The Mystery of the Black Salamander

The Mystery of the Black Salamander
Author: Helen Moss
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1444008277

Scott, Jack and Emily are excited when they are invited to go and watch the testing of a top secret, super-advanced, prototype car. It's just like something out of a James Bond movie - and a secret agent is exactly what's required when the car mysteriously vanishes! Luckily, the friends are on hand to find the car, catch the culprits and save the day - with a little help from Drift the dog, of course!

Salamander

Salamander
Author: Thomas Wharton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2010-05-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0743453328

Nicholas Flood, an unassuming eighteenth-century London printer, specializes in novelty books -- books that nestle into one another, books comprised of one spare sentence, books that emit the sounds of crashing waves. When his work captures the attention of an eccentric Slovakian count, Flood is summoned to a faraway castle -- a moving labyrinth that embodies the count's obsession with puzzles -- where he is commissioned to create the infinite book, the ultimate never-ending story. Probing the nature of books, the human thirst for knowledge, and the pursuit of immortality, Salamander careens through myth and metaphor as Flood travels the globe in search of materials for the elusive book without end.

Hummingbird Salamander

Hummingbird Salamander
Author: Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher: MCD
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0374719020

Named one of NPR's Best Books of 2021 From the author of Annihilation, a brilliant speculative thriller of dark conspiracy, endangered species, and the possible end of all things. Security consultant “Jane Smith” receives an envelope with a key to a storage unit that holds a taxidermied hummingbird and clues leading her to a taxidermied salamander. Silvina, the dead woman who left the note, is a reputed ecoterrorist and the daughter of an Argentine industrialist. By taking the hummingbird from the storage unit, Jane sets in motion a series of events that quickly spin beyond her control. Soon, Jane and her family are in danger, with few allies to help her make sense of the true scope of the peril. Is the only way to safety to follow in Silvina’s footsteps? Is it too late to stop? As she desperately seeks answers about why Silvina contacted her, time is running out—for her and possibly for the world. Hummingbird Salamander is Jeff VanderMeer at his brilliant, cinematic best, wrapping profound questions about climate change, identity, and the world we live in into a tightly plotted thriller full of unexpected twists and elaborate conspiracy.

The Salamander

The Salamander
Author: Morris West
Publisher:
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2017-08-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781760297633

An Italian general is found dead in his apartment. Next to his body is a small card inscribed with a salamander in a bed of flames. Is it suicide or murder?Dante Matucci, a captain in the Italian secret service, begins an investigation that leads him into a maze of political violence and intrigue. He meets the general's former mistress, Lili Anders, and embarks on a dangerous affair with the beautiful one-time spy. Soon he is drawn into the net of the great Salamander himself, millionaire industrialist Bruno Manzini, who is pitting his wits against the elaborate machinery threatening Italy's government. In a game of high stakes, how much is Matucci prepared to pay to survive?

Salamander

Salamander
Author: Nick Kyme
Publisher: Games Workshop
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-08-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781844167418

First novel about the Salamanders Chapter of Space Marines, superhuman warriors of the far future.

The Mystery of the King's Ransom

The Mystery of the King's Ransom
Author: Helen Moss
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1444008269

When a young prince is kidnapped while on a school camping trip in Castle Key, Scott, Jack, Emily and Drift are eager to take on the case. Drift's clever nose is sure to sniff out some clues to the kidnappers - but can the friends rescue the hostage in time?

Tears of the Salamander

Tears of the Salamander
Author: Peter Dickinson
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2009-05-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307547930

Alfredo, a choir boy in 18th-century Italy, loses his family in a fire, and his mysterious Uncle Giorgio spirits him away to their ancestral home below a volcano. There he learns that Uncle Giorgio is the Master of the Mountain; he can control the volcano. He is also an alchemist, able to make gold from the tears of the fiery salamander he captured from the heart of the mountain. Alfredo is his heir, the next Master; and as Alfredo learns the history of his family and its power, he begins to suspect that his uncle is actually a fearsome sorcerer.

Salamanders: The Omnibus

Salamanders: The Omnibus
Author: Nick Kyme
Publisher: Games Workshop
Total Pages: 960
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781784966904

The Salamanders Chapter, fire-born sons of Vulkan, unite to face a threat to their very existence in this omnibus edition of the Tome of Fire trilogy. The Salamanders have a long and noble history, standing proud among the First Founding Space Marine Chapters. Though their appearance can be terrifying, they are deeply honourable, and will go to any lengths to safeguard the Imperium and its billions of teeming citizens. After the death of their captain, Da’kir and Tsu’gan, battle-brothers and rivals, face enemies from within and without. As their paths diverge and they face trials that will test them to their very limits, their destinies draw them back together for one final confrontation... New edition of a great-value omnibus that contains all three novels in the Tome of Fire trilogy - Salamander, Firedrake and Nocturne - plus a host of additional short stories.

The Serpent King

The Serpent King
Author: Helen Moss
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2016-07-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1444010441

Perfect for fans of INDIANA JONES and PERCY JACKSON, this third exciting installment in Helen Moss' SECRETS OF THE TOMBS series follows Ryan and Cleo on another death-defying mission. Can Ryan and Cleo uncover the secrets of the tombs and solve the mystery before it's too late?