Leeds, 1980. Amid the violence and decay, the city was home to an extraordinarily vibrant post-punk scene. Out of that swamp crawled the Sisters of Mercy.Over the next five years, they would rise from local heroes to one of Britain's leading alternative bands, producing brilliant singles, astonishing EPs, a landmark debut album and legendary live shows before blowing apart on the verge of major rock stardom.At the centre was Andrew Eldritch, a singular and ...

Carl wakes on the morning of his 25th birthday to find he has acquired a unique talent, the ability to order someone to do something - without a word being spoken. In the shortest possible time he gains a sex slave and begins to fulfil all his fantasies of being a Master with a harem of beautiful women, all there by his wish which becomes their command! With these women totally under his control, there is no limit to what he can do to them, the discipline he can inflict, the suffering he c...

I am a self-taught programming guru, specialising in computer games. I chose and then pursued this profession diligently in order to make enough money to set up an island of voluntary slaves as this had quickly become a fetish of mine as I passed through puberty and beyond. No-one knew of this, not even my parents or best friend but it only took half a dozen years and I had made enough to go looking for my island.As to the slaves, well that was a little more difficult. I had to som...

Katrina's apprenticeship is at an end, but her life as a slavegirl has just begun, with total servitude to the man who chose to take on the responsibility of training her. From pony carting to the private harem, Katrina learns the art of pleasing her master, her mistress and any guests who might come to the stately home, both in bed and out. Discipline is conducted in front of everyone and when finally Katrina is ringed in five sensitive places without the benefit of anaesthetic, she knows...

No one can imagine how quickly life can change - until it does.  Christine Anderson’s life is changed forever when the head of a clandestine organization known as the Vatican Secret Service condemns her to death.   Forced to flee for her life, Christine manages to stay one step ahead of the VSS as they scour the globe in search of her.  The stakes soar when Christine discovers the fate of the planet is fused to her own.  However, th...

Eisner and Harvey Award-winning writer Mark Andrew Smith joins forces with Eisner-nominated Orc Stain creator James Stokoe for a graphic novel packed with shocks, gore, and screamingly outrageous humor, when America's Favorite Pastime becomes one baseball team's ultimate nightmare!Long past their former glory, the minor league Sluggers get an invitation to play a baseball game in a cursed small town. After the 7th inning stretch, the sun goes down, and the dysfunct...

This book reports on the first empirical validation of “AccuRate,” Australia’s national benchmark software tool for house energy ratings. The validation was conducted by the University of Tasmania in collaboration with Forest and Wood Products Australia, the Australian Government, the CSIRO and industry partners. The study presented here describes the results of graphical and statistical analysis of variations observed between the measured and simulated data from three different test build...

You may know Azrael as the most fearsome Angel in Heaven. From Creation through to the modern day and beyond, the Angel of Death has regarded the world of the mythical and fantastic as little more than an office drone who just wants to clock off and call it a day. When he learns the underworldly plot of a Heavenly hostile takeover, Azrael must navigate the corporate landscape of officious Angels and downtrodden Demons in a conspiracy that could lead to the end of the universe! Mark Andrew ...

THE SILENT DOCTORA NovelIn a locked ward at Helsinki's most elite psychiatric institute, a patient is found dead behind a door that never opened. The only witness who might know the truth hasn't spoken a word in months.When Dr. Saara Lehto is called in to investigate, she expects a tragic accident. What she finds instead is a silence with teeth — a brilliant, guarded doctor with a past he'll do anything to keep buried, a mute patient whose ...

Originally called Wisauksicken and Wisamickon by the Lenni Lenape tribe of southeastern Pennsylvania, the creek was renamed Wissahickon by European settlers in the late 1600s. The Wissahickon, beginning as a small stream fed by underground springs in central Montgomery County, winds its way down into a breathtaking valley in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park before entering the Schuylkill River. Rich in history and scenic beauty, the creek has played a major part in the development of the area...

An unusual book. A story of devotion, family, struggle, and resolution."I just sat down and read your book cover to cover. It is unique. Touching. Beautiful. Reflective. Cautionary. Homage." ~ Philip SchwartzThis is a short, easy-to-read story of life and death, family and community, health and medicine, and systemic, societal problems. This is a cautionary tale. If you ask my sisters and many others, they would say Hospice was wonderful. People want to believe what the pro...

‘Gritty, gripping, but above all it feels frighteningly real. DC Alden has penned a compelling read.’ - Alex ShawTHE FIGHT TO SAVE BRITAIN STARTS NOW An explosive, SAS-inspired military thriller from bestselling author DC Alden! Must-read for fans of Tom Clancy and Jack SlaterLondon is burning. The politicians have betrayed us. The enemy is already on British soil. When a truck bomb destroys Whitehall, Prime Minister Harry Beecham survives...