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A collectible hardback edition of the popular fantasy novel and third instalment of the "Mistborn" series. New emperor Elend Venture and his wife the assassin Vin are tricked into releasing the evil spirit Ruin from the Well of Ascension.

Giles Foden was born in Warwickshire in 1967 and grew up in Africa. He is the author of four novels, Last King of Scotland, Ladysmith, Zanzibar and Turbulence, and one work of non-fiction, Mimi and Toutou Go Forth. For five years he was assistant editor of the TLS, and was then Deputy Literary Editor at the Guardian. He's now Professor of Creative Writing at UEA. He is married to Matilda Hunt and lives in Norfolk.

The first-ever collection of the original handwritten Beatles' lyrics.Never before has anyone attempted to track down and publish the original versions of the classic songs, many of which have never yet been published. These documents have ended up in the hands of collectors and friends of the Beatles, scattered across the world at museums and universities. Hunter Davies knew and worked with the Beatles during their heyday, and wrote their fir...

With BREAKING BAD, Bryan Cranston created moments that had the world on the edge of their seats and coined catchphrases that became famous all over the globe. Now, at last, we can learn of the man behind one of TV's most successful programmes ever. Bryan Cranston's profile has skyrocketed, due to his portrayal of chemistry teacher turned drug manufacturer Walter White, for five seasons in the award-winning BREAKING BAD.For the first time reade...

A compelling thriller introducing a driven, young detective trying to prove herself in the LAPD.Renée Ballard works the night shift in Hollywood, beginning many investigations but finishing none as each morning she turns her cases over to day shift detectives. A once up-and-coming detective, she's been given this beat as punishment after filing a sexual harassment complaint against a supervisor.But one night she catches two cases she doesn't w...

Laura Barnett was born in 1982 in south London, where she now lives with her husband. She studied Spanish and Italian at Cambridge University, and newspaper journalism at City University, London. As a freelance arts journalist, features writer and theatre critic, Laura has worked for the GUARDIAN, the OBSERVER, the DAILY TELEGRAPH and other national newspapers and magazines. Her first non-fiction book, ADVICE FROM THE PLAYERS - a compendium of...

With his notorious reputation for trickery and deception, and an ability to cause as many problems as he solves, Loki is a Norse god like no other. Demon-born, he is viewed with deepest suspicion by his fellow gods who will never accept him as one of their own and for this he vows to take his revenge. From his recruitment by Odin from the realm of Chaos to his fall from grace in the build-up to Ragnarok, this is the unofficial history of the w...

Fourteen-year-old Irene Sauvelle moves with her family to the coast of Normandy. There, she meets a local boy named Ishmael, and the two fall in love. But a dark mystery is about to unfold, involving a reclusive toymaker who lives in a mansion filled with mechanical beings and shadows of the past. Strange lights shine through the fog surrounding a small, barren island, and then a young girl is found murdered. Irene and Ishmael try to piece tog...

He's back... Private investigator Harry Bosch confronts a villain who's long been in hiding - a fiend known as The Poet.

Jack McEvoy, hero of Connelly's breakthrough novel THE POET, returns in this major milestone in crime publishing.

The latest thriller from the bestselling author, featuring 'Lincoln Lawyer' Mickey Haller. Connelly has won numerous awards, and is also the author of the Harry Bosch series. 'Connelly is a crime writing genius.' "Independent On Sunday

After their adventures on the high seas, Locke and Jean are brought back to earth with a thump. Jean is mourning the loss of his lover and Locke must live with the fallout of crossing the all-powerful magical assassins, the Bonds Magi.It is a fallout that will pit both men against Locke's own long-lost love. Sabetha is Locke's childhood sweetheart, the love of Locke's life and now it is time for them to meet again. Employed on different sides ...

When tragic events tear him away from his parents, 15-year-old Mickey Bolitar is sent to live with his estranged uncle, Myron. For a while, it seems his train wreck of a life is finally improving - until his girlfriend, Ashley, goes missing without a trace. Unwilling to let another person he cares about walk out of his life, Mickey follows Ashley's trail into a seedy underworld, revealing a conspiracy so shocking it will leave him questioning ...

Following on from DEAL BREAKER, this is the excellent, gripping second Myron Bolitar novel from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of SIX YEARS.

With his infectious love of storytelling in all its forms, his rich characterisation and his unrivalled grasp of thrillingly bizarre cutting-edge science Hannu Rajaniemi has swiftly set a new benchmark for SF in the 21st century. And now with his third novel he completes the tale of his gentleman rogue, the many lives and minds of Jean de Flambeur. Influenced as much by the fin de siecle novels of Maurice leBlanc as he is by the greats of SF R...

A modern gothic thriller, perfect for fans of Dan Brown's THE DA VINCI CODE.

Far removed from the picture of Tehran we glimpse in news stories, there is another, hidden city, here survival depends on an intricate network of lies and falsehoods It is a place where Mullahs visit prostitutes, cosmetic surgeons restore girls' virginity and homemade porn is bought and sold in the bazaars. It is also the home of 8 protagonists, drawn from across the spectrum of Iranian society.

The intimate biography of BERLIN, one of the world's great cities - from medieval times to the twenty-first century.

A reissue of the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling novel, from the award-winning creator of DOWNTON ABBEY and Oscar-winning writer of GOSFORD PARK.

A world of betrayals and deceit. A hero alone. A delicate sword. A new fantasy for fans of Locke Lamora, with echoes of Scott Lynch and Robin Hobb.