This is How You Lose the Time War meets Ex Machina: Seth Haddon's science fiction debut, Volatile Memory, is a whirlwind novella of sapphic revenge in space."A gorgeously tender exploration of human connection in a post-human universe**."—The Washington Post**A Lambda Literary Award Finalist | An Amazon Editor's Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy Pick...

On a visit to a friend’s home, a young woman with erotic fantasies about being tied up and punished stumbles on the bondage room of her friend’s divorced father. The man hasn’t used it since his divorce, but when the young woman confesses her fantasies, he introduces her to a new world of pain and pleasure.This is an explicit erotic short story of approximately 5,200 words. It contains graphic language and sexual themes. It is meant only for adults who are interested in this type o...

Eskimo and white culture collide in this national bestselling novel of life in the contemporary Alaskan wilderness: "A magnificently realized story" ( New York Times Book Review).Ordinary Wolves depicts a life different from what any of us has known: Inhuman cold, the taste of rancid salmon shared with shivering sled dogs, hunkering in a sod igloo while blizzards moan overhead. But this is the only world Cutuk Hawcley has ever known. Born and rais...

A GUARDIAN , ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES AND BLOOMBERG BOOK OF THE YEAR'I loved it.' MICHAEL POLLAN'Fascinating.' FINANCIAL TIMES'Awe-inspring.' NEW STATESMAN'Brilliant.' CLAIRE TOMALIN, NEW YORK TIMES'A brilliant beast of a book.' DAVID BYRNE'H...

"Literally breathtaking . . ." NPRBaru Cormorant believes any price is worth paying to liberate her people - even her soul. When the Empire of Masks conquers her island home, criminalises her customs, and murders one of her fathers, Baru vows to mask her hate, join the Empire's civil service, and claw her way high enough up the rungs of power to put a stop to the Emperor's influence and set her people free - whatever the price. A natural savant, she is sen...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AND MODERN CLASSIC'A phenomenon, a prodigy, a marvel' Evening Standard'You should make time for it. It will keep you company for the rest of your life' The Times'Vast . . . amiably peopled . . . a long sweet, sleepless pilgrimage to life' GuardianONE OF THE BBC'S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLDA mode...

A young woman on a night out gets a little drunk and confesses to a female work colleague that she has dirty fantasies about being tied to a bed and used as a sex object. The woman’s fantasy is to play with a man, but she finds out that girl-on-girl action can be just as much fun when the female work colleague takes her home, ties her to a bed and uses her as a sexy fuck toy.This is an explicit erotic short story of approximately 5,200 words. It contains graphic language and sexual...

Since time immemorial the warriors of the Paladin Order have harnessed arcane powers to protect their rulers. For Balen, who has given up his chance at love and fought his way to the top of the Paladin Order, there can be no greater honor than to serve his king. But when assassins annihilate the royal family, Balen suddenly finds himself sworn to serve the very man he abandoned.Now with their nation threatened by enemies both within and outside the kingdom, Balen must fight hidden t...

Michael Crichton meets Marvel’s Venom in award-winning author Seth Dickinson’s science fiction debut, named one of The New York Times' Best SFF Books of 2024."Agonizing and mesmerizing, a devastating and extraordinary achievement."—The New York Times“Magnificent. . . . A science fiction action juggernaut.”—Tamsyn Muir“Anna, I came to Earth tracking a very old story, a ...

A long-lost manuscript may reveal the past—or destroy the future—in "a wildly imaginative thriller that fans of Dan Brown and Steve Berry will love" (Phillip Margolin, New York Times–bestselling author).Lee Nicholson is ready to take the academic world by storm, having discovered a sonnet she believes was written by William Shakespeare. But when she reads the poem on the air, the words put her life in peril and trigger a violent chase—wit...

A history of English from the age of Beowulf to the rap of Eminem, "written with real authority, enthusiasm and love for our unruly and exquisite language" ( The Washington Post).Many have written about the evolution of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, but only Seth Lerer situates these developments within the larger history of English, America, and literature. This edition of his "remarkable linguistic investigation" ( Booklist) features a...

Sonja and her husband Josh have signed up for a Caribbean cruise with two other couples they have never met. They will soon get to know these new people in ways they never expected. Come along as they find themselves sharing their bodies with multiple partners.This is an explicit erotic short story of approximately 5,300 words. It contains graphic language and sexual themes. It is meant only for adults who are interested in this type of material for viewing in jurisdictions where it...