Books published by publisher Speaking Tiger Books

The five cities of man surround the Sea of Dekatos. The ancient city-states are filled with towers, stone pyramids, soaring catwalks, arching bridges and jade castles. The bronze age men and women fight, love, battle and conquer amid the splendor of the five massive, sprawling cities. Char, city of chariots, deploys her army in the nearby desert. In Yang, where nightly winds blow in gusts of hot sand, they raise an army of heavily armored footmen. Bowmen of Lau Cing, with copper weapons and bronze chainmail, train to fight even during heavy desert storms. Formations of swordsmen pour from the pagodas of Hecai while Anshi fields a legion of grim, dedicated female warriors. The city-states wage constant war until a new enemy threatens. Blue scaled aquatics rise from the sea, water streaming from their iridescent scales, and the five cities face a new and more terrible enemy.

Archaeopteryxwasa pigeon-sized dinosaur with a bird-like skull, but teeth instead of a beak. It was feathered, but had a long reptile-like tail. This strange and fascinating creature was the first 'bird' of prehistory.This book paints a vivid picture of life as it was lived in the age of the dinosaurs, creatures who ruled the Earth for over 150 million years before mysteriously dying out. Beautiful colour pictures help recreate the world in which Archaeopteryx lived, while detailed explanatory spreads throw light on topics such as evolution, diet, defense andanatomy, and explain how we can know so much about a world long past.THE AUTHORDavid Taylor is an international zoo vet and well-known TV personality.