Amy Hopkins

See Barcelona with Fresh Eyes - Your Year-Round Companion for Curious Newcomers and Return Visitors Alike. Forget what you think you know about Barcelona. City Stories: Barcelona Seasons is not your typical travel guide to Barcelona - it's an atmospheric and deeply personal journey through one of Europe's most complex cities. Whether it's your first or tenth visit, this guide reveals the creative chaos, quiet corners and cultural contrasts that define the capital across the seasons. Written by a Rough Guides author who explored every location herself, this is your invitation to experience a more authentic, surprising side of Barcelona. Beautifully designed and full of inspiration, it's also the perfect gift book for Barcelona lovers. - A Guide That Moves With the Seasons - Explore Barcelona through the year - each chapter captures the city's mood, from light-soaked markets and riverside bars to festivals and wild fiestas. - Made for Newcomers and Return Travellers - Whether you're a first-time visitor or searching for a Barcelona travel guide for repeat travellers, this book helps you uncover the city's unexpected layers through walks, cultural oddities, parks and stories. - Written by a Rough Guides Author Who's Been There - This isn't a second-hand list of recommendations - every place was personally visited by the author. Expect honest, practical insights. - A Refreshing Alternative to Traditional Travel Guides - Forget generic itineraries. This Barcelona guide focuses on lived experience, off-the-beaten-path discoveries, and the vivid contrasts that make this city fascinating. - Discover the City Seasonally - From springtime picnics in lush parks to twilight beer gardens and winter walks, each season brings its own unique atmosphere, traditions and surprising moments. - A Thoughtful Gift and Timeless Keepsake - With its elegant design and enduring charm, this book makes a beautiful present for Barcelona-lovers. See Barcelona differently - one season, one story, one adventure at a time. Add City Stories: Barcelona Seasons to your shelf, suitcase or gift list, and discover a city that's constantly shifting, always ready to reveal something new.

See Paris with Fresh Eyes - Your Year-Round Companion for Curious Newcomers and Return Visitors Alike. Forget the clich s. Rough Guides Paris Seasons is not your typical travel guide - it's a beautifully written, illustrated journey through a city that reinvents itself with each season. Whether it's your first or fifteenth visit, discover a more personal, authentic side of Paris. Written by a Rough Guides author, it's also a perfect gift and keepsake for any Paris lover. A Guide That Moves With the Seasons - Wander Paris through the year - each chapter reflecting the city's atmosphere, from blossom-filled squares to golden evening terraces and crisp walks along the Seine. Made for Newcomers and Return Travellers - Whether you're a first-time visitor or looking for a Paris travel guide for repeat travellers, it helps you discover the city more meaningfully - through walks, caf s, hidden gardens and spontaneous moments. Written by a Rough Guides Author Who's Been There - This isn't a second-hand list of recommendations - every place was personally visited and photographed by the author. Expect honest, practical insights. A Refreshing Alternative to Traditional Travel Guides - Forget generic itineraries. This Paris guide focuses on lived experience, off-the-beaten-path discoveries, and the vivid contrasts that make the city endlessly fascinating. Discover the City Seasonally - Each season reveals a different side of the city - from lilac-lined boulevards and riverbank ap ros to quiet, frosted courtyards and candlelit bistros. It's Paris, but not the version you've seen a hundred times. A Thoughtful Gift and Timeless Keepsake - With its elegant design and enduring charm, this book makes a beautiful present for Paris lovers. See Paris differently - one season, one story, one wander at a time. Add City Stories: Paris Seasons to your shelf, your suitcase, or your gift list and discover a city that's always changing, always waiting to be seen anew.

Vanishing Places - from the publishers of Rough Guides -- is a first-edition, inspirational title, shining a light on places around the world that are vulnerable, fragile or disappearing altogether, in a substantial coffee table book format. Lavishly illustrated, this is an ambitious title that captures the essence of Rough Guides' mindful travel ethos through stunning images and engaging writing. It offers a fascinating look at 100 special, important and quirky locations across the globe, from the familiar to the unknown, and from those facing environmental peril to those where the local culture is changing rapidly. The geographically-organised destinations take us on a journey from Switzerland's glaciers to neglected tombs in Pakistan, hidden underground worlds in Mexico to Spain's emptying villages. Each entry tells a story about these vanishing places, the context that has led to this point and what can be done to preserve them in the future. With a fresh and striking design, Vanishing Places makes a thoughtful and intriguing travel title, showcasing the beauty and delicacy of our world. Over 100 stunning images combine with authoritative and informed story-telling. Features of Vanishing Places - Modern, luxe-feel coffee-table book, with striking illustrations for all 100 places mentioned - An alternative angle on travel, with a focus on fragile places and cultures that are at risk of disappearing - Original text, written and curated by a Rough Guides editor

It's not easy having a zombie for a sister, but it does come in handy sometimes... Henry MacDonald-Mack to his friends-is the best-looking catch and dispatch officer to ever liaise with the Scottish Otherworld and Paranormal Department, if you ask him. Of course, no one did, especially not his (un)dead sister Ollie. Still, it's a blow to be kept off the latest case: the murder of his own Granda. The death of the esteemed wizard must be avenged. The murderous demon summoned to kill him, stopped. There's also the task of tracking down that bit of magic that might bring Ollie back to life properly. Oh, and paperwork to be lodged for the apprentice Mack has taken on. If only he could find that pen... Black in Funeral Black is an urban fantasy novel with humour, heart and a touch of horror. It also depicts the reality of living with autism, ADHD and a tendency for decomposition.

Irth is a vast placeConcerned by the Skrima attacks, Julianne, Marcus, and Garrett have set off to visit the outlying settlements this side of the Madlands and make sure their people are safe. It's not just the Skrima and the remnant they're fighting - the people they find out there have lost all hope and see no way out. Julianne needs to teach them to fight. More than that, she needs to remind them why it's worth it. Set on the foundation laid by the Kurtherian Gambit Series, Broken Skies tells a new story in the Age of Magic. NOTE: This book contains cursing. Perhaps humorous cursing, but cursing nevertheless. If this offends you, I don't suggest reading this book.

A rift has openedA portal to an alien world. And the visitors coming through... aren't friendly. Julianne and Marcus race back to Tahn to deal with a new threat-strange, alien creatures flooding through a mysterious portal. The influx hasn't just unsettled the human inhabitants in the region, either. The remnant are restless, and attacking like they never have before. Tahn rises to the threat, and sends Julianne and her team on a whole new kick ass adventure. Set on the foundation laid by the Kurtherian Gambit Series, Broken Skies tells a new story in the Age of Magic.

When the darkest terrors are in the mind, what do you do when the one who holds the leash on evil is dead. Dawners and remnant and ghosts, oh my Julianne is on her way back to the Temple, but it looks like someone is racing to get there first. Someone with very bad intentions. Back across the Madlands, the Bette is dealing with a surge of remnant activity between Tahn and Muir that may not be what it seems, while Bastian has to wrestle with ghostly rumors to secure the perfect site for his new school. Grab the story now and enjoy your favorite friends doing what they do best - Saving Irth with a solid right jab and wicked one-liners.

Penny and Boots are going home. Not for good - trouble is brewing like a billy tea in the great outback, and they've been tasked to fix it. Drop bears, bunyips, ghosts and gods aren't even the worst of it. While hunting a poacher targeting Mythers, Penny has to deal with the most horrifying prospect she's ever faced: Her parents. On a train. With all of her friends. Penny is saving the world, cramming for exams, and hiding from her parents. Will her ego survive the trip? Probably not, but she's going to have a blast regardless.

When the worst horrors are in the mind, what do you do with the man who puts them there? The battle was won, but the war has just begun. Tahn is the last bastion in the fight against the New Dawn, and Rogan is coming for them. Julianne has a plan, but like all plans, it's not a guarantee. First, she needs to rescue the princess. Then, she needs to slay the dragon--well, Rogan. And not slay, so much as find a way to dismantle the dangerous death spell safeguarding his life. This mission will take all of Julianne's wits to complete, and failing? That's not an option. Set on the foundation laid by the Kurtherian Gambit Series, Dawn of Deliverance tells an entirely new story in the Age of Magic.

When the greatest horrors exist in the mind, how do you deal with a man who puts them there? Julianne may have saved Tahn, but the battle has only just begun. An upstart young lord decides Tahn is ripe for the picking, but a quick mind-read reveals there's more to this than meets the eye. Between a creepy, magical circus troupe, two bickering rearick and the unexpected reappearance of The New Dawn, it looks like Julianne will never get the quiet break she hoped for. Still, they say a change is as good as a holiday, and at least she'll get to kick some serious ass on the way... Set on the foundation laid by the Kurtherian Gambit Series, Dawn of Destiny tells an entirely new story in the Age of Magic.

When the greatest horrors exist in the mind, how do you deal with a man who puts them there? Julianne is the strongest mystic of her generation. Her mental magic might even be getting stronger... it's hard to tell when her practice time is eaten up by paperwork and leading her people. That is, until a rogue mystic cult shows up, trying to drag Julianne into their plot for world domination. Crossing the dangerous Madlands and issuing a slap down to the bad guys is just the kind of trip she needs - some quiet solitude and the chance to kick some ass. If only her smartass companions had stayed at home... Set on the foundation laid by the Kurtherian Gambit Series, Dawn of Destiny tells an entirely new story in the Age of Magic.