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For Jeff Johnston, a young historical researcher for a Civil War novelist, reality is redefined on a bitter cold night near the close of a lingering winter. He meets Annie, an intense and lovely young...

Briddey is about to get exactly what she thinks she wants . . .Briddey is a high-powered exec in the mobile phone industry, overseeing new products from concept ('anything to beat the new apple phone')...

BLACKOUT is the opening movement of a vast, absorbing two-volume novel that may well prove to be Connie Willis' masterpiece. Like her multi-award winning THE DOOMSDAY BOOK, this stunning new work marries...

This new collection of stories from the multi-award-winning author of Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog contains:A Letter from the ClearysAt the RialtoDeath on the NileThe Soul Selects Her own...

Ein amüsanter Roman über Alien-Invasionen, Verschwörungen und die Albernheiten, die Menschen zu glauben bereit sind – und die nicht einmal alle falsch sein müssen – von der mit mehreren Nebula- und Hugo-Awards...

Ned Henry is a time-travelling historian who specialises in the mid-20th century - currently engaged in researching the bombed-out Coventry Cathedral. He's also made so many drops into the past that he's...

It's the Hollywood of the future, where movie-making has been computerized and live-action films are a thing of the past. It's a Hollywood where Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe are starring together...

Award-winning author Connie Willis returns with a stunning, enormously entertaining novel of time travel, war, and the deeds - great and small - of ordinary people who shape history.

Francie is a reluctant Maid of Honor, for several reasons.The first is that her friend Serena has terrible taste in men. Previous fiancés have included a storm-chaser, a shaman and a kamikaze base-jumper....

The world, as we know it, has changed considerably. A civil war is raging, between the eastern half of North America and the west. The latest methods of destruction are frightening, brutal, inescapable....

It has been fifteen years since Delanna Milleflores set foot on Keramos. Now her mother has died, and she has returned only to settle and sell her estate. But Keramos has some surprising laws. To sell...

Mahali's rulers for generations were the water witches, who could feel the ebb and flow of precious water in their very bones. Then there was a coup, and control of Mahali's water passed to an impersonal...

Dans un futur pas si lointain, une intervention chirurgicale a été mise au point pour améliorer l'empathie dans le couple. Tous les amoureux en rêvent. Briddey Flannigan se réjouit quand Trent, son petit...

Propulsé en 1940 à Londres par le professeur Dunworthy sans la moindre préparation, John Bartholomew intègre la brigade des veilleurs du feu, ces héros qui ont sauvé la cathédrale Saint-Paul des bombes...

Oxford, futur proche. L'université est définitivement dépoussiérée : historien est devenu un métier à haut risque. Car désormais, pour étudier le passé, il faut le vivre. Littéralement.Michael Davies...

« Un thriller qu'on lit d'une traite. » Publishers Weekly« L'évocation la plus saisissante de l'Angleterre pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale que l'on ait jamais écrite. » The Washington Post« L'un des...

"A tour de force" - New York Times Book Review"Ambitious, finely detailed and compulsively readable" - Locus"It is a book that feels fundamentally true; it is a book to live in" - Washington PostFor Kivrin...

Winner of seven Nebula and eleven Hugo awards, Connie Willis is one of the most acclaimed and imaginative authors of our time. Her startling and powerful works have redefined the boundaries of contemporary...

Dr. Joanna Lander is a psychologist specializing in near-death experiences. She is about to get help from a new doctor with the power to give her the chance to get as close to death as anyone can.A brilliant...

Sandra Foster studies fads - from Barbie dolls o the grunge look - how they start and what they mean. Bennett O'Reilly is a chaos theorist studying monkey group behaviour. They both work for the HiTek...

"Variety is the soul of pleasure," And variety is what this comprehensive new collection of Connie Willis is all about. The stories cover the entire spectrum, from sad to sparkling to terrifying, from...

Planetary surveyors Fin and Carson battle hostile terrain, bureaucratic red tape, and renegade "planet crashers" in this latest novella by the talented author of Doomsday Book. Connie Willis continues...

The winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, Connie Willis capture the timeless essence of generosity and goodwill in this magical collection of Christmas stories. These eight tales boldly re-imagine...

Winner of six Nebula and two Hugo awards for her fiction, Connie Willis is acclaimed for her gifted imagination and bold invention. Here are eleven of her finest stories, surprising tales in which the...

From USA Today Bestselling Author Morgan Jane Mitchell of Royal Bastards MC: Nashville, TN comes her Royal Bastards MC: Knoxville, TN series. Rocky -They used to call me Rocky Top when I played ball for...

If anyone finds out I'm mated to him, we're screwed! Estrella's family comes to Dun's Crossing to see if the rumors are true. Is King Kieran different than his evil father?While she's there, the Haze...

Who knew chasing immortality would be so hard? To keep her human friend from being turned by her overzealous vampire mate, Phaedra has to find an artifact that grants its owner eternity. But her former...

Four books in the Steampunk Cycle become thirty stories showing the modern world collapsing and what comes next. The first book shows a broken timeline of events as society disintegrates and new civilizations...

Abduction. Curse. Murder.Rosalinde Grimm believed she had finally found peace, shedding her generation's old family curse linked to the legend of Rapunzel—and escaping with her beloved and their expected...

Amor datum, amor redditus…Love given, love returnedA spell spoken. A spell that must be broken.Brianna Isolde is reeling from her mother's death and the abandonment of her husband, Gabe but when the goddess,...

As Lisa Turvan lies in a hospital room preparing to give birth to her first child, the biggest pain in her life has less to do with being in labor and more to do with a visit from her overbearing mother-in-law...

The Unnatural Quarter becomes a grim fairy tale in Dan Shamble's most pointed case.When the Big Uneasy returned all monsters and mythical beasties to the world, something was missing. After his vampire...

Torn between two masters, a former cyborg fights for her freedom, in this enthralling space opera set in the vast universe of Twilight Imperium Sil is full of memories that aren't hers. Forced into servitude...

Three astounding space operas set in the Twilight Imperium universe The Fractured VoidA brave starship crew are drawn into the schemes of interplanetary powers competing for galactic domination.The Necropolis...

The Salvharks and Guildwoods have just one rule in common: all vampires must die. Which is why Fleur Fontaine never expected to discover her vampire hunting rival, Percy Renaud, on her doorstep one night—covered...

"The Numbers Six", is a helical tale, wound together from fantasy and lore. Heavily layered with engaging personalities who illustrate varied aspects of the spirits. Part One immediately entwines its...

In this house, the smallest residents see the biggest horrors…It's no longer safe in the meadow.A mouse named Nettle flees with her newborn pups into the Red House.But something wicked lives deep within...

The blood sorcerer Arran Sylvaissen has clenched the continent in an iron fist, sacking the city of Ülhard and laying siege to the surrounding villages. Yet amidst the storm of war, a tentative resistance...

On the planet Geh there are natives called Gehtian, Orks and Sea Goblins. The Ork Queen brings in more darkness and the war between the Orks and everyone else begins. Heroes are forced from other planets...

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...

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...

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU Newspeak, Doublethink, Big Brother, the Thought Police - the language of 1984 has passed into the English language as a symbol of the horrors of totalitarianism. George Orwell's...

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...

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",...

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...

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...

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...

'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...

Magic is a double-edged sword, and Siobhan knows the sting of its blade better than most.Old scars have peeled open to spill out the horrors within, and Siobhan has learned to fear her shadow.When the...