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Our Flag Means Death meets Six of Crows in this queer pirate adventure from the author of A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland. ‘Come for the irrepressible gremlin of a narrator, stay for the plot-relevant cake competitions! A whip-smart, hilarious and exuberant high seas romp’ – Freya Marske, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Marvellous Light Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Arasti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen the single most expensive secret in the world – and the only place to flee with a secret that big is the open sea. To find a buyer with deep enough pockets, Avra must work with his on-again, off-again ex, the pirate Captain Teveri az-Haffar.Together, they will have to risk journeying to the isolated pirate republic of the Isles of Lost Souls. The only things in their way?A calculating new Arasti ambassador to the Isles . .. Brother Julian, a beautiful, mysterious new member of the crew with secrets of his own . .. . .. And the fact that they

The epic conclusion of the Archimedes Engine duology by legendary author Peter F. Hamilton, a high-octane adventure set in the far-future.For millennia, the Crown Dominion has been at relative peace, with the Celestials in control and the human population little better than serfs. But now the Crown Dominion is facing a crisis of epic proportions – one that could change the balance of power in the Centauri Cluster forever – as an exiled faction that has been waiting for seven thousand years beyond the Helium Sea has returned to claim its vengeance.For Finn and his human allies, who have ended up at the center of this conflict through either circumstance or manipulation, this is an unprecedented opportunity. If they can band together, they may be able to outwit the Celestials and finally earn their fellow humans a place of independence and power in the Crown Dominion.But first they must locate and master ancient artifacts of immense power that could give them a needed edge in the conflic

Have fun with sounds in this super silly beatboxing book – perfect for kids who like to read aloud!Introducing Boots and Cats, silly brilliant fun from author Hazel Gardner and prolific illustrator Fred Blunt. Enjoy the free audio track from professional beatboxer Conrad Murray - scan the QR code and beatbox along! With bobbing bunnies, guinea pig wigs and a high-wire act from an elephant this innovative, entertaining book is bursting with wild, unexpected sounds. Inspired by the rhythms of beatboxing, it's hilariously satisfying to read aloud. Beatbox along with the audio QR code, toe-tapping guaranteed!Using the well-known beatboxing starting point pattern of Boots and Cats this book takes you on a fantastical, magical ride, down to a deep-sea diner, a nightclub where ducks dance and an exhilarating rollercoaster ride. Bold, wacky and brilliantly funny, Boots and Cats tickles the imagination, reminding us all to find the fun in reading aloud - and to do it together!

Into the Dark is the new dark and gripping crime thriller from Fiona Cummins about revenge, greed, ambition and the true cost of friendship. 'Complex. Inventive.Twisting. Unsettling.' - Sarah Vaughan, bestselling author of Anatomy of a ScandalTHE PLACE: Seawings, a beautiful Art Deco home overlooking the sweep of the bay in Midtown-on-Sea. THE CRIME: The gilded Holden family - Piper and Gray and their two teenage children, Riva and Artie - has vanished from the house without a trace.THE DETECTIVE: DS Saul Anguish, brilliant but with a dark past, treads the narrow line between light and shade. One late autumn morning, Piper's best friend arrives at Seawings to discover an eerie scene - the kettle is still warm, all the family's phones are charging on the worktop, the cars are in the garage. But the house is deserted.In fifteen-year-old Riva Holden's bedroom, scrawled across the mirror in blood, are three words: Make Them Stop. What happens next?

A beautifully illustrated rhyming fairy tale about one little girl's magical adventure. From the picture-book superstar pairing of Julia Donaldson and Catherine Rayner.A rhyming fairy-tale adventure about the magic of nature and caring for our environment from the Number One bestselling Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and Catherine Rayner, winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration.Imagine if you could speak to birds . . . that's just what happens to one young girl when she is given a magic feather that transforms their trills and twitters into words - and she discovers that they need her help! Join her as she embarks on an amazing journey across the sea to save their nests from the queen's woodcutters in The Magic Feather.A stunningly illustrated book with a wonderful rhyming tale about magic, nature and looking after our environment from the creators of The Go-Away Bird.

Colour over 45 pages of adorable cats and cupcakes in this cute and comforting colouring book.Get ready to squee with delight!Mangatopia: Cupcakes and Kitties is here to brighten your day with playful cats, bakery goodies and dozens of other irresistibly cute kawaii and chibi characters to colour. From dancing breakfast foods to smiling sea creatures and happy cacti, all drawn in a joyful Japanese style, these cuddly felines and tasty sweets are in delightful company.- Enjoy more than 45 pages of colouring art bursting with cuteness- Use crayons, gel pens and even watercolours to bring heaps of charming creatures to lifeWith page after page of gamer cats, bouncy pups, singing sushi, chonky unicorns, and so much more, Mangatopia: Cupcakes and Kitties is your happy place coloured to life!

《手斧男孩》作者遺作。當疫病襲來，Leif不得已遠離家鄉乘著獨木舟出海前往北方，獨自展開與大自然搏鬥的求生之旅。一次次的生死存亡中逐漸開拓視野，挖掘出真實的自我。An edge-of-your seat adventure by Gary Paulsen, the master of high-stakes survival stories and the author of Hatchet.From Gary Paulsen, the bestselling and much-loved author of Hatchet, comes another high-stakes survival story about a young boy on the knife-edge between life and death, where the raging seas meet a coastal wilderness. When a deadly plague reaches the small fish camp where he lives, an orphan named Leif is forced to take to the water in a cedar canoe. He flees northward, following a wild, fjord-riven shore, thrown from one danger to the next, unsure of his destination.Yet the deeper into his journey he paddles, the closer Leif comes to his truest self as he connects to the heartbeat of the ocean, the pulse of the sea. A stunning historical adventure with hints of Nordic mythology and an irresistible narrative pull, Northwind is Gary Paulsen at his captivating, adventuresome best.

'Taut, compelling and deliciously dark' - B. A. Paris bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors Leah Dawson and McKenna Hawkins had a lot in common, but they had never met.They are smart, professional women living in the same sunny, prosperous neighbourhood in lovely houses with picket fences and beautiful gardens. And they were both married to successful, good-looking men who both seem bent on having 'the perfect wife'. They don't - ever - find themselves in the same train carriage or meet accidentally at the gym or in the coffee shop.And they don't - ever - discuss their problems and find common ground. But they do cross paths. And they see something each recognizes in the other.That they are living in hell. Neither narrator is unreliable. They always tell us the truth.And their truth hurts. A lot. Because these two attractive, intelligent professional women are living in a hell of their husband's making.And there is no way to get out of hell. Is there?

The ladybird and her farm animal friends have a clever crime-busting plan in this fantastic farmyard story, the second in the What the Ladybird Heard series.Join everyone's favourite ladybird in this fantastically funny farmyard caper from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard.Those crafty robbers Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are out of jail, and they're heading back to the farm with another cunning plan to cause trouble. They've been stealing eggs from the fat red hen, but now they're setting their sights higher and are planning to steal the fat red hen herself! Fortunately the quiet, clever ladybird is on their trail, and she and her farm animal friends have a plan of their own. With slapstick action, animal noises and a mysterious Snuggly Snerd bird, What the Ladybird Heard Next is a story you'll be reading over and over again.Now available as a board book, this much-loved classic is perfect for young readers, with b

The sequel to Jessie Burton's million-copy bestseller The Miniaturist'Elegant, atmospheric, compelling. I absolutely loved it' - Marian Keyes'A book of beauty and insight . .. awe-inspiring. Burton is a master storyteller' - Elizabeth DayIn the golden city of Amsterdam, in 1705, Thea Brandt is turning eighteen, and she is ready to welcome adulthood with open arms.At the city's theatre, Walter, the love of her life, awaits her, but at home in the house on the Herengracht, all is not well - her father Otto and Aunt Nella argue endlessly, and the Brandt family are selling their furniture in order to eat. On Thea's birthday, also the day that her mother Marin died, the secrets from the past begin to overwhelm the present. Nella is desperate to save the family and maintain appearances, to find Thea a husband who will guarantee her future, and when they receive an invitation to Amsterdam's most exclusive ball, she is overjoyed - perhaps this will set their fortunes straight.And indeed, the b

在以珀耳修斯為中心的故事裡，梅杜莎註定成為令人膽寒的邪惡怪物。美麗虔誠的神殿祭司何以成為詛咒下的駭人女妖？當我們撥開這層僅剩恐懼與惡的扁平形象後，才能看見在幾乎被化約成相貌醜陋的殘忍毒婦之前，她所經歷的悲慘遭遇。繼柔卡絲塔與卡利俄佩，Natalie Hayne再次把說故事的權利，還給神話裡被寥寥數語帶過的女性角色。Natalie Haynes - the Women's Prize-shortlisted author of A Thousand Ships - brings the infamous Medusa to life as you have never seen her before...'So to mortal men, we are monsters. Because of our flight, our strength. They fear us, so they call us monsters.'Medusa is the sole mortal in a family of gods.Growing up with her Gorgon sisters, she begins to realize that she is the only one who experiences change, the only one who can be hurt. And her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know. When the sea god Poseidon commits an unforgivable act in the temple of Athene, the goddess takes her revenge where she can - and Medusa is changed forever.Writhing snakes replace her hair, and her gaze now turns any living creature to stone. The power cannot be controlled: Medusa can look at nothing without destroying i

Crack the case with the InvestiGators! Join Mango and Brash in InvestiGators: All Tide Up for the seventh adventure in the laugh-out-loud full colour, comic book series perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey. When the captain of a cruise ship is found drifting at sea, the search begins for his missing ship and passengers! Did it sink? Was it boat-napped? Are supernatural forces at play?!Can the Mango and Brash unravel this maritime mystery before a second ship befalls a similarly unfathomable fate? Seas the day and find out in this new nautical adventure!The Investigators series is a hit with boys and girls aged 7+ and covers themes like:- Teamwork- Resilience- Problem-solving'Fast, fabulous, and fantastically funny, the InvestiGators books are instant classics!' - Jamie SmartJoin Mango and Brash on more adventures in the InvestiGators series by John Patrick Green - Take the Plunge, Off the Hook, Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S, Braver and Boulder, and Heist and Seek!