From a pioneering psychiatrist comes a perspective-shattering work into the minds of violent criminals. Dr. Adshead reminds us that before destroying another life, those reviled as 'monsters' were ordinary people with whom we shared common ground. In fact, we are more alike than we are different. A compassionate book which questions our conception of human nature itself.
Set 300 years before the events in A Song of Ice and Fire, FIRE AND BLOOD is the definitive history of the Targaryens in Westeros as told by Archmaester Gyldayn, and chronicles the conquest that united the Seven Kingdoms under Targaryen rule through to the Dance of the Dragons: the Targaryen civil war that nearly ended their dynasty forever.
Deadly storms have ravaged Mina's homeland for generations. Her people believe the Sea God curses them. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as his bride. Shim Cheong is to be sacrificed, and Mina throws herself into the water in her stead, setting out to wake the Sea God and bring an end to the killer storms once and for all.
Taking in the vineyards of New Zealand and the majestic landscape of Ireland, <i>The Missing Sister </i>is the penultimate instalment in Lucinda Riley's multimillion-selling epic series The Seven Sisters.