Mankind has spread to the stars. Captain Nia Imani is a woman out of place and outside of time. She lives only for the next paycheck until she meets a mysterious boy, fallen from the sky. Fumiko Nakajima, the great scientist who built the bird-like Stations, has been searching for one such as he for a thousand years. Together, they must protect the boy from the interstellar corporations hunting him across decades and light years.
The thrilling novel from the No.1 Internationally bestselling author Ken Follett. An epic, addictive historical masterpiece that begins in 997 CE and is set against the background of the medieval church and one man's ambition to make his abbey a centre of learning.
A powerful and heart-rending novel, set in 80s Glasgow, from Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize- and British Book Award-winning author of <i>Shuggie Bain</i>.
France 1562: As the Wars of Religion begin to take hold, a courageous Catholic woman and a passionate Huguenot believer find themselves united in a quest to uncover a long-buried secret . . .
From the Whiting Award-winning author ofPretend Im Deadcomes a new hilarious, edgy, and brilliant one-of-a kind novel, for fans of Sally Rooney and Joshua Ferris
Auf Basis zahlreicher intensiver Gespräche mit Emmie Arbel schafft Barbara Yelin eindringliche Erinnerungsliteratur, die zugleich eine Reflexion über das Erinnern selbst ist. Barbara Yelins immens wichtige Graphic Novel erscheint bei Reprodukt nun auch in einer englischsprachigen Ausgabe. Mit ihren Brüdern wird Emmie von einer Pflegefamilie adoptiert und lebt in den Niederlanden. Doch die Rettung stellt sich dort gleichzeitig als neuer Leidensweg für das traumatisierte Kind heraus. 1949 wandert die Familie nach Israel aus. Im Kibbuz fühlt Emmie sich isoliert und nirgends zugehörig.Bis sie als junge Frau ihr Leben in die eigenen Hände nimmt.Herausgegeben von Charlotte Schallié und Alexander Korb
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<b>In this prequel to the NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING phenomenon of TIKTOK fame, <i>They Both Die at the End</i>, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast make their first fateful calls. </b><br>
Gripping, spirited and sometimes grisly, Spurling's fresh interpretations of these timeless tales bring both their heroes and their context vividly to life, reanimating Apollo, Herakles, Theseus, Perseus and Agamemnon.