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'I'll make it clear from the start: I did not kill Hugh Henry Van Boren. I didn't even help. Well, not intentionally.' When Hugh Henry Van Boren, one of the most popular and richest kids in Jess Choudhary's school, is found dead, the student body is leftreeling and wondering who the murderer could be... Jess, a student under strict instructions to keep her record clean or risk losing her scholarship, finds herself at the centre of the investigation when it's revealed that Hugh died in the exact same wayas a character in a short story she wrote. And then Jess receives an anonymous text thanking her for the inspiration. With time running out, Jess knows if she doesn't solve this mystery she'll finally have something in common with Hugh Henry. She'll bedead too.

A galaxis sorsa eldőlt. Golan Trevize, az Első Alapítvány fiatal tanácsosa hozta meg a döntést, amellyel választott a két Alapítvány és Gaia, a kollektív tudattal rendelkező emberiség útja között. Ám Trevize nem elégedett, és végül arra jut, válaszokatcsak a legendás Föld, a régen elfeledett eredetbolygó felkutatásával találhat. Társaival, Janov Pelorat történésszel és Blisszel, Gaia képviselőjével nekivág a hosszú útnak, melynek végén úgy reméli, megleli az emberiség bölcsőjét. Ahogy világról világrautaznak, a tanácsos és útitársai előtt egyre nyilvánvalóbbá válik, hogy végül az ősi múlt dönti majd el, milyen lesz a jövő.Isaac Asimov kronológiailag utolsó Alapítvány-regényében a szereplőkkel együtt az olvasó előtt is feltárul a Földről kirajzó emberiség története, ahogy mítoszokon és elhagyott bolygókon keresztül az út végül elvezet oda, ahol több mint húszezer évvelezelőtt minden elkezdődött.

'Things are not simple but complex. If he bit Mr. Browning he bit her too. Hatred is not hatred

'Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.'Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Civil War, Margaret Mitchell's magnificent historical epic is an unforgettable tale of love and loss, of a nation mortally divided and a people forever changed. Above all, it is the story of beautiful,ruthless Scarlett O'Hara and the dashing soldier of fortune Rhett Butler.Widely considered the Great American Novel, and often remembered for its epic film version starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, Gone with the Wind is a superb piece of storytelling. It vividly depicts the drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction andis a sweeping story of tangled passion and courage.Since its first publication in 1936, Gone with the Wind has endured as one of the bestselling novels of all time, in spite of its problematic subject matter. This edition of the classic love story features an introductory essay offering a context to thenovel, by critically acclaimed, Sunday Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory.

A trente et un ans, Elizabeth posscde tout ce qu'une femme peut souhaiter: un mari dévoué, une belle maison, une carricre prometteuse. Pourtant, elle est rongée par l'angoisse et le doute.Un divorce, une dépression et une liaison désastreuse la laissent encore plus désemparée. Elle décide alors de tout plaquer pour partir seule a travers le monde !En Italie, elle goute aux délices de la dolce vita et prend les ® douze kilos les plus heureux de sa vie ¯

You'd think you would be allowed to relax over Christmas, but not in the world of the Thursday Murder Club. On Boxing Day, a dangerous package is smuggled across the English coast. When it goes missing, chaos is unleashed. The body count starts to rise -including someone close to the Thursday Murder Club - as our gang face an impossible search and their most deadly opponents yet. With the clock ticking down and a killer heading to Cooper's Chase, has their luck finally run out? And who will be 'The LastDevil To Die'?

Islands in the Sky, first published in 1954, sees Roy Malcolm winning a trip to the Inner Station, a space station rotating 500 miles from Earth. The Sands of Mars, set in the 21st century, has a group of pioneers struggling to change the face of thisinhospitable planet. In Earthlight, two centuries hence, man has colonised the planets and the inhabitants of the Moon owe no allegiance to any nation on Earth - or to Earth itself ...This omnibus edition of three of Arthur C. Clarke's early novels showsthe author of 2001: A Space Odyssey exploring space and time in adventurous and thoughtful ways.

Ríviai Geralt, a vaják, egyike azoknak, akik képesek legyőzni az embereket fenyegető szörnyetegeket. Feladatában varázsjelek, főzetek és a vajákok büszkesége segíti - valamint egy acél és egy ezüst kard.Amikor egyik megbízatása balul sül el, Geralt elveszíti kardjait. Vissza kell szereznie a különleges fegyvereket, mert boszorkánymesterek szőnek ellene ármányokat, és az egész világban sötét fellegek gyülekeznek.Közeleg a viharAndrzej Sapkowski 1948-ban született Lengyelországban. Hazája egyik leghíresebb és legsikeresebb szerzőjének számít. A World Fantasy Életműdíjjal kitüntetett szerző Vaják-sorozatával nemzetközi sikert aratott, könyvei alapján képregények és számítógépesjátékok is készültek, 2019-ben pedig a Netflix forgatott belőlük sorozatot Henry Cavill főszereplésével.

**THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**'A magnificent, sweeping epic' JENNIFER SAINT, Sunday Times-bestselling author of ARIADNE'Shannon is simply a master of the genre' C. S. PACAT, New York Times-bestselling author of DARK RISE'A tremendous triumph' LONDON SHAH, award-winning author of the LIGHT OF THE ABYSS series'A gorgeous, glittering epic' DAILY MAIL____________________A return to the world of Samantha Shannon's Sunday Times and New York Times-bestselling The Priory of the Orange Tree____________________Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms - but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation is starting to question the Priory's purpose.To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hroth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow - exactly where she wants to be.The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber. Now someone from her mother's past is coming to upend her fate.When the Dreadmount erupts, bringing with it an age of terror and violence, these women must find the strength to protect humankind from a devastating threat.Intricate and epic, A Day of Fallen Night sweeps readers back to the world of A Priory of the Orange Tree, showing us a course of events that shaped it for generations to come.**Chosen as a book of 2023 by the Metro, Cosmopolitan, Nerd Daily, PinkNews and Waterstones**

Longlisted for the Women?s Prize for FictionEveryone tells Martha Friel she is clever and beautiful, a brilliant writer who has been loved every day of her adult life by one man, her husband Patrick. A gift, her mother once said, not everybody gets. So why is everything broken? Why is Martha - onthe edge of 40 - friendless, practically jobless and so often sad? And why did Patrick decide to leave? Maybe she is just too sensitive, someone who finds it harder to be alive than most people. Or maybe - as she has long believed - there is somethingwrong with her. Something that broke when a little bomb went off in her brain, at 17, and left her changed in a way that no doctor or therapist has ever been able to explain.Forced to return to her child- hood home to live with her dysfunctional, bohemian parents (but without the help of her devoted, foul-mouthed sister Ingrid), Martha has one last chance to find out whether a life is ever too broken to fix - or whether,maybe, by starting over, she will get to write a better ending for herself.

From the bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that ends where The Pillars of the Earth begins.A Time of ConflictIt is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. The king's grip on the country is fragile and chaos reigns. A young boat builder dreams of a better future after a devastating Viking raid shatters the life he hoped for.Lives IntertwinedA Norman noblewoman follows her husband to a new land only to find her life there shockingly different

Kullervo son of Kalervo is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien's characters. 'Hapless Kullervo', as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny.Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and who tries three times to kill him when still a boy, Kullervo is alone save for the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and guarded by the magicalpowers of the black dog, Musti. When Kullervo is sold into slavery he swears revenge on the magician, but he will learn that even at the point of vengeance there is no escape from the cruellest of fates.Tolkien wrote that The Story of Kullervo was 'the germ of my attempt to write legends of my own', and was 'a major matter in the legends of the First Age'

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: 2 million copies sold worldwide!A charming, feel-good and universal story of one woman's journey from boredom and dissatisfaction to happiness and fulfilment . . .______________________At thirty-eight and a quarter years old, Camille has everything she needs to be happy, or so it seems: a good job, a loving husband, a wonderful son. Why then does she feel as if happiness has slipped through her fingers? All she wants is to find thepath to joy.When Claude, a French Sean Connery lookalike and routinologist, offers his unique advice to help get her there, she seizes the opportunity with both hands. Camille's journey is full of surprising adventures, creative capers and deep meaning, as she setsout to transform her life and realize her dreams one step at a time . . .__________________If you liked The Happiness Project, The Little Paris Bookshop or Eat, Pray, Love, you'll love this.

WINNING WAS EVERYTHING?UNTIL IT DESTROYED THEMTwo young men, Léo and Carfax, close friends and fierce rivals.A family ripped apart by madness and tragedy.One woman, her life built upon a lie, with a mysterious connection to them all?

Travel in country or in mind, does it matter? Jot down what you see and what you don't. Fill in the empty places with possibilities. Amuse yourself make-believing your own imagined place. Sketch the landscape, the flora and fauna, the manifesto of yourmost secret home. Conjure up adventures. Journal your dreams. Entertain your next hypothesis or poem, your next invention, your next big idea. Make it out of the ordinary. Make it magical, make it plausible, make it yours. Chart the road back, the roadforward. Then draw a map, to remember by. Or what's a book for writing for?Michele Root-Bernstein

A young woman with nothing to live for is persuaded to embark on a suicide mission to find a missing scientist...When a number of leading scientists disappear without trace, concern grows within the international intelligence community. Are they being kidnapped? Blackmailed? Brainwashed?One woman appears to have the key to the mystery. Unfortunately, Olive Betteron now lies in a hospital bed, dying from injuries sustained in a Moroccan plane crash.Meanwhile, in a Casablanca hotel room, Hilary Craven prepares to take her own life. But her suicide attempt is about to be interrupted by a man who will offer her an altogether more thrilling way to die...

From the master of the long story form, the Sunday Times No. 1 besteller, Full Dark, No Stars - described by the Sunday Telegraph as 'an extraordinary collection, thrillingly merciless, and a career high point' - now with a stunning new cover look.Is it possible to fully know anyone? Even those we love the most? What tips someone over the edge to commit a crime?In '1922', a story which was adapted into a Netflix original film, a Nebraska farmer, the turning point comes when his wife threatens to sell off the family homestead.In 'Big Driver', a cozy mystery writer plots a savage revenge after a brutal encounter with a stranger.In 'Fair Extension', Dave Streeter gets the chance to cure himself from illness - if he agrees to impose misery on an old rival.In 'A Good Marriage', Darcy Anderson discovers a box containing her husband's dark and terrifying secrets - he's not the man who keeps his nails short and collects coins. And now he's heading home . . .And readers have a treat in store, with a bonus story, 'Under the Weather'.Like DIFFERENT SEASONS and FOUR PAST MIDNIGHT, which generated such enduring hit films as The Shawshank Redemption and Stand by Me, FULL DARK, NO STARS proves Stephen King a master of the long story form.

®Tu condividi i suoi pensieri e le sue emozioni. Il preside ritiene che questo non debba continuare. Desidera che io ti insegni a chiudere la mente al Signore Oscuro¯. Il quinto anno a Hogwarts si annuncia carico di sfide difficili per Harry Potter: LordVoldemort c tornato. Che cosa succedera ora che il Signore Oscuro c di nuovo in pieno possesso dei suoi terrificanti poteri? Il Ministro della Magia sembra non prendere sul serio questa spaventosa minaccia. Tocchera a Harry organizzare la resistenza, conl'aiuto degli amici di sempre e il tumultuoso coraggio dell'adolescenza. Edizione speciale con contenuti inediti: la mappa di Hogwarts, il glossario, curiosita sui fondatori di Hogwarts. Eta di lettura: da 10 anni.

The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath. Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all shewants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust. HuntAthalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all. After a few brief months with everything he ever wanted, he's in the Asteri's dungeons again, stripped of his freedom and without a clue as to Bryce'sfate. He's desperate to help her, but until he can escape the Asteri's leash, his hands are quite literally tied. In this sexy, breathtaking sequel to the #1 bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath, Sarah J. Maas's Crescent Cityseries reaches new heights as Bryce and Hunt's world is brought to the brink of collapse-with its future resting on their shoulders.

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is the runaway TikTok sensation - the must-read fantasy novel of the year. If you loved Ninth House and A Deadly Education, you'll love this. The book includes gorgeous new illustrations.Secrets. Betrayal. Seduction.Welcome to the Alexandrian Society.When the world's best magicians are offered an extraordinary opportunity, saying yes is easy. Each could join the secretive Alexandrian Society, whose custodians guard lost knowledge from ancient civilizations. Their members enjoy a lifetime of power andprestige. Yet each decade, only six practitioners are invited - to fill five places.Contenders Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona are inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds. Parisa Kamali is a telepath, who sees the mind's deepest secrets. Reina Mori is a naturalist who can perceive and understand theflow of life itself. And Callum Nova is an empath, who can manipulate the desires of others. Finally there's Tristan Caine, whose powers mystify even himself.Following recruitment by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they travel to the Society's London headquarters. Here, each must study and innovate within esoteric subject areas. And if they can prove themselves, over the course of a year, they'll survive. Mostof them.The story continues in The Atlas Paradox, the heart-stopping sequel.Reader reviews:'I don't think anything will ever compare with this''To say I can't wait for the sequel is an understatement. Do yourself a favour and buy this immediately!''I had to convince myself magic isn't real'Originally a self-published sensation, this edition has been fully edited and revised.

At Zalindov, the only person you can trust is yourself. Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan is a survivor. For ten years, she has worked as the healer in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, making herself indispensable. Kept afloat by messages of hope fromher family, Kiva has one goal and one goal only: stay alive. Then one day the infamous Rebel Queen arrives at the prison on death's door and Kiva receives a new message: Don't let her die. We are coming. The queen is sentenced to the Trial by Ordeal: aseries of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals. Aware the sickly queen has little chance of making it through the Trials alive, Kiva volunteers to take her place. Ifshe succeeds, both she and the queen will be granted their freedom. But no one has ever survived. And with an incurable plague sweeping Zalindov, a mysterious new inmate fighting for Kiva's heart, and a prison rebellion brewing, Kiva can't escape theterrible feeling that her trials have only just begun. From bestselling Australian author Lynette Noni comes a masterful and action-packed YA fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Sabaa Tahir.

Mutter in der Entzugsklinik, Vater mit Assistentin auf Geschäftsreise: Maik Klingenberg wird die groáen Ferien allein am Pool der elterlichen Villa verbringen. Doch dann kreuzt Tschick auf. Tschick, eigentlich Andrej Tschichatschow, kommt aus einem derAssi-Hochhäuser in Hellersdorf, hat es von der Förderschule irgendwie bis aufs Gymnasium geschafft und wirkt doch nicht gerade wie das Musterbeispiel der Integration. Auáerdem hat er einen geklauten Wagen zur Hand. Und damit beginnt eine Reise ohne Karteund Kompass durch die sommerglühende deutsche Provinz, unvergesslich wie die Flussfahrt von Tom Sawyer und Huck Finn.

'A vivid portrait of life as a refugee in 1990s Australia . . . Tracey Lien's first novel is a deeply moving tale of rage, regret and resilience . . . A brilliant debut' The Times'An unforgettable debut, utterly compelling from start to finish. Original. Heartbreaking. Gripping. I just loved it!' Liane Moriarty'An urgent story that commands an audience. All That's Left Unsaid is a gripping and unflinching narrative that is as heart-wrenching as it is unputdownable' Karin Slaughter*They claim they saw nothing. She knows they're lying.1996 - Cabramatta, Sydney'Just let him go.'Those are words Ky Tran will forever regret. The words she spoke when her parents called to ask if they should let her younger brother Denny out to celebrate his high school graduation with friends. That night, Denny - optimistic, guileless Denny - isbrutally murdered inside a busy restaurant in the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta, a refugee enclave facing violent crime, and an indifferent police force.Returning home for the funeral, Ky learns that the police are stumped by her brother's case. Even though several people were present at Denny's murder, each bystander claims to have seen nothing, and they are all staying silent.Determined to uncover the truth, Ky tracks down and questions the witnesses herself. But what she learns goes beyond what happened that fateful night. The silence has always been there, threaded through the generations, and Ky begins to expose thecomplex traumas weighing on those present the night Denny died. As she peels back the layers of the place that shaped her, she must confront more than the reasons her brother is dead. And once those truths have finally been spoken, how can any of themmove on?*'A complex, harrowing look into the impacts on trauma on a community, written with the urgent pace of a thriller and peppered with moments of levity' Vogue Australia'While the mystery is compelling, like the richest literary crime fiction, this story has broader ambitions than revealing who did it . . . Poignant and impeccable storytelling' Oprah Daily

I never thought it would happen to me? One moment I had it all ? a gorgeous husband, a beautiful home, a fulfilling career and two adorable children. The next, everything came crashing down around me. They said it was my fault. They said I?m the worstmother in the world. And even though I can?t remember what happened that day, they wouldn?t lie to me. These are my friends, my family, people I trust. But then why do I have this creeping sensation that something is wrong? Why do I feel like people arekeeping secrets? Am I really as guilty as they say? And if I?m not, what will happen when the truth comes out??

A collection of short stories featuring some of Agatha Christie's best-loved detectives - Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne, Mr Satterthwaite and Harley Quin...All great crime writers have their favourite creations. Similarly, every great sleuth has his, or her, own preferred method of deduction.Take the charming Parker Pyne, who relies upon an intuitive knowledge of human nature to solve the Problem at Pollensa Bay. Or Mr Satterthwaite, who seeks inspiration through his collaboration with the enigmatic Mr Quin in The Harlequin Tea Set mystery.Then, of course, there's Poirot, whose measured analysis of motive and opportunity is tested to the full in Yellow Iris, when he receives an anonymous call about a matter of life and death.

Determined to die with dignity, Kay and her husband Cyril ? both healthy and vital medical professionals in their early fifties ? make a pact: to commit suicide together once they?ve both turned eighty.When her father dies, Kay Wilkinson can't cry. Over ten years, Alzheimer's had steadily eroded this erudite man into a paranoid lunatic. Surely one's own father passing should never come as such a relief.Both medical professionals, Kay and her husband Cyril have seen too many elderly patients in similar states of decay. Although healthy and vital in their early fifties, the couple fears what may lie ahead. Determined to die with dignity, Cyril makes amodest proposal. To spare themselves and their loved ones such a humiliating and protracted decline, they should agree to commit suicide together once they've both turned eighty. When their deal is sealed, the spouses are blithely looking forward toanother three decades together.But then they turn eighty.By turns hilarious and touching, playful and grave, Should We Stay or Should We Go portrays twelve parallel universes, each exploring a possible future for Kay and Cyril. Were they to cut life artificially short, what would they miss out on? Somethingterrific? Or something terrible? Might they end up in a home? A fabulous luxury retirement village, or a Cuckoo's Nest sort of home? Might being demented end up being rather fun? What future for humanity awaits-the end of civilization, or a Valhalla ofpeace and prosperity? What if cryogenics were really to work? What if scientists finally cure aging?Both timely and timeless, Lionel Shriver addresses serious themes-the compromises of longevity, the challenge of living a long life and still going out in style-with an uncannily light touch. Weaving in a host of contemporary issues, from Brexit and massmigration to the coronavirus, Shriver has pulled off a rollicking page-turner in which we never have to mourn perished characters, because they'll be alive and kicking in the very next chapter.

*The New York Times and USA Today bestseller!*'I LOVED this book! Funny, hopeful and dreamy' Ali Hazelwood'The perfect rom-com, especially if you like your book editors as sexy as Benji Andor'Red'Smart, quick, delicious' Emma Straub'An absolute delight' Christina Lauren***Florence Day is a ghost-writer with one big problem. She's supposed to be penning swoon-worthy novels for a famous romance author but, after a bad break-up, Florence no longer believes in love. And when her strict (but undeniably hot) new editor, BenjiAndor, won't give her an extension on her book deadline, Florence prepares to kiss her career goodbye.Although when tragedy strikes and Florence has to head home, the last thing she expects to see is a ghost at her front door. Not just any ghost, however, but the stern form of her still very hot - yet now unquestionably dead - new editor.As sparks start to fly between them, Florence tells herself she can't be falling for a ghost - even an infuriatingly sexy one. But can Benji help Florence to realise love isn't dead, after all?If you fell in love with Beach Read, The Love Hypothesis and The Hating Game, this laugh-out-loud romance packed with sizzling chemistry will give you all the feels!***Readers LOVE The Dead Romantics:'Fresh, fun, thoroughly modern... truly a rom-com to die for!' Rachel Hawkins'Made me fall in love, broke my heart then reassembled it, and left me swooning. Romantic, hilarious, heart-warming' Gwenda Bond'A refreshing rom-com about love, loss, and hope... the sparkling dialogue makes the characters come alive'Publishers Weekly'This book made me sob, wow.It made me feel so many feelings... Please prepare to have nonstop tears running down your face.' Netgalley, 5 stars'This book destroyed my life but in a hot way... I haven't cried this much because of a book in probably two years.' Netgalley, 5 stars'Adorably romantic and an absolute pleasure to read.' Netgalley, 5 stars'ALL THE STARS! A delight to read.' Netgalley, 5 starsThis book was EVERYTHING.' Netgalley, 5 stars** Ashley Poston's new novel, The Seven Year Slip, is available for preorder!**