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"What is the right thing to do? How could he ever have imagined he'd know the answer to a question like that?
Daniel, an expatriate Australian who has lived in Paris for more than forty years, has made a mess of his life and is trying to atone, to become the 'good man' his friend Marcelline believes him to be. But Marcelline has disappeared, the quotidian world has been tipped out of balance and Daniel makes an error of judgment that places at risk everything he values.
The novel's six-day narrative, set in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the winter of 2012, expands into lifetimes, histories, as interconnecting stories weave through Daniel's. Stories of abandonment and fractured families, rape and coercion, addiction, ambition, loss and grief, are told in moments and set within the context of war and occupation, the revolutionary sixties, riots in a Catalan town in the south of France, a grassroots movement to make visible the invisible homeless. The personal stitched into, and inseparable from, the political.
And throughout, the constant of footsteps and pawpatter as Daniel and his old dog walk the streets of one of the most idealised and romanticised cities on earth."
"J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Agatha Christie, and other literary legends join forces to unravel a deadly conspiracy in this gripping mystery that sweeps from the halls of Oxford to the streets of London and the shores of Loch Ness.
"This multiverse adventure is imaginative, intriguing, and wildly satisfying."-John Hendrix, New York Times bestselling illustrator and author of The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R Tolkien
In the shadowy streets of 1936 Oxford, England, members of a secret society keep turning up dead. When J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and their fellow literary masterminds, known as the Inklings, are called upon to catch a killer, they trade their pens for magnifying glasses. With time running out, they get a helping hand from mystery writers Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers to unravel a sinister web of secrets.
Packed with historical details, intrigue, and a thrilling whodunit, this novel is a masterful blend of high-stakes drama. Dive into a world where the creators of fantasy and mystery confront a real-life menace in a race against the clock. Will dark forces prevail, or will these literary giants crack the case before the murderer strikes again?"
"The past is a dangerous place...
Rufius has spent the last fifteen years, believing he was a Vixlingr—a changeling.
Raised in Jorvik by a Viking blacksmith, his life is destined for servitude until the day he discovers a sword that would change his future.
A prequel to the best selling Infinity Engines series, Changeling explores the beginnings of the Oblivion Order, when the past was a dangerous place for time travellers, when lawlessness and chaos overshadowed the continuum.
Follow the adventures of Rufius Westinghouse as he journeys through the centuries, battling pirates, druids, witches and the nagging doubt that he doesn't belong."
"The War of the Worlds is the classic alien‑invasion novel: Martian cylinders fall down upon a complacent Victorian England, unleashing towering tripods, heat rays and poisonous black smoke. An unnamed writer is among the humans trying to flee, and it is through his eyes that we see the shattering of ordinary life by beings with advanced intelligence and weaponry.
The novel’s terror is timeless. Its depiction of technological shock, mass panic and sudden ruin feels both fantastical and unnervingly possible. It exposes the arrogance of empire and the horror of facing a power we don’t understand. An early science fiction novel that has never been out of print, The War of the Worlds remains a touchstone for everything from disaster films to post‑apocalyptic fiction. Its compelling performance here by ‘Golden Voice’ Rupert Degas will be unforgettable for listeners of any age."
"When she was just ten years old, Caitlin overheard her parents arguing about how she was going to die—the next day they disappeared.
Seven years later, Caitlin still goes back to that night, travelling back through time to try and understand what happened.
When she witnesses the grisly murder of her tutor, Caitlin finds herself caught up in the investigation to track down the serial killer – one whose victims are somehow linked across hundreds of years.
Inspector Sabien, an officer of the Temporal Protectorate, is assigned to the case. A time-cop with disturbing secrets of his own, Sabien takes on the search for the truth behind the seemingly motiveless murders.
Can Sabien decipher the cryptic evidence that links the victims? Will Caitlin discover the truth about what happened on that fateful night and the terrible decision that her parents had to make?
A prequel to the Anachronist, Chimaera is a fast-paced, fantasy thriller, which will take you on a journey into the dark paths of the Oblivion Order."
"Orphaned John Trenchard lives in the little coastal town of Moonfleet, entranced by the local legend of Blackbeard, whose ghost is said to rise each winter night in search for his lost diamond. While hunting for the treasure one night, John collides with a band of smugglers who take him under their wing. When John and Elzevir Block, chief smuggler and gruff innkeeper, are implicated in the murder of a local magistrate, the two flee and begin a thrilling cross-country journey to find Blackbeard’s famous diamond, following a rumour that takes them to the ancient Carisbrooke castle where they must decipher a hidden code in Blackbeard’s locket.
An exciting, fast-paced adventure story that has for generations entertained readers of all ages, John Meade Falkner’s Moonfleet also probes the value of wealth versus that of true friendship."
"Jean Valeur had his life mapped out—until his best friend destroyed it all.
Framed in a drug sting by the person he trusted most, promising graduate student Jean emerges from seven months at Rikers Island into a pandemic-ravaged New York City with nothing left but rage. His parents won't speak to him. His girlfriend has moved on. And Marcus, the friend who betrayed him, has vanished.
Working as a food delivery cyclist through the empty streets of 2020, Jean pedals between his shattered past and an uncertain future. But as the city erupts in protests over George Floyd's murder, he's forced to confront not just personal betrayal, but the larger injustices that have shaped his life as a young Black man in America.
Torn between family expectations and his thirst for revenge, Jean must choose: Will he be consumed by what was done to him, or find the strength to rebuild from the wreckage?
Set during the most turbulent year in recent memory, Delivered is a powerful debut about friendship, family, and the courage required to forgive—both others and yourself.
PRAISE FOR DELIVERED
Publishers Weekly:
'Mondesir charts Jean's return to the world with keen emotional and psychological precision… Delivered places its value in grace and the disarming power of compassion.'
Kirkus Reviews:
'A captivating tale about betrayal that presents impressively complex characters…This is a powerful work that dramatically captures the fragility of life as well as the perseverance of the human spirit.'
NewInBooks.com:
'Delivered is a piercing, deeply humane novel that confronts injustice, guilt, and the long road to redemption with quiet, unflinching grace.'
Jose Moreno:
'Mondesir writes with the precision of a poet and the heart of a truth-teller.'"
"The lost island of Atlantis has returned—and humanity’s survival hangs by a thread.
Missing for millennia, the Oblivion Order’s most secret scientific base returns without warning, its experimental gravity engine unleashing catastrophic ripples through time and space. As the island’s uncontrolled presence begins to destabilise the moon’s orbit, the Earth inches closer to a fatal collision with the Sun.
Only their most elite time travellers can prevent global extinction. But salvation requires an unlikely partnership with the Syndicate, a dark guild that’s always operated outside the Order’s rigid rules.
With the moon’s trajectory shifting and global panic mounting, a desperate race against time begins. Some will fight to preserve humanity’s existence, while others have plans that run deeper than survival.
The seventh book in the bestselling Infinity Engines series, this twisting time travel adventure explores how the smallest actions can unravel—or remake—the entire universe."
"'One day, I should like my epitaph to read, 'Here lies Arsène Lupin, adventurer'.'
The famed hero-thief masterfully created by Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin, is back for another remarkable tale – one which revolves around crime, inheritance and a murky international conspiracy – and it's more suspenseful and shocking than ever.
When Cosmo Mornington, a wealthy American, is pronounced dead, a large inheritance is up for grabs. He leaves his fortune to any living heir, leaving his good friend Don Luis Perenna in charge of finding them. But when Mornington's relatives start to mysteriously vanish or die, suspicion begins to fall on Don Luis. Lupin, disguised as Mornington's close acquaintance, sets out to unveil the truth behind the disappearances, and is led to a series of sinister crimes linked to a secret organisation called, 'The Teeth of the Tiger'. Action packed and intricately constructed, The Teeth of the Tiger cements Lupin as a true master of disguise, and Maurice Leblanc as a masterful writer of mystery. This audiobook edition is skilfully read by Rupert Degas.
Maurice Leblanc (1864 – 1941) was a French journalist, novelist and short story writer. He was primarily known for inventing the fictional thief Arsène Lupin, often considered the French counterpart to Sherlock Holmes."
"The Thirty-Nine Steps begins John Buchan’s series of spy novels featuring adventurer Richard Hannay. Having just returned from South Africa, he finds life dull until a mysterious American tells him about an assassination plot before being murdered in Hannay’s London flat. The obvious suspect, Hannay flees to his native Scotland pursued by the police and his ruthless enemies. His life and the security of Britain are seriously threatened, and it is vital to uncover the mystery behind ‘the thirty-nine steps’. Filled with suspense, unexpected twists, and fast-paced action, Buchan’s classic novel of 1915 has captivated readers for generations, laying the groundwork for the modern spy thriller genre and inspiring numerous film, TV, stage and radio versions. It is read by Rupert Degas, whose ‘quick-change brilliance’ in Patrick Barlow’s long-running stage adaptation was so highly praised."
"There is a hard brightness overlying the emotion and the human suffering and the human passions… Mr. Ford achieves not only what is probably his own best work but what is certainly one of the ablest of recent English novels. — The New York Times, 1924
There are not many English novels which deserve to be called great: Parade's End is one of them. — W. H. Auden
Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End tetralogy, written in the aftermath of World War I, was originally published in four parts in the 1920s: Some Do Not…; No More Parades; A Man Could Stand Up —; and Last Post. Highlighting the tension between traditional values and a rapidly changing social order in a world embroiled in war, the story details Tietjens' turmoils in both his personal life and on the warfront—and what follows when some of those struggles become one and the same.
Unique among other war fiction of the time, Parade's End privileges not the conflict of the Great War itself, but the impact the war had on its participants and upon society writ large. With it's publication, Ford hoped to contribute to the obviating of all future wars.
Parade's End is often referred to as one of the greatest 20th century novels, and one of the best depictions of war in literature. The 2012 television adaptation, written by Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love), directed by Susanna White (Andor) and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall, was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and seven BAFTA Television Awards."
"In the frozen wilderness of Antarctica, a team of researchers makes a shocking discovery: a century-old ship buried deep in the ice. As they begin to excavate the vessel, they realise that it holds a dark secret - inside, they find the frozen remains of a crew, long dead from a mysterious plague.
Alerted to the event, an agent of the Outlier division is dispatched to investigate. Discovering that the ship was part of Shackleton’s expedition to the South Pole and that the plague on board is unlike any they have seen before. With the help of the only survivor from the research team, they must race against time to unravel the mystery of the plague and prevent it from being unleashed on the world once again.
But as they dig deeper into the secrets of its past, they soon realise that there was a darker side to the expedition involving an ancient ritual and a powerful man who would stop at nothing to possess it. Can they uncover the truth and prevent disaster, or will they become the latest victims of the deadly plague?
Filled with danger, adventure, and time-travelling twists and turns, “Contagion” is a thrilling tale of survival in a world where the past and the future are intertwined."
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