Category fiction
HarperCollins India The Secret Of The Nagas (Shiva Trilogy Book 2)
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£9.49
Little, Brown & Company No Game No Life, Vol. 10 (light novel)
Book SynopsisAfter pulling off a successful coup d'etat for the throne, Sora and Shiro take their devil-may-care attitude to running a pharmacy. Fellow Immanity Chlammy comes to deliver a letter from the 8th ranked race, the Dwarves...and they've got a bone to pick with the gamer siblings! Will Blank come out of this battle with another race piece, or have they finally met their match?!
£11.39
Little, Brown & Company Magical Girl Raising Project, Vol. 8 (light
Book SynopsisSnow White a.k.a. the Magical-Girl Hunter is on a quest to locate her dear friend Ripple when she's summoned by one of the Three Sages, the Magical Kingdom's highest authority. Their request, however, turns out to be a job escorting a certain magical girl...
£12.34
Little, Brown & Company Baccano!, Vol. 11 (light novel)
Book SynopsisThe year 1705, in a town on the coast of Italy. All 15-year-old Huey Laforet feels towards his life is tedium and despair, and he dreams of the day when he can destroy the world he despises. Meanwhile, there are rumors of a strange string of murders performed by a figure in a white mask-and whoever witnesses the killing is doomed to be the next target. As the serial killer shakes the town of Lotto Valentino, Huey's life is about to change, too...
£14.39
Little, Brown & Company That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 6
Book SynopsisNewly-minted Demon Lord Slime Rimuru has received word of a special assembly of all the demon lords, known as the Walpurgis Council. It just so happens that the topic of this year's meeting is how best to punish Rimuru for assuming his new demonic title... Will this hotshot slime go and crash this council himself?!
£11.99
Hachette Books Ireland Whatever Happened to Birdy Troy
Book SynopsisSHE WAS THE NEXT BIG THING . . . UNTIL SHE DISAPPEARED''Exciting and at times heart-breaking, this book is a must for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six'' CARMEL HARRINGTON''Riveting, original ... Rachael English ups her game with each book'' ROISIN MEANEY''A compelling page-turner ... Rachael English is a gifted storyteller'' ANNE TIERNANIn the early 1980s, The Diamonds - Ireland''s trailblazing all-woman rock band - were on the brink of international success. Their debut single ''Too Much Not Enough'' was soaring in the British charts. Then, as suddenly as they''d arrived, they vanished. It was the last anyone would hear of songwriter, guitarist and legend-in-the-making Birdy Troy.Stacey Nash, host of the popular podcast ''Whatever Happened To ...?'', becomes fascinated with the band thatbroke up before she was born. How could four young women with so much promise just disappear?As problems Trade ReviewWitty dialogue and uniquely Irish storytelling * Sunday Independent *Rachael English's latest novel is an entertaining tale tinged with nostalgia for the way things were * RTÉ Guide *If you were a teenager in the 70s/80s, you'll feel right at home in these pages * VIP Magazine *
£13.49
Milkweed Editions Aquaboogie
Book Synopsis“Aquaboogie is a love story in fragments . . . A book by a writer whose love for her characters infuses her work with the dignity and urgency they so clearly deserve.” —The New York Times Book Review Full of defiance and tenderness, Aquaboogie chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of the residents of Rio Seco. In “Aquaboogie,” art student Nacho finances his class out East by working as a janitor, subject to torment by his white coworkers. In “Back,” elderly Pashion sleeps wrapped around the body of her dying husband L. C., all the while recalling their 49 years of marriage and thinking about the sleeping pills she has secreted away for when life becomes unbearable. In “The Box,” Shawan carries her radio everywhere; since her best friend was gunned down, music is the only thing that can get her through the day. In these and other stories in this powerful collection, the author gives voice to those on the margins while demonstrating her great affection for her characters.
£9.99
Milkweed Editions Extra Indians
Book SynopsisEvery winter, Tommy Jack McMorsey watches the meteor showers in northern Minnesota. On the long haul from Texas to Minnesota, Tommy encounters a deluded Japanese tourist determined to find the buried ransom money from the movie Fargo. When the Japanese tourist dies of exposure in Tommy Jack's care, a media storm erupts and sets off a series of journeys into Tommy Jack's past as he remembers the horrors of Vietnam, a love affair, and the suicide of his closest friend, Fred Howkowski. Exploring with great insight and wit the ways images, stereotypes, and depictions intersect with, Extra Indians offers a powerful glimpse into contemporary Native American life.Trade Review"Exemplary. Gansworth delivers a messy and satisfying resolution. Longtime readers of Gansworth will recognize some characters from his previous work (Mending Skins; etc.), but the discoveries in this novel will delight new readers even more." --Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW "Gansworth will surely garner comparisons to Sherman Alexie for his wry wit and compassionate voice, but his ability to dissect multiple hearts in a single pierce, his precise reconstruction of each lost soul into something new and pure, sets him apart. This is familial redemption at its finest, which is to say agonizingly complex and wholly engaging." --Booklist "Gansworth has given us a beautiful story of the intersection of truth and fiction, family and forgiveness, and the inability to forgive. A powerful story; highly recommended for readers of popular fiction." --Library Journal "In exploring who his characters believe they are versus who they may really be, Eric Gansworth says as much about the constitution of family and America as he does about the construction of identity and the world. Spanning the war in Vietnam, life on the rez, and the Coen Brothers' Fargo, Extra Indians is both rollicking and tenderhearted. --Stewart O'Nan, author of Last Night at the Lobster and Songs for the Missing "Gansworth's look at youthful folly and the damage that violence begets is fully drawn and beautifully written, almost ballad-like with its rueful tone." --Minneapolis Star Tribune "What seemingly begins as a road trip novel detours into a mysterious death and then comes around into a big-hearted novel about reservation life, the resonance of war even thirty years later, and the inescapability of one's past." --Time Out Chicago "A literary novel carrying themes that possess more true-to-life tangible strength than verifiable facts. By layering truth and fiction, Gansworth complicates the two, dislocating us along with his characters." --Philadelphia City Paper "With an exacting eye for images and ear for language, novelist Eric Gansworth has constructed a rich tapestry of interwoven narratives that speak to the contemporary Native American experience, both on and off the reservation." --Buffalo News
£11.99
Milkweed Editions Vestments
Book SynopsisLet me begin today, illumined by Thy light, to destroy this part of the natural man which lives in me in its entirety, the obstacle that constantly keeps me from Thy Love. Taught this prayer as a boy by his grandfather, James Dressler recites it each time he's tempted by earthly desires. Originally drawn to the priesthood by the mystery, purity, and sensual fabric of the Church, as well as by its promise of a safe harbor from his tempestuous home, James finds himself -- just a few years after his ordination -- attracted again to his first love, Betty Garcia. Torn between these opposing desires, and haunted by his familial heritage, James finds himself at a crossroads. Exploring issues in the Catholic Church and in life, and infused throughout by a rich sense of the history and vibrant texture of St. Paul, this is an utterly honest and subtly lyrical novel.Trade ReviewPUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR MINNESOTA BOOK AWARD WINNER "Reimringer knows well the landscape of the Catholic Church--seminary mentoring, rectory loneliness, the bonding of men of the cloth--and he writes about these things with a combination of affection and ruthless honesty. He also knows the fragility of the human heart, broken as is the body of Christ at Eucharist, with an embedded promise of healing." --America: The Catholic Weekly "Vestments is a pitch-perfect account of priestly life." --Commonweal "Luminous... [a] beautiful debut." --Pioneer Press "A stunning debut." --ForeWord Reviews "In this potent debut about a wayward yet devout young priest who struggles to reconcile his faith with longings of the flesh, Reimringer has crafted a suspenseful, illuminating, and highly readable saga... Reimringer excels, most notably, at revealing how the sensual delectations of Catholic ritual and the forbidden delights of the flesh are part of the same continuum, as sin and repentance feed off each other." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Through his thoughtful themes and lyrical prose, Reimringer effortlessly restores a measure of dignity to the priesthood even as he pays tender homage to the working-class roots of St. Paul." --Booklist "A plainspoken but finely turned debut novel... [James Dressler] is full-blooded in a way fictional proests so often aren't, and he stars in an admirably complex study of family ties." --Minneapolis Star Tribune "Ribald and wry, concerned at heart with faith and forgiveness, Vestments is a rich, involving debut." --Stewart O'Nan, bestselling author of Emily, Alone "This book knows the soul of the great old city: the yellowing taverns and fraying neighborhoods, the sense of grace in decline, the doubtful saints wrangling their disbelief. John Reimringer writes with the confidence and observation of one who was there at the time and is there still, and his novel has the knuckles and shouting and beer breath of glory." --Leif Enger, author of Peace Like a River "In this memorable, skillful novel, Reimringer writes compassionately about the tie between violence and yearning, the calls of the body and the calls of the spirit. Many writers can write well about one or the other. The gift of this writer is his rich understanding and love of both. Vestments is a wise, wide, and eloquent book." --Erin McGraw, author of Lies of the Saints "Deeply rooted in history, burning with family furies, and told by a narrator-priest you find yourself rooting for (and wondering about), this is a captivating novel, scene by scene." --Patricia Hampl, author of The Florist's Daughter "A compelling tale that provides a little-seen, interior, first-person point of view of the priesthood." --Library Journal
£14.40
Milkweed Editions The Book of Duels: Flash Fiction
Book SynopsisFierce, searing, and darkly comical, Garriga's debut collection of short-short fiction depicts historical and imagined duels, re-envisioning in a flash the competing points of motivation--courage and cowardice, honor and vengeance--that lead individuals to risk it all. In this compact collection, "settling the score" provides a fascinating apparatus for exploring foundational civilizing ideas. Notions of courage, cowardice, and revenge course through Michael Garriga's flash fiction pieces, each one of which captures a duel's decisive moment from three distinct perspectives: opposing accounts from the individual duelists, followed by the third account of a witness. In razor-honed language, the voices of the duelists take center stage, training a spotlight on the litany of misguided beliefs and perceptions that lead individuals into such conflicts. From Cain and Abel to Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickenson; from John Henry and the steam drill to an alcoholic fighting the bottle: the cumulative effect of these powerful pieces is a probing and disconcerting look at humankind's long-held notions of pride, honor, vengeance, and satisfaction. Meticulously crafted by Garriga, and with stunning illustrations by Tynan Kerr, The Book of Duels is a unique and remarkable debut.Trade Review"Michael Garriga's prose is rich with idiom and tension, taut and visceral as the stories he tells. He writes exclusively of getting even, settling scores, honor, bullying and cowardice. The language has biblical force and rhythms, and he goes inside these characters and brings them to us direct from their deepest parts." --Daniel Woodrell, author of The Maid's Version and Winter's Bone "Lovers of language at its thrumming, pulse-driven peak, fiends for characters staggeringly alive, twitching addicts of images grotesque and glorious, Michael Garriga is your man and The Book of Duels your new obsession. With his Duels, Garriga defies classification, transcends form, and gives us neither prose, poems, or prose-poems, but a work of unassailable linguistic art." --Kent Wascom, author of The Blood of Heaven "Garriga has instantly established himself as both a master of that profoundly modern literary form, the short short story, and a master of the human condition. The Book of Duels is one of the most extraordinary first books of fiction I've ever read." --Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain "Michael Garriga's truly original and often darkly funny stories in The Book of Duels are as full of heart and blood and guts as the work of his great heroes, Cormac McCarthy and Barry Hannah, and he shares with those writers a hard-won vulnerability at the word-drunk nub of everything." --Mark Winegardner, author of Crooked River Burning "The Book of Duels is a beautiful, brutal collection, bridging the distance between prose and poetry. Garriga bears down on our legacies of racism, violence, and vengeance--at turns historically precise and otherworldly--creating an acute awareness of our human frailty and relentless desire for love." --Julianna Baggott, author of the Pure Trilogy "There are a lot of great storytellers published today, but it takes a great writer to tell a story in so few words--and Michael Garriga does it brilliantly. Told candidly from the perspective of each duelist and a witness, The Book of Duels delves into the final thoughts--of honor, of love, of hatred, of anger, of God--of those facing death. Gritty, and often darkly humorous, this debut collection will make readers take note of flash fiction." --Lindsay Pingel, Inkwood Books, Tampa, FL
£12.99
Milkweed Editions American Boy: A Novel
Book SynopsisWe were exposed to these phenomena in order that we might learn something, but of course the lessons we learn are not always what was intended. So begins Matthew Garth's stor of the fall of 1962, when the shooting of a young woman on Thanksgiving Day sets off a chain of unsettling evens in Willow Falls, Minnesota. Matthew first sees Louisa Lindahl in Dr. Dunbar's home office, and at the time her bullet wound makes nearly as strong an impression as her unclothed body. Fueled over the following weeks by his feverish desire for this mysterious woman and a deep longing for the comfort and affluence that appears to surround the Dunbars, Matthew finds himself drawn into a vortex of greet, manipulation, and ultimately betrayal.Trade ReviewEsquire Top 9 Books of the Year Midwest Booksellers Choice Award Finalist Booklist Editor's Choice 2011 Best Book Publishers Weekly 20 Top Indie Sleeper Hits WBEZ Chicago Top 10 Books of 2011 "...powerful and exquisitely crafted...Watson's portraits of small town life and the people who live it--mostly during the 1940s and 1950s--are compassionate and true." --Steve Mills, Chicago Tribune's Printers Row "There are a handful of writers I push on everyone I meet, and Larry Watson is one of them. For the past twenty years has quietly penned some of the wisest, most powerful novels in my library, and I am thrilled to make room on the shelf for his latest, a gripping, poignant coming-of-age story that opens with a gunshot that will ultimately bury its bullet in your heart. American Boy is an American classic." --Benjamin Percy, author of The Wilding and Refresh, Refresh "Larry Watson's latest book, American Boy, may be his best yet. With the patient skill of a seasoned writer, Watson tells an engaging coming-of-age story of a young man in Willow Falls, Minnesota during the 1960s. Youthful passions, heartbreaks, loyalties and moral uncertainties are all rendered in vivid color." --David Rhodes, author of Driftless "[Watson will] harvest a bumper crop of readers this autumn." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "[Watson] spins charm and melancholy around the same fingers, the result a soft but urgent rendering of a young man coming of age in rural America that is recognizable to even those of us who were never there." --Denver Post "Watson is sure-footed on familiar ground in American Boy... [he's] made something of a specialty of that space where teenagers struggle between hormonal urges and moral decisions as they grope toward adulthood. His evocation of that difficult passage feels as sure as his evocation of small-town life in the upper Midwest more than one generation ago... As convincing as it is lonely and bleak." --Billings Gazette "Elemental mystery...American Boy seems oddly 1930's in its noir-like soul. Early 60's optimism, Vietnam or pot doesn't touch this town. But perhaps that's the point--this place is that insular...This is a heroic coming of age story. I was riveted by its layered mystery." --Susan Weinstein, NotAnotherBookReview.blogspot.com "Watson has penned some of the best contemporary fiction about small-town America, and his new novel does not disappoint... With his graceful writing style, well-drawn characters, and subtly moving plot, Watson masterfully portrays the dark side of small-town America. Highly readable and enthusiastically recommended." --Library Journal (starred review) "Eighteen years ago, Milkweed published Watson's breakthrough novel, Montana 1948; now the author returns to Milkweed with another powerful coming-of-age story about a teenage boy [Matthew Garth] being shocked into maturity by a moment of sudden and unexpected violence... Like Holden Caulfield trying to catch innocent children before they fall off the cliff adjoining that field of rye, Matthew struggles to save the Dunbars and, in so doing, save himself. He fails, of course, but that's the point of much of Watson's always melancholic, always morally ambiguous fiction: coming-of-age is about failure as much as it is about growth." --Booklist (starred review) "Watson's new novel about a young man's coming-of-age in rural Minnesota during the early '60s never veers off course." --Publishers Weekly "Watson's sixth novel resonates with language as clear and images as crisp as the spare, flat prairie of its Minnesota setting... A vivid story of sexual tension, family loyalty and betrayal." --Kirkus "A true, realistic, and intelligent novel of a teen-aged Minnesota boy in the early 1960s, in which a woman with a gunshot wound captures young Matthew Garth's imagination and continues to hold it in a fierce grip. Young Matthew first encounters Louisa Lindahl in the office of the town doctor, at whose home he spends much of his time. Along the way, Matthew endeavors to work his way into Louisa's affections, while pursuing typical teenage pursuits with Johnny Dunbar, the doctor's son. While Matthew ultimately finds out the answers to most of the questions he has about this mysterious young woman, many of these answers aren't the ones he wants. Watson does a wonderful job of peering under the masks of these small town folks and helping us see what their real selves are." --Carl Hoffman, Boswell Book Company "Nobody knows the heartland better than Larry Watson and no one is better at conveying its stark landscape and the stark truths that can arise from living in it. The story of young Matt Garth in rural Minnesota in 1962 is not just one of coming of age but also of human frailty and life altering decisions. Watson perfectly evokes an era while telling a story that is timeless." --Bill Cusumano, Nicola's Books "Pure. Simple. Classic. Little more needs to be said about Larry Watson's utterly breath-taking coming-of-age novel featuring two high school chums, Johnny Dunbar and Matthew Garth. This novel takes a fresh look at that time of life, the teen years, when everything happens so suddenly and with such ferociousness: the fist crashing out of nowhere into your unsuspecting chin; the physical sick feeling as your heart breaks upon learning that 'your' girl isn't; that head-to-toe rush of hot blood as you gaze knowingly at your first love; the utterly helpless feeling as your vehicle spins round and round over the black ice. Yes, youth, a time of intensity, immediacy, raw emotions, and suddenness. We remember it well. Now Larry Watson captures it all in this wonderful novel, American Boy. This book will become--is--a classic. I recommend it without reserve to every reader who appreciates life and fine literature." --Nancy Simpson, Book Vault "[Watson] spins charm and melancholy around the same fingers, the result a soft but urgent rendering of a young man coming of age in rural America that is recognizable to even those of us who were never there." -- Denver Post
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Milkweed Editions Jewelweed: A Novel
Book SynopsisFrom a masterful storyteller, comes a Midwestern epic that illuminates the majestic in the commonplace. When David Rhodes burst onto the American literary scene in the 1970s, he was hailed as "a brilliant visionary" (John Gardner), and compared to Sherwood Anderson and Marilynne Robinson. In Driftless, his "most accomplished work yet" (Joseph Kanon), Rhodes brought Words, WI, to life in a way that resonated with readers across the country. Now with Jewelweed, this beloved author returns to the same out-of-the-way hamlet and introduces a cast of characters who all find themselves charged with overcoming the burdens left by the past, sometimes with the help of peach preserves or pie. After serving time for a dubious conviction, Blake Bookchester is paroled and returns home. The story of Blake's hometown is one of challenge, change, and redemption, of outsiders and of limitations, and simultaneously one of supernatural happenings and of great love. Each of Rhodes's characters--flawed, deeply human, and ultimately universal--approach the future with a combination of hope and trepidation, increasingly mindful of the importance of community to their individual lives. Rich with a sense of empathy and wonder, Jewelweed offers a vision in which the ordinary becomes mythical.Trade Review"[A] rhapsodic, many-faceted novel of profound dilemmas, survival, and gratitude... Rhodes portrays his smart, searching, kind characters with extraordinary dimension as each wrestles with what it means to be good and do good." --Booklist (STARRED REVIEW) "Jewelweed is a novel of forgiveness, a generous ode to the spirit's indefatigable longing for love." --Minneapolis Star Tribune "Brave and inspiring... Rhodes also has important things to say about humble, hardworking Americans at odds with contemporary American culture, which he finds predatory, corporate, and soulless. An impressive and emotionally gratifying novel; highly recommended for fans of literary fiction." --Library Journal "Masterful storytelling... The characters in Driftless and Jewelweed are rendered with such care and precision that this little known region of the Midwest becomes dazzlingly alive. At the same time, Rhodes' decision to publish again marks a welcome return of a master storyteller of real people who live in our small towns." --Chicago Tribune Printers Row Journal "A benevolent sort of rural American magical realism... profound." --Publishers Weekly "I liked Driftless, but his emotionally rich new novel, Jewelweed, a sequel of sorts, is even better. The novel emits frequent solar flares of surprise and wonder." --Cleveland Plain Dealer "A master of nuance, Rhodes picks up on those 'inaudible rhythms' that drive human actions: fear, regret, friendship, yearning, and a desire for forgiveness." --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "[A] deeply moving meditation on the resonance of each individual life on a small Wisconsin town." --Wisconsin State Journal "Jewelweed is another book that all Iowa should read." --Iowa Press-Citizen "A damn fine novel--one of the best kinds--where ordinary people living ordinary lives are drawn by the deft and lyrical touch of the author in such an achingly rich way, one quietly marvels." --Sheryl Cotleur, Copperfield's Books "Rhodes describes the natural world and his characters' inner lives with equal passion, creating an ensemble as natural to its landscape as the trees. Jewelweed is a remarkable piece of storytelling, soul-felt and deeply moving." --Mark LaFramboise, Politics & Prose Bookstore "David Rhodes takes seemingly mundane events, and makes them magic. The everyday is made spectacular through his telling." --Jack Hannert, Brilliant Books "From philosophical prison inmates to childhood-haunted truckers, Rhodes's melange of characters feels so real, you'd swear you lived among them." --Emily Crowe, The Odyssey Bookshop "With Jewelweed, David Rhodes has once more produced a moving, deeply thoughtful novel, of poor people doing difficult things, often against their best interests. He is the same writer, maybe better, as the author of Driftless." --Paul Ingram, Prairie Lights Books
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Milkweed Editions What a Woman Must Do
Book SynopsisWhen Celia Canby -- Kate's niece, Bess's mother, and Harriet's cousin -- is killed in a car accident, it's up to Kate and Harriet to raise Bess. Ten years later, on the day of the accident, the local newspaper in Harvester, MN, dredges up the story of the accident for a careless "Way Back When" piece, subjecting the women to another round of grief. Kate, arthritic and stuck far away from the farm she loves, is concerned about Bess. Headstrong and closed off, Bess yearns to escape Harvester before she "goes bad." But when she begins to trace the same path of mistakes her mother made -- a risky relationship with a local married man -- everything seems on the verge of falling apart. In a novel that celebrates the power of what a woman can do, What A Woman Must Do asks timeless questions about love and loss: How does our history define us? How can we let go of it? Should we?Trade ReviewPraise for What a Woman Must Do "[T]he pages can't turn fast enough. Sullivan is a good storyteller and the peaceful, rural backdrop she sketches stands in poignant contrast to her sympathetic characters' struggles with temptation and conflicting loyalties." --Publishers Weekly "Sullivan realizes the epoch in subtle and genuine detail. Teens who like family sagas, romance, and complex characters will treasure this novel. Its craftsmanship will cultivate their reading palates toward literary sophistication." --School Library Journal "Sullivan provides a very perceptive look at actions and interactions and how they can reroute lives. Recommended for all libraries." --Library Journal "Sullivan's writing is most effective at evoking the steady pace of small-town life. This novel has a kind of gentle gravity and sweetness." --LA Times "Sullivan writes with insight about the difficulties her women characters face in this insular town. What a Woman Must Do draws the reader in." --Washington Post
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Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Division Maneuver (Light Novel) Vol. 1
Book SynopsisWhen mankind was attacked by the Jave, the strongest warrior in the world lost his life defending humanity, and was reincarnated as a baby. Now the Jave have returned - and that hero is still a young boy with only Level 1 power! Enrolling in an academy that trains people to use Division Maneuver, the combat weapons used to hold off the Jave, Okegawa Kuon can only operate Division 1, the weakest of them all - until the opportunity to pilot a special, one-of-a-kind suit appears, one that can be activated even with rock-bottom levels of magical power!
£10.44
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Division Maneuver (Light Novel) Vol. 2
Book SynopsisWhen mankind was attacked by the Jave, the strongest warrior in the world lost his life defending humanity, and was reincarnated as a baby. Now the Jave have returned - and that hero is still a young boy with only Level 1 power! Enrolling in an academy that trains people to use Division Maneuver, the combat weapons used to hold off the Jave, Okegawa Kuon can only operate Division 1, the weakest of them all - until the opportunity to pilot a special, one-of-a-kind suit appears, one that can be activated even with rock-bottom levels of magical power!
£10.44
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Reincarnated as a Sword (Light Novel) Vol. 2
Book SynopsisWhen a 30-year-old salaryman and games enthusiast is suddenly killed in a car accident, he finds himself reborn into a fantasy world…but in the form of a sword! Now he’s in search of a beautiful woman to wield him, and a cat girl named Fran might be the exact adventuring partner he needs.
£10.44
Birlinn General The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee: The New 44
Book SynopsisGlasgow for Bertie is the promised land. The city of pies and Irn Bru, far from his controlling mother, Irene – his place of escape. But how will he respond to the news of the proposed merging of Edinburgh and Glasgow? A new member of Bertie’s class at school is causing ripples in his social circle. She is called Galactica MacFee and is going to be a match for Olive and her lieutenant, Pansy. And, an incredible new discovery: a Pictish stone, that is said to have the first-know written poem carved into it is the talk of the town. But, when the poem is eventually translated, it is thought it is best to keep it under wraps. In this new instalment in the perennially popular 44 Scotland series, we are back in the world of Angus and Domenico, Bruce, Matthew and Elspeth, and, of course, Bertie and his friend Ranald Braveheart Macpherson. Filled with Alexander McCall Smith’s trademark wit, warmth and humour, this new book is a must-read.Trade Review'For me these books are a tribute to kindness and empathy. Fabulously entertaining, witty, and thoughtful, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee joins the 44 Scotland Street family with aplomb' -- Liz Robinson * LoveReading, Book of the Month *'As ever, there's a gentle, weaving narrative that is endlessly poetic and thought-provoking' * Scottish Field, 5 Stars *'A delightful read... This is guaranteed to cheer you up on a cold Winter's evening' -- Jenny Itzcovitz * Sixtyplussurfers *
£16.19
Birlinn General The Sound of My Voice
Book SynopsisMorris Magellan wakes one morning to find himself stuck in a corporate job and living the suburban dream with a wife and two children, except this dream feels like a nightmare. Out of his depth and starting to drift from reality, we meet Morris at the precipice. Bit by bit he is losing his struggle with addiction – he just doesn’t know it yet. His only solace and escape from suburban family life and corporate duties is music and alcohol. His life is soundtracked with symphonies and concertos, every note, and every drink, carries him from moment to moment hoping to salvage something of himself before that too slips from his grasp. Harrowing but compellingly written, with humour and compassion, The Sound of My Voice is a stylistic masterpiece that presents conflict between a man’s cowardice and cruelty, and a desperate attempt to recover his humanity.Trade Review'Playful, haunting and moving, this is writing of the highest quality . . . One of the most inventive and daring novels ever to have come out of Scotland' -- Ian Rankin'One of the classic post-war Scottish novels. It’s simply a roaring success on all levels; it’s a genius piece of fiction' -- Irvine Welsh'A profound and beautifully written study of human fragility in the face of the brutalism of modern life' -- James Robertson'A stylistic masterpiece . . . chilling but extremely enjoyable' * Daily Mail *'Compulsively readable . . . a cleverly orchestrated unique work of fiction' * Herald *'Brilliantly-structured short novel . . . superb writing' * The Scotsman *'Deserves to be talked about in the same breath as Saul Bellow’s Seize the Day' * Metro *
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Birlinn General The Perfect Passion Company
Book SynopsisThe Perfect Passion Dating Company at No. 24 Mouse Lane in Edinburgh's New Town is run by Katie Donald who has an innate instinct for bringing people together. She has developed a skill for finding out what it is that people really want. Along the way, Katie learns profound lessons about her own desires as she works at better understanding others. Although Katie has little in the way of direct experience, with the help of her amiable and handsome office neighbour William Kidd, she soon finds herself making matches for the lonely hearts tired of meeting online – and who want a more personal touch. For fans of Alexander McCall Smith's many beloved series and romantic standalone novels, The Perfect Passion Company shows him at his most perceptive, playful, and generous. In the way that only McCall Smith can, this novel offers a glimpse inside the psychology of matchmaking, the search for love and companionship, and the mysterious spark of attraction that can, at times, catch hold of us all.Trade Review'As always with McCall Smith, expect the kind of dialogue you wish you could have more often, keen observations, comic plot twists, and a main character to cheer for' * Booklist *'There is, as ever in his work, abundant delight ... In his concern for right thought and conduct he is one of the most considerable and satisfying, as well as delightful, novelists working today' -- Allan Massie * The Scotsman *'An absolutely gorgeous standalone tale from one of the most astute and compassionate observers of humanity... The Perfect Passion Company is oh-so engaging and enjoyable as it explores our human need for love and companionship.' * LoveReading *
£17.09
Leamington Books Novella Express #1
Book SynopsisEdition #1 of NOVELLA EXPRESS with: Little Apples by Ricky Monahan Brown Black Cat and the Japanese Umbrella by Lowri Larsen Albertine by Laurence Klavan
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Leamington Books Novella Express #2
Book SynopsisEdition #2 of NOVELLA EXPRESS with: The Hardest Winter by Carole Hamilton Heaven Burns by Jen McGregor Just Like Him to Die by Douglas Bruton
£13.50
Little, Brown & Company The Devil is a Part-Timer!, Vol. 14 (light novel)
Book SynopsisBack when she first arrived on Earth, all the hero Emilia could manage at first was to wander the streets of Eifukucho alone. Though she had come to this strange new world in order to hunt down the evil demon king, her first quest would have to be...finding a proper place to live!
£11.39
Little, Brown & Company Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
Book SynopsisAfter her conflict with Bell, Aiz falls into a stupor as she questions the very reason she fights. Her heart heavy with a whirlpool of emotions and thoughts, she decides to face the young boy once again!
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Little, Brown & Company I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed
Book SynopsisI'd been killing slimes for 300 years-and then I had to go into a huge dungeon! I didn't really want to go at first, but after exploring it, I finally discovered that the exciting life of an adventurer...is probably still not for me. (Maybe a little?) Then there was that visit to Beelzebub's house and sending my daughters to school-things have gotten so busy I've almost forgotten how to take it slow!
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Little, Brown & Company My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong, As I Expected
Book SynopsisAfter the aquatic theme park trip, Yui arrives at Yukino's house with Hachiman. There, they see for themselves that Yukino is contemplating about her future with her sister, Haruno. But as Hachiman and Yui are walking home, they're ambushed by Haruno!
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Little, Brown & Company Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful
Book SynopsisThe Demon Lord's forces are headed to Axel Town. And among them is a user of...Explosion Magic?! Looks like it's Megumin's time to shine!
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