Sinead Walsh

Oliver Johnson

In 2014, a 28-year old British doctor found himself co-running the Ebola isolation unit in Sierra Leone's main hospital after the doctor in charge had been killed by the virus. Completely overwhelmed and wrapped in stifling protective suits, he and his team took it in turns to provide care to patients while removing dead bodies from the ward. Against all odds he battled to keep the hospital open, as the queue of sick and dying patients grew every day. Only a few miles down the road the Irish Ambassador and Head of Irish Aid worked relentlessly to rapidly scale up the international response. At a time when entire districts had been quarantined, she travelled around the country, and met with UN agencies, the President and senior ministers so as to be better placed in alerting the world to the catastrophe unfolding in front of her. In this blow-by-blow account, Walsh and Johnson expose the often shocking shortcomings of the humanitarian response to the outbreak, both locally and internationally, and call our attention to the immense courage of those who put their lives on the line every day to contain the disease. Theirs is the definitive account of the fight against an epidemic that shook the world.

A Doctor and a Diplomat on the Ebola Frontline

Getting to Zero

In the final volume of this epic fantasy, good is pitted against evil when the worshipers of the God of Light battle the servants of Eternal Night for the future of Thrull.

The Last Star at Dawn

Annotation. - Presents surprising, interesting connections between two apparently separate areas of mathematics- Written by one of the researchers who discovered these connections- Offers a new way of looking at familiar results.

Information Theory and the Central Limit Theorem

The Lord of Shadow Keep

The classic Golden Dragon gamebook of the 1980s, back in print once more! * * * The land lies in the grip of fear. The king is helpless, withered and aged by evil magic. Arkayn Darkrobe, fell Lord of Shadow Keep, rules the country now with necromancy and vile cunning. You are the greatest of the Paladins. You journey through danger and darkness to face the Lord of Shadow Keep. If you cannot overcome his spells and slay him, all is lost! This is fantasy adventure with a difference: YOU are the hero! A pencil, an eraser and two dice are all you need to embark on your quest. Success and vast riches - or failure and sudden death - will depend on the decisions you make!

Dave Morris

Il Regno di Wyrd. Blood Sword

A smash hit in the 1980s, Dragon Warriors is an easily-grasped and fast-playing RPG of a dark medieval time where roving adventurers must deal with the schemes and power-plays of the feudal world and the terrifying inhabitants of British folklore and myth. Rich in atmosphere, magic and detail, it has a wide fan-base around the world. Both of its authors, Dave Morris and Oliver Johnson, have gone on to be successful fantasy novelists. This edition has been revised and updated, with new artwork and covers by John 'Warhammer Ancients' Hodgson.

Dragon Warriors RPG

Russ Nicholson

"THE BATTLEPITS OF KRARTH is the first title in the Blood Sword series. It can be played solo like a traditional gamebook, or it can be played by a team of up to four people. Combining the best of role-playing, gamebooks, novels and boardgames, the Blood Sword series builds into a sweeping fantasy epic that delivers the most exciting challenge yet in interactive adventure." Every thirteen lunar months the Magi of Krarth hold a desperate contest to see which of them will rule that bleak and icy land. Teams of daring adventurers are sent down into the labyrinths that lie beneath the tundra, each searching for the Emblem of Victory that will win power for their patron. Only one team can prevail. The others must die.

The Battlepits of Krarth

"BLOOD SWORD can be played either solo or in a team of up to four people, providing the most exciting challenge yet in fantasy adventures, combining the best of role-playing, novels and tabletop games." The Warlock King holds the land of Wyrd in thrall. His tyrannized subjects live in perpetual fear, knowing that he can see into their dreams and kill them while they sleep. But now an ancient prophecy has brought outsiders from beyond the shores of Wyrd. You seek the lost hilt of the Sword of Life. To claim it you must find the Palace of Eternal Dusk and there confront the Warlock King. It is a struggle which will test the limits of your courage and skill, for the nightmares you must face will be shaped from the darkest corners of your own subconscious mind. * * * What reviewers are saying about BLOOD SWORD: ""Real effort has gone into the world-building and characterisation of this series."" ""A lot of really cinematic elements."" ""A memorable story, along with a memorable game-playing experience. Long paragraphs and detailed descriptions add to the atmosphere."" ""There are multiple paths to victory, and each path will provide you with differing challenges."" ""The atmosphere is fantastic. From the snow-capped landscape to the fear of constantly being stalked by minions of the True Magi, this campaign is very gripping, with great evocations of the senses of claustrophobia and urgency.""

The Kingdom of Wyrd

The first in a science-fiction trilogy traces the battle of three champions of the forces of the God of Light against Lord Faran Gaton, the terrible High Priest of the God of Darkness. Original.

The Forging of the Shadows

In January 2004, I travelled to Zambia with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) to take up a two-year placement as a physics teacher at Kasempa Day High School in Northwestern Province. I returned to the UK in December 2005. In an attempt to piece together a coherent chronology of my time in Zambia, this book presents a compilation of emails, journal entries and letters that I wrote.

How are you, Muzungu?

With the sun's light waning, humankind has divided itself into the worshippers of the God of Light and the servants of Eternal Night, with both factions preparing to do battle to the death. Original.

The sun wanes in the sky. The Dark Ages have returned. Now the followers of Reh, God of Light and Iss, God of eternal night, are at war for mankind's future. In the city of Thrull three very different servants of Reh must battle against the vampire army of Lord Faron Gaton.

Thalassa, the young woman chosen by the gods to be the Lightbringer and Uthred, the Priest of Flame, have accomplished much. They have Dragontooth, the wondrous sword, and they have found the Man of Bronze, the invincible warrior. But only when they have the third of the powerful magic artefacts, the Rod of the Shadows, can the prophecy be fulfilled and the powers of darkness be defeated. But the Rod is in the fortress town of Iskiard where their enemies, a remorseless army of the undead, await them ... The Lightbringer Trilogy has established itself as one of the most powerful fantasies of recent years.

It is a time of great darkness, when the sun is in danger of being forever extinguished, and mankind has been divided into two warring factions: the worshipers of the God of Light and the servants of Eternal Night. Now three unsuspecting travelers are called by prophecy to face a legion of the undead and the powers of the Dark Lord in the faint hope of reclaiming the world for the light.

In this, the second book of the epic trilogy begun in The Forging of the Shadows, the once-glorious city of Thrull has become a place of death and despair. Seven years before, Lord Faran Groton, High Priest of the God of Darkness, overthrew Thrull and set loose his army of vampires to plague the city, waiting for the day the sun would rise no more...But the God of Light has his champions as well. A motley trio of survivors searches for the three ancient artifacts which can defeat the darkness. Traveling far beyond their own lands, they will encounter nightmares and disasters before facing their most dangerous enemies -- the Dark-born Nations of the Night!

The Nations of the Night

In 2014, a 28-year old British doctor found himself co-running the Ebola isolation unit in Sierra Leone’s main hospital after the doctor in charge had been killed by the virus. Completely overwhelmed and wrapped in stifling protective suits, he and his team took it in turns to provide care to patients while removing dead bodies from the ward. Against all odds he battled to keep the hospital open, as the queue of sick and dying patients grew every day. Only a few miles down the road the Irish Ambassador and Head of Irish Aid worked relentlessly to rapidly scale up the international response. At a time when entire districts had been quarantined, she travelled around the country, and met with UN agencies, the President and senior ministers so as to be better placed in alerting the world to the catastrophe unfolding in front of her. In this blow-by-blow account, Walsh and Johnson expose the often shocking shortcomings of the humanitarian response to the outbreak, both locally and internationally, and call our attention to the immense courage of those who put their lives on the line every day to contain the disease. Theirs is the definitive account of the fight against an epidemic that shook the world.

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