At the heart of this collection of poems lies a respect for and appreciation of the nature of time and change, be it natural or technological. Whether the subject is of love across decades and generations, the melding of one season into another, fleeting pleasure and rare moments in an increasingly bland world or the spirit of carpe diem, the prose has a lightness of touch that reminds us not only of what we might have lost in the modern world, but also what we have gained. David Mason was born in 1952 in Dipton (County Durham, England), to loving and supportive parents. He has written, read...

Keera was driven by hate. Hate for the Orc shaman who was responsible for her mothers death. She had been flying for most of the day, and now, as the sun started to sink lower in the sky, she was in danger of losing his trail.
Back on the ground amongst the trees of the Great Forest, Keeras wings ached with the fatigue of flying so far from home, but still she pressed on.
Suddenly the Winged Huntress became the hunted, as a band of Orcs sprung their trap.
It was now Orc steel against Valkari talons - this would be a fight to the death.

On the other side of the Great Forest Merick wasnt...

With the aid of a mysterious Valkari girl, and with time against them, Merick and Wind Runner must race across the land to rescue Keera from Vorlav prison before the minions of dark magic reach her first. Constant running battles with Orc Slavers and Mountain Trolls means that death is never far away. But even death will know the meaning of fear once the Winged Huntress is free, as the Valkari Renegade unleashes her wrath on all those that serve the Black Mages.

A plague is ravaging the land. Sweeping down from the Barbarian Wastelands, its victims succumb quickly and die in agony - only to rise again from their graves and spread the cursed pestilence further. Tasked with searching for the missing witch Sarah, who maybe the only one able to find a cure for the plague, Merick and Keera set off north to find her. Unaware that this plague is a prelude to the start of an invasion by a sworn enemy of all the Valkari, and with an ancient prophecy predicting their future, the path ahead is fraught with danger at the best of times. And at the worst times -...

From the rooftops of Castle Wyrm, to deep inside the elven lands, Keera and Merick only have the light from an enchanted sword to guide them on a perilous journey.
Old friends and new allies bolster their cause, but even this may not be enough as the door to the Underworld is waiting to claim their spirits at ever turn.

Only one thing may save them, the Wrath of the Valkari - else their next breath could be their last.

Eastern and Western Europe continue to change in their relationship to one another and in their ongoing dynamic with the post-Soviet states. Economic development, electoral upheaval, and the Bosnian crisis all color the transition from communism to democracy and from a Cold War outlook to a new global order still taking shape.In this fully revised and updated edition of his popular and critically acclaimed text, David Mason brings the revolutionary events of 1989 into context with the transitional yet turbulent 1990s. We see new parties, new politics, new constitutions, and new opportunities...

This title was first published in 2002: Numerous reports have identified the serious problems of under-representation of, and discrimination against, minority ethnic groups in the British NHS. It is widely argued that this both raises issues of social justice and undermines the quality of service to minority ethnic patients. Nowhere are these problems more acute than among the largest occupational group in the NHS - nurses. This book reports the results of research carried out for the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting to evaluate NHS equal opportunities policy....