Aaron Dignan is the founder of The Ready--a global organizational transformation and coaching practice--that helps companies large and small adopt new forms of self-organization and dynamic teaming. Clients include Johnson &amp; Johnson, Microsoft, Lloyds Bank, Citibank, Boeing, Mailchimp, Airbnb, Dropbox, and charity: water. 
 
He is also the founder of Murmur--a SaaS startup that helps teams scale culture through the magic of working agreements. The Murmur platform will allow every team on the planet to define and share their ways of working. 
 
Dignan is the author of Brave New Work (2019) and Game Frame (2011), co-host of the Brave New Work podcast, and a friend to misfit toys.

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Aaron Edwards is a senior lecturer in defence and international affairs at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, specialising in terrorism and counter-insurgency. He is the author and editor of several books, including Defending the Realm: The Politics of Britain’s Small Wars Since 1945, and has lectured all over the world on aspects of national and international security. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Aaron Edwards

Aaron Robertson is a writer, an editor, and a translator of Italian literature. His translation of Igiaba Scego’s Beyond Babylon was short-listed for the 2020 PEN Translation Prize and the National Translation Award, and in 2021 he received a National Endowment for the Arts grant. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, Foreign Policy, n+1, The Point, and Literary Hub, among other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Aaron Young was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and read Politics and Communications at The University of Liverpool. He is a BAFTA-nominated director, producer and executive producer with over 20 years of experience across projects for the BBC, PBS, Channel 4, Channel 5, UKTV, UK Film Council and Arts Council England. A long-time collaborator of acclaimed historian, James Holland, he is the producer and director of the BAFTA-shortlisted BBC titles ‘Battle of Britain: The Real Story’ and, ‘Dam Busters: The Race to Smash the German Dams’, as well as ‘The Battle for Malta’, ‘Normandy ’44: The Battle Beyond D-Day’, the RTS-nominated ‘Imphal &amp; Kohima: Britain’s Greatest Battle.’, and the 3-part series, 'Normandy '44: D-Day and the Battle for France. His most recent credits include 'Hidden Histories of WWII', 'Lost Temples of Cambodia', the RTS-winning ‘Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany’, and ‘Prue Leith: Journey with My Daughter’. Aaron was named in the inaugural list of BAFTA ‘Brits to Watch.’ He is the co-owner of award-winning film and television production company, Bright Button Productions, and lives with his wife and children in Poundbury, Dorset.

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Abbey Bryant is an NYC-based award-winning illustrator. With her BFA in Children's Book Illustration, her notable illustrated books include Nautilus award winner Hazel Mist, Hypnotist as well as an Enchanted Fairy House Kit with Scholastic's Klutz! 
 
As a queer illustrator, LGBTQ+ themes and stories hold a spot near to her heart. Most days she can be found around the city drawing New Yorkers or sketching trees at the park.

Abbey Bryant

Abbey Clancy is a model, television presenter and the host of chart-topping podcast The Therapy Crouch. She was the runner-up of Britain's Next Top Model in 2006, winner of Strictly Come Dancing in 2013 and went on to present Britain's Next Top Model. Later this year she will host Celebrity Homes on ITV.

Abbey Clancy

Abbie Greaves studied at Cambridge University before working in a literary agency for a number of years. She was inspired to write her first novel, The Silent Treatment, after reading a newspaper article about a boy in Japan who had never seen his parents speak to one another before. 
 
Abbie lives in Brighton with her boyfriend.

Abbie Greaves

Abbie Ross is a British author and psychotherapist. Her first book, Hippy Dinners, a funny and poignant memoir of her bohemian childhood in 1970s North Wales, has been optioned by Baby Cow, who are developing it into an 8-part television series. 
Before turning to writing, Abbie had a successful career as a producer at Aardman Animations, the acclaimed studios behind Wallace &amp; Gromit and the film Chicken Run. 
Today, she divides her time between her thriving psychotherapy practice in Bristol, and her writing, and finds that the two careers complement each other perfectly.

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Abbie Taylor lives in Dublin. She works as a doctor and has two daughters.

Abbie Taylor

Abby L Yates co-founded the Ghostbusters with Erin Gilbert. Ghosts from Our Past was her first book, now finally back in print.

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Abby Rawlinson is an integrative therapist with a private practice based in east London, UK. Her work mixes traditional psychotherapeutic theories with cutting-edge, evidence-based techniques into a style that feels relatable, down-to-earth, and compassionate. Abby regularly contributes to articles, including but not limited to Stylist, Elle, BBC, Harpers Bazaar, Sheerluxe, Women's Health, and Psychologies. She can be found on Instagram @therapywithabby or online at therapywithabby.co.uk

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Abby Wambach is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, FIFA World Cup champion, six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award and one of Time’s Most Influential People. She is a founder of Treat Media, an award-winning media company that makes art for humans who want to stay human. Abby is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wolfpack and the New York Times bestseller Forward. Named one of the ‘50 Most Powerful People in Podcasting,’ she is co-host of the chart-topping podcast We Can Do Hard Things, which has received over a half billion plays. Abby is an executive producer of the Sundance award-winning film Come See Me in the Good Light, part owner of the NWSL’s Angel City Football Club and sits on multiple boards. Her most recent book, We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life’s 20 Questions, created with Glennon Doyle, Amanda Doyle and Treat Media, is being hailed as ‘the guidebook for being alive.’

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Abel &amp; Cole’s story starts in 1988 with Keith Abel flogging potatoes door-to-door. ‘Of course potatoes are organic,’ he thought, ‘they’re vegetables’. However, he quickly discovered how unnecessarily complicated our food system had become and, consequently, realised the huge benefits of going organic and never looked back. In fact, Abel &amp; Cole still get veg from the farm where Keith's first organic spuds came from. 
To this day, their priorities remain the same. Now, selling 100% organic produce, Abel &amp; Cole believe that organic farming (a holistic system that encourages biodiversity) is the very best way to go. It protects our countryside and the critters that inhabit it, insists on the very best animal welfare, supports your local community and, frankly, tastes heaps better. Abel &amp; Cole think so anyway.

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Abhijit Banerjee, winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics, is the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). In 2011, he was named one of Foreign Policy magazine’s top 100 global thinkers. Banerjee served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

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Abhishek Mukherjee, 30, is a Delhi-based journalist. He holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from Delhi University, a post-graduate diploma in journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Raipur. He also likes dogs.

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Abi Elphinstone grew up in Scotland where she spent most of her childhood running wild across the moors, hiding in tree houses and building dens in the woods. After being coaxed out of her tree house, she studied English at Bristol University and then worked as an English teacher in Africa, Berkshire and London. She is the bestselling and multi-award shortlisted author of RUMBLESTAR (first in The Unmapped Chronicles), SKY SONG &amp; THE DREAMSNATCHER TRILOGY, published by S&amp;S. When she's not writing, Abi volunteers for Beanstalk, speaks in schools and travels the world looking for her next story.

Abi Elphinstone

Abi Falase is a Black British writer and director, reimagining fundamental societal concepts in inventive new worlds. Abi has written and directed a number of plays, including The Village and Rush with the Almedia Theatre, as well as Rift for Immediate Theatre and was shortlisted for the BBC Scriptworks ‘A Thousand Stories’ scriptwriting competition in 2021.

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Abie Longstaff is the eldest of six children and grew up in Australia, Hong Kong and France. She knows all about squabbling, chaos and bossing younger sisters around. So she logically began her career as a barrister. She started writing when her children were born. Her favourite childhood books were Hating Alison Ashley, A Little Princess, Maura's Angel and The Black Stallion and she sneakily reads them again sometimes. Abie lives in Hove with her family.

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Abigail Ahern

Abigail Balfe is a queer, auDHD author-illustrator and Emmy award-winning creative based in Brighton. Before writing books full-time, Abigail led digital campaigns for pop stars such as One Direction and Little Mix, and for TV broadcasters including Channel 4 and Netflix. She also performed stand-up comedy and won several small trophies for her onstage humour, which featured life-size illustrations, ridiculous songs, and rambling stories about her family. In 2023, Abigail was named one of the Top 50 Influential Neurodivergent Women in the UK.

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Abigail Foster is a Chartered Accountant and founder of Elent Finance, a financial education company designed to demystify the world of finance and empower you to achieve financial wellbeing. 
 
Abigail has worked with leading financial institutions across the UK, including HMRC, the Bank of England and Downing Street, and global companies such as Google and Goldman Sachs. She hosts a weekly money segment on LBC radio and has also appeared as a finance expert on ITV, Channel 5 and Sky News.

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David Gemmell

Bestselling author David Gemmell combines his fantasy storytelling skills with epic history in this unputdownable tale of peace and war. Fall of Kings, the final novel in this series, was finished by Stella Gemmell following her husband's tragic death.

The Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell brings the myth and legend of Troy to life in this epic story filled with triumph and tragedy. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. 
 
"This is how the oldest tales should be read and known. Gemmell is a master of plot, but his triumph is creating men and women so real that their trials are agony and their triumph is glorious" -- CONN IGGULDEN 
" [A] vivid, inspirational re-creation of the Troy myth." -- MANDA SCOTT 
"The best book that I have ever read" -- ***** Reader review 
"The characters are rich, engaging and easy to visualize...perfect historical fiction writing." -- ***** Reader review 
 
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The war of Troy is looming, and all the kings of the Great Green are gathering, friends and enemies, each with their own dark plans of conquest and plunder. 
 
Into this maelstrom of treachery and deceit come three travellers; Piria, a runaway priestess nursing a terrible secret, Kalliades, a warrior with a legendary sword, and Banokles who will carve his own legend in the battles to come. 
 
Troy: Shield of Thunder takes the reader back into the glories and tragedies of Bronze Age Greece, reuniting the characters from Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow; the dread Helikaon and his great love, the fiery Andromache, the mighty Hektor and the fabled storyteller, Odysseus. 
 
The story concludes in Troy: The Fall of Kings. Have you read the previous title Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow?

Troy: Shield Of Thunder

(Troy: 2): Epic storytelling at its very best, interlacing myth, history, and high adventure

Ruth Hamilton

This emotional and uplifting saga full of twists and turns by the Sunday Times bestselling author Ruth Hamilton is perfect for fans of Catherine Cookson, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox. 
 
"I believe that Ruth Hamilton is very much the successor to Catherine Cookson. Her books are plot driven, they just rip along; laughs, weeps, love, they've got the lot, and they're quality writing as well" -- SARAH BROADHURST, RADIO FOUR 
 
"Another first class read" -- ***** Reader review 
 
"Absolutely loved this book. Ruth Hamilton is possibly my favourite author..." -- ***** Reader review 
 
"Another great read, didn't want it to end. [I] always feel bereft when I've finished one of Ruth's books" -- ***** Reader review 
 
"A very good read. I couldn't put this book down and go to bed. Had to read it all in one go" -- ***** Reader review 
 
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ONE WOMAN'S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND LOVE... 
 
Born into the First World War, Dorothy has a bleak childhood under the iron fist of an implacable mother and the silent compliance of a browbeaten father. 
 
Her escape is achieved just before the disastrous advent of Hitler, and there is further tragedy to come. 
 
Follow her through childhood and adolescence, then on into her twenties. Can she win her own battle for freedom, for love and for her own place in the world?

Dorothy's War

a powerfully atmospheric, heart-warming and compelling coming of age saga set in the North-West from bestselling author Ruth Hamilton

A compelling, unputdownable novel of love and hatred, ambition and rivalry, peace and war by Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. 
 
"History and legend combine in an epic recreation of the Troy myth" - CONN IGGULDEN 
"David Gemmell carries us away to a four-cornered, wholly convincing cosmos..." - STEVEN PRESSFIELD 
"What a masterly imagining of Bronze Age Greece" - ***** Reader review 
"The story is thrilling and once you start, you can not stop." -- ***** Reader review 
"Another epic novel that was impossible to put down." -- ***** Reader review 
 
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Three lives will change the destiny of nations. 
 
Helikaon, the young prince of Dardania, haunted by a scarred and traumatic childhood. The priestess Andromache, whose fiery spirit and fierce independence threatens the might of kings. And the legendary warrior Argurios, cloaked in loneliness and driven only by thoughts of revenge. 
 
In Troy they find a city torn apart by destructive rivalries - a maelstrom of jealousy, deceit and murderous treachery. And beyond its fabled walls blood-hungry enemies eye its riches and plot its downfall. 
 
It is a time of bravery and betrayal; a time of bloodshed and fear. A time for heroes. 
 
The story continues in Troy: Shield of Thunder.

Troy: Lord Of The Silver Bow

(Troy: 1): A riveting, action-packed page-turner bringing an ancient myth and legend expertly to life

James Nelson

Bestselling author James Nelson brings us another gripping and absorbing maritime adventure. Perfect for readers of Julian Stockwin, CS Forester and Alexander Kent. 
 
"It is, by far, the best Civil War novel I've ever read; reeking of battle, duty, heroism and tragedy...a triumph of imagination and good taut writing" -- BERNARD CORNWELL 
 
"Authenticity runs throughout the books, carrying total conviction" -- PATRICK O'BRIAN 
 
"Nelson handles deftly the O'Brian dominated maritime genre with...tense action and battle sequences" -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 
 
"A real page turner where the reader feels part of the action.. you can almost feel the tension and atmosphere..." -- ***** Reader review 
 
"By far one of the best books I've ever read in my life" -- ***** Reader review 
 
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THROWN IN AT THE DEEP END, CAN HE STEER HIS COMMAND TO VICTORY? 
 
At the outbreak of the Civil War, the Confederate Navy must defend nearly 3,000 miles of coastline with only a meagre collection of ships and a handful of men. One of these men is Sam Bowater, a former lieutenant in the United States Navy, who obtains his cherished first command in a tugboat turned gunboat, the Cape Fear, with a ragtag crew. 
 
Struggling with the pressures of his first command, in a naval service which is still learning the ropes, Bowater finds himself and his men the only defence between the Confederate shores and the massive Union Navy. 
 
From Hampton Roads to Roanoke Island, to an exciting, bloody night time river fight for New Orleans, Glory In The Name vividly brings to life the dramatic naval battles of the Civil War. 
 
Glory In The Name is the first story in James Nelson's Civil War at Sea series. The action continues in Thieves of Mercy.

Glory In The Name

an exciting, bloody and dramatic naval adventure set during the US Civil War

Pip Granger

Perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Nancy Revell, a feel-good, uplifting and funny saga set in post war London from Sunday Times bestseller Pip Granger. 
 
"A colourful, deeply nostalgic evocation of Soho in the Fifties, drawing heavily on the author's own childhood." -- CHOICE 
 
"She brings the East End to life" -- BARBARA WINDSOR 
 
"Lovely book - enjoyed it immensely. Very funny and very accurate of London in the 1950s." -- ***** Reader review 
 
"A brilliant, amusing, unputdownable book." -- ***** Reader review 
 
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THE WAR MAY BE LONG OVER BUT LIFE IN SOHO IS ANYTHING BUT CALM... 
 
1956: Lizzy is working in Soho when Peace, the daughter of her employer Bandy Bunion's estranged sister, comes to stay. Peace is a beautiful sixteen-year-old part-Chinese girl who has run away from boarding school and who has no intention of going back. 
 
Having lost her own daughter - Rosie's best friend - to leukaemia two years previously, she feels a special bond with Peace. 
 
She also feels that life has been rather quiet recently; but things are about to change dramatically... 
 
When Peace goes missing a second time, and no one knows where she's gone, it looks as though there's only one thing to do. Lizzy asks TC - her new man and a policeman - to help her find Peace, and the first place they must visit is the dock area in Limehouse... 
 
No Peace for the Wicked paints a picture of 1950s Soho so authentic you feel as though you are there...

No Peace For The Wicked

The East-End is brought to life in this heart-warming Cockney saga

A bloody, brutal and breath-taking epic heroic fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell, perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Conn Iggulden. 
 
"Gemmell is past the point of needing recommending - he is an institution that becomes more valuable with each new novel." -- ENIGMA 
 
"Gemmell's premium-grade heroic fantasies stress the positive values of individualism...stirring, emotionally charged, superbly written." -- TIME OUT 
"A classic of its genre" -- ***** Reader review 
 
"Another masterpiece [-] couldn't put it down. Loved the characters and the twists and turns of the plot.Not many do it better than the master storyteller." -- ***** Reader review 
 
"A very good read, with several surprising twists. This book will keep you guessing until the end." -- ***** Reader review 
 
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Even in death, Skilgannon the Damned's name lives on. Now, as an ancient evil threatens to flood the Drenai heartlands in a tide of blood, he returns... 
 
A thousand years after they fell in battle, two heroes - Druss and Skilgannon - are revered throughout the war-torn lands of the Drenai, where men and women live in abject fear of the dark sorceress known as the Eternal... 
 
But what if one such hero could be called back from the void? An ancient prophecy foretold that Skilgannon would return in his people's darkest hour. To most, this was a foolish hope. But not so to Landis Kan. Having found Skilgannon's ancient tomb, he gathers up the bones and peforms the mystic ritual. 
 
But the reborn hero is an enigma: a young man whose warrior skills are blunted and whose memories are fragmented. He is marooned in a world as strange to him as a dream, remote from all he knew and loved. Or nearly all - for Landis Kan has also experimented upon other bone fragments found in the hero's tomb resulting in a surly giant who possesses astounding strength but no memories. To Kan, he is a dangerous failure. To Skilgannon, this giant represents their last hope. 
 
As ageless evil threatens to drown the Drenai lands in blood, two legendary heroes will once again lead the way to freedom.

The Swords Of Night And Day

An awesome tale of swords and sorcery, heroes and villains from the master of heroic fantasy

An enthralling and swashbuckling naval adventure from bestselling author James Nelson you won't be able to put down. Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian and C.S. Forester. 
 
"First-rate action writing" - Publishers Weekly 
"Authenticity runs throughout the books, carrying total conviction" - Patrick O'Brian 
"Fast paced and the plot has lots of twists..." - ***** Reader review 
"Going to buy all his nautical books in time!! Love these!" - ***** Reader review 
 
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IN THE FACE OF BETRAYAL, HE MUST UNITE HIS MEN TO FIGHT AGAINST TYRANNY... 
 
1776: A decade of simmering tensions is finally coming to the boil. Determined to cast off the chains of British tyranny, the rebel government of Philadelphia has authorised the creation of the United States Navy - a brazen act of American aggression against the greatest maritime power in the world. 
 
Captain Isaac Biddlecomb sets sail in the Charlemagne on a daring mission to raid the British store of arms on New Providence Island in the Bahamas. Yet his greatest enemy is an undisciplined crew on the brink of mutiny. 
 
Beset by betrayal and treachery, Biddlecomb must find a way of uniting his men against a cruel and common foe... as the British Navy prepares to sink the Charlemagne under the merciless blasts of its guns. 
 
The Continental Risque is the third novel in James Nelson's Revolution at Sea series. Biddlecomb's story continues in Lords of the Ocean. Have you read By Force of Arms and The Maddest Idea, his first two adventures?

The Continental Risque

A captivating and stirring maritime adventure that will have you gripped

Sorcery and savagery combine in this heroic fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell, perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Conn Iggulden. 
 
"The story flows like a torrent..." - THE GUARDIAN 
 
"Gemmell is past the point of needing recommending - he is an institution that becomes more valuable with each new novel." - ENIGMA 
 
"How could you fail to be captivated? Gemmell... always guarantees a blasting good read" - FEAR 
 
"Full of fantastic action scenes with beasts warriors and quirky characters..." -- ***** Reader review 
 
"I enjoyed every minute spent reading this book..." - ***** Reader review 
 
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Skilgannon the Damned had vanished from the pages of history. 
 
Following the terrible triumph at Perapolis, he had taken the legendary Swords of Night and Day and ridden from the lands of Naashan. No-one knew where he had gone, and the assassins sent by the Witch Queen could find no trace of his passing. 
 
Three years later, a mob intent on murder gathers outside a distant monastery: they are faced by a single unarmed priest. In a few terrifying seconds their world is changed for ever, and word spreads across the lands of the East. 
Skilgannon is back. 
 
Now he must travel across a perilous, demon-haunted realm seeking a mysterious temple, and the ageless goddess who rules it. With assassins on his trail, and an army of murderous foes ahead, he sets off on a quest to bring the dead to life. But he does not travel alone. 
 
The man beside him is Druss the Legend.

White Wolf

An epic, all-action tale of love, betrayal and treachery from the master of heroic fantasy

Stormrider concludes the tale of the Rigante. War and other-worldly magic combine in this heroic fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell, perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Conn Iggulden. 
 
"When it comes to heroic fantasy, nobody does it better than David Gemmell." -- THE DARK SIDE 
"Gemmell is a fireside mythmonger; his characters and plots have the authentic feel of legends handed down through the ages." -- SFX 
"As usual another Gemmell masterpiece.." - ***** Reader review 
"Fantastic read from start to finish.." - ***** Reader review 
 
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Both Ravenheart and Stormrider are destined to be heroes, but one of them is doomed. 
 
Centuries after Connavar's triumphant battles against the invading army of Stone gained the Rigante their freedom, the clan finds itself oppressed once again. 
 
Magic that once flourished has been all but snuffed out. The Varlish king and his barons have stolen Rigante lands and robbed the people of their culture and liberty. From the Rigante's former seat of power the black-hearted Moidart rules; only in the north are the clansmen free. 
 
There, in the Druagh mountains, the magic still reigns, strengthened by bold, brilliant victories of the outlaw leader known as Ravenheart. In the south, civil war has drenched the land in blood, and the armies of destruction are slowly creeping north where Ravenheart waits, believing the armies of hated Moidart will come, led by the brutal ruler's only son, Stormrider. 
 
But these are not ordinary men. They are clansmen, and more than that, they are Rigante. 
 
Have you read Storm in the Sword, Midnight Falcon and Ravenheart - the first three novels of the Rigante?

Stormrider

The Rigante Book 4: A high-octane and enthralling page-turner from the master of heroic fantasy

A battle - charged and epic heroic fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell, perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Conn Iggulden. 
 
"In my pantheon of literary greats, David Gemmell stands alone . . . he put me on the path I still walk today" - Conn Iggulden 
 
"In the realm of people-driven fantasy fiction, Gemmell sets the standard" -- TIME OUT 
 
"Impressive story-telling...Compelling and pacey action...The best fantasy inspires genuine involvement. David Gemmell's novels do just that." -- INTERZONE 
 
"I have now read this book at least 10 times and every time I get lost in the intrigue..." -- ***** Reader review 
 
"Fast moving and emotionally charged, you just won't be able to put this down..." -- ***** Reader review 
 
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For centuries the tribes of the Nadir have suffered under the despotic tyranny of their Gothir overlords. 
 
Disunited and distrustful of one another they await the coming of a Messianic warlord, who will unite them against the oppressors. 
 
Into this swirling, chaotic landscape come three men who will change the fate of the continent: Talisman the Mysterious, enigmatic Nadir warrior, haunted by his past and filled with dreams of finding the Uniter; Sieben the Poet, searching for the mysteries of life and love; and Druss the Axeman, determined to find two mystic gems to heal a mortally wounded friend. 
 
Together they will journey across a war-torn land, and descend beyond the gates of Hell, where a long-dead king holds the key to a secret that will change the world. 
 
The Legend of Deathwalker continues the extraordinary tale of Druss among the Nadir started in Legend

The Legend of Deathwalker

A page-turning tale of warriors, war and honour from the master of heroic fantasy

Perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Nancy Revell, a feel-good, colourful and comic saga set in post war London from Sunday Times bestseller Pip Granger. 
 
"Packed with sharp authentic detail, this tale told through a child's eyes brings to life a colourful world of great characters from a bygone age." -- HOME &amp; COUNTRY 
"Loved this book. Could not put it down, read it in two sittings..." -- ***** Reader review 
"I enjoyed every minute of it and was sad when I finished it..." -- ***** Reader review 
 
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ALL WAS CALM AND NORMAL...UNTIL A STRANGER CAME INTO TOWN... 
 
1954, Soho, London. Rosie, and her beloved Auntie Maggie are opening up their café in Old Compton Street for Uncle Bert's breakfast special when the Widow Ginger comes to call. 
 
The Widow Ginger, an ex-GI with ice-cold blue eyes, is especially scary. He has unfinished business with Uncle Bert- business that includes being cheated on his share of a 'liberated' lorry-load of guns and explosives during the War - and he intends to make sure he now gets paid in full. 
 
And this isn't all: the lovely Luigi appears to be suffering from a severe case of unrequited lust; Bert and the local Mafioso Maltese Joe have had an acrimonious falling-out; and, most worrying of all, Rosie's best friend Jenny has begun to keel over mysteriously in the school playground.... 
 
The Widow Ginger continues Rosie's story (started in Not All Tarts Are Apples) and paints a picture of 1950s Soho so authentic you feel as though you are there...

The Widow Ginger

A heart-warming and upliftingly funny saga from the East End

Ravenheart continues the tale of the Rigante. Packed with epic battles, hard, bloody steel, honour, magic and mystery, this heroic fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell is perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, John Gwynne and Conn Iggulden. 
 
'Characterization, always a strength in this writer's work, is even deeper and subtler. In the realm of people-driven, solidly plotted fantasy fiction, Gemmell set the standard' Time out 
'Gemmell has every right to take his place among the SF and fantasy greats' SFX 
'For me one of the best writers of this genre' ***** Reader review 
'Fabulous storytelling, excellent characters, this is fantasy at its very best' ***** Reader review 
 
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Eight hundred years have passed since King Connavar of the Rigante and his bastard son, Bane, defeated the invading army of Stone. 
 
Connavar has since become a legend, and the Rigante have lost the freedom so many gave their lives to preserve. They live and die under the iron rule of the Varlish, their culture all but destroyed. 
 
One woman still follows the ancient paths once trod by the Rigante, and she alone knows the nature of the evil soon to be unleashed on a doomed and unsuspecting world. She pins her initial hopes on two men: Jaim Grymauch, the giant Rigante fighter, and Kaelin Ring, a youth whose deadly talents will earn him the enmity of all Varlish. 
 
One will become the Ravenheart, an outlaw leader whose daring exploits will inspire the Rigante. The other will forge a legend and light the fires of rebellion. 
 
The Wyrd knows that ultimately all hopes will rest on a third man. Of the bloodline of Connavar the King, he will need to overcome generations of fear and hatred if he is to achieve his destiny. 
 
For he is a Varlish nobleman, and - worse - the son of the Rigante's greatest enemy . . . 
 
Have you read Sword in the Storm and Midnight Falcon - the first two tales of the Rigante? Their story concludes in Stormrider.

Ravenheart

The Rigante Book 3: An action-packed and gripping read from the master of heroic fantasy

A heart-in-mouth adventure from the master of heroic fantasy (Rigante 3)

Bestselling author James Nelson brings us another gripping and absorbing maritime adventure. Perfect for readers of Julian Stockwin, CS Forester and Alexander Kent. 
 
"Brilliant...Readers will gladly be swept along by a wonderful plot" -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 
"A master both of his period and of the English language" -- PATRICK O'BRIAN 
"Many threads, at sea and at home, combine to make this a thrilling, un-put-downable period story." -- ***** Reader review 
"It is difficult to put this book down right from the start" -- ***** Reader review 
"A terrifically exciting adventure!" -- ***** Reader review 
 
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ONE MISSION THAT COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING... 
 
Thomas Marlowe, former pirate and captain of the Guardship, lives prosperously on his tobacco plantation near Williamsburg with his lovely wife Elizabeth. 
But when King James, the huge ex-slave who is in command of Marlowe's sloop, kills the crew of a slaveship - a blackbirder - and makes himself the most wanted man in Virginia, Marlowe is forced to go and hunt him down. 
 
Setting off in pursuit of the blackbirder, struggling to maintain control over his crew - rough privateers, set only on plunder - Marlowe follows James's trail of destruction all the way to the shores of Africa. 
 
There, in the slave port of Whydah, James and Marlowe face a common threat - and their final showdown. 
 
The Blackbirder is the second book of the Brethren of the Coast trilogy. Marlowe's story continues in The Pirate Round. Have you read The Guardship, the first adventure of the trilogy?

The Blackbirder

A captivating and thrilling adventure set on the high seas

If you like Patrick O'Brian and Bernard Cornwell, you will love this exciting, action-packed maritime adventure from bestselling author James Nelson. 
 
"A master both of his period and of the English language" -- PATRICK O'BRIAN 
"Brilliant...Readers will gladly be swept along by a wonderful plot" -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 
"Don't just buy this one to see if you like it, get the three at once and cancel any engagements for the next several days." -- ***** Reader review 
"Read it far too quickly" -- ***** Reader review 
"Superb" -- ***** Reader review 
 
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WHEN THE PAST THREATENS TO CATCH UP WITH HIM, CAN HE MUSTER THE STRENGTH HE NEEDS? 
 
When Thomas Marlowe decides to renounce his life as a pirate - and keep it a secret, he uses the bounty he has amassed to purchase a fine Virginia plantation from a beautiful young widow, Elizabeth Tinling. 
 
While defending her honour, he kills the favourite son of one of the colony's most powerful families. But in a clever piece of manoeuvring, he manages to win command of the Plymouth Prize, the colony's decrepit guardship, and is charged with leading the King's sailors in battle against the cutthroats who infest the waters off Virginia's shores. 
 
A threat from his illicit past appears, however, as an old pirate enemy plots to seize the colony's wealth, forcing Marlowe to choose between losing all - or facing the one man he fears. 
 
The Guardship is the first book of the Brethren of the Coast trilogy. Marlowe's story continues in The Blackbirder.

The Guardship

A thrilling, rip-roaring naval adventure guaranteed to keep you gripped

A heroic fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell in which the forces of good and evil and the living and the dead face each other in battle...Perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Conn Iggulden. 
 
"Probably the finest living writer of heroic fantasy." -- TIME OUT 
"When it comes to heroic fantasy, nobody does it better than David Gemmell." -- THE DARK SIDE 
"Hero in the Shadows has everything a fan of heroic fantasy could desire..." - Stephen Donaldson 
"Another powerful page-turning adventure from Gemmell" -- ***** Reader review 
"The characters are wonderfully bought to life... you will simply fall into the world the Gemmell creates for you." -- **** Reader review 
 
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Thousands of years ago the evil city of Kuan Hador was defeated by a vast army of mystic warriors, the Enemy banished beyond the Gateway between Worlds. Spells of enormous power sealed the Gateway. 
 
Now icy mists begin to form around the ruins of Kuan Hador. Awesome beasts stalk the hills and forests. The spells are fading. Beyond the Gateway the vengeful armies of Kuan Hador await. 
 
And where years before a host stood against the Enemy, now only a handful of warriors prepare to face it once more: Kysumu the Swordsman, last of a dying breed, Yu Yu Liang, the ditch digger, Ustarte, the Beast-Priestess, and the mysterious Waylander. 
 
Together they must solve an ancient mystery, which will bring the dead to life for a final battle outside Time. 
 
But first Waylander must find a way to kill a man who cannot die...

Hero In The Shadows

A captivating and breath-taking page-turner from the master of heroic fantasy

Midnight Falcon continues the tale of the Rigante, which began in Sword in the Storm. Love, honour, blood and betrayal all play out in this heroic fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell - perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Conn Iggulden. 
 
"For anyone who appreciates good heroic fantasy, David Gemmell's offerings are mandatory." -- Time Out 
"Gemmell is a master at what he does." -- SFX 
"I have never read a bad David Gemmell book, but these are quite exceptional." - ***** Reader review 
"This is a cracking read, great heroes and villains, magic, lots of action." - ***** Reader review 
"So much happens I this book, couldn't put it down, brilliantly written..." - ***** Reader review 
 
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They called him Bane the Bastard - though none said it to his face. 
 
Born of treachery, his name a curse, he grew up among the warriors of the Rigante. They valued his skills in war, but they feared the violence in his heart. 
 
And when, as a Wolfshead and Outlaw, he left Rigante lands, they breathed sighs of relief. 
 
But Bane would return, the destiny of the Rigante in his hands, the fate of the world resting on his skills with a blade. 
 
The story of the Rigante continues in Ravenheart.

Midnight Falcon

The Rigante Book 2: A stunning and awe-inspiring page-turner from the master of the fantasy genre

The first in a four book series introducing the Rigante tribe, filled to the brim with epic and heroic battles, and mixing the intriguing worlds of Celtic Myth and ancient Earth Magic from the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell. 
 
You will be gripped from page one...! Perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Conn Iggulden. 
 
"Gemmell is several rungs above the good - right into the fabulous" -- Anne McCaffrey 
"When it comes to heroic fantasy, few do it better than David Gemmell." - Time Out 
"I was hooked from the first line..." - ***** Reader review 
"Compelling from start to finish..." - ***** Reader review 
 
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Born in the storm that kills his father, Connavar grows up among the mountains of Caer Druagh, where the Rigante tribe dwell in harmony with the land and its gods. 
 
But beyond the border, across the water, an evil force is gathering strength - an unstoppable force that will change the world beyond all recognition. 
 
Haunted by malevolent spirits and hunted by evil men, Connavar sets out on a spectacular mission to defeat this new enemy... But he is a troubled soul, dogged by fate - will he be able to defend his tribe and save his people? 
 
The story of the Rigante continues in Midnight Falcon.

Sword In The Storm

The Rigante Book 1: A breath-taking, adrenalin–fuelled read from the master of heroic fantasy

A captivating all-action tale of otherworldly magic, death, destruction and a fight for survival by the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell, perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Nicholas Eames. 
 
"Gemmell's great reading - the action never lets up. He's several rungs above the good - right into the fabulous!" -- ANNE MCCAFFREY 
 
"In my pantheon of literary greats, David Gemmell stands alone . . . he put me on the path I still walk today" -- CONN IGGULDEN 
 
"Gemmell has every right to take his place among the SF and fantasy greats." -- SFX 
 
"When it comes to heroic fantasy, few do it better than David Gemmell." -- TIME OUT 
 
"One of my most favourite books of all time" -- ***** Reader review 
 
"Gemmell at his finest" -- *****Reader review 
 
"Great fantasy, great story, great author" -- ***** Reader review 
 
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The Great Bear will descend from the skies, and with his paw, lash at the ocean. He will devour all the works of Man. Then he will sleep for ten thousand years, and the breath of his sleep will be death. 
 
The prophecy had come true. The world spun. Tidal waves lashed the planet, and a new ice age dawned. 
The few survivors of a once great empire struggled to rebuild, to hold their ground against the rising barbarian tide. 
 
Then two moons appeared in the skies, unleashing a terrible evil that threatened not only the new empire, but the survival of the world itself.

Echoes Of The Great Song

An awe-inspiring, stunning epic adventure from the master of heroic fantasy

Perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Conn Iggulden, this heroic fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell is packed with old world magic, battles, ancient heroes and the terrifying forces of evil... 
 
"Gemmell is a master at what he does." -- SFX 
 
"Gemmell's great reading - the action never lets up. He's several rungs above the good - right into the fabulous!" -- ANNE MCCAFFREY 
 
"Gemmell is top of the tree in the fantasy field." -- STARLOG 
 
"Multilayered, moving, poignant, action packed, surprising, humourous and totally unique" -- ***** Reader review 
 
"Powerful heroic fantasy full of unforgettable characters" -- ***** Reader review 
"Cracking read!" -- ***** Reader review 
 
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The prophecy was clear: upon the death of three kings, the world will be plunged into chaos, and all the cast-out demons of history will return to bring blood and horror to the world. 
 
Two of the kings are dead. The third, about to be born, is hunted by the Demon Riders of the Krayakin, Lords of the Undead. 
 
All the terrifying forces of evil range against a pregnant queen at bay in a haunted forest. But she is not alone. Three warriors stand with her, the last remnants of the once proud Drenai army. Three old men, ancient heroes, discarded by the king; Nogusta the Swordsman, Kebra the Bowman, and the hulking fighter, Bison. 
 
The fate of empires rests on their fading skills as they journey through a tormented world on a perilous quest to save the unborn king.

The Winter Warriors

A stunning all-action adventure from the master of heroic fantasy that will have you gripped

A captivating all-action tale of bloodshed and brotherhood by the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell, perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Nicholas Eames. 
 
"Gemmell is top of the tree in the fantasy field." -- STARLOG 
 
"Gemmell's great reading - the action never lets up. He's several rungs above the good - right into the fabulous!" -- ANNE MCCAFFREY 
 
"Gemmell is a master at what he does." -- SFX 
 
"Amazing characters, a fantastic story and perfect pacing all combined into an absolute stunner of a novel." -- ***** Reader review 
 
"Absolutely riveting stuff as expected from a master of his craft." -- ***** Reader review 
 
"Gripping and well written, leaving you wondering till the end!" -- ***** Reader review 
 
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The peaceful Eldarin were the last of three ancient races. The mystical Oltor, healers and poets, had fallen before the dread power of the cruel and sadistic Daroth, who themselves had vanished from the face of the earth in one awesome night. The Great Northern Desert was their only legacy. Not a trace remained for a thousand years... 
 
Then on one unforgettable day, a dark moon rose above the Great Northern Desert, and a black tidal wave swept across the land. In moments, the desert had vanished beneath lush fields and forests and a great city could be seen glittering in the morning sunlight. 
 
From this city re-emerged the blood-hungry Daroth, powerful and immortal, immune to spear and sword. They had only one desire: to rid the world of humankind for ever. 
 
Now the fate of the human race rests on the talents of three heroes: Karis, warrior-woman and strategist; Tarantio, the deadliest swordsman of the age; and Duvodas the Healer, who will learn a terrible truth...

Dark Moon

A stunning, high-octane page-turning adventure from the master of heroic fantasy

Mary Jane Staples

Tim Parkes was three when his parents were killed in a train crash and he went to live with his Aunt May, first in New Cross, and then to Walworth where the living was cheaper. They managed splendidly - and then came the war. Tim Parkes became Gunner Parkes and Aunt May spent most of her nights in the Walworth air raid shelters with Tim keeping an eye on her whenever he was able. 
 
When he got posted to Suffolk he wasn't too pleased - Suffolk was Country, not like London at all. But in fact there were a lot of things about Sheldham that reminded him of home - the Walworth evacuees for a start. Those of them that weren't creating havoc in the Suffolk village were creating havoc in Tim's life. Minnie Beavers - ex-Camberwell - was fifteen, pert, pretty, and wildly in love with Tim. She was determined to inveigle him into marriage the minute she was old enough. Tim was equally determined to escape and choose his own girl. 
 
By the time Tim had gone away to fight the war, and Minnie had joined the WAAF, a great many things had changed in both their lives.

Rising Summer

the perfect happy and wholesome novel to escape with

Anne McCaffrey

Some fourteen hundred turns after men first came to Pern rode Moreta, on her great golden dragon, Orlith. It was towards the end of the Pass of the Red Star -- a time when every living creature on Pern was threatened by Threadfall -- when the courage and daring of dragons and their riders was all that kept the planet from extinction. And then, at the height of the battle against Thread, came a new and terrible evil. 
 
Moreta, in one last superhuman endeavour, was to save her people, and become the greatest legend of dragonlore until the end of time.

Moreta - Dragonlady Of Pern

the compelling and moving tale of a Pern legend... from one of the most influential SFF writers of all time

Let Anne McCaffrey, storyteller extraordinare and New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, take you on a journey to a whole new world: Pern. A world of dragons and other worldly forces; a world of mighty power and ominous threat.. If you like David Eddings, Brandon Sanderson and Douglas Adams, you will love this. 
 
"Anne McCaffrey, one of the queens of science fiction, knows exactly how to give her public what it wants" - THE TIMES 
"Do yourself a favour and read ANYTHING by this Author, you won't be sorry" -- ***** Reader review 
"A real page turner" -- ***** Reader review 
"Delightful reading, well written, and wonderful characters, and Dragons! Lots of Dragons! Bliss!" -- ***** Reader review 
"A brilliant read" -- ***** Reader review 
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A YOUNG GIRL'S DESTINY AWAITS... 
 
Every two hundred years or so, shimmering Threads fall from space, raining death and black ruin on Pern. The great dragons of Pern hurl themselves through the beleagured skies, flaming tongues of fire to destroy deadly Thread and save the Planet. 
 
But it was not Threadfall that made young Menolly unhappy. It was her father who betrayed her ambition to be a Harper, who thwarted her love of music. Menolly had no choice but to run away. 
 
When, suddenly, she came upon a group of fire lizards, wild and smaller relatives of the fire-breathing dragons, she let her music swirl around them and taught nine of them to sing. 
 
Suddenly Menolly was no longer alone -- she was Mistress of Music and Ward of the dazzling fire dragons. 
 
The Dragonriders of Pern series continues in Dragonsinger.

Dragonsong

(Dragonriders of Pern: 4)

Of all the young singers at  the Harperhall of Pern, Piemur was the one chosen for the leading role  at Lord Groghe's Gather...and then his voice broke. Suddenly his whole  future at Harperhall became uncertain. But Masterharper Robinton,  Menolly and Sebell had other plans for Piemur. They were sure that his  quick wits and discretion could be used to keep a check on the  troublesome Oldtimers and their strange traffic in fire lizards. So,  whilst serving as a messanger-drum apprentice, Piemur carried out  special errands for the three. And it was on one such errand that he  realized his wildest dreams.

Dragondrums

(Dragonriders of Pern: 6): deception and discretion loom large in this fan-favourite from one of the most influential fantasy and SF writers of all time

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