Brian, a fifteen year old boy, lives peacefully in his home during the coronavirus pandemic. After getting back from being stuck at his uncle's place, it seems that nothing can go awry. He could not have been more wrong.A darkness is gathering. Biological warfare reaches its utmost extreme as Brian races against time throughout the world and beyond, but however far he goes, the RUIND is always right behind him...

This book tells the tale of a mighty reptilian beast, magical weapons and a ruthless warmongerer intent on conquering a mystical and celestial mountain range, the start of an epic trilogy of trust and betrayal, decision and destiny, time and reality.

On the backwater world of Cayelle, Tina Freeman runs a shop with her son Rex: fifteen years old, half-human, half-android with a massive chip on his shoulder about having been born without arms or legs.The shop makes a modest profit, but when a creditor turns up wanting his money back, everything goes pear-shaped.She needs money, and needs it fast. Another creditor is impossible to find. That leaves her one option: to return to the world she fled fifteen years ago and Kelso...

For fans of John Harvey's Charlie Resnick series and Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, The Harbour Master is a fast-paced detective investigation set in the evocative locale of Amsterdam.'A debut novelist of rare skill' Barry Forshaw, The Financial Times'The Henning Mankell of Amsterdam' Bill RodgersHenk van der Pol ...

Against Gravity is a stunning sci-fi thriller from Gary Gibson, author of the Shoal Sequence.In the late twenty-first century, you will find a very different world. Little is as it used to be, and many are not what they seem.Kendrick Gallmon, survivor of an infamous research facility called the Maze, is trying to pick up the pieces of his life, even though he knows the Labrat augments are slowly killing him. Then one day his heart stops beating, fo...

A dark, chilling psychological thriller from the number one bestselling author of the Emperor series. Blackwater was published as part of the Quick Reads initiative on World Book Day 2006.How do you know when you're in too deep?Davey has always lived in the shadow of his older brother, a smiling sociopath who will stop at nothing to protect himself and his family. But when the shadowy figure of Denis Tanter comes into Davey's life, how far will the bond of brotherhood reach...

For fans of John Harvey's Charlie Resnick series and Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, Night Market is the second in the gripping Detective van de Pol investigation series.When Henk van der Pol is asked by the Justice Minister to infiltrate a team investigating an online child exploitation network, he can hardly say no - he's at the mercy of prominent government figures in The Hague.But he soon realises the case is f...

The English Greek Joke Book is an excellent way for Greeks to practise their English - and for foreigners who are trying to learn Greek. Great jokes like:"Mαμά, μπορώ να φορέσω σουτιέν τώρα που είμαι δεκαέξι; ""Όχι, Ντέιβιντ."or this classicΈνας άντρας ογδόντα ετών επισκέφτηκε τον γιατρό του."Πρόκειται να παντρευτώ την επόμενη εβδομάδα, γιατρέ.""Πολύ καλά", είπε ο γιατρός. "Πόσων ετών είναι η φίλη σου;""Δεκαοχτώ", απάντησε ο άντρας.

A fabulously festive Magic Puppy Christmas special.Robyn is feeling horrible. It's Christmas and she's stuck on a family cruise with very bad sea-sickness. But when Storm, a fluffy white labrador puppy, magically appears, Robyn decides to leave all her troubles at sea.She and Storm soon meet Krista, from Lapland, and a truly magical Christmas adventure begins...

Cash-strapped Rosie and her boyfriend Mark are city folk longing for a country cottage. Rampantly nouveaux-riches Samantha and Guy are also searching for rustic bliss - a mansion complete with mile-long drive and hot and cold running gardeners. The village of Eight Mile Bottom seems quiet enough, despite a nosy postman, a reclusive rock star, a glamorous Bond Girl and a ghost with a knife in its back. But there are unexpected thrills in the hills. The local siren seduces Guy while mysterio...

Kirsty Jenkins adores the allotment her grandfather lovingly tends and, just before he dies, he asks Kirsty to look after it for him. But when horrible Mr Thomas from the council insists it must go to the next person on the waiting list, Kirsty is determined to find a way to keep her promise.After pleading with Mr Thomas and demonstrating at the council offices, Kirsty and her half-siblings undertake their most daring plan of all: to 'borrow' the stuffed elephant from the museum th...