Salman Rushdie is one of the world’s most acclaimed, award-winning contemporary authors. Translated into over forty languages, his sixteen works of fiction include Midnight’s Children – for which he won the Booker Prize in 1981, the Booker of Bookers on the 25th anniversary of the prize and Best of the Booker on the 40th anniversary – Shame, The Satanic Verses, Quichotte and Victory City. His latest book, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder was a number one Sunday Times bestseller. A former president of PEN American Center, Rushdie was knighted in 2007 for services to literature and was made a Companion of Honour in the Queen's last Birthday Honours list in 2022.

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Salman Khan is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. His lessons on YouTube have revolutionized learning, garnering billions of views globally. Recognized as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, Khan is also the founder of schoolhouse.world, Khan Lab School, and Khan World School, and the author of The One World Schoolhouse. He holds three degrees from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Kim Liggett

'. . . seethes with love and brutality, violence and hope . . . a remarkable and timely story of the bonds between women' Sabaa Tahir 
 
'An incredibly important and empowering read' Natasha Ngan 
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THE RESISTANCE STARTS HERE. 
 
No one speaks of the grace year. 
It's forbidden. 
We're told we have the power to lure grown men from their beds, make boys lose their minds, and drive the wives mad with jealousy. That's why we're banished for our sixteenth year, to release our magic into the wild before we're allowed to return to civilisation. 
But I don't feel powerful. 
I don't feel magical. 
 
Tierney James lives in an isolated village where girls are banished at sixteen to the northern forest to brave the wilderness - and each other - for a year. They must rid themselves of their dangerous magic before returning purified and ready to marry - if they're lucky. 
 
It is forbidden to speak of the grace year, but even so every girl knows that the coming year will change them - if they survive it... 
 
A critically acclaimed page-turning feminist dystopia about a young woman trapped in an oppressive society, fighting to take control of her own life. 
 
'Beautiful, devastating, and deeply moving' Samira Ahmed, New York Times bestselling author of Internment and Love, Hate &amp; Other Filters 
 
'A visceral, darkly haunting fever dream of a novel . . . I couldn't stop reading' Libba Bray, New York Times bestselling author of The Diviners and A Great and Terrible Beauty

The Grace Year

Nadia El-Fassi

In this cosy and spicy paranormal romance from the author of Best Hex Ever, a successful horror writer whose novel is being adapted into a movie clashes with the lead actor on set in a haunted mansion. 
 
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Rosemary is a successful horror author with a secret: she can see ghosts. So when the set of her hit novel’s film adaptation turns out to be a haunted countryside manor, she’s unfazed. What she’s less prepared for is the maddeningly handsome, completely miscast actor playing her leading man. 
 
Ellis is a Hollywood heartthrob tired of his action-hero persona. Instead, he dreams of being a serious actor, and having free time to spend gardening with his dog. Landing the lead in a historical horror movie is his chance to start fresh… until he discovers the author tried to have him replaced. 
 
But as filming progresses, and the manor's ghosts make their presence known, the chemistry between Rosemary and Ellis becomes undeniable. With secrets being spilled, sparks flying, and spirits stirring up trouble, can they face their demons and write themselves a happily-ever-after before it's a wrap? 
 
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'Addictive and adorable, sweet and sexy, Love at First Fright is a delicious treat!' Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop 
 
'El-Fassi is a master of cosy spice! Love at First Fright strikes a perfect balance between wholesome and smutty, featuring El-Fassi's trademark chemistry (the tension!), magic, and delightful friendships.’ Brigitte Knightley, author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy

Love At First Fright

Ava Reid

The epic standalone dystopian romance from the Sunday Time bestselling author of A Study in Drowning and Lady Macbeth. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and The Last of UsSURVIVAL 
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A LOVE THAT RISKS EVERYTHING 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------‘Stunning . . . Among the dystopian greats.’ Chloe Gong 
‘Brilliant and devastating, Fable for the End of the World will arm you with the strongest tools we have: both anger and hope.’ Allison Saft 
‘Knife-edged and tender-hearted, I will be thinking of the final line for years to come’ Courtney Gould 
 
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By encouraging massive accumulations of debt, a single corporation, Caerus, controls all aspects of society. 
 
Inesa lives with her brother in a half-sunken town, barely scraping a living from their taxidermy shop. But their mother has secretly accrued enormous debt – and the only way out is to offer her daughter up to be a sacrifice for Caerus’s livestreamed assassination event: the Lamb’s Gauntlet. 
 
Melinoë is the assassin chosen for this spectacle. The product of years of neural reconditioning and physiological alteration, she’s a living weapon, famous for her cold brutality and deadly beauty. But she’s also haunted by her failure in the last gauntlet, when she broke down live on screen. 
 
But as Mel pursues Inesa across the wasteland, each determined to claim victory, they begin to question what they’ve been taught. Could there be more to life than survival? Could they be capable of more than death? 
 
Could they, against all the odds, be falling in love? 
 
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PRAISE FOR AVA REID 
 
'A gargantuan hit . . . Dark and brooding, skillful storytelling and intricate character development breathe new life into literature. Dripping in atmosphere . . . One to order immediately.' Glamour 
 
‘A bewitching read with prose like gold.’ Tasha Suri 
 
‘A knife of a book: blood-stained, sharply beautiful, and necessary . . . I couldn't look away’ Alix E. Harrow 
 
‘I was spellbound from the very first page.’ Freya Marske

Fable For the End of the World

Django Wexler

"An immensely entertaining novel" (Tor.com) from the author of The Thousand Names... 
 
The King of the Vordan is on his deathbed. Soon his daughter, Raesinia will be the first Queen Regnant in centuries-and a target for those who seek to control her. The most dangerous is Duke Orlanko, Minister of Information, and master of the secret police. He is the most feared man in the kingdom, and he knows an arcane secret that puts Raesinia completely at his mercy. 
 
But Raesinia has found unlikely allies in the returning war hero Janus bet Vhalnich, and his loyal deputies, Captain Marcus d'Ivoire and Lieutenant Winter Ihernglass. As Marcus and Winter struggle to find their places in the home they never thought they would see again, they help Janus and Raesinia set in motion events that could shatter Orlanko's powers, but perhaps at the price of throwing the nation into chaos. But with the people suffering under the Duke's tyranny, they intend to protect the kingdom with every power they can command, earthly or otherwise.

The Shadow Throne

Guillermo del Toro

Chuck Hogan

Like a Jack Reacher crime thriller... with a Van Helsing-style demon hunter - The Guardian 
 
From the Oscar-winning director of Pan's Labyrinth, The Shape of Water, and Hellboy, and the authors of The Strain comes a new paranormal thriller - X-Files meets Stephen King's The Outsider. 
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A horrific crime that defies ordinary explanation. 
A rookie FBI agent in dangerous, uncharted territory. 
An extraordinary hero for the ages. 
 
FBI agent Odessa's life is derailed when she's forced to turn her gun on her partner, who becomes suddenly, inexplicably violent while apprehending a murderer. Devastated, Odessa is placed on desk leave pending a full investigation. 
 
But what troubles her most isn't the tragedy itself - it's the shadowy presence she saw fleeing his body after his death. 
 
Questioning her future with the FBI, and her sanity, Odessa accepts a low-level assignment to clear out the belongings of a retired agent. What she finds there puts her on the trail of a mysterious figure who claims to have been alive for centuries, and who is either an unhinged lunatic . . . or humanity's best and only defence against unspeakable evil. 
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Praise for THE HOLLOW ONES 
 
'A transporting, page-turning thriller that rips open a brand new universe, filling it with suspense.' Brad Meltzer, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Escape Artist 
 
'Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan have yet another twisted masterpiece on their hands. An enduring new series combining horror, suspense, and fable.' Stephen Chbosky, NYT bestselling author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Imaginary Friend 
 
'Inventive and macabre.' Kirkus 
 
'Horrifying . . . The authors keep the tension high throughout. Fans of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's Pendergast books will be enthralled' Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

The Hollow Ones

Andy Weir

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A survival story for the 21st century and the international bestseller behind the major film from Ridley Scott, starring Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain. 
 
I'm stranded on Mars. 
 
I have no way to communicate with Earth. 
 
I'm in a habitat designed to last 31 days. 
 
If the oxygenator breaks down, I'll suffocate. If the water reclaimer breaks down, I'll die of thirst. If the hab breaches, I'll just kind of explode. If none of those things happen, I'll eventually run out of food and starve to death. 
 
So yeah. I'm screwed. 
 
Andy Weir's second novel Artemis is now available, and his latest novel Project Hail Mary is now available for preorder. 
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'A saga of courage, ingenuity and humour... utterly convincing' STEPHEN BAXTER

The Martian

A visionary and atmospheric gothic fantasy about necromancy, vengeance, and soul-consuming love, the first in a decadently dark duology from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning and Lady Macbeth. 
 
'A gorgeously gruesome Gothic romance.' Jacqueline Carey 
 
'Reid is a singular, extraordinary talent.' Sasha Peyton Smith 
 
'A powerful and essential voice.' Samantha Shannon 
 
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Once there was an island where the dead walked the earth, and seven noble houses ruled by the arcane secrets of necromancy. 
 
A conqueror’s blade brought them low, burning their libraries, killing their lords, and extinguishing their eldritch magic. 
 
But defiant against the new order stands the House of Teeth and its last living members: beautiful Marozia, the heiress to the House, and her cousin, the uncanny Lady Agnes. 
 
Though she has not spoken a word in seven years, Agnes is the true carrier of the House’s legacy. And she has her orders. She must recapture the secrets of death magic and avenge her family’s fallen honour. She must arrange the betrothal of her beloved cousin Marozia to Liuprand, heir to the conqueror’s throne, for access to the forbidden library in his grotesquely grand castle. 
 
Revenge burns in Agnes’s heart, but so do stranger passions – and it is Liuprand, the golden prince, who speaks to her soul. This passion is as treasonous as it is powerful, poisoning the kingdom’s roots and threatening to tear the already shattered realm in two. 
 
For Agnes’s final order is the gravest: She must not fall in love. 
 
Book One of The House of Teeth Duology

Innamorata

Kameron Hurley

'Hurley's world-building is phenomenal . . . highly engaging' Publishers Weekly 
 
The final instalment of the Bel Dame Apocrypha trilogy from Hugo-award winner Kameron Hurley 
 
Nyx is back, alongside the bel dame sisterhood of assassins. 
 
Although the centuries-long war is over, civil unrest is rife, and the fate of one kidnapped politician could be the catalyst for a bloody regime change. 
 
With aliens in the sky and a hint of revolution in the air, Nyx and her team of mutant shape-shifters, torturers and bio-tech magicians have a new mission: save a life to save a country. 
 
***** 
 
Make sure you've read the rest of the series: 
1. God's War 
2. Infidel 
3. Rapture

Rapture

Bel Dame Apocrypha Book 3

Adrian J. Walker

A powerful post-apocalyptic thriller, perfect for fans of The End of the F*cking World. 
'A real find' STEPHEN KING 
 
When the world ends and you find yourself stranded on the wrong side of the country, every second counts. 
 
No one knows this more than Edgar Hill. 550 miles away from his family, he must push himself to the very limit to get back to them, or risk losing them forever... 
 
His best option is to run. 
But what if your best isn’t good enough? 
 
The Number One race-against-time bestseller as featured on Simon Mayo’s Radio 2 Book Club 
 
*The sequel, The Survivors’ Club, is now available to pre-order* 
 
What readers are saying - over 350 5* reader reviews: 
 
‘Difficult to put down and impossible to forget’ 
 
‘A real page turner’ 
 
‘An absolute joy of a read’ 
 
‘Gripping and entertaining all the way through’ 
 
‘Exciting right from the beginning and it left me wanting more’ 
 
‘This book gets better with every page turn’

The End of the World Running Club

The ultimate race against time post-apocalyptic thriller

Eleni Roussos

For fans of Dungeons & Dragons and the upcoming fantasy adventure film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, this gorgeous tome showcases the storytelling, worldbuilding, and creativity behind the movie. 
 
Join in the adventures across Faerûn with stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, Justice Smith, Regé-Jean Page, Sophia Lillis, and the rest of the dedicated cast and crew on their journey to bring the world of Dungeons & Dragons to life. With sections that highlight fan-favourite characters, monsters, and settings, plus explorations of key scenes from the film, this book is packed with production photos, concept art, storyboards, interviews, and more. 
 
Experience the film like never before in this visual feast that takes you behind the scenes of bringing Dungeons & Dragons to the big screen.

The Art and Making of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

E. J. Swift

Nobody leaves Osiris. 
 
Adelaide Rechnov 
Wealthy socialite and granddaughter of the Architect, she spends her time in pointless luxury, rebelling against her family in a series of jaded social extravagances and scandals until her twin brother disappears in mysterious circumstances. 
 
Vikram Bai 
He lives in the Western Quarter, home to the poor descendants of storm refugees and effectively quarantined from the wealthy elite. His people live with cold and starvation, but the coming brutal winter promises civil unrest, and a return to the riots of previous years. 
 
As tensions rise in the city, can Adelaide and Vikram bridge the divide at the heart of Osiris before conspiracies bring them to the edge of disaster?

Osiris

The Osiris Project

Jim C. Hines

Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of a secret society founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. As such, he is gifted with the magical ability to reach into books and draw forth objects. 
 
But when Gutenberg vanishes without a trace, Isaac finds himself pitted against everything from vampires to a sinister, nameless foe who is bent on revealing magic to the world at large... and at any cost.

Libriomancer

Rebecca Podos

Kitty Pryde, Betsy Braddock, and America Chavez race against time itself to save Jean Grey and the X-Men in this epic Multiversal adventure reimagining Marvel origin stories. 
 
So many worlds, so little time. Infinite possibilities, creating infinite realities. Long have I watched generations of mutants live in a world shaped by Jean Grey’s legacy. But what if… that legacy was cut tragically short, dooming the world to a future without the X-Men? 
 
What if… a watcher must do more than watch? 
 
The year is 1990: The X-Men all perished more than a decade ago, and Kitty Pryde is no hero. Emma Frost rescued Kitty from an obscure existence as a mere rebellious teen kicked out of boarding school, terrified of ever being discovered as a mutant. After growing up under the tutelage of the White Queen, Kitty is an apex predator of a superior species, yet she lives alone in a tiny, rundown apartment, preferring isolation to a knife in the back. What is her alternative? The world is what it is. 
 
But sometimes Kitty isn’t so sure of that. Sometimes it feels like she phases right out of her own life. Breathe in: She’s suddenly surrounded by friends she’s never known, living out events that never happened. Breathe out: It’s all back to normal. Kitty always shoves these flashes down, until someone from that other life finds her. This familiar stranger, Betsy Braddock, is a rambling confirmation that something is wrong with their world. 
 
Betsy has a wild theory and if it’s right, Kitty’s only shot at changing the present is to free-fall into the past. The girls follow a tenuous psychic trail back to the glory days of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, where they embed themselves with the X-Men. There they discover the inflection point that will unravel their future revolves around a certain omega-level mutant, destined to become the Phoenix. But little do Kitty and Betsy know, they’re not alone in their search. 
 
The year is 1975: Jean Grey has weeks left to live. The Whisperer is coming. He has recruited an ally and accounted for every foreseeable variable. He will leave nothing to chance. He will lead this reality to its Doom.

What If...Kitty Pryde Stole the Phoenix Force?

An X-Men and America Chavez Story

Rae Carson

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Witness the epic final chapter of the Skywalker saga with the official novelization of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, including expanded scenes and additional content not seen in theaters! 
 
 The Resistance has been reborn. But although Rey and her fellow heroes are back in the fight, the war against the First Order, now led by Supreme Leader Kylo Ren, is far from over. Just as the spark of rebellion is rekindling, a mysterious signal broadcasts throughout the galaxy, with a chilling message: Emperor Palpatine, long thought defeated and destroyed, is back from the dead. 
 
 Has the ancient Lord of the Sith truly returned? Kylo Ren cuts a swath of destruction across the stars, determined to discover any challenge to his control over the First Order and his destiny to rule over the galaxy-and crush it completely. Meanwhile, to discover the truth, Rey, Finn, Poe, and the Resistance must embark on the most perilous adventure they have ever faced. 
 
 Featuring all-new scenes adapted from never-before-seen material, deleted scenes, and input from the filmmakers, the story that began in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and continued in Star Wars: The Last Jedi reaches an astounding conclusion.

Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker (Expanded Edition)

Lynn D. Jung

An ambitious alchemist must uncover her university’s dark secrets while trying to escape her mysterious past in this electrifying and atmospheric debut. 
 
'A triumph of a debut.' 
CHLOE GONG, NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF IMMORTAL LONGINGS 
 
 
When Larkspur Lee arrived in Paris, it was with nothing more than the ambition in her veins and the magic under her skin. 
 
As a student of Meurdrac, one of the few remaining alchemical universities, she burns to prove herself, but lacking the wealth, privilege and connections of the other students, she has to fight twice as hard - and be twice as cunning - if she wants to be considered worthy of immortality. 
 
So when Petronelle Flamel, the Grand Magistra of Meurdrac and Third amongst the Deathless, begins searching for an apprentice, Lark decides she'll do whatever it takes to be selected. Failure is not, and never has been, an option. 
 
But after a shocking death, she instead finds herself at the heart of an impossible crime - one where the only evidence whispers of Lark's past. And matters are further complicated when the mentor she crossed an ocean and a continent to escape re-enters her life, enticing her to his side once again while secretly wielding an agenda of his own. 
 
As the investigation begins and the mysterious Knight assigned to the case, Violaine, becomes convinced that more sinister works are responsible for the murder, Lark must wrestle with both the university's dark secrets and her own as the life she's meticulously built for herself begins to unravel. 
 
And as everything around her delves into chaos, Lark has no choice but to decide if the power she desires is truly worth the price.

Mothsblood

Michael Jan Friedman

Robert Greenberger

Peter David

The official prequel novel of the epic film After Earth directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Jaden Smith and Will Smith 
 
After their exodus from Earth, the last humans settled a remote planet: Nova Prime. 
 
Conner Raige’s ancestors were on the front lines of victory against the Skrel, a long defeated enemy. Now he is one of the United Ranger Corps’ most promising young cadets, despite his brash confidence and tendency to act on instinct. 
 
But when the Skrel return, a deadly ground war will test him to the limit. Only this time, the Skrel have brought a secret weapon: ferocious killing machines designed to eliminate humanity from Nova Prime . . . and the universe. 
 
Includes the first three installments of the After Earth: Ghost Stories eBook series.

A Perfect Beast – After Earth

Guy Adams

HOW DO YOU STOP AN ASSASSIN THAT CAN’T BE KILLED? 
 
Toby Greene is part of The Clown Service, a mostly forgotten branch of British Intelligence tasked with fighting paranormal threats. 
 
However, the Rain-Soaked Bride is no ordinary assassin. Relentless, inexorable and part of a larger game, merely stopping this impossible killer may notbe enough to save the day… 
 
‘The Clown Service is fun and rips along like thefinest episode of the old Avengers series’ The Independenton Sunday

The Rain-Soaked Bride

Dave Bara

Lt. Peter Cochrane and his new wife, Karina, are under attack. 
 
When Peter and Karina escape an assault by a hostile government on his new command, Defiant, he travels with his wife to fend off an Empire attack on Skondar – which just so happens to be where his ex-lover, Dorbina, is stationed. 
 
Worse still, the attack is led by Prince Arin, the Butcher of Carinthia. As dark secrets that could change everything are revealed, Peter must face the battle of his life – one that could save the human race, or doom it… 
 
Book three in The Lightship Chronicles, a groundbreaking new-action adventure space opera from Dave Bara

Defiant

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

'Hurley's world-building is phenomenal . . . highly engaging' Publishers Weekly 
 
The first instalment of the action-packed Bel Dame Apocrypha trilogy - perfect for fans of Becky Chambers and N. K. Jemisin 
 
Nyx is a bel dame, a bounty hunter paid to collect the heads of deserters - by almost any means necessary. 
 
'Almost' proved to be the problem. 
 
Cast out and imprisoned for breaking one rule too many, Nyx and her crew of mercenaries are all about the money. But when a dubious government deal with an alien emissary goes awry, her name is at the top of the list for a covert recovery. 
 
While the centuries-long war rages on only one thing is certain: the world's best chance for peace rests in the hands of its most ruthless killers. . . 
 
***** 
 
Make sure you've read the rest of the series: 
1. God's War 
2. Infidel 
3. Rapture

God's War

Bel Dame Apocrypha Book 1

'Huryley's world-building is phenomenal . . . highly engaging' Publishers Weekly 
 
The second instalment of the Bel Dame Apocrypha trilogy from Hugo-award winner Kameron Hurley 
 
No matter where you go, the Bel Dames will find you 
 
Nyx used to be an assassin, part of the sisterhood of the Bel Dames. Now she's babysitting diplomats to make ends meet and longs for the days when killing was a lot more honorable. So, when her former 'sisters' lead a coup against the government, she's the perfect choice to stop them. 
 
In a rotten nation of giant bugs and renegade shape shifters, Nyx must forge unlikely allies and rekindle old acquaintances if she is to survive. Otherwise, this time, the bodies she leaves scattered across the continent may include her own... 
 
***** 
 
Make sure you've read the rest of the series: 
1. God's War 
2. Infidel 
3. Rapture

Infidel

Bel Dame Apocrypha Book 2

Ever had a bad day? Try having one on the moon... 
 
'Fascinating' Tim Peake, Sunday Times bestselling author of Ask an Astronaut 
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WELCOME TO ARTEMIS. The first city on the moon. 
Population 2,000. Mostly tourists. 
Some criminals. 
 
Jazz Bashara is one of the criminals. She lives in a poor area of Artemis and subsidises her work as a porter with smuggling contraband onto the moon. But it's not enough. 
 
So when she's offered the chance to make a lot of money she jumps at it. But though planning a crime in 1/6th gravity may be more fun, it's also a lot more dangerous. 
 
When you live on the moon, of course you have a dark side... 
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Andy Weir's new stunning science-based thriller PROJECT HAIL MARY is available now. 
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What everyone's saying about the follow-up to The Martian: 
 
'A smart, fun, fast-paced adventure that you won't be able to put down' Ernest Cline, bestselling author of Ready Player One 
 
'What a page turner!' Milda on Goodreads, 5 stars 
 
'Fast paced, high octane and highly entertaining' Chrys on Netgalley, 5 stars 
 
'Artemis does for the moon what The Martian did for Mars' Guardian 
 
'A first rate thriller, this had me hooked from beginning to end' Robert on Netgalley, 5 stars 
 
'An absolute must read' Lauren on Goodreads, 5 stars 
 
'A clever and action-fuelled story' Culturefly 
 
'For those who loved The Martian, you won't be disappointed' Liz on Netgalley, 5 stars

Artemis

A gripping sci-fi thriller from the author of The Martian

Naomi Novik

'For all fans of Harry Potter, Wednesday or even Fourth Wing, Naomi Novik’s A Deadly Education trilogy is a must-read.' STYLIST 
 
The Sunday Times bestseller! 
 
FINALIST FOR THE LODESTAR AWARD 
 
In the start of an all-new trilogy, the bestselling author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver introduces you to a dangerous school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death - until one girl begins to rewrite its rules. 
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Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered. 
 
There are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic, and the odds of survival are never equal. Once you're inside, there are only two ways out: you graduate or you die. 
 
El Higgins is uniquely prepared for the school's many dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out untold millions - never mind easily destroy the countless monsters that prowl the school. 
 
Except, she might accidentally kill all the other students, too. So El is trying her hardest not to use it . . . that is, unless she has no other choice. 
 
With flawless mastery, Naomi Novik creates a heroine for the ages - a character so sharply realized and so richly nuanced that she will live on in hearts and minds for generations to come. 
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'Hilarious and wild! Take any fictional magic school, make it as over-the-top dangerous as possible, and populate it with a bunch of snarky teenagers; the result is pure batshit fun.' 
N.K. Jemisin, three-time Hugo Award winner and author of The Fifth Season 
 
'Novik deliciously undoes expectations about magic schools, destined heroes, and family legacies. A gorgeous book about monsters and monstrousness, chockablock with action, cleverness, and wit.' Holly Black, #1 New York Times bestselling author 
 
'The Scholomance is the dark school of magic I've been waiting for, and its wise, witty, and monstrous heroine is one I'd happily follow anywhere-even into a school full of monsters.' 
Katherine Arden, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale 
 
'The wonderful cast of characters will grab a hold of your heart and you'll never want to leave this deadly school ... a fantasy that delights on every level. I loved this brilliant book.' 
Stephanie Garber, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval series 
 
'Eyeball-meltingly brilliant. Novik is, quite simply, a genius.' 
Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken 
 
'Sharp, witty, and darkly effervescent, A Deadly Education is Naomi Novik's fresh take on the concept of the magic school. One of my favorite reads of the year.' 
Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls 
 
'Fresh, smart, and delightfully unique. It's Hogwarts with higher stakes and sharper claws, and I absolutely loved it.' 
Alix E. Harrow 
 
'A nightmare from which I never wished to wake. Savage, inventive, and soulful, Novik grasps the totems of childhood that linger in your mind-schools of magic, curses, cutthroat classmates, monsters-only to twist them into a grand new tale that'll make you believe in magic again.' 
Pierce Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Age 
 
 
A Deadly Education, Sunday Times bestseller - October 2020

A Deadly Education

A TikTok sensation and Sunday Times bestselling dark academia fantasy

Mike Chen

SW TBC

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

Cavan Scott

Delve into the history of the sinister Count Dooku in the original script to the thrilling Star Wars audio production! 
 
Darth Tyranus. Count of Serenno. Leader of the Separatists. A red saber, unsheathed in the dark. But who was he before he became the right hand of the Sith? As Dooku courts a new apprentice, the hidden truth of the Sith Lord's past begins to come to light. 
 
Dooku's life began as one of privilege - born within the stony walls of his family's estate, orbited by the Funeral Moon where the bones of his ancestors lie interred. But soon, his Jedi abilities are recognized, and he is taken from his home to be trained in the ways of the Force by the legendary Master Yoda. 
 
As he hones his power, Dooku rises through the ranks, befriending fellow Jedi Sifo-Dyas and taking a Padawan of his own, the promising Qui-Gon Jinn - and tries to forget the life that he once led. But he finds himself drawn by a strange fascination with the Jedi Master Lene Kostana, and the mission she undertakes for the Order: finding and studying ancient relics of the Sith, in preparation for the eventual return of the deadliest enemies the Jedi have ever faced. 
 
Caught between the world of the Jedi, the ancient responsibilities of his lost home, and the alluring power of the relics, Dooku struggles to stay in the light - even as the darkness begins to fall.

Dooku: Jedi Lost

Sarah Kuhn

Dr. Aphra teams up with Darth Vader himself in this original script of the thrilling Star Wars audiobook production. 
 
Dr. Chelli Lona Aphra, rogue archaeologist, is in trouble again. 
 
A pioneer in the field of criminal xenoarchaeology, Aphra recognizes no law, has no fear, and possesses no impulse control. To her, the true worth of the galactic relics she discovers isn't found in a museum but in an arsenal. This viewpoint has led to a lot of misunderstandings. After her latest plan goes horribly wrong, her roguish ways are on the verge of catching up to her. That's when suddenly Darth Vader, terror of the galaxy, swoops in with his lightsaber and...saves her life? 
 
Don't get her wrong--it's not like she's ungrateful. Sure, her new boss is a lord of the Sith. And okay, she may have just become a pawn in a deadly game being played by him and his boss, who happens to be the Galactic Emperor. And yes, the life expectancy of anyone who disappoints Vader can be measured in seconds. 
 
But she's back doing what she does best. She's got a ship to fly, a heist to pull, and two unorthodox but effective metal buddies: Triple-Zero, a protocol droid specializing in etiquette, customs, translation, and torture, and BT-1, anastromech loaded with enough firepower to take down a battlecruiser. Together, they might just find a way to get the job done and avoid the deadly performance review that waits at its conclusion. 
 
Just kidding. She's doomed

Doctor Aphra (Star Wars)

Max Brooks

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WORLD WAR Z 
 
'TRUE TERROR' Guardian 'NAIL CHOMPING SUSPENSE' Total Film 
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As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier's eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined . . . until now. 
 
But the journals of resident Kate Holland, recovered from the town's bloody wreckage, capture a tale too harrowing - and too earth-shattering in its implications - to be forgotten. 
 
In these pages, Max Brooks brings Kate's extraordinary account to light for the first time, faithfully reproducing her words alongside his own extensive investigations into the massacre and the beasts behind it, once thought legendary but now known to be terrifyingly real. 
 
Kate's is a tale of unexpected strength and resilience, of humanity's defiance in the face of a terrible predator's gaze, and inevitably, of savagery and death. 
 
Yet it is also far more than that. 
 
Because if what Kate Holland saw in those days is real, then we must accept the impossible. We must accept that the creature known as Bigfoot walks among us - and that it is a beast of terrible strength and ferocity. 
 
Part survival narrative, part bloody horror tale, part scientific journey into the boundaries between truth and fiction, this is a Bigfoot story as only Max Brooks could chronicle it - and like none you've ever read before. 
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'Unputdownable' John Marrs, bestselling author of The One 
 
'A bloody good read' Andrew Hunter-Murray, bestselling author of The Last Day 
 
'A masterful blend of laugh-out-loud social satire and stuff-your-fist-in-your-mouth horror. One elevates the other, making the book, and its message, all the more relevant.' David Sedaris 
 
'For any fan of Bigfoot or cryptozoology, it's a referential treat.' Guardian 
 
'Dark, gripping and visceral, Devolution is a unique journey into terror.' Waterstones 
 
'Another triumph from Max Brooks! . . . I can't wait until he turns every monster from childhood into an intelligent, entertaining page-turner' Stephen Chbosky, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Imaginary Friend and The Perks of Being a Wallflower 
 
'Drawing you in with likeable characters in a real-world situation, then smashing your trust to pieces like a giant ape crushing a skull with his bare hands. Devolution will make you think twice about booking that remote weekend getaway in the woods.' Sci-Fi Now, 5* review 
 
'Max Brooks has written the next great epistolary novel. Devolution is phenomenal' Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box 
 
'One of the greatest horror novels I've ever read. The characters soar, the ideas sing, and it's all going to scare the living daylights out of you' Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter 
 
'Grisly page-turner . . . Brooks' eye for rich characterisation, pointed social commentary and nail-chomping suspense is as sharp as ever' Total Film 
 
'Delightful . . . A tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy' Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 
 
'Timely, terrifying, and utterly terrific.' SFX Magazine *****

Devolution

From the bestselling author of World War Z

Marge Piercy

'She is a serious writer who deserves the sort of considered attention which, too often, she does not get...' MARGARET ATWOOD 
 
In the middle of the twenty-first century, life as we know it has changed for all time. Shira Shipman's marriage has broken up, and her young son has been taken from her by the corporation that runs her zone, so she has returned to Tikva, the Jewish town where she grew up. There, she is welcomed by Malkah, the brilliant grandmother who raised her, and meets an extraordinary man who is not a man at all, but a unique cyborg implanted with intelligence, emotions - and the ability to kill... 
 
 
From the critically acclaimed author of Woman on the Edge of Time, comes another stunning novel of morality and courage. A Pygmallion tale for the modern age, this classic feminist speculative novel won the Arthur C Clark Award.

He, She and It

Alexandra Bell

Journey to a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps in this spellbinding historical romance blending mystery, art, romance and time travel 
 
'A captivating tapestry of love, tragedy, and time.' Cassandra Clare, bestselling author of Swordcatcher 
'An exquisite, fantastical puzzle box of a novel.' Kelly Link, bestselling author of The Book of Love 
'Beautiful and bittersweet time travel fantasy' Publishers' Weekly 
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‘Have you travelled a long way?’ she asked carefully. 
A smile twitched at the corner of his mouth. ‘Well, yes,” he said slowly. ‘Yes, you could say that. But it was worth the wait.’ 
 
London, 2015 
 
When reclusive art appraiser Eve Shaw shakes the hand of a silver-haired gentleman in her London office, the warmth of his palm sends a spark through her. 
 
His name is Max Everly – curiously, the same name as Eve’s favourite composer, born one hundred sixteen years prior. And she can’t shake the feeling that she’s held his hand before . . . but where, and when? 
 
The White Octopus Hotel, 1935 
 
Decades earlier, high in the snowy Swiss Alps, Eve and a young Max Everly wander the winding halls of the grand belle epoque White Octopus Hotel, lost in time. 
 
Each of them has been through the trenches – Eve in a family accident and Max on the battlefields of the Great War – but for an impossible moment, love and healing are just a room away . . . if only they have the courage to step through the door. 
 
_________________________________READERS LOVE THE WHITE OCTOPUS HOTEL 
'Five gloriously mind-bending, time-traveling stars from me!' 
 
'Gorgeous GORGEOUS book. I'm in love' 
 
'I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time.' 
 
'An exciting, touching, and hopeful magical love story' 
 
'Alexandra Bell owns a slice of my heart.'

The White Octopus Hotel

THE NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
The heroes of the High Republic era return to face a shattered peace and a fearsome foe, following the dramatic events of Light of the Jedi. 
 
In the wake of the Great Hyperspace Disaster and the heroism of the Jedi, the Republic continues to grow, bringing more worlds together under a single unified banner. Under the leadership of Chancellor Lina Soh, the spirit of unity extends throughout the galaxy, with the Jedi and the newly established Starlight Beacon station at the vanguard. 
 
In celebration, the chancellor plans The Republic Fair, a showcase of the possibilities and the peace of the expanding Republic-a peace the Jedi hope to foster. Stellan Gios, Bell Zettifar, Elzar Mann, and others join the event as ambassadors of harmony. But as the eyes of the galaxy turn toward the Fair, so too does the fury of the Nihil. Their leader, Marchion Ro, is intent on destroying this unity. His storm descends on the pageantry and celebration, sowing chaos and exacting revenge. 
 
As the Jedi struggle to curb the carnage of the rampaging Nihil, they come face-to-face with the true fear their enemy plans to unleash across the galaxy-the kind of fear from which even the Force cannot shield them.

Star Wars: The Rising Storm (The High Republic)

(Star Wars: the High Republic Book 2)

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