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Prince Corrick is out of options. Held captive by the vicious Oren Crane, he’s desperate to reunite with Tessa, but will need to ally with the rebel leader Lochlan, who until now wished him dead. An unlikely but deadly pair, Corrick and Lochlan must plot their next moves carefully. . .

Deep in the heart of the Atlantic Ocean, where the full moon rests on the horizon, lies a secret kingdom called Darksea. Ruled by the Pirate King, Captain O’Malley, Darksea’s tranquil waters have, of late, been haunted by an invisible and deadly monster – a monster that is eating the once-beautiful islands in gigantic bites. On the other side of the horizon, at his home in Galway, Max Reid and his family are battling a different monster. His big brother Christopher is in hospital and getting…

Galatea has taken over the throne, Prince Mather has run off with Cinderella, and now Bari must find a new royal to marry. After discovering that there is an illegitimate prince in another Queendom, Bari sets off to make him fall in love with her - and acquire his land as well. But Bari''s mission is soon complicated when South joins her and sparks begin to fly . . . Meanwhile, Farrow is on her own journey to reunite with Cinderella and Prince Mather in the first Queendom. Amid brewing…

There’s a place where all the wildest stories began … From Katherine Rundell, the British Book Awards Author of the Year, comes the paperback release of the first novel in the critically acclaimed, award winning, best-selling Impossible Creatures series. This edition includes The Centaur’s Spectacles bonus short story.

With his train home set to leave in a matter of minutes, Callum is forced to confront an unfortunate that his summer abroad in Paris was a disappointing, unmemorable failure of a trip. There was no teenage adventure, no summer fling, and his French-speaking skills didn't even improve. Going home after having accomplished so little would be bad enough too, without the many foreboding missed calls from his dad. So after a panic attack in the toilets jeopardises Callum's chances of catching the…

Jo used to be the perfect high-school girl – class president, popular, bright and successful. But when nude photos of her were leaked to the entire school, her grades plummeted, her friends fell away and now she's a reckless, difficult social outcast. The girl who 'deserved' it. Then her former best friend Maddie disappears. Everyone else assumes Maddie has just run away but that doesn't add up to Jo. To discover the truth, Jo needs to get back in with the group of classmates who have shut…

Aspiring inventor Isaac Turner lives with his dad, the horologist in charge of Big Ben. But when his father vanishes from the belfry on the night the clocks go back, leaving behind only a smashed pocket watch and a cryptic message, Isaac determines to find him. Hunting a trail of clues through London’s landmarks, Isaac uncovers a sinister plot in the gears of government and embarks on a race against time to save his father – and time itself.

Bea CAN’T WAIT for her birthday. There are only three days to go, and everything is going to be PERFECT! Then snow begins to block the roads … and everything begins to go wrong. With no party, no cards, and maybe even no cake, can Bea find a way to be OK – even in the middle of a really BAD day? This reassuring and funny book is the perfect springboard for talking to children about setting expectations and finding balance amidst disappointment.

دخل من الباب الشرقي للواحة، يبحث عن حُلمٍ قديم.. عن مخطوطٍ غير مكتمل.. عن عروس غلبها العشق. لاح له في الأفق البعيد تل صغير..سأل عنها علها تختبئ خلف هذا التل..أجابوه: «احترس منها.. إنها (صخرة العاشق)، صخرة مسحورة تجذب إليها الرجال، إذا لمسْتَها ستدخل في غفوة طويلة لن تستيقظ منها إلا بالموت». لم يبالِ وانطلق نحوها باحثًا عن محبوبته "المسحورة"، وعن قَدَر عسى أن ينقذه من غفوة العاشق.

أعتقد اليوم أن الحقيقة كانت مزيجًا من كل هذا. كنت قد وُهِبت عند ولادتي منحة نادرة: حضورًا طاغيًا أو ما يُعرف بالكاريزما. كنت ذا طبع مرح، أوحي بالود، وكانت لديَّ سهولة بالغة في اجتذاب الآخرين والتأثير عليهم مهما كان شأنهم؛ بفضل قوة أحاديثي، وصوتي الذي كانت محظياتي يصفنه بالرخيم. كانت لقامتي الطويلة هيبة لا تقل عن تلك التي توحي بها أحاديثي، وكنت قد تعلمت أن أبذل قصارى جهدي لأبدو وكأنني وُهِبت قوًى خارقة للطبيعة لا يمكن للبشر العاديين الوصول إليها”. اختار د. زاهي حواس تقنية تعدد الأصوات أداة…