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Mortal - Alistair Lavers - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Mortal - Alistair Lavers - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

International Goth Rockers MORTAL begin to fracture during a world tour, following a series of personal tragedies; just as their American management is infiltrated by an organised crime ring, who fear the band will split before they can recover their investment. Desperate to avoid financial losses, the band''s unofficial backers plot to kill the singer and replace him, so a tribute tour can be organised to cover their costs. Within a week, MORTAL''s lead singer Cal Clare is brutally murdered on stage in Leeds and several key members of their management team are savagely killed in mysterious circumstances. Cal’s sister, Raven, vanishes from their hotel with a valuable statuette, but the police are baffled and the investigation stalls . The case is eventually paused and classified as unsolved while the band continues to tour with two new members. Ten years later, a journalist for ROCK SOUNDS magazine and her editor are killed arranging a feature on Cal Clare. Has a ghost returned for a second time to wreak havoc on the living and what can be done to stop it?

DKK 113.00
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Vermillion Days - Ann Lilley - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Vermillion Days - Ann Lilley - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

How far would you go for love? Jo will never sleep with Ricky. Every other woman on the planet might find him irresistible, but Jo knows exactly what he’s like. She’s quite content in her role of flatmate and best friend, thank you very much. Busy seeing off Ricky’s hook-ups as she juggles her university studies with bartending work. Ricky, in any case, is too preoccupied pursuing Rock superstardom with his band, Vermillion, to notice her unrequited feelings. But when his Glasgow band is scouted and the bright lights of London beckon, Jo realises she must make herself indispensable or lose him forever. As her own traumatic past begins to catch up with her, friendships and trust crumble. Jo has a choice to make. To keep up with Ricky’s growing fame is going to require some serious reinvention. With her plan in action, she soon finds her new sex, drugs and rock’n’roll lifestyle isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It’s a risky game and her heart’s at stake. But to win, Jo might have to go all the way.

DKK 127.00
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Astraia: Spirit of Defiance - Graham Fitzgerald - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Astraia: Spirit of Defiance - Graham Fitzgerald - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Ancient Greece at the time of the Trojan War. Will true valour triumph over greed, lust for power and unimaginable evil? Astraia: Spirit of Defiance follows a teenage princess from Corfu named Astraia who has outstanding fighting skills. When her cousin is kidnapped by pirates she launches a secret expedition to rescue him, helped by his best friend Leandros. The pair, and the other members of their band, head for the nearby island of Paxos, where they eventually find her cousin and his fellow crew drugged in the hold of a pirate ship. After being tricked by the pirates, Astraia and other members of her band are also taken prisoner and transported to Anti-Paxos where they meet the feared pirate leader, Deimos. He has built up a huge fleet of ships – but for what sinister purpose? Are the pirates planning to attack her homeland? If so, Astraia needs to alert her father, King Atreus of the impending invasion. Can she and her followers escape and make it back in time to save Corfu and its people from Deimos and his armada?

DKK 107.00
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Being Bolan - Neander Haig - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Being Bolan - Neander Haig - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

When Keith, a former guitarist, feels pressured into reforming his old band for a ’70s rock tribute competition in memory of his best friend and lead vocalist, Daniel, his mental health unravels. Keith blames himself for his band’s demise and to make amends, he must persuade Finn, a talented but troubled eighteen-year-old, to fill Daniel’s shoes. Finn, having wowed Keith on karaoke, lost his mam when he was nine years old. His best friend is on life support; he has a poor relationship with his dad; he loses his job, and he’s about to lose his home. If he’s to turn his life around, Finn must impersonate Daniel’s hero, Marc Bolan, and become part of a T. Rex tribute band. Can Keith overcome his grief by remembering who he once was? Can Finn overcome his by remembering who he always wanted to be? Do they have what it takes to trust each other and grab their golden opportunity with both hands? Being Bolan is a poignant and uplifting story that explores what it means to be human and delves into the complexities of mental health amongst men.

DKK 120.00
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Standing in the Shadows - John Hatfield - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Standing in the Shadows - John Hatfield - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

East Berlin, 1983. One dissident rock band. One plan to defect to the west. One traitor. Udo Dirkmeyer, the charismatic and feckless Mick Jagger of East Germany, is having a tough time of it. It’s hard enough being an outlaw rock star in the world’s harshest police state. But his relationship with Gerda, the band’s beautiful lead singer, is going nowhere and his oldest friend, Thomas, has become a paranoid, alcoholic wreck. Worse still, his arch-rivals, the state-sponsored Poodles, are doing really well while Udo has been banned from every major venue in the entire country. Smiling in the face of the constant surveillance and persecution from the notorious Stasi is proving exhausting. But then Udo discovers that one of his bandmates is an informer, intent on destroying him. It’s enough to tip even the eternally optimistic Udo over the edge. Just as his life is on the verge of falling apart, his band gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to escape to the West. Suddenly, his dreams of making it big in the free world have a chance of coming true. Udo is determined to escape and make it work but the secret police and his treacherous bandmate will not let him go that easily.

DKK 64.00
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The Life of Riley – Unbreakable - Tom Allen - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Life of Riley – Unbreakable - Tom Allen - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Riley Adams has three passions in life: family, friends and football. Despite often finding school difficult, Riley finds happiness in friendships with his ‘band of brothers and sisters’, who play for his beloved Highfield Flyers FC. Riley and the Flyers learn to play together and focus, bringing them great moments and taking them close to glory. Rivalries form and the desire to win grows until… Riley’s world is turned upside down when his mum receives life-changing news. Can he really care about football again? What will happen to Mum? How will he cope with life now?

DKK 113.00
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The Hollies: Riding the Carousel - Malcolm C. Searles - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Hollies: Riding the Carousel - Malcolm C. Searles - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

‘The Hollies: Riding The Carousel’ is the first full biography of the British music legends. This extensive project, researched in detail, covers the story from their early 1960s formation, playing the small clubs and coffee houses in and around Manchester, right up to the current day. Second only to The Beatles in UK Chart successes at their peak, this work draws on many rare interviews with all former members of the group during their hit-making heyday. In addition, friends and acquaintances also share their thoughts and recollections as to what made this band so special. I’m Alive, Here I Go Again, Bus Stop, Look Through Any Window, Carrie Anne, On A Carousel, He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother, The Air That I Breathe, Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) … and many, many more are covered within the pages, along with a selection of rare photographs and posters. Why did the group’s original guitarist leave, just before success came calling? Which former member went on to achieve superstardom in the U.S. after quitting the band? How did a founding member of the 1970s chart-topers 10cc play such an important role in the Hollies story? What did The Hollies get up top on a darkened Newcastle railway platform in the company of Paul McCartney’s younger brother? How did a beer commercial revitalise the career of the group? Stories, history, chart facts… it’s all here. Climb aboard and start Riding The Carousel!

DKK 260.00
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Lucretia and Willow - Barbara Oxley - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Extraordinary Adventures of Lucretia and Willow - Barbara Oxley - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Lucretia Blackthorn is horrified when she steps out of her cottage to find that her beautiful garden has died, only to find that overnight, she has travelled from 2025, to 2050. How could this be? The world has changed, and Lucretia decides she must do something about it. And she may have a better chance than most; she is, in fact, a witch, who lives with Willow, her cat, and believes in using her powers for good, not evil. Hop aboard your broomstick and join Lucretia, Willow and a band of witches and wizards as they travel the world. Sample magical food and potions in a race against time to save the planet.

DKK 112.00
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The Rock ‘n Roll Kids - Liam G Clancy - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Rock ‘n Roll Kids - Liam G Clancy - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Dublin, 1970s and 80s. Lizzy and Rocky are in their late teens and live in Dublin’s inner city. Both possessing superb musical talent, they''ve at last formed an emerging rock band in their mother''s memory. It was their mother, after all, who drove their musical ambition as she was a professional entertainer. Unfortunately, they lost her, at a crucial time, through breast cancer. They''re determined to make it musically in part due to her. Their newly bereaved father doesn''t agree. An obstinate military man, Pipe Sergeant Jim Rockingham suddenly dictates the break-up of the band and the immediate enlistment of the boys in the army. While they think he is being cold and callous for its own sake, he is in fact under enormous pressure to repay years of insidious patronage provided by a dangerous local politician who now has ideas for Rocky. Ideas that involve using Rocky as a spy to infiltrate the local VIP Military - Diplomatic Bar & Restaurant. However, when Piper Jim is provided with the name of a young officer for ''elimination'', he panics and tries to wash his hands of his involvement. Easier said than done for the heavily compromised Pipe Sergeant. Rocky, having innocently befriended the targeted young officer, overhears the elimination plot. His father pleads with him to keep the plot to himself in case they both become potential targets. But what is the true price of an abject failure to help a friend and military colleague in danger?

DKK 99.00
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Milton’s Garden - Brian M Rice - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Milton’s Garden - Brian M Rice - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Milton Kippersky just wants an easy life, but the universe has other ideas. A temporal rift in his garden unleashes dark forces, with only Milton standing between humanity and the end of life on Earth as we know it. Armed with nothing but a spatula, a sense of hope and an insatiable desire for toasted goods, Milton and an unlikely band of associates set off on the journey of a lifetime, in search of answers, solutions and the slightest sense that they might actually know what they’re doing. Will Milton rise to the challenge and discover his true purpose in life? Will humanity be saved? Will he ever get his hands on the perfect slice of toast? The answers are to be found in the garden.

DKK 120.00
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The Missing Links Of Tannadee - Maurice Gray - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Missing Links Of Tannadee - Maurice Gray - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Aiming to be a clan chief is easy when you have the right credentials. It’s a bit more tricky when you haven’t any. But lack of proof need be no barrier when you’re absolutely brimming with all the right stuff to make a great chief. At least that’s the theory according to billionaire, ego-maniac, Gordon Weever. No one is going to get in Weever’s way. And just to make sure, he hires a pair of crooks to see off his rival. The crooks though have problems of their own, only a little dog can help them. They need to get their hands on that dog, and an increasingly desperate Weever needs to get hands on something that passes for real credentials. Standing in their way is a plucky band of villagers who are out to thwart them both.

DKK 120.00
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Karim, King of England - Baz Wade - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Karim, King of England - Baz Wade - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Cometh the hour, cometh the man... The son of a charismatic English princess and a wealthy Arab playboy, Karim has been brought up as a Muslim in Dubai. While studying Politics at London University, he falls for Kirsty, a glamorous and popular Scottish activist, the singer in the band he has joined as guitarist. Their relationship has to navigate the violent currents of a disunited Britain, whose political life and institutions are under threat. Despite a privileged upbringing, forces beyond his control mean Karim cannot follow the career path he had in mind before arriving in London as just another foreign student. The outcome will be beyond his wildest imaginings and could affect us all. Karim, King of England is a racy political thriller combining the mysteries surrounding the death of an English Princess and controversial pro Muslim election successes. The narrative will appeal to those who enjoy a political, legal or historical twist in a compelling storyline.

DKK 117.00
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The Cutting Room - Gary Powell - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Cutting Room - Gary Powell - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

DI Ryan McNally stands in the dock at Southwark Crown Court accused of a vicious assault; he awaits the jury’s verdict. A guilty decision would be career-ending and might send him to prison. The British Transport Police’s Major Investigations Team are called in to investigate the discovery of human remains deposited in a left luggage facility at Liverpool Street Station and on the backseat of a London black cab at Victoria’s busy bus terminal. The team’s priority is the identification of the victim. Their only clues are a wedding band and a tattoo. McNally’s detectives have proven they can work under the most stressful of circumstances in Britain’s most unique policing environment; but with ever-growing tensions between some of its members reaching boiling point they need to come together quickly to meet their toughest challenge yet. The Cutting Room offers a fast-paced relentless narrative taking the reader on a very dark journey of shocking twists and turns with very little light at the end of the tunnel.

DKK 119.00
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Got Beethoven - Paul Cassidy - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Got Beethoven - Paul Cassidy - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Plenty of teenagers dream about becoming a rock star but how many 10yr olds dream about becoming a world-beating string quartet, and then go ahead and do it? Following on from Paul Cassidy''s popular prequel, "Get Beethoven!", Got Beethoven is a brutally honest and relentlessly entertaining account of what it’s like to be in a band. All the fun, angst, rewards and toil are brought to life and given the authority that can only come from actually living the life. The quartet’s unique fifty year history and ground-breaking musical journey means that on the same page we can enjoy tales involving such diverse artists as, Sting, Anne Sophie von Otter, Bjork or Maria Joao Pires. Their global travels release strikingly diverse adventures from Kings College Cambridge to Roskilde, Montreux to St. James’ Palace. With something for everyone, Paul Cassidy’s highly personal story manages to be factual and informative whilst remaining infectiously entertaining. Suitable for all readers, from the autobiography lovers to those who just love a great story!

DKK 175.00
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Inscription - Fiona Ballard - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Inscription - Fiona Ballard - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

When Beatrice Gardiner whispers, ‘the ring’, with a collapsing exit breath, her daughter Fabienne, takes the simple band and finds an inscription with two dates, three months apart. This becomes the backdrop for a tale of intrigue and divided family loyalties. Samuel Gardiner was removed from Beatrice at birth and sent for adoption. When notified of his mother’s passing, he begins digging into his past and swoops in on the grieving family, causing mayhem. Baffled resentment soon turns to rage when he discovers he has three siblings who stand to inherit the major share of their mother’s estate. Focussing his attention on stepbrother Douglas, he is unprepared for the deep-rooted feelings that emerge. At first the stepbrother’s relationship is warm, both felt excluded from their mother’s affection. They soon find common ground and hatch a plan. But Douglas begins to doubt Samuel’s motivation. Will destroying his family finally bring Samuel the satisfaction he craves? The best and worst of human behaviours emerge, taking their toll on the now fractured relationships between the siblings. Who will win and will Beatrice’s husband, Ralph, step up or cower in the shadows?

DKK 119.00
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My Favourite People - Rob Keeley - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

My Favourite People - Rob Keeley - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Rob Keeley’s first picture book. A book for young children all about the importance of relationships. Comes complete with suggested activities for bringing the book to life. My favourite people are… all in this book. And I’m going to tell you all about them. You can meet my Auntie Meg and Uncle Steve, my best friend Alice, my favourite footballer and the band that’s going to save the world. Then I’ll tell you about a brilliant idea I’ve had… Following his success as a writer of novels and short stories for older children – including the ongoing Spirits series, listed for the Bath Children’s Novel and Independent Author Book Awards – Rob Keeley makes his picture book debut with My Favourite People , a fun illustrated journey through childhood and the friends and family who make it possible. It’s an amusing and insightful look at the world around its central character, an excellent read-aloud or read-alone. It encourages young people to look at relationships and recognise their importance. It will appeal to girls and boys of lower primary age – and to parents and teachers reading the book aloud.

DKK 106.00
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The Irin Wars - Jon Davey - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Irin Wars - Jon Davey - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

JAKE IS HALF-NEPHILIM, half-witch, part cyborg and –¬ a secret weapon. He also finds the sword stained with original Irin blood… THE LEGEND BEGINS when a renegade band of Irin angels manifest on earth to charm and subvert the ancient clans of Eastern Anatolia. An old shaman, and his apprentice, Luta, recognise their true nature, and against great odds, mobilise the spirit world and their clan to destroy these Fallen Angels. Too late, however – their offspring, the Nephilim, are released onto the world, whilst the Irin are banished to the Void and plot their return. THE NEPHILIM scatter and inexorably infiltrate civilisations, becoming the AVERNI, a cult bent on dominating humanity and liberating the Irin from their incarceration. THE FURIA, descendants of the surviving shamans, evolve to oppose them. JAKE HAS A DESTINY. When his friend Jason is murdered, he is propelled into this ancient war. With the help of his friends, his witch mother, an avatar P.I.X.I.E called Eve, a resurrected Egyptian priest and a magical gypsy girl, he must take on the Averni and the Irin. He has no choice… THE WORLD IS ABOUT TO END.

DKK 112.00
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Leicester Rocks - Mike Hatfield - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Leicester Rocks - Mike Hatfield - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Leicester, 2015. In his mid-fifties, unemployed and divorced, wannabe rock guitarist Stan Booker is sick of drifting through life. Saying goodbye to the old, he takes charge of his life, joining forces with his lifelong friend Phil to start a business and seeks out new challenges to fulfil his rock dreams. A relationship is soon on the cards as he meets an unlikely match in twice-divorced Mandy, and with his newfound drive propelling him forward he recruits five musicians with diverse backgrounds and characters for the band, aptly named Leicester Rocks. Of course, he knows the chances of them making a success of things is on a par with the 5000:1 odds against Leicester City winning the English Premier League title. But a proud city patriot, he decides it’s about time everyone knows just how much Leicester ‘rocks’ - and what better way to showcase it? As Leicester City’s star rises, both Stan and Phil find their own dreams within reach, but trouble for these through-and-through Leicester heroes is never far away. Love and loyalties will be tested, ambitions threatened, and attitudes challenged as the last kick-off approaches. Will it be the final whistle or will Stan and Phil finally hit all the right notes?

DKK 89.00
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The Medicine Tree - Lucinda Williams - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Medicine Tree - Lucinda Williams - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

When Emily’s mother becomes dangerously ill again, in this sequel to ‘ Tolly and the Pirate Ghost ’,Emily and the twins, Laura and Harry, time travel with Tobias, the pirate ghost, and his parrot, Tolly, to a tropical island in the year 1660. Their goal is to find the legendary Medicine Tree said to cure any illness, but there are thousands of trees on the island. How can they possibly find the right one? Tobias is reassuring but mysteriously disappears with Tolly, shortly after their arrival, leaving the children to fend for themselves under a scorching sun, with little to eat or drink and no means of getting home. Their problems multiply when they realise a band of ruthless pirates is also hunting for the Tree, and will stop at nothing to gain the prize and make their fortune. Time is running out to save Emily’s mother and dangers press in on all sides. As the situation becomes desperate, the children start to quarrel and then to lose hope. More complications arise and their spirits are in turn raised and then dashed. Can they think of some means of escape or will they be trapped forever on a tropical island hundreds of years in the past?

DKK 107.00
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Sugar, Gravy, Pleasure - Pete Elderkin - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Sugar, Gravy, Pleasure - Pete Elderkin - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Growing up in Peterborough, voted the ‘ worst place to live in England & the UK’ , certainly had its challenges. But a love for Nick Cave’s band and a passion for indie music launched the author, Pete Elderkin, on a series of extraordinary events while following a dream to reach that holy grail for rock groups, a BBC Radio One John Peel session. Sugar, Gravy, Pleasure details the ups and downs of being in the wrong place and time while trying to DJ and run an exciting alternative music club in what seemed a hostile, provincial environment. This is a wry, self-deprecating memoir set over eleven years and telling the true story of The Sugar Club and how it, improbably, became one of the longest running nightclubs in the UK. It captures, with first-hand contributors, the fun experiences and social history of the unique 1990s and 2000s, when the Grunge and Britpop scenes came from out of nowhere to the forefront of the UK music scene. " I loved it. A beautiful, big-hearted book. Sugar, Gravy, Pleasure is a love letter to a lost time when music was at the centre of the universe." Tony Parsons, journalist, broadcaster and author.

DKK 120.00
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Crime of the Century - Angie Moon - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Crime of the Century - Angie Moon - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Crime of the Century is a comprehensive book about classic rock’s connections to true crime cases with over twenty true stories of classic rock musicians and their encounters with murderers, and musicians who committed murders. Inside the book you’ll find the most famous stories like how The Beach Boys met Charles Manson and how Phil Spector went from legendary producer to convicted murderer. There are stories of how classic rockers encountered some of the most notorious serial killers like The Kinks meeting John Wayne Gacy on their 1965 American tour and Debbie Harry allegedly getting into Ted Bundy’s car in the early 70s. You’ll see how the Manson Family’s classic rock connections run deeper than you thought with their encounters with Neil Young, John Phillips, Tony Valentino, Phil Ochs, and Frank Zappa. You’ll also learn how classic rockers were only a few degrees of separation from presidential assassinations and attempted assassinations like The Band meeting Jack Ruby, Squeaky Fromme pursuing Jimmy Page, and John Hinckley’s encounter with DEVO and how they used the poem he wrote for Jodie Foster as song lyrics. It’s a wild and crazy ride through classic rock history. But believe it or not, these are all true stories.

DKK 148.00
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The Blood Countess - Annouchka Bayley - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Blood Countess - Annouchka Bayley - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Two women separated by five hundred years, each with a secret - the infamous ‘Blood Countess’(1560-1614), notorious for bathing in the blood of six-hundred-and-fifty women in Renaissance Hungary and Transylvania; and the woman driven to re-write her story in the present - an academic who lives in and out of time because of a near death experience and who escapes ruin at the hands of rival scholars desperate to see her and her world destroyed at any cost. But Bathory’s story will be told! Not as a murderer or a dark witch, as history would have us believe today, but as a woman who became a subversive printer and smuggler of banned books, rocked the religious foundations of the Austro-Hungarian Empire with only a band of faithful refugee women to help her, and who’s revolutionary ideas would challenge even the Emperor himself! Bathory’s modern day chronicler becomes the cipher of this secret history, uncovering the real life of the Blood Countess. What she doesn’t know is that the Blood Countess is rewriting her across time… Based on 100s of hours of original historical research, this novel is a transformational account of not only of the infamous story of the so-called Blood Countess, but a searing exploration of what history is and what history does to women.

DKK 161.00
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Zappa and Jazz - Geoff Wills - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Zappa and Jazz - Geoff Wills - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Although Frank Zappa died over 20 years ago, he continues to be regarded as an iconic figure in 20th century culture. In 1973 he famously said ‘Jazz is not dead… it just smells funny,’ and in this new book Geoff Wills takes a look at Zappa’s widely assumed antipathy for the jazz genre. Along the way, he throws up some very interesting facts. Frank Zappa’s music has a unique and easily recognisable quality, and it brilliantly synthesizes a wide range of cultural influences. Zappa and Jazz focuses on the influence of jazz on Zappa in an attempt to clarify the often-confusing nature of his relationship with it. Zappa’s early years are examined, from his first foray into a recording studio to the formation and progress of his band The Mothers of Invention. There are exhaustive critiques here of the key jazz-related albums Hot Rats, King Kong, The Grand Wazoo and Waka/Jawaka. Along the way, Wills analyses Zappa’s music and the wider influences that were crucial in forming his attitudes, not only to jazz but to society in general. The book concludes with a discussion of Zappa’s similarity to more orthodox jazz leaders, his legacy and the influence on jazz-related music. Guaranteed to appeal to all Zappa fans who seek new insights into his music, to open-minded jazz listeners and to anyone with an interest in the melting pot of 20th century music.

DKK 113.00
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The Tiger’s Revenge - Evan Morris - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Tiger’s Revenge - Evan Morris - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Since the end of the Second World War, the audacious Operation Jaywick has remained little known amongst the public or military in the United Kingdom. It was an incredible endeavour executed by British and Australian service personnel. The deepest surface waterborne penetration behind enemy occupied lines undertaken by special forces of WW2. This hand- picked band of men would achieve what some thought to be impossible, a major strike at the very heart of the Japanese in their newly acquired Empire in South East Asia. This story ranks and deserves the same acknowledgement as exploits such as the Dambusters or the Cockleshell Heroes. In the words of British Generals and US Admirals and Commanders it achieved what everyone thought was impossible, without loss and with the minimum expenditure of resources. A terrible twist in the tale is that by not using the success of the mission as a propaganda victory, as had been intended by Jaywick’s commanders, a terrible price was paid by local Singaporeans who were scapegoated by the Japanese Secret Police. This is perhaps the reason that Operation Jaywick was never hailed with the success it truly deserved. The highly effective delivery of Operation Jaywick gave a green light to an even more ambitious endeavour from which no British or Australian personnel would survive, many being executed, beheaded by their Japanese captors. The Tiger’s Revenge is the story told by the son of a special forces crew member who was the only post WW2 British survivor of Operation Jaywick.

DKK 241.00
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Let's Fly - Giles Fraser - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Let's Fly - Giles Fraser - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

How do you survive when a lucky break turns out to be the worst thing that ever happened to you? Nick Hunter is about to find out. He made a colossal mistake when he was barely out of school and now his whole world is in jeopardy as he races against the clock to save his family and his business from disaster. In 1979 Hunter heads to London, and a squat in Notting Hill, with dreams of musical success. With his fellow squatters he forms a band and they record four short songs before tensions and misunderstandings drive them apart. Nick lies and tells the record company the songs are all his own work. Six years later one of the songs, Let’s Fly , is picked as the soundtrack to a blockbuster movie and Nick makes a fortune in royalties. In 2017, Nick, his wife Sam and daughter Jen now live in the house opposite his old squat. His successful gig economy, online food business is about to go public, but someone is on his back. Nick is in massive debt and the heavies are closing in. Disasters are befalling the business just at the wrong time. Then Sam is snatched and, with a price on her head, Nick must come up with the money or lose her. With his life and family on the line – and just days to play with - Nick has to stop whoever is destroying his life and come clean with those he loves in order to hang on to everything he holds dear.

DKK 106.00
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