Steve West
Author
Series
The Unwanteds volume 5
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Alex and his friends from Artim�e are stranded on a newly-discovered island, and they are not alone, while in Quill, his twin Aaron's power base grows as he joins with an unlikely ally in a risky plan to finally conquer Artim�e.
22) Island of graves
Author
Series
The Unwanteds volume 6
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The battles continue for young mage Alex and his friends as they search for Alex's abducted evil brother Aaron.
Author
Series
The Unwanteds volume 7
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Head mage Alexander Stowe and his friends successfully fended off the latest threat to their magical world of Artim�e with the help of a surprise ally. But old enemies have secretly been plotting against them. Now Alex must lead his people in a final epic battle, one they can't hope to win alone"--
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Why We Sleep is an important and fascinating book...Walker taught me a lot about this basic activity that every person on Earth needs. I suspect his book will do the same for you." —Bill Gates
A New York Times bestseller and international sensation, this "stimulating and important book" (Financial Times) is a fascinating dive into the purpose and power of slumber.
With two appearances on CBS...
A New York Times bestseller and international sensation, this "stimulating and important book" (Financial Times) is a fascinating dive into the purpose and power of slumber.
With two appearances on CBS...
26) The crown's game
Author
Series
Crown's game volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The tsar of Russia sets up a duel between the country's only two enchanters where the winner becomes the tsar's most respected adviser and the loser is executed.
Author
Series
Queen's thief volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Forsaken by the gods and left to his own devices, Eugenides, Royal Thief of Eddis, summons all his wit and wiles in an attempt to conquer the rival Queen of Attolia.
28) The Grand Design
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A whirlwind tour of fundamental physics and cosmology.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Fascinating . . . a wealth of ideas [that] leave us with a clearer understanding of modern physics in all its invigorating complexity.”—Los Angeles Times
When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the...
“Fascinating . . . a wealth of ideas [that] leave us with a clearer understanding of modern physics in all its invigorating complexity.”—Los Angeles Times
When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Originally published in Germany as Das Lavendelzimmer by Knaur Verlag in 2013"--Verso title page. ""There are books that are suitable for a million people, others for only a hundred. There are even remedies--I mean books--that were written for one person only...A book is both medic and medicine at once. It makes a diagnosis as well as offering therapy. Putting the right novels to the appropriate ailments: that's how I sell books." Monsieur Perdu...
30) Headhunters
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Cockroaches comes a funny, dark, and twisted caper worthy of Quentin Tarantino and the Coen brothers—about an aspiring art thief and the target who’s about to destroy his life.
“If you don’t know Nesbø, it’s time to get with it.” —USA Today
Roger Brown is a corporate headhunter, and...
“If you don’t know Nesbø, it’s time to get with it.” —USA Today
Roger Brown is a corporate headhunter, and...
Author
Series
Queen's thief volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Kamet, a secretary and slave to his Mede master, has the ambition and the means to become one of the most powerful people in the Empire. But with a whispered warning the future he envisioned is wrenched away, and he is forced onto a very different path"--
Author
Series
Ember in the ashes volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger as the Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, Laia of Serra, and Elias Veturius all face increasing dangers.
34) The widow
Author
Series
Kate Waters novels (Fiona Barton) volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Following the twists and turns of an unimaginable crime, The Widow is an electrifying debut thriller that will take you into the dark spaces that exist between a husband and a wife. When the police started asking questions, Jean Taylor turned into a different woman. One who enabled her and her husband to carry on when more bad things began to happen. . . But that woman's husband died last week. And Jean doesn't have to be her anymore. There's a lot...
35) The child
Author
Series
Kate Waters novels (Fiona Barton) volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The author of the stunning New York Times bestseller The Widow returns with a brand-new novel of twisting psychological suspense. As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers a tiny skeleton, buried for years. For journalist Kate Waters, it's a story that deserves attention. She cobbles together a piece for her newspaper, but at a loss for answers, she can only pose a question: Who is the Building Site Baby?...
Author
Series
Unearthed volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Trapped aboard the Undying's ancient spaceship and reeling from what they've learned there, scavenger Mia and academic Jules are plunged into a desperate race to warn their home planet of the danger humanity's greed has unleashed"--
Author
Series
Ember in the ashes volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Laia and Elias fight their way north to liberate Laia's brother from the horrors of Kauf Prison, a mission that is complicated by hunting Empire soldiers, the manipulations of the Commandant, and lingering ghosts from their pasts.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Description
Father Tom Christmas moves to the picturesque English hamlet of Thornford Regis to become its new vicar and to seek a peaceful haven. But inside the empty village hall, the huge Japanese o-daiko drum that’s featured in the May Fayre festivities has been viciously sliced open—and curled up inside is the bludgeoned body of Sybella Parry, the daughter of the choir director. Realizing this village is not the refuge he’d hoped...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
The welcome return of C. C. Benison’s delectable series featuring Father Tom Christmas—“an irresistible addition to the ranks of clerical sleuths” (Julia Spencer-Fleming)
Father Tom Christmas, the recently widowed vicar adjusting to life in the English village of Thornford Regis, would do almost anything to avoid attending the annual Robert Burns Supper at the local hotel. But as chaplain to a traditional...
Father Tom Christmas, the recently widowed vicar adjusting to life in the English village of Thornford Regis, would do almost anything to avoid attending the annual Robert Burns Supper at the local hotel. But as chaplain to a traditional...
40) The atlas six
Author
Series
Atlas volume 1
Language
English
Description
"The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation. Enter the latest round of six: Libby Rhodes and...