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Sparking myths and legends from Asia to Europe, Africa to North America, dragons are the most universal and awe-inspiring of magical creatures. Whether they are fearsome, rampaging monsters or benevolent sages with much to teach humanity, dragons bring creation, destruction, and adventure in stories told all around the globe. In this landmark collection, award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan combines nearly thirty never-before-seen short stories and poems, written by modern masters of science fiction and fantasy, and illustrations by acclaimed artist Rovina Cai.

The Midhurst Amateur Dramatic Society are putting on a production of Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit, and Tessa has agreed to play a part. But when she suffers a psychotic episode, Ros, a C-list celebrity and new to the community, takes her place. In this darkly comic tale of psychosis in the Home Counties, the stage is set for a blistering examination of mental illness, how we treat it and why we don’t.

One of the most popular female sleuths in modern crime fiction, Chicago private eye V.I. Warshawski is a strong, smart, independent heroine in a male-dominated world. She tracks down corrupt businessmen, ruthless blackmailers and cold-blooded murderers - while trying not to get killed herself. Included in this collection are the first four best-selling V.I. Warshawski novels from Sara Paretsky - plus a short story featuring the hard-boiled PI, read by Buffy Davis.

When a local waitress and her five-year-old daughter are murdered, Wes Harding - a former classmate of Kali's who had a reputation as the town's worst troublemaker - becomes the prime suspect. Kali agrees to represent him, but is stunned when he refuses to help in his own defense, and won't explain why.

Shortlisted for the British Book Awards, Book of the Year, 2007.
In 1941, Irène Némirovsky sat down to write a book that would convey the magnitude of what she was living through, not in terms of battles and politicians, but by evoking the domestic lives and personal trials of the ordinary citizens of France. She did not live to see her ambition fulfilled, or to know that 65 years later, Suite Française would be published for the first time, and hailed as a masterpiece.

Brought to you by Penguin. The audiobook edition of What Red Was written by Rosie Price, read by Eleanor Tomlinson. ‘Kate Quaile,’ he said. ‘I like your name.’ Kate frowned. ‘How do you know my name?’ Through their four years at university, Kate and Max are inseparable. For him, she...

Across thousands of years of human history, most cultures have placed explicit social and moral restrictions on economic growth, with charging interest scorned as benefiting from another's hardship and profit-making as divisive. So how did interest rates, monetary gains, and return on investment come to rule our modern world?

Another Door Opens grapples with the reality of change - when our emotions are unravelling and we have no idea where to go next. But, however daunting it may seem, every change brings hope and opportunity. After all, what the best thing that could happen? Through her practical 5-step process, leading change consultant Eleanor Tweddell guides listeners from the initial impact of change through key stages such as ideation, lateral thinking and overcoming disruption.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall, read by Nick Hendrix and Eleanor Matsuura. Passion, obsession... and murder. A deeply unsettling psychological thriller in which a secret game between lovers has deadly consequences. Most of us spend our whole lives searching for the person who’ll make us feel complete. But Mike and Verity know they’re different. They’ve found their soulmate, and nothing can tear them apart. Not even the man Verity is marrying.

The sparkling sequel to The Forest King's Daughter, an enemies-to-lovers romantasy by the New York Times bestselling author of Frostblood...

They've come from unlikely corners of the British Empire: brickworker's daughter Annie, wealthy flapper Ridley, refined Parsi aristocrat Dorelia and disheartened schoolteacher Norma. Their illicit meetings rapidly become a lifeline in a world where knowledge is power, and women are fed lies and half-truths. They start with small misdemeanours – getting their hands on banned books, stealing back historical records claimed by the men's colleges. But over time, they become aware of a true literary injustice – and they slowly formulate a plan to put this historical wrong to right.

When Laura Farnsworth discovers the blood-stained body of a man wearing the distinctive red coat of the British army, her first instinct is to let dead dogs lie. But then the man proves himself to be very much alive by grabbing her ankle and mumbling incoherently. After twenty-five years in His Majesty's service, Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Langston never expected to wake up in heaven, much less being tended an angel. An angel who happens to be an American. As the long-widowed Laura nurses him back to health, the attraction between them heats from a simmer to a boil.

Tossing and turning, with no hope of sleep, can leave you feeling frustrated, anxious, and fatigued. Here, we give you some basic information about insomnia, and what its root causes could be. You’ll learn about good sleep hygiene practices to help reduce those nights of staring at the ceiling. To help you drift off into slumber, there are short stories and guided meditations that offer you daily techniques, and are designed to calm you down, and relax your body. With this audiobook, the only thing you’ll need is your bed, pillow, and some time to listen before you go to sleep.

On the night her mother dies, eight-year-old Beatrice receives an invitation to the mysterious Winter Garden. A place of wonder and magic, filled with all manner of strange and spectacular flora and fauna, the garden is her solace every night for seven days. But when the garden disappears, and no one believes her story, Beatrice is left to wonder if it were truly real.

It isn't easy working out who you like when you're still working out who you are. Jay—sorry, Jennifer—and her family move to a new town for a fresh start, after bullying at her last school went too far. Jennifer's mum insists that she do things differently, so gone are her jeans, T-shirts, skateboard and short hair. Jennifer wants to keep her mum happy, so she follows Mum's plan to start looking and acting like a girl. But it soon starts to wear on Jennifer, and she starts leading a double life, dressing in her brother's clothes to sneak out to go skateboarding in the local park.

Beautiful People. Beautiful Places. Escape into the glittering world of Lilly Pulitzer and the 1960s Jet Set in this stylish novel. It’s 1961, and for Margo Hightower, everything is about to change. True, her engagement is off, her family has fallen in scandal and she’s completely broke. But...

The erotic stories in this collection each feature women stepping into their sexual power in the most unexpected and delicious ways. Encounter an exacting auctioneer who loves putting the bidding paddles to good use, or a journalist following a travelling circus who discovers a powerful carnal awakening with the man who keeps the aerialists flying. Enter the world of a Spanish Inquisitor's daughter who breaks out of piety to tap into her talents as a proto-dominatrix-or woman inhabiting a male identity as a sailor exploring a heady sexuality that dances across gender lines.

To the horror of young gravedigger Ned, body-snatchers have been visiting his churchyard in the dead of night. Until now, he'd been daydreaming about another visitor - Obedience Wellrest, daughter of the manor. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Obedience has troubles of her own: her loving but overbearing father, and his wish to see her married to Phineas Mordaunt, a rich man of science. But when Mordaunt starts to poke his nose into her family history - in particular, the ruinous research of her late Uncle Herbert - Obedience enters into a dangerous game of death.

For readers of CJ Tudor and Jane Harper comes a heart-stopping new thriller from the bestselling author of The Memory Wood and The Rising Tide. I watch them because I think they need help. Mercy Lake likes to fix things. To fix people. Trapped inside during daylight hours, hostage to her phobias...

Teenage girl Micky prays to lose her memory. She's in Denver, and it is 1970. Because she never told her older and difficult husband Wally about Daddy's cabin in the mountains, she has a safe destination to run to. Daddy went missing eight years ago, and she hasn't seen Mama since the last time Micky ran away from home. In Daddy's cabin, she's a solotramp—completely on her own. Wally did not like her voice, but now she is free to sing. She knows from experience that running away is but a hope and longing for something more tolerable—no guarantees.