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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this essential Star Wars Legends
novel-the first ever to take place after the events of the original
trilogy-Grand Admiral Thrawn makes his debut on the galactic stage.
Five years ago, the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star,
defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and drove the remnants of the
old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess
Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins. And Luke
Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi
Knights. But thousands of light-years away, the last of the
Emperor's warlords, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has taken command of the
shattered Imperial fleet, readied it for war, and pointed it at the
fragile heart of the New Republic. For this dark warrior has made a
vital discovery that could destroy everything the courageous men
and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build.
Age range 9+ In THE CAVERNS OF KALTE, you must brave the terrible
perils of the ice kingdom in a quest to capture your most detested
foe, and avenge the massacre of the Kai. But be warned! It is a
challenge that will test your skill and endurance to the very
limit. The third episode in a unique interactive series of 32
books.
Following the success of his first novel Dahab Chris Bean in this
second book allows his basic geological training to give
credibility to a story of the catastrophic events that overwhelm
the planet in 2050. His passion and thrill for adventure combined
with a much-travelled life while pursuing his profession as a
fisherman and fisheries consultant has given him an insight into
situations both harsh and beautiful. In this novel he makes no
concessions while depicting the scene of utter desperation in which
the main characters find themselves. Using love and hope together
as he has done in his own life he shows how to turn around a
situation of almost nothing into a viable future. Married and with
grown up children and young grandchildren he lives on the Lizard
Peninsular in Cornwall. Apart from his fishing activities he is an
avid painter and runner in the local Hash House Harriers.
This is a story about two young girls' who have just moved to a
seaside town. They experience a magical adventure with their dog
Flossie, during a particularly dull wet English summer. Returning
from a shopping trip they stumble upon a small antique shop in the
older part of town. Curiosity leads them to enter and discover the
owner is a wizard called Beerfroth. He is enchanted by the children
and they make him laugh, so he gives them a small box as a gift.
They return home to discover it has a secret drawer containing a
ring with magical properties. With the ring the children are able
to visit Rasnaucty Island, a safe haven for threatened animals,
hidden in another dimension governed by the Laird, Archie McBear.
But there's trouble on the island and Beerfroth needs their help.
The mine at Cold Mountain has collapsed and the ice cream bears
have gone on strike. Can the two girls help repair the mine and
restore peace and harmony to the troubled island?
COULD YOU FIND A MUSEUM FOR A MONSTER?OR A JAZZ BAR FOR A
JABBERWOCK?
Zoe Norris writes travel guides for the undead. And she's good at
it too -- her new-found ability to talk to cities seems to help.
After the success of "The Sbambling Guide to New York City," Zoe
and her team are sent to New Orleans to write the sequel.
Work isn't all that brings Zoe to the Big Easy. The only person who
can save her boyfriend from zombism is rumored to live in the
city's swamps, but Zoe's out of her element in the wilderness. With
her supernatural colleagues waiting to see her fail, and rumors of
a new threat hunting city talkers, can Zoe stay alive long enough
to finish her next book?
The third adventure in the spellbinding Harry Potter saga - the
series that changed the world of books forever When the Knight Bus
crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of
him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts
for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower
of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after
Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees
an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves ... But perhaps most
terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds,
with their soul-sucking kiss. These classic editions of J.K.
Rowling's internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series
feature thrilling jackets by Jonny Duddle, bringing Harry Potter to
the next generation of young readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC
ON ...
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John Schmitt and his mother Maribell live in the small town of
Dowdale. John is a teenage schoolboy who has just been offered an
scholarship to a prestigious school. His mother is a religious fanatic
and given to strange spells. She is terrified of demons and that John
has something evil about him. John escapes to a cave he has
discovered to get away from his mother and her odd spells. After the
offer to the new school, Maribell breaks the telephone and John flees
to his sanctuary, where he has his father’s tools and where he can fix
almost everything, except an intriguing music box, the mechanisms of
which refuse to obey his commands. After a night spent in the cave
his seemingly deranged mother meets him at school and forbids him
to go back until she lets him. John gives her the slip and meets up
with a gypsy teen named Lu. Together they enter a world of shifting
times and places, the world that the mist threatens and protects.
Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and
mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell
it. Connecticut, 1666. An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood.
The wildfolk call him Father, slayer, protector. The colonists call
him Slewfoot, demon, devil. To Abitha, a recently widowed outcast,
alone and vulnerable in her pious village, he is the only one she
can turn to for help. Together, they ignite a battle between pagan
and Puritan - one that threatens to destroy the entire village,
leaving nothing but ashes and bloodshed in their wake. "If it is a
devil you seek, then it is a devil you shall have!" This terrifying
tale of bewitchery features more than two dozen of Brom's haunting
paintings, fully immersing readers in this wild and unforgiving
world.
J.K. Rowling's spellbinding storytelling continues to captivate
readers worldwide. This stunning box set contains all seven of the
classic, multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels in beautiful new
hardback editions, featuring elegant new interiors and stylish
cover art by noted artist Andrew Davidson, to appeal to an adult
readership. The perfect collection for readers new to Harry Potter,
fans and aficionados alike. Contains (in reading order): Harry
Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and
the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows.
Nothing scares men like witchcraft . . . 1589. Scottish housemaid
Geillis and Danish courtier Margareta lead opposite lives, but they
both know one thing: when a man cries "witch", no woman is safe.
Yet when the marriage of King James VI and Princess Anna of Denmark
brings Geillis and Margareta together, everything they supposed
about good, evil, men, and women, is cast in a strange and
brilliant new light. For the first time in history, could black
magic - or rumours of it - be a very real tool for women's
political gain? As the North Berwick witch trials whip Scotland -
and her king - into a frenzy of paranoia, the clock is ticking. Can
Margareta and Geillis keep each other safe? And once the burnings
are over, in whose hands will power truly lie? Inspired by the
incredible true story that set 16th-century Scotland and Denmark
alight, The Burnings is 2023's most bewitching debut novel, by a
multi-awardwinning new star of historical fiction.
Still coming to terms with their unexpected partnership, Augustine
and Harlow have a tentative truce. Although with Harlow slowly
working to accept being fae, Augustine still learning how to be
Guardian, and feelings growing on both sides, they do not have an
easy road ahead.
But when a young girl is stolen from the Mardi Gras Exemplar Ball
-- the biggest fae event of the year -- Harlow and Augustine must
put all their issues aside to bring her home alive. Harlow's
father, Braziano, is of course their number one suspect, but evil
lurks in every corner of the city and time is running out. Their
only choices: Either find a way to rescue the girl, or Augustine
must die.
The award-winning speculative debut novel, now in English for
the first time
In the far north of the Scandinavian Union, now occupied by the
power state of New Qian, seventeen-year-old Noria Kaitio studies to
become a tea master like her father. It is a position that holds
great responsibility and a dangerous secret. Tea masters alone know
the location of hidden water sources, including the natural spring
that once provided water for her whole village. When Noria's father
dies, the secret of the spring reaches the new military commander .
. . and the power of the army is vast indeed. But the precious
water reserve is not the only forbidden knowledge Noria possesses,
and resistance is a fine line.
Threatened with imprisonment, and with her life at stake, Noria
must make an excruciating, dangerous choice between knowledge and
freedom.
She remembered the words she had whispered to him in the back of the
limo after La Rose. "You will worship me, and I won't even have to
order you." His request felt sinful and devious, and she reveled in it.
She answered, "Yes."
Persephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only. Since she was a
little girl, flowers have only shriveled at her touch. After moving to
New Athens, she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal
journalist. All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden
nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious
stranger.
Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world
and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. But nothing has
ever intrigued him as much as the goddess offering him a bargain he
can't resist.
After her encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract
with the God of the Dead, and his terms are impossible: Persephone must
create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever. The bet does
more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess, however. As she
struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead
grows—a love that is both captivating and forbidden.
Stockholm, 1791. Emil Larsson is a self-satisfied bureaucrat in
the Office of Customs and Excise. He is a true man of the Town-a
drinker, card player, and contented bachelor. That is until Mrs.
Sofia Sparrow, fortune-teller and proprietor of an exclusive gaming
parlor, shares with him a vision she has had of a golden path that
will lead Emil to love and connection. She lays an Octavo for him,
a spread of eight cards that augur the eight individuals who can
help him realize this vision-if he can find them.
But as Emil eagerly searches for his eight, he comes to the
startling realization that finding them is no longer just a game of
the heart, but crucial to pulling his country back from the
crumbling precipice of rebellion and chaos.
'A beautiful and profound retelling' - Madeline Miller, author of
The Song of Achilles and Circe 'Gives the serpent-headed monster of
myth a powerful and haunting humanity' - Jennifer Saint, author of
Ariadne and Elektra _________________ If I told you that I'd killed
a man with a glance, would you wait to hear the rest? The why, the
how, what happened next? Monster. Man-hater. Murderess. Forget
everything you've been told about Medusa. Internationally
bestselling author Jessie Burton flips the script in this
astonishing retelling of Greek myth, illuminating the woman behind
the legend at last. Exiled to a far-flung island after being abused
by powerful Gods, Medusa has little company other than the snakes
that adorn her head instead of hair. Haunted by the memories of a
life before everything was stolen from her, she has no choice but
to make peace with her present: Medusa the Monster. But when the
charmed and beautiful Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely
existence is blown apart, unleashing desire, love... and betrayal.
Adapted from the hardback illustrated by Olivia Lomenech-Gill, this
paperback edition is perfect for readers who loved Circe and
Ariadne, as Medusa comes alive in a new version of the story that
history set in stone long ago. _________________ '... a must-read
for women of all ages' - Red magazine 'Utterly transporting' -
Guardian Books of the Year '... an impressive addition to the
shelves of feminist retellings, balancing rage with beautiful
storytelling' - Irish Times
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