Adventure / action fiction
HarperCollins Publishers The White Knight
Book SynopsisIN THE GAME OF KINGS, THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE VICTOR.When a devastating attack on billionaire Auguste Kaprisky leaves the old man clinging to life, a trail of bodies and no clues, his last surviving relative calls the only person she can trust to step up.With precious few leads, ex-SAS soldier Ben Hope must first switch from action hero to detective in order to unravel the mystery. His international quest soon attracts the attention of the faceless plotters, who swiftly make Ben their target.As Ben moves between Miami and the Bahamas, Rome to Berlin, his investigation seems only to bring him ever closer to death. And as he fights the odds, all questions lead back to one thing: the historic chess set, stolen by Auguste's attackers, which once belonged to Napoleon.What is the secret this chess set holds, and who are the all-powerful people who will seemingly stop at nothing to silence anyone who threatens to uncover their terrifying plan? Your move, Ben HopeTrade Review‘Compelling from the first page until the last, Mariani and his fabulous protagonist Ben Hope entertain in a gripping tale that will have you turning the pages well into the night’ Mark Dawson ‘Thrilling. Scott Mariani is at the top of his game’ Andy McDermott ‘A high level of realism … the action scenes come thick and fast. Like the father of the modern thriller, Frederick Forsyth, Mariani has a knack for embedding his plots in the fears and preoccupations of their time’ Shots Magazine ‘James Bond meets Jason Bourne meets The Da Vinci Code’ J. L. Carrell ‘History, action, devious scheming and eye-opening detail. Mariani delivers a twisting storyline’ David Leadbeater 'Non-stop action – this book delivers’ Steve Berry
£8.54
HarperCollins Publishers The Antlered King
Book SynopsisIn this stunning conclusion to the Raven's Trade duology that began with The Gilded Crown, Hellevir's bargain with Death to bring the ones she loves back to life including the princess she risked everything to save may just lead to the ultimate sacrifice.
£14.99
HarperCollins Publishers The Evergreen Heir Book 4 The Five Crowns of
Book SynopsisBOOK FOUR IN THE FIVE CROWNS OF OKRITH SERIES Neelo Emberspear, heir to the throne and realm, would never leave the library if they could help it. They certainly never asked for a kingdom or a husband to rule it with. But when their mother, the troubled queen, disastrously lights the castle on fire Neelo knows duty can be put off no longer. No matter how charming everyone else finds fae warrior Talhan Catullus, this is not what Neelo chose. Fighting to save their motherâs life and throne, Neelo is astonished when the written word brings them closer than ever to their cavalier new fiancÃ. But a dark force is rising, which not only threatens their love, but the entire continent.Trade Review‘Mulford combines steamy scenes with palace intrigue and fearsome battles. Newcomers should start with book one, but series fans will be enthralled with Bri and Lina’s story. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout, this fantasy romance is recommended for all public-library collections.’ Booklist
£9.49
HarperCollins Publishers Rise of the Fallen Court
Book SynopsisShe has the power to change a kingdom.There hasn't been a Mindwalker in the Red Kingdom in centuries until now. But Blanche's ability is so rare, so valuable, that it must be kept secret. Because Blanche isn't just a Mindwalker, she's also the sister of the king. And every night, at her brother's command, she faithfully wanders the minds of his enemies, searching for traitors, plots and secrets. But when she is tasked with seeking out the Condottiere, the leader of a band of mercenaries, she finds herself keeping secrets that will put her and the competing factions vying for control at risk.Blanche's actions soon see her exiled to Mora''s Tower, bound by a cruel magic Yet, away from court, Blanche is free to develop her ability to see beyond and wield her gift more powerfully.When war breaks out, she is ready. But should she trust a man whose loyalty can be bought to fight by her side?Readers LOVE Lilly Inkwood:Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time' ??????????Filled with magi
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Where Peace Is Lost
Book SynopsisAnd no one knows that if her enemies found her, they might destroy the entire world to get rid of her.Where peace is broken, may we mend it.Kel’s past intrudes in the form of a long-dormant Pale war machine, suddenly reactivated.Trade Review“There are big, exciting alien battles but also delightful psychic cats who prowl around La Sirena Negra. Valdes hits the perfect comedic tone, giving Eva equal parts snark and heart and filling the ship with fun supporting characters. The quest for the mechs provides lots of great action sequences with SF weaponry on strange planets. A comedic SF adventure that delivers on all three fronts.” — Kirkus Reviews on Fault Tolerance “Valdes seamlessly incorporates backstory throughout, making this installment friendly to newcomers looking for an adventure reminiscent of Transformers and Voltron. Returning readers will be delighted to reunite with the crew as Eva, her psychic cats, and her found family are pushed to confront ever-greater dangers in the lead-up to a thrilling climax. It’s as unconventional, tongue-in-cheek, and rip-roaring as fans expect.” — Publishers Weekly on Fault Tolerance “Valdes sprinkles humor and sarcasm liberally, bringing levity to the storyline. The plot moves briskly, with enough momentum to keep readers entertained from start to finish. Valdes blends found family, adventure, and humor to end a fun trilogy on a high note.” — New York Journal of Books on Fault Tolerance “Jam-packed with weird aliens, mysterious artifacts, and lovable characters... Eva and her family are Latinx and often include un-italicized Spanish in their dialogue, a rare find in a genre that usually uses whiteness as the default. A tremendous good time and an impressive debut.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on Chilling Effect “Featuring memorable Cuban-descended characters, this engaging space opera debut delivers a story that dances between hilarity and seriousness, with all the joy and frustration psychic cats can bring to the mix.” — Library Journal (starred review) on Chilling Effect
£10.44
Vintage Publishing The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books
Book SynopsisOver two hundred years ago Bookholm, the City of Dreaming Books, was destroyed by a catastrophic firestorm. Optimus Yarnspinner, who witnessed this disaster, has since become Zamonia''s greatest writer and is resting on his laurels at Lindworm Castle. Spoilt by his monumental success and basking in adulation, he one day receives a disturbing message that finally reinvests his life with meaning: a cryptic missive that lures him back to Bookholm. Rebuilt on a magnificent scale, the city is once more a vibrant literary metropolis and Mecca of the book trade teeming with book fanatics of all kinds. On the track of the mysterious letter that brought him there, Yarnspinner has scarcely set foot in the city before he falls prey to its spirit of adventure. He is reunited with old friends like Inazia Anazazi the Uggly and Ahmed ben Kibitzer the Nocturnomath, but he also encounters the city''s new marvels, which include the mysterious Biblionauts, the warring Puppetists, and the city''s latest craze, the Invisible Theatre. Yarnspinner strays ever deeper into the Labyrinth of Dreaming Books, which seems to wield a strange power over Bookholm''s destinies. He is eventually drawn into an irresistible maelstrom of events far more sensational than any of the adventures he has previously embarked upon.Trade ReviewIt’s a fun read, packed with Moers’s typical wordplay, not to mention his lovingly detailed illustrations…catnip for anyone with a passion for languages -- James Lovegrove * Financial Times *Moers fans will find everything they love: strange lifeforms, ample digressions, learned allusions, a plethora of anagrams, and the disturbing illustrations that are just as fine as they are humorous * Büchercheck *Yarnspinner is a popstar, the Michael Jackson of the printed word: in short, a hero * NDR [North German Broadcasting] Kultur *
£17.00
Vintage Publishing King Solomons Mines and Other Stories
Book SynopsisAllan Quatermain is a Victorian Indiana Jones - he triumphs over deserts, snowy mountains, tribal warfare and witches, and unearths the mythical treasure of King Solomon''s mines. This faithful but unpretending record of a remarkable adventure is hereby respectfully dedicated by the narrator to all the big boys and little boys who read it. I offer apologies for my blunt way of writing. I can but say in excuse of it that I am more accustomed to handling a rifle than a pen. This is the strange history of our journey into the heart of Kukuanaland; a trek into the interior of the dark continent to find a lost friend and discover the diamond mines of King Solomon.In the course of a long life of close shaves, I never had such shaves as those which I have recently experienced. - Allan Quatermain, of Durban, Natal, Gentleman One of the great page-turners in English literature' GuardianTrade ReviewOne of the great page-turners in English literature -- John Sutherland * Guardian *I can distinctly remember handling the book as if it might somehow give me, a boy in Africa, magical access to the African adventures it contained. It still does now. I need only pick up this book and, like the door to Solomon's treasure chamber, a mass of stone rises from the floor and vanishes into the rock above -- Giles Foden * Guardian *
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Penguin Books Ltd The Tale of Princess Fatima Warrior Woman The
Book SynopsisPublished in English for the first time, and the only Arabic epic named for a woman, The Tale of Princess Fatima recounts the thrilling adventures of a legendary medieval warrior universally known throughout the Middle East and long overdue to join world literature's pantheon of female heroes.A Penguin ClassicA fearsome, sword-slinging heroine who defeated countless men in stealth attacks on horseback, Dhat al-Himma, or Princess Fatima, was secretly given away at birth because she wasn't male, only to triumph as the most formidable warrior of her time. Known alternately as she-wolf, woman of high resolve, and calamity of the soul, she lives on in this rousing narrative of female empowerment, in which she leads armies of more than seventy thousand men in clashes between rival tribes and between Muslims and Christians; reconciles with her father after taking him prisoner; and fends off her infatuated cousin, who challenges her to a battle for the right to maTrade ReviewA gift and a wonder, deftly capturing the nuance and flavour of these tales for a new generation. As someone who's waited untold years to read these stories: thank you, thank you, thank you -- Jason Porath, author of Rejected PrincessesThis powerful epic with its all-conquering heroine brings the world of Arab chivalry to blazing life, in a wonderful translation with a very informative introduction. -- Humphrey Davies, award-winning translator of Naguib Mahfouz, Elias Khoury, and Alaa Al-AswanyAn emotive, dynamic rendering that exquisitely captures the spirit of the original text, the variety of its characters, and the versatility of its messages. The Tale of Princess Fatima has much to tell us about what it has meant -- in different times and places -- to be a hero -- Rachel Schine, University of Colorado BoulderThis engaging and reader-friendly translation brings to life a very important moment in world history, capturing through epic proportions the timeless social issues of race, gender, and class -- Heidi Morrison, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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Pan Macmillan Absolute Proof
Book Synopsis'Sensational - the best what-if thriller since The Da Vinci Code' - Lee Child, author of Killing FloorFrom the number one bestselling author, Peter James, comes an explosive standalone thriller for fans of Dan Brown that will grip you and won't let go until the very last page.Investigative reporter Ross Hunter nearly didn’t answer the phone call that would change his life - and possibly the world - for ever.‘I’d just like to assure you I’m not a nutcase, Mr Hunter. My name is Dr Harry F. Cook. I know this is going to sound strange, but I’ve recently been given absolute proof of God’s existence - and I’ve been advised there is a writer, a respected journalist called Ross Hunter, who could help me to get taken seriously.’What would it take to prove the existence of God? And what would be the consequences? This question and its answer lie a
£17.00
Penguin Books Ltd The Kingdom
Book SynopsisThe Kingdom is Clive Cussler''s third Fargo Adventure. Whether it''s lost treasure or missing persons, the Fargos find themselves in a heap of trouble every time . . . When Texas oil baron Charlie King contacts Sam and Remi Fargo he has an unusual request. He hired an investigator - and good friend of the pair - to locate his missing father in the Far East. But now the investigator has vanished. Would Sam and Remi be willing to look for them both? Though something about the request doesn''t quite add up, Sam and Remi agree to help out.It''s a journey that takes the Fargos to Tibet, Nepal, Bulgaria, India, and China. They get mixed up with black-market fossils, a centuries-old puzzle chest, the ancient Nepali kingdom of Mustang, a balloon aircraft from a century before its time . . . and an extraordinary skeleton that might turn the history of human evolution on its head. Oh, and not a few unfriendly people with guns and itchy trigger fin
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Penguin Books Ltd Stormchild
Book SynopsisThe gripping thriller about one man''s perilous journey through the high seas . . . FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SHARPE SERIES''A classic Bernard Cornwell tale - fast and furious. Couldn''t put it down but didn''t want it to finish'' 5***** Reader Review''I was hooked from the start . . . One of Cornwell''s best. Explosive'' 5***** Reader Review________Tim Blackburn''s wife died in a ball of flame in the Channel, victim of a mystery bomber. His son had died years earlier in Northern Ireland, killed in a terrorist attack. And his daughter Nicole had vanished in the North Pacific after joining an outlawed organisation called Genesis dedicated to saving the planet, by violence if necessary. The police think Nicole might have been involved in the death of her mother, but Tim won''t believe it. And he means to prove it. With nothing else to live for, Tim goes in search of Nicole in his yacht Stormchild
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Penguin Books Ltd Crackdown
Book SynopsisBernard Cornwell, bestselling author of the Warlord Chronicles and the Sharpe series, is married and lives in Cape Cod, USA.
£10.44
Little, Brown & Company Three Axes to Fall
Book Synopsis A deal struck in a dark place set an outlaw mage on the path to revenge. And now that it’s led to places even darker, she and everyone she knows may pay the price for her bargain in the final novel of “an unforgettable epic fantasy” trilogy (Publisher’s Weekly). Sal the Cacophony has made few friends, but many enemies. Many, many enemies. When her magic was taken from her, she cried out for revenge. And a power she never understood promised her vengeance. A deal for a bloody price was made. And now the bill has come due. In one of the last free cities of the burned-out ruin of the Scar, Sal’s many foes—old and new—have hunted down her and her few allies—willing and otherwise -- and all her plans to save them might not be enough. One last stand. One more story. One final blade to be drawn. For more from Sam Sykes, check out: The Grave of Empires: Seven Blades in Black Ten Arrows of Iron Three Axes to Fall Bring Down Heaven: The City Stained Red The Mortal Tally God's Last Breath The Affinity for Steel Trilogy: Tome of the Undergates Black Halo The Skybound Sea
£15.29
Little, Brown & Company Annex
Book SynopsisAn exciting twist on a hostile-alien-takeover drama. . .exhilarating. -- Washington PostAn energetic, nonstop adventure. -- Chicago TribuneIndependence Day meets Lord of the Flies in this thrilling and imaginative debut about two young outsiders forced to fight off alien invaders in a post-apocalyptic city. (Fonda Lee)When the aliens invade, all seems lost. The world as they know it is destroyed. Their friends are kidnapped. Their families are changed.But with no adults left to run things, young trans-girl Violet and her new friend Bo realize that they are free. Free to do whatever they want. Free to be whoever they want to be. Except the invaders won''t leave them alone for long. . .This warm, thrilling adventure about what happens after the end of the world is for fans of Paolo Bacigalupi and Ann Leckie. (Cherie Priest)
£12.34
Little, Brown & Company Durarara Vol. 7 light novel
Book SynopsisI''m not doing anything. All the Dollars did that together...The holiday isn''t over yet. The day after Izaya was stabbed, the scars of the recent incident are still fresh in the city. An eccentric couple wanders the town together as a sister keeps an eye on the girl hanging around her brother. Two women--one a child, one an adult--pursue the meaning of strength, focusing their attention on the strongest man in town. A set of mischievous twins don''t bother to care about their brother. A yakuza clings to his past. Meanwhile, an underground doctor just wants to enjoy a vacation with a recently relaxed headless dullahan... Ikebukuro is going to be busy!
£11.39
Little, Brown & Company The Bloody Throne
Book Synopsis'Wildly romantic, suspenseful, and filled with harrowing plot twists...' ―BooklistReturn to the Zhaon empire one last time in The Bloody Throne, the masterful conclusion to S. C. Emmett's sweeping epic fantasy of war, glory, and survival.The great Zhaon empire is in turmoil. The emperor is dead, and the crown prince has fallen to hidden schemes, leaving his most dangerous brother to assume the throne. The imperial court is seething, and whispers of war grow to shouts.The once-vanquished kingdom of Khir marches again to regain their honor, the savage Tabrak raid the borders after ravaging the South, and assassins lurk in the shadows seeking imperial favor.Komor Yala, her own position uncertain, finds shelter in marriage to the cunning Third Prince. But there is little safety in Zhaon. Death and destruction mount as a blood-drenched summer ends. The winner will claim an empire—if it
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Little, Brown & Company Shark Summer
Book SynopsisSummer has begun on Martha''s Vineyard, but Gayle isn''t interested. Not in the working at an ice cream stand. Not in softball, since she broke her arm on a bad play and hasn''t seen her team since. Not even in Shark!, the big Hollywood movie being filmed on the island. All she wants to do is help her mother open their long-planned ice cream stand. But because of Gayle''s hospital bills, they don''t have the money to do even that.Enter Maddie and Elijah, Gayle''s new friends and her ticket off this cursed island. With their help, Gayle schemes to win a youth film contest and use the prize money to get the ice cream stand up and running. But those plans quickly go awry as their movie uncovers a long-dormant island mystery and the friends'' very reasons for creating the film irrevocably shift.
£10.44
Little, Brown & Company Durarara Vol. 12 light novel
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Little, Brown & Company The Deep Dark Blue
Book SynopsisAfter a terrible political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee to stay alive and assume new identities, Hanna and Grayce. Desperation and chance lead them to the Communion of Blue, an order of magical women who spin the threads of reality to their will.As the twins learn more about the Communion, and themselves, they begin to hatch a plan to avenge their family and retake their royal home. While Hawke wants to return to his old life, Grayce struggles to keep the threads of her new life from unravelling, and realises she wants to stay in the one place that will allow her to finally live as a girl.
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Little, Brown & Company The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu A Novel
Book SynopsisWinner of the Carnegie Medal for ExcellenceFinalist for the Young Lions Fiction AwardOrphaned young, Ming Tsu, the son of Chinese immigrants, is raised by the notorious leader of a California crime syndicate, who trains him to be his deadly enforcer. But when Ming falls in love with Ada, the daughter of a powerful railroad magnate, and the two elope, he seizes the opportunity to escape to a different life. Soon after, in a violent raid, the tycoon''s henchmen kidnap Ada and conscript Ming into service for the Central Pacific Railroad.Battered, heartbroken, and yet defiant, Ming partners with a blind clairvoyant known only as the prophet. Together the two set out to rescue his wife and to exact revenge on the men who destroyed Ming, aided by a troupe of magic-show performers, some with supernatural powers, whom they meet on the journey. Ming blazes his way across the West, settling old scores with a single-minded devotion that culminates in an explosive and une
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Little, Brown & Company Engines of Empire
Book SynopsisFrom an unmissable voice in epic fantasy comes a sweeping tale of clashing guilds, magic-fueled machines, and revolution. The nation of Torwyn is run on the power of industry, and industry is run by the Guilds. Chief among them are the Hawkspurs, whose responsibility it is to keep the gears of the empire turning. That''s exactly why matriarch Rosomon Hawkspur sends each of her heirs to the far reaches of the nation. Conall, the eldest son, is sent to the distant frontier to earn his stripes in the military. It is here that he faces a threat he could have never seen coming: the first rumblings of revolution.Tyreta is a sorceress with the ability to channel the power of pyrestone, the magical resource that fuels the empire''s machines. She is sent to the mines to learn more about how pyrsetone is harvested - but instead, she finds the dark horrors of industry that the empire would prefer to keep hidden.The youngest, Fulren, is a talented artificer and finds himself acting as a guide to a mysterious foreign emissary. Soon after, he is framed for a crime he never committed. A crime that could start a war. As the Hawkspurs grapple with the many threats that face the nation within and without, they must finally prove themselves worthy-or their empire will fall apart. A heady blend of action, arcana, and intrigue. -Gareth Hanrahan, author of The Gutter Prayer
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Little, Brown & Company Engines of Chaos
Book SynopsisPerfect for fans of Brent Weeks, George R. R. Martin, or David Gemmell . . . . The best traditional epic fantasy I have read in years. ?Grimdark MagazineonEngines of Empire?An excellent start to a new series: fast-paced and engaging, with a properly epic setting and a cast of characters I look forward to seeing more of.? ? James Islington, author of The Shadow of What Was LostonEngines of EmpireFrom an unmissable voice in epic fantasy comes the second novel in a trilogy whereguilds clash, magic fuels machines, and an empire begins arevolution. Torwyn burns as Sanctan Egelrath tightens his grip on power. The Draconate Ministry has gathered its forces, determined to eradicate the Guilds, but Rosomon Hawkspur still stands in their way. Her only hope could lay with Lancelin Jagdor, sent to gather allies in their struggle against the usurper. Can even the greatest warrior in Torwyn hope to succeed with so many adversaries determined to stop him? Tyreta returns home with newfound strength and mysterious sorcerous abilities, only to discover it is not the land she left behind. She will have to call upon her untested powers to survive when she embarks on a mission that could turn the tide of war. Conall, trapped in a dangerous land, has his own enemies to defeat before he can hope to escape and join the conflict that threatens his family. Even if he succeeds, he must overcome the demons that threaten from within or face damnation. Though Rosomon is vastly outnumbered, and her familylost, she is determined to strike back against her enemies. But saving her homeland might prove an impossible task. ?Epic fantasy fans listen up: This is the good stuff. Highly recommended.? ?Kirkus (starred review) onEngines of Empire For more from R. S. Ford, check out:Age of Uprising:Engines of Empire Engines of Chaos
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Hodder & Stoughton The Game
Book Synopsis''One of the bad girls of gritty crime'' Daily Mirror A gritty tale of hard time, hard men and hard drugs for fans of Martina Cole, Dreda Say Mitchell and Kerry Barnes.When Mary''s mother throws her out, the sassy teenager soon learns how tough life can be. Her new friend Lynne is older, more sophisticated. She has a taste for cocaine and isn''t above walking the streets for extra cash to pay for it.Mary sticks to a straighter path, until the night Lynne brings Ali and Raiz back to their flat. The women don''t know that their sexy new friends are small-time criminals, desperate for alibis for a drug-dealer''s murder.All too soon, Mary is in more trouble than she can handle. Can her old friend Jane''s risky scheme save Mary? Or has her fate been sealed by falling for the wrong man? ''A cracking read that will chill you to the bone'' Sun on Two-Faced''Mandasue has played a real blinder with this fantastic novel'' Martina Cole on Forget-Me-NotTrade Review'Mandasue has played a real blinder with this fantastic novel.' Martina Cole on FORGET ME NOT * Martina Cole on Forget Me Not *Cracking page-turner ... a gritty compassionate account of life on the margins. * Manchester Evening News on FORGET ME NOT *Gripping ... powerful writing. * Scotland on Sunday on FORGET ME NOT *Alarming and beguiling ... curiously exhilarating. * Scotsman on THE FRONT *
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Hodder & Stoughton Dead Mens Dust
Book SynopsisHodder's biggest fiction launch of 2009: Matt Hilton's debut introducing series character Joe Hunter, Britain's best vigilante - fighting America's worst criminalsTrade ReviewHilton is more adept at humour than Lee Child . . . the series should be electrifying * Daily Mail *Hilton writes well . . . a promising start * Guardian *Hilton hijacks the reader on page one of this white knuckle terror ride - and doesn't let go. * Daily Record *The pace of DEAD MEN'S DUST is a scorcher, with the action beginning right from the start and never flagging. . . As a story character, Joe Hunter takes you in at the deep end and never lets up. Breathtaking. * www.shotsmag.co.uk *A high-voltage, gripping read . . . Fast, ferocious and a thrill a page, this book will have you reading into the wee, small hours. The action is non-stop, the fight scenes authentic and thrilling. The finale in particular is as good as any action scene I've read in recent years. * www.crimesquad.com *If you're looking out for a new hero with muscle and deadly skills then Joe Hunter is your man. It's the most explosive debut I've read since Lee Child's modern day knight in tarnished armour, Jack Reacher, arrived in Killing Floor... It's breathless, page-ripping stuff - and Hunter will be back. * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *A dose of pure rocket fuel. Starts fast, gets faster, and doesn't quit right through to the slam bang finale. Dead Men's Dust is as enjoyable a thriller as you will read this year, and I do mean "Thriller!" My ears are still ringing with gunfire! I loved this book. * Christopher Reich, author of RULES OF DECEPTION *Taut, thrilling, tense - I loved it! * Richard Hammond *Hard-hitting and fast-paced, I was hooked from start to finish * Simon Kernick *'Suffused with testosterone . . . very exciting . . . I liked Joe Hunter. * Zara Husain, Simon Mayo Books Panel *Fun, furious. . . a good read. . . . cracking pace. . . crisp pacey thriller. * Joel Morris, Simon Mayo Books Panel *l enjoyed it. . . classic opening scene. . . last 1/3 really exciting. I was totally caught-up in it. * Boyd Hilton, Simon Mayo Books Panel *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Job
Book SynopsisA thrilling page-turner involving downsizing, blackmail and murder in the Manhattan business world.Trade ReviewA furiously paced, compulsive thriller... there are affinities with John Grisham's The Firm, but a greater compliment is that The Job also reminds me of Glengarry Glen Ross, David Mamet's hymn to the salesman * The Times *Slickly plotted, with dialogue crisper than a fresh pretzel, and cynically observant of modern mores. The Job rattles towards its conclusion like a runaway train. Like a good salesman, Kennedy really knows how to close * Esquire *Kennedy has again employed his Big Apple chutzpah, a lot of careful reseach and above all, his ability to tell a story that hardly ever slots down from express train speed to construct another highly entertaining page turner * Irish Times *Intoxicatingly readable * Kirkus Reviews *What begins as an everyday tale of takeover, downsizing and outplacement in the ruthless Manhattan business world rapidly mutates for our ad sales hero Ned Allen into something altogether sinister and cut-throat. Slickly plotted, with dialogue crisper than a fresh pretzel, and cynically observant of modern mores. THE JOB rattles towards its concluison like a runaway train. Like a good salesman, Kennedy really knows how to close. * ESQUIRE *A furiously paced, compulsive thrille... there are affinities with John Grisham's THE FIRM, but a greater compliment is that THE JOB also reminds me of GLNGARRY GLEN ROSS, David Mamet's hymn to the salesman. * THE TIMES *Kennedy has again employed his Big Apple chutzpah, a lot of careful reseach and above all, his ability to tell a story that hardly ever slots down from express train speed to construct another highly entertaining page turner. * IRISH TIMES *Excellent... one of the best reads of the year. * Frances Fyfield *
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Little, Brown Book Group Corduroy Mansions
Book SynopsisWelcome to Corduroy Mansions in Pimlico: a temple of Arts and Crafts architecture, with comforting, weathered brickwork and frankly frivolous dormer windows, it is home to a delightfully eccentric cast of Londoners.In the top flat lives William, with a faithful ex-vegetarian dog named Freddie de la Hay and a freeloading son who he hopes will soon fly the nest. Four lively young women share the first-floor flat, including twinset-and-pearls Caroline from Cheltenham, Dee, vitamin addict and avid subscriber to Anti-oxidant News, and Jenny, a put-upon PA. And round the corner lives Oedipus Snark MP, possibly the world''s only loathsome Lib Dem, who has succeeded in offending everyone he knows, and many others besides. But what dark revenge is being plotted by his mother, Berthea Snark, and by his girlfriend, Barbara Ragg...?Trade ReviewQuirky and original . . . told with warmth, wit and intelligence, and McCall Smith's cast of characters are beautifully observed. It's a page-turner with many happy endings. Perfect * DAILY EXPRESS ** 'Bags of warmth and wisdom and easy, accomplished writing that begs for a comfy chair’ *Kate Saunders, THE TIMES ** 'Richly illustrates McCall Smith's absolute mastery of the art of storytelling * THE LADY ** 'The author's gentle humour and playful teasing-out of moral dilemmas great and small are there in abundance’ *SCOTSMAN ** 'The seriousness is always sugar-dusted in McCall Smith's delight in the ridiculous and his perfectly paced humour * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
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Little, Brown Book Group Canal Dreams
Book Synopsis''Banks once again demonstrates his extraordinary dark powers of imagination'' Sunday TimesHisako Onada, world-famous cellist, refuses to fly. And so she travels to Europe as a passenger on a tanker bound through the Panama Canal. But Panama is a country whose politics are as volatile as the local freedom fighters. When Hisako''s ship is captured, it is not long before the atmosphere is as flammable as an oxy-acetylene torch, and the tension as sharp as the spike on the cello...Praise for Iain Banks:''The most imaginative novelist of his generation''The Times''His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers'' Ken MacLeod, Guardian''His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent'' Neil Gaiman''An exceptional wordsmith''ScotsmanTrade ReviewExtraordinary, brilliant, bloody * Fay Weldon *Currents of dark wit swirl through Banks' writing, enriching its buoyancy... and, like Graham Greene, he can readily open the reader's senses to the 'foreignness' of places * Scotland on Sunday *Short, compact and brilliantly crafted * Scotsman *His technical facility with language now matches his instinct for storytelling, and the combination makes him one of the best British novelists * Guardian *What makes Banks a significant novelist is the love and effort that go into his works, and his acute sense of the ways in which people can suffer * Independent on Sunday *Banks is a phenomenon: the wildly successful, fearlessly creative author of brilliant and disturbing non-genre novels (The Wasp Factory, Complicity), he's equally at home writing pure science fiction (like Feersum Endjinn) of a peculiarly gnarly energy and elegance. I suspect we have actual laws against this sort of thing in the United States, but Iain Banks, with the "M" or without, is currently a legal import * William Gibson *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Drop
Book SynopsisNow a major motion picture from Fox Searchlight Pictures, directed by Michael R. Roskam, screenplay by Dennis Lehane, and starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and James GandolfiniTrade ReviewSo beautifully written and so sharp in its details and atmosphere that it's no wonder Lehane's books attract filmmakers with such ease - Irish VoiceLehane is one of the great contemporary American crime writers - Daily MailSophisticated, literary and barbed enough... it makes this book a sentence-by-sentence pleasure. You are in the hands of an expert. And you'll know it - Scotsman on Live by NightExciting, sexy and atmospheric...dark deeds, graceful prose and sassy dialogue - Sunday Times on Live by Night
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Little, Brown Book Group My Italian Bulldozer
Book Synopsis''While My Italian Bulldozer certainly advocates a kind, considerate, some might even say old-fashioned approach to resolving affairs of the heart, it also succeeds in subtly, almost imperceptibly ripping up the traditional rules of the romantic comedy and creating something refreshingly original'' ScotsmanWhen writer Paul Stewart heads to the idyllic Italian town of Montalcino to finish his already late book, it seems like the perfect escape from stressful city life. Upon landing, however, things quickly take a turn for the worse when he discovers his hired car is nowhere to be found. With no record of any reservation and no other cars available it looks like Paul is stuck at the airport. That is, until an enterprising stranger offers him an unexpected alternative. While there may be no cars available there is something else on offer: a bulldozer.With little choice in the matter, Paul accepts and so begins a series of laugh out loud adventures tTrade ReviewWhile My Italian Bulldozer certainly advocates a kind, considerate, some might even say old-fashioned approach to resolving affairs of the heart, it also succeeds in subtly, almost imperceptibly ripping up the traditional rules of the romantic comedy and creating something refreshingly original * Scotsman *This novel has the usual combination of light-hearted gentleness and forensic acuity, reminding the reader never to underestimate McCall Smith's fundamental seriousness of purpose * Sydney Morning Herald *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Rise of Magicks
Book Synopsis''On the shield, one of seven forged in the timeless past to hold back the dark, fell a single drop of blood. So the shield weakened, and the dark, spider-patient, waited as the decades passed, and the wound spread under the grass and ground.''The brilliant conclusion to the Chronicles of the One trilogy - an epic story of love, war, family and magic.Fallon Swift has spent all her life preparing for this moment. No longer can she stand by whilst her fellow Magicks are hunted by the fanatical Purity Warriors or rounded up and experimented on by the government.Fallon must follow her destiny to restore the magical shield that once protected them all. But she can''t do it alone. It is time to build her army, to take on her nemesis and take down the enemy.She has learned to fight, now she must restore the light and banish the dark forever. The final battle has begun...Series praise: ''A match for end-of-the-world classics Trade ReviewA match for end-of-the-world classics like Stephen King's The Stand - New York Times Review of BooksBreathtaking - Heat MagazineYou'll be hooked - People MagazineRoberts knows exactly how to spellbind an audience - The Washington Post
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Little, Brown Book Group The Oversight
Book Synopsis''Exciting, exhilarating, scary and moving in equal measure, The Oversight is a teeming world of dark deeds and dark magics, brilliantly realised. This feels like the start of something amazing'' -M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts WHEN THEY FALL, SO DO WE ALL Once the Oversight, the secret society that polices the lines between the mundane and the magic, counted hundreds of brave souls among its members. Now their number can be tallied on a single hand. When a drunkard brings a screaming girl to the Oversight''s London headquarters, it seems their hopes for a new recruit will be fulfilled - but the girl is a trap, her appearance a puzzle the five remaining guardians must solve or lose each other, and their society, for good. As the borders between the natural and the supernatural begin to break down, brutal murders erupt across the city, the Oversight areTrade ReviewExciting, exhilarating, scary and moving in equal measure, The Oversight is a teeming world of dark deeds and dark magics, brilliantly realised. This feels like the start of something amazing -- M. R. Carey, author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS A highly entertaining fantasy that promises a trilogy worth sinking your teeth into SciFiNow Fletcher's Victorian London is juicily vivid, and laced with macabre Dickensian wit. There's a real sense of grim danger, both natural and unnatural, hungrily awaiting the slightest mis-step -- Frances Hardinge, Costa Book of the Year winner Told in a kind of compelling and hypnotic poesie that I just lapped up ... I'll certainly be reading the next one -- Cory Doctorow BoingBoing.net A richly atmospheric and intensely readable slice of Victoriana, with a splendidly eerie sense of the way the unearthly lies cheek-by-jowl with the mundane -- Adam Roberts The Oversight is - and let's be clear here - something very special ... It's oh so moreish a morsel. I'd read a prequel this evening, a sequel as soon as. -- Niall Alexander Tor.com A remarkable combination of British folklore, brisk pacing and wide-ranging imagination Kirkus Reviews Richly atmospheric (the evil lurks in the background of every paragraph), the book should be a big hit with supernatural-fantasy readers ... the second book can't come soon enough Booklist (starred review) Utterly enthralling: Charles Dickens meets Susanna Clarke -- Lou Morgan
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Random House Publishing Group Kid Rodelo
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Transworld Publishers Ltd A Good Day to Die
Book SynopsisSimon Kernick is one of Britain's most exciting thriller writers. He arrived on the crime writing scene with his highly acclaimed debut novel The Business of Dying, the story of a corrupt cop moonlighting as a hitman. Simon's big breakthrough came with his novel Relentless which was the biggest selling thriller of 2007. His most recent crime thrillers include Siege, Ultimatum, Stay Alive and The Final Minute. He is also the author of the bestselling three-part serial thrillers Dead Man's Gift and One By One.Simon talks both on and off the record to members of the Counter Terrorism Command and the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, so he gets to hear first hand what actually happens in the dark and murky underbelly of UK crime.Trade ReviewSimon Kernick may be a new kid on the block but he certainly knows how to crank up the suspense and deliver a kick in the gut when it's needed. A Good Day To Die is a terrific novel. Put this one at the top of your list; it will keep you up well into the night -- Peter RobinsonA Good Day To Die is everything we have come to expect from Kernick - one of the best young crime writers to have emerged in the past five years. It's a fast-paced yet deeply moral thriller with a thoughtful protagonist who never mistakes himself for a hero -- Laura LippmanKernick is excellent at capturing the mean streets where crack deals go down and tourists don't linger * Daily Mail *Kernick has produced a first-rate series of contemporary hard-bolied London thrillers, with ... a sympathetic character in Milne * Sunday Telegraph *Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight! -- Harlan Coben
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Vanishing Games
Book SynopsisRoger Hobbs lived in Seattle, Washington after graduating in 2011 from Reed College. Ghostman was his début novel and was published in twenty-three countries around the world. Vanishing Games is its sequel, which he started writing while living in China.Roger Hobbs died in November 2016.Trade ReviewVanishing Games has the confidence and brio of Terry Hayes’s I Am Pilgrim. If you enjoyed that, you’ll love this. * Guardian *'Vanishing Games is smart, fast-paced and cool. Roger Hobbs plunges the reader into a violent odyssey through the mean streets of Macau. If you're a fan of brutal action, clever twists and international intrigue, Hobbs is your man' * Mason Cross, author of THE KILLING SEASON *VANISHING GAMES shows you do not need an intricate plot to write an exceptionally strong thriller. There is only a handful of characters, but they are positioned so strongly that the story will keep you hooked till the very last page and you will regret having to say goodbye to them * Crimezone in the Netherlands *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Gridlock
Book SynopsisGridlock is when a city dies. Killed in the name of freedom. Killed in the name of oil and steel. Choked on carbon monoxide and strangled with a pair of fluffy dice. How did it come to this? How did the ultimate freedom machine end up paralysing us all? How did we end up driving to our own funeral, in somebody else''s gravy train?Deborah and Geoffrey know, but they have transport problems of their own, and anyway, whoever it was that murdered the city can just as easily murder them.Trade ReviewImportant, topical and politically resonant * Guardian *Combines passionate espousal of a cause with the machine-gun narration of a stand-up comic, peppered with good jokes and with the energetically managed, funny and violent action of a manic strip cartoon * Evening Standard *The book is stuffed with funny lines and the lot is more gripping than any tyre advertisement * New Scientist *
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BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House The Box Of Delights
Book SynopsisWhen Kay Harker meets a mysterious Punch and Judy man on his way home for Christmas, he little realizes that he is about to be plunged into adventure. The old man entrusts Kay with a strange puzzle box - the Box of Delights - before suddenly disappearing. Kay soon discovers two things: the box can transport him through time and space, and there is a plot to steal it. He must battle heroically against terrifying forces of evil in order to win the day... This thrilling BBC Radio adaptation boasts a stellar cast, including Donald Sinden, Lionel Jeffries, Spike Milligan and Celia Imrie.3 CDs. 3 hrs.
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Sanddancer Publications Sanctum Sands of Setesh
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group The Last Ranger
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Penguin Putnam Inc Stuart Woods Finders Keepers
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Random House USA Inc A Legionnaires Guide to Love and Peace
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£14.39
Michael Walmer Auld Lang Syne
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Michael Walmer The Wreck of the Grosvenor
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Scholastic His Dark Materials The Amber Spyglass
Book SynopsisThe final volume in Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALStrilogy.
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Scholastic His Dark Materials The Subtle Knife
Book SynopsisThe second volume in Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALStrilogy, in a stunning gift edition, to publish alongside themajor HBO/BBC TV series in autumn 2019.
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Scholastic His Dark Materials Northern Lights Classic Art
Book SynopsisThe first volume in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking His Dark Materials trilogy.
£13.49
Scholastic His Dark Materials The Subtle Knife Classic Art
Book SynopsisThe second volume in Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy, in a stunning gift edition, to publish alongside the major HBO/BBC TV series in autumn 2019.
£13.49
CamCat Publishing, LLC The Oxygen Farmer
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CamCat Publishing, LLC The Oxygen Farmer
Book SynopsisSabotage, murder, cover-ups. Just another day on the Moon. After 35 years of living on the Moon, cranky old oxygen farmer Millennium Harrison has stumbled onto a hidden facility in the shadows of the Slayton Ridge Exclusion Zone with a radiation leak and a deadly secret. Mil's discovery leads to the death of a young astronaut, sabotage, murder, and cover-ups that may go all the way to the Chief Administrator of the space agency. Unfortunately, she happens to be Mil's estranged daughter, busy trying to secure her own legacythe first international mission to Mars. With time ticking down to a limited launch window, enemies, friends, and even family may do anything to ensure the truth doesn't come out. Or will history finally catch up with a deadly scheme that has the potential to destroy the moon and eradicate all life on Earth? It seems the planet's only hope is a cantankerous guy who never really liked those people in the first place. For readers who enjoy 2001: A Space Odyssey by
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