![]() ![]() Like his brother, the late king, he is fascinated by an ancient text called The Way of Kings. In a war that makes no sense, where ten armies fight separately against a single foe, he struggles to save his men and to fathom the leaders who consider them expendable.īrightlord Dalinar Kholin commands one of those other armies. There, Kaladin, who traded his medical apprenticeship for a spear to protect his little brother, has been reduced to slavery. One such war rages on a ruined landscape called the Shattered Plains. ![]() Wars were fought for them, and won by them. It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors. Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soilless ground. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. ![]() ![]() From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, Book One of the Stormlight Archive begins an incredible new saga of epic proportion. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This utterly original interpretation of the classic tale has dazzling illustrations from multi-talented collaborators, award-winning Lauren Child and widely acclaimed photographer Polly Borland. ![]() She is one of the few people to have been allowed into to Buckingham Palace to photograph the Queen and has had her own exhibition at London's National Portrait Gallery. Paperback 20.93 1 Used from 20.92 2 New from 20.93 The tale of a prince, a princess, perfect politeness, pages of love and a peculiarly hard pea. Polly Borland is a widely acclaimed, award winning photographer, famous for her vivid portraits. Winner of the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Kate Greenaway Medal, she is best known for creating the characters Clarice Bean and the BAFTA-award-winning Charlie and Lola. She has won the Smarties Gold Award, Smarties Bronze Award, Kate Greenaway Medal and been shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. Lauren Child is one of todays most talented and innovative childrens writer/illustrators. Lauren Child is the multi-talented prize-winning creator of the characters Charlie and Lola and Clarice Bean. This beautifully presented picture book explores the tale of the down-to-earth princess through a stunning mix of artwork and photography to create a fairy tale to be treasured. The tale of a prince, a princess, perfect politeness, pages of love and a peculiarly hard pea. The princess and the pea in miniature : after the fairy tale by Hans Christian. Lauren Child's beautiful and artistic retelling of The Princess and the Pea. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Last budget cycle, all parties voted for the capital plan, which is how we continually upgrade city hall," the mayor said. On Thursday, Stewart announced he had asked the city manager to review the purchases. The $316,800 worth of furniture was purchased as part of a $2.6 million renovation of parts of the second floor of city hall, spending that was approved in December in the city's capital budget. ![]() ![]() Staff working for the City of Vancouver spent more than $300,000 on office furniture between January and May, a period that coincided with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and dire warnings from Mayor Kennedy Stewart about the city's finances. ![]() |