The stunning prequel to the Spellslinger series - an intoxicating blend of high adventure and rivetting philosophical quest. A brilliant origin story of adventure, wit and philosophy to enrapture devotees as well as newcomers to the SPELLSLINGER series. Perfect for fans of The Dark Tower, Firefly, Guardians of the Galaxy, Terry Pratchett, Ben Aaronovitch and Jim Butcher.
Numbers are building blocks and this book playfully teaches us how maths can explain everything, right from the origins of the universe. Distilled from decades of teaching experience, and written in a lively, irreverent style that is consistently engaging and lucid,this bookwill appeal to both math-savvy audiences and beginners alike.
The Red Badge of Courage (1895) is a vivid psychological account of a young man's experience of fighting in the American Civil War, based on Crane's reading of popular descriptions of battle. The other stories collected in this volume draw on Crane's subsequent experience of war reporting and include `The Open Boat, `The Monster' and `The Blue Hotel'. This edition is the most generously annotated available of Crane's work, focusing on his place as an
experimental writer, his modernist legacy and his social as well as literary revisionism.
From Costa Prize winner Jasbinder Bilan, Aarti has lived on the island with Aunt for as long as she can remember. Her only comforts are a book of Indian myths, a fox's friendship, and a toy rabbit she finds in a locked room. Then, she learns Aunt has been feeding her lies. Fate intervenes when a half-drowned boy washes up nearby. With his help, can Aarti remember who she really is?
The gripping new novel from the <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Mercies, The Dance Tree</i> is a transporting story of lust, family secrets and women under the eye of the Church.
F. Scott Fitzgerald's first collection of short fiction includes the familiar themes of aspiration and social satire which already permeated his writing in these stories of youth and disappointment.
From the acclaimed author of Tubes, a lively and surprising tour of the infrastructure behind the weather forecast, the people who built it, and what it reveals about our climate and our planet.
A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World is the most moving story you'll read this year. Perfect for readers of Life of Pi, The Girl with all the Gifts or Station Eleven - Griz's dystopian tale mixes sadness and hope after the apocalypse, in one unforgettable character's journey to retrieve a stolen dog.
When the body of a French woman washes up on the Cornish coast, an unlikely trio of detectives team up to solve three very different puzzling murders after a retired expert insists that they are all connected. Written with Grimes's signature wit, sly plotting, and gloriously offbeat characters. The twenty-fifth mystery in the bestselling Richard Jury series.
Can Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter defeat Queen Levana and find their happily ever afters? Fans will not want to miss this thrilling conclusion to Marissa Meyer's No.11 New York Times-bestselling Lunar Chronicles series.