From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface comes an all-new, fully illustrated, collector’s edition of R. F. Kuang's epic military fantasy debut novel, The Poppy War. Considered one of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, the story of orphaned Rin’s rise to power gets a fresh look with black-and-white interior art by JungShan throughout.When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most...

Adam Swann is hungry for success. He is one of the new breed of entrepreneurs thrown up by the Industrial Revolution, determined to take advantage of current economic conditions to build an unrivalled business empire. And he is determined to win the beautiful, strong-minded Henrietta, and persuade her to share in his struggles and triumphs.

Have you ever fantasized about flipping open a private diary and peeping into someone’s most intimate sexual secrets?Inside these pages, you will witness: * A wife transforming into a dominant mistress, taming her husband with handcuffs and whips;A breathless, heat-fueled threesome igniting in the heart of a gym;The sudden, raw surrender to hidden lust in the middle of a quiet office...Do you want to feel the pulse and the rush of ordinary people slowly drow...

The Battle of Adrianople is over. Emperor Valens is dead.With Emperor Theodosius now ruling the East, the Roman Empire teeters on the edge of collapse. As rebellion spreads across its provinces, a ruthless decree orders the hunt and extermination of every barbarian living within Rome's borders. Returning from war with a hand pierced by a Roman spear tipped in gold, Ahediel seeks refuge in a secluded mountain settlement, where he is nursed back to health by Dalia the Healer...

In the aftermath of the devastating Battle of Adrianople, the Roman Empire struggles to recover from one of the greatest defeats in its history. Emperor Valens is dead, the Gothic tribes have tasted victory, and a fragile balance of power begins to collapse across the ancient world.Among the Goths, Ahediel—known to many as Ansila—finds himself drawn deeper into the struggles of the people he has sworn to protect. Wounded, haunted by his past, and separated from those he loves, he m...

Miner's son David Powlett-Jones returns from the carnage of the Western Front in 1918, shell-shocked and bitterly hardened by the violence of war. He begins life again as a master at a remote Devon school, controlling the destiny of boys barely his junior.As the years pass David becomes a teacher of rare talent, begins to find peace, and is able to adjust to the changes which are overwhelming society. But soon he will have to face up to the prospect of another terrible war...

The second book in R.F. Delderfield's Swann family saga. Adam Swann's expanding business empire now stretches as far north as the Scottish Highlands and as far west as the Dublin Pale. Alex, his elder son, is a professional solder; George is a pioneer of the motor industry and his adopted daughter Deborah works to uncover the terrible injustices facing working-class women. The great edifice of the British Empire is beginning to crumble, and as the gap between prosperity and poverty widens ...

Dante’s Inferno meets Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul—perhaps at the cost of their own.Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek:The story of a hero’s descent to the underworld

Adam Swann has grown old, and is struggling to keep up with the changing times. The Victorian age is giving way to the Edwardian and the horse is being overtaken by the motorcar, with devastating effect on his transport business. As the new century is born, the Boer war brings tragedy, but even this cannot quench the indomitable spirit of the Swann family.

It happened on the second day of the summer term. Was it caused by the smell of lilac, the droning of the bees, or the French incense which Lane-Perkins had set alight? Nobody knew, but that spring afternoon following a heated exchange with a pupil, Sebastian Sermon, a forty-nine-year-old schoolmaster, experiences a brainstorm. Dissatisfied with his life, he leaves his job, wife and children, and takes to the road. In the months that follow, Sebastian discovers that excitement and romance ...

Not your typical origin story.Tamina just wanted a superhero doll that looked like her. What she got instead was a terrifying encounter with a mysterious stranger—one who gifted her a quiet power she doesn't understand… yet.Now she sees things. Feels danger before it happens.And she's facing more terrifying moments than any four-year-old should.Can a young girl—just learning to read—really make a difference?Can she become a superhero?

Much of our world is in bondage, is abused, exploited and manipulated. It is most obvious in the middle east as thousands are murdered and millions displaced, driven from their homes and towns by the same conquering spirit that has destroyed throughout history. Greedy, egotistical, self appointed murderers and thugs who have separated themselves from common sense and invented reasons to destroy, claiming justification and exaltation through their god. Those in the West who profess freedom ...