"No one, on that warm summer's day, could have foretold the orgy of wanton death and destruction, which was set on a collision course towards the peaceful kingdom of Mercia. A small group; thrown together through fate. Tagan, a Prince of Mercia, Mortimer, an old man who has the look of a wizard, Faith, a fairy, Aaron and Tim, two brothers who look completely unlike each other, and Death, a spirit who's help seemed to be conditional. These are all that stand between the earth's survival and the ravishes of lizard like creatures who's only function is to destroy.
Slowly, the group begin to find away to fight back. Joining with others, who have skills and knowledge, they fight for the survival of civilisation. This new alliance struggle with setbacks but take the fight towards the Destroyer and its army of creatures. But are they too late?"
"This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.
Following the bittersweet taste of victory over the Destroyer’s Creatures at Mountain Hold, and the loss of Aaron, news arrives that Kleve is surrounded by the Destroyer’s Creatures. Tagan, Faith, Mortimer and Tim must leave the safety of the army and find the support of the mythical Griffins.
This takes them all on journeys of discovery and enlightenment, seeking truth from darkness, danger and confusion, knowing all the time the Destroyer is looking over their shoulders with his dark hand, gaining influence on the world.
It is a race against time, and the ever-present danger from the engulfing Destroyer’s creatures!"
"This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.
The Destroyer’s creatures had fled into the great desert, or that was the way most would have hoped. But not for Tim, as the Champion Lord, he had tasked Griffins to follow them all the way to the Dark Forest. Now they brought their chilling report.The creatures in their hundreds of thousands were surrounding the Dark Forest, where Faith and all the other Fairies lived!Tim, along with Tagan, had to persuade both the allied army and Mercia it was in theirs and the world’s interest to follow the creatures into the hostile environment and fight the creatures in what seemed an impossible battle to win."
"No one, on that warm summer's day, could have foretold the orgy of wanton death and destruction, which was set on a collision course towards the peaceful kingdom of Mercia. A small group; thrown together through fate. Tagan, a Prince of Mercia, Mortimer, an old man who has the look of a wizard, Faith, a fairy, Aaron and Tim, two brothers who look completely unlike each other, and Death, a spirit who's help seemed to be conditional. These are all that stand between the earth's survival and the ravishes of lizard like creatures who's only function is to destroy. Slowly the group begin to find away to fight back. Joining with others; who have skills and knowledge, they fight for the survival of civilisation.
This new alliances; struggle with setbacks but take the fight towards the Destroyer and its army of creatures. But are they too late?"
"Ragnarok. Armageddon. Doomsday. Since the dawn of time, man has wondered how the world would end. In The Last Three Minutes, Paul Davies reveals the latest theories. It might end in a whimper, slowly scattering into the infinite void. Then again, it might be yanked back by its own gravity and end in a catastrophic 'Big Crunch.' There are other, more frightening possibilities. We may be seconds away from doom at this very moment. Written in clear language that makes the cutting-edge science of quarks, neutrinos, wormholes, and metaverses accessible to the layman, The Last Three Minutes treats readers to a wide range of conjectures about the ultimate fate of the universe. Along the way, it takes the occasional divergent path to discuss some slightly less cataclysmic topics such as galactic colonization, what would happen if the Earth were struck by the comet Swift-Tuttle (a distinct possibility), the effects of falling in a black hole, and how to create a 'baby universe.' Wonderfully morbid to the core, this is one of the most original science books to come along in years."
"In the preface to the 2004 edition, Paul Davies writes, 'If the laws of the universe really are a sort of cosmic blueprint, as I suggest, they may also be a blueprint for survival.' This critically acclaimed book explains how recent scientific advances are transforming our understanding of the emergence of complexity and organization in the universe. Melding a variety of ideas and disiplines from biology, fundamental physics, computer science, mathematics, genetics, and neurology, Davies presents his provocative theory on the source of the universe's creative potency.
He explores the new paradigm (replacing the centuries-old Newtonian view of the universe) that recognizes the collective and holistic properties of physical systems and the power of self-organization. He casts the laws in physics in the role of a 'blueprint', embodying a grand cosmic scheme that progressively unfolds as the universe develops.
Challenging the viewpoint that the physical universe is a meaningless collection of particles, he finds overwhelming evidence for an underlying purpose: 'Science may explain all the processes whereby the universe evolves its own destiny, but that still leaves room for there to be a meaning behind existence.'
This book is published by Templeton Press."
"What is time? Is time travel possible? What is a black hole like? Here are some clear and fascinating explanations of many idiosyncrasies of science and philosophy on which modern physics has been shedding new light. 'There is more to the universe,' says Davies, 'than meets the eye…Matter is far more nebulous and mysterious than we thought.'"
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