Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he speaks for enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of renowned scientific institutions and...
The operating principle was random selection: positions of public power were decided by a sophisticated lottery and when the magnetic lottery bottle twitched, anyone could become the absolute ruler of the world, the...
A collection of original stories from some of the best-loved names and hottest new talents in a wide range of fantasy genres, this volume includes new fiction from such authors as Janny Wurts, Scott Lynch, Hal Duncan,...
Soldier Son Trilogy book 2: Forest Mage
The second book in the brand new trilogy from the author of the Tawny Man trilogy, following on from the bestselling Shaman`s Crossing. The King`s Cavalla Academy has been ravaged by the Speck plague. The disease has...
Soldier Son Trilogy book 3: Renegades Magic
The final book in the Soldier Son from the author of the Tawny Man and Farseer trilogies, following on from the bestselling Shaman`s Crossing and Forest Mage. The people of Getty`s town remember the death of their...
Soldier Son Trilogy book 1: Shamans Crossing
The first book in a trilogy from the author of the Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies. Young Nevare Burvelle is the second son of a second son. Traditionally in Gernia, the firstborn son is heir to the...
A catastrophic, unexplainable plane crash leaves three hundred and thirty dead - no survivors. Among the victims are the wife and two daughters of Joe Carpenter, a Los Angeles Post crime reporter. A year after the...
Solitude of Thomas Cave (Exp.Ed.)
It is August 1616, the whaling ship Heartsease has ventured deep into the Arctic, but the crew must return home before the ice closes in. All, that is, save Thomas Cave. He makes a wager that he will remain there...
When a high-profile murder trial throws two of Miami`s hottest attorneys together, sparks fly in this "terrific courtroom drama that`s also funny as hell".
An automobile breakdown strands Nero Wolfe and Archie in the middle of a private pasture - and a family feud over a prize bull. A restaurateur`s plan to buy the stud and barbecue it as a publicity stunt may be in poor...
Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn`t exactly glamorous, but it was mine. I was doing fine until Chicago`s vampires announced their existence to the world - and then a rogue vampire attacked me. But he only got...
Rosie is only 28 but feels like 101 due to her life of stresses and worries. Out of the blue her husband admits to an affair. Rosie takes a deep breath and leaves him. Opting out of the city rat race, she sets up a...
Deep in the English countryside, Marshwood has always been much more than just a house. It has been a place to escape to and a trap, the backdrop for elegant parties and a wartime hospital, an idyllic escape from...
Angeline is brilliant! She knows way more than a child of her age ought to. When she is put up a class at school she finds that her intelligence doesn`t equip her entirely for dealing with the pressures of being with...
There`s the gambler who collects little fingers from there`s the lady who murders her husband with a frozen leg of not to mention the man who has made a machine that can hear grass Roald Dahl`s particular brand of...
Halley and Scarlett have been best friends ever since they met. Halley has always been the quiet one, Scarlett braver and more outgoing. Halley has always turned to Scarlett when things get rough, and Scarlett has...
Try a refreshing "Dip in the Pool" and savour the delights of "Skin", follow "Galloping Foxley" and sample a little "Poison". This collection, one of Roald Dahl`s earliest, is guaranteed to appeal to "Someone Like...
