'Delightful … Venner builds an excellent narrative of a city that was thriving and bustling with life at the very point it was snuffed out.' The Times We all know how the people of Pompeii died. But what about how they lived? __________ In 24...

'An ideal introduction to French history for almost any reader.'LITERARY REVIEW‘A perfect digest… Distilling 2,000 years’ worth of history in a 255-page book that ends with an image of Zinedine Zidane at the Olympics is no mean...

‘Expertly blending instruction with amusement, King presents serious lessons for our times and reminds us why the past should not be forgotten if a better future is what we desire’ INSIDE STORYRanging across more than a thousand years,...

Explore the Ancient Roman Empire as you’ve never seen it before with the acclaimed anthropologist and Sunday Times bestselling author of Domination, Alice Roberts.AS SEEN ON CHANNEL 4Join Professor Alice Roberts as she travels two...

'One of my favourite epics of all time' – SAMANTHA SHANNON 'Breathtaking' – SAARA EL-ARIFI 'A cunning political fantasy' – SHANNON CHAKRABORTY 'Captivating' – ANTONIA HODGSON 'Vicious, brutal,...

A wildly creative new manga series from the creator of Dorohedoro in which necromancy, space action, and dark humour collide! Zaha Sanko’s body has great and terrible powers–they say that possessing his bones will grant you any wish, even the...

A classic collection of stories – all told on the skin of a man – from the author of Fahrenheit 451.If El Greco had painted miniatures in his prime, no bigger than your hand, infinitely detailed, with his sulphurous colour and exquisite human...

Mightily Oats has not picked a good time to be priest. He thought he was there for a simple little religious ceremony. Now he’s caught up in a war between vampires and witches, and he’s not sure there is a right side. There’s the...

World War breaks out on the Discworld in the twenty-first Discworld novel.     Throughout history, there's always been a perfectly good reason to start a war. Never more so if it is over a 'strategic' piece of old rock in the...

A timely and timeless reimagining of the story of Dionysus, Greek God of ecstasy and madness, revelry and ruin, for readers of The Song of Achilles and Elektra.Raised in a Greek legion, Phaidros has been taught to fight for the homeland he's never seen...

When Ursula K. Le Guin started writing a new novel, she would begin by drawing a map. The Word for World is the first publication focusing on maps by the celebrated author, publishing many for the first time together with writing from a variety...

A slow-burn, swoon-worthy love story about two people separated by time and the dangerous secrets that threaten to tear them apart. A debut time travel romance for fans of The Seven Year Slip, Divine Rivals and A Discovery of Witches...

"The kind of comic you get when truly talented superstar creators are given the freedom to produce their dream comic." —Entertainment WeeklyThe critically acclaimed masterpiece and one of the most iconic, best selling comic book series of its time...

A LIMITED HARDBACK EDITION OF THE FIRST NOVEL OF PIERCE BROWN'S ICONIC NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING RED RISING SAGA. This edition features new cover artwork, illustrated slipcase, designed sprayed edges, fold-out poster and full-colour...

The military SF sequel to his extraordinary Old Man's War, John Scalzi's The Ghost Brigades is the second in The Old Man's War series.Who can you trust, if you can't trust yourself?Three hostile alien races have united against humanity,...

**NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES ON DISNEY+ AND HULU**THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER - JOINT WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZEIn this electrifying sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood answers the question that has tantalised readers for decades: What happened...

The adventures of Murderbot continue in the fifth and sixth novellas from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Martha Wells, collected in paperback for the first time!“No, I didn't kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn't...

The adventures of Murderbot continue in novellas three and four from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Martha Wells, collected in paperback for the first time!“Who knew being a heartless killing machine would present so...

Now an Apple Original series from Academy Award nominees Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz and starring Emmy Award winner Alexander Skarsgård.The first two novellas in Martha Wells's New York Times bestselling Murderbot series, collected in...

NAMED A BEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE ‘This twisty, absorbing thriller is both a moving love story and fascinating speculative fiction exploring memory, time and...