Brought together in this boxed set is the complete Skyward series of novels, by fantasy legend Brandon Sanderson.Dive into an epic world, filled with danger, conspiracy and a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction... For she'll go to the end of the galaxy to save humankind if she needs to.Follow Spensa's journey skyward - from beginning to end - in this searing science fiction series by worldwide phenomenon, Brandon Sanderson.Contains:SkywardStarsightCytonicSkyward Flight (co-written with Janci Patterson)Defiant****** Praise for Brandon Sanderson "Epic in every sense" -The Guardian on The Way of Kings "Brandon Sanderson's reputation is finally as big as his novels" -The New York Times on Words of Radiance "If you're a fan of fantasy and haven't read the Mistborn trilogy yet, you have no excuses" -Forbes on Mistborn "A fresh view of how a world can grow, building new dimensions into the best of the old. Sanderson continues to show that he is one of the best authors in the genre" -Library Journal (starred review) on The Alloy of Law "Sanderson's fresh ideas on the source and employment of magic are both arresting and original [...] Think brisk. Think fun. Enjoy" -Kirkus, on The Alloy of Law "Mystery, magic, romance, political wrangling, religious conflict, fights for equality, sharp writing and wonderful, robust characters...Sanderson is a writer to watch" -Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Elantris
From the Women's Prize longlisted, British Book Award-winning, bestselling author of Small Pleasures, a new novel about love, family and the joy of freedom. 'I was worried this wouldn't be as good as the brilliant Small Pleasures, but it might be even better. Clare Chambers is a genius' INDIA KNIGHT'Wise, beautifully measured and as compelling as you want fiction to be' SUNDAY TIMES'A tender, absorbing novel . . . And it's just as good - if not better - than her last' INDEPENDENT'Shy Creatures confirms Clare Chambers as one of our most talented writers' GUARDIANIn all failed relationships there is a point that passes unnoticed at the time, which can later be identified as the beginning of the decline. For Helen it was the weekend that the Hidden Man came to Westbury Park.Croydon, 1964. Helen Hansford is in her thirties and an art therapist in a psychiatric hospital where she has been having a long love affair with Gil: a charismatic, married doctor.One spring afternoon they receive a call about a disturbance from a derelict house not far from Helen's home. A thirty-seven-year-old man called William Tapping, with a beard down to his waist, has been discovered along with his elderly aunt. It is clear he has been shut up in the house for decades, but when it emerges that William is a talented artist, Helen is determined to discover his story.Shy Creatures is a life-affirming novel about all the different ways we can be confined, how ordinary lives are built of delicate layers of experience, the joy of freedom and the transformative power of kindness.'A magnificent novel. I loved it to its bones' EMMA STONEX'A lively, funny, forgiving novel' PATRICK GALE'Completely absorbing' LISSA EVANS'A rich and tender story of kindness and compassion' RUTH HOGAN*Small Pleasures was a Silver Award bestseller according to Nielsen BookScan UK, 10 November 2023
'A lovely, gentle romantasy' STEPHANIE BURGIS'Witty, poignant, and joyfully romantic' LYRA SELENE'The perfect blend of escapism and romance' HOLLY RACE'A sparkling debut' LAURA R. SAMOTIN'Delightfully inventive and charming' JULIE LEONG'A perfect cozy fantasy!' K. M. ENRIGHT'Don't miss out!' VANESSA LEWELCOME TO THE SAN TAMCULO ZOO OF MAGICAL CREATURES!Aila has spent her entire life dreaming of saving phoenixes.She pulled countless all-nighters at uni just to sneak a toe in the door of the breathtakingly competitive field of conservation, stumbling through failed romance and disastrous class presentations thanks to social anxiety, while also surviving a ferocious class rivalry with the (unbearably beautiful) insufferably hotshot Luciana.Somehow, she actually did it: landed her dream job as head phoenix keeper at the world-renowned zoo that inspired her as a child, tasked with rescuing the critically endangered Silimalo phoenix from the brink of extinction.There are just two or three (thousand) impossible problems.1. She can't act sensibly around the charming dragon keeper, Connor.2. Her plans to revive the phoenix programme are more precarious than ever, after a poacher attack at a neighbouring zoo.3. Her best chance at success means teaming up with the star of the zoo, the universally adored griffin keeper, the hotshot showmaster of the most popular exhibit . . .Yes, of course it's Luciana.Against an epic fantasy backdrop teeming with all your favourite mythical beasts from dragons and unicorns to kelpies and krakens, The Phoenix Keeper combines the cozy fantasy stakes of TJ Klune and Travis Baldree with the heartwarming contemporary romance of Alice Oseman and Casey McQuiston.WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:'Apparently all I've been missing in my life is cozy fantasies set in a zoo, because this book was everything... I read it in one sitting!' 5-star NetGalley review'This book is everything. It's so much more than I expected, and I want to read it again and again. The world building is immaculate... I want more! I want textbooks and documentaries and just generally to devour every single scrap of information about this world... I intend to send everybody I know a copy for Christmas!' 5-star NetGalley review'My top read of the year so far! I loved this book from start to finish... I shall be keeping my eye out for this author's next book for sure!' 5-star NetGalley review'This is a gorgeous book that needs to be on your beach/pool side reads for this summer' 5-star NetGalley review'Absolutely adored this low stakes cozy fantasy, it's everything I love in fantasy nowadays. A slow burn sapphic romance, lots of representation and very cute magical animals' 5-star NetGalley review'This book is the definition of cozy fantasy and I loved it... More please!' 5-star NetGalley review'This is an adorable and heartwarming cozy fantasy book, full of great characters and fantastical creatures, and not to mention tons of warmth, heart and humour. Now I just need to figure out where I can get a pet phoenix...' 5-star NetGalley review
For as long as I can remember, I've had one dream.Go to the same college as my friends, become the starting quarterback of a division one team, and hear my name announced to the world come draft day.The path was clear, and things were falling in place perfectly. And then she came along.Now I'm in love with a girl . . . whose heart was buried alongside the boy she gave it to. The ghost I can't compete with. The father of her newborn son.She wants me to walk away, to focus on my love for football, but I can't, because I have a new dream.And it begins and ends with them.The angsty, hotly anticipated follow-up novel to SAY YOU SWEAR, featuring more of all your favourite tropes:- He falls first- Slow burn- Forbidden/off-limits- Love after loss- Found family
'The perfect spin to a fantasy fairy tale'CHLOE GONGElodie never dreamed of a lavish palace or a handsome prince. Growing up in the famine-stricken realm of Inophe, her deepest wish was to help her people survive each winter. So when a representative from a rich, reclusive kingdom offers her family enough wealth to save Inophe in exchange for her hand in marriage, she accepts without hesitation. Swept away to the glistening kingdom of Aurea, she is quickly enchanted by the beauty of its people - and of its prince. Too late, she discovers that Aurea's prosperity has been purchased at a heavy cost - each harvest season, the kingdom sacrifices its princesses to a bloodthirsty dragon.And Elodie is next.A damsel in distress takes on the dragon herself in this epic twist on classic fantasy. Based on a screenplay by Dan Mazeau, Damsel is a groundbreaking collaboration between New York Times bestselling author Evelyn Skye and the team behind the Netflix film, starring Millie Bobby Brown.
ONE OF MY FAVOURITE STORYTELLERS. THESE TALES LINGERED, MORPHED, CONSUMED ME'KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVEWhat will the end of the world look like?Will it be an old man slowly turned to gold, flowers raining from the sky, or a hole cut through the wire fencing that keeps the monsters out? Is it someone you love wearing your face, or a good old fashioned inter-dimensional summoning? Does it sound like a howl outside the window, or does it look like coming home? This startling and irresistibly witty collection from the phenomenally talented Moïra Fowley is an exploration of all our darkest impulses and deepest fears.
A young noblewoman must join forces with a rumoured witch to conquer an ancient curse in this devilishly funny and heartwarming sapphic Regency romantasy from TikTok titan and bestselling author of Boyfriend Material Alexis Hall - unmissable for fans of Juno Dawson's Her Majesty's Royal Coven, Sophie Irwin's A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting, and Freya Marske's A Marvellous Light.It is the year 1814 and Miss Maelys Mitchelmore finds her entry into the highest society of Bath hindered by an irritating curse. It begins innocuously enough, with her dress slowly unmaking itself over the course of an evening at the ball of the season, a scandal she only narrowly manages to escape.However, as the curse progresses to more fatal proportions, she realises she must seek out urgent assistance, even if that means mixing with the most undesirable company-and there are few less desirable allies than the brooding Lady Georgiana Landrake-who may or may not have murdered her own father and brothers to inherit their fortune.If one is to believe the gossip, she might be some kind of malign enchantress.Then again, a malign enchantress might be exactly what Miss Mitchelmore needs.
Where are the broken? A propulsive question that unleashes a world of secrets in New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh's Resonance Surge . . .Pavel and Yakov Stepyrev have been a unit since their birth, but now Pavel's life is veering in a new direction, his heart held in the hands of Arwen Mercant, a Psy empath - and the only man who has ever brought Pavel to his knees.This is it. A point of irrevocable change. For Pavel . . . for Arwen . . . for Yakov . . . and for another pair of twins whose bond has a far darker history.A low-gradient Psy, Theodora Marshall is considered worthless by everyone but her violently powerful twin, Pax. She is the sole person he trusts in their venomous family to investigate a hidden and terrible part of their family history - an unregistered rehabilitation center established by their grandfather.Places of unimaginable pain designed to psychically wipe minds, leaving the victims shells of their former selves, the Centers are an ugly vestige of the Psy race's Silent past. But this Center was worse. Far, far worse. And now Theo must uncover the awful truth - in the company of a scowling bear named Yakov who isn't about to take a Marshall at face value . . . especially a Marshall who has turned his dreams into chilling nightmares.Because Yakov is the great-grandson of a foreseer . . . and he has seen Theo die in an unstoppable surge of blood. Night after night after night . . .Praise for Nalini Singh's Psy-Changeling Trinity Series'Singh's talent for lush, expansive worldbuilding is on full display' Publishers Weekly'Another hands-down winner that expands Singh's brilliantly conceived world' Library Journal (starred review)'Truly one of the best storytellers in the business' Romantic Times
Imagine The Lord of the Rings if the Fellowship had failed . . . What happens when all the heroes are dead and only the morally grey misfits are left to save the world? __________________ Tolkien meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this epic magic-filled YA fantasy series from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the global sensation Red Queen. 'World building to rival the likes of George R.R. Martin' GUARDIAN 'A gripping quest fantasy' SAMANTHA SHANNON, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A true fantasy masterpiece' SABAA TAHIR, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A new classic' MARIE LU, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A fantasy fan's dream' ROSEANNE A. BROWN, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER __________________ CHANGE YOUR FATE OR KNEEL TO IT . . .Corayne is alone, her blade broken and her allies scattered. Her only consolation is that she now has the prince consort's sword, the last of its kind left in existence. Without it, he can't open any more portals. Without it, he can't rip the world apart at its seams.But the queen will not be defeated so easily. She will burn the very heavens to bring down Corayne - and bring forth her demon god, ready to claim the entire realm for his own.In the final clash between kingdoms and gods, all must rise to fight - or be destroyed. From a sprawling cast of knights, witches, monsters, gods, and dragons to an exquisitely slow-burn villain romance, Fate Breaker is an unmissable YA epic fantasy perfect for fans of the huge worlds of Sarah J Maas and the found family quests of V. E. Schwab. __________________ Read the Sunday Times bestselling REALM BREAKER series in full: Book 1: REALM BREAKER Book 2: BLADE BREAKER Book 3: FATE BREAKER And don't miss the multimillion-copy bestselling RED QUEEN series: Book 1: RED QUEEN Book 2: GLASS SWORD Book 3: KING'S CAGE Book 4: WAR STORM Novellas collection: BROKEN THRONE __________________ Victoria Aveyard's book 'Realm Breaker' was a No. 7 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 03-05-2021. Victoria Aveyard's book 'Blade Breaker' was a No. 4 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 27-06-2022.
#1 New York Times Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson shows us a future in the Cosmere Universe where a perpetual planetary wanderer must decide whether to keep running, or stay and make a difference on a struggling planet.
The gloriously uplifting, nostalgic and wonderfully puzzling novel from Samuel Burr, perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Lessons in Chemistry. Don't miss the hotly-anticipated debut that everyone is talking about!
A woman on the run. A crew of Viking mercenaries. A forbidden romance. And the secret which threatens them all...Silla Nordvig is running for her life. The queen of Íseldur has sent warriors to bring Silla to Sunnavík, where death awaits her. When her father is killed, his last words set Silla on a perilous quest: travel the treacherous Road of Bones - a thousand-mile stretch haunted by warbands, creatures of darkness, and a mysterious murderer - and go to Kopa, where a shield-house awaits her.After barely surviving the first stretch of road, a desperate Silla sneaks into a supply wagon belonging to the notorious Bloodaxe Crew. To make it to Kopa, she must win over Axe Eyes, the brooding leader of the Crew, while avoiding the Wolf, his distractingly handsome right-hand man. But the queen's ruthless assassin has other plans and hunts Silla obsessively.Will Silla make it safely to Kopa? Or will she fall prey to the perils of the Road of Bones?Set in an immersive volcanic world blending fairy tale with Vikings, The Road of Bones leads you on an adrenaline-fueled chase through a slow-building enemies-to-lovers romance - perfect for fans of Throne of Glass and Fourth Wing.
This viral dark romance duet delivers a morally grey hero whose obsessive love leaves no boundaries uncrossed, perfect for fans of Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton, Twisted Love by Ana Huang or Hooked by Emily McIntire.
Multi-award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor presents a sweeping story about a disabled Nigerian American who writes a science fiction novel that becomes a global phenomenon - but at a price. A tale about family, culture and identity, this blends the tenderness of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow with the ambition of How High We Go in the Dark.
In the far future, after an alien threat destroyed Neptune, the Solar System has been engineered into a single, defensive fortress. People have found a way to live within that fortress, until something arrives from deep space, something they have never seen before...
Presenting a MAGNOLIA PARKS UNIVERSE first - a beautiful, exclusive deluxe edition of THE LONG WAY HOME, complete with a stunning gold foil design, gorgeous endpaper artwork by Emmy Lawless and Jessa Hasting's digital signature!
A new job. A new home. A new start.It's all Anna wants.But in a closed rural community, strange traditions and a suspicion of outsiders mean everything is not as it seems. Three teenage girls have vanished at the annual Gathering as they reach their sixteenth birthday.No one seems to be investigating.And a fourth girl begs Anna for help, fearing that she will be next to disappear.Everyone has secrets. Anna is watching everyone.But who is watching Anna?An unpredictable and wild page-turner, with shocks, surprises and a killer twist for a finale.***Readers are loving The Neighbour's Secret:'An absolute belter' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿'What a twist!'¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿'Shocks and surprises round every corner!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿'Unputdownable' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿'Wonderfully twisty and devious' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿'You cannot go wrong with Sharon Bolton' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿
'Anyone who wants to understand contemporary Germany must read The Granddaughter now' Le Monde 'The great novel of German reunification' Le Figaro 'A masterpiece' Maurice Szafran'A rewarding and wonderfully readable novel ... Schlink remains a perceptive chronicler of modern Germany' GuardianMay, 1964. At a youth festival in East Berlin, an unlikely young couple fall in love. In the bright spring days, anything seems possible for them - it is only many years later, after her death, that Kaspar discovers the price his wife paid to get to him in West Berlin. Shattered by grief, Kaspar sets off to uncover Birgit's secrets in the East. His search leads him to a rural community of neo-Nazis, and to a young girl who accepts him as her grandfather. Their worlds could not be more different - but he is determined to fight for her. From the author of the no.1 international bestseller The Reader, The Granddaughter is a gripping novel that transports us from the divided Germany of the 1960s to contemporary Australia, asking what might be found when it seems like all is lost.Translated from the German by Charlotte Collins
FIVE FAIRYTALES. NINE KINGDOMS. ONE PRINCE.'This is not your Disney fairy tale. It is much, much better' WILDER'S BOOK REVIEW'Brilliantly subverts the classic fairy tale' ONE CHAPTER MORE'Loads of fun . . . Exposes the patriarchal, oppressive fairytale world order which we take for granted in the old yarns' THE INDEPENDENTImagine a kingdom poisoned by secrets, a poor girl with dreams of love, a magical fairy godmother and a romantic ball . . .And then imagine them all again . . .Welcome to the story of Cinderella, retold as it always should have been.Charm is the fourth instalment in this British Fantasy Award-winning world teeming with lovers, dragons, witches, and werewolves by Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Pinborough.Newly revised, rejacketed, and relaunched with a brand-new prequel and sequel, the Tales from the Kingdoms series is your next dark fantasy romance obsession.__________________Step into the Tales from the Kingdoms series:Book 1: MAGICBook 2: BEAUTYBook 3: POISONBook 4: CHARMBook 5: BLOOD__________________PRAISE FOR SARAH PINBOROUGH:'Bloody brilliant' STEPHEN KING'An absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN'A twisted genius' LISA JEWELL'Queen of WTF' RUTH WARE'An absolute must-read' JOE HILL'A dark, electrifying page-turner' HARLAN COBEN'The queen of twisty reads' HARRIET TYCE'Everyone will be talking about this book' STYLIST'Expertly plotted' SUNDAY TIMES'One of the best endings to a book' PRIMA'The very definition of a page-turner' SUN
FIVE FAIRYTALES. NINE KINGDOMS. ONE PRINCE.'This is not your Disney fairy tale. It is much, much better' WILDER'S BOOK REVIEW'Brilliantly subverts the classic fairy tale' ONE CHAPTER MORE'Loads of fun... Pinborough repositions Snow White as a feminist icon' THE INDEPENDENTImagine a land brimming with magic, a wicked queen, a charming prince, and a poisoned apple . . .And then imagine them all again . . .Welcome to the story of Snow White, retold as it always should have been.Poison is the third instalment in this British Fantasy Award-winning world teeming with lovers, dragons, witches, and werewolves by Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Pinborough.Newly revised, rejacketed, and relaunched with a brand-new prequel and sequel, the Tales from the Kingdoms series is your next dark fantasy romance obsession.__________________Step into the Tales from the Kingdoms series:Book 1: MAGICBook 2: BEAUTYBook 3: POISONBook 4: CHARMBook 5: BLOOD__________________PRAISE FOR SARAH PINBOROUGH:'Bloody brilliant' STEPHEN KING'An absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN'A twisted genius' LISA JEWELL'Queen of WTF' RUTH WARE'An absolute must-read' JOE HILL'A dark, electrifying page-turner' HARLAN COBEN'The queen of twisty reads' HARRIET TYCE'Everyone will be talking about this book' STYLIST'Expertly plotted' SUNDAY TIMES'One of the best endings to a book' PRIMA'The very definition of a page-turner' SUN
FIVE FAIRYTALES. NINE KINGDOMS. ONE PRINCE.'This is not your Disney fairy tale. It is much, much better' WILDER'S BOOK REVIEW'Brilliantly subverts the classic fairy tale' ONE CHAPTER MORE'Loads of fun . . . Exposes the patriarchal, oppressive fairytale world order which we take for granted in the old yarns' THE INDEPENDENTImagine a castle lost to history, a brave prince, a beautiful princess and a curse waiting to be broken . . .And then imagine them all again . . .This is the tale of Sleeping Beauty, retold as it always should have been.Beauty is the second instalment in this British Fantasy Award-winning world teeming with lovers, dragons, witches, and werewolves by Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Pinborough.Newly revised, rejacketed, and relaunched with a brand-new prequel and sequel, the Tales from the Kingdoms series is your next dark fantasy romance obsession.__________________Step into the Tales from the Kingdoms series:Book 1: MAGICBook 2: BEAUTYBook 3: POISONBook 4: CHARMBook 5: BLOOD__________________PRAISE FOR SARAH PINBOROUGH:'Bloody brilliant' STEPHEN KING'An absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN'A twisted genius' LISA JEWELL'Queen of WTF' RUTH WARE'An absolute must-read' JOE HILL'A dark, electrifying page-turner' HARLAN COBEN'The queen of twisty reads' HARRIET TYCE'Everyone will be talking about this book' STYLIST'Expertly plotted' SUNDAY TIMES'One of the best endings to a book' PRIMA'The very definition of a page-turner' SUN
This is volume 1 of the complete collection of tales set in the Revelation Space universe, by British Science Fiction Award-winner Alastair Reynolds.The 'mastersinger of Space Opera' (The Times) created the astonishing Revelation Space universe - one of the most vivid and original SF universes ever written. Alongside the award-winning novels is a galaxy of superb short fiction, collected and published here, in two volumes, in chronological order.This volume includes:Dilation SleepA Spy in EuropaGalactic NorthGreat Wall of MarsGlacialDiamond Dogs
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