AN ACCLAIMED, EMMY-NOMINATED TV SERIES ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO WINNER OF THE HUGO, LOCUS AND BRAM STOKER AWARDS ''To give him his full title: Neil Gaiman, Architect of Worlds, Svengali of Plot, Shaman of Character, Exploder of Cliche, Master Craftsman of Style, Dreamer Laureate of the Republic of Letters'' DAVID MITCHELL ''Original, engrossing, and endlessly inventive'' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN ''Brilliant and unique'' GUARDIAN --- ''This is about the soul of America, the idea that everyone came here from somewhere'' NEIL GAIMAN --- After three years in prison, Shadow Moon is free to go home. But hours before his release, his beloved wife is killed in a freak accident. Numbly, he boards a plane where he meets an enigmatic stranger who seems to know Shadow and claims to be an ancient god - and king of America. Together they embark on a profoundly strange road trip across the USA, encountering a kaleidoscopic cast of characters along the way. But all around them a storm of unnatural proportions is gathering. War is coming, an epic struggle for the very soul of America. And Shadow is standing squarely in its path. NEIL GAIMAN. W ITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES. --- **Includes a brand-new author preface, introduction to the author''s preferred text, The Monarch of the Glen novella, reading-group discussion questions, an interview with Neil Gaiman and ''How Dare You'', an essay on American Gods **
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THE EXTRAORDINARY FIRST NOVEL BY THE MASTER OF STORYTELLING ACCLAIMED BBC RADIO 4 DRAMATISATION WITH ALL-STAR CAST INCLUDING JAMES MCAVOY, NATALIE DORMER, DAVID HAREWOOD, SOPHIE OKONEDO AND BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH ''Prose that dances and dazzles . . . Gaiman describes the indescribable'' SUSANNA CLARKE ''It''s virtually impossible to read more than ten words by Neil Gaiman and not wish he would tell you the rest of the story'' OBSERVER ''Much too clever to be caught in the net of a single interpretation'' PHILIP PULLMAN --- ''I love doors. Anything that leads to possibilities'' NEIL GAIMAN --- Under the streets of London lies a world most people could never dream of. When Richard Mayhew stops to help a girl he finds bleeding in the street, his unremarkable life changes in an instant. This act of kindness leads him to a place filled with murderers and angels, pale girls in black velvet, a Beast in a labyrinth and an Earl who holds Court in a tube train. It is strangely familiar yet utterly bizarre. Here is London Below, the city of people who have fallen between the cracks. And for Richard Mayhew, it''s just the beginning. NEIL GAIMAN. W ITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES. --- **Includes an introduction to the author''s preferred text, How the Marquis Got His Coat Back short story, reading-group discussion questions, an ''Altogether Different Prologue'' and an interview with Neil Gaiman**
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A FAIRY TALE FOR EVERYONE. THE ACCLAIMED, ENCHANTING FILM ADAPTATION STARS ROBERT DE NIRO, CLAIRE DANES, RUPERT EVERETT, MICHELLE PFEIFFER AND MANY MORE FAVOURITES... ''Beyond all the borders that divide us, there is a place of infinite possibilities and pure magic. I think of Neil Gaiman as a writer who wears the key to that land around his neck - the key to Storyland'' ELIF SHAFAK ''Gaiman describes the indescribable'' SUSANNA CLARKE ''A tonic for these turbulent times'' IRISH TIMES --- ''I wanted to write a story that would feel, to the reader, like something he or she had always known'' NEIL GAIMAN --- At the dawn of the Victorian era, life moves leisurely in the sleepy village of Wall. Young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester and, to win her love, vows to bring her a star they see fall from the night sky. It is an oath that sends him over the town''s ancient wall and into the mysterious land of Faerie - a world that is dangerous and strange beyond imagining . . . NEIL GAIMAN. W ITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES. --- **Includes ''Wall, A Prologue'', reading-group discussion questions and an interview with Neil Gaiman**
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In Heartbreak Hotel by New York Times No.1 bestseller Jonathan Kellerman, criminal psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware i nvestigates the death of his most mysterious patient to date. Fans of Michael Connelly and Harlan Coben will revel in this knife- sharp storytelling from the master of psychological suspense. At nearly one hundred years old, Thalia Mars is a far cry from the patients child psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware normally treats. But the charming, witty woman convinces Alex to meet with her in a suite at The Aventura - a luxury hotel with a checkered history. What Thalia wants from Alex are answers to unsettling questions - about guilt, patterns of criminal behaviour, victim selection. When Alex asks the reason for her morbid fascination, Thalia promises to tell all during their next session. But when he returns the following morning, his question goes unanswered, and new ones arise... In their most puzzling investigation to date, Alex and homicide detective Milo Sturgis must peel back the layers of a fascinating but elusive woman's life. For Thalia Mars is a victim like no other, an enigma who harboured nearly a century of secrets and whose life and death draw those around her into a vortex of violence. FORTY BESTSELLERS. HUNDREDS OF CASES SOLVED.
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THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, AND COMPANION NOVEL TO AMERICAN GODS.

''Neil could never have known that he was writing for a confused Jamaican kid who, without even knowing it, was still staggering from centuries of erasure of his own gods and monsters'' MARLON JAMES ''A warm, funny, immensely entertaining story about the impossibility of putting up with your relations - especially if they happen to be Gods'' SUSANNA CLARKE ''It''s virtually impossible to read more than ten words by Neil Gaiman and not wish he would tell you the rest of the story'' OBSERVER --- ''People think that funny and serious are mutually exclusives. They think they''re opposites, and that''s not actually true'' NEIL GAIMAN --- Everything changes for Fat Charlie Nancy, the South London boy so called by his father, the day his dad drops dead while doing karaoke.

Charlie didn''t know his estranged father was a god - Anansi the trickster, master of mischief and social disorder. He never knew he had a brother either.

Now brother Spider is on his doorstep, about to make life more interesting . . . and a lot more dangerous. It''s a meeting that will take Fat Charlie from his London home to Florida, the Caribbean, and the very beginning of the world itself. Or the end of the world, depending on which way you''re looking.

NEIL GAIMAN.
WITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES.

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Titus Crowne is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County. A former FBI agent and security expert, Titus came home to take care of his father and look out for his troubled younger brother. He ran for Sheriff to make a difference, especially in the Black community which has so often been treated unfairly by the police.

But a year to the day after his election, a school shooting rocks the town. A beloved teacher is killed by a former student, and as Titus attempts to deescalate and get the boy to surrender, his deputies fire a fatal shot.

In the investigation, it becomes clear that the student they shot had been abused by the dead teacher, as well as by unidentified perpetrators. The trail leads to buried bodies - and dark secrets.

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A special hardback edition of Octavia E. Butler''s bestselling novel, with new cover artwork by Monet Alyssa.

''If there is one thing scarier than a dystopian novel about the future, it''s one written in the past that has already begun to come true. This is what makes Parable of the Sower even more impressive than it was when first published'' GLORIA STEINEM

''Unnervingly prescient and wise'' YAA GYASI

We are coming apart. We''re a rope, breaking, a single strand at a time.

America is a place of chaos, where violence rules and only the rich and powerful are safe. Lauren Olamina, a young woman with the extraordinary power to feel the pain of others as her own, records everything she sees of this broken world in her journal.

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This sequel to Parable of the Sower by ground-breaking writer Octavia E. Butler feel like a prophetic nod to our current world. If you were glued to T he Handmaid's Tale or couldn't put down The Power , you'll love this beautiful new edition of a seminal American classic. 'In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time... for sheer peculiar prescience, Butler's novel may be unmatched' New Yorker In order for me to understand who I am, I must begin to understand who she was. Asha was born into a broken world. There are many things she needs to know: how her country could embrace a violent, far-right President promising to make America great again, why they turned a blind eye to the suffering - and the truth about her mother. In her journals, Lauren Olamina tells of a great love divided between her young daughter, her community and the revelation that led her to found a new faith that teaches 'God Is Change'. But under a tyrannical religious regime who consider the mere existence of a black female leader a threat, Lauren knows she must soon either sacrifice her daughter and her followers - or forsake the beliefs that could transform human destiny. Octavia E. Butler's award-winning novel is an almost-prophetic take on a shockingly familiar and deeply relevant world. What readers are saying about Octavia Butler: ' Kindred was written in 1979 but could have been written last year. Incredible. I couldn't put it down ' ' Emotionally and viscerally alive and challenging . I don't know how I missed it before now' 'A masterpiece by a matchless artist . Butler is simply sublime ' ' Reading these books will change your life ' 'A finely crafted work , rife with emotional power, horrifying in its believability , with a message that cannot be ignored '
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''One of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century'' JUNOT DIAZ ''Octavia Butler was playing out our very real possibilities as humans. I think she can help each of us to do the same'' GLORIA STEINEM One woman is called upon to reconstruct humanity in this hopeful, thought-provoking novel by the bestselling, award-winning author. For readers of Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison and Ursula K. Le Guin. When Lilith lyapo wakes in a small white room with no doors or windows, she remembers a devastating war, and a husband and child long lost to her. She finds herself living among the Oankali, a strange race who intervened in the fate of humanity hundreds of years before. They spared those they could from the ruined Earth, and suspended them in a long, deep sleep. Over centuries, the Oankali learned from the past, cured disease and healed the world. Now they want Lilith to lead her people back home. But salvation comes at a price - to restore humanity, it must be changed forever... PRAISE FOR OCTAVIA E. BUTLER, THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ''In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time... for sheer peculiar prescience, Butler''s novel may be unmatched'' NEW YORKER ''Butler''s prose, always pared back to the bone, delineates the painful paradoxes of metamorphosis with compelling precision'' GUARDIAN ''Octavia Butler was a visionary'' VIOLA DAVIS ''Her evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human'' NEW YORK TIMES ''An icon of the Afrofuturism world, envisioning literary realms that placed black characters front and center'' VANITY FAIR ''Butler writes with such a familiarity that the alien is welcome and intriguing. She really artfully exposes our human impulse to self-destruct'' LUPITA NYONG''O Lire la suite Fermer

I''ve been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me. Recently, I worked up the courage to sit down with those diaries. I found stories I experienced, lessons I learned and forgot, poems, prayers, prescriptions, beliefs about what matters, some great photographs, and a whole bunch of bumperstickers. I found a reliable theme, an approach to living that gave me more satisfaction, at the time, and still: If you know how, and when, to deal with life''s challenges-how to get relative with the inevitable - you can enjoy a state of success I call ''catching greenlights.'' So I took a one way ticket to the desert and wrote what you hold now: an album, a record, a story of my life so far. This is fifty years of my sights and seens, felts and figured outs, cools and shamefuls. Graces, truths, and beauties of brutality. Getting away withs, getting caughts, and getting wets while trying to dance between the raindrops. Hopefully, it''s medicine that tastes good, a couple of aspirin instead of the infirmary, a spaceship to Mars without needing your pilot''s license, going to church without having to be born again, and laughing through the tears. It''s a love letter. To life. It''s also a guide to catching more greenlights-and to realizing that the yellows and reds eventually turn green too. Good luck.
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''A book that shifted my life... Epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant'' VIOLA DAVIS ''Will rewire the mind of whoever reads it... you don''t emerge from the journey unaffected'' NNEDI OKORAFOR A PATTERNIST NOVEL: BOOK ONE It begins when two immortals meet in an African forest. Doro is an ancient spirit who, for thousands of years, has cultivated a small village of people in search of perfection. He steals from their bodies to sustain his own life. Doro fears no one - until he meets Anyanwu. Anyanwu is like Doro and yet different. She uses her wisdom to help others, healing injuries, birthing tribes and shifting the shapes of her own body. Anyanwu feels no threat - until she meets Doro. In an epic story of love and hate, Doro and Anyanwu chase each other across continents and centuries - a power struggle that echoes through generations. Together they will change the world. Lire la suite Fermer

The global bestseller that inspired the hit musical phenomenon

Major, much-anticipated movie starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande coming to the big screen this November

In this classic tale of good and evil, what if we weren''t told the whole story?

Long before Dorothy follows the yellow brick road and triumphs over the Wicked Witch of the West, a little girl with emerald-green skin is born in the land of Oz.

Elphaba grows up to be smart and prickly, a lonely outsider with an extraordinary talent for magic. Arriving at university, she dares to believe she might finally fit in.

But Oz isn''t the haven she''d dreamed of. Some of its citizens are in grave danger, and Elphaba is determined to protect them from the Wizard''s power.

And when the world declares her a wicked witch, Elphaba takes matters into her own hands...

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A BLACK FATHER. A WHITE FATHER. TWO MURDERED SONS. A QUEST FOR VENGEANCE. '' Superb...Cuts right to the heart of the most important questions of our times.'' MICHAEL CONNELLY ''A voice as stark and distinctive as Elmore Leonard''s, and a humanity that touches the soul.'' DAILY MAIL ''Every once in a while a writer comes along with an incredible voice...add S. A. Cosby to that list.'' STEVE CAVANAGH Ike Randolph left jail fifteen years ago, with not so much as a speeding ticket since. But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid. Ike is devastated to learn his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah''s white husband, Derek. Though he never fully accepted his son, Ike is broken by his death. Derek''s father Buddy Lee was as ashamed of Derek being gay as Derek was of his father''s criminal past. But Buddy Lee - with seedy contacts deep in the underworld - needs to know who killed his only child. Desperate to do better by them in death than they did in life, two hardened ex-cons must confront their own prejudices about their sons - and each other - as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys. A provocative revenge thriller and an achingly tender story of redemption, this novel is a ferocious portrait of grief; for those loved and lost, and for mistakes than can never truly be undone. Praise for S. A. Cosby: ''S. A. Cosby is a welcome, refreshing new voice in crime literature. '' DENNIS LEHANE ''Sensationally good'' LEE CHILD ''I loved BLACKTOP WASTELAND'' STEPHEN KING ''Pitch-perfect'' DENNIS LEHANE ''Stunning. Can''t remember the last time I read such a powerful crime novel'' MARK BILLINGHAM ''A superb character study wrapped up in a high-octane heist novel'' Guardian ''Fantastic'' Sunday Times ''Spectacular.'' Daily Mail '' A delicious slice of country gothic wrapped in smart, hard, contemporary neo noir.'' ADRIAN McKINTY Lire la suite Fermer

This BookTok sensation is the third in a slow-burn, epic romantasy series following one woman who must risk everything to save her family - and all of mortalkind! Now with a oenever-before-seen bonus chapter from Luther''s point of viewoe!

c The war has begun. Both sides demand Diem''s allegiance - or her death c

After her disastrous coronation, Diem finds herself at the center of the conflict between the Descended and the Guardians. With her newfound friends and the man she''s falling for on one side, and the mortals she has vowed to protect on the other, Diem must walk a careful line to save the people she loves... even from each other.

The mystery of her unusual heritage begins to unravel, sending Diem and Luther on an unexpected journey across the realms. The answers may hold the key to winning the war, but finding them will require her to face painful truths about her mother, her bloodline, and her fate.

Meanwhile, the Crowns have set Diem in their sights. Some could be her greatest allies-while others want her dead. To end their oppressive reign, Diem must sort friend from foe and risk it all to build an army of her own.

But a powerful figure in the north has plans that could change everything . . .
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Readers can''t get enough of Penn Cole!

''This story has captivated me . . . A fiery tapestry of love and what must be will be''

''Read. This. Book. Now.''

''A beautifully told story, gripping in every way and leaving wanting more!''

''Wow. Just wow. Everything you''d ever want in a fantasy book!''

''For anyone who loves ACOTAR and [Fourth Wing], you should 100% read this series. . . Chosen ones, magic, dragon creatures, enemy''s to lovers, found family, banter, slow burn, royal politics, war. It has everything!'' Lire la suite Fermer

*The New York Times bestseller* All around us people are looking at their phones too much, eating too much, drinking too much. Our world is addicted to fleeting distracting pleasures that get us nowhere. Dr Anna Lembke provides a clear way back to a balanced life. This book is about pleasure. It''s also about pain. Most importantly, it''s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We''re living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting... The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation. As such we''ve all become vulnerable to compulsive overconsumption. In Dopamine Nation , Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author, explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain...and what to do about it. Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative. Their riveting stories of suffering and redemption give us all hope for managing our consumption and transforming our lives. In essence, Dopamine Nation shows that the secret to finding balance is combining the science of desire with the wisdom of recovery. ''Dr Anna Lembke is a whiz on why we get hooked on things - and how we can enjoy pleasurable things in healthier doses.'' - The Guardian
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A burnt-out pop star stranded in small-town Kentucky can''t help falling for her unlikely knight in shining armour - the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop - in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet . ................................................................................. Amelia Rose, known as Rae Rose to her fans, is burnt out from years of maintaining her ''princess of pop'' image. Inspired by her favourite Audrey Hepburn film Roman Holiday , and desperate for a getaway from the music business, she drives off in the middle of the night for a respite in Rome . . . Rome, Kentucky, that is. When Noah Walker finds Amelia on his front lawn in her broken-down car, he makes it clear he doesn''t have the time or patience for celebrity problems. He''s too busy running the pie shop his grandmother left him and reminding his nosy but lovable neighbours to mind their own damn business. But his heart softens when it becomes clear that years in the public eye have left Amelia lonely and isolated. Soon she''ll have to return to her glamorous life on tour, but until then Noah will show Amelia all the charming small-town experiences she''s been missing and she''ll show him how to open his heart to more. Amelia can''t resist falling for Rome and her grumpy tour guide, but she keeps reminding herself that even Audrey had to go back to her real life in the end . . . ................................................................................. Discover The Cheat Sheet - the heartwarming friends to lovers romance that became a sensation on TikTok! ''A laugh-out-loud romantic comedy'' SOPHIE SULLIVAN ''As slapstick funny as it is both sizzling and sweet'' CHLOE LIESE ''The perfect mix of laugh-out-loud entertaining and intensely tender'' DEVON DANIELS Lire la suite Fermer

This BookTok sensation is the first in a slow-burn, epic romantasy series following one woman who must risk everything to save her family - and all of mortalkind. Now with a never-before-seen bonus chapter!

c When old secrets catch fire, everything will burn c

All her life, healer Diem Bellator has yearned to escape her tiny village in Emarion, a realm ruled over by cruel demigods known as the Descended. Although her parents have always tried to shield her from their brutality, Diem''s world changes forever when her mother goes missing, leading her to uncover a dangerous secret that links her family to the dreaded Descended in ways she never imagined.

The journey to unravel the web of mysteries Diem''s mother left behind is long and treacherous, and it soon leads her into the dark domain of those who rule her world: the Descended''s royal palace itself.

With the dying king''s handsome, enigmatic heir watching her every move, and a ruthless rebel alliance urging her to join the looming civil war, Diem must reevaluate everything she thought she knew to save her loved ones - and finally discover the truth about her world.
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Readers can''t get enough of Penn Cole!

''This story has captivated me . . . A fiery tapestry of love and what must be will be''

''Read. This. Book. Now.''

''A beautifully told story, gripping in every way and leaving wanting more!''

''Wow. Just wow. Everything you''d ever want in a fantasy book!''

''For anyone who loves ACOTAR and [Fourth Wing], you should 100% read this series. . . Chosen ones, magic, dragon creatures, enemy''s to lovers, found family, banter, slow burn, royal politics, war. It has everything!'' Lire la suite Fermer

INQUISITION is the latest thrilling novel from Sunday Times bestselling author David Gibbins. Jack Howard will be tested to his limits on the trail of the fabled Holy Grail. '[The] Da Vinci Code of the deep sea' Daily Express 258 As the blood of martyred Christians runs through Rome's catacombs, Pope Sixtus entrusts their most sacred object to a devoted follower. Soon after, the Holy Grail disappears into the darkness of time. 1684 While overseeing the evacuation of the English colony of Tangier, Samuel Pepys attempts to retrieve a treasure which has resurfaced after more than a thousand years. Meanwhile, a Jewish merchant is tortured by the Altamanus , a secret group determined to locate the Grail. PRESENT DAY A wreck off the Cornish coast reveals clues to a mystery that marine archaeologist Jack Howard had thought beyond solving. He embarks on an epic quest that takes him to the sunken ruins of the pirate city of Port Royal in Jamaica. But the spectre of the deadly Inquisition dogs his every step, and Jack must face a descent into hell itself if he is to uncover the greatest reward in Christendom.
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WHAT IF THE ONLY WITNESS TO A MURDER IS MORE TWISTED THAN THE KILLER?

''Steve Cavanagh''s twists hit you between the eyes. You never seem them coming'' ANTHONY HOROWITZ
''This guy is the real deal. Trust me'' LEE CHILD
''Steve Cavanagh writes the best hooks in the business'' MICK HERRON

Ruby Johnson is a nanny and maid to wealthy families in Manhattan''s West 74th Street.
She knows their routines. Their secrets.
One night, on her way home, Ruby witnesses a neighbour''s murder.

She knows the victim. She knows the killer.
She makes an anonymous call to the police and names the murderer.
But Ruby didn''t tell the truth...
Because there''s something wrong with Ruby Johnson.

Eddie Flynn, conman turned trial lawyer, must defend an innocent man accused of this terrible crime.
As Ruby''s deadly game begins, one thing is certain.
It won''t be the last murder this witness is involved in...

The award-winning, Sunday Times Top Five bestseller returns with a brand new thriller featuring the unforgettable Eddie Flynn.

Praise for Steve Cavanagh:
''Unputdownable..'' ALEX MICHAELIDES
''An absolute page turner'' SHARI LAPENA
''Will keep you guessinguntil the very end'' '' IAN RANKIN
''The ultimate treat for crime fiction fans'' JANICE HALLETT
''Books this ingenious don''t come along very often.'' MICHAEL CONNELLY
''A fantastic thriller writer'' MARK BILLINGHAM
''An absolute humdinger of a thriller - fiendishly clever and totally compelling.'' TM LOGAN
''Gripping'' THE SUN
''If you read the first eight pages you''ll be hooked'' THE TIMES
''The real magic is in Steve Cavanagh''s hypnotic storytelling power'' SUNDAY EXPRESS
''Cavanagh is a genius... page-turning stuff'' EVENING STANDARD
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A spellbinding prequel to Wicked, the internationally bestselling novel that inspired the hit stage show phenomenon.

Elphie: A Wicked Childhood tells the story of Elphaba in her formative years, long before her witchy powers take hold and she meets the girl who will change her life forever.

A green child in a green green world, Elphie is a thirteen-year-old girl like any other, and like no other...

A much-anticipated movie of Wicked will premiere in 2024.

WINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2013 BOOK OF THE YEAR The Ocean at the End of the Lane is the bestselling magical novel from Neil Gaiman, one of the most brilliant storytellers of our generation and author of the epic novel American Gods , and the much-loved Sandman series. 'Possibly Gaiman's most lyrical, scary and beautiful work yet. It's a tale of childhood for grown-ups, a fantasy rooted in the darkest corners of reality' ( Independent on Sunday). If you loved the mesmerising world of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus or were drawn into J.K. Rowling's magical universe, this book is for you. It began for our narrator forty years ago when the family lodger stole their car and committed suicide in it, stirring up ancient powers best left undisturbed. Dark creatures from beyond this world are on the loose, and it will take everything our narrator has just to stay alive: there is primal horror here, and menace unleashed - within his family and from the forces that have gathered to destroy it. His only defence is three women, on a farm at the end of the lane. The youngest of them claims that her duckpond is an ocean. The oldest can remember the Big Bang. The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a fable that reshapes modern fantasy: moving, terrifying and elegiac - as pure as a dream, as delicate as a butterfly's wing, as dangerous as a knife in the dark.
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This BookTok sensation is the first in a slow-burn, epic romantasy series following one woman who must risk everything to save her family - and all of mortalkind. Now with a never-before-seen bonus chapter!

c The brighter the truth burns, the more it will reveal . . . c

With the threat of war looming ever closer, Diem Bellator must now survive the next thirty days by forming a devil''s bargain with her sworn enemies, the royal family of House Corbois. As she dives further into the world of the Descended elite, old prejudices are challenged, and new loyalties blur the line between friend and foe.

While Diem fights to save her people, the secrets her missing mother left behind become increasingly hard to ignore. And, caught between a familiar old flame and an intoxicating new spark, Diem must soon make an impossible choice.

War approaches and dangerous enemies lurk on all sides, but the most deadly battle that Diem faces may ultimately be the fight for her heart . . .
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Readers can''t get enough of Penn Cole!

''This story has captivated me . . . A fiery tapestry of love and what must be will be''

''Read. This. Book. Now.''

''A beautifully told story, gripping in every way and leaving wanting more!''

''Wow. Just wow. Everything you''d ever want in a fantasy book!''

''For anyone who loves ACOTAR and [Fourth Wing], you should 100% read this series. . . Chosen ones, magic, dragon creatures, enemy''s to lovers, found family, banter, slow burn, royal politics, war. It has everything!'' Lire la suite Fermer

''Octavia Butler was playing out our very real possibilities as humans. I think she can help each of us to do the same'' GLORIA STEINEM ''Her evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human'' NEW YORK TIMES From the groundbreaking, award-winning author of Parable of the Sower : one young man with extraordinary gifts must reconcile his own heritage before he can change the fate of humanity. Lilith''s son Akin looks like an ordinary child. His family live together on Earth, but not in complete peace. The Oankali saved humanity years before, compelled by the desire to create an extraordinary new race of children. But there are those who resist the Oankali and the salvation they offer. The first of his kind, Akin is more powerful than any other being. He understands the desire to fight for the independence of humanity. He also fears that, if left alone, humanity will destroy itself again. And when young Akin is stolen from Lilith and their hybrid family, he soon faces an impossible choice. But first he must reconcile with his own heritage in a world already torn in two. PRAISE FOR OCTAVIA E. BUTLER, THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ''In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time... for sheer peculiar prescience, Butler''s novel may be unmatched'' NEW YORKER ''Butler''s prose, always pared back to the bone, delineates the painful paradoxes of metamorphosis with compelling precision'' GUARDIAN ''Octavia Butler was a visionary'' VIOLA DAVIS ''One of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century. One cannot exaggerate the impact she has had'' JUNOT DIAZ ''An icon of the Afrofuturism world, envisioning literary realms that placed black characters front and center'' VANITY FAIR ''Butler writes with such a familiarity that the alien is welcome and intriguing. She really artfully exposes our human impulse to self-destruct'' LUPITA NYONG''O Lire la suite Fermer

You meet a stranger at a party. She looks like you, sounds like you. Even has your name...

''This has everything you could want in a thriller... I did NOT expect that ending'' REESE WITHERSPOON
''The best cat and mouse suspense I''ve read. I''m still breathless'' LISA GARDNER
''I devoured it. Absolutely brilliant'' HEIDI PERKS
''Unexpected and pacy. A brilliant central character'' HARRIET TYCE
''An absolute CRACKER of a book'' RACHEL ABBOTT

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Everything she is about to tell them is a lie...

Evie Porter has everything a girl could want: a doting boyfriend, a house with a picket fence, a fun group of friends.

The only catch: Evie Porter doesn''t exist.

First comes the identity. Once she''s given a name and location by her employer, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it.

Then the mark: Ryan Sumner.

The last piece of the puzzle is the job. For Evie, this job feels different. Ryan has gotten under her skin and she''s started to picture another kind of life for herself - one where her boss doesn''t pull the strings. But Evie can''t make any mistakes. Because the one thing she''s worked her entire life to keep clean, the one identity she could always go back to - her real identity - just walked right into this town. A woman, who looks just like her, has stolen her name - and she wants more. As Evie''s past begins to catch up with her, can she stay one step ahead to save her future?
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''A clever, high-stakes now-you-see-me-now-you-don''t thriller'' A J FINN

''Twisty and suspenseful. Kept me on my toes right up to the end'' DIANE CHAMBERLAIN

''Gripping. I loved every minute'' MARY KUBICA

''Smart and fast-paced... kept me on the edge of my seat'' MEGAN MIRANDA

''Will consume you... I devoured it'' JULIE CLARK

''The most suspenseful game of deception I''ve ever read. Brilliant'' ELLE COSIMANO

Real readers are enthralled by this electrifying thriller:

''This book consumed a whole 24 hours of my life''

''Suspense fans rejoice - this is phenomenal''

''Heartpounding . . . Definitely one of the best books this year''

''OMG I was immediately sucked in''

''Absolute perfection''

''A thrill ride from start to finish''

''Kept me guessing until the end''

''Twisty and engaging''

''Had me on the edge of my seat'' Lire la suite Fermer