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HarperCollins Publishers Bad Magic
Book SynopsisExperience Skulduggery Pleasant as never before ? in this fully original graphic novel brought vibrantly to life in full colour?A real cracker. Fun, thrilling, smartly scripted and powerfully making a stand for diversity and inclusion in the face of intimidation and ignorance. Even if this is your first encounter with the worlds of Skulduggery Pleasant, it?s one you will adore and never forget? Win Wiacek, Now Read This!A small town in the middle of Ireland, a string of unexplained deaths and a monster on the loose. Better call in the experts.When Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain drive into Termoncara, they discover a town with a dark past and a people haunted by their own secrets. There is a creature stalking the streets ? a creature who delights in cruelty, who feeds off the little hatreds, who grows stronger with every drop of blood spilled.Horror and mystery collide in an original graphic novel by Derek Landy, P. J. Holden, Matt Soffe, Rob Jones and Pye Parr.Trade Review Praise for Bad Magic: ‘Grisly, gripping and memorably satisfying, the first graphic novel in the hugely popular Skulduggery Pleasant series is also a perfect entry point for 14+ readers’ Guardian ‘A real cracker. Fun, thrilling, smartly scripted and powerfully making a stand for diversity and inclusion in the face of intimidation and ignorance. Even if this is your first encounter with the worlds of Skulduggery Pleasant, it’s one you will adore and never forget’ Win Wiacek, Now Read This! ‘Landy’s smash-hit series for readers aged eight and up is prose gold, with 15 novels in the series so far. And now the skull-faced investigator’s fans can look forward to the graphic novel, complete with a brand new grisly mystery, now in glorious technicolour … Pitch-perfect’ The Bookseller Praise for the Skulduggery Pleasant series: ‘A writer at the height of his powers . . . Whatever your age, read them and enjoy the ride’ Irish Independent ‘Fast and funny’ The Times ‘Skulduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure’ Rick Riordan ‘Landy's witty style will win him fans of all ages’ Irish Mail on Sunday ‘Hugely enjoyable – a thrill-a-minute adventure’ Jonathan Stroud ‘A fast evolving plot and a great mix of scariness and humour’ Sunday Express ‘Exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun’ Philip Ardagh, Guardian ‘Gripping’ Observer ‘A remarkably accomplished debut with wonderful dialogue’ Irish Times ‘A rip-roaring adventure’ Irish Sunday Independent
£11.24
Vintage Publishing The Wrong Place
Book SynopsisRendered in vivid watercolour where parquet floors and patterned dresses morph together, The Wrong Place revolves around oft-absent Robbie, a charismatic lothario of mysterious celebrity who has the run of a city as chaotic as it is resplendent. Robbie''s sexual energy captivates the attention of men and women alike; his literal and figurative brightness is a startling foil to the dreariness of his childhood friend, Francis. With a hand as sensitive as it is exuberant, Angoulême-winner Brecht Evens''s first English graphic novel captures the strange chemistry of social interaction. The Wrong Place contrasts life as it is, angst-ridden and awkward, with life as it can be: spontaneous, uninhibited, and free.Trade ReviewGorgeous... Uses watercolours to wonderful effect -- James Smart * Guardian *In a series of shimmering, dream-like paintings, Brecht Evens captures the loneliness and the hedonism of a city’s streets after hours... -- Claire Allfree * Metro *An invigorating tale of discomfort and joy, with artwork that captivates * Guardian *
£21.25
Little, Brown & Company Yotsuba Vol 4
Book SynopsisYotsuba is a strange little girl with a big personality! Even in the most trivial, unremarkable encounters, Yotsuba''s curiosity and enthusiasm quickly turn the everyday into the extraordinary!
£10.44
Random House Children's Books Escape from Mr. Lemoncellos Library The Graphic
Book SynopsisThe BESTSELLING book is now a full color, fun packed GRAPHIC NOVEL!The Lemoncello books have spent over 100 Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List and are on 44 State Award Lists!Find out if game loving Kyle Keeley can escape from what James Patterson calls the coolest library in all the world in this fun-filled graphic novel from the much-loved co-author of Treasure Hunters and the bestselling illustrator of Last Kids on Earth!* A worthy successor to . . . Willy Wonka. --Booklist, Starred ReviewWhen Kyle learns that the world's most famous game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, has designed the town's new library and is having an invitation-only lock-in on opening night, he's determined to be there! But the tricky part isn't getting into the library--it's getting out. Because when morning comes, the doors stay locked. Kyle and the other kids must solve every clue and figure out every secret puzzle to find the hidden
£10.79
Knockabout Comics The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century
Book SynopsisThe long-awaited continuation of the fabulous adventure comic.
£5.95
Marvel Comics Star Wars The Mandalorian Season Two Part One
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£19.54
Penguin Random House Group Alien Paradiso
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£15.29
DC Comics Dark Nights Metal
Book SynopsisThe Dark Multiverse is coming, and nothing will ever be the same! Now in paperback, one of the biggest events in DC history is here in the shocking, action-packed epic Dark Nights: Metal from critically acclaimed author Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, reuniting after their smash-hit Batman series.Beyond our universe, there is the Multiverse ... and beneath the Multiverse is a nightmare realm where every fear that has ever been felt on our Earth becomes reality. Now an evil force as old as time wants to drag us down into the shadows, into the realm of never-ending terror.But when the door between worlds opens, it''s not just any nightmares that come spilling out. They call themselves the Dark Knights. Each one is a twisted version of Batman from a world where one of his worst fears has come true.With the invasion underway and Batman trapped in the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League must undergo an impossible quest to find the mysterious metalTrade Review"Where nightmares and reality collide." --Washington Post "A celebration of the wackiest, craziest, most outright fun elements of the DC Universe." --Entertainment Weekly "Very aptly named, packed as it is with both real steel and rock 'n roll. The series was forged with the spirit of the Jack Kirby, the original master of crafting a story full of mind-blowing ideas." --SyFy Wire "Big, bananas, crazy fun." --Nerdist "A big, crazy story--a story that feels like going to a huge rock concert." --Polygon "An awesome blend of bombastic action and vast cosmic conspiracies." --IGN "This comics team [of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo]is the real dynamic duo...definitely enjoyable, even to the casual comic fan. You can follow the story well enough, but this team is also packing in years and years of Batman backstory." --Mashable
£15.29
Hodder & Stoughton The Unspeakable Skipton
Book Synopsis''Witty, satirical and deftly malicious'' Anthony BurgessDescribed by the New York Times upon her death as ''one of Britain''s best-known novelists'', delve into the sparkling and satirical world of Pamela Hansford Johnson with this wickedly funny tragicomedy about a destitute English author living in Bruges. ''A maliciously witty account of literary skulduggery and loft pretensions.'' TLS ******************Daniel Skipton is a literary genius - at least, that''s what he''ll tell you. A tortured artist living in Bruges on money donated by others (a distant relative, the daughter of his landlady, his exasperated, long-suffering publishers), he dreams of the time his talent will once again be truly appreciated and spends days working on his masterpiece. Between charitable bequests, he preys on tourists, accepting hospitality and tricking them into parting with their money; and when an Italian arisTrade ReviewVery funny - IndependentRemarkable - GuardianWitty, satirical and deftly maliciousA maliciously witty account of literary skulduggery and lofty pretensions - TLSA remarkable craftswomanMiss Johnson is one of the most accomplished of the English women writers - KirkusHansford Johnson at her wittiest is Waugh mingled with Malcolm BradburyA writer whose memory fully deserves to be kept alive
£8.99
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. The Magic Order Volume 1
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£16.19
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. ElfQuest The Final Quest
£47.24
Image Comics Feral Volume 4
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£14.45
Fantagraphics The Eternaut
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£39.99
Vertical Inc. NEZUMIS FIRST LOVE 3
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£11.69
DC Comics Batman Vol. 3 I Am Bane
Book SynopsisHe is not a joke. He is not a riddle. He is not a bird or a cat or a penguin, not a scarecrow or a plant or a puppet.He is not a fairy tale or a circus act, a broken friend or a regretful mentor. He is no rich boy pretending to be a knight.He is Bane.The Batman invaded his home, scarred his mind and broke his back. Now Bane has returned to Gotham City for a single purpose: break the Batman once and for all. But first, he?ll destroy everyone the Dark Knight has ever loved…or loathed.The young heroes who?ve worn the mantle of Robin. The cops, crime-fighters and vigilantes who make up Batman?s army of allies. Even the madmen and monsters that haunt the halls of Arkham Asylum. Batman will need all of their help?and more?to fend off this unstoppable challenger.Because both Bane and Batman know one thing: only one of them will walk away from their final confrontation unbroken…CollectsBatman#16-20, #23-24 and stories fromBatman Annual#1.
£13.49
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. The Complete Scarlet Traces, Volume One
Book SynopsisWRITER IAN EDGINTONARTIST D'ISRAELILETTERER D'ISRAELITHE CHANCES OF ANYTHING COMING FROM MARS ARE A MILLION TO ONE, HE SAID.But still they came. In the last years of the Nineteenth Century England fell to the Martians. The population was devastated, but the Martians were wiped out and Britain survived. A decade later, the British Empire has rebuilt and expanded its influence using the alien technology that brought it to its knees. Captain Robert Autumn and his manservant, Archie Currie, investigate the disappearance of Archie’s niece and uncover the sinister conspiracy behind the empire’s power!This volume collects Ian Edginton’s and D’Israeli’s critically acclaimed comic book adaption of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds and the sequel, Scarlet Traces.Stories include: War of the Worlds Scarlet Traces
£14.39
Titan Books Ltd Never Been Deader Lifeless Carl and the
Book SynopsisCollecting the web comic sensation for the first time in print!Fans ofLenoreand irreverent humor will love the exploits of an all-too-relatable dead guy.
£11.69
Cinebook Emilies Inheritance 5 The Arcana
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£10.79
Cornerstone The Broken Ring This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Volume 1
Book SynopsisCHACHA KIM (Author) CHACHA KIM is a bestselling author best known for the webnovel The Broken Ring: ThisMarriage Will Fail Anyway. Since debuting in 2016 with The Abduction of Mademoiselle, shehas published popular works including Quiet in the Office!, So Long, Summer, and In the Shadowof the Spring.Cheong-gwa (Illustrator) Cheong-gwa is the illustrator of the webcomic The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will FailAnyway.
£15.29
Dalen (Llyfrau) Cyf Lia 2 Samhradh Samhradh
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£10.63
Dalen (Llyfrau) Cyf Lia 3 Briste Banaithe
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£10.63
Loft Publications The Monster Book of Manga
Book SynopsisLearn how to draw manga with this definitive guide to manga illustration, featuring art lessons focusing on the most popular manga characters and themes.
£23.99
Yen Press The World After the Fall Vol. 12
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£15.29
Yen Press Killed Again Mr. Detective Vol. 2
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£10.44
Archaia Cyanide Happiness Stab Factory 20th Anniversary
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£12.74
Penguin Random House Group Critical Role Tales of Exandria Volume 2 Artagan
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£15.99
Top Shelf Productions Dreamover
Book SynopsisIn this captivating debut YA graphic novel, two best friends becoming more than friends feels like a dream come true. But when one sleepover literally turns into a dream, will they ever want to wake up again?Amber''s a headstrong goofball with a temper. Nico''s a shy, self-conscious emo boy. But they''ve been best friends since third grade, and she can''t hide her feelings for him any longer. At the end of their eighth-grade beach trip, she confesses... and the feeling is mutual! Thus begins a glorious, blissful summer of first love.But once high school starts, life gets more complicated. Faced with early mornings, bullies, homework, and other stresses, Amber and Nico cling to each other, neglecting their friends. Soon, Amber starts to wish she and Nico could escape from it all.One night, as they fall asleep playing video games, Amber gets her wish...
£17.09
Idea & Design Works Chris Samnees Black Widow Artists Edition
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£102.00
Titan Books Ltd Rivers of London
Book SynopsisDive in at the beginning of the bestselling cops and wizards series from chart-topping author (and comics writer) Ben Aaronovitch, with this Box Set Edition of the first three graphic novels! Including Art Cards featuring the cover art from the individual books. Including: Volume 1: Bodywork, Volume 2: Night Witch, Volume 3: Black MouldA stunning box set edition of the bestselling first three graphic novels in the Rivers of London sequence, starring Ben Aaronovitch''s laconic trainee wizard and budding detective, Peter Grant. All-new adventures for Peter and the Folly - that are essential parts of the smash-hit novel continuity! Peter Grant is part of a very special London police unit. Full-time cop and part-time wizard, he works on rather unusual crimes - those that involve magic and the general weirdness that permeates London''s dark underbelly.In the first volume, Body Work, Police Constable Peter Grant and his boss, Thomas Nightingale, London''s only wizarding co
£31.99
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc Case Closed Vol. 2
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£8.54
Penguin Random House Group The Complete Harrow County
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£100.49
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Best of 2000 AD Volume 2: The Essential Gateway
Book SynopsisTHE ULTIMATE 2000 AD MIX-TAPE HAS ARRIVED! Best of 2000 AD is a landmark series from the cult comic, bursting with our greatest stories for a new generation of readers. Every Best of 2000 AD contains a mix of modern classics and gems from the vault. In each edition you'll find an explosive new Judge Dredd adventure, fresh essays by prominent popular culture writers, a graphic novel-length feature presentation by global legends and a vintage Dredd case. In this volume: Judge Dredd hunts untraceable assassins firing Magic Bullets by Al Ewing and Colin Wilson; even robots get the Red Planet Blues from Alan Moore, Steve Dillon and John Higgins; not even Mega City One’s brightest can escape The Vampire Effect; join the front line of the resistance against intergalactic bigots in Gothic masterpiece Nemesis The Warlock! Boasting brand new covers from an all-star line-up of artists including Becky Cloonan (The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys) and Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead) with designer Tom Muller (X-Men), Best of 2000 AD is the essential gateway into the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic.Trade Review"Stacked to the brim with some of the absolute best stories from the history of the magazine, in full color" * Nerdist *"A perfect entry point into the high-concept and well-done world of 2000 AD comics, which for me has been an intimitating mountain to climb for many years. But no longer!" * Comics Bookcase *"An excellent entry pointy for trepidatious new readers... a carefully curated selection of stories and strips that showcase both the thematic heart and the decades of genre reinvention that have made the Galaxy's Greatest Comic a UK pop cultural national treasure" * Broken Frontier *"From start to finish, this book is an absolute gem" * Multiversity Comics *"A Masterclass for pulling in new readers" * The Comics Beat *
£13.49
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Please Go Home Miss Akutsu Vol. 7
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£11.69
DC Comics Red Hood Outlaws Volume Three
Book SynopsisThe hit Webtoons series Red Hood: Outlaws, starring fan-favorite Jason Todd on an ill-fated road to redemption, continues the can''t-miss print collection!The Outlaws try to go legit -- and fail spectacularly. The Justice League has issued a challenge to DC?s Dark Trinity, forcing Red Hood, Artemis of Bana-Mighdall, and Bizarro to try and replace their goody-two-shoe counterparts as the heroes the world neither deserves nor needs.In this original series, the Outlaws battle some of DC?s biggest Super-Villains and Super Heroes?but their biggest battles are among themselves. Can this team last? And can they find their own identities separate from Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman?This is the third print collection of the hit Webtoon series Red Hood: Outlaws, starring fan-favorite DC antihero Jason Todd!
£12.59
Vertigo Hellblazer by Garth Ennis Omnibus Vol. 1
Book SynopsisWritten by Preacher co-creator Garth Ennis, Hellblazer by Garth Ennis Omnibus Vol. 1 collects the game changing stories that breathed new life into the fan favorite character, John Constantine.John Constantine is dying. As a sorcerer literally haunted by the demons of his past, John is no stranger to mystic bedevilment or supernatural horror. But it''s his chain smoking that ultimately brings death to Constantine''s front door. Between this, and investigations of a grisly serial murderer and strategies against the Lord of Hell, there is no rest for the wicked. Especially when your name is John Constantine.Written by Garth Ennis (Preacher, Punisher MAX) with art by fan favorites Steve Dillon (Preacher, Punisher MAX) Hellblazer by Garth Ennis Omnibus Vol. 1 brings together Ennis'' entire run for the first time!Collects Hellblazer #41-50, #52-83, #129-131, Vertigo Jam #1, Hellblazer Special #1, Heartland #1, Vertigo: Winter''s Edge #2
£102.00
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Thistlebone Book Two: Poisoned Roots
Book Synopsis It has been over a year since journalist Seema Chaudry accompanied cult survivor Avril Eason back to the village of Harrowvale, the site of her terrifying experiences at the hands of Jasper Hillman’s Thistlebone worshippers, a crazed occult group that believed in an ancient woodland deity. Intended as a cathartic experience, both women were changed forever by what they were confronted with. Now, in the process of researching a book on the Thistlebone legend, Seema believes much of it centres around one man — Malcolm Kinniburgh.Trade Review"A fetid, brackish wormy folk horror that will burrow under your skin and haunt you way after you have read it. You were drawn to this book.. give in." - Ben Wheatley (A Field in England, In the Earth, Kill List, Sightseers)
£13.49
Penguin Books Ltd An Icecream War William Boyd Penguin Essentials
Book SynopsisAn Ice-Cream War is William Boyd''s sparkling debut novel on the grimly comic side of conflict, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.''What do you think would happen if I shot an elephant in the balls?''''I think it would hurt a great deal.''Millions die on the Western Front but in East Africa a quite different war is being waged - one with little point and which is so ignored that it will carry on after the Armistice because no one bothers to tell both sides to stop.As the conflict sweeps up natives and colonials, so those left at home and those fighting abroad find themselves unable to escape the tide of history bearing down on them.
£8.54
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Rat Pack Convict Commandos
Book SynopsisThe Rat Pack are back, in a collection of their best and boldest adventures, collected for the first time. Sent on a do-or-die mission, these soldiers are up against incredible odds to succeed when everyone else writes them off. World War II action at its finest.
£16.99
DC Comics Doom Patrol Book One
Book SynopsisThe groundbreaking series from Grant Morrison that led American comics in a wholly unexpected direction. Originally conceived in the 1960s by the visionary team of writer Arnold Drake and artist Bruno Premiani, the Doom Patrol was reborn a generation later through Grant Morrison’s singular imagination. Though they are super-powered beings, and though their foes are bent on world domination, convention ends there. Shunned as freaks and outcasts, and tempered by loss and insanity, this band of misfits faces threats so mystifying in nature and so corrupted in motive that reality itself threatens to fall apart around them—but it’s still all in a day’s work for the Doom Patrol. Written by Grant Morrison and featuring art by Richard Case, John Nyberg, Doug Braithwaite, Scott Hanna and Carlos Garzón, Doom Patrol Book One collects issues #19-34 and includes introductions by Morrison and edit
£25.60
DC Comics Absolute Batman The Killing Joke
Book SynopsisOne of the bestselling graphic novels of all-time finally gets the Absolute treatment, as BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE is presented in a 30th Anniversary hardcover slipcase edition!Trade Review"...a genuinely chilling portrayal of Batman's greatest foe." —Booklist "Easily the greatest Joker story ever told, Batman: The Killing Joke is also one of Alan Moore's finest works." —IGN “I loved The Killing Joke…It’s my favorite. It’s the first comic I’ve ever loved.”—Tim Burton
£33.75
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. The Sarge Volume 2
Book SynopsisSOME MEN ARE BORN LEADERS - MEN LIKE JIM MASTERS! Italy, 1943. British sergeant Jim Masters and his section face brutal opposition from the German army. At the same time, Masters must motivate his men and ensure that each individual soldier is prepared for the increasing threat from the enemy - a difficult task as the section now has a lot of inexperienced soldiers amongst its ranks. From marauding Tiger tanks to suspicious American paratroopers, this volume includes the final work on the strip by its co-creators Gerry-Finley Day and Mike Western.
£16.99
Penguin Random House Group Critical Role The Mighty Nein Origins Caduceus
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£14.44
Seven Seas Dai Dark Vol. 7
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£11.69
Random House Children's Books Pizza and Taco Wrestling Mania
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£8.54
Oneworld Publications The Weight of Loss
Book SynopsisHow do you find peace after a devastating loss?A search for solace takes a dark turn in this electrifying debut.Trade Review'It's hard to believe The Weight of Loss by Sally Oliver is a debut novel because the writing and pacing are so confident and assured. Compulsive and deeply unsettling. Don't start it if you have stuff to do!' -- Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures'I love Sally Oliver's writing... I found the whole thing addictive.' -- Helen Fisher, author of Space Hopper'Daring, unsettling and original, The Weight of Loss is a debut to savour. Sally Oliver writes with startling intensity.' -- Victoria Gosling, author of Before the Ruins'The Weight of Loss is a wrenching, viscerally weird novel of grief, longing and mortality. Perceptive, erudite and powerful, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about how much I loved it!' -- Leon Craig, author of Parallel Hells'Intelligent, addictive, and unsettling. Sally Oliver is a thoughtful, gorgeous writer, and this layered exploration of trauma, family, and selfhood will linger.' -- Julia Fine, author of What Should Be Wild'A deeply unsettling story, told at a brilliantly controlled pace and rendered in luminous prose. It's like the love child of early Ian McEwan and Nicola Barker.' -- Ali Millar, author of The Last Days'An affecting portrait of a young life shaped by grief, set against an unnerving, surreal medical backdrop, somewhere between My Year of Rest and Relaxation and A Cure for Wellness... A remarkable, thought-provoking, vivid book.' -- Will Wiles, author of Plume'The Weight of Loss is a beautifully written and intensely felt novel. Its subject matter – grief and mortality – is timeless, but its method, a startling combination of emotional realism and gothic horror, feels brand new.' -- Ian McGuire, author of The Abstainer'Strangely ethereal, yet entirely solid and compelling, this is a unique novel that talks with startling clarity and composure about the in-between spaces, the possibilities of being, and the connection between the living and the dead.' -- Alice Ash, author of Paradise Block'A...reflective but ultimately engrossing thriller with a strong emotional core.’ * Bookbag *'The Weight of Loss ripples with visceral language that conceals an ominous underbelly, ever threatening to burst free... Oliver’s prose is quite captivating. She writes with a poetic precision, deftly balancing sections with words charged with sexual and fatalistic tension in equal parts.' -- Chicago Review of Books'Gripping, gory and addictive... An exploration of grief and trauma in a weird health retreat where all is not as it seems.' -- Amanda Craig, author of The Golden Rule'I started reading The Weight of Loss without knowing what to expect. And I was delighted to be gripped from the very first page - a very curious and compelling opening scene - and I finished the novel in 3 days. It is addictive reading, carrying the reader along through a clever narrative structure and raising many intriguing questions. The last fifty pages are intense and I was swept along by the strangeness of the story. But it is both strange and somehow very real at the same time: I've never read anything quite like it. Beautiful!' -- Lucy Ashe, author of Clara & Olivia
£8.99
Penguin Random House Group Star Wars Darth Vader by Greg Pak Vol. 1 Dark
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£13.59
Marvel Comics Alien Vol. 1 Thaw
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£16.19
Penguin Random House Group Black Hammer Omnibus Volume 3
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£22.94
