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THE FINAL PART OF THE MIGHTY GORMENGHAST TRILOGY'I would not for anything have missed Gormenghast' C S LewisIn this final part of the trilogy, we follow Titus, now almost twenty, as he escapes from the Castle, flees its oppressive Ritual, and becomes...

Exclusive Front Lines story, Dead of Night to be 2017 World Book Day book. Just when you thought Michael Grant's GONE series had taken us to the darkest limits of his imagination, the evil genius of young adult...

___________________________________________________________________________________"Brilliantly wrought... Wonderful... Catling's expertise, imagination and linguistic flair are well matched by his wit and enthusiasm. Hollow is never less than tremendous...

Paleomythic is a roleplaying game of grim survival and mythical adventures in the land of Ancient Mu, a harsh prehistoric world full of mysterious ruins and temples to explore, huge and terrible creatures that roam and spread fear across the land, and...

Discover the real story behind Disney's latest blockbuster adaptation The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, and the iconic Nutcracker Christmas ballet, as told by Alexandre Dumas'How could you imagine, silly child, that this toy, which is made of cloth and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Quill Awards (Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror) 2006.Book InformationISBN 9780385324168Author Diana GabaldonFormat HardbackPage Count 992Imprint Delacorte PressPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906727994Author Mark HodderFormat PaperbackPage Count 441Imprint Snowbooks LtdPublisher Snowbooks LtdWeight(grams) 483g

The epic conclusion to the Monstrous Heart Trilogy; a magical tale of intrigue on dark waters and a love story for the ages. The perfect gothic, gaslamp fantasy - ideal for fans of V.E. Schwab and China...

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S BEST YA OF THE DECADE * NEW YORK TIMES bestseller All-new deluxe edition of an out-of-print gem, containing in-universe short story "The Ash-Born Boy" and a never-before-seen introduction from V.E. Schwab. The Near Witch is...

Winter is roughly two months out. The time limit has been set.But the Empire's military leaders are fiercely divided on what to do. Should they conduct aggressive offensives in hopes of a break through, or should they weather the winter and use that...

'This is a truly ex cellent fantasy and an epic beginning for a new trilogy' Locus One woman will either save an entire continent or completely destroy it in a captivating epic fantasy bursting with intrigue and ambition, questioned loyalties and broken...

Ten years before the events of the manga series, a fateful encounter brings aprofessional bodyguard named Yukichi Fukuzawa and an arrogant boy genius namedRanpo Edogawa together. The result: the establishment of the Armed DetectiveAgency, an...

Squid Game meets The Hunger Games in the final gripping instalment of a fast-paced, action-packed Scottish thriller series where recruits compete in a fight to the death in the streets of Edinburgh. THE GAME From the beginning, The Pantheon has been...

From bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy, a profoundly authentic, action-packed adventure set on Rome's Danubian frontier. AD 105: DACIA The Dacian kingdom and Rome are at peace, but no one thinks that it will last. Sent to command an isolated...

As Ragnarok looms, the trickster Loki breaks free from his chains.In the battle to come, all shall die, but Ragnar will do anything to save his gods.Einer scours the nine worlds for Hilda, who walks among gods and goddesses, searching the truth of the...

`For the first time, perhaps, since that land emerged from the waters of geologic ages, a human face was set toward it with love and yearning. It seemed beautiful to her, rich and strong and glorious.' Willa Cather's second novel, O Pioneers! (1913)...

Young, hungry, and homeless, the orphan Atsushi Nakajima's hard knock life turns around when he meets Osamu Dazai, a peculiar man who's part of a group of detectives with special powers. And he wants Atsushi's help catching a man-eating tiger that's...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE 2022'Beautifully written and a real page turner -a wonderful insight into the early quest to understand and give a voice to people who cannot hear. ' Elisabeth Gifford 'A fascinating exploration of deafness...

From the greatest names in fantasy and horror comes an anthology of stories inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Join Alice as she is thrown into the whirlwind of Wonderland Within these pages you'll find myriad approaches to Alice, from...

A thrilling epic fantasy adventure in the astonishing realm of Legend of the Five Rings, as two rival clans join forces to investigate a lethal supernatural mysteryChaos has broken out in the isolated Dragon Clan settlement of Seibo Mura. During the full...

'A masterly debut... If Bernard Cornwall and George R.R. Martin had a lovechild, it would look like A Mighty Dawn. I devoured it late into the night, and eagerly await the sequel.' Antonia Senior on A Mighty Dawn_______________________Forged in fire...

A Wall Street Journal bestseller. The fifth book in the million-copy bestselling Kingfountain series from Jeff Wheeler. Courtly intrigue and rumors of invasion plunge Kingfountain into turmoil as the search for Trynne's father begins in earnest...

Fleeing Victorian London, a witch finds her newfound independence comes with all-new perils-both mortal and immortal. Forever untangling the branches of her strange family tree, Edwina Blackwood is at a turning point. Her parents' disappearances still...

A spellbinding novel of bloodlines, self-discovery, and redemption by the author of the Washington Post bestseller The Vine Witch. Abandoned as a child in turn-of-the-century Paris, Yvette Lenoir has longed to uncover the secrets of her magical...

A captivating volume of over forty short stories full of love, hope, and fear, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lady of Hay. Barbara Erskine is a born storyteller. The tales in 'Encounters' illustrate her extraordinary talent for...

The first book in the million-copy, Wall Street Journal bestselling Kingfountain series from Jeff Wheeler. King Severn Argentine's fearsome reputation precedes him: usurper of the throne, killer of rightful heirs, ruthless punisher of traitors...

When Zettour tries his best to caution against the reckless plan to strike at the Federation's vital resource fields, he soon finds himself "promoted" to a field deployment in the east. As the ill-advised operation Andromeda continues to press on,...

What if you were imprisoned for all eternity?The House of Always is the fourth book in Jenn Lyons's epic fantasy series A Chorus of Dragons, which starts with The Ruin of Kings.In the aftermath of the Ritual of Night, everything has changed.The Eight...

Heroic samurai must defeat an ancient evil unleashed upon the world, before its malign power destroys the realm of Rokugan in this epic Legend of the Five Rings fantasy adventure The Emerald Empire stands on the brink of destruction. The dark sorcerer...

JACK LARK: SOLDIER, LEADER, IMPOSTER.The third book in the gripping military adventure series for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Matthew Harffy and Simon Scarrow. 'Paul Collard has become one of the most readable figures in Historical Fiction' Parmenion Books...

'THE HARD-BITTEN CHAMPION OF BRITISH HEROIC FANTASY' - Joe Abercrombie 'HEROISM AND HEARTBREAK . . . GEMMELL IS ADRENALINE WITH SOUL' - Brent Weeks Rebellion and invasion plunge Britannia into the Dark Ages. Chaos and terror stalk the land, the King...

'Intricate and crisp, witty and solemn' Hilary Mantel, Man Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall on RotherweirdAPOCALYPSE NOW?Geryon Wynter, the brilliant Elizabethan mystic, has achieved resurrection and returned to present-day Rotherweird. But after...

Collecting Martha Wells' Element of Fire and Death of the Necromancer for the first time in one place, in a new and revised edition! From the author of Witch King and the Murderbot Diaries: Both novels included in this volume have been revised...

Warring samurai clans fight with swords and magic for the Emperor's favor with these collected Legend of the Five Rings novellas, including a brand-new novella of the Crane Clan.Ice and Snow by Katrina Ostrander - a surprise attack and courtly...

The sensational follow up to MONSTROUS HEART; a magical tale of intrigue on dark waters and a love story for the ages. The perfect gothic, gaslamp fantasy - ideal for fans of V.E. Schwab and China Mieville Since...

Mexican history and Mesoamerican mythology meet in this thrilling historical fantasy with magic, intrigue, treachery, romance, and adventure. The empire of Moctezuma II has long fallen, a city raised on the bones of...

From Terry Goodkind, author of the Sword of Truth series, comes a sweeping new novel of Richard Rahl, Kahlan Amnell, and their world. From the far reaches of the D'Haran Empire, Bishop Hannis Arc and the ancient Emperor Sulachan lead a vast...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578467085Author Ceillie SimkissFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Ceillie SimkissPublisher Ceillie SimkissWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Enthralling fantasy mystery from the world of Legend of the Five Rings as two samurai risk everything to rescue an old friend from the clutches of a shadowy tricksterHaving vanquished demons and halted invasions of devious creatures from the Spirit...

'Prove that you can stand against the darkness and live'Haern is the King's Watcher, born an assassin only to become the city of Veldaren's protector against the thief guilds.When Lord Victor Kane attacks the city, determined stamp out all corruption,...