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|  | | The Power of Gnaris
Barrow, Great Savant of the Karavec, calls upon Jim Forster to investigate the murder of Karavec embryos. Their search for answers takes them to Hikon, and then to the neighbouring planet of Ziemia where they seek the perpetrator of the crime known as the Saviour.
span style="display: inline;" id="longdescr_full">span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(252, 252, 252);">The Karavec race have used the power of gnaris to travel vast distances across the universe, and have populated sunless worlds, including Arion and Hikon. They are led by Barrow, the Great Savant of the Karavec. When all the embryos in the Regional Embrycultural Centre on Arion are murdered and their blood stolen, Barrow calls upon the human, Jim Forster, to investigate | |  | | Threw Lake and other short stories
An anthology of short stories by Les Bill Gates.
The short stories contained in this anthology have been written at different times over the past eighteen years.br />
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Some stories, such as Threw Lake are purely fictional; others, such as Follow that Star, are factual stories experienced by the author; and yet others, such as Unfair Dismissal, are partly based on fact and part fiction.br />
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There are several genres represented in this anthology – fantasy (The Rivening of One), science fiction (D.O.V.E.S), humour (Mistaken Identities), philosophy (She stood at the Crossroads of Time), and there’s even | |  | | Windows on Our World: Faith
IN THE TRADITION OF THE EPIC FANTASY NOVELS OF THE LAST FIFTY YEARS.
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p class="MsoNormal">THE PROPHECY After many centuries, Squire has returned to Thorla | |  | | Windows on Our World: Hope
IN THE TRADITION OF THE EPIC FANTASY NOVELS OF THE LAST SIXTY YEARS.
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THE LAND The first part of the trilogy ‘Hope’ tells of the arrival of Squire in Thorland and ‘The Quest for the Teeth of the Upper Jaw’.
p class="MsoNormal">THE PROPHECY After many centuries, Squire has returned to Thorland, summoned there by the good Wizard Tobin in order to fulfil an ancient prophecy.
p class="MsoNormal">THE PEOPLE As the quest begins, the other members of the company described in the prophecy join |
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