The English Book Depot

The Sixth Extinction By - James Rollins
About the Book : When a team from a military base investigates a research station that issued an eerie distress call asking to “kill us all”, they arrive to find everything in a 50 mile radius is dead. A blight spreads throughout the land, and it threatens the entire world. Commander Gray Pierce and the Sigma Force must search the past for ans wers, back to a time where Antarctica was once green and the fate of the world rested on a knife’s edge. In that past, there rests a secret that could help mankind survive the next extinction: its own.

About the Author :  James Paul Czajkowski “Rollins” is a writer and veterinarian. He is also known for Wit'ch Fire, Wit'ch Storm and Hinterland.  ISBN : 9781409156451    Price : Rs. 399.00

A  SCRAPBOOK OF MEMORIES
By - Chopra, Ashok

About the Book: For nearly forty years Ashok Chopra has been responsible for publishing some of the biggest names in India: Khushwant Singh, Shobhaa Dé, Dom Moraes, Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins are part of his illustrious list. In this candid and colourful memoir, Chopra brings his long experience to explain what works and what doesn't in the Indian market: Why do some books last and others don't? Is there a winning formula for publishers and writers? What do readers in India want? How to go about commissioning textbooks and reference guides? What should one do about bans and censorship? And how is the market holding up in the age of e-books and digital readers? While going into the commercial aspects of publishing, he does not forget the human stories. Be it while sourcing manuscripts, chasing celebrity authors like Dilip Kumar, Raaj Kumar and Anupam Kher, scoring historic deals in the cut-throat world of publishing, or managin…

Windhaven By - George R. R. Martin
About the Book  : Among the scattered islands that make up the water world of Windhaven, no one holds more prestige than the silver-winged flyers, romantic figures who cross treacherous oceans, braving shifting winds and sudden storms, to bring news, gossip, songs and stories to a waiting populace. Maris of Amberly, a fisherman's daughter, wants nothing more than to soar on the currents high above Windhaven. So she challenges tradition, demanding that flyers be chosen by merit rather than inheritance. But even after winning that bitter battle, Maris finds that her troubles are only beginning. Now a revolution threatens to destroy the world she fought so hard to join - and force her to make the ultimate sacrifice... This early collaborative novel from George R. R. Martin and Lisa Tuttle is a masterclass of fantasy and storytelling.
About the Author : George R. R. Martin published his first story in 1971 and quickly rose to prominence, winning four HUGO an…