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Presents five short stories that find James Bond facing all sorts of danger from which he escapes through fast thinking and keen wit.

A routine mission pits James Bond against the evil Dr. No, a ruthless and power-mad genius.

Sir Percy Blakeney defies the French revolutionaries in order to save innocent men and women from being put to death in the guillotine.

British regimental quartermaster--and swashbuckling hero--Richard Sharpe finds himself at odds with Captain John Lavisser, a traitor for the French, during an 1807 campaign by the British to destroy the Danish navy before the French can add it to their fleet.

The creator of Richard Sharpe offers this second volume in his new series about the quest for the Holy Grail. Thomas of Hookton is a loyal soldier of Edward III during the Hundred Years War. He is sworn to find his father's killer, a villain who stole a priceless relic.

Richard Sharpe, newly promoted for his skill in assisting Sir Arthur Wellesley in the battle against the Mahratta, risks his honor, reputation, and fortune in his quest to thwart a treasonous scheme devised by his oldest nemesis Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill.

Bennett, an Englishman whose tastes exceed the limits of his bank account, finally hits his stride with a plan to corner the truffle market. Life is good until the Mafia, sensing there is money to be made, decides to take a share of the profits.

Brings to life the years from 1337 to 1453 when England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had right to the French throne.