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Mesklin is a vast, inhospitable, disc-shaped planet, so cold that its oceans are liquid methane and its snows are frozen ammonia. It is a world spinning dizzyingly, a world where...

LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014'The Strangler Vine is a splendid novel with an enthralling story, a wonderfully drawn atmosphere, and an exotic mystery that captivated me'...

End of Century Mole. An accidental celebrity, with a spreading bald patch, despairing of family values, Mole is still worrying: Will the Dome be finished on time? Is Viagra cheating?...

As I step out of the conservatory facing North, supported by my pusher, the first that catches my eye is the dying Sycamore which escapes death every year by producing...

The "searing" (New York Times Book Review) first novel by Whitney Terrell, author of The Good LieutenantA New York Times Notable BookWhen a young debutante's body is pulled from the...

The Commission for Africa finds the conditions of the lives of the majority of Africans to be intolerable and an affront to the dignity of all mankind. We insist upon...

This is the world's bestselling advanced learner's dictionary, recommended by learners of English and their teachers, and used by 30 million people. NEW 32-page Oxford 3000(t) Vocabulary Trainer, only available...

Only Willow has the power to defeat the malevolent Church of Angels, and they will stop at nothing to destroy her. Willow isn't alone, though. She has Alex by her...

From Jennifer Ryan, the bestselling author of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir, comes an unforgettable story inspired by the true events of a BBC-sponsored wartime cooking competition.'The Great British Bake Off...

This is the first ever biography of the extraordinarily colourful Archduke Wilhelm von Habsburg (1895-1947). Tattooed, bisexual, crossdressing, multilingual, he was a major - and symbolic - figure in 20th-century...

AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK'The Sanatorium will keep you checking over your shoulder. This spine-tingling, atmospheric thriller has it all: an...

This is the inside story of 14 Company, an elite corps of men and women as highly trained in combat as the SAS and as highly trained as MI5 and...

A witness with a secret. 24 hours to keep it.'A compelling crime thriller with a gritty, convincing edge. Great characters, razor-sharp dialogue, I couldn't put it down' Simon McCleave'Max Luther...

In February 2012, Rangers faced an uncertain future and fans feared for their club as a Scottish institution was plunged into crisis. Just months later, Rangers would start out on...

The first reports seemed absurd, almost surreal. A Russian dissident, formerly an employee of the KGB and its successor, the FSB, had seemingly been poisoned in a London sushi bar....

Postcolonial theory has become enormously influential as a framework for understanding the Global South. It is also a school of thought popular because of its rejection of the supposedly universalizing...

Accompanying a series of ten-minute television slots on "Good Morning With Anne and Nick", this book is aimed at the novice gardener. Drawing on his experience as a designer and...

This is the story of Richard Byrd, all-American hero, arctic explorer and society swell. Set against the backdrop of roaring twentiesA" New York, at its centre is a race to...

In a small American town, a young girl is beaten by her husband, raped by his friends and left for dead. Years later, the Hollywood husbands may be the ones...

Carl Mix's comic strip immortalised his family as a loving group of wisecracking imps. When he dies, his estate is divided between four of his children - in reality a...

From the No 1 bestselling author of HOUSE OF CARDS, a new-cover reprint of a highly acclaimed thriller of international intrigue that brilliantly captures the tense atmosphere of Berlin --...