Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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ND-5 and Jaylen Vrax embark on their descent into the galaxy’s underworld in search of answers and opportunity, in this essential prequel to Star Wars Outlaws. 
 
Jaylen Barsha, heir to his family’s immense power and wealth, had his life charted out for him neatly and meticulously by his parents, even though he suspected his neglected half-brother Sliro would be a better fit for the bright corporate future his parents envisioned. Then the Empire stripped it all away on trumped-up charges of conspiracy against his family. Before he can reach Sliro for help redeeming the Barsha name, a battle droid arrives at the family compound with a mission to kill every last member of the Barsha clan. Jaylen manages to fend off the attack as the sole survivor, but realizes the droid, who he reprograms, is his only chance to stay alive. But he can no longer be Jaylen Barsha – he’ll have to live now as Jaylen Vrax. 
 
Former Separatist battle droid ND-5 knows he should be scrap metal, all things considered. He was a proficient contributor to the Separatist cause, but what is a soldier without a war? A trigger without aim? Loyalty is in his programming, and Jaylen, who treats him as more than just a weapon, has earned it. Perhaps, the droid thinks, with a partner he can be more. ND-5 just has to earn Jaylen’s trust. 
 
With the threat against the Barsha clan still shrouded in mystery, the pair has no choice but to leverage the chaos and disappear. They find sanctuary in the anonymity of the underworld, building their reputation among scoundrels, bounty hunters, and crime syndicates. But when their latest score gives the first real clue in years to who sent ND-5 after Jaylen’s family, their biggest opportunity presents a new kind of risk. Do they give up this chance at the wealth and power Jaylen was denied to pursue answers? Or will ambition and the weight of the past shatter their unlikely partnership?

Star Wars Outlaws: Low Red Moon

DaVaun Sanders

America Chavez must gather a team of heroes to make their final stand against Doctor Doom, and uncover what led him down this deadly path. 
 
 
What If....the Watcher saved the Multiverse? 
 
Victor von Doom has scoured across time, space, and countless dimensions and yet has never been closer to the home he’s been searching for. At long last, he has found the reality with his son, Franklin, a boy who welcomes him with open arms. 
 
However, soon after they meet, Victor discovers the boy was never a von Doom, but a Richards; the son of his arch-nemesis Reed Richards. Blinded by the sting of this loss, Victor von Doom will simply use Franklin and his powers as the key to ensuring the Multiverse can never break his heart again. 
 
With Doctor Doom only a heartbeat away from gaining unlimited control over all reality in every universe, America Chavez must gather a team of nexus beings from across the Multiverse to make one last stand. Loki, the Scarlet Witch, Kitty Pryde, and Venom-Moon Knight must give up the comfort and safety of their own universes to take up arms as a new band of Avengers to save everything they've ever known and everyone they've ever loved.

Marvel: What If...The Multiverse Was Doomed?

Beth Cartwright

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A magical fairytale-inspired debut about accepting being that little bit different, for fans of The Night Circus and The Bear and the Nightingale. 
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A girl. A secret. A life-changing journey. 
 
'A beautiful fairytale of a book with the most delicious prose. I devoured every page' Alex Bell, Bestselling author of The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club 
 
Born covered in the feathers of a bird, and kept hidden in a crumbling house full of secrets, Marea has always known she was different, but never known why. And so to find answers, she goes in search of the father she has never met. 
 
The hunt leads her to the City of Murmurs, a place of mermaids and mystery, where jars of swirling mist are carried through the streets by the broken-hearted. 
 
And Mara will never forget what she learns there 
 
Feathertide is an enchanting, magical novel perfect for fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus and Katherine Arden's The Bear and the Nightingale. 
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Readers are loving Feathertide! 
 
'Magical, inventive and unique. A truly beautiful story.' 
 
'Rarely there comes a book that makes you go wow. When it does you want to treasure every word, savour the book, never let it end. This is that book.' 
 
'Beautifully written, reminiscent of old fairy tales, yet very modern in its concepts.' 
 
'Quite literally the most beautiful book I’ve ever read.' 
 
'Beth Cartwright's stunning prose left me enchanted and enthralled and I love this style of writing.'

Feathertide

David Wingrove

Part Three of The Roads to Moscow 
 
The war for time is reaching its end 
 
As the German and Russian forces seek to destroy a third, seemingly unstoppable faction, Otto Behr reluctantly finds himself at the centre of all timelines, his very existence the catalyst by which reality itself will be reset or destroyed. 
 
But for Otto, the battle to become the Master of Time has become a fight for family, love and reality itself...

The Master of Time

Roads to Moscow: Book Three

Katherine Arden

Set in Medieval Russia and inspired by fairy stories, the Winternight Series follows the adventures of a young woman who discovers she has magical gifts in a world that has turned its back on the old ways.

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Beware the evil in the woods... 
 
In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories of sorcery, folklore and the Winter King to the children of the family, tales of old magic frowned upon by the church. 
 
But for the young, wild Vasya these are far more than just stories. She alone can see the house spirits that guard her home, and sense the growing forces of dark magic in the woods. . . 
 
Atmospheric and enchanting, with an engrossing adventure at its core, The Bear and the Nightingale is perfect for readers of Naomi Novik's Uprooted, Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. 
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Now with over 100 5* reviews, readers are spellbound by this magical story: 
 
'This book stayed with me, I didn't want it to end' 
 
'A beautifully written story' 
 
'An entrancing story, which swept me up from the very first chapter' 
 
'Full of magic' 
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Make sure you've read all the books in the acclaimed Winternight Trilogy 
 
1. The Bear and the Nightingale 
2. The Girl in the Tower 
3. The Winter of the Witch

The Bear and The Nightingale

(Winternight Trilogy)

Mike Brooks

For the crew of the Keiko, their stay at the Grand House casino on New Samara was supposed to be a well-deserved rest. 
 
It didn’t last. 
 
Captain Ichabod Drift promised that the side-trip to the mining planet Uragan would be a quick in and out – a data retrieval job then back to the tables. 
 
He was wrong. 
 
When the revolution comes, all you can do is choose a side and hope to get out alive.

Dark Sky

Robert Dinsdale

An enchanting, magical novel set in a mysterious toyshop - perfect for fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, Stephanie Garber's Caraval and Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist. 
 
The Christmas Emporium opens with the first sign of frost . . . 
 
It is 1917, and while war wages across Europe, in the heart of London, there is a place of hope and enchantment. 
 
The Emporium sells toys that capture the imagination of children and adults alike: patchwork dogs that seem alive, toy boxes that are bigger on the inside, soldiers that can fight battles of their own. Into this family business comes young Cathy Wray, running away from a shameful past. The Emporium takes her in, makes her one of its own. 
 
But Cathy is about to discover that the Emporium has secrets of its own . . . 
 
Complete your collection with Paris by Starlight, the next novel from the author of the The Toymakers, out now 
 
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'This vivid, haunting novel is both vast and intimate. A wonderful and thought-provoking read.' 
KATHERINE ARDEN, author of The Warm Hands of Ghosts 
 
Engaging and enchanting . . . A fairytale for adults, with all the wonder – and terror – that that entails.' 
GUARDIAN 
 
'There is magic at the heart of The Toymakers, a glittery inventiveness that shimmers through the dark corners of a story about love, war and sibling rivalry.' 
SUNDAY EXPRESS 
 
'I was gripped, and thrilled, and touched, and above all I was completely swept into the magic of the book . . . Just astonishing' 
ADAM ROBERTS, author of Jack Glass 
 
'Anyone who’s ever stepped inside a traditional toyshop and marvelled at the wonders on display will instantly be captivated by this book' 
CULTUREFLY

The Toymakers

This Christmas, be completely swept into the magic of this enchanting and utterly gripping book

Riley August

Ellis appears to have it all – a great job, a loving girlfriend, and a loyal dog – yet each morning he wakes up feeling that something is missing. In a desperate quest for true happiness, he boards a luxury shuttle to Planet Happy, a hedonistic paradise where guests seek the elusive ‘Happiness X’, the trademarked secret to instant joy. 
 
There, he encounters Nara, a VIP attendant with her own dreams of freedom, whose job is to ensure Ellis has the time of his life. But when an activist group disrupts their plans, Ellis and Nara embark on a thrilling adventure that challenges their understanding of happiness and the influence of corporate power. Will they find what they’re searching for, or will they discover something even more valuable? 
 
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Praise for Riley August: 
 
'Riley August is a major new voice in science fiction and I will read anything they write' Nadia El-Fassi 
 
‘Raw, funny, and wise.' Julie Leong 
 
‘Last Gifts is a quietly profound story about grief, purpose, and our place in the universe – told with a touch of humor, and a dash of adventure. Come for the cat, stay for the story.’ Sunyi Dean

A Planet Called Happy

The Keiko is a ship of smugglers, soldiers of fortune and adventurers, travelling Earth’s colony planets searching for the next job. And nobody talks about their past. 
 
But when a face from Captain Ichabod Drift’s former life send them on a run to Old Earth, all the rules change. 
 
Trust will be broken, and blood will be spilled.

Dark Run

Cast of Critical Role

See Critical Role’s Mighty Nein through the eyes of nine of their friends and foes in this new anthology, with a foreword by Taliesin Jaffe. 
 
In these nine stories, the legend of the mighty adventuring party grows with tales from some of the most memorable characters who fought with – and against – the Mighty Nein! 
 
Within its pages: 
• Essek Thelyss grapples with the choices of his past and the potential of his future, as told by Dani Carr. 
• Isharnai deals with the emotional aftermath of a fate-altering cupcake, as told by Kiri Callaghan. 
• Pumat Sol returns to his shop after the fight with Obann and the Mighty Nein, only to find that his adventure is not quite done, as told by Mike Chen. 
• Plus six more hilarious, heartbreaking, and heroic tales featuring Sprinkle, Avantika, Dairon, and more! 
 
With their hope, unbreakable bonds, and larger-than-life commitment to heroism in a dark world, Critical Role’s Mighty Nein touched hearts everywhere they went – both those of their fans and their fellow denizens of Exandria. This collection spotlights nine characters whose lives were changed by the Mighty Nein but whose stories have not yet been told. 
 
Contributors: Foreword by Taliesin Jaffe • Betsy Aoki • Kiri Callaghan • Dani Carr • Mae Catt • Mike Chen • Rin Chupeco • Nino Cipri • Nadia El-Fassi • Chase K

Critical Role: The Mighty Nein - Stories Untold

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