Twelve-year-old villain, Artemis Fowl, is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking on more than he bargained for when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements...

Twenty years ago, Abigail Sorenson's brother Robert went missing one day before her sixteenth birthday, never to be seen again. That same year, she began receiving scattered chapters in the mail from a mysterious guidebook, whose anonymous authors promised to make her life soar...

Twenty years later, Alina is dead and Mac has returned to the country that expelled them to hunt her sister's murderer. But after discovering that she descends from a bloodline both gifted and cursed, Mac is plunged into a secret history: an ancient conflict...

Twenty-one year old Beth is in prison. The thing she did is so bad she doesn't deserve to ever feel good again. But her counsellor, Erika, won't give up on her. She asks Beth to make a list of all the good things in...

Twilight in the Desert reveals a Saudi oil and production industry that could soon approach a serious, irreversible decline. In this exhaustively researched book, veteran oil industry analyst Matthew Simmons draws on his three-plus decades of insider experience and more than 200 independently produced...

Twilight is a rather ordinary little grey pony but when Lauren whispers the magic words, he turns into a beautiful snow-white unicorn. In this thirteenth exciting adventure Lauren and Twilight make an intrepid journey to the land of Arcardia in order to save their...

Twilight Robberyand is the extraordinary sequel to the award-winningand Fly By Nightand by Costa winner Frances Hardinge.The city at night is a dangerous place . . .Mosca Mye and Eponymous Clent are in trouble again. Escaping disaster by the skin of their teeth, they...

Twilight tempted the imagination . . . New Moon made readers thirsty for more . . . Eclipse turned the saga into a worldwide phenomenon . . . And now - the book that everyone has been waiting for . . . Breaking Dawn.In...

Twins Myles and Beckett, Artemis Fowl's younger brothers, return in their third and most outrageous adventure yet.

Two girl treasure hunters. One sleeping prince. A hundred-year-old curse and one very angry witch.and Fantasy with m/f and f/f romanceand for fans of CINDERELLA IS DEAD. A pacey, fractured twist on a classic fairy tale!Filore, a treasure hunter with a knack for riddles,...

Two kingdoms. One prophecy. One king. One chance to save everything.Arwen Valondale began life as no one, as nothing. But now she's risen to unimaginable heights, done astonishing deeds, and fallen in love . . . with her arch-nemesis, the compelling Kane Ravenwood. Kane...

Two scientists develop a foodstuff that causes unparalleled growth in animals and humans. The results of their experimentation lead to chaos and unforseen consequences throughout the land.THE FOOD OF THE GODS deals with many issues which are still present in science today and is...

Two sisters. One brutal murder. A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself . . .A new series from the #1and New York Timesand bestselling author ofand Stalking Jack the Ripper.Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe - witches who live secretly...

Two sleepless teenagers find kinship as they escape to their school's astronomy observatory.Unable to sleep at night, Ganta Nakami is cranky in class and unpopular with his classmates.and He discovers that the schooland observatory, once used by the now-defunct astronomy club, may be the...

Two strangers. One apartment.Will it be love at first . . . bite?Cassie Greenberg needs a new place to live, and fast. When she finds an affordable apartment in a beautiful neighbourhood, she knows there must be a catch.Of course, her new roommate Frederick...

Two teenage boys crash a party and meet the girls of their dreams--and nightmares . . .A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night . . .In a Hugo Award-winning story, a great detective must solve a...

Two teens discover the secrets of a magical curiosity shop in a story of timeless love and deadly consequences.The heart-wrenching story ofand The Radium Girlsand meets the enchanting world ofand Howl's Moving Castle.and Perfect for fans ofand The Starless Seaand andand Divine Rivals!"[A] hauntingly...

Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after.Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She's married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle....

Unable to discard his humanity but equally unable to suppress his Ghoul hunger, Ken finds salvation in the kindness of friendly Ghouls who teach him how to pass as human and eat flesh humanely. But recent upheavals in Ghoul society attract the police like...

UNBURY YOUR POTENTIAL!and They say a hero armed with a legendary shovel has saved the elven race, conquered the king of the undead, and vanquished the desert dragon-they're right. He's Alan, strongest miner in the world, and, at this rate, his search for the...

UNCOVER A CAPTIVATING FANTASY KINGDOM, FILLED WITH DARK SECRETS, INTRIGUE AND BETRAYAL . . .'A beautifully written, fantastical page-turner'and Kirkus Reviews'Fresh, bold and unique'and Emma McLaughlinI did not choose this fate. But I will not walk away from it.Children have been disappearing from across...

Under the harsh regime of an ambitious master, candidate Eon is training to become a Dragoneye - a powerful Lord able to master wind and water to protect the land. But Eon also harbours a desperate secret...Eon is, in fact, Eona, a young woman...

Until one girl, Vega Jane, discovers a map that suggests a mysterious world beyond the walls. A world with possibilities and creatures beyond her imagining. But she will be forced to fight for her freedom. And unravelling the truth may cost Vega her life.

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Use your reading superpowers to learn all about animals that can run, fly and swim faster than all the others - a high-quality, fun, non-fiction reader - carefully levelled to help children progress.Fast Animalsand is a beautifully designed reader all about the world's fastest...

Using black line illustrations on framed acetate pages, this unique book allows fans to project their favorite scenes from the Harry Potter films at home with a flashlight.The wizarding world's favorite sport, Quidditch is a magical game played high up in the air with...

Utterly captivating. Carrick spins an exciting web of mystery, magic, and political treachery in a richly drawn and innovative world.'and S. A. Chakraborty, author ofand The City of BrassDarkly magical and beautifully imagined,and The Mask of Mirrorsand is the unmissable start to the Rook...

Utterly enchanting - a romance voice to watch'and BK Borison, author ofand Lovelight Farms'A rom-com meets magic delight...'and Sarah Adams, author ofand Practice Makes Perfect-----Have you ever had a break-up so bad you wish the whole relationship had never happened?Well, Gemma's wish has come...

Utterly fascinating. I have long felt that books can be medicine. Now I understand why. Read this book. Feel better.'Beth Kempton, bestselling author ofand Wabi Sabi: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life'One of the most fascinating books that I have read in years!...

Valentine, the troubled daughter of a well-off but dysfunctional Parisian family, vanishes on her way to school. Inexperienced private detective Lucie Toledo is hired to find the missing teenager, and enlists the help of a formidable agent with a past, known to her friends...

Vampires do not exist. Everyone knows this. So it's particularly annoying when they start popping up around Manchester . . .Nobody is pleased about it. Not the Founders, the secret organisation for whom vampires were invented as an allegory, nor the Folk, the magical...

Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World. The apocalypse is drawing near. But four...

Vibrant, warm and often hilarious. An absolute delight'and JANE FALLON'Readand Nothing Left Unsaidand in two greedy stints. It's a novel written with wit, righteous rage and compassion'and NIGELLA LAWSON'A warm, touching and humorous hymn of praise to those she describes as "wee warrior women"'and...

Victor Horta (1861-1947) is well known as the creator of Art Nouveau architecture. Following the design of the Hôtel Tassel, Brussels, in 1893, Horta produced more than 40 buildings during the following decade. This new book discusses the many influences on his designs, and...

VICTORY COMES AT A PRICE.Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal's betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart-and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her-Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all . ....

Vivid, violent and visceral: an impressive debut'and Kate Elliott, author ofand Unconquerable SunJun Ironway, hacker, con artist, and only occasional thief, has got her hands on a piece of contraband that could set her up for life: evidence that implicates the powerful Nightfoot family...

Voyager Classics - timeless masterworks of science fiction and fantasy.The classic collection of robot stories from the master of the genre.In these stories Isaac Asimov creates the Three Laws of Robotics and ushers in the Robot Age.Earth is ruled by master-machines but the Three...

Walking to Hollywood is a dazzling triptych - obsessive, satirical, elegiac - in which Will Self burrows down through the intersections of time, place and psyche to explore some of our deepest fears and anxieties with characteristic fearlessness and jagged humour. Very Little' is...

War doesn't end. It sleeps.Delphine Venner remembers everything. She remembers what it is to be a child of war, and what the terrifying creatures from another world took from her all those years ago.And in that other world, Avalonia, someone waits for Delphine. Hagar,...

War is building. Blood is spilling.And the gods are not pleased.Casia has survived her brother's attempts to crush her but the battle is just beginning. Bitter, wounded and carrying the curse of a dark upper-god, she journeys north to the elven court in search...

War is here. Full-scale war has erupted between the Crusaders and demons and even Chi has to admit that it isnt going well. Like any sensible rat, Medas eager to abandon the sinking ship but, unfortunately, her friends aren't nearly as pragmatic. Instead, Medas...

War is only the beginning…From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes book four in her Blood and Ash series.From the desperation of golden crowns…Casteel Da'Neer knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood...

WAR. POLITICS. REVOLUTION.THE AGE OF MADNESS HAS ARRIVEDand . . .'Funny and sardonic, violent and compelling'and Guardian'A tale of brute force and subtle magic on the cusp of an industrial revolution ... Buckle your seat belts for this one'and Robin Hobb* * * *...

WARBREAKER is the story of two sisters - who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, a lesser god, and an immortal trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago.Theirs is a world in which...

WARRIORS OF GOD, the second volume of the Hussite Trilogy by Andrzej Sapkowski, author of the bestselling Witcher series, depicts the adventures of Reynevan and his friends in the years 1427-28 as war erupts across Europe. Reynevan begins by hiding away in Bohemia but...

Wary alliances simmer and forbidden love burns in book two of Jennifer L. Armentrout's explosive Harbinger trilogy.Half-angel Trinity and her bonded gargoyle protector, Zayne, have been working with demons to stop the apocalypse while avoiding falling in love. The Harbinger is coming...but who or...

WASHINGTON POSTand “COLOR OF MONEY BOOK CLUB PICKStop Living Paycheck to Paycheck and Get Your Financial Life Together (#GYFLT)!and WASHINGTON POSTand “COLOR OF MONEY BOOK CLUB PICKStop Living Paycheck to Paycheck and Get Your Financial Life Together (#GYFLT)!and If you're a cash-strapped 20- or...

Watch out, Junie B., there's a new kid on the block! It's Freddy Thresher, a 1st grader who knows it's a jungle out there. Here's the third in a new series by an elementary teacher who's seen it all.Freddy Thresher has a problem: a...

Waterstones Children's Book of the Month for June 2020!Toppsta Children's Book of the Month for June 2020!Gaming and time travel collide in this exhilarating middle-grade adventure, from bestselling author Jennifer Bell.THE GAME IS ON. TRAVEL WITH WONDER.When Arthur, Ren and Cecily investigate a mysterious...

We all live our lives carrying secrets we cannot disclose.'Beguiling... Murakami is brilliant at folding the humdrum alongside the supernatural; finding the magic that's nested in life's quotidian details'and GuardianWhen a thirty-something portrait painter is abandoned by his wife, he holes up in the...