A sequel to the bestseller MAHARAJA. A rare treasure of true stories that offer a deep insight into the glamorous and sensuous lives of the Indian and European Maharanis of India. Intriguing as well as valuable, Maharani is at once a historical romance and a sociological document, as it vividly recounts a bygone era, an […]
Eoin Colfers bestselling antihero is back in Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident–the superb sequel to the hyper-hyped Artemis Fowl, shortlisted for the Whitbread Childrens Book of the Year. The Arctic Incident sees the slightly older, perhaps slightly more mellow arch-criminal Artemis recovered from his last adventure, richer now that he has his half of a […]
In the eleventh Discworld novel, Death is missing ?? presumed . . . er . . . gone. Which leads to the kind of chaos you always get when an important public service is withdrawn. Meanwhile, on a little farm far, far away, a tall dark stranger is turning out to be really good with […]
Book Four of The Sword of Truth, the series first begun in Wizards First Rule, returns listeners to the world of Richard Cypher, a simple woods guide who never dreamed he would be named the Seeker of Truth and become caught up in magic, war, and dangers so extraordinary that the fate of his entire […]
ITS THE NIGHT BEFORE HOGSWATCH. AND ITS TOO QUIET. Where is the big jolly fat man? Why is Death creeping down chimneys and trying to say Ho Ho Ho? The darkest night of the year is getting a lot darker… Susan the gothic governess has got to sort it out by morning, otherwise there wont […]
Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch had it all. But now hes back in his own rough, tough past without even the clothes he was standing up in when the lightning struck. Living in the past is hard. Dying in the past is incredibly easy. But he must survive, because he has a […]
This prequel covers events that occur far before Book One of the Wheel of Time. Expanded from a short story that first appeared in Robert Silverbergs anthology Legends (1998) – Robert Jordan follows Moiraine Damodred and Siuan Sanche before they were Aes Sedai. As young Accepted, they happen to be on hand when the foretelling […]
A kingdom is in turmoil as the old king dies and his successor must do battle for the throne. Pitted against an evil wizard and a would-be rival, Prince Peter makes a daring escape and rallies the forces of Good to fight for what is rightfully his. This is a masterpiece of classic dragons-and-magic fantasy […]
After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson is finding his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend, Tyson, a six-foot-three, mentally challenged homeless kid who follows Percy everywhere, making it hard for Percy to have any normal friends. But […]