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Jan 1, 1955 — —· 71 yrs

UNITED KINGDOM AUTHOR · FICTION · CHILDREN

Simon Vance

Also known as: Richard Matthews, Robert Whitfield

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STEPHEN MATURIN squared up to his writing-desk once more: he had been called away to attend to one of the ship's boys who in the lightness of his heart had contrived to stun himself in the foretop by taking the maul from its place, tossing it to a considerable height and so misjudging the revolutions as it fell that the massive head struck him down, speechless and unnaturally pale.

— from FINAL UNFINISHED VOYAGE OF JACK AUBREY, 2004

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FINAL UNFINISHED VOYAGE OF JACK AUBREY

2004

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Island

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In Island, his last novel, Huxley transports us to a Pacific island where, for 120 years, an ideal society has flourished. Inevitably, this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala and events begin to move when an agent of the conspirators, a newspaperman named Faranby, is shipwrecked there. What Faranby doesn't expect is how his time with the people of Pala will revolutionize all his values and -- to his amazement -- give him hope.

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Enchantress

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Dear Reader, "Enchantress" is a special book to me as it allowed me my first glimpse into the beauty of medieval Wales. With this book I created a very magical place -- my own unique world of castles, dark heroes, strong women, fleet horses, and rumors of curses. I found the experience fascinating. Writing the book consumed me. The heroine, Morgana of Llanwynn, is a beautiful, headstrong girl whom many consider a sorceress. She's known to see into the future, a gift she considers a curse. One night when the moon is high and the mist rises off the sea, Morgana experiences a vision of darkness and deceit. She sees a dark and deadly warrior appear and hears the omen rushing in her ears: There will be death. It comes to the house of Wenlock from the North. Days later, Garrick of Abergwynn, the dark lord of a vast castle to the north and the embodiment of the fierce warrior appears. Seductive and brooding, he demands that Morgana help him locate his missing son. Morgana is loath to trust this destroyer from the north...and yet she finds it impossible to resist him. "Enchantress" is a story close to my heart, and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it. -- Lisa Jackson

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