Kevin Leahy

Flint and stone finds hold a unique place in the archaeological record as they represent all that survives from most of the human past. The Stone Age did not end with the introduction of metals and some of the finest lithic objects date from the Bronze Age and the use of flint and stone has continued into recent times. These items can have a strange, gem-like quality – 500,000-year-old flint hand axes, recorded by the PAS, show a symmetry and grace that we can still admire today. Great skill and effort went into making flint and stone objects and how they were produced is examined here. Humanly worked flints are surprisingly common and, in fact, they are found everywhere. This book gives guidance on what to look for and how to recognise worked flint. It shows what can be commonly found along with superb objects recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Flint and stone implements should be seen in context and supporting text and images will show something of the cultures that produced this material and how we came to discover them.

The hunt continues in the bizarre far future of 12,090 A.D, where the immortal vampire lords who were the only winners of mankind''s nuclear war still oppress the human survivors who have pushed the blood-drinking fiends back to the lawless Frontier. Yet humanity too remains as quick as ever to prey upon itself, and where the law can''t bring safety or justice, the crescent blade of D will - assuming you meet the half-vampire wanderer''s price! Vampire Hunter D Omnibus Book Seven collects three different complete novels. Mercenary Road leads D to a ruined castle where a family hides in hope of rescue from a resurrected horde of the undead. In Scenes From an Unholy War, D is hired to defend a village from a notorious bandit gang, but is struck by sunlight, which leaves his sentient left hand in charge while he recovers! Then, in Record of the Blood Battle, D accompanies a convoy delivering a Noble to face trial for his crimes - but when those seeking vengeance attack, will D find himself killing human vigilantes to save a vampire...? The Vampire Hunter D Omnibus Book Seven collects volumes 19, 20, and 21 in author Hideyuki Kikuchi''s adventure horror series: Mercenary Road, Scenes From an Unholy War, and Record of the Blood Battle. Illustrated by Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano, the legend of D endures!