Stephen Fry brings the richness of these magical stories to life in the original British recordings, available for the first time in the United States and Canada.Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'.Treat your ears to a performance so rich and captivating you'll imagine yourself in the halls of Hogwarts. Wherever you listen, the unmist...

Dreams that seem to slice through time and space. A dangerous journey in search of something that has no real location. And a treasure that may save Earth - or may not - but at what price?Mars Colony One grasps a fragile handful of the Red Planet. But Earth politics and people still hold sway there. And there a mysterious past echoes hauntingly.An Icelandic firefighter named Freya sees opportunity in all these. It begins with an experiment....

Terrifying Earth events threaten space travel itself. The future of the solar system’s colonists and traders hangs in the balance.When a surprise attack exposes the plans of their enemies it catapaults Ozzie and Freya and friends into a heart-pounding hunt for answers.Until only one answer remains. And they will have to bet the solar system on it.A compelling nonstop read for fans of scifi and adventure fantasy.In the Ring is the third and final boo...

Ancient, lost music and magic. A race of precocious creatures. And an impossible search, launched by improbable friends...Dangerous. Thrilling. In 2065 no more exciting career exists than Trader on the Earth-Moon-Mars loop.At White Sands Space Academy Ozzie Reed tastes the launch fumes already. But a sure thing goes bad and throws him into a fight for his right to fly.And the fight threatens far more than just his own dreams.In the d...

Terrifying Earth events threaten space travel itself. The future of the solar system's colonists and traders hangs in the balance.When a surprise attack exposes the plans of their enemies it catapaults Ozzie and Freya and friends into a heart-pounding hunt for answers.Until only one answer remains. And they will have to bet the solar system on it.A compelling nonstop read for fans of scifi and adventure fantasy.In the Ri...

A moon at risk, a silver jarIn these unique tales you'll join some unusual company:One who has a way to start the moon again...A costumes flunky in an offworld showbiz enterprise...A harried circus owner whose guests are in disguise...An engineer who inherits from a college girlfriend...Two families on a distant world, with plans that will collide...You'll travel to strange places that you may find familiar:Th...

American cities, once economic and social launch pads for their residents, are all too often plagued by poverty and decay. One need only to look at the ruins of Detroit to see how far some once-great cities have fallen, or at Boston and San Francisco for evidence that such decline is reversible. In Boom Towns, Stephen J.K. Walters diagnoses the root causes of urban decline in order to prescribe remedies that will enable cities to thrive once again.Arguing that commonplace ...

Stephen Fry brings the richness of these magical stories to life in the original British recordings, available for the first time in the United States and Canada.'There will be three tasks, spaced throughout the school year, and they will test the champions in many different ways ... their magical prowess - their daring - their powers of deduction - and, of course, their ability to cope with danger.'Treat your ears to a performance so rich and captivating you'll im...

Stephen Fry brings the richness of these magical stories to life in the original British recordings, available for the first time in the United States and Canada.There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building... wherever they had murdered...Treat your ears to a performance so rich and captivating you'll imagine yourself in the halls of Hogwarts....

Stephen Fry brings the richness of these magical stories to life in the original British recordings, available for the first time in the United States and Canada.'Give me Harry Potter,' said Voldemort's voice, 'and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded.'Treat your ears to a performance so rich and captivating you'll imagine yourself in the halls of Hogwarts. Wherever you li...

Stephen Fry brings the richness of these magical stories to life in the original British recordings, available for the first time in the United States and Canada.'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'Treat your ears to a performance so rich and captivating you'll imagine yourself in the halls of Hogwarts. Wherever you listen, the unmistakable voice of Stephen Fry is guaran...

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.A collection of the funny, curious verse written during the 19th and 20th centuries, read by some of Britain's most renowned actors.Humorous and whimsical verse ...