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Rebellion and war collide in Iron Council, the award-winning steampunk novel from acclaimed author China Miéville.New Crobuzon is being ripped apart from without and within. War with the shadowy city-state...

Winner of the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, China Miéville's astonishing Embassytown is an intelligent and immersive exploration of language in an alien world.Embassytown: a city of contradictions...

Winner of the August Derleth award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Perdido Street Station is an imaginative urban fantasy thriller, and the first of China Miéville's novels set in the world of Bas-Lag.The...

Auf einem Berg oberhalb des Brückendorfes, in einem abgelegenen Haus, lebt ein Junge mit seinen Eltern. Der Vater ist Schlüsselmacher und wird weithin für seine Kunst gerühmt. Oft steigen die Leute den...

1941, inmitten des vom Zweiten Weltkrieg bedrohten Marseilles, stolpert der amerikanische Ingenieur und Okkultist Jack Parsons in eine Widerstandsgruppe, zu der auch der surrealistische Dichter André...

The multi-award-winning China Miéville has been called 'the equal of David Mitchell or Zadie Smith' (Scotland on Sunday), a writer whose 'inventiveness and precision is awesome' (Independent), and who...

Step into a London ravaged by unearthly creatures at once utterly alien and chillingly familiar.In China Miéville's award-winning novella 'The Tain', we learn the reason for the invaders' terrible revenge....

King Rat blends eerie fairy tale and contemporary urban fantasy in China Miéville's fantastical debut.Something is stirring in London's dark, stamping out its territory in brickdust and blood. Something...

With an introduction by novelist Kamila Shamsie.When the body of a murdered woman is found in the extraordinary, decaying city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks like a routine case...

Weaving together the historical and the imagined, China Miéville's The Last Days of New Paris is a surreal and extraordinary work, from the author of The City & The City.1941. In the chaos of wartime...

Winner of the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Kraken is a darkly comic, wildly absurd adventure by author of Perdido Street Station, China Miéville.Deep in the research wing of the Natural...

The iron wheel began to spin, slowly at first, then faster and faster. The room grew darker. As the light lessened, so did the sound. Deeba and Zanna stared at each other in wonder. The noise of the cars...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - A mind-blowing epic from Keanu Reeves and China Miéville, unlike anything these two genre-bending pioneers have created before, inspired by the world of the BRZRKR...

« C’est un peu le Londres de la re?cup, ou? les de?chets ont trouve? asile... L’univers de China Mieville s’ave?re fort pe?tulant ! » Fre?de?rique Roussel, Libe?ration « L’odysse?e fantabuleuse de deux...

La SF dans ce qu'elle a de meilleur et de plus ambitieux. L'action de Légationville se déroule dans un futur lointain, dans une petite ville de la planète Arieka. Cette planète, éloignée de toutes les...

Dans une ville étrange, à l'écart du monde, vit un homme violent, avec sa femme et son fils... Comme suspendue dans les airs, la ville est à cheval entre deux montagnes, coupée par un gouffre, réunie...

Entrez dans un Londres post-apocalyptique ravagé par des créatures surnaturelles, à la fois étranges et familières... Dans la novella récompensée par le prix Locus en 2003 " Le Tain ", Miéville imagine...

Billy Harrow, spécialiste des céphalopodes, anime des visites au Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Londres, dont l'Architeuthis dux est la pièce majeure. Lorsque l'animal de huit mètres et son immense cage...

Dans un monde désertique, une seule voie à suivre : celle du chemin de fer. Et aux côtés du capitaine Abacat Naphi, partir en chasse de Moker-Jack, la taupe géante.Merfer. Un monde apocalyptique, désertique,...

Le livre des indignés londoniens.China Mieville nous livre un pamphlet sur l'état de la capitale anglaise à l'heure actuelle. À l'encontre de l'idéalisme des discours politiques, il oppose la vision d'un...

Du plus loin qu’il m’en souvienne, je me rendais dans la maison jaune pour le compte de ma mère. Chaque mercredi matin vers neuf heures, j’ouvrais cette bâtisse défraichie avec une clé du trousseau qu’elle...

With shades of Kafka and Philip K. Dick, Raymond Chandler and 1984, the multi-award winning The City & The City by China Miéville is a murder mystery taken to dazzling metaphysical and artistic heights.'You...

Savage giant moles, rail pirates, and explorers abound in China Miéville's thrilling young adult novel, Railsea.On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first...

In a remote house on a hilltop, a lonely boy witnesses a traumatic event. He tries - and fails - to flee. Left alone with his increasingly deranged parent, he dreams of safety, of joining the other children...

Winner of the British Fantasy Award, The Scar by China Miéville is a colossal fantasy of incredible diversity and spellbinding imagination, set in the richly visualized world of Bas-Lag. A human cargo...

Call me childish, but I love all the nonsense – the snow, the trees, the tinsel, the turkey. I love presents. I love carols and cheesy songs. I just love Christmas™.'It would be a dream come true to be...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting Dune Messiah, the sequel to one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon...

Kaiju Task Force: Code Omega – Season One, Book 1 was my chance to go back and do a soft reboot to the Kaiju Task Force lore. I love my stories, but at the time, I had no idea what I was doing—I was just...

Don't Disturb the Peace!Atlanta. Cosmopolitan hub of the southeast.And of the land's largest Crossrealm District.The CRD insists on one law above others. Behave yourself.So avoid crossing the line.Or...

Emily has a secret.When she makes a wish, and really truly wishes hard, it comes true.No matter the cost.

About the Author Adam Barrette has always been a storyteller. But it wasn't until recently that he decided to fully embrace his passion and bring his stories to life. "A Haunting at Blackwoods Cemetery"...

Haunting nightmares are only the beginning.For years, Serenity has been tormented by nightmares of a creature she believes abducted her childhood best friend from the bayou. The police dismissed her claims,...

Stephen thought his life was off to a fresh start when he moved to Hollows Creek. But some towns never let go of their past. Some names are never meant to be spoken. And some doors should never be opened.The...

Everyone deserves to be happy—but some people just aren't that lucky. EmoryMy brother has been so important since I had my baby, Michael. Colt has been serving as the Alpha while I'm at the castle. When...

Some lines can't be crossed. Some battles can't be avoided.Merry Tamlin thought she could leave her past behind. For five years, the former special forces operative has been hiding in the shadows of Cowbridge,...

Angel Danvers flees a prescient dream straight into the arms of a killer.How will she escape him? Who will come to her rescue?Morgan Quinter has been assigned to watch over Angel, but will he recognize...

A past written in blood. A future sealed in prophecy. A secret carried on cyan wings.The strings of ritualistic murders have shaken the galaxies and civilizations. Especially on the Lands amongst the...

Nariah Boyd didn't think reports of a kidnapping in the city had anything to do with her. The city is big, it was run by vampires who made their own rules—anyone could disappear for any number of reasons.But...

🔥 A Legacy Forged in Fire. A Manor Bound in Shadow. A Warrior Chosen by Fate. 🔥Before he became a legend, Talon Valskar was just a man—scarred by war, hunted by fate, and haunted by a power he never asked...

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

A funny, emotional and uplifting novel from the French Marian Keyes. 'Heartwarming' Good Housekeeping'A gorgeous story, charming and funny and poignant' Nicola Cornick For fans of Ruth Hogan, Veronica...

The instant number one Sunday Times bestseller and thrilling sequel to the global phenomenon, Fourth Wing! THE IRON FLAME PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES A BRAND NEW CHAPTER FROM XADEN'S POINT OF VIEW!'Yarros...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT: 'Pure escapism - think Hunger Games meets Fifty Shades' The Sun'We weren't expecting to become obsessed . . . but we very...

"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'" Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy...

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future...

A heart-wrenching grim cozy pirate's tale with a little bit of romance. This is not 'Cozy' in the traditional sense, unless you find misery and betrayal to be as comforting as a cup of hot cocoa."This...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother – 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma...

"There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building… wherever they had murdered…"...