Adventure / action fiction
Penguin Putnam Inc Burner
Book SynopsisCourt Gentry is caught between the Russian mafia and the CIA in this latest electrifying thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Gray Man series.When you kick over a rock, you never know what's going to crawl out. Alex Velesky is about to discover that the hard way. He's stolen records from the Swiss bank that employs him, thinking that he'll uncover a criminal conspiracy. But he soon finds that he's tapped into the mother lode of corruption. Before he knows it, he's being hunted by everyone from the Russian mafia to the CIA. Court Gentry and his erstwhile lover, Zoya Zakharova, find themselves on opposites poles when it comes to Velesky. They both want him but for different reasons. That's a problem for tomorrow. Today they need to keep him and themselves alive. Right now, it's not looking good.
£16.20
Penguin Putnam Inc Scarlet
Book SynopsisRevolution is a bloodthirsty business . . . especially when vampires are involved.It is 1793 and the French Revolution is in full swing. Vampires—usually rich and aristocratic—have slaked the guillotine’s thirst in large numbers. The mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, a disguised British noble, and his League are heroically rescuing dozens of aristocrats from execution, both human and vampire. And soon they will have an ace up their sleeve: Eleanor Dalton.Eleanor is working as a housemaid on the estate of a vampire Baroness. Her highest aspiration is to one day become a modiste. But when the Baroness hosts a mysterious noble and his wife, they tell Eleanor she is the spitting image of a French aristocrat, and they convince her to journey to France to aid them in a daring scheme. Soon, Eleanor finds herself in Paris, swept up in magic and intrigue—and chaos—beyond her wildest dreams. But there’s more to fear than ardent Revolutionari
£15.30
Penguin Putnam Inc The Takedown
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£15.30
CamCat Publishing, LLC The Oxygen Farmer
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£19.46
CamCat Publishing, LLC Citizen Orlov
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£22.75
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Peter Pan
Book SynopsisThis collectible edition of Peter Pan, packaged in a beautiful, vibrant clothbound hardcover, is unabridged and includes 12 color and black-and-white illustrations by F.D. Bedford. Originally told as a tale by J.M. Barrie to five brothers and first produced as a play in 1904, Peter Pan is the beloved and classic story about the boy who never grows up. Follow the Darling children—Wendy, John, and Michael—as they fly over the rooftops of London to Neverland and have adventures with the Lost Boys, Tinker Bell, Tiger Lily, mermaids, and the dreadful Captain Hook and his band of pirates. Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, the Chartwell Classics series includes beautifully presented works and collections from some of the most important authors in literary history. Chartwell Classics are the editions of choice for the most discerning literature buffs. Other titles in the
£9.49
RosettaBooks The City and the Stars
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£14.24
Watkins Media Limited Refraction
Book SynopsisA loner cursed with a psychic power learns he was part of an illicit experiment as a baby and embarks on a perilous hunt to find those responsible.If Aiden Manchester had to have a superpower, why couldn't it be something useful? Like predicting the future? Or Jedi mind tricks? Instead, Aiden is afflicted with 'manifestations', mysterious balls of goo which materialise mid-air while he sleeps.But then, Aiden learns he was a 'Quiver Kid', one of seven orphaned children drafted for an illicit experiment at Tau Nine-One. Setting out to find the perpetrators and his fellow victims, Aiden's quest quickly turns lethal when he's kidnapped by a maniacal Quiver Kid with a dark agenda.As he uncovers the dangerous truth about his past, Aiden's very essence is called into question. Will a hellish confrontation at Tau Nine-One reveal the ultimate purpose of the Quiver Kids?File Under: Fantasy [ Strangest Things Manifest Destiny X-Kids Chunkie ]Trade Review"Readers will be hooked." - Publishers Weekly"Hinz is nothing less than a natural-born storyteller" - SFReviews.net"Beautifully paced, crisply written...just begging to be made into a movie." - Amazing Stories
£10.99
Random House USA Inc Wintering
Book SynopsisA true epic: a love story that spans sixty years, generations’ worth of feuds, and secrets withheld and revealed. One day, elderly, demented Harry Eide steps out of his sickbed and disappears into the brutal, unforgiving Minnesota wilderness that surrounds his hometown of Gunflint. It''s not the first time Harry has vanished. Thirty-odd years earlier, in 1963, he''d fled his marriage with his eighteen-year-old-son Gustav in tow. He''d promised Gustav a rambunctious adventure, two men taking on the woods in winter. With Harry gone for the second (and last) time, unable to survive the woods he''d once braved, his son Gus, now grown, sets out to relate the story of their first disappearance--bears and ice floes and all--to Berit Lovig, an old woman who shares a special, if turbulent, bond with Harry. Wintering is a thrilling adventure story wrapped in the deep, dark history of a rural town.
£14.24
Random House USA Inc The Plague Dogs
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£17.10
Tor Books The Memory of Souls
Book SynopsisThe Memory of Souls is the third epic fantasy in Jenn Lyons' Chorus of Dragons series and one of Library Journal''s best SF&F books of the year!THE LONGER HE LIVESTHE MORE DANGEROUS HE BECOMESNow that Relos Var's plans have been revealed and demons are free to rampage across the empire, the fulfillment of the ancient propheciesand the end of the worldis closer than ever.To buy time for humanity, Kihrin needs to convince the king of the Manol vané to perform an ancient ritual which will strip the entire race of their immortality, but it's a ritual which certain vané will do anything to prevent. Including assassinating the messengers.Worse, Kihrin must come to terms with the horrifying possibility that his connection to the king of demons, Vol Karoth, is growing steadily in strength. How can he hope to save anyone when he might turn out to be the greatest threat of them all?A Chorus of Dragon
£17.96
St Martin's Press These Prisoning Hills
Book SynopsisThese Prisoning Hills is a post-apocalyptic Appalachian weird fiction novella by Hugo and Nebula Award nominee Christopher Rowe.Haunting and heartfelt, violent and vibrant.Alix E. HarrowDeallocate all implications,Fortran harrows all the nations.In a long-ago war, the all-powerful A.I. ruler of the Voluntary State of TennesseeAthena Parthenus, Queen of Reasoninvaded and decimated the American Southeast. Possessing the ability to infect and corrupt the surrounding environment with nanotechnology, she transformed flora, fauna, and the very ground itself into bio-mechanical weapons of war.Marcia, a former captain from Kentucky, experienced first-hand the terrifying, mind-twisting capabilities of Athena's creatures. Now back in the Commonwealth, her retirement is cut short by the arrival of federal troops in her tiny, isolated town. One of Athena's most powerful weapons may still be buried nearby. And they need Marcia's hel
£12.34
St. Martin's Griffin Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick
Book SynopsisTHE NATIONAL BESTSELLERINCLUDES A SNEAK PREVIEW OF PARGIN''S UPCOMING NOVEL!New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin''s Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick is the latestand arguably greatestsci-fi thriller in the Zoey Ashe Series.In the futuristic city of Tabula Ra$a, Zoey Ashe is like a fish so far out of water that it has achieved orbit. After inheriting a criminal empire, the twenty-three year-old finds herself under threat from all sides as a rogue''s gallery of larger-than-life enemies think they smell weakness.On the eve of the world''s most lavish and ridiculous Halloween celebration, a steamer trunk-sized box arrives at Zoey''s door and she is shocked to find that it contains a disemboweled corpse. She is even more shocked when that corpse, controlled by an unknown party, rises and goes on a rampage through the house. Speaking in an electronic voice, it publicly accuses Zoey of being its murderer. This
£17.10
Balboapressau The Cudoni Creed
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£20.69
Time Warner Trade Publishing The Guilty
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£17.09
Simon & Schuster/ Simon451 A Vision of Fire 1 Book 1 of the Earthend Saga
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£13.50
Gallery Books Broken Circle Halo Gallery Books
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£16.19
Simon & Schuster Halo Hunters in the Dark
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£16.19
Archway Publishing Parousia
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£14.24
Archway Publishing Bite the Hand That Feeds You
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£17.05
S&s/Saga Press Lagoon
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£16.19
Open Road Media The Face in the Frost
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£13.25
Zaffre River God
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£16.20
Simon & Schuster ZeroG Book 1 A Novel Volume 1 The Samuel Lord
Book SynopsisSamuel Lord and the "Zero-G" men are in charge of investigating terrorism, crime, corruption and espionage aboard the space station Empyrean.
£13.75
Gallery Books Halo New Blood
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£15.29
Open Road Media Jest Right
Book SynopsisAll of Xanth is a stage as an unlikely hero saves the show in the New York Times–bestselling series. There’s no shortage of laughs when Jess is around; she’s been cursed to have nobody take her seriously. But her dubious talent comes in handy when she meets the very handsome showman Magnus. He promises to fake taking her seriously—if Jess joins his traveling show. But first they must see the Good Magician. He will give them the use of the flying Fire Boat to tour the realm if they complete a quest. The only problem is, he can’t remember what quest. Something to do with night mares, day mares, and one or two future princesses. As Jess and Magnus try to unravel the mystery, they discover their true mission: to save Xanth from a big bird with a bone to peck . . . Trade ReviewPraise for Piers Anthony “One of those authors who can perform magic with the ordinary. . . . [He] is a craftsman.” —A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction “Anthony’s unflagging sparkle, verve and wordplay spin everyday trials of Mundane life into storytelling gold.” —Publishers Weekly
£14.95
Open Road Media Skeleton Key: A Xanth Novel
Book SynopsisThere’s no dancing around a demonic threat in the fantasy world of Xanth in the New York Times–bestselling series. Squid, the alien cuttlefish, is getting an upgrade: a boost to her shape-changing talent so she can lead a mission against a foreign Demon who’s stirring up trouble in Xanth. At Squid’s side are her rescued siblings and one very special child—Larry, a girl in a boy’s body, who will act as a secret host for their adoptive mother, the Demoness Fornax. Aboard the Fire Boat, they form a plan to disguise themselves as a traveling dance troupe. Each child is paired up with a native Xanthian. But it’s the friendship that blossoms between Squid and Larry that will power their quest, and they’ll have to do some fancy footwork to avoid the trials and tribulations that await them.Trade ReviewPraise for Piers Anthony “Piers Anthony is one of those authors who can perform magic with the ordinary. . . . [He] is a craftsman.” —A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction “Anthony’s unflagging sparkle, verve and wordplay spin everyday trials of Mundane life into storytelling gold.” —Publishers Weekly
£14.95
Open Road Media Question Quest
Book SynopsisYouth is wasted on the young. Being grown up is a drag . . . or so thinks Lacuna, one of the mischievous Castle Zombie twins. So she makes the Good Magician Grey an offer he can't refuse. Thirsty for a taste of the Elixir of Youth, she'll help him outwit the evil Com-Pewter, if he'll send her to Hell (in a handbasket, no less) to find Humfrey, the missing sorcerer. And while there, she'll learn the True History of Xanth (simplified) and help rescue a blushing Rose from the demon X(A/N)th . . . with the help of a gorgon or two.
£14.95
Open Road Media Treasure of Gor
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£24.26
Skyhorse Publishing The Adventures of the Mountain Men: True Tales of
Book SynopsisIncredible stories from those who thrived in the Wild West.The mountain men” were the hunters and trappers who fiercely strode the Rocky Mountains in the early to mid-1800s. They braved the elements in search of the skins of beavers and other wild animals, to sell or barter for goods. The lifestyle of the mountain men could be harsh, existing as they did among animals, and spending most of their days and nights living and camping out in the great unexplored wilds of the Rockies. Life outdoors presented many threats, not least among them Native Americans, who were hostile to the mountain men encroaching on the area for their own purposes. For a certain kind of pioneer, this risk and more were outweighed by the benefits of living free, without the restrictions and boundaries of civilized” settlements.Included in this collection are tales from great writers, including:Washington IrvingStanley VestalOsborne RussellFrancis Parkman Jr.And many more!In The Adventures of the Mountain Men, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Brennan has compiled many of the best stories about the mountain menthe most daring exploits, the death-defying chances taken to hunt big game, the clashes with the arrows of Native Americans, and also the moments when the men were struck by the incomparable beauty of the unsullied, majestic Rocky Mountains.
£14.71
iUniverse The Adventures of Phatty and Payaso: Central Park
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£13.29
iUniverse Mudcat the Pirate: The Adventures of Ra-Me the
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£15.29
Image Comics Dark Ride Volume 3
Book SynopsisJOSHUA WILLIAMSON (NAILBITER Batman) and ANDREI BRESSAN (BIRTHRIGHT) reunite for a thrilling plunge into murder mayhem and sinister family secrets!Dark Ride Pluges towards it''s thrilling conclusion! Now, that Sam knows who put the “Devil” in Devil Land, it’s time to take a ride on his father’s first creation--The Devil’s Due--to save a loved one. Collects DARK RIDE #9-12
£12.59
Image Comics Quest Volume 1
Book SynopsisWriter and artist JONATHAN LUNA (THE SWORD, ALEX + ADA) presents his new, hit FANTASY SERIES with writer CRYSTAL WOOD (The Black Ballad)!In a land inspired by Southeast Asia, Princess Anya’s new husband Prince Devyan is violently abducted by three giant demons at their wedding. Anya sets out on an epic journey with a growing band of loyal warriors, crossing deadly landscapes and battling horrifying demons. What will she sacrifice to save the man she loves? Collects QUEST #1-5
£13.49
S&s/Saga Press Fevered Star
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£17.99
S&s/Saga Press The Two-Faced Queen
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£17.09
Grand Central Publishing The President's Daughter: A Thriller
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£17.09
Grand Central Publishing Mercy
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£16.19
Grand Central Publishing The Summer House: The Classic Blockbuster from
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£17.99
Grand Central Publishing The Fallen
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£17.99
Grand Central Publishing A Minute to Midnight
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£15.29
Amazon Publishing Prophecy's End
Book SynopsisA mage’s ungodly goal: rule among the dead. A noblewoman’s destiny: deliver the kingdom of Endar from evil. The final battle is at hand. Kragan, wielder of malignant magic, is nearing his ultimate goal. Lorness Carol Rafel is pursuing her millennia-old destiny as well. It has been prophesized that the noble sorceress will destroy Kragan before he lays waste to the kingdom of Endar and reigns as an unholy god. In Kragan’s favor is the mighty Dread Lord, bound to Kragan’s will, and an army of the resurrected dead that far outnumbers the Forsworn followers at Carol’s side. But Carol has the edge. She and her seer husband, Arn, possess the last remaining pieces of a magical puzzle. In the shards of a shattered trident lies the very key to Kragan’s dark dreams. If Carol and Arn can unleash its undiscovered powers in time to intercept Kragan’s horde. The end is at hand. The final battle on the besieged fortress is upon them. And Arn’s visions of its outcome are terrifying. As Carol draws on her own increasing forces of magic, more is at stake than she imagines in an endgame in the land of the dead that no one could have foreseen.
£8.09
Xlibris Willy Willy
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£9.00
Xlibris Willy Willy
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£15.19
Strebor Books The Total Emasculation of the White Man
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£14.40
Night Shade Books A Second Chance: The Chronicles of St. Mary's
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£15.29
Night Shade Books Just One Damned Thing After Another: The
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£12.99
Night Shade Books A Symphony of Echoes: The Chronicles of St.
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£12.99
