This classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of aspiring writers into masterful writers—and will continue to do so for many years to come.John Gardner was almost as famous as a teacher of creative writing as he was for his own works. In this practical, instructive handbook, based on the courses and seminars that he gave, he explains, simply and cogently, the principles and techniques of good writing. Gardner’s lessons, exemplified w...

This classic and much lauded retelling of Beowulf follows the monster Grendel as he learns about humans and fights the war at the center of the Anglo Saxon classic epic."An extraordinary achievement."—New York TimesThe first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic Beowulf, tells his own side of the story in this frequently banned book. This is the novel William Gass called "one...

Official, original James Bond from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.She is beautiful. She is Russian. And she is very, very dangerous.Once Xenia worked for the KGB. But her new master is Janus, a powerful and ambitious Russian leader who no longer cares about ideology. Janus's ambitions are money and power: his normal business methods include theft and murder. And he has just acquired Goldeneye, a piece of high-tech space technol...

'History is moving pretty quickly these days, and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts' Ian FlemingIan Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised Bond thriller with a new introduction from Sunday Times bestselling author M J ArlidgeBond has been assigned to investigate one Dr. Anton Murik, a brilliant nuclear physicist who is thought to have been meeting with a terrorist known as Franco. Together they plan to hijack six nucl...

Official, original James Bond from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.Bond has lost his licence to kill. After he took revenge on the CIA agent who handed his friend over to the master criminal, Sanchez, M revoked his double 0 status and he's considered a rogue agent.With MI6 trying to bring him in and only the support of Q behind him Bond goes after Sanchez.Boarding his ship, Bond tricks his way into Sanchez's inner circle ...

Sixteen James Bond stories from master-storyteller John Gardner.Bundle comprises of: BROKENCLAW; COLD; DEATH IS FOREVER; FOR SPECIAL SERVICES; GOLDENEYE; ICEBREAKER; LICENCE RENEWED; LICENCE TO KILL; THE MAN FROM BARBAROSSA; NEVER SEND FLOWERS; NO DEALS, MR BOND; NOBODY LIVES FOREVER; ROLE OF HONOUR; SCORPIUS; SEAFIRE; WIN, LOSE OR DIE.

Official, original James Bond from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.Two female agents of Operation Cream Cake - double agents and honey traps against the KGB - are murdered. Bond must find the others and conduct them to safety before they meet a similar fate.In a race against time, Bond travels to Ireland and the KGB is soon on the scene. But all is not as it seems and soon Bond finds he needs all his wits to negotiate a labyrint...

Official, original James Bond from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.James Bond has been partnered with an Israeli Mossad agent, Pete Natkowitz, and assigned to work with the KGB to infiltrate a terrorist group. The group, The Scales of Justice, are demanding the trial of a suspected Nazi war criminal and each day of delay brings another death.Posing as a TV crew, Bond and the other agents attempt to discover the group's real moti...

The story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written. Gardner's version restores the poetry of the text and the lyricism that is lost in the earlier, almost scientific renderings. The principal theme of the poem is a familiar one: man's persistent and hopeless quest for immortality. It tells of the heroic exploits of an ancient ruler...

Bestselling British novelist John Gardner published two books purporting to be the true history of Professor James Moriarty, archenemy of Sherlock Holmes, the Napoleon of crime. The books - The Return of Moriarty and The Revenge of Moriarty - were praised as stand-alone volumes set in a vividly accurate Victorian London and a stunning vision of the underworld of the time, inhabited by the kindof men and women who lived and preyed on the society of the late 19th century.Now it...

Official, original James Bond from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.James Bond is back in action, with the stunning Flicka von Grusse at his side and his licence to kill renewed once more. His target is Sir Maxwell Tarn: a businessman whose legitimate empire spans the globe, whose wealth is uncountable, who also deals in illegal weapons on a breathtaking scale.But even Bond is unprepared for the speed of events, as a sting operat...

Official, original James Bond from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.James Bond is on a mission that will become an obsession. It starts the night Flight 229 is torn apart at Washington airport, killing 435 passengers. But the victim who matters to Bond is the Principessa Sukie Tempesta: once his lover, still his friend.The search for Sukie's killers will turn out to be the most complex and demanding assignment of Bond's career. A...