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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.'Epic' Guardian'Majestic' Daily Mail'The new Game of Thrones' StylistAn enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it.The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door.Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.Across the dark sea, Tane has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep...

Jack Reacher is in Key West enjoying a sort of lazy anonymity when a stranger shows up looking for him and ends up dead. Following the man's cold trail back to New York to find the people who dispatched him, Reacher is led to an alluring woman

'A riot' PANDORA SYKES'Razor-sharp' TIME'A wild ride' STYLIST'Darkly comic' GQ'Satirical and humorous' COSMOPOLITAN'Unforgettable' WOMAN & HOMEAthena Liu is a literary darling and June Hayward is literally nobody.White liesWhen Athena dies in a freak accident, June steals her unpublished manuscript and publishes it as her own under the ambiguous name Juniper Song.Dark humourBut as evidence threatens June's stolen success, she will discover exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.Deadly consequencesWhat happens next is entirely everyone else's fault.R.F. Kuang's book 'Yellowface' was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 04-06-23R.F. Kuang's book 'Yellowface' was a #5 New York Times bestseller w/c 04-06-23R.F. Kuang's book 'Babel' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 09-01-2023.

Paris in 1968 - seething with revolutionaries and spies - sees Will Flemyng's world turned upside down, after a mysterious encounter on the metro and a chance revelation from a rival operative. In a city alive with talk of revolution, Will finds himselfin the thick of the action. But now he gets news that threatens the closest and most complicated relationship in his life, with his younger brother.

This killer will get inside your head... THE HUNT IS ON AND THE POLICE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. Two women are missing, their only connection being they attended the same party, hosted by a notorious real-estate magnate. When one of the women is foundmurdered, the police discover an unusual signature left by the killer, giving them reason to suspect he will strike again. THEY'RE FACING A KILLER UNLIKE ANY OTHER. And catching him calls for a detective like no other. But the legendary Harry Hole isgone. Struck off the force, down and out in Los Angeles, it seems that nothing can entice him back to Oslo. Until the woman who saved Harry's life is put in grave danger, and he has no choice but to return to the city that haunts him and hunt for themurderer. TO CATCH HIM WILL PUSH HARRY TO THE LIMIT. He'll need to bring together a misfit team of former operatives to do what he can't do alone: stop an unstoppable killer. But as the evidence mounts, it becomes clear that there is more to this casethan meets the eye... AND FOR HARRY, THIS JUST GOT PERSONAL.

She's his opposite in every way... and the greatest temptation he's ever known. Reserved, controlled, and proper to a fault, Kai Young has neither the time nor inclination for chaos - and Isabella, with her purple hair and inappropriate jokes, is chaospersonified. With a crucial CEO vote looming and a media empire at stake, the billionaire heir can't afford the distraction she brings. Isabella is everything he shouldn't want, but with every look and every touch, he's tempted to break all his rules...and claim her as his own. *** Bold, impulsive, and full of life, Isabella Valencia has never met a party she doesn't like or a man she couldn't charm... except for Kai Young. It shouldn't matter. He's not her type - the man translates classics into Latinfor fun, and his membership at the exclusive club where she bartends means he's strictly off limits. But she can't deny that, beneath his cool exterior, is a man who could make her melt with just a touch. No matter how hard they try, they can't resistgiving into their forbidden desires. Even if it costs them everything.

Amikor a NASA egy bámulatosan ritka tárgyra lel az Északi-sark jégtakarója alatt, a hibát hibára halmozó űrkutatási ügynökség végre diadalról adhat hírt, amelynek messzemenő következményei lesznek a NASA jövőjét és a közelgő elnökválasztás kimenetelétilletően.A lelet valódiságát ellenőrizendő, a Fehér Ház Rachel Sexton hírszerzési elemzőt hívja segítségül. Rachel szakértők - köztük a tudós, Michael Tolland - társaságában a sarkvidékre utazik, és valami hihetetlenre bukkan: egy tudományos csalásbizonyítékaira, egy merész bűvészmutatványra, amely, ha kiderül, az egész világot megoszthatja. Ám mielőtt figyelmeztethetnék az elnököt, Rachelt és Michaelt orvgyilkosok támadják meg. Sivár és életveszélyes vidéken kell menekülniük, és egyetlen reményüka túlélésre, ha kiderítik, ki áll a mesteri terv mögött.A megoldás mind közül a legdöbbenetesebb hazugság.Kitűnő thriller. Nagyszabású ám hihető történet, amely eszeveszett tempóban, meggyőző díszletek között bontakozik ki, a megfelelő arányban kevert szeretetreméltó és gyűlöletes résztvevők szerepeltetésével. Akció és ármány finoman megmunkált ötvözete.Publishers Weekly?

Judas Coyne, a korosodó, zaklatott múltú rocksztár él-hal a bizarr holmikért: gyűjteményében megtalálhatóak a sorozatgyilkos John Wayne Gacy rajzai, egy tizenhatodik századi paraszt meglékelt koponyája és egy sokat használt hóhérkötél. Úgyhogy, amikor azasszisztense szól neki, hogy valaki az interneten árverésre bocsátott egy kísértetet, a zenész azonnal lecsap rá.A postás a fekete, szív alakú dobozban nem csak egy halott ember öltönyét hozza ki, hanem bosszúszomjas szellemét is. A kísértet eredetileg mostohaapja volt egy fiatal lánynak, akit a rocksztár durva bánásmódja öngyilkosságba hajszolt, most pedig csakegyvalamit akar: megölni Coyne-t és mindenkit, aki segít neki.Az 1972-ben született Joe Hill népszerű, többszörös díjnyertes író, A szív alakú doboz, a Szarvak, a NOS4A2 és a Spóra című regények, valamint számos novella és képregény szerzője.A GABO Kiadónál még idén megjelenik Strange Weather című kisregényeskötete.

All 20-year-old Daisy Haites has ever wanted is a normal life, but as the heiress to London's most notorious criminal empire, it's just not on the cards for her. Raised by her older brother Julian since their parents were murdered, Daisy has never beenable to escape the watchful gaze of her gang-lord brother. But Julian's line of work means that Daisy's life is... complicated. And things don't become any easier when she falls hard for the beautiful and emotionally unavailable Christian Hemmes, whoalso happens to be one of the few men in London who doesn't answer to Julian. Christian's life is no walk in the park either, since he's in love with his best friend's girlfriend, Magnolia Parks. He's happy enough to use Daisy to throw off the scent ofhis true affections - until she starts to infiltrate those too. As their romance blossoms into something neither were anticipating, Daisy, Christian, and Julian must come to terms with the fact that in this life everything comes at a price. As theirrelationships intersect and tangle, they all learn that sometimes life's most worthwhile pursuits can only be paid in blood.

The edge-of-your-seat, heart-in-mouth new Jack Reacher thriller for 2021 - his 25th adventure. No one's bigger than Jack Reacher.Jack Reacher gets off the bus in a sleepy no-name town outside Nashville, Tennessee. He plans to grab a cup of coffee and move right along.Not going to happen.The town has been shut down by a cyber attack. At the centre of it all, whetherhe likes it or not, is Rusty Rutherford. He's an average IT guy, but he knows more than he thinks.As the bad guys move in on Rusty, Reacher moves in on them . . .And now Rusty knows he's protected, he's never going to leave the big man's side.Reacher might just have to stick around and find out what the hell's gone wrong . . . and then put it right, like only he can.

Book DescriptionLe métier d'ange gardien n'est pas une sinécure. Dans un Paris vidé par l'exode, en juin 1940, Nestor, détective de l'agence Bohman, est chargé de veiller sur un psychiatre dépressif. Les asiles déversent leurs fous sur les routes, une faune sinistre detruands, de nazis et de collabos s'apprete a envahir la capitale...From the Back CoverJuin 1940, en plein chaos, dans un Paris vidé par l'exode, Nestor, détective de l'agence Bohman, est chargé de veiller sur un psychiatre dépressif. Le métier d'ange gardien n'est pas une sinécure. Surtout en pleine débƒcle, quand les asiles déversentleurs fous sur les routes, et qu'une faune sinistre de truands, de nazis et de collabos s'apprete a envahir la capitale. La folie brouille tous les repcres, et l'étrange suicide du psychiatre n'arrange rien. Existe-t-il un lien entre sa mort et l'appelau secours d'un mystérieux inconnu ? Pourquoi de faux policiers s'attachent-ils aux pas de Nestor ? Que cachent vraiment les hauts murs des asiles d'aliénés ?

Por la autora del fenómeno A todos los chicos de los que me enamoré.Segundo volumen de la Trilogía El verano en que me enamoré.Belly espera con impaciencia la llegada de las vacaciones para reencontrarse con Conrad y Jeremiah en la casa de la playa. Pero este verano no podrá ir. No después de que la madre de los chicos volviera a enfermar y de que Conrad cambiara. Todo lo que elverano significaba se ha esfumado y Belly está deseando que acabe. Hasta que recibe una llamada inesperada que la convence de que aún podría volver a ser como antes. Y eso sólo puede ocurrir en un lugar?

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden comes an emotional new story about two troubled souls sharing one all-encompassing love . . .The dark secret Kayden has kept hidden for years is finally out. Worse, he's facing charges for battery. The only way to clear his name is for Callie to speak up-something he'll never ask her to do. Instead, he'll do whatever he must to protect her . . .even if it means letting go of the only girl he's ever loved.Callie knows Kayden is going back to his dark place and desperately wants to save him. But that means facing her greatest fear and admitting her own painful secrets aloud. The thought of breaking her silence terrifies her-but not as much as the thoughtof losing Kayden forever.Deep in her heart, Callie knows the time has come for her and Kayden to forget the pain of the past. With the help of her friends Seth and Luke she makes a plan to show Kayden the life they could have. But can she convince him they can make a fresh starttogether-or is she already too late?

Addie and her sister are about to embark on an epic road trip to a friend's wedding in rural Scotland. Theplaylist is all planned and the snacks are packed. But, not long after setting off, a car slams into the back of theirs. The driver is none other than Addie's ex, Dylan, who she's avoided since their traumatic break-up two years earlier. Dylan and hisbest mate are heading to the wedding too, and they've totalled their car, so Addie has no choice but to offer them a ride. The car is soon jam-packed full of luggage and secrets, and with four-hundred miles ahead of them, Dylan and Addie can't avoidconfronting the very messy history of their relationship... Will they make it to the wedding on time? And, more importantly, is this really the end of the road for Addie and Dylan?

Philip Pullman returns to the world of His Dark Materials with this magnificent first volume of The Book of DustEleven-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his damon, Asta, live with his parents at the Trout Inn near Oxford. Across the River Thames (which Malcolm navigates often using his beloved canoe, a boat by the name of La Belle Sauvage) is the Godstow Priory wherethe nuns live. Malcolm learns they have a guest with them, a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua . . .

The very first collection of superb short stories featuring Hercule Poirot and Captain HastingsFirst there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond then came the 'suicide' that was murder the mystery of the absurdly chaep flat a suspicious death in a locked gun-room a million dollar bond robbery the curse of a pharoah's tomb a jewelrobbery by the sea the abduction of a Prime Minister the disappearance of a banker a phone call from a dying man and, finally, the mystery of the missing willl.What links these fascinating cases? Only the brilliant deductive powers of Hercule Poirot!

Az éghajlatváltozás az eddigi legnagyobb ökológiai megpróbáltatás, amellyel a Föld valaha is szembesült, és mindannyiunkat érint. A könyv sok apró változtatást javasol, amelyek segíthetnek az üvegházhatású gázok kibocsátásának csökkentésében és azéghajlatváltozás elleni küzdelemben. Megtudhatjuk, hogy milyen intézkedéseket hoznak a világban az éghajlatváltozáshoz való alkalmazkodás érdekében, és milyen technológiák lehetnek segítségünkre. A könyv végi szójegyzékben pedig néhány olyan kifejezésmagyarázata található, amelyek hasznosak lehetnek az adott téma tanulmányozása során. Például: mit jelent a fosszilis üzemanyag, az ökoszisztéma, az olvadékvíz vagy az üvegházhatás. A könyv tartalmaz egy témához illő játékot is. Elő a figurákkal és akockával, máris mehet a játszma!

Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College, where everyone has an agenda, and every night could be your last . . . Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books andhistory. Now, the commanding general - also known as her tough-as-talons mother - has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body isbrittle, death is only a heartbeat away . . . because dragons don't bond to 'fragile' humans. They incinerate them. With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill herjust for being her mother's daughter - like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant. She'll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise. Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside growsmore deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret. Alliances will be forged. Lives will be lost. Traitors will become allies . . . oreven lovers. But sleep with one eye open because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.

You are not welcome here, godkiller Kissen's family were killed by zealots of a fire god. Now, she makes a living killing gods, and enjoys it. That is until she finds a god she cannot kill: Skedi, a god of white lies, has somehow bound himself to a youngnoble, and they are both on the run from unknown assassins. Joined by a disillusioned knight on a secret quest, they must travel to the ruined city of Blenraden, where the last of the wild gods reside, to each beg a favour. Pursued by demons, and in themidst of burgeoning civil war, they will all face a reckoning - something is rotting at the heart of their world, and only they can be the ones to stop it.

At seventy-five years old, John Perry is after a fresh start - so, naturally, he joins the army. Earth's military machine can transform elderly recruits, restoring their lost youth. But in return, its Colonial Defence Force demands two years of hazardousservice in space. This is how Perry finds himself in a new body, crafted from his original DNA. A genetically enhanced and upgraded new body, ready for battle.But upgrades alone won't keep Perry safe. He'll be fighting for his life on the front line as he defends humanity's colonies from hostile aliens. He'll pay the price for his choices, and he'll discover the universe is even more dangerous than heimagined.Continue the gripping space war series with The Ghost Brigades.

THE TIKTOK SENSATION'A journey of wonder and imagination' StylistDiscover the enchanting, magical bestseller that will captivate your imagination.When Zachary Rawlins stumbles across a strange book hidden in his university library it leads him on a quest unlike any other. Its pages entrance him with their tales of lovelorn prisoners, lost cities and nameless acolytes, but they also containsomething impossible: a recollection from his own childhood.Determined to solve the puzzle of the book, Zachary follows the clues he finds on the cover - a bee, a key and a sword. They guide him to a masquerade ball, to a dangerous secret club, and finally through a magical doorway created by the fierce andmysterious Mirabel. This door leads to a subterranean labyrinth filled with stories, hidden far beneath the surface of the earth.When the labyrinth is threatened, Zachary must race with Mirabel, and Dorian, a handsome barefoot man with shifting alliances, through its twisting tunnels and crowded ballrooms, searching for the end of his story.'Enchanting read... an ode to stories and storytelling itself, and the joy of reading' Guardian

Wallis Simpson stürzte das englische Königshaus in seine gröáte Krise London, 1928: Die 32-jährige Wallis kommt mit groáen Erwartungen aus den USA nach England, um ihren zweiten Mann zu heiraten. Doch ihr Mann hat kaum Zeit für sie, und die Engländersind Snobs ohne Interesse an ihr. Wallis ist einsam. Aber schlieálich fasst sie sich ein Herz: Wenn sie niemand auf Partys einlädt, dann lädt sie ...

They are from opposites sides of the track - but when their two worlds collide, nothing will ever be the same again.Johnny Kavanagh has everything going for him.On the rugby pitch, he's a force to be reckoned with. Primed for stardom, he's heading straight for the top. Nothing can possibly get in his way, right? Not even the shy new girl at Tommen College. The onewith the sad eyes and hidden bruises. The one that distracts him like no one ever has.Life has never been easy for Shannon Lynch.Bullied and tortured, she arrives at Tommen College mid-way through the school year praying for a fresh start and desperate to shake off the demons that plague her. On her very first day at the prestigiousprivate school, she comes into contact with the notorious Johnny Kavanagh. Thrown through a hoop over her feelings for him, and desperate to keep a low-profile, Shannon finds herself once again the target of bullies as she forms a fragile alliance withrugby's rising star. Falling into a complicated friendship and grappling with their undeniable chemistry, Johnny and Shannon could never have foreseen the obstacles that will threaten their blossoming relationship . . .

Felfedezhetik, hogy a vikingek sikeres kereskedők, felfedezők, kézművesek és mesemondók is voltak. A könyv meglepő tényeket és érdekességeket is tartalmaz. Tudta például, hogy a vikingek kereskedelmi útjaik során eljutottak Németországba, Oroszországbavagy Arábiába is? Ha a hajóikkal nem tudták folytatni útjukat a folyókon, egyszerűen megfogták és cipelték őket tovább. A könyv tartalmaz egy témához illő játékot is. Elő a figurákkal és a kockával, máris mehet a játszma!

I utterly believed in the residents of Beartown, and felt ripped apart by the events in the book' Jojo MoyesCan a broken town survive a second tragedy?By the time the last goal is scored, someone in Beartown will be dead . . .Us Against You is the story of two towns, two teams and what it means to believe in something bigger than yourself. It's about how people come together - sometimes in anger, often in sorrow, but also through love. And how, when we stand together, we canbring a town back to life.