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Only for us - special edition with beautiful sprayed edges. New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst invites you to her new standalone novel set in the world of The Spellshop! Follow her to The Enchanted Greenhouse, a cozy fantasy nestled on a far-away island brimming with singing flowers, honey cakes, and honeyed love. Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely. She cast a spell and created a magically sentient spider plant. As punishment, she was turned into a wooden statue and tucked away into an alcove in the North Reading Room of the Great Library of Alyssium. This should have been the end of her story . . . Yet one day, Terlu wakes in the cold of winter on a nearly-deserted island full of hundreds of magical greenhouses. She's starving and freezing, and the only other human on the island is a grumpy gardener. To her surprise, he offers Terlu a place to sleep, clean clothes, and freshly baked honey cakes-at least until she's ready to sail home. But Terlu can't return home and doesn't want to-the greenhouses are a dream come true, each more wondrous than the next. When she learns that the magic that sustains them is failing-causing the death of everything within them-Terlu knows she must help. Even if that means breaking the law again. This time, though, she isn't alone. Assisted by the gardener and a sentient rose, Terlu must unravel the secrets of a long-dead sorcerer if she wants to save the island-and have a fresh chance at happiness and love. Funny, kind, and forgiving, The Enchanted Greenhouse is a story about giving second chances-to others and to yourself. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

ORDER NOW to receive the limited-edition hardcover only available on the first printing—while supplies last! Featuring iridescent metallic edges, fully illustrated endpapers, a special case stamp, and holographic foil jacket effects! A darkly gothic sapphic body-horror fantasy steeped in medieval history. Perfect for fans of Ava Reid, Rachel Gillig; and The Starving Saints. Plagued by sick headaches that are considered an ill portent in her superstitious village, Ediva has prayed to the Goddess Warmth for a cure. Too ill to marry and too weak to farm, she is desperate to contribute to her family’s survival. When her prayers are finally answered, it isn’t by the Goddess, but by the Vivari—learned men from the North—who claim Ediva’s pain makes her special. They offer a cure in exchange for forsaking the Goddess Warmth and repaying them in lymph, allegedly the source of Ediva’s illness. Upon their orders, Ediva traverses the shimmering auras that appear with her sick headaches to the Otherworld—a strangely beautiful plane where Ediva is free of pain yet haunted by many-limbed beasts. Pursued by horrors, Ediva is saved by a hard, fearsome girl named Brigid, who claims the Vivari aren’t trying to take away their pain but give it purpose. Ediva wants to believe her, but the more she explores the Otherworld, the more she suspects the Vivari’s promises of power will only be offered to the one who survives. To save the girl she loves, Ediva faces a choice: retreat to a world where her pain means nothing or become like the monsters she fears. This gothic gem is perfect for readers who love clashes between decaying gods and upstart cults with a heartrending sapphic monster romance. A bloody brilliant reflection on power, pain, and the body’s inherent worthiness.

A dangerous killer makes his way north from Denver, heading for the upper reaches of Canada and leaving a trail of victims in his wake, all caught in his signature macabre traps. The FBI needs Special Agent Katie Winter to team up with her elite cross-border team to hunt him down—but in the remote northern regions of Canada, will this diabolical hunter lead her straight into a trap? "Molly Black has written a taut thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat… I absolutely loved this book and can't wait to read the next book in the series!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder BELIEVE ME is book #4 in a new series by #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Molly Black. FBI Special Agent Katie Winter is no stranger to frigid winters, isolation, and dangerous cases. With her sterling record of hunting down serial killers, she is a fast-rising star in the BAU, and Katie is the natural choice to partner with Canadian law enforcement to track killers across brutal and unforgiving landscapes. Yet this time, she may have just met her match. A complex psychological crime thriller full of twists and turns and packed with heart-pounding suspense, the KATIE WINTER mystery series will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist and keep you turning pages late into the night. Books #5 and #6 in the series—HELP ME and FORGET ME—are now also available. "I binge read this book. It hooked me in and didn't stop till the last few pages… I look forward to reading more!" —Reader review for Found You "I loved this book! Fast-paced plot, great characters and interesting insights into investigating cold cases. I can't wait to read the next book!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "Very good book… You will feel like you are right there looking for the kidnapper! I know I will be reading more in this series!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "This is a very well written book and holds your interest from page 1… Definitely looking forward to reading the next one in the series, and hopefully others as well!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "Wow, I cannot wait for the next in this series. Starts with a bang and just keeps going." —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "Well written book with a great plot, one that will keep you up at night. A page turner!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "A great suspense that keeps you reading… can't wait for the next in this series!" —Reader review for Found You "Sooo soo good! There are a few unforeseen twists… I binge read this like I binge watch Netflix. It just sucks you in." —Reader review for Found You

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! 'Impossible to put down' Rebecca Ross, #1 Sunday Times bestseller ¿¿¿ Enter a world ruled by tyrants and thieves, where magic is outlawed, revolution brews, and desire is dangerous . . . ¿¿¿ Never run. Never bow. Never die. Reya Connery is the Crimson Dagger, Rhiterra's most notorious thief. But when a heist goes wrong on the eve of clearing her debt to a brutal crime lord, she finds herself in need of coin, fast. Enter Caelan Halcyon, an immortal warrior cursed to die. There's just one person reckless enough to seek the fabled cure in time to save his life - the Crimson Dagger. Caelan loathes everything the beautiful, cocky thief represents, yet she's his last hope for survival. Their uneasy alliance takes them to the edge of the known world, where Reya discovers there's far more at stake than she ever imagined. To save him - and herself - she must confront deadly foes, the rage she's tried to bury, and her growing attraction to an immortal more lethal than her blade. If she fails, the fate of all magic hangs in the balance. TROPES ¿ Enemies-to-lovers ¿¿¿ Slow-burn romance Touch her and die Secret identity ¿ Deadly curses Only one horse 'Filled with razor-sharp battles, magical intrigue, and a simmering romance, Steelborn is a standout from page one.' Adalyn Grace, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna 'Immersive, vibrant, and sensual . . . romantasy readers will devour this.' K.A. Linde, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wren in the Holly Library 'Rich with action, heat, and unforgettable characters. I couldn't put it down!' Emily Rath, New York Times bestselling author of North is the Night and Pucking Around 'Fans of Rowan and Rhys, prepare to salivate for Caelan, your newest book boyfriend.' M.J. Kuhn, bestselling author of Among Thieves 'Dazzlingly romantic.' Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn 'Swoonworthy.' Greta Kelly, author of The Warrior Witch duology and The Queen of Days 'Absolutely riveting.' Alexandra Bracken, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'Brutal in the best possible way.' Rachel Griffin, New York Times bestselling author An epic, slow burn enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance about a heroine forged in steel and rage, and the cursed immortal who might turn out to be as much her salvation as she is his, perfect for fans of Callie Hart, Sable Sorensen and Rebecca Ross.

The ALL NEW heart-pounding thriller ¿¿¿¿ from the BESTSELLING author of The Honeymoon, Gemma Rogers¿¿¿¿ - A must-read for fans of Freida McFadden and Lisa Jewell! Every family has their secrets... No.6 Church Road was the Reilly family's dream home. A recently renovated 3-storey house with just three occupants and more importantly a whole vacant top floor. So, there was plenty of space for one more. Right? They had no idea I was sleeping in their empty loft conversion, cohabiting with them, eating their food, using their water, heating and Wi-Fi. Basically living for free, but it wasn't for the thrill, I had discovered 'phrogging'. It seemed like the perfect set-up, but when a local woman vanished, I suspected Jack Reilly was involved. You see I'd witnessed their illicit affair and Jack had a cast iron alibi, but I didn't believe it for one second. The secrets in Church Road wouldn't stay hidden for long, all I had to do was watch, wait and hope I wouldn't be discovered. A pacy, heart stopping, page turning thriller for the fans of Shari Lapena and Lisa Jewell. Praise for Gemma Rogers: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿'A super propulsive thriller spun from a super intriguing premise, that kept me up late into the night.' - S.E. Lynes ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿'Thrillingly tense and twisty from beginning to end... a true five star read' - Valerie Keogh ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿'A completely original anxiety-inducing thriller. I loved it!' - Ruby Speechley ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿'Unputdownable. a nail-biting thriller that grips to the very last page' - Keri Beevis ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿'Tense, twisty, and full of suspense! The Stranger at No. 6 has all the makings of an unputdownable domestic thriller that kept me turning the pages late into the night' - Claire Allan 'Excellent storyline - Rogers has excelled with this book! A massive five stars. Highly recommended' - Reader Review ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿'Captivating and enthralling, I give this book five shiny golden stars' - Anita Waller ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿'A claustrophobic psychological thriller with an explosive finale. Gripping and absorbing'- David Beckler 'Thrilling - Really enjoyed this book, it kept me up at night wanting to read more. Character's good. Lots of twists. Loved the ending. Would definitely recommend it' - Reader Review 'It's a shocking thriller that grabs at your emotions on every page! Loved it' - Lauren North 'This book had me hooked within a few pages. I would really recommend it - just make sure you are free to keep reading it!' - Reader Review 'A well-written and thoroughly entertaining thriller from a very talented author' - John Nicholl 'A beautifully written edge-of-your-seat thriller that had me guessing right until the end' - Dreda Say Mitchell 'A brilliant thriller from an exciting new voice. Stalker it had me on the edge of my seat' - Kerry Barnes 'An atmospheric, taut thriller which keeps you hooked from the first page' - Jacqui Rose

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The "mercilessly entertaining" (Vanity Fair) instant classic "about the nature of identity and the terrible secrets that can survive and thrive in even the most intimate relationships" (Lev Grossman, Time). NAMED ONE OF TIME'S TEN BEST FICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Janet Maslin, The New York Times People Entertainment Weekly O: The Oprah Magazine Slate Kansas City Star USA Today Christian Science Monitor On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn't doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife's head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media-as well as Amy's fiercely doting parents-the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he's definitely bitter-but is he really a killer? NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY San Francisco Chronicle St. Louis Post Dispatch Chicago Tribune HuffPost Newsday "Absorbing . . . In masterly fashion, Flynn depicts the unraveling of a marriage-and of a recession-hit Midwest-by interweaving the wife's diary entries with the husband's first-person account."-New Yorker "Ms. Flynn writes dark suspense novels that anatomize violence without splashing barrels of blood around the pages . . . Ms. Flynn has much more up her sleeve than a simple missing-person case. As Nick and Amy alternately tell their stories, marriage has never looked so menacing, narrators so unreliable."-The Wall Street Journal "The story unfolds in precise and riveting prose . . . even while you know you're being manipulated, searching for the missing pieces is half the thrill of this wickedly absorbing tale."-O: The Oprah Magazine

Now available in a gorgeous Deluxe Collector's Edition featuring beautiful new cover art, special hardcover case design, illustrated endpapers, and stenciled edges-the stunning debut novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning. This story of fantasy, romance, and folklore inspired by Hungarian history and Jewish mythology follows a young pagan woman with hidden powers and a one-eyed captain of the Woodsmen as they form an unlikely alliance to thwart a tyrant. In her forest-veiled pagan village, Évike is the only woman without power, making her an outcast clearly abandoned by the gods. The villagers blame her corrupted bloodline-her father was a Yehuli man, one of the much-loathed servants of the fanatical king. When soldiers arrive from the Holy Order of Woodsmen to claim a pagan girl for the king's blood sacrifice, Évike is betrayed by her fellow villagers and surrendered. But when monsters attack the Woodsmen and their captive en route, slaughtering everyone but Évike and the cold, one-eyed captain, they have no choice but to rely on each other. Except he's no ordinary Woodsman-he's the disgraced prince, Gáspár Bárány, whose father needs pagan magic to consolidate his power. Gáspár fears that his cruelly zealous brother plans to seize the throne and instigate a violent reign that would damn the pagans and the Yehuli alike. As the son of a reviled foreign queen, Gáspár understands what it's like to be an outcast, and he and Évike make a tenuous pact to stop his brother. As their mission takes them from the bitter northern tundra to the smog-choked capital, their mutual loathing slowly turns to affection, bound by a shared history of alienation and oppression. However, trust can easily turn to betrayal, and as Évike reconnects with her estranged father and discovers her own hidden magic, she and Gáspár need to decide whose side they're on, and what they're willing to give up for a nation that never cared for them at all.

THE MYSTERY OF THE FIVE ORANGES. THE KIDNAPPING OF A YOUNG WOMAN LEADS SHERLOCK HOLMES INTO A DEADLY BATTLE WITH THE KKK. On a miserable rainy evening a desperate father enters 221B Baker Street. His daughter has been kidnapped and spirited off the North America. The evil network who has taken her have spies everywhere. Years ago in America they murdered his father and his wife. They set fire to his home and burned them to death. Now, if he goes to Scotland Yard he knows that they will kill his beloved daughter. There is only one hope - Sherlock Holmes. But the daughter is no helpless maiden. She has provided secret clues that Holmes deciphers and so Holmes and Watson sail to a small corner of Canada, Prince Edward Island, in search of her. They find themselves fighting one of the most powerful and malicious organizations on earth - the Ku Klux Klan. But they are aided in their quest by the newest member of the Baker Street Irregulars, a determined and imaginative young redhead, one who is known and loved by readers around the world. And then they recruit the resources of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. - the Mounties, who always get their man. The reader is taken to a unique time and place in history, Africville, on the edge of Halifax. Once it was a thriving community inhabited almost entirely by former African-American slave who made their way to freedom in Canada over the previous hundred years. It is here that Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, the RCMP (including the dog), and the Cuthbert/Shirley family come face to face with the Klan. Sherlockians will enjoy this new adventure of the world's most famous detective, inspired by the original story of The Five Orange Pips. And those who love Anne of Green Gables will thrill to see her recruited by Holmes and Watson to help in the defeat of crime.

"Thriller writing at its best." --Midwest Book Review (Any Means Necessary) LETHAL COMMAND (Book #3) is the third book in a gripping new action thriller series from the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars (with over 10,000 five-star reviews). The series begins with LETHAL FORCE (Book #1). Former Army Ranger and ex-NASCAR driver Derek Vesper is used to high velocity, whether its wheels, wings or skis. Assumed to be KIA in a firefight, Derek, unknown to anyone, uses his unique skills as a secret government operator to work outside the scope of protocol and to embrace the most dangerous—and fraught—of missions…. In LETHAL COMMAND (Book #3), extracting a North Korean defector from the world's most heavily fortified border was already a suicide mission. Now with enemy forces closing in, Derek Vesper must orchestrate an escape across impossible terrain using everything from farm trucks to freight trains. The DMZ has never seen a chase like this—and neither has the Yellow Sea that stands between freedom and capture. The Derek Vesper series delivers pulse-racing thrills and knife-edge suspense that seizes your attention with an iron grip. Featuring spectacular action sequences and mind-blowing twists, this series will propel you through a rollercoaster ride, from dynamite openings to jaw-dropping finales. Ideal for readers who love the works of Daniel Silva, Brad Taylor, and Vince Flynn. Future books in the series are also available! "Thriller enthusiasts who relish the precise execution of an international thriller, but who seek the psychological depth and believability of a protagonist who simultaneously fields professional and personal life challenges, will find this a gripping story that's hard to put down." --Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Any Means Necessary) "One of the best thrillers I have read this year. The plot is intelligent and will keep you hooked from the beginning. The author did a superb job creating a set of characters who are fully developed and very much enjoyable. I can hardly wait for the sequel." --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Any Means Necessary)

The nail-biting third novel in the Night Angel series, from international bestseller Brent Weeks - an astonishing and epic tale of magic, violence and revenge. A new queen has usurped the throne and is leading Cenaria into disaster. The country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army, little food, and no hope. Kylar Stern plans to reinstate his closest friend Logan as King, but can he really get away with murder? In the north, the Godking's death has thrown Khalidor into civil war. To gain the upper hand, one faction attempts to raise the goddess Khali herself. But they are playing with volatile powers, and trigger conflict on a vast scale. Seven armies will converge to save - or destroy - an entire continent. Kylar has finally learnt the bitter cost of immortality, and is faced with a task only he can complete. To save his friends, and perhaps his enemies, he must assassinate a goddess. Failure will doom the south. Success will cost him everything he's ever loved. 'Brent Weeks has a style of immediacy and detail that pulls the reader relentlessly into his story. He doesn't allow you to look away' Robin Hobb 'Nobody does break-neck pacing and amazingly-executed plot twists like Brent Weeks' Brian McClellan 'Weeks creates a rich blend of politics, culture and character . . . then throws in magic-using assassins ' Peter V. Brett 'Unforgettable characters, a plot that kept me guessing, non-stop action and the kind of in-depth storytelling that makes me admire a writer's work ' Terry Brooks ' Weeks has truly cemented his place among the great epic fantasy writers of our time ' British Fantasy Society For more from Brent Weeks, check out: Night Angel The Way of Shadows Shadow's Edge Beyond the Shadows The Kylar Chronicles Night Angel Nemesis Perfect Shadow: A Night Angel Novella The Way of Shadows: The Graphic Novel Lightbringer The Black Prism The Blinding Knife The Broken Eye The Blood Mirror The Burning White

The author, a native Australian, covers everything you might want to know about Australia - guaranteed! The places to stay, from budget to luxury, rentals to B&Bs, the restaurants, from fast food to the highest quality, the beachwalks and bushwalks, the wildlife and how to see it, exploring the country by air, on water, by bike, and every other way. Following are a few excerpts from the guide: The gathering of landscapes within the compact state of Victoria seem as if a giant had taken different pieces from around the continent, squashed them together and shaken them up, and then tossed them to let them fall where they may. The awesome, wave-lashed coastal edges are among the state's classic sights, with crumpled pillars of orange rock stacked tall out in the water. Where the shores aren't rough, the beaches are silky and white, as soft and tame as a kitten, with cold but gentle waters. Behind this edge are thick patches of temperate rainforests leading up into drier locales, including inland deserts, an unmade bed of mountain foothills and folds, and smooth river marshes and plains. You'd never expect that much of the terrain here was once actually volcanic, resulting in wild peaks, bluffs, and valleys throughout the center. There's 227,600 sq km of land in the state, and the Great Dividing Range arches through the center of it, with major collections of peaks in the Dandenongs and Macedons. The highest summits are in the east, at 1,986-m (6,514-ft) Mt. Bogong and 1,922-m (6,304-ft) Mt. Feathertop, and snowfields are found throughout the northeastern Australian Alps from June to September. Hemming in the land are 1,800 km (1,116 mi) of coastlines along the Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean, with Melbourne and Geelong fronting the central cut inland to Port Phillip Bay. This is a cool state, akin to the Pacific Northwest or the lower New England states of the U.S., with warm summers but chilling, wet winters. Some regions do dip below freezing, namely the northeastern mountains, while the Gippsland highlands in the east and the western Otway Ranges see more rain than anywhere else. Skip a couple hours south or west and you'll hit the arid Mallee region, and the Little Desert and Big Desert national park areas. Farmlands fill in the gaps, where orchards and vineyards are filled with apples, grapes, oranges, and other citrus fruits. Main crops are grains and vegetables, the fields fronting huge dairy farms or sheep and cattle ranches. Tasmania is offshore from Victoria. The name "Tasmania" is one of the world's most intriguing, and it rightfully sounds such as one of the most fascinating places on earth. And, yes, it's a heck of a journey to reach this offshore Australian state - but once you're here, if you're adventurous, you won't want to leave. Indeed, the island state of Tasmania is ripe for adventure. A heart-shaped, mountainous landmass 298 km (185 mi) southeast of the main Australian continent, it's covered with forests, threaded with rivers, and edged by wild, rugged beaches and bays. Its wilderness comprises an international Heritage Site of its own, filled with some of the world's oldest and most unusual plants, animals that are found nowhere else on earth, rock formations that span every geological era, and among the longest underground tunnels ever found. The capital of Hobart, where almost half the island's residents live, is tucked into the southeastern edge, and the sleepy northern ferry town of Devonport brings in visitors from the mainland. No one ventures far, though, which leaves the majority of the island open to exploring and free of crowds, even at the loveliest of national wonders such as Tasman National Park in the southeast, Freycinet National Park in the east, and Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park in the west.

Buckle up for the next installment in our Epic series and the follow-up to Epic Drives of the World. Showcasing 50 of Europe's greatest road trips, from classic drives such as Route Napoleon through the south of France to longer trips including Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way or taking a campervan through Finnish Lapland in the Arctic summer. We cover a huge variety of themes and experiences across drives that range from a few hours to a week or more. Each of the featured drives include: First-person accounts from writers who have completed the drive Challenge level grading: easy / harder / epic Inspirational photography, maps and practical information to follow the writer's journey Driving factbox: when is the best time to drive, vehicle hire information, how to get there, what to take Expert travel advice: where to stay, recommended detours, the best places to eat Suggestions for similar drives 50 epic drives across Europe, including: Coast to the Edge of Alps (Albania) Grossglockner Hachalpenstrasse (Austria) Bulgaria's fortress highway: Plovdiv to Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) The Adriatic Highway (Croatia) Central and Southern Bohemia Loop (Czech Republic) West Coast of Jutland (Denmark) The Cotswolds (England) Chateaux of the Loire Valley (France) To the Nurburgring (Germany) Iceland's Ring Road (Iceland) Wild Atlantic Way (Ireland) Dolomites Passes & Villages Loop (Italy) The Belfast Loop (Northern Ireland) West Coast - Bergen to Kristiansund (Norway) Portugal's National Route 2 (Portugal) EV Campervan Around Orkney (Scotland) Mallorca - Serra de Tramuntana (Spain) Furka Pass (Switzerland) The Coastal Way (Wales) With a vibrant cover illustrated by Ross Murray, this beautiful hardback continues this collectible series. Whether you're a regular road tripper or just want to explore your destination in a new way, Epic Road Trips of Europe will inspire a lifetime of adventures out on the open road. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)

For the first time ever, a very special edition of the forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout in colour by J.R.R. Tolkien himself and with the complete text. The Silmarilli were three perfect jewels, fashioned by Fëanor, most gifted of the Elves, and within them was imprisoned the last Light of the Two Trees of Valinor. But the first Dark Lord, Morgoth, stole the jewels and set them within his iron crown, guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Fëanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all the heroism, against the great Enemy. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The book also includes several shorter works: the Ainulindalë, a myth of the Creation, and the Valaquenta, in which the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabêth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor at the end of the Second Age, and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien could not publish The Silmarillion in his lifetime, as it grew with him, so he would leave it to his son, Christopher Tolkien, to edit the work from many manuscripts and bring his father's great vision to publishable form, so completing the literary achievement of a lifetime. This special edition presents anew this seminal first step towards mapping out the posthumous publishing of Middle-earth, and the beginning of an illustrious forty years and more than twenty books celebrating his father's legacy. This definitive new edition includes, by way of an introduction, a letter written by Tolkien in 1951 which provides a brilliant exposition of the earlier Ages, and for the first time in its history is presented with J.R.R. Tolkien's own paintings and drawings, which reveal the breathtaking grandeur and beauty of his vision of the First Age of Middle-earth, along with a gorgeous sprayed edge.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds and What an Owl Knows, a radical investigation into the bird way of being, and the recent scientific research that is dramatically shifting our understanding of birds -- how they live and how they think. There is the mammal way and there is the bird way. But the bird way is much more than a unique pattern of brain wiring, and lately, scientists have taken a new look at bird behaviors they have, for years, dismissed as anomalies or mysteries What they are finding is upending the traditional view of how birds conduct their lives, how they communicate, forage, court, breed, survive. They are also revealing the remarkable intelligence underlying these activities, abilities we once considered uniquely our own: deception, manipulation, cheating, kidnapping, infanticide, but also ingenious communication between species, cooperation, collaboration, altruism, culture, and play. Some of these extraordinary behaviors are biological conundrums that seem to push the edges of, well, birdness: a mother bird that kills her own infant sons, and another that selflessly tends to the young of other birds as if they were her own; a bird that collaborates in an extraordinary way with one species ours but parasitizes another in gruesome fashion; birds that give gifts and birds that steal; birds that dance or drum, that paint their creations or paint themselves; birds that build walls of sound to keep out intruders and birds that summon playmates with a special call and may hold the secret to our own penchant for playfulness and the evolution of laughter. Drawing on personal observations, the latest science, and her bird-related travel around the world, from the tropical rainforests of eastern Australia and the remote woodlands of northern Japan, to the rolling hills of lower Austria and the islands of Alaska s Kachemak Bay, Jennifer Ackerman shows there is clearly no single bird way of being. In every respect, in plumage, form, song, flight, lifestyle, niche, and behavior, birds vary. It is what we love about them. As E.O Wilson once said, when you have seen one bird, you have not seen them all.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson. Precision is the key to everything. It is an integral, unchallenged and essential component of our modern social, mercantile, scientific, mechanical and intellectual landscapes. The items we value in our daily lives - a camera, phone, computer, bicycle, car, a dishwasher perhaps - all sport components that fit together with precision and operate with near perfection. We also assume that the more precise a device the better it is. And yet whilst we live lives peppered and larded with precision, we are not, when we come to think about it, entirely sure what precision is, or what it means. How and when did it begin to build the modern world? Simon Winchester seeks to answer these questions through stories of precision's pioneers. Exactly takes us back to the origins of the Industrial Age, to Britain where he introduces the scientific minds that helped usher in modern production: John 'Iron-Mad' Wilkinson, Henry Maudslay, Joseph Bramah, Jesse Ramsden, and Joseph Whitworth. Thomas Jefferson exported their discoveries to the United States as manufacturing developed in the early twentieth century, with Britain's Henry Royce developing the Rolls Royce and Henry Ford mass producing cars, Hattori's Seiko and Leica lenses, to today's cutting-edge developments from Europe, Asia and North America. As he introduces the minds and methods that have changed the modern world, Winchester explores fundamental questions. Why is precision important? What are the different tools we use to measure it? Who has invented and perfected it? Has the pursuit of the ultra-precise in so many facets of human life blinded us to other things of equal value, such as an appreciation for the age-old traditions of craftsmanship, art, and high culture? Are we missing something that reflects the world as it is, rather than the world as we think we would wish it to be? And can the precise and the natural co-exist in society?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. This is the unforgettable story of how Christopher Johnson McCandless came to die. "It may be nonfiction, but Into the Wild is a mystery of the highest order." -Entertainment Weekly McCandess had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Not long after, he was dead. Into the Wild is the mesmerizing, heartbreaking tale of an enigmatic young man who goes missing in the wild and whose story captured the world's attention. Immediately after graduating from college in 1991, McCandless had roamed through the West and Southwest on a vision quest like those made by his heroes Jack London and John Muir. In the Mojave Desert he abandoned his car, stripped it of its license plates, and burned all of his cash. He would give himself a new name, Alexander Supertramp, and, unencumbered by money and belongings, he would be free to wallow in the raw, unfiltered experiences that nature presented. Craving a blank spot on the map, McCandless simply threw the maps away. Leaving behind his desperate parents and sister, he vanished into the wild. Jon Krakauer constructs a clarifying prism through which he reassembles the disquieting facts of McCandless's short life. Admitting an interest that borders on obsession, he searches for the clues to the drives and desires that propelled McCandless. When McCandless's innocent mistakes turn out to be irreversible and fatal, he becomes the stuff of tabloid headlines and is dismissed for his naiveté, pretensions, and hubris. He is said to have had a death wish but wanting to die is a very different thing from being compelled to look over the edge. Krakauer brings McCandless's uncompromising pilgrimage out of the shadows, and the peril, adversity, and renunciation sought by this enigmatic young man are illuminated with a rare understanding-and not an ounce of sentimentality. Into the Wild is a tour de force. The power and luminosity of Jon Krakauer's stoytelling blaze through every page.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. This is the unforgettable story of h ow Christopher Johnson McCandless came to die. "It may be nonfiction, but Into the Wild is a mystery of the highest order." Entertainment Weekly McCandess had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Not long after, he was dead. Into the Wild is the mesmerizing, heartbreaking tale of an enigmatic young man who goes missing in the wild and whose story captured the world s attention. Immediately after graduating from college in 1991, McCandless had roamed through the West and Southwest on a vision quest like those made by his heroes Jack London and John Muir. In the Mojave Desert he abandoned his car, stripped it of its license plates, and burned all of his cash. He would give himself a new name, Alexander Supertramp, and, unencumbered by money and belongings, he would be free to wallow in the raw, unfiltered experiences that nature presented. Craving a blank spot on the map, McCandless simply threw the maps away. Leaving behind his desperate parents and sister, he vanished into the wild. Jon Krakauer constructs a clarifying prism through which he reassembles the disquieting facts of McCandless's short life. Admitting an interest that borders on obsession, he searches for the clues to the drives and desires that propelled McCandless. When McCandless's innocent mistakes turn out to be irreversible and fatal, he becomes the stuff of tabloid headlines and is dismissed for his naiveté, pretensions, and hubris. He is said to have had a death wish but wanting to die is a very different thing from being compelled to look over the edge. Krakauer brings McCandless's uncompromising pilgrimage out of the shadows, and the peril, adversity, and renunciation sought by this enigmatic young man are illuminated with a rare understanding and not an ounce of sentimentality. Into the Wild is a tour de force. The power and luminosity of Jon Krakauer's stoytelling blaze through every page.

Create stunning crochet collages with this collection of 100 patterns for crochet flowers, plants and petals. Crochet designer and gardener, Chris Norrington, has created 100 crochet motifs arranged in 10 collages based on the beautiful flowers and plants found in her wonderful cottage garden on the edge of the beautiful North York Moors National Park. All of the motifs are inspired in some way by Chris' garden and the collages roughly follow the pattern of the seasons from the first flowers in spring, through to the frosty leaves of winter.The motif designs are inspired by the colours and shapes found in nature and, while some are recognisable as specific plant species, they are not intended to be botanically accurate representations of particular plants.Alongside the more usual front-on view of flowers in full bloom, Chris has included some patterns for flowers viewed from the side, half-opened flowers, buds, seedheads, berries and fungi. There is also a large variety of foliage types from individual leaves to leafy stems, ferns and grasses.Each of the collages has a different, sometimes seasonal, theme and all of the compositions are different - there are wreaths and bouquets, some are arranged in a jug or a vase while others grow straight from the ground.The collage themes include Woodland Glade, inspired by a sun-dappled, shady forest corner with ferns and snowdrops, the Vintage Blue Bouquet collage is inspired by the shapes and soft pastel colours of Lily-of-the-valley and Scabious, and the Flower Meadow collage evokes a prairie-style meadow with ornamental grasses interspersed with tall perennial flowers.You can have fun recreating the collages that Chris has designed or you can mix and match the motifs of your favourite plants and flowers to make your own creations. There are instructions for which yarn to use to create the motifs but you can experiment with different types of yarn to create your own versions.As well as creating the beautiful crochet collages which could be mounted and framed, there are ideas for what to make from the crocheted motifs including decorative applique embellishments on clothes and homewares, as well as bookmarks and keyring charms.

This beautiful box set includes all three books in Suzanne Collins's internationally bestselling Hunger Games trilogy together with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. This paperback edition features gorgeous sprayed edges with stencilled artwork. This is a breathtaking collectible perfect for the long-time fan or new Hunger Games reader. "I was so obsessed with this book. . . . The Hunger Games is amazing." Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight saga "I couldn't stop reading." Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly "At its best the trilogy channels the political passion of 1984, the memorable violence of A Clockwork Orange, the imaginative ambience of The Chronicles of Narnia and the detailed inventiveness of Harry Potter." New York Times Book Review Pre-order Sunrise On the Reaping - the fifth Hunger Games book - releasing March 2025 There is only one rule: kill or be killed. In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV... And the odds are against all who play. With all four of Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games novels in one box set , you can step into the world of Panem with the 10th annual Hunger Games, and continue all the way to the electrifying conclusion. Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games original trilogy changed the face of global YA. All three of the Hunger Games original novels have been made into major feature films, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth The best-selling prequel to The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes , was a global number one feature film in autumn 2023 and a number one New York Times and The Times bestseller in hardback in May 2020. Sunrise On the Reaping - the fifth book in the Hunger Games series - coming March 2025 & a film adaptation is slated for November 2026 The Hunger Games illustrated edition is releasing in October 2024 BOOKS INCLUDED IN THE BOXSET The Hunger Games Catching Fire Mockingjay The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes ABOUT THIS BOXSET'S COVERS To celebrate the release of Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes feature film, Freya Betts has taken the four iconic logos and added a modern twist. Freya is a UK based freelance illustrator who focuses on hyper-realistic portraiture, mainly in the medium of digital painting. She has worked predominantly in the film industry - her journey beginning with an apprenticeship at age 18, art-working film campaigns for Universal and Paramount in London. Now she finds herself illustrating film posters for Disney and Marvel, her work has appeared everywhere from giant murals in New York to t-shirts in H&M. Clients include: Disney, Netflix, Marvel, Apple TV, Uber, Royal Mail, The LA Times

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! 'Impossible to put down' Rebecca Ross, #1 Sunday Times bestseller ___ Enter a world ruled by tyrants and thieves, where magic is outlawed, revolution brews, and desire is dangerous . . . ___ Never run. Never bow. Never die. Reya Connery is the Crimson Dagger, Rhiterra's most notorious thief. But when a heist goes wrong on the eve of clearing her debt to a brutal crime lord, she finds herself in need of coin, fast. Enter Caelan Halcyon, an immortal warrior cursed to die. There's just one person reckless enough to seek the fabled cure in time to save his life - the Crimson Dagger. Caelan loathes everything the beautiful, cocky thief represents, yet she's his last hope for survival. Their uneasy alliance takes them to the edge of the known world, where Reya discovers there's far more at stake than she ever imagined. To save him - and herself - she must confront deadly foes, the rage she's tried to bury, and her growing attraction to an immortal more lethal than her blade. If she fails, the fate of all magic hangs in the balance. TROPES _ Enemies-to-lovers ___ Slow-burn romance Touch her and die Secret identity _ Deadly curses Only one horse 'Filled with razor-sharp battles, magical intrigue, and a simmering romance, Steelborn is a standout from page one.' Adalyn Grace, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna 'Immersive, vibrant, and sensual . . . romantasy readers will devour this.' K.A. Linde, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wren in the Holly Library 'Rich with action, heat, and unforgettable characters. I couldn't put it down!' Emily Rath, New York Times bestselling author of North is the Night and Pucking Around 'Fans of Rowan and Rhys, prepare to salivate for Caelan, your newest book boyfriend.' M.J. Kuhn, bestselling author of Among Thieves 'Dazzlingly romantic.' Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn 'Swoonworthy.' Greta Kelly, author of The Warrior Witch duology and The Queen of Days 'Absolutely riveting.' Alexandra Bracken, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'Brutal in the best possible way.' Rachel Griffin, New York Times bestselling author An epic, slow burn enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance about a heroine forged in steel and rage, and the cursed immortal who might turn out to be as much her salvation as she is his, perfect for fans of Callie Hart, Sable Sorensen and Rebecca Ross.

Five figures gather round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood… Years later, a headmistress is found strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders which shock the Black Country. But when human remains are discovered at a former children's home, disturbing secrets are also unearthed. Detective Kim Stone fast realises she's on the hunt for a twisted individual whose killing spree spans decades. As the body count rises, Kim needs to stop the murderer before they strike again. But to catch the killer, can Kim confront the demons of her own past before it's too late? An absolutely gripping, darkly compelling, and nail-bitingly tense mystery thriller that will keep you racing through the pages long into the night. A Kindle Chart #1, multi-million-copy, international bestseller, Silent Scream turns fans of Karin Slaughter, Val McDermid and Mark Billingham into Angela Marsons addicts. Watch out for more from Detective Kim Stone. A detective hiding dark secrets, Kim Stone will stop at nothing to protect the innocent. Silent Scream is the first book in the series. What readers are saying about Silent Scream: 'Wow! Just wow!… just blew me away… I LOVED and ADORED this book and I am chomping at the bit to get onto the next already!' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Completely mind-blowing... I devoured this book in 24 hours and was sad to have finished it. All of the clichés are just true - I couldn't put it down.' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Twist, after twist after twist! It constantly has you guessing, on the edge of your seat and shocked throughout. A real page-turner. I did not expect the outcome at all!' BTPBookClub, ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Had me glued to its pages and obsessing... truly nail-biting... I was completely engrossed... unmissable.' Book Drunk, ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I absolutely loved it!… one of the best crime thrillers I've read in a long time, and that includes authors such as James Patterson!' Fiona's Book Reviews , ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Wow… fantastic… gripping… hooks you in from chapter one… you won't want to put it down once you start.' Little Northern Soul, ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Brilliant twists that you will never see coming in a million years. General rating: 5 stars = Absolutely loved it. Highly recommended…

Winner of the Green Earth Book Award Sibert Medalist, National Book Award Honoree, and New York Times bestselling author Sy Montgomery turns her formidable talents to the story of California condors and the scientists who have fought against their extinction in this installment in the award-winning Scientists in the Field series. In April of 1987 the last wild California condor was captured and taken to live in captivity like the other twenty-six remaining birds of its kind. Many thought that the days were over of of this remarkable, distinguished bird that had roamed the skies of North and Central American for thousands of years. Sy Montgomery employs her skill for on-the-ground reporting, shrewd observation, and stunning narrative prose to detail the efforts of scientists, volunteers, and everyday citizens to get California condors back in the wild. In particular, Montgomery profiles employees at the Santa Barbara Zoo who have worked tirelessly to raise abandoned chicks, nurse sick birds back to health, and conduct research that can support legislation to ban what is probably the largest threat to the existence of the wild condor: lead bullets. In turns affectionate and frustrated, hopeful and heartbreaking, Montgomery's powerful prose does justice to these ancient, sociable, and elegant creatures. Complete with world-class, full-color photography and helpful sidebars that provide details such as the history of the bird's fight back from extinction, the dangers of lead poisoning, and the relationship of condors to the Chumash nation, Condor Comeback is an inspiring story of groundbreaking science, perseverance, and cooperation. This riveting work of narrative nonfiction for young readers explores: Wildlife Restoration in Action: Follow the dramatic race against time, from the capture of the last wild condor in 1987 to the painstaking efforts to breed them in captivity and return them to the skies. Science in the Field: Join Sibert Medalist Sy Montgomery on the ground with the biologists, zookeepers, and volunteers working tirelessly to save this magnificent endangered species. An Environmental Detective Story: Uncover the primary threat to the condor's survival-and the cutting-edge science used to prove the case against lead ammunition. Culture and Conservation: Learn about the sacred, thirteen-thousand-year relationship between the condor and the Chumash people, who see the great bird as a spirit helper. Award-Winning Nonfiction for Kids: Featuring stunning, full-color photography and informative sidebars that bring the science and the story to life for young readers.

Get ready to enter a world on the brink of battle, filled with gods, magicians, dragons, giants - and experience an epic love story . . . 'This is fantasy romance at its best!' reader review 'Laugh-out-loud funny, edge-of-your-seat exciting, characters you will fall in love with' reader review 'Loved the fantasy mix with Greek mythology' reader review 'Utterly breathtaking' DARYNDA JONES 'Absolutely fabulous' C. L. WILSON 'So much love for this book! Buuuuuuy it!' NALINI SINGH .................................. Kingmaker. Soothsayer. Warrior. Mage. Kingdoms would rise and fall for her . . . if she is ever found. In the icy North, where magic is might, an all-powerful elite ruthlessly guided by a glacial Queen have grown to dominate the world. Now rebellion is stirring in the rough, magic-poor South, where for the first time in memory a warlord has succeeded in uniting the tribal nations. Stuck in the middle is Cat - circus performer and soothsayer - safely hidden behind heavy make-up, bright colours and the harmless illusion of the circus. Until someone suspects she's more than she seems . . . Captured by the Southern warlord Griffin, Cat's careful camouflage is wearing thin. For how long can - or should - she conceal the true extent of her power? Faced with dragons, homicidal mages, rival Gods and the traitorous longings of her own heart, she must decide: is it time to claim her destiny and fight? An award-winning fantasy debut with an unforgettable heroine, set against a luminous world on the brink of battle, perfect for fans of Ilona Andrews, Laini Taylor or Victoria Aveyard. .................................. Discover why readers everywhere are enchanted by Amanda Bouchet . . . 'A Promise of Fire made me laugh out loud more than once' Thea Harrison 'Absolutely fabulous. I didn't want to put it down. Amanda Bouchet is now on my auto-buy list! I highly recommend her books to my readers and to anyone looking for a great blend of fantasy and romance' C.L. Wilson 'Give this to your Game of Thrones fans' Booklist STARRED Review for A Promise of Fire 'A sexy, emotional romance' The Washington Post 'I want more of these characters and I want more of this world. I cannot remember the last time I wanted to both savour and devour a book . . . Bouchet's writing is so engaging and magical' SmartBitchesTrashyBooks Read the rest of The Kingmaker Chronicles! A Promise of Fire (Book 1) Breath of Fire (Book 2) Heart on Fire (Book 3) A Curse of Queens (Book 4)

When a top social media influencer is kidnapped during a live stream, celebrity bodyguard Jade Savage must rely on her wits, her FBI partner, and the only clue left behind—an ancient compass pointing north—to unravel the mystery before another victim is taken. "Molly Black has written a taut thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat… I absolutely loved this book and can't wait to read the next book in the series!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder ALL SHE WANTS is BOOK #2 of a brand-new series by critically acclaimed and #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Molly Black, whose books have received over 2,000 five-star reviews and ratings. The series begins with ALL SHE FEARS (book #1). The Jade Savage series is an enthralling mystery series filled with constant action, suspense, unpredictable plot twists, and shocking discoveries. Its brilliant and tormented female protagonist will captivate readers and keep them turning pages well into the night. Fans of Karin Slaughter, Mary Burton, and Rachel Caine are sure to fall in love. Future books in the series are also available. "I binge read this book. It hooked me in and didn't stop till the last few pages… I look forward to reading more!" —Reader review for Found You "I loved this book! Fast-paced plot, great characters and interesting insights into investigating cold cases. I can't wait to read the next book!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "Very good book… You will feel like you are right there looking for the kidnapper! I know I will be reading more in this series!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "This is a very well written book and holds your interest from page 1… Definitely looking forward to reading the next one in the series, and hopefully others as well!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "Wow, I cannot wait for the next in this series. Starts with a bang and just keeps going." —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "Well written book with a great plot, one that will keep you up at night. A page turner!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "A great suspense that keeps you reading… can't wait for the next in this series!" —Reader review for Found You "Sooo soo good! There are a few unforeseen twists… I binge read this like I binge watch Netflix. It just sucks you in." —Reader review for Found You

This beautiful box set includes all three books in Suzanne Collins's internationally bestselling Hunger Games trilogy together with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Sunrise on the Reaping. The paperbacks feature gorgeous sprayed edges with stencilled artwork. This is a breathtaking collectible perfect for the long-time fan or new Hunger Games reader. "I was so obsessed with this book. . . . The Hunger Games is amazing." Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight saga "I couldn't stop reading." Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly "At its best the trilogy channels the political passion of 1984, the memorable violence of A Clockwork Orange, the imaginative ambience of The Chronicles of Narnia and the detailed inventiveness of Harry Potter." New York Times Book Review There is only one rule: kill or be killed. In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV... And the odds are against all who play. With all five of Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games novels in one box set , you can step into the world of Panem with the 10th annual Hunger Games, and continue all the way to the electrifying conclusion. Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games original trilogy changed the face of global YA. All three of the Hunger Games original novels have been made into major feature films, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth The best-selling prequel to The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes , was a global number one feature film in autumn 2023 and a number one New York Times and The Times bestseller in hardback in May 2020. Sunrise on the Reaping is the fastest-selling YA title of all time in the UK and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year. There is a feature film coming in November 2026 with an all-star cast including Joseph Zada, Ralph Fiennes, Kieran Culkin and Glenn Close. BOOKS INCLUDED IN THE BOXSET The Hunger Games Catching Fire Mockingjay The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Sunrise on the Reaping ABOUT THIS BOXSET'S COVERS To celebrate the release of Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes feature film, Freya Betts has taken the four iconic logos and added a modern twist. Freya is a UK based freelance illustrator who focuses on hyper-realistic portraiture, mainly in the medium of digital painting. She has worked predominantly in the film industry - her journey beginning with an apprenticeship at age 18, art-working film campaigns for Universal and Paramount in London. Now she finds herself illustrating film posters for Disney and Marvel, her work has appeared everywhere from giant murals in New York to t-shirts in H&M. Clients include: Disney, Netflix, Marvel, Apple TV, Uber, Royal Mail, The LA Times

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen . . . but do you recall the most petrifying Christmas figures of all? Not all children fear just a lump of coal in their stocking. Discover the terrifying Yuletide fables that have horrified children for generations with this stunning leather-bound edition of the Christmas best-seller. He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness’ sake. This lighthearted song is a bit more threatening in the context of other Christmas traditions. From beasts that threaten to cook children into stew to sinister crones who snatch little ones from their beds, you won’t find any dancing sugar plums here. Outside of the heartwarming Christmas tales we all know and love, there are an abundance of frightening tales to chill all who hear them to the bone. Discover these stories from all corners of the world, including: Krampus (Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, and northern Italy), a demonic half-goat monster who drags chains and whips bad children with birch sticks, or stuffs them in his sack to take away The Kallikantzari (Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Turkey), goblins who come out during Advent to cause mischief and evil Père Fouettard (France, Belgium, Switzerland), Saint Nicholas’ eternal cannibal manservant who deals with naughty children Hans Trapp (Alsace-Lorraine, France), who roams the countryside disguised as a scarecrow and goes door to door on Christmas looking for children to feast upon Gryla (Iceland), the giant ogre who emerges from her cave on Christmas to hunt children and cook them into stew Mari Lwyd (Wales), a creature with a horse’s skull and a long cloak that is followed by a group of chanting people Frau Perchta (Austria and Bavaria), who slits the bellies of bad children and stuffs them with straw These tales are sure to leave you wishing for the Grinch. Whether you’re a fan of history and folklore, you love learning about different cultures, or you just want to give a holiday gift that will bring the joy of Christmas to that lucky someone (just kidding), The Scary Book of Christmas Lore is for you. ’Tis the season! Is it beginning look a lot like Christmas, yet? This beautiful edition features: Leather-bound cover A sticker sheet Beautiful foil and stained edges

"... deeply emotional, a dark rollercoaster ride."- Ed James, author of bestselling DI Fenchurch series"The book is just fantastic. Rare to rarest to find wonderful heart kickin' compassion in a crime novel. Solomon is a true keeper."- Ken Bruen, author of the Jack Taylor series"A compelling murder mystery with a multilayered and engaging new hero. Great read."- Mason Cross, author of the Carter Blake thriller seriesWas it suicide ... or murder? When teenager Nick Buckingham tumbles from the fifth floor of an apartment block, Detective Sergeant Solomon Gray answers the call with a sick feeling in his stomach. The victim was just a kid, sixteen years old. And the exact age the detective's son, Tom, would've been, had he not gone missing at a funfair ten years ago. Each case involving children haunts Gray with the reminder that his son may still be out there - or worse, dead. The seemingly open and shut case of suicide twists into a darker discovery. Buckingham and Gray have never met, so why is Gray's number on the dead teenager's mobile phone?With his boss, Detective Inspector Yvonne Hamson, Gray begins to unravel a murky world of abuse, lies, and corruption. An investigator from the Met is called in to assist, setting the local police on edge. And when the body of Reverend David Hill is found shot to death in the vestry of Gray's old church, Gray wonders how far the depravity stretches and who might be next. Nothing seems connected, and yet there is one common thread: Detective Sergeant Solomon Gray, himself. As the bodies pile up, Gray must face his own demons. Crippled by loss but determined to find the truth, Gray takes the first step on the long road of redemption.Set in the once grand town of Margate in the south of England, the now broken and depressed seaside resort becomes its own character in this dark detective thriller. Dig Two Graves is the first book in a series featuring Detective Sergeant Solomon Gray. The crime series is perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart MacBride, and Peter James.About the Author KeithNixon is a British born writer of crime and historical fiction novels. Originally he trained as a chemist, but Keith is now in a senior sales role for a high-tech business. Keith currently lives with his family in the North West of England.

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!'Impossible to put down' Rebecca Ross, #1 Sunday Times bestseller ¿¿¿ Enter a world ruled by tyrants and thieves, where magic is outlawed, revolution brews, and desire is dangerous . . . ¿¿¿ Never run. Never bow. Never die. Reya Connery is the Crimson Dagger, Rhiterra's most notorious thief. But when a heist goes wrong on the eve of clearing her debt to a brutal crime lord, she finds herself in need of coin, fast. Enter Caelan Halcyon, an immortal warrior cursed to die. There's just one person reckless enough to seek the fabled cure in time to save his life - the Crimson Dagger. Caelan loathes everything the beautiful, cocky thief represents, yet she's his last hope for survival. Their uneasy alliance takes them to the edge of the known world, where Reya discovers there's far more at stake than she ever imagined. To save him - and herself - she must confront deadly foes, the rage she's tried to bury, and her growing attraction to an immortal more lethal than her blade. If she fails, the fate of all magic hangs in the balance. TROPES ¿ Enemies-to-lovers ¿¿¿ Slow-burn romance 🗡 Touch her and die Secret identity ¿ Deadly curses 🐎 Only one horse 'Filled with razor-sharp battles, magical intrigue, and a simmering romance, Steelborn is a standout from page one.' Adalyn Grace, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna 'Immersive, vibrant, and sensual . . . romantasy readers will devour this.' K.A. Linde, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wren in the Holly Library 'Rich with action, heat, and unforgettable characters. I couldn't put it down!' Emily Rath, New York Times bestselling author of North is the Night and Pucking Around 'Fans of Rowan and Rhys, prepare to salivate for Caelan, your newest book boyfriend.' M.J. Kuhn, bestselling author of Among Thieves 'Dazzlingly romantic.' Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn 'Swoonworthy.' Greta Kelly, author of The Warrior Witch duology and The Queen of Days 'Absolutely riveting.' Alexandra Bracken, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'Brutal in the best possible way.' Rachel Griffin, New York Times bestselling author An epic, slow burn enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance about a heroine forged in steel and rage, and the cursed immortal who might turn out to be as much her salvation as she is his, perfect for fans of Callie Hart, Sable Sorensen and Rebecca Ross.

"Molly Black has written a taut thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat… I absolutely loved this book and can't wait to read the next book in the series!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder As a vengeful predator turns North Carolina lighthouses into murder scenes, Coast Guard Investigator Cassandra Fierce races against the tide to solve a mystery where past and present collide. Can she decipher the clues hidden in centuries of lore before the killer strikes again? "I binge read this book. It hooked me in and didn't stop till the last few pages… I look forward to reading more!" —Reader review for Found You RISING ABYSS is book #3 in a long anticipated new series by critically-acclaimed and #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Molly Black, whose books have received over 2,000 five-star reviews and ratings. The series begins with RISING TIDE (Book #1). The Cassandra Fierce series delivers a pulse-pounding suspenseful thriller led by a complex and talented heroine. This gripping mystery series combines non-stop action with nail-biting tension, offering readers a roller coaster of shocking revelations and unforeseen turns. With its breakneck pace and addictive storytelling, these psychological thrillers are guaranteed to keep you engrossed until the wee hours. For fans of crime fiction writers such as Lee Child, Teresa Driscoll, and Rachel Caine, the Cassandra Fierce series is a must-read. Future books in the series are now available! "I loved this book! Fast-paced plot, great characters and interesting insights into investigating cold cases. I can't wait to read the next book!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "Very good book… You will feel like you are right there looking for the kidnapper! I know I will be reading more in this series!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "This is a very well written book and holds your interest from page 1… Definitely looking forward to reading the next one in the series, and hopefully others as well!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "Wow, I cannot wait for the next in this series. Starts with a bang and just keeps going." —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "Well written book with a great plot, one that will keep you up at night. A page turner!" —Reader review for Girl One: Murder "A great suspense that keeps you reading… can't wait for the next in this series!" —Reader review for Found You "Sooo soo good! There are a few unforeseen twists… I binge read this like I binge watch Netflix. It just sucks you in." —Reader review for Found You

Instant New York Times Bestseller Best of 2017 - included on best-of lists by the New York Times, NPR, Barnes & Noble, Publisher's Weekly, LitHub, BookPage, Booklist , TheRealBookSpy.com, the Financial Times (UK) and the Daily Mail (UK) "The Force is mesmerizing, a triumph. Think The Godfather, only with cops. It's that good." - Stephen King The acclaimed, award-winning, bestselling author of The Cartel-voted one of the Best Books of the Year by more than sixty publications, including the New York Times-returns with a cinematic crime thriller as explosive, powerful, and unforgettable as Mystic River and The Wire. Our ends know our beginnings, but the reverse isn't true . . . All Denny Malone wants is to be a good cop. He is "the King of Manhattan North," a, highly decorated NYPD detective sergeant and the real leader of "Da Force." Malone and his crew are the smartest, the toughest, the quickest, the bravest, and the baddest, an elite special unit given unrestricted authority to wage war on gangs, drugs and guns. Every day and every night for the eighteen years he's spent on the Job, Malone has served on the front lines, witnessing the hurt, the dead, the victims, the perps. He's done whatever it takes to serve and protect in a city built by ambition and corruption, where no one is clean-including Malone himself. What only a few know is that Denny Malone is a dirty cop: he and his partners have stolen millions of dollars in drugs and cash in the wake of the biggest heroin bust in the city's history. Now Malone is caught in a trap and being squeezed by the Feds, and he must walk the thin line between betraying his brothers and partners, the Job, his family, and the woman he loves, trying to survive, body and soul, while the city teeters on the brink of a racial conflagration that could destroy them all. Based on years of research inside the NYPD, this sprawling police procedural is the great cop novel of our time and a book only Don Winslow could write: a haunting and heartbreaking story of greed and violence, inequality and race, crime and injustice, retribution and redemption that reveals the seemingly insurmountable tensions between the police and the diverse citizens they serve. A searing portrait of a city and a courageous, heroic, and deeply flawed man who stands at the edge of its abyss, The Force is a masterpiece of urban living full of shocking and surprising twists, leavened by flashes of dark humor, a morally complex and utterly riveting dissection of police corruption, modern American society and the controversial issues confronting and dividing us today.