Caesar is in the prime of his life & the height of his powers as the novel opens. A man of contradictions Caesar is happily married yet at the same time the lover of the enigmatic & subtle Egyptian ruler Cleopatra. He is at once a great general who commands the instinctive loyalty of Romes legions & a man who wishes to bring to an end Romes endless civil & external wars a man not only conscious of his own power & contemptuous of lesser men but respectful of the republic & determined not to be worshipped as a living god or crowned as an emperor a man whose very greatness attracts envy & jealousy to a dangerous degree. With her extraordinary knowledge of Roman history Colleen Mc Cullough brings Caesar to life as nobody has ever done before & surrounds him with an enormous & vivid cast of historical characters portrayed here not as literary figures but as real living people trying to control & master enormous political events & survive. ...

The Octonauts follows a team of adventure heroes who dive right into action whenever there is trouble under the sea. In a fleet of amazing aquatic vehicles the Octonauts explore incredible new underwater worlds rescue wonderful sea creatures & often save the day before returning safely home to the Octopod. Under the leadership of Captain Barnacles Bear closely flanked by Lieutenant Kwazii Cat & Medic Peso Penguin the Octonauts are always ready to embark on an exciting new mission! The Octonauts & the Electric Torpedo Rays The crew are travelling to meet Tweak's old pal Sandy when disaster strikes
- the Octopod gets a power failure! Only a very special type of sea creature can put the spark back into Tweak's mission. Octonauts let's do this!
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Under the leadership of Captain Barnacles Bear closely flanked by Lieutenant Kwazii Cat & Medic Peso Penguin the Octonauts are always ready to embark on an exciting new mission! When a school of flying fish accidently make off with a rare book belonging to Professor Inkling the Octonauts decide to rig up the GUP-B to fly after them & get it back. ...

Hello Kitty meets Star Trek under the sea! Dive in for adventure with these cute new picture book characters. The Octonauts are a crew of cute animals who love to explore the big blue ocean. From their underwater base the Octopod the eight intrepid friends are always ready for fun & excitement! When the Octonauts meet a fish with a giant frown on his face they begin to feel glum too! The Octonauts try everything they can to cheer him up; making music field trips miniature golf & even a baking marathon. Will their new friend ever smile? ...

The Octonauts are planning to spend Christmas with Professor Inkling at his childhood home an undersea mountain. But when they arrive the Octonauts discover that a rockslide has endangered the lives of the local creatures
- including a rare species of golden coral & Inklings little octopus nephew Squirt! With the help of Tweaks latest invention the amazing Gup X the Octonauts must rescue all the creatures & save Christmas. Octonauts lets do this!
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Hello Kitty meets Star Trek under the sea! Dive in for adventure with these much-loved picture book characters. The Octonauts are a crew of cute animals who love to explore the big blue ocean. From their underwater base the Octopod the eight intrepid friends are always ready for fun & excitement! When the Octonauts go on holiday to the Great Reef City theyre shocked to discover that the brightly-coloured coral reef has turned white. Whatever can have happened? & is it true that the Great Reef City is haunted? Its up to the Octonauts to solve the mystery & save the reef! ...

The Octonauts are getting ready for their annual seaweed feast near the Galapagos Islands. But when a trio of salt sneezing Marine Iguanas raid the Octopd & steal the red seaweed Barnacles Kwazii & the rest of the Octonauts sound the alert & head off in pursuit. With a flap to lift on each page join the crew in a game of hide & seek... Can they get their seaweed back in time for the feast? ...

Hello Kitty meets Star Trek under the sea! Dive in for adventure with these cute new picture book characters. The Octonauts are a crew of cute animals who love to explore the big blue ocean. From their underwater base the Octopod the eight intrepid friends are always ready for fun & excitement! When the Octonauts meet a lonely sea monster looking for others of its kind they soon find themselves on a thrilling adventure helping him search the four corners of the ocean! ...

Under the leadership of Captain Barnacles Bear closely flanked by Lieutenant Kwazii Cat & Medic Peso Penguin the Octonauts are always ready to embark on an exciting new mission! When a huge Orca whale becomes stranded on a beach Captain Barnacles & the Octonauts devise a plan to pull him back into the water with some help from a group of tunnelling fiddler crabs. ...

Under the leadership of Captain Barnacles Bear closely flanked by Lieutenant Kwazii Cat & Medic Peso Penguin the Octonauts are always ready to embark on an exciting new mission! When Peso gets trapped in an ocean trench in the Gup-E he is surprised by a strange looking creature with a see through head! This odd deep sea fish turns out to be a Spookfish called Boo & his special ability to see vertically comes in very handy when the Octonauts try to winch the Gup-E back up the narrow ocean trench. Octonauts lets do this! ...