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  The Imperialists

  Vivian Stuart

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  The twenty-third book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.
   
  A new century has dawned as Australia forms their country. 
   
  New hopes characterise the lives of the young Australians. Some had to the Outback in search of gold and glory. Others find their fulfilment in politics and seize power in the newly-formed country. Some are even moving north to conquer new lands.

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  A Cold Wind Down the Grey -...

  Wendy M. Wilson

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  Greymouth, New Zealand, 1866: The Burgess gang was in town, and a young surveyor from one of the country's leading families had vanished in the back country. Inspector James has never forgotten that year.  
  In the gold mining town of Greymouth, where drunks fell asleep smoking and burned down their houses, the town was constantly inundated with floods, and fifty-seven hotels had sprung up in a year to accommodate the hordes of miners and gold thieves, Inspector William Henry James was tasked with keeping the town safe with a small force of troopers. 
  In 1888, forced into retirement by government cuts, James walks home beside the Whanganui River remembering his association with a series of murders by the notorious Burgess gang: back in 1866 he had forced the gang to leave Greymouth. The gang took a steamer up to Nelson and within days killed five men on the Maungatapu Track. Soon after, Inspector James discovered the body of a young surveyor, George Dobson, murdered by Burgess and his crew. The gang was gone, but one guilty man remained, and James was determined to bring him to trial. The events that transpired haunted him for the rest of his life.

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  The Mystery of Célestine -...

  Arthur Sherburne Hardy

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  The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is the talented Arthur Sherburne Hardy.

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  Jimmy Grant and the Dreamweavers

  S.X.Williams

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  Jimmy's dreams become reality as destiny takes him on a magical journey through time travel, into exciting and dangerous adventures with giant creatures of the past, wishes for the present, and hope, for the future. 
  The year 1852, left a poor, eight year old English boy orphaned, and in search of a better life far away from dismal England. A life jimmy Grant soon discovered to be treacherous, yet hopeful, in the new found land of Australia. 
  Jimmy, and his friend China, accused of stealing a precious gem embedded egg-shaped stone, escape into the country's red heart. 
  Exhausted and near death, the two are welcomed into the camp of Ol' Dhinewan, an ancient Aborigine. 
  Ol' Dhinewan's voice, and tales of creation, the will of good and of evil, fade into Jimmy Grant's mind as he begins to sleep, and dream.  
  Dreams become reality with time travel of exciting and dangerous adventures woven together. The gem embedded egg-shaped stone is now the Rainbow Serpent's lost egg, the egg of love. 
  With the help from the legendary Tuckonies, giant emus, and enormous wallabies, Jimmy and China have no time to waste in a desperate attempt to return the precious egg, to the Valley of Time. 
  Facing the Black Swamp Serpent's treachery, and with the zenith of a full moon, the boys eventually reach a point of no return.

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  The Colonists

  Vivian Stuart

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  The eleventh book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.
   
  Against overwhelming odds they fought to tame a savage land, now they must fight to keep it.
   
  For three tumultuous generations they had struggled to harness an alien wilderness, to lay the bold foundation for their dreams. But now, just as a radiant future beckons, they are menaced by distant powers hungry to seize what they have so bitterly won.
  As the new generation comes into its own, some, like Lucy Van Buren, live drugged by lavish splendor. Others, like Michael Dean, carry on the invincible pioneer spirit. And still the newcomers arrive, burning with unbridled passions and dark desires. Men like Robert Willoughby, fleeing disgrace, headed for disaster … women like Alice Fairweather, willing to risk everything for a cause. Together, as lovers and enemies, they must battle to forge the glorious destiny that is rightfully theirs. Once outcasts, they are now The Colonists.

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  Father And Children

  Ivan Turgenev

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  "Fathers and Sons" explores the generational conflict between the older, conservative generation of fathers and the younger, more radical generation of sons. Set against the backdrop of social and political changes in 19th-century Russia, the novel delves into the clash of ideologies, values, and lifestyles between the two generations. The central characters are Yevgeny Bazarov, a nihilistic young medical student, and his friend Arkady Kirsanov, who return home and challenge the traditional beliefs and norms of their elders.

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