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Concealed all around they watch through the eyes of others...perhaps a friend, lover or colleague?Looking into the eyes of pure unadulterated evil...what can you see? Will you know? A vision of demonic abominations staring back? An eternal war for the ultimate prize...Humans are innocently blind to the swirling storm inside...only animals will sense and flee. For inside is an abhorrently polluted soul, a warrior of chaos and pure hatred...one of no mercy.A hunger for torture, mutilation...for blood to flow from the shredded carcass of humanity.Look deeply into those blank lifeless eyes...no, you cannot see evil...it is already too late...You only see the next victim...a simple reflection in black hellfire...a disciple of evil has come for you.Just a casualty, one of the centuries of fallen...a brief embracing glow as crimson lifeblood ebbs away.A poisoned parasite moves over your crippled corpse...the tightening grip of death's embrace nears.The next victim is chosen as light fades from once vibrant eyes...the claws of death closing. The eternal war goes on, willing ultimate darkness to fall. A blood thirsty serial killer commences a rampage across the British capital, the police struggling to gain an insight into the vicious slaughter...the targeted subculture reluctant to come forward or assist in providing any evidence...any undercover plain clothes officers placed among them almost immediately identified and shunned. In desperation, the Metropolitan Police begin to consider more unorthodox tactics as the violent blood lust and body count increases across London. A young man ventures to the metropolis from a small northern town, his life time dream fulfilled in joining the Metropolitan Police. Naive and idealistic, he commences the gruelling basic training in a vibrant yet unforgiving high paced and colourful capital city. Perhaps cruel fate will intervene, his inexperience and willingness to please used against him as the police search frantically for results, a high-risk strategy adopted to trap a seemingly unstoppable killer. Innocently venturing into the emerging dark, almost underground existence in the city of his dreams, he seeks knowledge and leads for the authorities, unaware of the escalating danger as the killer begins to edge silently closer. Stunned at the characteristics of a new world, it soon appears that there is a lot to learn...that the culture he is now embedded in may be even more vulnerable, simply through the outrageous and reckless behaviours adopted. As events and a new unique lifestyle begin to overwhelm any nervous doubts, a persistent intrigue emerges, that by sheer chance he may have actually located a line of enquiry that could produce results, unaware that the killer's interest may be gradually moving in his direction...that ultimate danger and his fate may now be inseparably linked. That the darkest evil may be only a breath away. Adventure into a murky and somewhat deviant dark emerging sub culture in London where nothing is as it seems and the humour is edged with innuendoes and energy. Meet some of the most flamboyant characters and experience lives 'on the edge' of society as one of the most unlikely detective duos team up in the fight against crime. Bloodied Hunger is the first of The Dorothy Squad Series with fictional characters depicting an age where HIV and Aids stalked the populace, many considering their hidden private lives as an addictive 'dance with death.' The writer aims to provide a thoroughly enjoyable and imaginative reading experience at an affordable price for the reader. All three works from the author's World War 2 Series concentrating on the Battle for Stalingrad have achieved Best Seller status on Amazon in the UK and many more stories are outlined. Imagination is personal, free and to be cherished.

Two Books in One: Bloodied Hunger with Bloodied Insurgency. Following the high adrenalin investigations of a young policeman and his rather flamboyant associates...the truth is rarely as it seems. Bloodied Hunger: As a blood thirsty serial killer rampages across the British capital, the Metropolitan Police struggle to gain an insight into the vicious crimes, the targeted emerging subculture reluctant to come forward or assist in providing any evidence...any undercover plain clothes officers placed among them almost immediately identified and shunned. Turning to drastic measures to gain information, the police begin to consider even more desperate tactics, straying from the more orthodox and tested methods as the violent blood lust across London accelerates. A Journey of self-discovery: A young man ventures to the metropolis from a small northern town, his life time dream fulfilled in joining the Metropolitan Police. Inexperienced and idealistic, he commences his basic training in a vibrant yet unforgiving capital city. Keen to impress his superiors, he will naively venture into a murky and emerging dark sub-culture of London, seeking knowledge and leads for the police, the danger beginning to mount as the killer begins to edge closer. Learning that nothing is as first perceived, and that the outrageous behaviour and events around him are simply beyond comprehension, he is innocently unaware that the killer's interest may be gradually moving in his direction...that ultimate danger and his fate may now be inseparably linked. Blood and Insurgency: Robert Peterson and Jin-Lee return as the unlikely partnership against crime in London, their investigations trailing through an unforgiving dark subculture of the capital that is not only dangerous, but also intriguing where virtually nothing is as it seems. Now as a young trainee policeman, Robert will be thrust into the maelstrom of terrorist attacks as an assistant investigator...innocently unaware that the killers may also have some individual, more personal targets in mind...targets they have been watching. The emergency services will once again be stretched to the limit as a surprise attack unfolds and escalates, the two men attempting to make sense of the confused situation as they are thrown together once more. But now there is a change...In the darkness the hunters are also the hunted...vengeance a strong motivator. With outrageous and flamboyant characters and situations, the group of potentially blundering police associates will once again be tasked to assist the police...will their luck continue or is it about to run out? Bloodied Hunger with Bloodied Insurgency are the initial works of the fictional Dorothy Squad Series set in the 1980s with dark humour and innuendo throughout. The author aims to provide a thoroughly enjoyable and imaginative reading experience at an affordable price for the reader. All three works from the author's World War 2 Series concentrating on the Battle for Stalingrad have achieved Best Seller status on Amazon in the UK and many more stories are outlined.

Venture into Brexitland, a colourful medieval country in the throes of a dramatic political transformation. Civil unrest, mistrust and division fill the hearts of residents...a country where knife crime and chemical dependency are high and any authoritarians are in short supply with limited influence. A charismatic gnome apprentice wizard and mysterious human become unlikely companions to embark on a quest to study the country and the dramatic effects of Kerfuffle day, the day the country left the alliances of their closest neighbours and became one of intrigue for the international community. Was it really getting back control and freedom? There is much to learn on the trek from the coast with many differing peoples to meet, but it soon becomes apparent that nothing is as it seems...that life in a beleaguered country isolated from it's neighbours may still hold many surprises and the chance for change...that the truth may be even more incredulous than anyone could have imagined. Where will their quest take them...will they survive the harsh reality of such a desperate country? Danger can emerge at any time...the savage wolves, brigands or rogues that hunt the land for vulnerable victims more evident at night, the darkness rarely patrolled by overwhelmed militia. Crimes against the person mostly go unsolved, the people having to protect themselves rather than rely on any state assistance...robberies and murder are rife, but only amongst the masses. Meet the divided mighty mountain orcs and ogre clans, the dwarven excavation workers, witches, cultists and even the occasional troll or serpent...the land is steeped in history and pain, the ideal focus for a small scholar as part of his studies. Amongst the many peoples struggling to survive, the barons and lords still strive to devise more and more ingenious ways of increasing their riches and influence...skulduggery and mischief the norm across the dilapidated towns and countryside. As the adventure continues, discover the Inns of Sanctuary, Goblin enterprises and flying machines, disgruntled villagers and the colourful dancing travelling troupes...opposing barons and elites, clowns and druids. Discover how a once revered country has become fragmented and divided, and that the folklore and rumours seeping across the differing residents may actually hold some truth about how it all happened...no matter how unbelievable. Brexitland: A Tale of Medieval Skulduggery and Goblin Greed is a tongue-in-cheek fantasy adventure/political satire that may illuminate the darkness and futility of division and hatred, but also a contortion of will to achieve the goals of greed. Will the adventurers find the sunny uplands, see the grazing and sparkling unicorns and a country that was promised to become the envy of the developed world...or is reality far bleaker? An adventure is afoot...a revealing and disturbing insight into the demise of once a powerful democracy...perhaps leading to an incredible revelation. Just who are these bickering adventurers and why have they come to these shores? All things happen for a reason and perhaps this quest is becoming one of the most crucial of all... The author holds no responsibility for the personal beliefs or actions of any of the gnomes, humans, orcs, trolls, dwarves, goblins, witches, werewolves or even the animals within these pages. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. All three works from the author's World War 2 Series concentrating on the Battle for Stalingrad have achieved Best Seller status on Amazon in the UK and many more stories are outlined. Imagination is personal, free and to be cherished.

Adventure into a murky and somewhat deviant dark emerging sub culture in London where nothing is as it seems and the humour is edged with innuendoes and energy. Meet some of the most flamboyant characters and experience lives 'on the edge' of society as one of the most unlikely detective duos team up in the fight against crime.Two books in one: Bloodlust of a TriadDance of the Blood DragonWith the development and construction on the Western Isles gathering pace, investment is pouring into a beleaguered Britain, the greatest construction project in decades drawing labour from all over the country and Europe, with Chinese specialists and companies now investing directly in their future.But deep beneath the peat bogs and ancient earth of clansmen and mythical history, the extensive excavations may have caused something far beyond the comprehension of modern mankind to stir. Ancient sealed burial chambers and subterranean hamlets have been discovered, exasperated construction engineers realising time is beginning to become a critical element as government archaeologists require extra time to clear and explore the finds.As construction workers mysteriously start to disappear without trace, the harsh Scottish elements and accidents are blamed, Northern police beginning an extensive search without results, the very few people that have mystical knowledge of the past beginning to uncomfortably realise something is feeding on the remote islands...that an ancient evil has perhaps arisen to scour the heather for the weakest victims, sustenance for a polluted force.In the nation's capital, more challenges are emerging in the form of organised crime, with rich rewards from drug dealing, prostitution and extortion, operations expanding in London and other UK cities along with flourishing new chemicals that clubbers and the public are only too keen to sample.Alarm begins to spread through the Metropolitan Police at the ferocious punishments inflicted in the name of territorial protection and to remove existing competition... but deep within this darkness something else may just be stirring, an ancient evil that wishes for an eternal battle to commence once more...With the threat from organised terrorism in Europe seeming to have subsided and the head of operations for the Specialist Crimes Unit on compassionate leave, four months have passed slowly for the four rather unique police officers. They soon discover that their roles can become quite mundane as the unsavoury departmental profile is targeted by less liberal senior officers and simply used to support other operations or staff shortfalls across the Metropolitan Police.Facing one of their most challenging times yet, Robert and Jin-Lee are unaware that other forces are at play...that their lives may be once again be threatened. With the North Koreans, Triads, a serial killer and assassins, a cold embracing danger is beginning to fall across the British capital...The Boys in Denim Blue III is the third compilation in the series with fictional characters depicting an age where HIV and Aids stalked the populace, many considering their hidden private lives as an addictive 'dance with death.' With DNA profiling and CCTV in their infancy, the investigators are unaware that a darker evil is at play and that an eternal supernatural battle may inevitably consume them all. The writer aims to provide a thoroughly enjoyable and imaginative reading experience at an affordable price for the reader. All three works from the author's World War 2 Series concentrating on the Battle for Stalingrad have achieved Best Seller status on Amazon in the UK and many more stories are outlined.Please be aware that this book does contain some explicit scenes of violence and sex. Imagination is personal, free and to be cherished

Welcome to the City of Dragons...A historical and controversial decision from the early nineteen eighties voted a different way by Government...this is now a new and different Britain. A sprawling metropolis and beacon to global business stands defiantly in the far north, skyscrapers and dazzling lights rising from the dark waves and transforming the UK in the eyes of the world. But something was overlooked...unknown and beyond human comprehension as the bulldozers and excavators arrived. An unholy and ancient evil defeated in centuries past stirs, hundreds of years of silence and slumber broken...corruption is set free. Dark malignant forces are now surging across the Scottish Highlands, Demons and their masters complimented by werewolf-like creatures launching bolder attacks on the humans of New Hong Kong and surrounding areas. With Inverness International Airport overwhelmed, the police and army are now on full alert and have reinforced the villages around Loch Ness, introducing curfews and roadblocks in the Highland capital and New Hong Kong. The forces of evil are escalating, accumulating and growing their strength from human flesh, calling forth stronger demons and presences to their cause, a demon lord forming a summoning ritual upon retrieval of key relics. With rumours of demons from the dark waters around the islands snatching residents and people being 'converted' to evil, the city that was to be a beacon to the world of British enterprise is rapidly descending into anarchy as the beleaguered authorities struggle the gain leads. MI6 agents, Jin-Lee, Robert and Anthony Wang return in the third adventure of the series, an escalation of the darkest night as they struggle for clues and information. Having survived the situation at Loch Ness, a helicopter crash and coming face to face with demon masters, they realise there are a few contortions of evil that will help, a Halfling (Leo) and his own beast hunting the monstrosities and other crimes across the glittering city, the forces of good hunted in return. Midnight is passing with the night continuing into the deepest darkness and a vicious storm. Time is short...an overpowering possessing evil rising. The prize is the soul of man, eternal chaos and a potential portal to hell opening...the torture and twisting of life from what we know. The battle has just begun; a war is to follow. The world may never be the same again...the possessive scourge is hungry and spreading. Life is fragile. At any time our existences or world could change...and change dramatically. Most of us do not even consider, or are far too afraid to consider...that this hour may be the last of that perceived normality...that the darkest evil is watching. Children of the Dark Reaper is the third book in the NHK Dorothy Squad Series continuing the rise of pure evil in the north of Scotland. The Investigator series now spans eight books from 1986 through to 1997 and many more are outlined.Please be advised that this book contains some quite graphic scenes. The author aims to provide a thoroughly enjoyable and imaginative reading experience at an affordable price for the reader. All three works from the author's World War 2 Series concentrating on the Battle for Stalingrad have achieved Best Seller status on Amazon in the UK and many more stories are outlined. Imagination is free...and to be cherished.

Early July 1940: With the fall of France, a victorious German Army stands along the coastline facing the English Channel, the beleaguered British counting the cost of losing most of their military equipment at Dunkirk, across northern France and Belgium as the allied nations fell or capitulated. As the last of these British and French soldiers were evacuated by brave determined small boat owners and the Royal Navy, government ministers realise in horror that there are only six anti-tank guns in the whole of England, a drastic shortage of rifles and uniforms, lorries, tanks, armoured cars and aircraft. 338,226 French and British soldiers were evacuated from Dunkirk, scattered other pockets from coastal ports and beaches all along the French northern shores were also lifted to safety. Without these men as deterrent, Britain would have surely fallen immediately and frantic arguments continued in the House of Commons to make peace with Germany. Most of the evacuated troops were demoralised or wounded, the government stunned that so many had escaped as the attacking German Wehrmacht simply halted their advance for a couple of days, seemingly mesmerised by their successful and devastating offensive. Little did they know that Adolf Hitler had become increasingly nervous at his thinly reinforced forward forces, unaware that capturing the majority of the British Army was within his grasp until many were escaping across the channel, the assurances of Goering at the time that his Luftwaffe would destroy the stubborn pocket of resistance proving ineffective. Rumours and whispers spread through the English population and German Army that the war in the west was perhaps over. Conspiracy theories were rife...had the Wehrmacht stopped to even deliberately permit the British and French soldiers to escape...was this even the prelude to a grand alliance between the British Empire and the German Reich? But the rumours were false, Winston Churchill had no intention of relenting on his pledges to defeat the Nazis...the British 'bulldog' was not for compromise against such an evil as Adolf Hitler. Even the Germans could not believe it...surely the stubborn British could see reason, they were a defeated nation in all but occupancy. Within just a few days, the Royal Air Force has retreated from dogfights over the channel and lower North Sea against overwhelming odds with the loss of over fifty valuable fighters and more importantly...experienced pilots...mostly picked up by German vessels. Further days slip by...nervousness and dread rising, a date...July the sixteenth approaching as coastal British soldiers and Home Guard volunteers stared warily through binoculars across the channel, their collective dread rising for what was to come. They would not have to wait long...the skies were darkening ominously on the night of the fifteenth...a storm was about to rise over the channel. With spies, resistance fighters and steamy romance on both sides of the channel, the RAF will endeavour to protect British skies in a desperate bid to deter or stop the German Luftwaffe. This fictional story interweaves with the desperate struggle for Western Europe in the warm summer of 1940, albeit with a small number of changes. Designed to complement the author's popular Bloodied Wehrmacht series, new characters will join some of the existing younger soldiers in Britain's darkest hour.

Two Books in One: Blood and Intoxication Blood of the Innocents Following the high adrenalin investigations of a young policeman and his rather flamboyant associates...the truth is rarely as it seems. 1990: With the tentacles of evil spreading once more across Europe, Britain is recovering from previous attacks, the population beginning to experience a rising drugs scene with far more powerful intoxicating chemicals and highly organised gangs across the capital. Now with the Specialist Crimes Unit based in Shepherds Bush to the west of London, the two investigators were originally destined for deep undercover work in their fledgling department, the Metropolitan Police now seeming reluctant to commit the men to dangerous work due to any potential publicity. With their rather brusque commander, Chief Inspector Larsen attempting to find any work for the pair that will bring results and personal prestige, they now complement existing police operations, utilising their firearms training to gain work. But there will not be long to wait...ultimate danger is once again beginning to emerge in London, another deviously cunning plan to bring the United Kingdom to its knees in the eyes of the world. With the fall of the Berlin wall, the dark terrorist organisation has experienced a surge in recruits from eastern Europe, the belief that communism was finally collapsing. Highly trained assassins and mercenaries from behind the iron curtain are now no longer required in emerging democracies, individuals desperate to serve a polluted cause and drawn to the far right wing outfit, a possible rekindling of a past historical horror, but now in London. Something is stirring within their ranks, the evil organisation beginning to flex its muscles and eliminate any opposing gangs across the continent, organised crime becoming a lucrative trade and business. With the disposal of any authority figures that show any disapproving interest in the blossoming organisation, several are beginning to join their ranks, keen to not only stay alive, but also to preserve their reputations and careers as blackmail and extortion become the main motivators. Many politicians across Europe are fully aware of a potential rising threat, but most are deterred from acting...knowing that if Britain remains the prime target, then their countries will be spared the wrath and incited violence. With the fall of the eastern blocs, there is little resource to combat organised gangs, most countries struggling financially. Jin-Lee and Robert Peterson return as the rather unlikely crime fighting partners, the pair still working with their charismatic friends and associates. London is once more in peril and they will rise to the challenges, if perhaps not quite realising the danger that may present itself. With outrageous, flamboyant characters and situations, the group of potentially blundering police associates will once again be tasked to assist the authorities...will their luck continue or is it about to run out? Blood and Intoxication and Blood of the Innocents are works of the Dorothy Squad Series set in 1990 with dark humour and innuendo throughout. Please be advised that this book contains some quite graphic scenes. The author aims to provide a thoroughly enjoyable and imaginative reading experience at an affordable price for the reader. All three works from the author's World War 2 Series concentrating on the Battle for Stalingrad have achieved Best Seller status on Amazon.

Two Books in One: The Hong Kong Scotsman The Werewolves of New Hong Kong Welcome to the City of Dragons... A historical and controversial decision from the early nineteen eighties voted a different way by Government...this is now a new and different Britain. A sprawling metropolis and beacon to global business stands defiantly in the far north, skyscrapers and dazzling lights rising from the dark waves and transforming the UK in the eyes of the world.The country is transformed with low income tax and renewable energy, bullet trains and motorways where old stock and potholed 'A' roads once stood. Business is booming, the vast building project alone virtually eliminating unemployment and providing a prosperous society for all. But something was overlooked...unknown and beyond human comprehension as the bulldozers and excavators arrived. An unholy and ancient evil defeated in centuries past stirs, hundreds of years of silence and slumber broken...corruption is set free. The bloodcurdling howls of unholy werewolf beasts will echo across the Scottish highlands, the stirring of twisted phantoms...the abominable creations of darkness...of ancestral spirits long since laid to rest...demons and evil are rising once more...the ghosts of generations past are awakening. The innocent arrival of one broken and tormented soul, tortured and twisted from the hardships and tragedy of life...a lonely, isolated man with an ancestral past...one too incredible and fantastic to understand...a destiny to be unleashed, a subliminal power beyond comprehension. With the return of older antagonising and bickering detectives, Jin-Lee and Robert with their associated charismatic and flamboyant friends to assist, the scene is set for dark humour, suspense, innuendo and violence unparalleled in previous adventures. Blood will flow; peace will shatter...the unimaginable forces of good and evil crash in eternal combat once more...the prize of human souls and possession the ultimate goal. The blood lust and frenzy is about to begin... Welcome to the City of Dragons...a city of awakening phantoms... Welcome to New Hong Kong...a city destined for eternal darkness... The Hong Kong Scotsman and The Werewolves of New Hong Kong are a fantasy/paranormal continuation of The Dorothy Squad Series. All books can be read as part of the series or as a stand-alone story... Life is fragile. At any time our existences or world could change...and change dramatically. Most of us do not even consider, or are far too afraid to consider...that this hour may be the last of that perceived normality...that the darkest evil is watching. The writer would like thank Nadia and Curt Dennis of Iamcurt Photography for their creative input and contribution to the front cover image. The author aims to provide a thoroughly enjoyable and imaginative reading experience at an affordable price for the reader. All three works from the author's World War 2 Series concentrating on the Battle for Stalingrad have achieved Best Seller status on Amazon in the UK and many more stories are outlined.

Si les pratiques festivalières mobilisent depuis longtemps la recherche scientifi que, il semble qu'un tournant ait été opéré à la fi n du XXe siècle avec l'émergence des Film Festival Studies. Depuis une vingtaine d'années, face à l'essor constant des manifestations festivalières en Europe et à l'international, de plus en plus de chercheur. e.s se sont en effet focalisé.e.s sur l'objet « festival de cinéma » en l'envisageant à la fois comme la construction d'un regard spécifi que sur le cinéma (et à travers lui sur le réel), un lieu de transactions professionnelles intenses et un espace de mediation avec les publics et la critique de cinéma. L'ambition de cette publication collective est de contribuer à l'identifi cation d'une nouvelle période festivalière caractéristique des années 2000 d'un point de vue cette fois français. La démarche des auteur.e.s ici réuni.e.s a consisté à penser l'émergence des sociétés festivalières du XXIe siècle dans une perspective anthropologique, en s'attachant à leurs modes d'existence d'une part et en interrogeant la manière dont, par leurs actes de programmation, les festivals pensent et fondent la representation des mondes contemporains d'autre part. La question de fond qui anime les quinze présentes contributions porte sur la façon dont se crée et circule l'altérité dans ces cultures festivalières dont la nature complexe se situe à l'intersection de la sociologie, de l'économie, de la géopolitique et de l'esthétique.

During the turbulent year of 1745, the Jacobites struggled for the throne against a powerful and determined English enemy embattled in both France and on home soil. In the bitter and merciless civil war, one youth and his loyal companion will forge a destiny. April 1746: With the surviving Jacobites fleeing the victorious English Army at Culloden, one young man and his faithful dog will emerge from the ruin of the Highlands and the vicious suppression of his people. In the confusion and panic that ensues, they enlist the assistance of the last few surviving embittered Stuart loyalists as the English Redcoats surge forward unopposed...hunting, slaughtering or imprisoning anyone that they suspect of collaboration with the Jacobite Standard. Forging a strong friendship with one of the escaping Highlanders, the adventures of a youthful Scotsman and his dog across breath-taking landscape whilst evading capture and imprisonment can only lead to more and more remote and desperate hiding places as a high price is placed upon his head. With steamy romantic entanglement and intrigue, collaborators, spies, French soldiers and an overwhelming pursuing enemy hell-bent on destroying Highland resistance once and for all, the adventure and transition from a boy to a man is only just beginning. A series of novels concentrating on one of the most exciting and formative times for the modern world. The stories will span across the Highlands of Scotland to adventures on the high seas, European continent and in the Americas. Not suitable for younger readers as some scenes include sexual references. The author aims to provide a thoroughly enjoyable and imaginative reading experience at an affordable price for the reader. Three works from the author's World War 2 Series concentrating on the Battle for Stalingrad have achieved Best Seller status on Amazon in the UK and many more stories are outlined.

Welcome to the City of Dragons... A historical and controversial decision from the early nineteen eighties voted a different way by Government...this is now a new and different Great Britain. A sprawling metropolis and beacon to global business stands defiantly in the far north, skyscrapers and dazzling lights rising from the dark waves and transforming the UK in the eyes of the world. But something was overlooked...unknown and beyond human comprehension as the bulldozers and excavators arrived. An unholy and ancient evil defeated in centuries past stirs, hundreds of years of silence and slumber broken...corruption is set free. The bloodcurdling howls of unholy werewolf beasts will soon spread across the Scottish highlands, the stirring of twisted phantoms...the abominable creations of darkness...of ancestral spirits long since laid to rest...demons and evil are rising once more...the ghosts of generations past are awakening. The power of darkness is on the ascendance, the nearby city ripe the hunting of souls, possession of the human spirit as the ultimate goal. Demonic forces are rising, the folklore of blood thirsty vampires, airborne demons and werewolves now grim realities few residents are aware of or can even wish to comprehend. Howls of blood lust will fill the glens and villages, an evil vengeance on the shores overlooking a glittering city...the prize beneath the foundations, ancient burial grounds and tombs of lost clans and Chinese warriors. One man is becoming aware and perhaps holds the key, oblivious to the sheer power within his mind, a subconscious twisted and tortured by death and tormenting visions. Ancestors of mixed race, focused through potent love of a son have awakened his senses...senses he is unable to control or empower. He is now the hunted... As the NCA and Highland Police attempt to unravel the escalating spate of vicious murders, one agent will face the truth, his colleagues drawn towards the opening gates of hell in attempts to protect his soul.Anthony Wang returns as the deeply troubled mixed race NCA agent with his older bickering colleagues, Jin-Lee and Robert continuing their struggle against ultimate evil with dark humour, innuendo, gripping suspense and violence throughout. With flamboyant and charismatic assistance from others, this adventure is just beginning...Welcome to New Hong Kong.Welcome to the City of Dragons... The Hong Kong Scotsman and The Werewolves of New Hong Kong are a fantasy/paranormal continuation of The Dorothy Squad Series. All books can be read as part of the series or as a stand-alone story.Life is fragile. At any time our existences or world could change...and change dramatically. Most of us do not even consider, or are far too afraid to consider...that this hour may be the last of that perceived normality...that the darkest evil is watching. The author aims to provide a thoroughly enjoyable and imaginative reading experience at an affordable price for the reader. All three works from the author's World War 2 Series concentrating on the Battle for Stalingrad have achieved Best Seller status on Amazon in the UK and many more stories are outlined. Imagination is personal, free and to be cherished.

This book presents an unprecedented analysis of the dynamics of cultural representation and interpretation in film criticism. It examines how French critical reception of Australian cinema since the revival period of the 1970s has evolved as a narrative of perpetual discovery, and how a clear parallel can be drawn between French critics' reading of Australian film and their interpretation of an exotic Australian national identity. In French critical writing on Australian cinema, Australian identity is frequently defined in terms of extremes of cultural specificity and cultural anonymity. On the one hand, French critics construct a Euro-centric orientalist fantasy of Australia as not only a European Antipodes, but the antithesis of Europe. At the same time, French critics have tended to subordinate Australian cultural identity within the framework of a resented Anglo-American filmic and cultural hegemony. The book further explores this marginalisation by examining the influence of the French auteur paradigm, particularly in reference to the work of Jane Campion, as well as by discussing the increasingly problematic notion of national identity, and indeed national cinemas, within the universal framework of international film culture.

Tells the story of the Egyptian military experience. This work looks at the lives of Egyptian soldiers fighting at home and abroad and shows the role those soldiers and their leaders played in Middle Eastern and world history for 500 years. It also explores Ottoman military rule; Napoleon's failed Egyptian campaign in 1798; and more.

Outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the transformations taking place in the Southeast Asian region. This book focusses on four key themes: equality and inequality; political freedom and opportunity; empowerment and participation; and environmental sustainability and, explores Southeast Asian development.