Dolphins of Aotearoa

Dolphins of Aotearoa Living with New Zealand dolphins By Raewyn Peart Craig Potton Publishing ISBN: 9781877517983 Category: Conservation Of Wildlife & Habitats Aquatic Creatures RRP$59.99 (paperback) Craig Potton Publishing Facebook Dolphins of Aotearoa explores the ongoing relationship between humans and dolphins in New Zealand. Over this nation’s rich history, numerous people, both Maori and Pakeha, have sought out dolphins and significant numbers of dolphins have sought out people. For many, encountering dolphins has been a profound and lifechanging experience. This book tells the stories of many of these remarkable encounters, featuring all of the famous dolphins, such as Pelorus Jack from the early years of the 20th century, Opo in the 1950s, Maui and more recently Moko. In addition it chronicles the ultimately doomed attempts to keep dolphins in captivity in facilities such as Marineland in Napier. Importantly, Dolphins of Aotearoa also summarises the work of the dedicated scientists and researchers who over recent decades have learnt so much about our dolphins, and whose research has given great impetus to the conservation of these remarkable creatures. This is a beautiful book filled with stories, information and simply beautiful pictures of one of the most beautiful creatures in the world…..The Dolphin. It helps us to understand the work that has gone into enabling us to understand more about the dolphin while helping us to love them even more. NZ has many stories of dolphins and this book shares them with the reader, pulling them into their lives and our hearts.

Emperor of Thorns

Emperor of Thorns
By Mark Lawrence
HarperCollinsNZ
ISBN: 9780007439058
Category: Science Fiction / Fantasty
RRP$34.99 (paperback)
Available – 02/08/2013.
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To reach the throne requires that a man journey. Even a path paved with good intentions can lead to hell, and my intentions were never good. The Hundred converge for Congression to politic upon the corpse of Empire, and while they talk the Dead King makes his move, and I make mine. The world is cracked, time has run through, leaving us clutching at the end days, the future so bright that those who see it are the first to burn. These are the days that have waited for us all our lives. These are my days. I will stand before the Hundred and they will listen. I will take the throne whoever seeks to thwart me, living or dead, and if I must be the last emperor then I will make of it such an ending. This is where the wise man turns away. This is where the holy kneel and call on God. These are the last miles, my brothers. Don’t look to me to save you. Don’t think I will not spend you. Run if you have the wit. Pray if you have the soul. Stand your ground if courage is yours. But don’t follow me. Follow me, and I will break your heart.

 

 

Crystal Venom – Steve Wheeler

Crystal Venom
By Steve Wheeler
HarperCollinsNZ
ISBN: 9780732293734
Category: Science Fiction / Fantasty
RRP$29.99 (paperback)
Available – 30/08/2013.
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A superb space adventure from a fresh new voice. This is the second book in the Fury of Aces series and follows on from the action-packed BURNT ICE. In our future worlds the Administration rules the Sphere of Humankind, the Games Board sanctions and funds wars and conflicts, and the Haulers’ Collective roams the space routes like the caravanners of old. Political factions and galactic media moguls vie for power …and money.

 

The Scrivener’s Tale – Fiona McIntosh

The Scrivener’s Tale
By Fiona McIntosh
HarperCollinsNZ
ISBN: 9780732292461
Category: Fantasy Fiction
RRP$24.99 (paperback)
Available – 13/09/2013.
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The story begins in Paris and moves swiftly into the otherworld of Morgravia. Gabe, a writer and bookseller living in Paris is asked by one of his customers, Rene — a psychiatrist — to use his writing skills to help mentor a young woman patient. Rene has been unable to help her and believes that her panic attacks, depression and inability to communicate can be helped through the writing process. When Angeline is under hypnosis, Gabe hears a frantic voice in his mind and realises it must be Angeline’s. Consequently, Gabe is the target of an attempt on his life …Angeline tells him he must kill her and absorb her spirit which will then enable her to take them through a portal to the dangerous lands of Morgravia. Only there can she prove that he is the scrivener who can interpret the language of the gods …and save a queen and a land from destruction.

 

New Zealand Baby Record Book

New Zealand Baby Record Book
By Hachette New Zealand
Hachette
ISBN: 9781869713041
Category: Gift Book
RRP$34.99, 
Available now.
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Capture the essence of Kiwi babyhood with the New Zealand Baby Record Book. This gorgeous book enables parents to create a lasting memento of their child’s early development. As well as celebrating all the key milestones, there’s plenty of space to include special photos, a section for hand and foot prints and an envelope to store a lock of hair. Beautifully presented with a contemporary New Zealand look and a user-friendly design, the book is the perfect gift for new parents.

 

 

Having a brief look through this book before it was sent out, I was amazed by all the little ‘extra’s’ that it contained.
Our little ones don’t remain little for long, and the memories we create are precious. This book had me going ‘awww’ at every page and I know that whoever ends up with one of these books in their home is going to love filling it in and looking back through it over the years.
Thank you Hachette

 

The Hunt for Pierre Jnr

 

The Hunt for Pierre Jnr
By David Henley
ISBN: 9780732295608
Category: Sci-Fi Fantasy
Reading Age – All Ages
Price (NZ RRP): $ 32.99 (paperback)
Release Date: 06/06/2013
Link to Harper Collins HERE

He can make you forget. He can control you. And he is only eight years old.

Pierre Jnr is the product of two of the most powerful minds ever known. Three months after his birth he escaped. An hour later he was lost to sur­veillance. No one knows where he has been for the last eight years … But Pierre Jnr knows everything about you. David Henley’s brilliant novel, THE HUNT FOR PIERRE JNR, follows the activities of an elite group dedicated to tracking down the eight-year-old boy who is currently the greatest threat humanity has ever known. It’s a pacy and gripping chase, and an impressive vision of our future.

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Frankenstein: City of Night

 

Frankenstein: City of Night
By Dean Koontz
ISBN:  9780007453009
Category: General Fiction
Reading Age – All Ages
Link to Harper Collins HERE

Someone new is playing God … The Frankenstein story is updated to the 21st century by the great American storyteller Dean Koontz

 

The Frankenstein story is updated to the 21st century by the great American storyteller Dean Koontz. Now someone new is playing god. They are stronger, heal better and think faster than any humans ever created — and they must be destroyed. But not even Victor Helios can stop the engineered killers he has set loose on a reign of terror through modern-day New Orleans. The mad genius had not imagined that his creations would develop minds — and purposes — of their own. And as Deucalion and Detectives O’Connor and Maddison race to uncover an age-old conspiracy, they will discover that Victor’s new, improved models have infiltrated every level of New Orleans society ! and far beyond. Dean Koontz, the master storyteller, creates a bold new legend.

One Pot Cooking – Richard Till

 

One Pot Cooking
Author: Richard Till
HarperCollins
ISBN: 9781869509705
Category: Cookery and Food
RRP$39.99, 
Available now.

Over 60 delicious and easy-to-make one pot recipes.

 

Following the successful LEFTOVER GOURMET, Richard Till is back with over 60 recipes for nutritious, easy-to-make one-pot dishes. Not just practical, using one pot is a brilliant way to build up depth of flavour and develop new taste combinations – and you can transfer the dish direct to the table!

Rides a Dread Legion: Bk. 1: The Demonwar Saga

Rides a Dread Legion
Book 1 – The Demonwar Saga
By Raymond E Feist
ISBN: 9780007264681
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Reading Age – All Ages

The first book in a brand new series by the master of epic fantasy, Raymond E. Feist. Ten years after the cataclysmic events of Wrath of a Mad God took place, Midkemia now faces a new danger thought buried in myth and antiquity

A lost race of elves, the taredhel or ‘people of the stars’, have found a way across the universe to reach Midkemia. On their current home world, these elves are hard pressed by a ravaging demon horde, and what was once a huge empire has been reduced to a handful of survivors. The cornerstone of taredhel lore is the tale of their lost origins in the world they call simply ‘Home’, a place lost in the mists of time. Now they are convinced that Midkemia is that place, and they are coming to reclaim it. Ruthless and arrogant, the taredhel intend to let nothing stand in their way; but before long, Pug and the Conclave realise that it’s not necessarily the elves, but the demon horde pursuing them where the true danger lies. And hanging over Pug always is the prophecy that he will be doomed to watch everyone he loves die before him…

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Dark Serpent

Dark Serpent
By Kylie Chan
ISBN: 9780732294403
Category: Fantasy Fiction
Reading Age – All Ages
Price (NZ RRP): $ 34.99 (paperback)
Release Date: 02/05/2013
Link to Harper Collins HERE

Get ready for more addictive martial arts fighting and Chinese mythology from bestselling author Kylie Chan … the amazing series that began with Emma Donahoe and John Chen will end with this trilogy

This third trilogy follows Emma and Xuan Wu as they struggle to discover the truth of Emma’s demon nature. John and Emma head to Wales to try and work out who – or what – Emma is. In Wales, Emma learns she is descended from the serpents St Patrick chased from Ireland. Those serpents were Western demons and she must find others of her kind to overcome her demon nature, so that she will be free to marry Xuan Wu. But the Sidhe or Shining folk, who defeated the Western Shen a thousand years ago, are prepared to do battle against the Western Shen to retain their dominance. Emma’s allegiance is torn: to fight for her kind, the Western demons she is descended from, or to fight with her beloved Xuan Wu. But the King of the Demons is not holding back either, and mounts a full-scale attack against Wudangshan, the celestial home of Xuan Wu.

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