Ian McKellen
2) The Odyssey
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Ten years have passed since the fall of Troy. The surviving Greek warriors who destroyed that city have returned home. All except Odysseus, whose wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus, await him. Claiming that Odysseus is dead, a host of suitors have taken up residence in his home, eating up his wealth and trying to persuade Penelope to marry one of them. Penelope steadfastly refuses. Odysseus, in fact, is alive. Having spent seven years as a captive...
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Viper's Daughter is the seventh book in the award-winning series that began with Wolf Brother, selling over 3 million copies in 36 territories. Like them it can be read as a standalone story.
For two summers Torak and Renn have been living in the Forest with their faithful pack-brother, Wolf. But their happiness is shattered when Renn realizes Torak is in danger — and she's the threat. When she mysteriously disappears, Torak and Wolf brave the...
4) Soul Eater
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The internationally best-selling Chronicles of Ancient Darkness novels by Michelle Paver thrill audiences with their gripping storylines fusing supernatural myth with keenly researched Stone Age anthropology. In the Far North, only the strongest, most brutal, and cunning can survive. And it is there that brave Torak and his companion Renn must journey to free Torak's pack-brother Wolf, who has been abducted by a mysterious enemy.
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A gentle and deeply moving story, told with great charm by award-winning author Michael Morpurgo. High in the mountains, in a tiny village, an abandoned bear cub is adopted by a lonely orphan child. Soon they are inseparable, beloved by whole village - safe, until the arrival of a glamorous film crew who need a dancing bear...
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A love letter to all things great and British from their castles, theater, aristocrats and classic cars to quirky traditions and self-deprecating sense of humor. Did you know that the Queen's Buckingham Palace isn't even the largest in England or that the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland is based on a real person? There's so much to discover. Welcome to being Quintessentially British.
9) Neverwas
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Searching for insight into his father's life and the magical place he wrote about in the beloved children's book, Neverwas, psychiatrist Zach Riley takes a job at the institution where his father lived on and off. Once there, Zach meets Gabriel, a patient whose alternate reality is startlingly close to the world his father created, setting Zach on a magical and moving journey of discovery.
10) Restoration
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Robert Merivel is a young man who seems to have everything...until a passionate affair leads to scandal, suddenly leaving him heartbroken and penniless. But it's only after losing it all that he becomes the man he never dreamed he could be!