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Penguin Putnam Inc Tower Lord
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£16.20
Penguin Putnam Inc Gunmetal Magic
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£8.07
Little, Brown Book Group Strange Practice
Book SynopsisThe first book in a contemporary fantasy series that introduces the fast-talking Greta Helsing, doctor to London's supernatural community.Trade ReviewThis book is a joy to read, unlocking every bit of delicious promise in the premise -- B&N SCI-FI & FANTASY BLOGA darkly delicious adventure featuring a quirky new heroine. Strange Practice breathes new life into the undead -- James Bennett, author of CHASING EMBERSStrange Practice surprises and delights. It's completely different from anything I've read before. It ticks so many boxes: action, mystery, suspense, an exciting and different world adjacent to our own to name but a few. But the greatest elements of the book are the characters. They shine -- BOOKBAGStrange Practice is a book that really enchanted me from the very first page . . . impossible to put down . . . I can't imagine much that would please my bookwormish self more than reading more about Greta Helsing, and her life as a doctor to the supernatural and their various unexpected ailments . . . Strange Practice is a homerun in every aspect -- BOOKWORM BLUESA remarkably well-realised world and cast of characters . . . this was an absolute delight to read. I look forward to more time spent with Greta -- FORBIDDEN PLANETa warm quilt of a thing that's made for curling up with . . . I miss this newest Helsing already -- NPR BOOKSWhat a splendid adventure this is - Dr Greta Helsing is a brilliant character . . . The underlying mystery is nicely twisty, and Dr Helsing has a quirky coterie of undead friends to aid her on her quest . . . promises to be a splendid new urban fantasy series -- ESPRESSO COCOReaders will look forward to more of Greta's adventures. An imaginative, delightfully droll debut -- KIRKUSAn exceptional and delightful debut, in the tradition of Good Omens -- Elizabeth BearShaw balances an agile mystery with a pitch-perfect, droll narrative and cast of loveable misfit characters -- SHELF AWARENESSVampires, demons, ghouls, supernatural cults and all manner of inexplicable jiggery-pokery. What's not to love? The characterisation is bang on and I was left wanting to learn more about each one of the creatures, human or otherwise, that Greta meets . . . The story is unique enough to remain consistently intriguing and contains plenty of unexpected twists and turns. I can only hope Vivian Shaw writes many more Greta Helsing novels. There is tons of potential for this to become a series that will just run and run. I can tell you now that if she does write more I'll be first in line to read them -- THE ELOQUENT PAGEAn appropriately dark breath of fresh air . . . Greta is a refreshing urban fantasy heroine, strong and smart and utterly normal, despite her chosen profession. Readers who enjoy urban fantasy and are getting tired of cookie-cutter female protagonists will find this a pleasant surprise -- BOOKLISTA satisfying and surprising read, with rich imagery, nuance, and real compassion for its characters - give Strange Practice a shot! -- Elliott James, author of CHARMINGWritten with elegance, wit, and compassion. The prose is gorgeous, the wit is mordant, and the ideas are provocative. Also, there are ghouls -- Laura Amy Schlitz, author of FIRE SPELLThis story was delightful in so many ways! -- BOOKS, BONES & BUFFYIn Vivian Shaw's Strange Practice, a charmingly unusual doctor and her charges keep the city of London from grave danger. In the process, they peel back the covers of familiar (and according to them, somewhat 'libelous') stories to find that reality - especially with the undead - is more poignant and complex than it seems at first glance. An excellent adventure' -- Fran Wilde, author of UPDRAFTShaw's lively debut introduces a great cast of characters who should sustain this new series for many volumes to come -- LIBRARY JOURNALA rollicking adventure with real substance, rooted enough in the traditions of the genre to have real weight, while also firmly located in the modern world. Combine this with sharp writing and great characters and - since this is described as the first Greta Helsing novel - you have what promises to be a great series. -- BLUE BOOK BALLOONVivian Shaw has written an astoundingly accomplished debut novel . . . a compelling, well-characterised novel with tight pacing and a great sense of humour. You should run, not walk, to get your copy now. (Seriously. I'm not joking. It's so good.) -- Liz BourkeThe author has packed her book with characters who are a pleasure to spend time with -- SCIFINOWThe book's mix of humor, mystery, urban fantasy, and gothic horror ultimately struck all the right chords with me . . . I'm already looking forward to the next one -- BIBLIOSANCTUM
£9.49
Yen Press Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra Vol. 4 Manga
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£11.70
HarperCollins Publishers Warrior Princess Assassin
£19.80
Emma Hamm A Darkness So Sweet
£19.56
Penguin Books Ltd The Ever King
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£13.56
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Last Hero
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£25.66
HarperCollins Publishers A Crown Imperilled The Chaoswar Saga 2 The
Book SynopsisThe penultimate volume of the mighty Riftwar Cycle from best selling author Raymond E. Feist.War rages in Midkemia but behind the chaos there is disquieting evidence of dark forces at work.Jim Dasher's usually infallible intelligence network has been cleverly dismantled; nowhere is safe. He feels that the world is coming apart at the seams and is helpless to protect his nation.Quiet palace coups are underway in Roldem and Rillanon; and King Gregory of the Isles has yet to produce an heir. In each kingdom a single petty noble has risen from obscurity to threaten the throne.Lord Hal of Crydee and his great friend Ty Hawkins, champion swordsman of the Masters' Court, are entrusted with the task of smuggling Princess Stephané and her lady-in-waiting, the lovely but mysterious Lady Gabriella, out of Roldem to a place of greater safety. But is there any safe haven to be found?Meanwhile, Hal's younger brothers Martin and Brendan are attempting to hold the strategic city of Ylith against an onslaught of Keshian Dog Soldiers, and a mysterious force from beneath the sea. The Kingdom might lose Crydee and recover; but if Ylith falls, all is lost.An unknown player appears to orchestrating these conflicts. Can Pug and the Conclave of Shadows track down this source before Midkemia is destroyed?Trade ReviewPraise for Raymond E. Feist: ‘File under guilty pleasure’ Guardian ‘Get in at the start of a master’s new series’ Daily Sport ‘Well-written and distinctly above average… intelligent… intriguing’ Publishers Weekly ‘ Epic scope…vivid imagination…a significant contribution to the growth of the field of fantasy’ Washington Post
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HarperCollins Publishers Time Book 1 The Manifold Trilogy
Book Synopsis2010. More than a century of ecological damage, industrial and technological expansion, and unchecked population growth has left the Earth on the brink of devastation.As the world''s governments turn inward, one man dares to envision a bolder, brighter future. That man, Reid Malenfant, has a very different solution to the problems plaguing the planet: the exploration and colonization of space.Now Reid gambles the very existence of time on a single desperate throw of the dice. Battling national sabotage and international outcry, as apocalyptic riots sweep the globe, he builds a spacecraft and launches it into deep space. The odds are a trillion to one against him. Or are they?Trade Review‘The most important living science-fiction writer in the country’THE TIMES ‘The best SF writer in Britain’SFX Praise for The Manifold Trilogy: ‘Pacy, visionary, extravagantly imagined, TIME places Baxter firmly in the tradition of Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov’THE TIMES ‘Highly intelligent, with original ideas in almost every sentence’THE GUARDIAN ‘Baxter is taking basic SF ideas and rebuilding them based on current science, technology and politics … [He] apparently has the ambition and the energy to reinvigorate hard SF all by himself’LOCUS ‘It’s time for Baxter to take his place alongside Asimov and Heinlein’EDGE
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Magician King
Book SynopsisTrade Review“[A] serious, heartfelt novel [that] turns the machinery of fantasy inside out.”—The New York Times (Editor’s Choice)“A spellbinding stereograph, a literary adventure novel that is also about privilege, power, and the limits of being human. The Magician King is a triumphant sequel.”—NPR.org“[The Magician King] is The Catcher in the Rye for devotees of alternative universes. It’s dazzling and devil-may-care. . . . Grossman has created a rare, strange, and scintillating novel.”—Chicago Tribune“The Magician King is a rare achievement, a book that simultaneously criticizes and celebrates our deep desire for fantasy.”—The Boston Globe“Grossman has devised an enchanted milieu brimming with possibility, and his sly authorial voice gives it a literary life that positions The Magician King well above the standard fantasy fare.”—San Francisco Chronicle“Grossman expands his magical world into a boundless enchanted universe, and his lively characters navigate it with aplomb.”—The New Yorker“Grossman is brilliant at creating brainy, distinct, flawed, complex characters, and nearly as good at running them through narrative gauntlets that inventively tweak the stories that generations have grown up on.”—The Portland Oregonian“The Magician King, the immensely entertaining new novel by Lev Grossman, manages to be both deep and deeply enjoyable.”—Chicago Sun-Times“Readers who have already enjoyed The Magicians should lose no time in picking up The Magician King. For those who haven’t, read both books: Grossman’s work is solid, smart, and engaging adult fantasy.”—The Miami Herald“Now that Harry Potter is through in books and films, grown-up fans of the boy wizard might want to give this nimble fantasy series a try.”—New York Post“Lev Grossman’s The Magician King is a fresh take on the fantasy-quest novel—dark, austere, featuring characters with considerable psychological complexity, a collection of idiosyncratic talking animals (a sloth who knows the path to the underworld, a dragon in the Grand Canal), and splendid set pieces in Venice, Provence, Cornwall, and Brooklyn.”—The Daily Beast“In this page-turning follow-up to his bestselling 2009 novel The Magicians, Grossman takes another dark, sarcastically sinister stab at fantasy, set in the Narnia-esque realm of Fillory.”—Entertainment Weekly“The Magician King is clearly the middle book in a trilogy, but it’s that rare creature that bridges the gap between tales and still stands on its own. And just as the first book showed that growing up is hard no matter how much power you have, it shows that becoming an adult involves far more than just reaching the right age.”—The A.V. Club“Fabulous fantasy spiked with bitter adult wisdom—not to be missed.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Fans of The Magicians will find this sequel a feast and will be delighted that a jaw-dropping denouement surely promises a third volume to come.”—Booklist
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Penguin Books Ltd Gargantua and Pantagruel Penguin classics
Book SynopsisA masterly new translation of Rabelaiss robust scatalogical comedy Parodying everyone from classic authors to his own contemporaries, the dazzling and exuberant stories of Rabelais expose human follies with mischievous and often obscene humor. Gargantua depicts a young giant who becomes a cultured Christian knight. Pantagruel portrays Gargantuas bookish son who becomes a Renaissance Socrates, divinely guided by wisdom and by his idiotic, self-loving companion, Panurge.
£17.09
Random House USA Inc Tusk Love
£17.42
Llewellyn Publications The Celestial Unicorn Tarot
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£28.80
Open Road Media Science & Fantasy The Errantry of Bantam Flyn
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£22.06
Open Road Media Science & Fantasy The Exiled Heir
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£20.64
Little, Brown & Company A Sinner of the Deep Sea Vol. 3
Book SynopsisSinner Jo and boarder guard Akira make an unlikely teambut now their shared suspicion of lord Harujion's Mermaid Island Operation has brought them together for a daring mission! Sneaking into lord Harujion's residence, they will risk it all to discover the truth of his wicket plans... Ryuu, who has let herself become a pawn in the lord's scemes; Jo, who leads the rebellion against him; and Yuki, the human who is tossed in the turbulent waters between them... Where will they all lay when this tsunami of a story crashes into its conclusion!?
£12.34
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC 7th Time Loop The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree
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£11.69
Draft2digital Chained Knight
£16.28
Dialogue Filthy Rich Fae
Book SynopsisA dark and addictive new romantasy series from the bestselling author of Filthy Rich Vampires, set in the dark and deadly fae world of New Orleans and perfect for fans of A Touch of Darkness and Sarah J Maas.
£9.49
Penguin Young Readers Muted Volume 1
£20.69
Little, Brown & Company A Reincarnated Witch Spells Doom Vol. 6
Book SynopsisThanks to the marquess's scheme to steal the throne, the water dragons have gone on a rampage. The Kingdom of Ciepla's internal conflicts only continue to expand. What will it take to turn the tide of the battle?
£10.44
Marvel Comics NAMOR LAST KING OF ATLANTIS
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£25.59
Pan Macmillan The Wren in the Holly Library
Book SynopsisK. A. Linde is the USA Today bestselling author of fantasy and romance. She has a Master's degree in political science from the University of Georgia and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team. She loves reading fantasy novels, binge-watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, travelling and dancing in her spare time. She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband, son and super adorable puppy. The Wren in the Holly Library is the first book in The Oak and Holly Cycle.
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Am Ink Publishing Zodiac Academy 6 Fated Throne
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£22.49
Orion Publishing Co The Nightblood Prince
£14.39
Yen Press Chained Soldier Vol. 11
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£11.70
Pan Macmillan Once
Book SynopsisJames Herbert was not just Britain's number one bestselling writer of chiller fiction, a position he held ever since publication of his first novel, but was also one of our greatest popular novelists. Widely imitated and hugely influential, his twenty-three novels have sold more than fifty-four million copies worldwide, and have been translated into over thirty languages, including Russian and Chinese. In 2010, he was made the Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention and was also awarded an OBE by the Queen for services to literature. His final novel was Ash. James Herbert died in March 2013.
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Penguin Random House Group The Gods Time Forgot
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McFarland & Co Inc The Mismeasure of Orcs
Book Synopsis Despite its well-earned reputation as the richest world in fantasy, there exists a notable, troubling problem in Tolkien''s legendarium: the existence of a sentient, rational being for whom no sympathy or moral feeling is ever shown. Examining the origin stories of the orc, which changed over time according to Tolkien''s own worries about whether orcs were redeemable, this book endeavors to show that these inhuman creatures are, in fact, among the most human (perhaps all-too-human) to be found in The Lord of the Rings. This work discusses racism and class hierarchies in Tolkien''s writings, contexts in which the characterization of orcs is particularly noticeable. But Tolkien''s own writings reveal the nature of orcs to be worthy of sympathy, despite their often dehumanized or demonized depictions. Focusing on key scenes from The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings, this study uncovers the richly diverse cultures, as well as the distinctive personalities of various orcs, who turn out to be a far cry from the monsters they are taken to be in the popular imagination. A revised understanding of the orcs as a people presents Middle-earth''s history, geopolitics, and cultural anthropology in a new light.
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St Martin's Press Silver and Lead
£22.49
Hot Key Books A Match Made in Hell
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Amazon Publishing North of the Sunlit River
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Random House USA Inc The Bear and the Nightingale 1 Winternight
Book SynopsisKatherine Arden’s bestselling debut novel spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of a singular talent with a gorgeous voice. “A beautiful deep-winter story, full of magic and monsters and the sharp edges of growing up.”—Naomi Novik, bestselling author of UprootedWinter lasts most of the year at the edge of the Russian wilderness, and in the long nights, Vasilisa and her siblings love to gather by the fire to listen to their nurse’s fairy tales. Above all, Vasya loves the story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon. Wise Russians fear him, for he claims unwary souls, and they honor the spirits that protect their homes from evil. Then Vasya’s widowed father brings home a new wife from Moscow. Fiercely devout, Vasya’s stepmother forbids her family from honoring their household spirits, but Vasya fears what this may bring. And indeed, misfortune begins to stalk the village.
£23.19
Dark Horse Comics Andrzej Sapkowskis The Witcher A Question of
Book SynopsisLove and fate collide in this graphic novel adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's original short story.Geralt is invited to a banquet at the Kingdom of Cintra. The Princess has come of age and suitors prepare to present themselves for her hand in marriage. Wary of the Queen’s invitation, Geralt attends the dinner with caution. When a mysterious uninvited guest, bearing the armor of a knight enters the hall, a bold declaration and a shocking revelation ignites the party into chaos and uproar.This graphic novel is the fourth in a series of adaptations from Sapkowski's acclaimed short story collection The Last Wish!
£15.29
Entangled: Red Tower Books Untitled Red Tower Release Deluxe Limited Edition
£26.39
HarperCollins Publishers Inc House of the Beast Standard Edition
£12.60
Orion Publishing Co In the Veins of the Drowning
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Hodder & Stoughton Once a Villain
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Ever Queen
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Vintage Publishing The Daydreamer
Book SynopsisIan McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen books. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include The Child in Time, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; The Cement Garden; Enduring Love; Amsterdam, which won the 1998 Booker Prize; Atonement; Saturday; On Chesil Beach; Solar; Sweet Tooth; The Children Act; and Nutshell, which was a Number One bestseller. Atonement and Enduring Love have both been turned into award-winning films, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach are in production and set for release this year, and filming is currently underway for a BBC TV adaptation of The Child in Time.Trade ReviewExhilarating * Independent *Ian McEwan writes stories of exquisite precision and clarity * Evening Standard *As far-fetched and funny as anything by Roald Dahl * Vogue *Perfectly judged, scary, poignant, meaningful; he makes it look easy, but this is brilliantly achieved * Guardian *These stories are so good, as acute about childhood preoccupations, and at times as disturbing as you would expect * Harpers & Queen *
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Little, Brown & Company Level Up with the Gods Vol. 1
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£17.09
Little, Brown & Company The Failure at God School Vol. 2
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£10.44
Seven Seas Entertainment Might as Well Cheat I Got Transported to Another
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£13.18
HarperCollins Publishers Katabasis
£14.24
Penguin Publishing Group Mother of Rome
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£11.82
Ize Press Tomb Raider King Vol. 8
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£15.19
