In dreams, something is stirring.Eight years have passed since the events described in Light Funnel. An uneasy peace has existed between the Order and the Delf. Now, rumblings of dissent threaten a return to war.Inspired by dreams, Jack Silver searches for the descendants of the adventurers who left Outreterre centuries before and never returned. With their help, the Delf could be overthrown forever.Former adversaries Berwick, Rodon and Raul secretly follow Silver a...

A father in despair. An ancient destiny. A darkness that can change everything.Fear has kept ancient enemies apart for centuries, but the Archbishop has made a discovery which will overturn the balance of power.Falling between worlds, young Charlie Denham and his father Richard find themselves on opposite sides when war looms. The descendants of lost crusaders now face a decisive conflict with the Delf who wield demons of fire.As darkness pours from the earth and ar...

A safe life or a free life.She can't have both.Fifty years after the war that destroyed civilization, the survivors have rebuilt inland away from the toxic coasts. The rich have nanomeds that keep them healthy. For the rest, an early death beckons.Self-reliant and curious, Mouse grew up on the streets and made her own luck. Finding work as a domestic meant a home and security for Mouse in a military family with two brothers. One is ...

To the consternation of the patrician, Lord Vetinari, a new invention has arrived in Ankh-Morpork - a great clanging monster of a machine that harnesses the power of all of the elements: earth, air, fire and water. This being Ankh-Morpork, it's soon drawing astonished crowds, some of whom caught the zeitgeist early and arrive armed with notepads and very sensible rainwear.Moist von Lipwig is not a man who enjoys hard work - as master of the Post Office, the Mint and the Royal Bank ...

The "tightly written, intelligent, and original" fantasy epic of interdimensional war comes to "a decisive and satisfactory end" ( Booklist).In a place called Nextdoor—the farthest flung outpost of British imperialism—earthborn mortals possess the power of gods. Young Englishman Edward Exeter has spent five years trying to escape the magnetic and powerfully magical pull of the Great Game, which has designated him as its most important player. But war and bl...

A terrific action adventure ... a fallen war hero and a little girl searching for peace and family, find far more than they needed ... or wanted ...Norstalos stands on the brink of destruction. But the three invading armies are probably the least of Queen Merren's problems.Her people despise their would-be saviours, the army of goblins she has won to her side, while the dragons want Martil and the fabled Dragon Sword for themselves.Now Merren must make the most painful choice of her...

As WWI rages on, two immortal enemies engage in a war between alternate worlds in book two of this epic fantasy series.In the midst of the horror of the First World War, a stranger falls from nowhere into the mud and death of Flanders battlefield—bruised, babbling, and stark naked . . . with a remarkable story to tell. The Great Game—the timeless diversion of human gods, a ruthless contest of treachery, magic, betrayal, and manipulation, created to relieve the tediu...

The first book in a horrifying new fantasy sequence from Joseph Delaney, the internationally multi-million-selling author of The Spook's Apprentice.They heard shouting, and cries of fear. Crafty looked down the slope and realised what had happened to cause so much panic. Without warning, the dark wall of the Shole had advanced.Crafty can't remember a time before the Shole - the terrifying mist that has engulfed most of Britain, leaving those trapped in it ...

The complete WWI alternate reality trilogy, featuring a realm where humans can be gods, and an Englishman is called to be a liberator.Past ImperativeIn the summer of 1914, Edward Exeter, a young English gentleman, awakens under police guard—grievously injured and wrongly accused of his friend's murder. Meanwhile, the youngest member of a penniless acting troupe has been taken prisoner by loyal minions of a corrupt, vengeful goddess...

In this dramatic short story -- a prequel to the award-winning Chaos Walking Trilogy -- author Patrick Ness gives us the story of Viola's journey to the New World. Whether you're new to Chaos Walking or an established fan, this prequel serves as a fascinating introduction to the series that Publishers Weekly called "one of the most important works of young adult science fiction in recent years."

'THE HARD-BITTEN CHAMPION OF BRITISH HEROIC FANTASY' - Joe Abercrombie'HEROISM AND HEARTBREAK . . . GEMMELL IS ADRENALINE WITH SOUL' - Brent WeeksThe Drenai King is dead - murdered by a ruthless assassin. Enemy troops swarm into Drenai lands. Their orders are simple - kill every man, woman and child.But there is hope.Stalked by men who act like beasts and beasts that walk like men, the warrior Waylander must journey into the...