Science fiction meets epic fantasy in a tale of ancient machines and forbidden knowledge.Misfortune has befallen Mase, apprentice of the city of Osam. After a devastating attack by a monstrous ancient evil, his body has been cursed. Outcast and shunned by his own people, Mase's prospects look grim. But one possibility for redemption exists: follow the Path of No Return, travel to where the stars fell form the sky, and return with a piece of a fallen star. Only through that pilgrima...

'ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE WRITERS OF THIS, OR ANY, COUNTRY' INDEPENDENT⭐ The Sunday Times number one bestseller⭐ Longlisted for the Booker Prize⭐ Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize⭐ Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prizes'Thrillingly suspenseful' Sunday Times'Stunning' Independent...

World at War will be the first virtual reality with a complete world inside. But first, that world must be fine-tuned, and that role falls to the beta testers.Join the players in this prequel to the World at War series, as they begin their journey in the new frontier. What awaits them inside is beyond imagining, but can they survive the harsh virtual lands?

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas | Longlisted for the Man Booker PrizeIn 2007, Time magazine named him one of the most influential novelists in the world. He has twice been short-listed for the Man Booker Prize. The New York Times Book Review called him simply “a genius.” Now David Mitchell lends fresh credence to The Guardian’s claim that “each of his books seems entir...

Gangsters have been around boxing for ever. When boxing took hold in Madison Square Garden just after the First World War, a new wave of criminals moved in: the Mob. It was then that Prohibition gave street legitimacy to organised crime right across America; and by the time Joe Louis arrived to breathe excitement through a country ravaged by the Great Depression, the wise guys were firmly entrenched at ringside. Mike Jacobs, the grizzled boss of boxing at the Garden for nearly twenty years...

He doesn’t do relationships. She doesn’t do flings. Everything they thought is about to unravel…FrankieWhen you say you're a sexologist, people imagine Marilyn Monroe. They don't expect a woman who uses a wheelchair. As the host of the All Access Podcast, I'm breaking barriers, crushing stigmas, and creating sexual connections that are fulfilling for my fans. I'm like cupid, but with pink hair and fewer diapers.Only, I've hit a snag...

Introducing the Wilder Brothers.Ten sexy, built, slightly overprotective brothers.Ten women who won’t back down in order to protect those they love.When the Wilder brothers return home after leaving the military and the lives they fought to build, they’ll have to start from scratch and create roots when they had none before. They’re moving to a new state, a new town, and with a new set of problems they never expected. Falling in love along the way isn’t in the cards, but th...

More Alternative Truths is an exploration of the potential consequences of today’s politics in our daily lives. More than our individual lives, but our American identity.This exploration defines this anthology. So many of the stories ask what has America become? What will it be in the future? Will it devolve into a Russian style oligarchy, or will we rise to the challenge and use our hearts, our minds and our votes to return to a rational democracy, of, by, and for the people. No o...

‘Superieur!’ de VolkskrantJacob de Zoet vertrekt eind 1799 als boekhouder naar Deshima, zijn enige mogelijkheid om geld te verdienen zodat hij met Anna kan trouwen. Dit eilandje voor de kust van Japan, het enige verbindingspunt tussen Japan en de wereld, wordt door de Nederlanders beheerd. Omdat Jacob corruptie van de VOC moet aantonen is hij meteen een niet welkome buitenstaander. Maar dan valt hij als een blok voor de Japanse vroedvrouw Orito. Bedrog en vertrouwen, liefd...

In 1861, Harriet Ann Jacobs published a masterpiece, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Her book is the first and only narrative to give voice to a woman who escaped slavery. Cornelia Grinnell Willis not only purchased Harriet's freedom, but she also developed a bond with Harriet and her daughter, Louisa, that lasted a lifetime. Both women suffered trauma as children and miraculously survived. They also had close ties to New Bedford that have not been examined previously. Cornelia marr...

«Ein Schmöker für das 21. Jahrhundert» (DIE WELT) – vom Autor des Weltbestsellers Der WolkenatlasEin junger holländischer Kaufmann kommt 1799 nach Dejima, dem einzigen europäischen Handelsposten im hermetisch abgeriegelten Japan. Auf der von Geschäftemachern und zwielichtigen Gestalten bevölkerten künstlichen Insel hofft er, sein Glück zu machen. Durch die Liebe zu einer Japanerin eröffnet sich Jacob de Zoet unversehens eine geheimnisvolle Welt und zeigt ihre Schönheiten. Doch das f...