'Rock 'n' Roll doesn't necessarily mean a band. It doesn't mean a singer, and it doesn't mean a lyric, really. It's that question of trying to be immortal' Malcolm McLaren The Rise and Fall of the Miraculous Vespas is the timeless story of the quest for such pop immortality. When a young Ayrshire ba
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Conrad Navarro is a champion of the Pageant, a gruesome modern day gladiatorial exhibition held in secret arenas across the globe. Indentured by a cabal of ultra-rich patrons, his world is one of blood and mayhem, an existence where savagery reigns supreme while mercy leads to annihilation. Con
Conrad Navarro is a champion of the Pageant, a gruesome modern day gladiatorial exhibition held in secret arenas across the globe. Indentured by a cabal of ultra-rich patrons, his world is one of blood and mayhem, an existence where savagery reigns supreme while mercy leads to annihilation. Conrad'
Mary Kelly's body is discovered, and a new Shadow arises in the east; a monster with a ravenous appetite for human blood. This ancient Vampire challenges Redwing's leadership, causing fractures that erupt into civil war. At Queen Anne House, the wedding day approaches, but treason within the inner c
Mary Kelly's body is discovered, and a new Shadow arises in the east; a monster with a ravenous appetite for human blood. This ancient Vampire challenges Redwing's leadership, causing fractures that erupt into civil war. At Queen Anne House, the wedding day approaches, but treason within the inner c
"A truly profound debut." **_- Buzzfeed_** "A time-bending suspense that's contemplative and fresh, evocative and gripping."__**- USA Today**__ "Henry's story captivates, both as a romance and as an imaginative rethinking of time and space." _- Publishers Weekly_ "This time-traveling, magical,
**Winner of the Bram Stoker Award: Tom can see ghostsβand that's the least of his gifts. Now he must harness his newfound magic to save Chapel Hollow.** A drifter trying to hide his extraordinary powersβand find a place where he belongsβTom Renfield has recently settled in the small Oregon town o
From the critically acclaimed author of _Atlas of Unknowns_ and _Aerogrammes_ , a tour de force set in South India that plumbs the moral complexities of the ivory trade through the eyes of a poacher, a documentary filmmaker, and, in a feat of audacious imagination, an infamous elephant known as the
When Fay Penrose takes over her grandmother's B&B on Bluebell Island, she knows there will be some clean-up involved, but she doesn't expect that to include a dead body in one of the guest rooms. As a former police officer, Fay knows the man has been poisoned. What she doesn't know if who he is
**A cat may look at a tree** This is especially true when the winds of change blow through the universe, leaving eddies of luck, uncertainty, and necessity in the strangest places β and surely Surebleak qualifies as a strange place, as Korval's Tree qualifies as a strange attractor. In the rough a
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: Brian Aldiss marked the centenary year of H G Wells' birth with this ingenious novella combining comedy, terror and, intriguingly, late nineteenth-century period charm. In a sleepy East Anglian town we meet Bruce Fox and Gregory Rolles - two young men who have sworn to Think L
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*The Planet of Dante's Joy* Join John Carmody of Earth on an unforgettable adventure on the weirdest planet in the galaxy. Just when Carmody had given up understanding this weird world and decided simply to accept whatever happened, it was the Night of Light. All the citizens of Dante's Joy slumber
Invisible aliens invade the bucolic English countryside in Brian W. Aldiss & rsquo;s Nebula Award & ndash;winning science fiction novella, plus nine other stories of the fantastic and the odd A meteor shower in the skies above the rolling English countryside late in the nineteenth century fires the
Β‘CONOZCA A JACK LEVINE! Es el detective privado mΓ‘s divertido y astuto de Nueva York. Es 1947 y ha ido a Hollywood a ayudar a un guionista de cine amigo suyo. CorrecciΓ³n: un guionista de cine amigo suyo muerto. LeVine se ha metido en un caso de asesinato polΓtico protagonizado por Humphrey Bogart,
Β‘CONOZCA A JACK LEVINE! Es el detective privado mΓ‘s divertido y astuto de Nueva York. Es 1947 y ha ido a Hollywood a ayudar a un guionista de cine amigo suyo. CorrecciΓ³n: un guionista de cine amigo suyo muerto. LeVine se ha metido en un caso de asesinato polΓtico protagoniz
'This is not a love story I ever wanted to tell, because I hoped it would just go on and on, and never end. I thought that we'd grow old together. I never wanted it to be a tale.
Two best friends. Ten Christmases. One happy ending. When best friends Alexandra and Lucas share a first kiss on Christmas night their senior year of high school, it feels like the best years of their lives are ahead of them. Then Alex goes off to college, and Lucas stays behind to work at his dad's
### From Publishers Weekly A historical figure already larger than life, Capt. Sir Richard Francis Burton, pursues a legendary and violent Victorian creature, Spring Heeled Jack, at the behest of the prime minister in this convincingly researched debut. Fans of steampunk will be intrigued by the al