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THE GREAT AND CALAMITOUS TALE OF JOHN THOMS
THORNTON, IAN
Johan Thoms is poised for greatness. A promising student at the University of Sarajevo, he is young,
brilliant, and in love with the beautiful Lorelei Ribeiro. He can outwit chess masters, quote the Kama
Sutra, and converse with dukes and drunkards alike. But he cannot drive a car in reverse. And as with so
much in the life of Johan Thoms, this seemingly insignificant detail will prove to be much more than it
appears. On the morning of June 28, 1914, Johan takes his place as the chauffeur to Franz Ferdinand
and the Royal entourage, and with one wrong turn, he forever alters the course of history.
FICTION
TOUCHSTONE
9781451690521
$19.99 TP Original
SEPTEMBER 2013
336 PAGES
THE GREAT KING
CAMERON, CHRISTIAN
Close your eyes and you could be in fifth-century Egypt - with his trademark ability to step into the shoes
of his fifth-century protagonists, once again Christian Cameron plunges us headlong into the thick of the
action. This time, the indomitable Arimnestos of Plataea finds himself caught up in the ill-fated Spartan
expedition to the land of the Sphinx, while on the horizon, forces gather for the colossal naval battle of
Artemesium. Whether it's in the unforgiving furnace of the Egyptian desert or the blood-frothed seas off
the coast of Greece, Christian Cameron brings these momentous events to thrilling life as we watch the
epic story unfold.
FICTION
ORION
9781409114154
$24.99 TP Original
DECEMBER 2013
400 PAGES
HARDCOVER EDITION:
9781409114147 ($34.99)
THE GUTS
DOYLE, RODDY
Jimmy Rabbitte is back. The man who invented the Commitments back in the 1980s is now 47, with a
loving wife, 4 kids...and bowel cancer. He isn't dying, he thinks, but he might be. Jimmy still loves his
music, and he still loves to hustle--his new thing is finding old bands and then finding the people who
loved them enough to pay money online for their resurrected singles and albums. On his path through
Dublin, between chemo and work he meets two of the Commitments--Outspan Foster, whose own illness
is probably terminal, and Imelda Quirk, still as gorgeous as ever. He is reunited with his long-lost brother,
Les, and learns to play the trumpet....
MYSTERY
KNOPF CANADA
9780345808059
$29.95 HC
AUGUST 2013
1ST PRINTING 7500 IN CANADA
656 PAGES