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Perilous Times: The Sunday Times bestseller compared to 'Good Omens with Arthurian knights'

Perilous Times: The Sunday Times bestseller compared to 'Good Omens with Arthurian knights'

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IN PERILOUS TIMES LIKE THESE, THE REALM DOESN'T JUST NEED A HERO. IT NEEDS A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOUR. Sir Kay and his fellow knights awake from their mythical slumber...
The Hod King: Book Three of the Books of Babel

The Hod King: Book Three of the Books of Babel

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The third novel in the highly acclaimed BOOKS OF BABEL series, s et in a labyrinthine world of menace and wonder. On the orders of the mysterious Sphinx, Thomas Senlin...
Empire: Number 4 in series

Empire: Number 4 in series

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Here is the story of arguably America's finest hour; of the time when the twentieth century dawned, Queen Victoria died, and America, basking deliciously in excess wealth, rather thought it...
Send Help!: A Collection of Marooned Cartoons

Send Help!: A Collection of Marooned Cartoons

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This timely reflection on isolation brings together the best of a beloved genre, featuring an array of desert cartoons done in the signature single-panel style of a New Yorker cartoon....
Small Wars

Small Wars

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The devastating follow-up to the massive bestseller The Outcast. What happens when everything a man believes in - the army, his country, his marriage - begins to crumble... Hal Treherne...
Race to Imagination Island (Imagination Island, Book 1)

Race to Imagination Island (Imagination Island, Book 1)

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' Race to Imagination Island will suck you in!' Chris Smith, author of Kid Normal 'You'll LOVE racing to Imagination Island!' Maz Evans, author of Who Let The Gods Out?...
Nowhere Else on Earth

Nowhere Else on Earth

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
Mysteries at Sea: The Hollywood Kidnap Case

Mysteries at Sea: The Hollywood Kidnap Case

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Alice and Sonny investigate the kidnapping of a Hollywood star, in this thrilling installment of the bestselling Mysteries at Sea series, from award-winning author A.M. Howell. Alice and Sonny's family...
The River Spirit

The River Spirit

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Trapped within the oppresive warrens of the city's chimneys, young sweeper Tom longs for fresh air and freedom in this atmospheric and ghostly tale from Lucy Strange. Young chimney sweep...
The Worst Ronin

The Worst Ronin

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When an unlikely pair of female samurai join forces, what begins as your run-of-the-mill quest for glory and revenge evolves into something much more complicated. Turns out fighting actual demons...
A Thousand Steps into Night

A Thousand Steps into Night

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Longlisted for the National Book Award From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a fantasy perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli. When a girl who's never longed for adventure...
House of the Dragon: The Official Colouring Book

House of the Dragon: The Official Colouring Book

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Step back into Westeros with this brand new colouring book featuring over 75 illustrations of your favorite scenes, characters, and show logos from the hit series House of the Dragon...
Sisters of Sword and Song

Sisters of Sword and Song

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A thrilling new fantasy about the lengths two sisters will go for each other from Rebecca Ross, the extraordinary Sunday Times and New York Times number-one-bestselling author of DIVINE RIVALS....
Officer Clawsome: Lobster Cop (Officer Clawsome, Book 1)

Officer Clawsome: Lobster Cop (Officer Clawsome, Book 1)

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Dog Man meets Bunny vs. Monkey in Officer Clawsome: Lobster Cop , a fast-paced and funny middle grade graphic novel series about the latest and greatest crimefighting duo! Meet Clawsome:...
Betty Steady and the Toad Witch (Betty Steady, Book 1)

Betty Steady and the Toad Witch (Betty Steady, Book 1)

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Prepare to lick the toenails of adventure! Betty Steady's faster than an angry goose and stronger than an ogre in yoga pants and she DON'T NEED NO STINKING HELP FROM...
Cosima Unfortunate Foils a Fraud (Cosima Unfortunate, Book 2)

Cosima Unfortunate Foils a Fraud (Cosima Unfortunate, Book 2)

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Cosima has finally found her happy ending but unfortunately , trouble isn't far behind. . . Cosima Unfortunate returns for a new adventure! A warm, funny, exciting and empowering tale...
The Collaborator's Daughter

The Collaborator's Daughter

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'Moved me to tears' Angela Petch bestselling author of The Tuscan Secret In 1944 in war-torn Dubrovnik Branko Milisic holds his newborn daughter Safranka and wishes her a better future....
The Burnings

The Burnings

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'I was mesmerised' LAURA SHEPPERSON, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Heroines 'This gripping, vividly evoked novel takes the reader to the dark heart of the 16th century ... unforgettable'...
A Case of High Stakes (The Violet Veil Mysteries, Book 3)

A Case of High Stakes (The Violet Veil Mysteries, Book 3)

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The third title in this breakout new detective series, from the author of the spine-tingling Scarlet and Ivy series. When a large diamond goes missing from Silvershell Manor, who better...
The Knowing: An intoxicating gothic historical fiction debut

The Knowing: An intoxicating gothic historical fiction debut

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Beautiful, intoxicating and full of suspense, The Knowing is a story of love and obsession, betrayal and retribution and how women survive and weaponize trauma. A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION...
A Secret of Birds & Bone (paperback)

A Secret of Birds & Bone (paperback)

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In an Italian city ravaged by plague, Sofia's mother carves beautiful mementoes from bones. But one day, she doesn't return home. Did her work lead her into danger? Sofia and...
A Woman's Work

A Woman's Work

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The astonishingly rich prize of the 1956 Australian Women's Weekly cookery competition offers two women the possibility of a new kind of future, in this compassionate look at the extraordinary...
The Beanstalk Murder: A giant murder mystery

The Beanstalk Murder: A giant murder mystery

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"A unique whodunnit with more twists than an old beanstalk. Truly genius! I LOVED it." SIBEAL POUNDER, author of WonkaTHE BFG meets MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE in this giant-sized whodunnit with...
The River Spirit

The River Spirit

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Trapped within the oppresive warrens of the city's chimneys, young sweeper Tom longs for fresh air and freedom in this atmospheric and ghostly tale from Lucy Strange. Young chimney sweep...
A World on Fire

A World on Fire

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Their revolution would ignite a continent... An epic novel set during one of the most savage and dramatic moments in European history. Greece, 1824 In the wild south, the people...
The Night Travelers

The Night Travelers

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Four generations of women experience love, loss, war and hope from the rise of Nazism to the Cuban Revolution and, finally, the fall of the Berlin Wall in this sweeping...
Paris Never Leaves You

Paris Never Leaves You

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'Masterful, magnificent. A passionate story of survival. This story will stay with me for a long time.' Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz The war is over, but...
Farewell Cuba, Mi Isla

Farewell Cuba, Mi Isla

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Two starred reviews! "Perfect for fans of Margarita Engle and impactful historical fiction" ( School Library Journal , starred review), this "evocative and transportive" ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review)...
Road of the Lost

Road of the Lost

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"A beautifully mythic world rich with heart and charming characters, Road of the Lost tells a powerful tale of self-discovery that...held me wholly enchanted until the end." -Ashley Shuttleworth, author...
Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger

Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger

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The year is 1859 and the goldfields are filled with diggers -- and danger! Orphaned twelve-year-old Tigg is the Bandicoot Bushranger, the youngest bushranger on the Ballarat goldfields in 1859....
Allies

Allies

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"A rousing and humane tribute to D-Day troops" - New York Times Book Review From Alan Gratz, the highly acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of the blockbuster Refugee, comes...
Wench: The word-of-mouth hit that became a New York Times bestseller

Wench: The word-of-mouth hit that became a New York Times bestseller

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THE WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT THAT BECAME A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'SHATTERING' SIGRID NUNEZ 'BEAUTIFUL' USA TODAY 'UNFORGETTABLE' TAYARI JONES In 1850s Ohio, a free territory before the Civil War, Tawawa...
The King's Messenger

The King's Messenger

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1613: King James - sixth of Scotland, first of England, son of Mary, Queen of Scots - has unified both countries under one crown. But the death of his eldest...
Barb and the Shadow Army: Volume 3

Barb and the Shadow Army: Volume 3

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This high-octane and uproariously funny graphic novel follows Barb the Brave as she battles Witch Head! Perfect for readers aged 6+ and fans of Bunny Vs Monkey, Disney's Brave and...
Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

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"Buckle up for Two Degrees, a Hollywood thriller of a book." - The New York Times A new book from Alan Gratz is a major publishing moment! The #1 New...
Swift River: 'I loved everything about it' Curtis Sittenfeld

Swift River: 'I loved everything about it' Curtis Sittenfeld

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Discover a sweeping story that will break your heart and mend it again, perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and The Vanishing Half . 'I love a novel...
It's In His Kiss And On The Way To The Wedding: Bridgerton Collector's Edition

It's In His Kiss And On The Way To The Wedding: Bridgerton Collector's Edition

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A beautiful collectible edition containing the seventh and eighth novels of the beloved Bridgerton series by New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn. It's in His Kiss Gareth St. Clair...
To Sir Phillip, With Love And When He Was Wicked: Bridgerton Collector's Edition

To Sir Phillip, With Love And When He Was Wicked: Bridgerton Collector's Edition

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A beautiful collectible edition containing the fifth and sixth novels of the beloved Bridgerton series by New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn. To Sir Phillip, With Love Sir Phillip...
Tiny Tales: Firefly Night

Tiny Tales: Firefly Night

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Spinning off HarperCollins's beloved I Can Read series, I Can Read Comics is an early reader line that familiarizes children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual...
In A League Of Her Own: A Novel

In A League Of Her Own: A Novel

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From the author of Sisters in Arms comes the incredible, untold story of Effa Manley, a black businesswoman in the male dominated baseball industry, and, currently, the only woman inducted...
The Brightest Star: A Historical Novel Based on the True Story of Anna May Wong

The Brightest Star: A Historical Novel Based on the True Story of Anna May Wong

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A LIBRARYREADS PICK AND BEST BOOK CLUB PICK OF 2023 "A writer of astonishing grace, delicacy, and feeling."-Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay...
Gamerville

Gamerville

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A video gamer's championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Reset, where electronics are forbidden and you're forced to socialize, eat healthy, and spend time outside....
Christmas Stories: Reillustrated Edition: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids

Christmas Stories: Reillustrated Edition: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids

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Join the original pioneer girl in this Little House chapter book, adapted for younger readers from Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved classics. Illustrated with beautiful new black-and-white artwork, this repackaged edition...
The Poppy War Collector's Edition (The Poppy War, Book 1)

The Poppy War Collector's Edition (The Poppy War, Book 1)

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Winner of the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut 2018 'The best fantasy debut of 2018' - WIRED From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface comes...
The History of Middle-earth (Boxed Set 2): The Lays of Beleriand, The Shaping of Middle-earth & The Lost Road (The History of Middle-earth)

The History of Middle-earth (Boxed Set 2): The Lays of Beleriand, The Shaping of Middle-earth & The Lost Road (The History of Middle-earth)

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Second in a series of hardback boxed sets celebrating the literary achievement of Christopher Tolkien, featuring double-sided dustjackets. Includes THE LAYS OF BELERIAND, THE SHAPING OF MIDDLE-EARTH and THE LOST...
The Lamplighter's Bookshop

The Lamplighter's Bookshop

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Every book tells a story. Every heart hides a secret. In the shadowy aisles of the Lamplighter's Bookshop, secrets lie as thick as the dust... When Evelyn Seaton answers an...
Unladylike Rules of Attraction (The Marleigh Sisters, Book 2)

Unladylike Rules of Attraction (The Marleigh Sisters, Book 2)

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The best Regency romp set in Bath since Persuasion! Good Housekeeping 'Sizzling romance with a splash of intrigue' Julia Quinn 'A dazzling romance ... Unladylike Rules of Attraction has it...
Scandalous Women

Scandalous Women

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'Wow. This was an incredible book. I couldn't put it down!' NetGalley reviewer 1966: In London , Jackie Collins 's racy The World is Full of Married Men hits bookshops...