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The story of a one-thousand mile walk following Hannibal’s route from southern Spain to northern Italy. Leading to the possible discovery of the actual pass taken by Hannibal and his army over the Alps.
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“The Hannibal Walk is a breath taking recollection retracing the legendary march across the Alps and Pyrenees. It is travel writing at its best. At times I felt like a fellow backpacker sharing that great journey alongside Hannibal and his Carthaginian Army. The book recalls a young man’s spirited adventure against the backdrop of some fascinating and spine tingling military history. Mark Moore is a hugely talented writer. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in travel, history and adventure.”
“Moore follows mostly the path suggested by Dennis Proctor in his 1971 book, Hannibal’s March in History. But he adds an interesting twist at the end. Part of the mystery of the Hannibal pass is that he did not take the easiest way over, probably due to the conflicts and ambushes he encountered on the French side of the Alps, and perhaps due to some duplicitous information from his guides. So you have to balance the practical sense of where you think he was heading, and how far off of his intended route he ended up. Mark Moore does a good job of weighing the different sources and explaining his theory.”
Egypt 1942. The British 8th Army has retreated almost to the Nile under the onslaught of the German Afrika Korps. Shipwrecked on the Red Sea coast is a party of refugees from the Soviet Union. Among them is one person vital to the Allies’ war effort. The person has specialist knowledge of how the German encoding machine, Enigma, can be broken and German secret ciphers read. A British army officer is given the mission of rescuing the refugees and ensuring that this person does not fall into German hands in a race against time.
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“A very well-constructed spy story set during the Second World War. The plot weaves around the little known Polish involvement with the Enigma Code. All this is vividly drawn against the backdrop of the Red Sea coast and the twists and turns in the action leave the outcome hanging until the last minute. I enjoyed this a lot.”
“A tense and engaging thriller, exploring hidden and ignored areas of history which are so surprising and fascinating they deserve to be much better-known.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed this book. A dynamic read and often pointed: each glimpse of life gives you a feel of those times. I was able to immerse myself in this book. The detail is wonderful but it’s a sobering reminder of the extent to which people were then at the mercy of so many unpredictable scenarios and potentially dangerous situations.”
In the year 2112 an astronaut is resuscitated on Earth 80 years after his death on Mars. He wakes into a very different world from the one he knew, one which is run, governed and controlled by and for women at every level of society. It is a better world, he is led to understand than the one he left. Men vie with robots for third place in this new hierarchy and the astronaut has to fight to find a place in this world and to counter the dark forces attempting to disrupt it.
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“Where are all the men? Is a question raised by astronaut Deck Monday in 2112 when he wakes on Earth 80 years after his death on Mars. He finds a world run by women, defined by artificial intelligence, and a diminished role for men. Framed for a crime he did not commit Monday’s new future looks bleak until his brilliant great-granddaughter begins a race against time to clear his name.
“Packed with intriguing ideas about how we could all be living in the not-so-distant future, this fast-paced thriller takes in space colonisation, climate change, medical innovation, the rise of robots, and the future of gender relations.”
“Science fiction at its best – and probably a more likely and realistic view of the future than any fiction.”
Fleet Street 1982. At the time of the Falklands War a weekly news magazine undergoes its own struggle for survival in the last days of Fleet Street. As new methods of printing and typesetting spell the beginning of the end for the traditional heart of newspaper printing in Britain, for the journalists on a weekly news magazine in Fleet Street these are exciting times both professionally and personally.
Reviews on Amazon
“I loved this book – Stepping Over Bodies is a love-letter to the golden age of journalism. It’s
hilariously funny, but also packed with forensic detail on the 1980s landscape (both social and
physical) of Fleet Street, the Falklands War, and hiking trails in the French Alps. There’s a very
satisfying dash to save a weekly news magazine, and some of the more excruciating characters in the
office are better than ‘The Office’ TV series. Anyone interested in the 1980s will love this.”
In a world of talking animals a bull terrier sets out to rescue two of his friends – the grey squirrels that saved him from almost certain death. The squirrels have been kidnapped to appear in a special obstacle-course racing arena at the local fair. The bull terrier sets out on the desperate rescue mission, assisted by a fox, a cat and a buzzard.
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“A gritty adventure story with believable animal characters which charm their way into your heart. You soon find yourself running with the heroes, desperately willing them on. Good wrestles with evil and provokes heart stopping, page turning moments. There is a wonderful mystical passage which talks of the beginning of our relationship with man’s best friend. I found it a delight to read out loud as a bedtime story and have no doubt that older children too, will enjoy reading it for themselves. The adventures also raise questions which, as a parent, give chances to discuss what is right and wrong in a situation; how should we treat animals; the joys and sorrows of owning a pet. Above all, however, the author tells a great story.”
“A world where animals talk is usually the domain of books written for children. This is far from that genre with themes that embrace science and nature at a level that any adult will find stimulating. It is at heart an escape and rescue story with chilling twists and turns. The characters may be from the animal kingdom, but their travails are not. It is a gripping tale that will appeal to readers of all ages, and one that will be returned to again and again.”