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Noor A. Jahangir

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Noor A Jahangir was born and raised in Lancashire, England. He grew up in a town very much like Affrington. At the age of seven his teacher read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to his class and he knew then that he wanted to be a writer. Most of his teen years were spent in an Islamic boarding school for boys, set in the Pennine Moors, overlooked by Peel Tower, where he penned the first draft of The Changeling King. He is a qualified Muslim scholar, holds an honours degree in English Studies with Media Studies and Creative Writing, a post-graduate Diploma in Management Studies, and is currently studying for his Masters. He works as a senior manager in the non-profit sector and recently became an Associate Lecturer at the University of...more


ImageIn 1765, when Horace Walpole wrote The Castle of Otranto during the Romantic period, the Gothic novel became acceptable writing material. Early depictions of the genre saw the use of stereotypical settings, usually an eerie castle or mansion on a wind-swept moor, where mysterious and macabre incidents occurred especially on stormy nights. It was also an accepted fact that evil and demented patr...

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Published on June 01, 2012 07:29
Average rating: 4.27 · 11 ratings · 7 reviews · 3 distinct works
The Changeling King (The Tr...
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The Changeling King (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
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Description: When four teenagers mysteriously disapeer whilst swimming in a rural lake, everyone thinks its a tragic accident. But Adam, the only witness, knows different. Now he is being hunted by a warband of trolls across the English countrside. Nathan awakes with his friends to find himself in a world full of people trying to manipulate or kill them. To return home, they must first vanquish the Trollking.
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This is an essential read for anyone studying community cohesion, multiculturalism or integration. Ted Cantle redefined the term Community Cohesion in 2001, following the disturbances in three Northern towns in England. He is one of the most importan...more
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One of the best books written about the state of Britain in the 21st century. I think Kundnani is one of the most important new thinkers on the issue of integration, identity, cohesion, racism and the war on terror. Its definitely a must read.
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Multiculturalism by Tariq Modood
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essential reading for people studying multiculturalism, community cohesion, community engagement or politics of identity. Its well-written and constructs very good arguments putting the case forward for a new kind of understanding about multicultural...more
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The Knife of Never Letting Go. The cover is a clue to what this book is going to be like. The typography wouldn't look out-of-place on a horror movie and looks like it was written with the tip of a knife, perhaps the big bloody blade that dissects th...more
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A Kingdom Besieged by Raymond E. Feist
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With Kingdom Besieged, we are returned to Midkemia and back to where the saga began; Crydee. Though this is a new trilogy (?) it picks up threads from the previous Midkemian volumes and makes full use of their history and lore. The return to Crydee i...more
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Sentinel by John Jackson Miller
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Features a Jedi vs Sith duel, though a very brief one.
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