A 'Book to Read in 2026' in the New Statesman, and Irish TimesA Best New Book in the Daily Telegraph, iNews and New ScientistA Guardian Summer Read'A****t once surreal, seductive, shrewdly funny and wholly terrifying' Julia Armfield'It will get deep into your bones' Chris PowerPhillip Tennent makes his living at the...

What if the fog hadn't come? On the night of August 29, 1776, a fog rolled into New York Harbor so thick and so perfectly timed that it defied explanation. Without it, George Washington's trapped army would have been captured or destroyed before the Declaration of Independence was six weeks old. The American Revolution would have ended not in triumph but in a British prison. The United States of America would never have existed. That fog was only the beginning. How America Almost Never Hap...

What does it take to turn a humble childhood dream into a lifetime of extraordinary reality?In Dreams to Reality, Australian engineer and adventurer Charles Harrison invites you on a deeply personal journey from the sun-d the sun-drenched streets of 1950s Townsville to the pinnacle of a thriving engineering consultancy-and beyond.This is not just a memoir; it is a masterclass in resilience, integrity, and the relentless pursuit of ...

I turned my stigma into literature.The mask slipped. Playboy Bunny Content Creator, Cam Girl . Scholar. Survivor. I weaponized my story. This memoir will make people uncomfortable. The scandal was always intellectual.Behind the polished titles and carefully curated image, I lived a life built in parallel worlds. By day, I was a PhD scholar—trained in discipline, language, and intellectual precision, moving through academic spaces that rewarded restraint and perfection. By night, I ...

Learn to draw confidently and creatively with pen PEN DRAWING is an essential guide to mastering pen to create original and expressive artwork. Acclaimed artist and tutor John Harrison shows you how to turn simple lines into striking illustrations that capture form, texture and atmosphere. Packed with inspiration, expert advice and step-by-step demonstrations, this book will help you build your skills, develop your own style and push the boundaries of traditional pen illustration.

Luck is its own kind of magic, in this first book in an electrifying new contemporary fantasy series from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Hollows novels.Petra Grady has known since adolescence that she has no talent for magic—and that’s never going to change. But as a sweeper first-class, she’s parlayed her rare ability to handle dross—the damaging, magical waste generated by her more talented kin’s spellwork—into a decent life working at t...

A deadly curse. A forbidden love. A star-crossed destiny.Ten years after leaving his ancestral homeland, Michael Singleton returns—haunted, hunted, and running out of time. Marked by a deadly curse, Michael is doomed to have his soul claimed by the Shadowlands, the eternal domain of the Witch Goddess. His only hope lies in opening a portal to the Otherworld, the realm of Corvus, god of beasts. The key to this spell is a secret known to only one man: the po...

The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack selects 25 more modern and classic science fiction stories, by talented authors new and old. Authors in this volume include: Mary A. Turzillo, E.C. Tubb, Murray Leinster, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Jason Andrew, Henry Kuttner, Cynthia Ward, George H. Scithers and John Gregory Betancourt, Milton Lesser, John Russell Fearn, Harry Harrison, Isaac Asimov, Ayn Rand, and many moreComplete contents"Zora and the Land Ethic Nomads," by Mar...

Half-human and half-wyr, Pia Giovanni spent her life keeping a low profile among the wyrkind and avoiding the continuing conflict between them and their Dark Fae enemies. But after being blackmailed into stealing a coin from the hoard of a dragon, Pia finds herself targeted by one of the most powerful - and passionate - of the Elder Races.As the most feared and respected of the wyrkind, Dragos Cuelebre cannot believe someone had the audacity to steal from him, much less succeed. An...

After a solar eclipse opens a way between our world and a paranormal realm, and the dark side of first contact emerges, one woman’s loyalties will be tested in this gripping serialized adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Hollows series.Dr. Renee Caisson never expected that her scientific expertise would lead to a role playing interpreter between humans and the demonic-looking Neighbors. When the door between their worlds opened, ...

A NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestseller. A woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home in this devilishly clever take on the haunted house novel from the author of Black Sheep and So Thirsty.

A darkly funny, frightening novel about a young woman learning how to take what she wants from a witch who may be too good to be true, from the author of The Return.All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching position that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. She’s stunned by how perfect and picturesque the town is. The peopl...