'Enchanting to the point of escapism.' – Simon Ings, Spectator'Hugh Aldersey-Williams rescues his subject from Newton's shadow, where he was been unjustly confined for over three hundred years.****' – Literary ReviewFilled with incident, discovery, and revelation, Dutch Light is a vivid account of Christiaan Huygens’s remarkable life and career, but it is also nothing less than th...

The novel follows three main storylines. The central figure, Joe Christmas, is an enigmatic drifter with ambiguous racial heritage who struggles with his identity and societal rejection. His tumultuous life spirals into violence when he kills Joanna Burden, a spinster who has a controversial history in the town due to her abolitionist ancestry. Joe’s flight and eventual death at the hands of a vigilante group encapsulate his tragic existence.Parallel to Joe's story is that of Lena Grove, a...

'Doesn't come any more stylish than this' Sunday Telegraph-----THE FIRST BOOK IN THE BRIDGE SERIES - READ IDORU AND ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES FOR MORESan Francisco in the nearish future.Ex-cop Berry Rydell's lost one job he didn't much like and landed another he likes even less. Some sunglasses - actually high-end kit infused with super-sensitive data - were stolen from a courier, and a man n...

“The relationship between a mother and daughter is one of the most complicated and meaningful there is. Kimberly Williams-Paisley writes about her own with grace, truth, and beauty as she shares her journey back to her mother in the wake of a devastating illness.” —Brooke ShieldsMany know Kimberly Williams-Paisley as the bride in the popular Steve Martin remakes of the Father of the Bride movies, the calculating Peggy Kenter on Nashville, or the w...

The fourth and final book in the classic, genre-bending cyberpunk Otherland quartet from a master fantasist.A group of adventurers searching for a cure for comatose children find themselves trapped in a sequence of virtual worlds, the only opponents of a conspiracy of the rich to live forever in a dream. Now, they are forced to make an uneasy alliance with their only surviving former enemy against his treacherous sidekick Johnny Wulgaru, a serial killer with a chan...

Minisc Premier has never wanted to be like his father. Most kids would kill to have the Hero of Light, the most famous Elementalist in history, as their dad. Minisc hates the pressure though, and wants only to bring his mother’s dying wish to life: unity and peace between humans and Elementalists, the recently evolved species capable of controlling and wielding elements such as light, fire, and water.As Minisc attends Elemental Academy, training to hone his ability, he begins to un...

A landmark in American fiction, Light in August published in 1932, explores Faulkner's central theme: the nature of evil. Joe Christmas-a man doomed, deracinated and alone-wanders the Deep South in search of an identity, and a place in society. After killing his perverted God-fearing lover, it becomes inevitable that he is pursued by a lynch-hungry mob. Yet after the sacrifice, there is new life, a determined ray of light in Faulkner's complex and tragic world.In a...

Bestselling author Tad Williams broke new ground in 1996 with his wonderfully imaginative novel CITY OF GOLDEN SHADOW: OTHERLAND BOOK 1. An incredibly complex and detailed virtual reality, Otherland is home to the wildest dreams and darkest nightmares of its users and creators. The conspiracy threatens to sacrifice our Earth for the promise of this far more exclusive place. And, somehow, Otherland is claiming the Earth's most valuable source, its children.Now, in SEA OF SILVER LIGH...

Elementalists, the recently evolved species capable of controlling and wielding elements such as light, fire, and water. For years they struggled to find peace in a world that was scared of them. But that all changed when one great man united the two groups. The Hero of Light. A hero that everyone could believe in. But for 16-year-old Minisc, that could not be further from the truth. As the son of the Hero of Light, he has displayed flashes of the power that made his father an idol, yet he...

Humans are known to fear what they don't understand. Nothing in history signified that more than the continual rise of Elementalists. A superhuman species capable of controlling different elements like fire, ice, and water, all with the flick of a wrist. But those fears have never stopped Minisc from doing all he can to ease the tensions. Except, Humans have suddenly begun disappearing, and they fear Elementalists are to blame. Can Minisc, aided by his friends Lily and Jules find the missi...

First published in 1932, ‘Light in August’ is a novel that contrasts stark tragedy with optimistic perseverance in the face of mortality, written by William Faulkner, a Nobel Prize-winning American author. One of the most influential writers of the 20th century, Faulkner’s reputation is based on his novels, novellas, and short stories. He was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter.The novel is set in the American South during prohibition and features an ensemble cast of Faulk...

The Santo Daime is a syncretic religion that arose in the Amazon region of Brazil in the middle of the twentieth century and now has churches throughout the world. Its spiritual practice is based around the sacramental use of ayahuasca, a psychedelic brew consumed only within regular ceremonies. In Liquid Light, G. William Barnard—an initiate of the religion and a scholar of religious studies—considers the religious practice and transformative inner experiences of the Santo Daime ...