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A fierce mixed-race fighter develops a powerful attachment to the yakuza princess she’s been forced to protect in this explosive queer thriller: Kill Bill meets The Handmaiden meets Thelma and Louise. Tokyo, 1979. Yoriko Shindo, a workhorse of a woman who has been an outcast her whole life, is kidnapped and dragged to the lair of the Naiki-kai, a branch of the yakuza. After she savagely fends off a throng of henchmen in an attempt to escape, Shindo is only permitted to live under one condition: that she will become the bodyguard and driver for Shoko Naiki, the obsessively sheltered daughter of the gang’s boss. Eighteen-year-old Shoko, pretty and silent as a doll, has no friends, wears strangely old-fashioned clothes, and is naive in all matters of life. Originally disdaining her ward, Shindo soon finds herself far more invested in Shoko’s wellbeing than she ever expected. But every man around them is bloodthirsty and trigger-happy. Shindo doubts she and Shoko will survive much longer if nothing changes. Could there ever be a different life for two women like them? Akira Otani’s English-language debut moves boldly through time and across gender, stretching the definitions and possibilities of each concept. Rendered in a gorgeous translation by International Booker–shortlisted Sam Bett, this lean, mean thriller proves that bonds forged in fire are unbreakable.

Als ihr Yogalehrer Jay über zwei Wochen nicht zu seinem Kurs erscheint, macht sich die Science-Fiction-Autorin Olivia Morikawa, die in ihren gutaussehenden Lehrer verknallt ist, Sorgen. Währenddessen erholt sich Jay "Tiger" Garner, Ex-CIA-Agent des ehemaligen Codename-Stargate-Programms, von seiner Folter durch Mr. Smith. Doch dann hat er eine Vision von seinem Erzfeind, wie dieser Olivias Haus betritt. Jay hat den Verdacht, dass Olivia irgendwie mit Smith verbündet ist. Um herauszufinden, wo Smith sich versteckt, muss er ihr näherkommen, selbst wenn das bedeutet, dass er mit der wunderschönen Olivia ins Bett gehen muss. Nicht, dass das eine Pein wäre … Allerdings läuft nichts jemals wie geplant, wenn Emotionen im Spiel sind … Über die Codename Stargate Serie Die CIA-Agenten des streng geheimen Codename Stargate Programms, das nicht einmal den Direktoren der Agentur bekannt war, verfügen über präkognitive Fähigkeiten und waren einst die besten Geheimagenten der Nation. Doch als ihr Führer von unbekannten Feinden getötet wird, müssen sie untertauchen. Sie können niemandem vertrauen – nicht einmal einander – denn die Stargate-Agenten halten den Schlüssel zur Entlarvung einer Verschwörung in der Hand, die in Machtgier und Rache geboren wurde. Um zu überleben und die drohende Katastrophe zu stoppen, müssen sie herausfinden, was hinter den wiederkehrenden Vorahnungen steckt, die immer häufiger auftreten. Codename Stargate Band 1 - Ace – Auf der Flucht Band 2 - Fox – Unter Feinden Band 3 - Yankee – Untergetaucht Band 4 – Tiger – Auf der Lauer Scanguards Vampire Band 1 - Samsons Sterbliche Geliebte Band 2 - Amaurys Hitzköpfige Rebellin Band 3 - Gabriels Gefährtin Band 4 - Yvettes Verzauberung Band 5 - Zanes Erlösung Band 6 - Quinns Unendliche Liebe Band 7 – Olivers Versuchung Band 8 – Thomas' Entscheidung Band 8 1/2 – Ewiger Biss Band 9 – Cains Geheimnis Band 10 – Luthers Rückkehr Band11 – Blakes Versprechen Band 11 1/2 – Schicksalhafter Bund Band 12 – Johns Sehnsucht Novelle – Brennender Wunsch Band 13 – Ryders Rhapsodie (Scanguards Hybriden - Band 1) Band 14 - Damians Eroberung (Scanguards Hybriden - Band 2) Hüter der Nacht Band 1 – Geliebter Unsichtbarer Band 2 – Entfesselter Bodyguard Band 3 – Vertrauter Hexer Band 4 – Verbotener Beschützer Band 5 – Verlockender Unsterblicher Band 6 – Übersinnlicher Retter Band 7 – Unwiderstehlicher Dämon Der Clan der Vampire Der Clan der Vampire (Venedig 1 – 2) Der Clan der Vampire (Venedig 3 – 4) Der Clan der Vampire (Venedig 5) Jenseits des Olymps Band 1 - Ein Grieche für alle Fälle Band 2 - Ein Grieche zum Heiraten Band 3 - Ein Grieche im 7. Himmel Band 4 – Ein Grieche für Immer Der Club der ewigen Junggesellen Band 1: Begleiterin für eine Nacht Band 2: Begleiterin für tausend Nächte Band 3: Begleiterin für alle Zeit Band 4: Eine unvergessliche Nacht Band 5: Eine langsame Verführung Band 6: Eine hemmungslose Berührung Die Code Name Stargate-Serie hat alles: Liebe auf den ersten Blick, von Freunden zum Liebespaar, Alpha-Helden, CIA Agenten, Top-Secret Mission, Brüderschaft, Jungfrau in Not, Frau in Gefahr, verborgene Identität, Seelenverwandte, erste Liebe, gequälter Held, zweite Liebeschance, Rückkehr von Totgeglaubten, Playboy, Entführungen, heimlicher Verehrer, verbotene Liebe, Partner bei der Verbrechensbekämpfung.

I never moved on. I tried, but I couldn't. I will spend my entire life loving her even if she's determined to leave me. She's Juliet and I'm Romeo. Claire Just when things between mom and I seem to be getting better, Rose has a scare that lands her in the hospital. Mom discovers that I've been keeping Carmel a secret from her and tells me that we're not welcome at Apple Blossom B&B. So I pack up my bags and head to the only place I can think of that will take me and a pregnant dog in...Jax. Of course, he answers the door in just a towel with his hair damp and his chest glistening from water droplets. Thankfully, I regain my senses and ask him for a place to stay while I sort out my life. He's hesitant, but agrees. His only condition: I work my room and board off at his pub. Which seemed easy enough. Until I see just how popular he is with the ladies and I hate that those pesky twinges of jealousy rise up in my chest when I see him enjoying that attention just a little too much. I'm angry at my mom and I'm angry with Jax. One drunken night, I do the unthinkable. I ask Jax if his lips feel the same as they did when we were dating as teens. His gaze turns dark as he stares at me and asks, "Do you want me to kiss you, Claire?" I know I should say no, but I don't. Now everything has changed but I'm still the same Claire with all the issues I that had before. I know how our story ends. I've lived it before. Fate doesn't want us together. Ever. Juniper I'm determined to put my life with Kevin behind me. He was my past and I'm ready to focus on my future. Mom and dad? They aren't so convinced. Sure, they offer to let me work at Godwin's Grocery. It's a simple job that lets me get out of the house and focus on healing. But I wonder if it's just a way for my parents to keep tabs on me. I haven't told them what happened with Kevin. My black eye speaks volumes all on its own. I know they want to know what happened. Especially since he's a Proctor: the wealthiest family in town. But that's a road I don't want to go down... Until Kevin calls me. He's sorry for what he did and he wants to talk. We'd been together for so long, that I agree. It's the least I can do. Mom and dad don't want me to go, but I'm an adult, I can make these decisions on my own. Until mom suggests that I take the new hire with me. His name is Boone and he looks like he belongs on the battlefield, not stocking shelves. Not wanting to start a fight, I agree. But when Boone doesn't leave my side, my parents plan starts to unfold. In the small town of Harmony Island, they found me a bone fide bodyguard. I'm annoyed and I let Boone know it. I'll be fine. My future doesn't include Kevin until...it does.

"A gripping page-turner that reads better than fiction, The Reluctant Spy is the true-life story of a U.S. spy on the frontlines of the war on terror."-Peter Bergen, New York Times bestselling author of Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden "A vivid picture of the tradeoffs facing America in the post-9/11 world."-Jane Mayer, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Money Long before the waterboarding controversy exploded in the media, one CIA agent had already gone public. In a groundbreaking 2007 interview with ABC News, John Kiriakou called waterboarding "torture"-but admitted that it probably worked. The Reluctant Spy, at once a confessional, an adventure story, and a chronicle of Kiriakou's life in the CIA, stands as an important, eloquent piece of testimony from a committed American patriot. In February 2002, Kiriakou was the head of counterterrorism in Pakistan. Under his command, in a spectacular raid coordinated with Pakistani agents and the CIA's best intelligence analyst, Kiriakou's field officers took down the infamous terrorist Abu Zubaydah. For days, Kiriakou became the wounded terrorist's personal "bodyguard." In circumstances stranger than fiction, as al-Qaeda agents scoured the streets for their captured leader, the best trauma surgeon in America was flown to Pakistan to make sure that Zubaydah did not die. In The Reluctant Spy, Kiriakou takes us into the fight against an enemy fueled by fanaticism. He chillingly describes what it was like inside the CIA headquarters on the morning of 9/11, the agency leaders who stepped up and those who protected their careers. And in what may be the book's most shocking revelation, he describes how the White House made plans to invade Iraq a full year before the CIA knew about it-or could attempt to stop it. Chronicling both mind-boggling mistakes and heroic acts of individual courage, The Reluctant Spy is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the inner workings of the U.S. intelligence apparatus, the truth behind the torture debate, and the incredible dedication of ordinary men and women doing one of the most extraordinary jobs on earth.

Vampir Amaury LeSang ist dazu verflucht, jedermanns Emotionen wie eine fortwährende Migräne zu spüren. Der einzige Weg, seinen Schmerz zu lindern, besteht darin, Sex zu haben. Als er die streitsüchtige menschliche Frau Nina trifft, sieht es so aus, als wäre ein Heilmittel für seine Krankheit in Reichweite: In ihrer Gegenwart verschwinden seine Schmerzen. Unglücklicherweise ist Nina darauf aus, ihn zu töten, da sie glaubt er sei in den Tod ihres Bruders verwickelt. Und es würde ihr auch gelingen, wenn nur nicht Amaurys Bad-Boy-Charme ihre Hormone verrückt spielen ließe und sie direkt in seine Arme und sein Bett katapultierte, wann immer sie in seiner Nähe ist. Während jeder Kuss sie körperlich einander näher bringt, droht Gefahr, die das wenige Vertrauen, das sie ineinander haben, zerstören könnte. Lara Adrian, New York Times Bestseller Autorin der Midnight Breed Serie: "Ich bin süchtig nach Tina Folsoms Büchern! Die Scanguards Serie ist eine der heißesten Sachen, die es bei Vampirliebesromanen gibt. Wenn Sie glühend heiße, sich rasant entwickelnde Romane lieben, dann verpassen Sie diese packende Serie nicht!" Über die Serie Die Scanguards Vampirserie ist voll von rasanter Action, brennenden Liebesszenen, witzigen Dialogen und starken Helden und Heldinnen. Vampir Samson Woodford lebt in San Francisco und besitzt die Sicherheits-/Leibwächterfirma Scanguards, die sowohl Vampire als auch Menschen beschäftigt. Und letztendlich auch einige Hexer. Später in der Serie tauchen auch ein paar unsterbliche Hüter und Dämonen auf. Jedes Buch kann als alleinstehender Roman gelesen werden (keine Cliffhanger) und dreht sich immer um ein neues Paar, das die Liebe findet, aber die Serie macht mehr Spaß, wenn sie chronologisch gelesen wird. Scanguards Vampire Band 1 - Samsons Sterbliche Geliebte Band 2 - Amaurys Hitzköpfige Rebellin Band 3 - Gabriels Gefährtin Band 4 - Yvettes Verzauberung Band 5 - Zanes Erlösung Band 6 - Quinns Unendliche Liebe Band 7 - Olivers Versuchung Band 8 - Thomas' Entscheidung Band 8 1/2 - Ewiger Biss Band 9 - Cains Geheimnis Band 10 - Luthers Rückkehr Band11 - Blakes Versprechen Band 11 1/2 - Schicksalhafter Bund Band 12 - Johns Sehnsucht Novelle - Brennender Wunsch Band 13 - Ryders Rhapsodie Band 14 - Damians Eroberung Band 15 - Graysons Herausforderung Band 16 - Isabelles verboten Liebe Band 17 - Coopers Leidenschaft Band 18 - Vanessas Wagemut Band 19 - Patricks Verführung Hüter der Nacht Band 1 - Geliebter Unsichtbarer Band 2 - Entfesselter Bodyguard Band 3 - Vertrauter Hexer Band 4 - Verbotener Beschützer Band 5 - Verlockender Unsterblicher Band 6 - Übersinnlicher Retter Band 7 - Unwiderstehlicher Dämon Codename Stargate Band 1 - Ace - Auf der Flucht Band 2 - Fox - Unter Feinden Band 3 - Yankee - Untergetaucht Band 4 - Tiger - Auf der Lauer Der Clan der Vampire Der Clan der Vampire (Venedig 1 - 2) Der Clan der Vampire (Venedig 3 - 4) Der Clan der Vampire (Venedig 5) Jenseits des Olymps Band 1 - Göttersturm Band 2 - Göttertraum Band 3 - Götterglanz Band 4 - Götterlust Die Scanguards Vampirserie hat alles: Liebe auf den ersten Blick, von Feinden zum Liebespaar, Alpha-Helden, Leibwächter, Brüderschaft, Jungfrau in Not, Frau in Gefahr, die Schöne und das Biest, verborgene Identität, Seelenverwandte, erste Liebe, Jungfrauen, gequälter Held, Altersunterschied, zweite Liebeschance, trauernder Liebhaber, Rückkehr von Totgeglaubten, heimliches Baby, Playboy, Entführungen, von Freunden zum Liebespaar, Coming-out, heimlicher Verehrer, unerwiderte Liebe, Amnesie, Aristokraten, verbotene Liebe, eineiige Zwillinge, Partner bei der Verbrechensbekämpfung.

A TALE FOR ANYONE WHO'S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN... When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favourite fantasy series. She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He's impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she's not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor's tale. So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they're doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor's fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page. This adult epic fantasy debut from Sarah Rees Brennan puts the reader in the villain's shoes, for an adventure that is both 'brilliant' (Holly Black) and 'supremely satisfying' (Leigh Bardugo). Expect a rogue's gallery of villains including an axe wielding maid, a shining knight with dark moods, a charmingly homicidal bodyguard, and a playboy spymaster with a golden heart and a filthy reputation. ***** ' Audacious, and supremely satisfying , Long Live Evil is the chosen one we've been waiting for . It succeeds as both a brilliant meditation on the pleasures and perils of fiction, and a sweeping, romantic adventure in its own right. Get ready to laugh out loud, cry in public, and cheer on the villains as Brennan smashes through tropes with witty, wild glee in this delicious, subversive treat of a book' Leigh Bardugo ' The fantasy novel that every fantasy reader has been waiting for' Jay Kristoff 'Long Live Evil is a glorious, swoon-worthy villain romance . What a delicious read' Tasha Suri 'The compulsion Brennan casts over her readers is unholy. Not only could I not put Long Live Evil down, I barely remembered to blink. It was so immersive that when I finished I put my face in my pillow and screamed in actual devastation at being kicked out of the story. Utterly magical' Shelley Parker-Chan 'Sarah Rees Brennan's charms are unmatched. Her books makes you feel as if you're in on the joke and always invited on the most fantastic and romantic adventure ' Rainbow Rowell 'Long Live Evil is the huge-hearted and whip-smart epic fantasy of my dreams. I went in laughing and came out crying, and so will you. I'm obsessed' Alix E. Harrow 'Brennan's brilliant Long Live Evil harnesses clever banter, delightful turns of phrase, and epic worldbuilding in the service of exploring the nature of stories and the freedom that comes with embracing being named a villain - and maybe actually becoming one. Most of all, it introduces us to Rae, who uses her quick-thinking, loyalty, and ferocity to sidestep (and do the occasional musical number around) doom' Holly Black 'Utterly brilliant. I can't stop thinking about Long Live Evil , which has rocketed to the top of my list of all time favourite fantasy novels. Pick this up immediately, Brennan will take everything you think you know about fantasy and turn it on it

' The fantasy novel that every fantasy reader has been waiting for' Jay Kristoff 'Long Live Evil is a glorious, swoon-worthy villain romance . What a delicious read' Tasha Suri A TALE FOR ANYONE WHO'S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN... When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favourite fantasy series. She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He's impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she's not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor's tale. So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they're doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor's fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page. This adult epic fantasy debut from Sarah Rees Brennan puts the reader in the villain's shoes, for an adventure that is both 'brilliant' (Holly Black) and 'supremely satisfying' (Leigh Bardugo). Expect a rogue's gallery of villains including an axe wielding maid, a shining knight with dark moods, a charmingly homicidal bodyguard, and a playboy spymaster with a golden heart and a filthy reputation. ***** ' Audacious, and supremely satisfying , Long Live Evil is the chosen one we've been waiting for . It succeeds as both a brilliant meditation on the pleasures and perils of fiction, and a sweeping, romantic adventure in its own right. Get ready to laugh out loud, cry in public, and cheer on the villains as Brennan smashes through tropes with witty, wild glee in this delicious, subversive treat of a book' Leigh Bardugo 'The compulsion Brennan casts over her readers is unholy. Not only could I not put Long Live Evil down, I barely remembered to blink. It was so immersive that when I finished I put my face in my pillow and screamed in actual devastation at being kicked out of the story. Utterly magical' Shelley Parker-Chan 'Sarah Rees Brennan's charms are unmatched. Her books makes you feel as if you're in on the joke and always invited on the most fantastic and romantic adventure ' Rainbow Rowell 'Long Live Evil is the huge-hearted and whip-smart epic fantasy of my dreams. I went in laughing and came out crying, and so will you. I'm obsessed' Alix E. Harrow 'Brennan's brilliant Long Live Evil harnesses clever banter, delightful turns of phrase, and epic worldbuilding in the service of exploring the nature of stories and the freedom that comes with embracing being named a villain - and maybe actually becoming one. Most of all, it introduces us to Rae, who uses her quick-thinking, loyalty, and ferocity to sidestep (and do the occasional musical number around) doom' Holly Black ' Laugh out loud, heartfelt and searing in the same breath . Simultaneously a send-up and a tribute to the tropes, fandom and power of fantasy, Long Live Evil is a romp that leaves you asking: are we all the villains in someone else's narrative?' Eliza Chan

*****THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***** ' The fantasy novel that every fantasy reader has been waiting for' Jay Kristoff 'Long Live Evil is a glorious, swoon-worthy villain romance . What a delicious read' Tasha Suri A TALE FOR ANYONE WHO'S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN... When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favourite fantasy series. She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He's impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she's not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor's tale. So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they're doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor's fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page. This adult epic fantasy debut from Sarah Rees Brennan puts the reader in the villain's shoes, for an adventure that is both 'brilliant' (Holly Black) and 'supremely satisfying' (Leigh Bardugo). Expect a rogue's gallery of villains including an axe wielding maid, a shining knight with dark moods, a charmingly homicidal bodyguard, and a playboy spymaster with a golden heart and a filthy reputation. ***** ' Audacious, and supremely satisfying , Long Live Evil is the chosen one we've been waiting for . It succeeds as both a brilliant meditation on the pleasures and perils of fiction, and a sweeping, romantic adventure in its own right. Get ready to laugh out loud, cry in public, and cheer on the villains as Brennan smashes through tropes with witty, wild glee in this delicious, subversive treat of a book' Leigh Bardugo 'The compulsion Brennan casts over her readers is unholy. Not only could I not put Long Live Evil down, I barely remembered to blink. It was so immersive that when I finished I put my face in my pillow and screamed in actual devastation at being kicked out of the story. Utterly magical' Shelley Parker-Chan 'Sarah Rees Brennan's charms are unmatched. Her books makes you feel as if you're in on the joke and always invited on the most fantastic and romantic adventure ' Rainbow Rowell 'Long Live Evil is the huge-hearted and whip-smart epic fantasy of my dreams. I went in laughing and came out crying, and so will you. I'm obsessed' Alix E. Harrow 'Brennan's brilliant Long Live Evil harnesses clever banter, delightful turns of phrase, and epic worldbuilding in the service of exploring the nature of stories and the freedom that comes with embracing being named a villain - and maybe actually becoming one. Most of all, it introduces us to Rae, who uses her quick-thinking, loyalty, and ferocity to sidestep (and do the occasional musical number around) doom' Holly Black 'Utterly brilliant. I can't stop thinking about Long Live Evil , which has rocketed to the top of my list of all time favourite fantasy novels. Pick this up immediately, Brennan will take everything you think you know about fantasy and turn it on its head' C.S. Pacat ' A wild joyride . . . surprisingly poignant but also made me laugh until people looked at me on the train' Everina Maxwell 'Brennan is one of the sharpest fantasy authors writing today, and Long Live Evil layers laugh-out-loud comedy and swoony romance over an emotional core of powerful anger and loss. I loved it' Emily Tesh ' Laugh out loud, heartfelt and searing in the same breath . Simultaneously a send-up and a tribute to the tropes, fandom and power of fantasy, Long Live Evil is a romp that leaves you asking: are we all the villains in someone else's narrative?' Eliza Chan 'A defiant shout of a book, so entertaining and funny that you almost don't notice i

*****THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***** ' The fantasy novel that every fantasy reader has been waiting for' Jay Kristoff 'Long Live Evil is a glorious, swoon-worthy villain romance . What a delicious read' Tasha Suri A TALE FOR ANYONE WHO'S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN... When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favourite fantasy series. She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He's impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she's not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor's tale. So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they're doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor's fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page. This adult epic fantasy debut from Sarah Rees Brennan puts the reader in the villain's shoes, for an adventure that is both 'brilliant' (Holly Black) and 'supremely satisfying' (Leigh Bardugo). Expect a rogue's gallery of villains including an axe wielding maid, a shining knight with dark moods, a charmingly homicidal bodyguard, and a playboy spymaster with a golden heart and a filthy reputation. ***** ' Audacious, and supremely satisfying , Long Live Evil is the chosen one we've been waiting for . It succeeds as both a brilliant meditation on the pleasures and perils of fiction, and a sweeping, romantic adventure in its own right. Get ready to laugh out loud, cry in public, and cheer on the villains as Brennan smashes through tropes with witty, wild glee in this delicious, subversive treat of a book' Leigh Bardugo 'The compulsion Brennan casts over her readers is unholy. Not only could I not put Long Live Evil down, I barely remembered to blink. It was so immersive that when I finished I put my face in my pillow and screamed in actual devastation at being kicked out of the story. Utterly magical' Shelley Parker-Chan 'Sarah Rees Brennan's charms are unmatched. Her books makes you feel as if you're in on the joke and always invited on the most fantastic and romantic adventure ' Rainbow Rowell 'Long Live Evil is the huge-hearted and whip-smart epic fantasy of my dreams. I went in laughing and came out crying, and so will you. I'm obsessed' Alix E. Harrow 'Brennan's brilliant Long Live Evil harnesses clever banter, delightful turns of phrase, and epic worldbuilding in the service of exploring the nature of stories and the freedom that comes with embracing being named a villain - and maybe actually becoming one. Most of all, it introduces us to Rae, who uses her quick-thinking, loyalty, and ferocity to sidestep (and do the occasional musical number around) doom' Holly Black 'Utterly brilliant. I can't stop thinking about Long Live Evil , which has rocketed to the top of my list of all time favourite fantasy novels. Pick this up immediately, Brennan will take everything you think you know about fantasy and turn it on its head' C.S. Pacat ' A wild joyride . . . surprisingly poignant but also made me laugh until people looked at me on the train' Everina Maxwell 'Brennan is one of the sharpest fantasy authors writing today, and Long Live Evil layers laugh-out-loud comedy and swoony romance over an emotional core of powerful anger and loss. I loved it' Emily Tesh ' Laugh out loud, heartfelt and searing in the same breath . Simultaneously a send-up and a tribute to the tropes, fandom and power of fantasy, Long Live Evil is a romp that leaves you asking: are we all the villains in someone else's narrative?' Eliza Chan 'A defiant shout of a book, so entertaining and funny that you almost don't notice i

'Rejoice: the final instalment of the Harlem Trilogy is here' TELEGRAPH 'A hugely satisfying conclusion to a towering achievement' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Another tour de force . . . Whitehead's Harlem trilogy deserves to become a touchstone of the modern American literary canon' SPECTATOR FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND TWO-TIME PULITZER PRIZE WINNER COLSON WHITEHEAD AN EXUBERANTLY ENTERTAINING NOVEL THAT BRINGS 1980S NEW YORK TO VIVID, UNFORGETTABLE LIFE 1981. New York City is beginning to emerge from financial ruin and decline, energized by rampant real estate development and a Wall Street unchained by Reagan-era predatory capitalism. Up in Harlem, successful business owner/master fence Ray Carney has just been named Sterling Furniture's Dealer of the Month. When the banks won't give his beloved wife, Elizabeth, a loan for her new travel agency, however, Carney gambles on one last heist, and finds himself entangled with a legendary criminal mastermind. 1983. To some, Carney's friend and partner in crime Pepper is a stone-cold sociopath. To others, a top thief with questionable people skills. Either way, he's feeling his age in his troubled gut and his aching bones. When he takes on a bodyguard gig as a favor to Elizabeth, he's plunged into the alien territory of the East Village art and club scene. Luckily for him, whether you're uptown or down, everyone speaks the same language of violence - Pepper is a native speaker. 1986. Carney has always been haunted by his inability to save his cousin Freddie. Now, twenty years after Freddie's death, he has a chance to rescue Freddie's son from the violent forces of the city. But coming out of retirement and teaming up with Pepper again will mean risking the safety and security he's spent decades building for his family, with only one shot to get it right. With his usual pitch-perfect prose, Whitehead paints a portrait of a city in transition, where shimmering skyscrapers rise to the heavens as displaced people huddle in abandoned tunnels below. In a dazzling display of protean imagination, Cool Machine roves all over the city, from Windows on the World to Sugar Hill, to show that in New York, and in the lives of Whitehead's vivid characters, it's what's below the surface that reveals the truth. 'Surely one of the richest creations in crime fiction. Cracking' DAILY MAIL ' Colson Whitehead's trilogy ends with a bang' SUNDAY TIMES 'An atmospheric, stylish finale' INDEPENDENT, BOOK OF THE MONTH 'New York, in all its filthy, frenetic, shabby glory . . . New York has never had a better valentine' THE ECONOMIST 'A triumph of molls, dolls and deadpan humour' STANDARD 'Masterly' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A literary heist' TLS 'Freewheeling fun' GUARDIAN 'Bustling with energy . . . a whirlwind read' IRISH INDEPENDENT REVIEW

'Rejoice: the final instalment of the Harlem Trilogy is here' TELEGRAPH 'A hugely satisfying conclusion to a towering achievement' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Another tour de force . . . Whitehead's Harlem trilogy deserves to become a touchstone of the modern American literary canon' SPECTATOR FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND TWO-TIME PULITZER PRIZE WINNER COLSON WHITEHEAD AN EXUBERANTLY ENTERTAINING NOVEL THAT BRINGS 1980S NEW YORK TO VIVID, UNFORGETTABLE LIFE 1981. New York City is beginning to emerge from financial ruin and decline, energized by rampant real estate development and a Wall Street unchained by Reagan-era predatory capitalism. Up in Harlem, successful business owner/master fence Ray Carney has just been named Sterling Furniture's Dealer of the Month. When the banks won't give his beloved wife, Elizabeth, a loan for her new travel agency, however, Carney gambles on one last heist, and finds himself entangled with a legendary criminal mastermind. 1983. To some, Carney's friend and partner in crime Pepper is a stone-cold sociopath. To others, a top thief with questionable people skills. Either way, he's feeling his age in his troubled gut and his aching bones. When he takes on a bodyguard gig as a favor to Elizabeth, he's plunged into the alien territory of the East Village art and club scene. Luckily for him, whether you're uptown or down, everyone speaks the same language of violence - Pepper is a native speaker. 1986. Carney has always been haunted by his inability to save his cousin Freddie. Now, twenty years after Freddie's death, he has a chance to rescue Freddie's son from the violent forces of the city. But coming out of retirement and teaming up with Pepper again will mean risking the safety and security he's spent decades building for his family, with only one shot to get it right. With his usual pitch-perfect prose, Whitehead paints a portrait of a city in transition, where shimmering skyscrapers rise to the heavens as displaced people huddle in abandoned tunnels below. In a dazzling display of protean imagination, Cool Machine roves all over the city, from Windows on the World to Sugar Hill, to show that in New York, and in the lives of Whitehead's vivid characters, it's what's below the surface that reveals the truth. 'Surely one of the richest creations in crime fiction. Cracking' DAILY MAIL ' Colson Whitehead's trilogy ends with a bang' SUNDAY TIMES 'An atmospheric, stylish finale' INDEPENDENT, BOOK OF THE MONTH 'New York, in all its filthy, frenetic, shabby glory . . . New York has never had a better valentine' THE ECONOMIST 'A triumph of molls, dolls and deadpan humour' STANDARD 'Masterly' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A literary heist' TLS 'Freewheeling fun' GUARDIAN 'Bustling with energy . . . a whirlwind read' IRISH INDEPENDENT REVIEW

Ignored and often resented, High Clone Executors provide a critical role that not even the most arrogant of the Lineage Highborn can deny: direct battlefield experience and a core of professional officers to lead the troops. While Biomancers and Pheromancers might turn the soldiers into ravening automata and Lineage Highborn might be unstoppable on the field, it is the High Clone Executors who time and again deliver victories across a hundred different battlefields. To achieve the rank of Executor, a clone must have advanced through the ranks of the Vanguard Infantry and Infiltrators. This hard-earned battlefield experience grants them deep tactical and strategic insight that is seldom found within a Spire's forces. Competition for recognition and advancement among the high clones is fierce and its expressions are not only physical and violent. These are broadly tolerated, if not encouraged, by their overseers, to enhance these desired traits and cull those lacking them. Those that survive and excel in the Infiltrator teams earn the right to don the powerful Pteraphon suits. It is a testament to the seductive nature of the raw physical power this suit provides (and the highly addictive cocktail of drugs and pheromones it secretes) that only a tiny fraction of those who survive long enough elect to abandon these suits and demand their selfhood be recognized. It is a curious aspect of Spire social structure that the concept of nation or state does not exist in that one is either acknowledged as a sentient being or is not. Once sentience is established, then all social standing and value is derived from one's Lineage and personal achievement. And yet, while their individuality is recognized, High Clones are stigmatized with the Clone moniker despite having proven their value to the Spire through grueling and dangerous service in order to secure their right to selfhood. This leaves the newly recognized High Clones with but one of two choices for advancement: join the Arenas or seek the patronage of a Lineage. Of the two paths, it is often remarked that joining a Lineage is by far the most hazardous; in the Arena, the saying goes, you at least know who your adversaries are. Nothing, on the other hand, has prepared a High Clone for the machinations and power plays of Lineage politics. Lacking the refined education of their Spire betters, veteran High Clones possess only those skills they have earned on the battlefield. Tactically knowledgeable as infantry men and strategically acute as infiltrators and Pteraphon riders, High Clones excel at what they do but not always at the society they live in. A fraction of them have managed to adapt and employ their training in politics, rising above their intended station. Most often than not, they are given a modest stipend and employed as ceremonial guards, (since the real bodyguard roles for the truly exalted amongst their society are reserved for those creatures whose loyalty and combat capacity are compelled by Biomantic means). Those who are not content with these limited roles must vie to be recognized as Executors, officers in one of the Sovereign Lineages' armies. In order to advance through the ranks, Executors must have proven and keep proving their ability time and again, both on the field of battle and without. They must secure chances at proving their capacity, provide victory on the battlefield and be able to claim credit for that victory, always vying against backstabbing colleagues, jealous superiors and ruthlessly demanding masters. The result is that should one encounter a High Clone Executor leading an enemy force, he should know he is facing a ruthlessly competent individual who has no compunctions or limitations on the pursuit of victory. Contains unpainted miniatures. Assembly required. Game Contents: 1 Command Card 1 High Clone Executor Miniature (Resin) 1 Infantry Base (Palstic)