Best Selling Books by Graeme DAVIS

The ashes still cool and the wounds still heal after the onslaught of Archaon and the forces of Chaos Undivided-but Middenheim still stands! Perched atop the massive height of the Ulricsberg, the defenders of the Empire threw back the Chaos hordes.

Dr Graeme Davis counters popular historical belief by proposing that there was a Saxon settlement in both Orkney and Shetland during the fourth century AD. Dr Davis challenges some of the longest held beliefs about the settlement of Orkney and Shetland and casts a new light on the origins and history of the first island settlers.

Death in Freeport defined the d20 adventure in August, 2000, and went on to win an Origins Award and an ENnie Award. Now it''s time to return to the city that started it all in this brand new anthology of adventures. Critically acclaimed author Graeme Davis (architect of the Enemy Within Campaign) brings you four new Freeport adventures, plus a chapter of adventure hooks. The heart of the book is the Soul of the Serpent, in which the players tangle once again with the mysterious serpent people. Three shorter adventures round out the collection. Featuring a stunning cover by Monster Manual and Book of Vile Darkness artist Wayne Reynolds, Tales of Freeport is a must for any fan of the City of Adventure.

Ghosts, demons, and monsters aren''t going to take a vacation, so neither can you. Whether you''ve been hunting the supernatural your whole life or just this summer, this book''s got more than enough to keep you busy. From demon bikers to diabolical alchemists, evil never lets up in this collection of five adventures for the Supernatural Role Playing Game.

The story of Theseus and the Minotaur is one of the best-known Greek myths, inspiring plays, films, books, and countless fantasy games. The Minotaur, originally a unique monster, has spawned an entire race of bull-headed ogres in games such as Dungeons & Dragons. But the slaying of the Minotaur is only one part of an entire cycle of tales recounting Theseus’s adventures. This resource collects information from a wide range of sources and sets the stories in historical context, showing how myths that have been passed down through the centuries help reflect actual Bronze Age events.

The World of Darkness is the setting for all of the games in the Storyteller series, and for several fiction books. Game books listed with this icon belong to specific game lines, but together contain information that applies to the entire World of Darkness.

Creatures of Freeport is an innovative collection of monsters inspired by Green Ronin''s Freeport setting but at home in any world. While there are many bestiaries on the market, there are none like Creatures of Freeport. These monsters are more than simple stat blocks. Each entry also includes Knowledge (what a character knows about a creature from Knowledge skills, Bardic Lore and other sources of information), Uses (details on parts that can be harvested and used by alchemists, spellcasters and others), and Adventure Hooks, many of which come with fully statted NPCs to make the GMs job even easier. With a cover by fan-favorite Wayne Reynolds and interior illustrations by the cream of Green Ronin''s artistic roster, Creatures of Freeport is a stunning addition to any collection.

Re-reading ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' provides an insightful commentary which takes readers through the novel. It looks at such areas as literary quality, character analysis and plot analysis, while showing that the novel is contextualised within the British culture which informs it. There''s plenty for Harry Potter fans in its attention to detail and examination of theories, plot holes and more. J K Rowling''s excellence as a writer is explored alongside her occasional shortcomings. Structured in a fun and lighthearted manner, the book gives each chapter a start rating, and assessment includes a look at the heroes and villains in each. Yet it is also a step towards serious literary criticism of the novel, based on the view that the Harry Potter stories should be treated as quality literature. This book is presented to those re-reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as a prompt for serious consideration of the novel as a work of literature. Inevitably you will agree with much and disagree with much that is written here - that is the nature of literary criticism - but the process of agreeing and disagreeing develops a more considered critical response. Certainly literary criticism is needed. For a book which has received the massive sales of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (15,000,000 copies in the first twenty-four hours alone) there has so far been amazingly little proper criticism published. This book may be regarded as an early contribution to the literary criticism of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Demonstrating that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a polished work by a highly skilled writer, this book suggests that it can stand alongside established works of literature. It offers to adult readers as much as it does to the young adults and children that were its first audience, and as such it has the potential to become a true literary classic. The novel''s position in global culture is set out and the moral values of the novel are explored, including Harry''s role as a Christian hero. Re-reading ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' aims to develop your appreciation of a remarkable novel.

Just because the American Revolution is in curriculum standards doesn''t mean the study of it has to be boring. From the French and Indian War and the ensuing taxes to the creation of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the Revolutionary War era was a rowdy, transformational time. Packed with infographics, each book is an engaging read about this key period in American history.

A guide to the glory of Rome. Covering major periods from Rome''s founding to the final barbarian incursions, it gives you what you need to explore this era. Packed with historical and mythic details, it presents historical games, providing the necessary tools to bring Roman culture into existing d20 games.

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