Alien Books

A Desolation Called Peace is the spectacular space opera sequel to A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel.An alien terror could spell our end.An alien t

Humankind is dragged into a new conflict among the stars. In this military sci-fi adventure, acclaimed author John Scalzi returns to the Old Man's War series with the long-awaited seventh book, The Shattering Peace.The truce is over. But has the end begun?An unmissable return to the critically-acclaimed Old Man’s War series, from Hugo Award-winner and science fiction master John Scalzi.For ten years a fragile truce has held between the Colonial Union, Earth and the alien Conclave. But the Consu, the most advanced species in the galaxy, are descending into a civil war that threatens to touch every living soul in interstellar space.Gretchen Trujillo is used to the monotony of work within the Colonial Union’s bureaucracy. But her mundane life ends the moment she’s recruited for a secret mission, where she’s joined by envoys from every powerful faction in space. Gretchen must navigate a web of alien intrigue to uncover a truth that will reshape the destiny of every known species, or erase

Fireborn meets Greenwild in this enchanting magic adventure about a neurodivergent heroine, a mysterious school, and a world of magical creatures, inspired by Indian mythology and British folklore.Waterstones Children's Book of the Month for March 20262025 SLJ Best Middle Grade BooksEnter a world of enchanted books and monstrous secrets in Sangu Mandanna's magical fantasy. Vanya and the Wild Hunt is a gripping series opener filled with stunning illustrations by Kristina Kister. Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan, A. F. Steadman and Pari Thomson.'Vanya is my new favourite neurodivergent fantasy heroine! A wondrous magical world, curious secrets and monsters from myths makes an exciting new fantasy adventure. I adored it!' - Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of Vivi Conway and the Sword of LegendEleven-year-old Vanya Vallen can talk to books. But more importantly, the books talk back.When her family is attacked by a monster she believed only existed in legends, Vanya discovers that her parents h

&b>From the acclaimed, award-winning author of &i>Children of Time&/i> comes an unparalleled narrative of alien contact and human discovery in this follow-up to &i>Children of Ruin&/i>.&/b>

A Desolation Called Peace is the spectacular space opera sequel to A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel. An alien terror could spell our end. An alien threat lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space.No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy it, and Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus is supposed to win a war against it. In a desperate attempt to find a diplomatic solution, the fleet captain has sent for an envoy to contact the mysterious invaders. Now Mahit Dzmare and Three Seagrass - both still reeling from the recent upheaval in the Empire - face an impossible task: they must attempt to negotiate with a hostile entity, without inadvertently triggering the destruction of themselves and the Empire.Whether they succeed or fail could change the face of Teixcalaan forever. 'All-round brilliant space opera, I absolutely loved it' - Ann Leckie on A Memory Called Empire'A cutting, beautiful, human adventure . .. The best SF novel I've read i

&b>Humanity is in crisis, as cities fall to an unstoppable alien threat. The Salvation Sequence comes to its thrilling conclusion with &i>The Saints of Salvation&/i> &/b>&a

Celebrate twenty years of Charlie Cook's Favourite Book with this special anniversary edition of the story, featuring bonus extra material.This 20th birthday edition of Charlie Cook's Favourite Book has a shiny foil cover and includes fun bonus material – a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler fans!Charlie Cook is reading a book about a pirate captain, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading about a knight, who is reading about a frog . . .From kings and queens to aliens and ghosts, there's something for everyone in Charlie's amazing book of adventure! This edition features the classic story with a stunning foil cover as well as a letter from the author, early sketches from the illustrator, a fun craft activity and The World Inside a Book song.Celebrate the joy of books with the entertaining Charlie Cook's Favourite Book 20th Anniversary Edition – eleven brilliant books in one! A glorious, playful celebration of the joy of books

The Guardian's Best Young Adult Books of 20232025 Carnegie Medal for Illustration Nominated"A grown-up gothic fairy tale" — one of The Guardian's Five Best YA Books 2023The award-winning, bestselling Frances Hardinge and Emily Gravett unite for the first time to conjure up a thrilling fairy tale of ghosts and magic, highly illustrated throughout with a luscious blue ink. On the island of Merlank, the Dead must not be allowed to linger. The very sight of their ghosts can kill you.When young Milo is thrust into the role of Ferryman following his father’s sudden death, he is the one who must carry away the Dead. Pursued by a vengeful lord and two malignant magicians, Milo must navigate strange and perilous seas where untold threats whisper in the mist. Does he have the courage and imagination to complete his urgent mission?From the Costa Book Award-winning Frances Hardinge, author of The Lie Tree and Unraveller, with spectacular illustrations from double Kate Greenaway Medal winner Emily

A deeply nuanced and witty debut novel examining the human cost of Malaysia’s racial policies through the lens of the tenacious Jasmine Leong, who is unwilling to accept the fate history has designated for her.Winner of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize‘Slick, sharp . . . a joy to read’ - Tash Aw, author of Five Star BillionaireJasmine Leong is the heiress apparent to Phoenix, her family’s billion-ringgit company known especially for its pork snacks. When her grandmother, the great Madame Leong, unexpectedly passes away, Jasmine discovers she is actually a Malay Muslim and this newfound identity threatens to upend her life and ambitions.Finding herself at the centre of a political controversy, and caught between two men who love her, Karina Robles Bahrin's The Accidental Malay examines the human cost of a country’s racial policies and paints a portrait of a woman unwilling to accept the fate history has designated for her.'A novel both generous and scathing; both honest and nuanced; both

'One of the best books I've ever read' Ruth Jones'This is superb . . .and compulsive and disturbing and very well done indeed' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange_____________________________________

One of Americas greatest living writers, now eighty-eight, returns with a book a pair of books, together a masterpiece a decade in the making.

* The million-copy bestseller* * National Book Award finalist * * One of the New York Times's 10 Best Books of 2017 * * Selected for Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf book club * 'This is a captivating b

An adorably cosy animal book with felt flaps to lift and a surprise mirror ending.A cuddly and cosy animal book with soft felt flaps and a surprise mirror ending – perfect for sharing with babies and toddlers.From the range of joyful preschool books created by bestselling author Camilla Reid and illustrated by the award-winning Nila Aye, Who's Cosy? is a first lift-the-flap book that is perfect for sharing with a very cosy little person.Little children will love lifting the irresistibly soft felt flaps to discover who is the cosiest little person ever. They'll find the answer when they look in the mirror hiding under the final flap!Look out for more in the Soft Flaps series, including Who's Funny?, Who's Amazing? and Who's Adorable?

Sing, read and listen along with this fabulous collection of illustrated songs, based on some of Julia Donaldson's best-loved picture books!As well as being the UK's most successful picture book author, Julia Donaldson is a gifted songwriter for children. A Hatful of Songs contains ten of her songs, based on Julia Donaldson's best-loved picture books, including What the Ladybird Heard, Cave Baby, One Mole Digging a Hole, Tyrannosaurus Drip, There's an Owl in my Towel and more!This beautiful songbook treasury is illustrated throughout with the wonderful artwork of Lydia Monks, David Roberts, Nick Sharratt, Emily Gravett and Rebecca Cobb.Scan the QR code to enjoy all the songs performed by Julia herself. Which will be familiar to anyone who has heard them on TV or radio or enjoyed one of Julia's live performances.With a beautiful cover, a foreword by the author, and scores so anyone can perform these songs, this is the perfect gift for all fans of Julia Donaldson.

An adorable undersea animal book with felt flaps to lift and a surprise mirror ending.An adorable undersea animal book with soft felt flaps and a surprise mirror ending - perfect for sharing with babies and toddlers.From the range of joyful preschool books created by bestselling author Camilla Reid and illustrated by the award-winning Nila Aye, Who's Adorable? is a first lift-the-flap book that is perfect for sharing with a very adorable little person.Little children will love lifting the irresistibly soft felt flaps to discover who is the most adorable little person ever – will it be little octopus, baby seahorse or tiny turtle? They'll find the answer when they look in the mirror hiding under the final flap!Look out for more in this series, including Who's Funny?, Who's Sleepy? and Who's Amazing?

本書為暢銷繪本《The Detective Dog》的十週年紀念版，故事圍繞一隻觀察力敏銳的小狗 Nell，以及她與小男孩 Peter 在校園中展開的一場閱讀小冒險。某天早晨，他們走進教室，卻發現書架上的書全都不見了。究竟是誰拿走了書？又是為了什麼？在全班孩子的協助下，偵探狗 Nell 開始循線追查，用嗅覺與耐心一點一滴拼湊線索。故事以押韻文字推進，節奏明快，讓閱讀過程充滿參與感，同時自然帶出圖書館、閱讀與分享的重要性。十週年紀念版特別收錄作者親筆信與插畫家的草圖頁，並以燙金封面呈現，為這本深受喜愛的作品留下值得珍藏的版本。本書曾榮獲 Books Are My Bag Readers’ Award。A special anniversary edition of the bestselling picture book about an inquisitive dog and the curious case of the missing books, from the creators of Gozzle.Help Nell the detective dog solve the mystery of the missing books with this special tenth anniversary edition of the bestselling rhyming picture book The Detective Dog from the creators of Gozzle.Written by Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and illustrated by the multi-talented illustrator Sara Ogilvie, The Detective Dog 10th Anniversary Edition has a shiny gold foiled cover and includes a letter from the author and a sneak peek inside the illustrator's sketchbook.One day Peter and his dog Nell arrive at school to find all th

Sing, listen, and read along with this fabulous collection of illustrated songs, based on some of Julia Donaldson's best-loved picture books!As well as being the UK's most successful picture book author, Julia Donaldson is a gifted songwriter for children.A Treasury of Songscontains over twenty of her songs, including fun-filled action rhymes, Aesop's fables, and songs based on Julia Donaldson's best-loved picture books, includingRoom on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale, The Stick Man, andThe Gruffalo.This beautiful songbook treasury is illustrated throughout with Axel Scheffler's warm and wonderful artwork.Scan the QR code to enjoy all of the songs performed by Julia herself, which will be familiar to anyone who has heard them on TV or radio or enjoyed one of Julia's live performances.With a foreword by the author and a QR code to listen to all of the audioThe Treasury of Songswill become a firm favourite on every child's shelf.

When Bear finds an egg on his doorstep, he has no clue that what's hatching isn't just a lost goose, but a family! A collaboration from Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie, the award-winning, bestselling duo behind The Detective Dog and The Hospital Dog.Meet a very cute little gosling! Written by the brilliant Julia Donaldson and stunningly illustrated by the award-winning Sara Ogilvie, Gozzle is a funny and heartwarming story about family and growing up.It's springtime. Bear has woken up hungry and finds a lost egg outside his cave. Breakfast? No! Out hatches Gozzle, a very sweet little gosling who is convinced that Bear must be her daddy – and that she should be able to climb, dig and eat honey just like him.Follow Bear on his journey from reluctant carer to parent in this heartwarming and joyous picture book about what home and family truly mean.A laugh-out loud story from the creators of the bestselling picture books, The Detective Dog, winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers' Award, a

Get to know the Gruffalo in this fun shaped board book, perfect for little paws!Meet the Gruffalo and all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood in this fun book shaped like the Gruffalo himself! Based on the bestselling classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.Turn the sturdy shaped pages to discover everything you need to know about the Gruffalo – from his terrible features to his woodland home. With a simple text and colourful illustrations, All About the Gruffalo is the perfect introduction to the world of The Gruffalo for preschoolers, and a great gift for fans of the original picture book.Enjoy more Gruffalo novelty books: The Gruffalo: A Push, Pull and Slide Book and Gruffalo, Where Are You?: A Felt Flaps Book.

Can you find the King in London? Lift the felt flaps to help look for him and meet some other well-known London characters along the way! With soft felt flaps on every spread that are easy for babies to lift, this adorable book, with colourful illustrations from Marion Billet, is the perfect gift for little tourists. Featuring an array of London icons, including Buckingham Palace, the Pearly King and Queen, and a big red postbox!Look out for more London Books from Marion Billet: Poppy the Pigeon's London Home, Busy London, My First London Bus and many more!

Young children just love things that go, and here is a London taxi-shaped book they will spend hours pushing along the floor as well as reading! In My First London Taxi follow the black cab around the streets of London visiting the sights, with an extra detail to spot on every page. Then close the book and push it along on its four moving wheels and go on your own journey!With bold, bright illustrations by the wonderful Marion Billet, it's the perfect way for young visitors to London to remember their trip. Look out for more London Books from Marion Billet: Poppy the Pigeon's London Home, Can You Find the King in London, My First London Bus and many more!

Preschoolers will love learning all about space in My First Space Book from Campbell Books, packed full of novelties, including glow in the dark stars!Perfect for hands on learning, little ones can pull the rocket launch tab, peek through the peep-hole telescope and lift the flaps . . . to learn about planets, stars, space exploration and much more.With easy to understand facts and colourful, friendly illustrations from Yujin Shin, STEAM learning has never been so much fun!Little children can have more fun learning with: My First Clock Book, My First Body Book and My First Journey Around Planet Earth.

A cute springtime animal book with felt flaps to lift and a surprise mirror endingA cute springtime animal book with soft felt flaps and a surprise mirror ending - perfect for sharing with babies and toddlers.From the range of joyful preschool books created by bestselling author Camilla Reid and illustrated by the award-winning Nila Aye, Who's Lovely? is a first lift-the-flap book that is perfect for sharing with a very kind and lovely little person.Little children will love lifting the irresistibly soft felt flaps to discover who is the loveliest little person ever - will it be little poodle, baby bunny or tiny frog? They'll find the answer when they look in the mirror hiding under the final flap!Look out for Who's Cute?, Who's Sleepy?, Who's Amazing?, Who's Happy? and Who's Jolly?

Three classic Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler picture books with songs, games, quizzes and more activities to enjoy with each story.Discover what happens when a mouse comes face to face with a Gruffalo, join the tiny snail on an adventure with the great big whale and help kindly butterfly find Monkey's mum!The Gruffalo and Other Stories Treasury contains three bestselling titles by the creators of The Gruffalo: The Gruffalo, The Snail and the Whale and Monkey Puzzle. With a beautiful foiled and padded cover, this fun-filled treasury contains quizzes, games, songs, craft activities and more to enjoy along with each story!Also available from this bestselling partnership: The Gruffalo's Child, Room on the Broom, The Smartest Giant in Town and A Squash and a Squeeze.

Discover London through the seasons in Poppy the Pigeon's London Home book – a colourful rhyming picture book, perfect for little tourists!Join one very adventurous pigeon on a trip around London, as she looks for a place to build her nest, from the Tower of London in the spring . . .to Buckingham Palace in the winter. But will she ever find the perfect spot?This fun-filled rhyming story, with colourful illustrations, brings some of London's most famous sights to life, with a gentle early learning element about weather and the seasons woven through. Plus a fun fold-out map ending!Part of Marion Billet's bestselling London range for Campbell Books with Busy London, Noisy London, My First London Bus and many more.

Take a trip to London with this touch-and-feel, peekaboo flap board book – the perfect gift for tiny tourists!What will you find in London town . . .?Little ones will love lifting the large flaps, with peekaboo holes, to reveal what's underneath, including lots of interesting textures. Feel the smooth London bus, stroke a furry monkey at London Zoo and touch a scaly dinosaur at the Natural History Museum. Developed for babies and toddlers aged 6 months up, with bright and friendly illustrations from Marion Billet and carefully chosen textured panels – bringing London to life for even the littlest readers!Part of the bestselling London range from Campbell Books, which includes Busy London, There are 101 Things to Find in London and more.

"A grown-up gothic fairy tale" — The Guardian's "five best young adult books of 2023""With its silver-sprinkled jacket, this elegiac story . . .is perfect"Children's Book of the Week – The Sunday TimesThe award-winning, bestselling Frances Hardinge and Emily Gravett unite for the first time to conjure up a thrilling fairy tale of ghosts and magic, highly illustrated throughout with a luscious blue ink. On the island of Merlank, the Dead must not be allowed to linger. The very sight of their ghosts can kill you.When young Milo is thrust into the role of Ferryman following his father’s sudden death, he is the one who must carry away the Dead. Pursued by a vengeful lord and two malignant magicians, Milo must navigate strange and perilous seas where untold threats whisper in the mist. Does he have the courage and imagination to complete his urgent mission?From the Costa Book Award-winning Frances Hardinge, author of The Lie Tree and Unraveller, with spectacular illustrations from dou

Press the noisy button and WHOOSH through the sky with the witch in this fun pre-school sound board book!Fly through the sky with the witch and her friends and bring the story to life with a specially-designed 'whoosh' sound. This board book has a chunky sound button, perfect for small hands.Who's that flying over the treetops?Whoosh!It's the witch and her cat and a very tall hat.Whoosh! Went the Witch is a fun and interactive introduction to one of the UK's favourite story books, Room on the Broom from the superb partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.

Preschoolers will love discovering fun facts about their body in My First Body Book from Campbell Books. With acetate windows that show through to your bones, heart, lungs and more, plus pull-tabs for different processes such as digestion and how your brain sends messages, this book is perfect for hands-on learning. Packed full with people of all shapes and sizes and with a focus on health and well-being, STEAM learning has never been so much fun!Vibrant illustrations by Yujin Shin bring the book to life, with plenty to spot and talk about in the pictures.Children can have more learning fun in My First Clock Book!

One of The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyWinner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Longlisted for the Booker PrizeThe Sunday Times Bestseller One of Barack Obama's Favourite Books of the Year'Massively enjoyable' - The Sunday Times'Genius' - The Observer'Enthralling' - Daily MailCan one person change the course of history?A Wall Street tycoon takes a young woman as his wife. Together, they rise to the top in an age of excess and speculation. Now a novelist is threatening to reveal the secrets behind their marriage.Who will have the final word in their story of greed, love and betrayal?Composed of four competing versions of this deceptive tale, Trust by Hernan Diaz brings us on a quest for truth while confronting the lies that often live buried in the human heart. **Soon to be an HBO Limited Series starring Kate Winslet**'I've never read anything quite like this' – Natalie Portman'One of the great puzzle-box novels . .. a page-turner' – The Telegraph'Metafiction a

Summer''s here, and the days are full of fun and sunshine in Busy Holiday. Push, pull and slide the scenes to pack the car, splash in the sea, whoosh down a water slide then pitch a tent just in time for bed!Young children will love playing with this bright and colourful board book with gentle rhyming text and wonderful illustrations by Sebastien Braun, which is part of the popular Busy Book series.Listen along to an audio recording of this story by scanning the QR code on the back cover. Discover more Busy Books with Busy Beach, Busy Garden, and Busy Airport.

Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to bring the story to life in this brilliant board book based on the classic picture book A Squash and a Squeeze by the creators of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.What happens when a little old lady invites a crowd of farmyard animals into her house? Move the clever push, pull and slide mechanisms on every spread to join in the fun and find out.With a short, simple rhyming text based on the original story, A Squash and a Squeeze: A Push, Pull and Slide Book is the perfect introduction for preschoolers to A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Celebrate thirty years of the much-loved classic story with this fun novelty book – a great gift for fans of the original picture book.Enjoy more books in the Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler push, pull and slide range with titles based on all your favourite picture books including The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Smartest Giant in Town and The Snail and the

Push, pull and slide the tabs to celebrate Mother's Day in I Love My Mummy! Play together in the park, bake delicious cookies and snuggle up for a story, then thank Mummy for everything she does for you!Young children will love playing with this bright and colourful board book with gentle rhyming text, lots to spot and talk about, and wonderful illustrations by Louise Forshaw. I Love My Mummy has been endorsed and recommended by Dr Amanda Gummer's Good Toy Guide, and is the perfect gift to share on Mother's Day. Listen along to an audio recording of this story by scanning the QR code on the back cover.Discover more Busy Books with Busy Baby Animals, Busy Friends and I Love My Daddy.

Preschoolers will love learning to tell the time in My First Clock Book from Campbell Books. With a mounted clock face and real clicking clock hands, this book is perfect for hands-on learning. Little ones will have fun reading the relatable rhyming story about Tommy, who goes about his day from breakfast to bedtime.On every page, children can change the time on the mounted clock face to match the story. With extra time-telling practice at the end of the book, preschoolers will learn about the passing of time, discover new vocabulary and develop their numeracy skills! Vibrant illustrations by Yujin Shin bring the book to life, with plenty to spot and talk about in the pictures. Children can have more learning fun in My First Body Book!

&b>A must-have book for the millions of fans of the books and television series, &i>Origins of The Wheel of Time &/i>is a deep dive into the inspirations behind The Wheel of Time, including Robert Jor

Feel the witch's black cape, stroke the dog's soft fur and touch the dragon's rough scales in this interactive touch and feel book, based on the bestselling picture book, Room on the Broom. Join the witch and all her animal friends in this magical touch and feel book, featuring all your favourite characters from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's Room on the Broom. With a simple text, bright colours and touches to explore on every page, the Room on the Broom Touch and Feel Book is perfect for little hands, and is sure to keep preschool children entertained for hours.Enjoy more touch and feel books with: The Gruffalo Touch and Feel Book

Leading Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson's new book Tutankhamun's Trumpet: The Story of Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects is proving a hit with the critics. 'Beautifully written, sumptuously illustrated, constantly fascinating and the work of a man who is practised at explaining the past to the present'-The Times'This book thrums with life... I’ve read many books on ancient Egypt, but I’ve never felt closer to its people.'- The Sunday Times

Fans of Peter James and his bestselling Roy Grace series of crime novels know that his books draw on in-depth research into the lives of Brighton and Hove police and are set in a world every bit as gr

Peter James' Roy Grace Box Set: Books 1-10 contains Dead Simple, Looking Good Dead, Not Dead Enough, Dead Man's Footsteps, Dead Tomorrow, Dead Like You, Dead Man's Grip, Not Dead Yet, Dead Man's Time,