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It's just past ten o'clock on a cold Friday evening when Rebecca and Jack's doorbell rings. Outside, a woman holds the hand of a shivering, blue-eyed, four-year-old girl who she claims is Jack's daughter. Rebecca's world stops. How could Jack not have known his ex-girlfriend Cara was pregnant? Becoming parents has never been part of their life plan. But Cara...

Journey to the heart of the sea with this larger-than-life classic. Regarded as the Great American Novel, Moby Dick is the ultimate tale of seeking vengeance. Narrated by the crew member Ishmael, this epic whaling adventure follows the crew of the Pequod, as its captain, Ahab, descends deeper and deeper into madness on his quest to find and kill the...

In this latest instalment of The Perfect Passion Company, Katie Donald, with the help of her enigmatic neighbour, William, continues her unwavering endeavour to help lonely hearts find love. After facilitating a handful of successful romances, Katie Donald is eager to continue helping the lovelorn find connection. Word of her expertise spreads quickly, and more people than ever are flocking...

This charming mini box set includes 3 of our Deluxe classic mini books for this special slipcase edition. These compact books contain comprehensive summaries of the complete plays of William Shakespeare, the complete novels of Jane Austen, and the complete novels of the Brontë sisters. The books also include character profiles and illustrations, sure to entertain literary lovers everywhere. The...

Toota-toot-toot! Will the driver of the rubbish truck be a waver? "Full of fun, energy and laughs. Little ones will LOVE it!" Giles Andreae. A verbally interactive picture book that invites kids to ask, Will the Driver Be a Waver? With six different vehicles and sounds galore, this is one book you won't mind reading over and over again. Inspired...

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to a world devastated by change in her award-winning Psy-Changeling Trinity series, where two people defined by their aloneness hold the fate of the Psy in their hands... Termed merciless by some, and a robotic sociopath by others, Payal Rao is the perfect Psy: cardinal telekinetic, CEO of a major conglomerate, beautiful...

A vengeful goddess hunts for three jewels: fallen stars that will give her endless power. To save the world, six friends have joined forces to stop her. Now, on the wild and beautiful coast of County Clare, their battle reaches its dramatic climax. Doyle Mac Cleirich — soldier and reluctant immortal — has always vowed never to return home. But...

A hilarious and heartwarming novel about the complicated, messy, delightful struggles of modern life, for all fans of Marian Keyes, Holly Wainwright and Zoe Foster Blake. Going from one child to two is never all that easy for a family, but when Emma's husband simultaneously fathers a third child three doors up the street, things get very tricky, very fast....

Friends And Relations is a tangle of friends and relations that showcases Elizabeth Bowen's most personal and domestic novel. Two sisters experience two weddings just months apart. These marriages create a complex web of friends, relations, and lovers that begins to unravel ten years later, during one intense week. Among the attendees are two of Bowen's most memorable characters: Lady...

FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF PACHINKO ‘Ambitious, accomplished.’ NEW YORK TIMES ‘A remarkable writer.’ THE TIMES ‘Exquisitely evoked.’ USA TODAY Casey Han's years at Princeton have given her a refined diction, an enviable golf handicap, a popular white boyfriend, and a degree in economics. The elder daughter of working-class Korean immigrants, Casey inhabits a New York a world away from...

One of the best-known works of English literature, Frankenstein gave rise to the science-fiction and horror genres and has enthralled generations of readers since its publication in 1818. The book follows the story of Victor Frankenstein and his monster: the result of his desire to create life. But his botched experiment is so grotesque that the doctor immediately regrets what...

The globe-spanning epic of power and family secrets from the Miles Franklin listed author. An impressive, urgent novel by a talented and courageous writer. - Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit West How do you mourn your father when you know his secrets? After many years abroad, Roz and Harun return to Malaysian Borneo for the funeral of their father Yusuf—and...

Among the many evening classes starting all over Dublin is an Introduction to Italian. On the surface, it could be just one of hundreds in which some students will succeed, and some will fall along the way. But the Italian class at Mountainview School has its own special quality, and the hopes and dreams of so many people are tied...

An encounter with Elephants with Headlights is a collision between east and west, modernity and tradition—between driverless cars and ancient lore—and a world that needs revolutionary reappraisal. In this world, Savitri, named after a Goddess, refuses outright to marry anyone. Her brother, Neel, is intent on marrying an Australian girl called Mae, much to the displeasure of their mother, Tota,...

In this classic collection of four novellas, the grand master takes you on irresistible journeys into the far reaches of horror, heartache, and hope. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is the story of two men convicted of murder—one guilty, one innocent—who form the perfect partnership as they dream up a scheme to escape from prison. In Apt Pupil, a golden...

Italy, 1964. Maria Domenica is the eldest daughter in the Carrozza family from the tiny southern village of San Giulio. At 16, Maria's life is limited to the confines of her mother's rural kitchen (where she bakes bread every morning, the way the Carrozza women always have), and the Caffe Angeli, a place of friendship, strong espresso and famous ricotta...

'You don't mean you're going to divorce him?' Miss Spanner said with horror. A sophisticated, emotive novel, Chatterton Square explores the complex web of relationships between two neighbouring families, the Blacketts and the Frasers. Against the backdrop of the advancing Second World War, the novel intricately examines the subtle mechanics of marriage and love through the lens of three marital...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. Cartes Postales from Greece is an extraordinary new book from Victoria Hislop, the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of The Island, The Return, The Thread, and The Sunrise. It is fiction with a distinctive photographic framework - magical and unique. 'Hislop's passionate love of the country breathes from every page' Daily Mail Week after week,...

'A coming-of-age story filled with music in language and plot: beautiful and devastating' OBSERVER, BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'I felt consumed by this book. I loved it, you will love it' DAISY JOHNSON 'Will break your heart open, in the best way' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'A page-turning Appalachian coming-of-age story steeped in Cherokee history, told in undulating prose that settles right...

From Dathan Auerbach, the author of the horror sensation Penpal, comes a hauntingly dark novel about a young boy who goes missing, and the brother who won't stop looking for him. Eric disappeared when he was three years old. Ben looked away for only a second at the grocery store, but that was all it took. His brother was gone,...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer of Broken Rules comes a fun new coming-of-age romance full of dating disasters, powerful firsts, and the importance of family. Madeline has always been extremely close to her family, so she is shocked when her older brother gets engaged without including them (or even giving them a heads up!). Mads...

How far can you run from your past? Jeremy Marsh once vowed he would never do three things: leave New York City, give his heart away again after barely surviving one failed marriage, and, most of all, become a parent. Now Jeremy is living in the small town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, married to Lexie, the woman he loves,...

Vikram Seth's novel is at its core a love story, the tale of Lata— and her mother's attempts to find her a suitable husband, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal. Set in post-Independence India and involving the lives of four large families and those who orbit them, it is also a vast panoramic exploration of a whole continent at...

Book 14 in the delightful 44 Scotland Street series, by worldwide bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith At the bottom of a sharply descending street—in the topographical sense—in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town, new residents have moved in to number 44 Scotland Street, joining the already well-known and much-loved denizens of that remarkable building. They appear to be a bit of a...

A Keeper - SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A compelling and moving story, expertly told, that will draw you in and keep you in its grip until the last page.' — DAILY EXPRESS 'Magnificent... His writing is evocative and perfect. His grasp of human loneliness and longing is beautiful and comforting.' — MARIAN KEYES 'Atmospheric,...

Have you read the book that everyone's talking about? 'If I could give this book 10 stars I would' (Reader review) 'This book touched my soul' (Reader review) 'I could not put it down. What a story. What a storyteller' (Reader review) 'This is in my top five books of all time. Absolutely incredible' (Reader review) 'I have never felt...

Soon to be a major Amazon Prime TV series The ninth novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published. Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, is slowly succumbing to the taint that the Dark One has placed upon the saidin - the male half of the True Source. His Asha'man...

The Drenai King is dead - murdered by a ruthless assassin. Enemy troops swarm into Drenai lands. Their orders are simple - kill every man, woman and child. But there is hope. Stalked by men who act like beasts and beasts that walk like men, the warrior Waylander must journey into the shadow-haunted lands of the Nadir to find the...

For Lev Prakenskii, the last thing he remembers is being lost in the swirling currents of the ocean and sucked deeper into the nothingness of a freezing black eddy off the coastal town of Sea Haven. Just as quickly, just as miraculously, he was saved—pulled ashore by a beautiful stranger—but Lev has no memory of who he was or why...

The six members of the Circle are united at last and prepared for the final battle. Led by sorcerer Hoyt Mac Cionaoith, they stand shoulder to shoulder with the local people of Geall. Together, they must defeat the vampire queen Lilith and her army, or lose the world to her dark embrace. But one of the Circle is hiding a...

The adventures of Geralt the Witcher continue in this second novel in the bestselling Witcher series that inspired the Netflix show and video games. The kings and armies are manoeuvring for position, each fearing invasion from across the river, each fearing their neighbours more. Intrigue, dissent and rebellion fester on all sides. After decades of oppression, the elves and other...

In Thailand, Anderson Lake is a calorie company man working for big business. Under cover as a factory manager, he combs Bangkok's street markets in search of near-extinct foodstuffs. There he meets the Windup Girl, the beautiful and enigmatic Emiko—now abandoned to the streets. She is one of the underclass of New People, crèche-grown and bred to suit the whims...

NOW A #1 BLOCKBUSTING FILM. The Sun is dying. Earth will perish too, consumed by the star in its final death throes. But rather than abandon their planet, humanity builds 12,000 mountainous fusion engines to propel the Earth out of orbit and onto a centuries-long voyage to Proxima Centauri... Cixin Liu is one of the most important voices in world...

A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers and the doors they lead us through... absolutely enchanting — Christina Henry, bestselling author of ALICE According to January Scaller, there's only one way to run away from your own story, and that's to sneak into someone else's... In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself....

When Winston Niles Rumfoord flies his spaceship into a chrono-synclastic infundibulum, he is converted into pure energy and only materializes when his waveforms intercept Earth or some other planet. As a result, he only gets home to Newport, Rhode Island, once every fifty-nine days and then only for an hour. But at least, as a consolation, he now knows everything...

From the Gemmell Award-shortlisted author of The Tethered Mage, The Obsidian Tower launches a bold new epic fantasy trilogy in which one woman's powers and choices may save - or destroy - a continent. As the granddaughter of a Witch Lord of Vaskandar, Ryx was destined for power and prestige. But a childhood illness left her with broken magic that...

Follow the tale of a beloved Christmas toy and his battles against the evil Mouse King from origin, to retelling, to adaptation and translation in The Nutcracker Treasury. Containing four major versions of the work, The Nutcracker Treasury features the original tale by E.T.A. Hoffmann, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816); the retelling, The History of a Nutcracker (1847)...

Jen Williams, acclaimed author of The Copper Cat trilogy, featuring The Copper Promise, The Iron Ghost, and The Silver Tide, returns with the first in a blistering new trilogy. 'An original new voice in heroic fantasy' - Adrian Tchaikovsky The great city of Ebora once glittered with gold. Now its streets are stalked by wolves. Tormalin the Oathless has no...

Ages 14 to 18 years The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. And there are no strangers in the town of Near. These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. But when an...

Twice upon a time - for that is how some stories should continue... Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident. She is a body without a spirit, a stolen child. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud to her the fairy stories she loves in the hope they might summon her back...

Tolkien's works have inspired artists for generations and have given rise to myriad interpretations of the rich and magical worlds he created. The Illustrated World of Tolkien gathers together artworks and essays from expert illustrators, painters, and etchers, along with fascinating and scholarly writing from renowned Tolkien expert David Day. It is an exquisite reference guide for any fan of...

Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky - a palace above the clouds where gods' and mortals' lives are intertwined. There, to her shock, Yeine is named one of the potential heirs to the king. But the throne of The Hundred...

When Asa's husband is offered a new job away from the city, the couple end up relocating. Since his new office is very close to his family's home, it makes sense to move in next door to his parents. Through the long hot summer, Asa does her best to adjust to their new rural lives, to the constant presence of...

One Thursday lunchtime, Earth is unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this is already more than he can cope with. Sadly, however, the weekend has only just begun. And the Galaxy is a very, very large and startling place indeed... The Hitchhiker's Guide...

Soon to be a major Amazon Prime TV series The Fires of Heaven is the fifth novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published. The bonds and wards that hold the Great Lord of the Dark are slowly failing, but still, his fragile prison holds. The Forsaken, immortal servants...

'Melissa Caruso has taken things to an ENTIRELY new level of awesome' Powder and Page Across the border, the Witch Lords are preparing for war. But before an invasion of Raverra can begin, all seventeen Witch Lords must gather to agree a course of action. Lady Amalia Cornaro knows that this conclave might be her only chance to stifle the...

'SPECTACULAR!' No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole 'UNPUTDOWNABLE' Irish Times The thrilling stand-alone novel set in the same world as the million-copy bestseller The Girl With All the Gifts. Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent...

Twenty-nine-year-old Riki is sick of her dead-end job, of struggling to get by ever since she moved to Tokyo from the country. So when someone offers her the chance to become a surrogate in return for a life-changing amount of money, it's hard to turn down. But how much of herself will she be forced to give away? Retired ballet...

From spooky skeletons to ghoulish ghosts, Press Out and Decorate: Halloween features 20 unique, intricately foiled designs that can be slotted together to create 3D Halloween decorations. Each page is covered in purple foil, with foiled pieces which can be pressed out and coloured in to make a creepy, colourful, personalised Halloween collection. Press out the pieces, get creative with...

Make your own 3D decorations with this brilliant board book of press-out birds From a chirpy robin to a proud peacock, Press Out and Colour: Birds features 10 unique, intricately foiled designs that can be slotted together to create 3D bird decorations. Each page is covered in silver foil, with foiled pieces that can be pressed out and coloured in...

‘It's a richly detailed cloak-and-dagger thriller reminiscent of the novels of John le Carre... I hope Jack Beaumont, whoever he is, writes a follow-up.’ - Stephen Romei, The Australian Alec de Payns is an operative in the secretive Y Division of the DGSE, France's famed foreign intelligence service. He's the agent at the sharp end of clandestine missions, responsible for...

In a creaky old house on a small, damp island, someone – or something – is waiting… Gwen doesn’t want to admit that everything feels wrong since her mum died. There’s no time for all these feelings now that she has her younger siblings to care for. Especially not since they've moved to their late grandmother’s house on Gloam Island....

Three's a crowd. Emmett and Joel are half-brothers, but they couldn't be more different: Emmett is single and working in a vast Cargo Distribution Centre in Kentucky, while Joel is a married academic and published writer. For the first time in years, the two of them are back together in the family home, just as Joel's wife, Alice, starts to...

No man will call your house his home. And if they try, they will not have peace... So goes the family curse, long handed down from generation to generation, ruining families and breaking hearts. And now it's Eniiyi's turn - who, due to her uncanny resemblance to her dead aunt, Monife, is already used to her family's strange beliefs, as...

William Warwick and Ross Hogan will return, for one last time, in a gripping and unputdownable finale. Available to pre-order now! London, 2012. The eyes of the world are on Britain as the country prepares to host the Olympic Games. But the glare of the spotlight makes London a target for some of the most dangerous people on earth. And...

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, embarks on a race against time in the name of justice. If you love Charlaine Harris and Anne Rice, you won't be able to resist the new novel from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton. 'I've never read a writer with a more fertile imagination' Diana Gabaldon My name is Anita...

One ship. Seven strangers. And all hell's about to break loose. Firefly meets The Breakfast Club in this high-concept sci-fi romance from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff and bestselling author Nina Croft, perfect for fans of Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy. Readers are blown away by Star Bringer! 'Everything you could possibly want in...

Lethal undercover agent Stefan Prakenskii knows a thousand ways to kill a man—and twice as many ways to pleasure a woman. That's why he's looking forward to his new mission. He must go to the coastal town of Sea Haven and insinuate himself into the life of an elusive beauty who has mysterious ties to his past and a link...

In a world that denies emotions, where the ruling Psy punish any sign of desire, Sascha Duncan must conceal the feelings that brand her as flawed. To reveal them would be to sentence herself to the horror of 'rehabilitation'—the complete psychic erasure of her personality. Both human and animal, Lucas Hunter is a Changeling hungry for the very sensations the...

Silver Nitrate 'catches fire and doesn't stop burning until the end' The Washington Post 'Perfection. No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath better than Silvia Moreno-Garcia' Kiersten White, author of Hide 'Wows you with its eerie atmosphere and deft blend of historical fiction, horror and black magic' The New York Times Book Review...

Kylar has rejected the assassin's life. In the wake of the Godking's violent coup, both his master and his closest friend are dead. His friend was Logan Gyre, heir to Cenaria's throne, but few of the ruling class survive to mourn his loss. So Kylar is starting over: new city, new companions, and new profession. But when he learns that...

The #1 New York Times bestselling 'queen of paranormal romance' is back with a sexy new series starring a Chicago crime family that hides a dark, mystical secret... Whether it's fast cars or fast women, Stefano Ferraro gets what he wants. When he's not fodder for the paparazzi, he commands Ferraro family businesses – both legitimate and illegitimate. While their...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan returns to her scorching hot series starring a Chicago crime family that has built its empire in the shadows . . . Billionaire playboy Ricco Ferraro knows no other life. Being a shadow rider is in his blood - but so is a haunting desperation stemming from the secrets of his dark...

It began with A Discovery of Witches. Historian Diana Bishop, descended from a line of powerful witches, and long-lived vampire Matthew Clairmont have broken the laws dividing creatures. When Diana discovered a significant alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, she sparked a struggle in which she became bound to Matthew. Now the fragile coexistence of witches, daemons, vampires, and humans...

No.1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon returns with Shadow Fallen, a brand-new entry in her Dream-Hunter series. For centuries, Ariel has fought the forces of evil. Her task was to protect the souls of innocent mortals when they die. Captured by a powerful sorceress, she is transformed into a human who has no memory of her real life...

Where are the broken? A propulsive question that unleashes a world of secrets in New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh's Resonance Surge... Pavel and Yakov Stepyrev have been a unit since their birth, but now Pavel's life is veering in a new direction, his heart held in the hands of Arwen Mercant, a Psy empath – and the only...

The multi-award-winning SF masterpiece from one of the greatest SF writers of all time Rendezvous With Rama is a vast alien spacecraft that enters the Solar System. A perfect cylinder some fifty kilometres long, spinning rapidly, racing through space, Rama is a technological marvel, a mysterious and deeply enigmatic alien artefact. It is Mankind's first visitor from the stars and...

With the Monuments gone, newbie gods Connor, Sally, and Locky must stop the rebel gods from reducing the world to ruin. Trouble is, they don't know how. While Sally searches for answers and Locky makes plans to change the world, Connor struggles to keep up appearances as an ordinary teenager. But when a rebel god offers them a deal to...

In his position as tracker for the SnowDancer pack, it's up to Drew Kincaid to rein in rogue changelings who have lost control of their animal halves — even if it means killing those who have gone too far. But nothing in his life has prepared him for the battle he must now wage to win the heart of a...

Between the end of Frank Herbert's Dune and his next novel Dune Messiah lies a mystery: how a hero adored by a planet became a tyrant hated by a universe. Paul of Dune begins the story of those twelve fateful years and the wars of the jihad of Paul Muad'Dib. It is an epic of battle and betrayal; of love...

Wikipedia says: 'H.P Lovecraft's reputation has grown tremendously over the decades and he is now commonly regarded as one of the most important horror writers of the 20th Century, exerting an influence that is widespread, though often indirect.' This volume will introduce a whole new generation of readers to his unforgettable fiction. H.P Lovecraft's tales of the tentacled Elder God...

Edgewood is many houses, all put inside each other, or across each other. It's filled with and surrounded by mystery and enchantment: the further in you go, the bigger it gets. Smoky Barnable, who has fallen in love with Daily Alice Drinkwater, comes to Edgewood, her family home, where he finds himself drawn into a world of magical strangeness. Crowley's...

Sticks and stones break bones... but words can kill. They recruited Emily Ruff from the streets. They said it was because she's good with words. They'll live to regret it. They think Wil Parke survived something he shouldn't have. But he doesn't remember. Now they're after him and he doesn't know why. There's a word, they say. The most powerful...

Legend. Druss, Captain of the Axe: the stories of his life were told everywhere. Instead of the wealth and fame he could have claimed, he had chosen a mountain lair, high in the lonely country bordering on the clouds. There, the grizzled old warrior kept company with snow leopards and awaited his old enemy, death. The Fortress. Mighty Dros Delnoch,...

Strange things always seem to happen when Harry Potter is around. Things that unsettle his guardians, the Dursleys. They strongly disapprove of strangeness. It’s only when a letter arrives, delivered by a shaggy giant of a man called Hagrid, that Harry learns the truth that will transform his entire future: his parents were killed by the evil Lord Voldemort, and...

The Human-Covenant War, a desperate struggle for humankind's very survival, has reached its boiling point on the mysterious ring world called Halo. But the fierce Covenant warriors, the mightiest alien military force ever known, are not the only peril. As the fortress world of Reach and its brave defenders were bombarded to rubble, a single cruiser fled the carnage with...

This classic Discworld novel now has a brand-new cover look to celebrate 50 years of Terry Pratchett! Eric is the Discworld's only demonology hacker. The trouble is, he's not very good at it. All he wants is the usual three wishes: to be immortal, rule the world, and have the most beautiful woman fall madly in love with him. The...

A new anthology of Chinese short fiction by award-winning author Ken Liu. Here are sixteen short stories from China's groundbreaking SFF writers, edited and translated by award-winning author Ken Liu. In Hugo award-winner Liu Cixin's 'Moonlight', a man is contacted by three future versions of himself, each trying to save their world from destruction. Hao Jingfang's 'The New Year Train'...

In the Northlands of Davvieana, power rests in the hands of the High Priest of the Order of Believers. But his earthly supremacy is contested. Those few Piijkij that remain continue to honour the oath of the Brethren of Hunters: protect the Olmmos people from danger. This time, however, it is not the immortal Japmemeahttun who represent a threat to...

Autonomous is to biotech and AI what Neuromancer was to the internet — NEAL STEPHENSON 'Something genuinely and thrillingly new' — WILLIAM GIBSON 'Holy hell. Autonomous is remarkable' — LAUREN BEUKES WINNER OF THE 2018 LAMBDA AWARD FOR SFF SHORTLISTED FOR THE NEBULA AWARD 2018 SHORTLISTED FOR THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT 2018 Earth, 2144. Jack is an anti-patent...