parties (RPPs) – the members and the street activists – at the expense of the topic of this publication, the ‘reluctant radicals’. These are our main protagonists: the soft, uncommitted supporters of RPPs. They are crucial for two straightforward reasons: the reluctant radicals are the bulk of RPP support as well as those who can most easily be brought back to the mainstream, thereby depriving RPPs of their main electoral base. This publication is the first of a series produced within Counterpoint’s project ‘Recapturing Europe’s Reluctant Radicals’. Our aim here is to draw an accurate portrait of these voters by exploring the characteristics of the reluctant radicals in ten European countries, with a particular focus on France, Finland and the Netherlands. We aim to critically test some common assumptions – in particular, that right-wing populism is the preserve of disadvantaged young men – as well as outline the contours of the political and cultural context in which the data needs to be interpreted. The result is a better understanding of the diversity of the support for these parties as well as a more accurate reading of the context in which they arise – the histories, traumas, memories, resentments and fears that drive the choices of the reluctant radicals.

Doctor Who

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 20:25:37 +0200

*With stories about Ace and Jo Grant written by the actors themselves - Sophie Aldred and Katy Manning!*
We all change, when you think about it. We're all different people all through our lives . . .
Amy Pond looks for her Raggedy Man, Jo Grant remembers her childhood, the Master hunts the past . . . a young girl discovers a love for explosives.
Eleven incredible stories from the world of Doctor Who - the early lives of friends and foes that have never been told before. The characters and their writers include:
Ace by Sophie Aldred
Sarah-Jane Smith by Mark Griffiths
The Master, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart and Madame Vastra by Dave Rudden
Ryan Sinclair and Yaz Khan by Emma Norry
Clara Oswald by Jasbinder Bilan
Amy Pond by Nikita Gill
Davros by Temi Oh
Martha Jones by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Jo Grant by Katy Manning

Tales of Trenzalore - Justin Richards & Mark Morris & George Mann & Paul Finch

Tue, 06 May 2014 10:56:07 +0300

Star Tales - Steve Cole

Mon, 06 May 2019 10:56:17 +0300

‘ Even though they’re gone from the world, they’re never gone from me.’

****The Doctor is many things – curious, funny, brave, protective of her friends...and a shameless namedropper. While she and her companions battled aliens and travelled across the universe, the Doctor hinted at a host of previous, untold adventures with the great and the good: we discovered she got her sunglasses from Pythagoras (or was it Audrey Hepburn?); lent a mobile phone to Elvis; had an encounter with Amelia Earhart where she discovered that a pencil-thick spider web can stop a plane; had a 'wet weekend' with Harry Houdini, learning how to escape from chains underwater; and more.

In this collection of new stories, Star Tales takes you on a rip-roaring ride through history, from 500BC to the swinging 60s, going deeper into the Doctor's notorious name-dropping and revealing the truth behind these anecdotes.

The Winning Side - Lance Parkin

Fri, 06 May 2011 10:56:16 +0300

Emily is dead! Killed by an unknown assailant. Honoré Lechasseur is called to identify the body, but who should arrive there as well, but Emily! Honoré and Emily find themselves caught up in a plot reaching from the future to their past, and with their very existence, not to mention the future of the entire world, at stake, can they unravel the mystery before it's too late?

Echoes - Iain McLaughlin

Fri, 06 May 2011 10:56:08 +0300

Echoes of the past...echoes of the future. Honoré Lechasseur can see the threads that bind the two together, however when he and Emily Blandish find themselves outside the imposing tower-block headquarters of Dragon Industry, both can sense something is wrong. There are ghosts in the building, and images and echoes of all times pervade the structure. But what is behind this massive contradiction in time, and can Honoré and Emily figure it out before they become trapped themselves? Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction...original adventures in time and space.

The Clockwork Woman - Claire Bott

Fri, 06 May 2011 10:56:13 +0300

Featuring Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish. Honoré and Emily find themselves imprisoned in the 19th Century by a celebrated inventor...but help comes from an unexpected source – a humanoid automaton created by, and to give pleasure to, its owner. As the trio escape to London, they are unprepared for what awaits them, and at every turn it seems impossible to avert what fate may have in store for the Clockwork Woman. Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction...original adventures in time and space.

The Angel’s Kiss - Melody Malone

Sun, 06 May 2012 10:56:19 +0300

The Severed Man - George Mann

Fri, 06 May 2011 10:56:14 +0300

What links a clutch of sinister murders in Victorian London, an angel appearing in a Staffordshire village in the 1920s and a small boy running loose around the capital in 1950? When Honoré and Emily encounter a man who appears to have been cut out of time, they think they have the answer. But soon enough they discover that the mystery is only just beginning and that nightmares can turn into reality. Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction...original adventures in time and space.

The Albino's Dancer - Dale Smith

Fri, 06 May 2011 10:56:03 +0300

"Goodbye, little Emily." April 1938, and a shadowy figure attends an impromptu burial in Shoreditch, London. His name is Honoré Lechasseur. After a chance encounter with the mysterious Catherine Howkins, he's had advance warning that his friend Emily Blandish was going to die. But is forewarned necessarily forearmed? And just how far is he willing to go to save Emily's life? Because Honoré isn't the only person taking an interest in Emily Blandish - she's come to the attention of the Albino, one of the new breed of gangsters surfacing in post-rationing London. And the only life he cares about is his own. Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction...original adventures in time and space.

Peculiar Lives - Philip Purser-Hallard

Fri, 06 May 2011 10:56:11 +0300

From the pen of Mr. Erik Clevedon, Peculiar Lives is another "scientific romance" along the lines of The Coming Times and The Star Beasts. Exotic colour is added by the character of an American Negro detective, Honoré Lechasseur, and his delightful English companion Miss Blandish. Once a celebrated author of 'scientific romances', Erik Clevedon is an old man now. But his fiction conceals a dangerous truth, as Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish discover after a chance encounter with a strangely gifted young pickpocket. Born between the Wars, the superhuman children known as "the Peculiar" are reaching adulthood – and they believe that humanity is making a poor job of looking after the world they plan to inherit...Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction...original adventures in time and space.

Deus Le Volt - Jon De Burgh Miller

Fri, 06 May 2011 10:56:05 +0300

Deus Le Volt!..."God Wills It!" The cry of the first Crusade in 1098, dispatched by Pope Urban to free Jerusalem from the Turks. Honoré and Emily are plunged into the middle of the conflict on the trail of what appears to be a time travelling knight. As the siege of Antioch draws to a close, so death haunts the blood-soaked streets...and the Fendahl – a creature that feeds on life itself – is summoned. Honoré and Emily find themselves facing angels and demons in a battle to survive their latest adventure. Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction...original adventures in time and space.

The Sideways Door - Riser Troy

Fri, 06 May 2011 10:56:10 +0300

Honoré and Emily find themselves in a parallel time stream where their alternate selves think nothing of changing history to improve the quality of life - especially their own. Honoré has been recently haunted by the death of his mother, an event which happened in his childhood, but now there seems to be a way to reverse that event...but at what cost? When faced with two of the most dangerous people they have ever encountered, Honoré and Emily must make some decisions with far-reaching consequences. Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction...original adventures in time and space.