J. K. Rowling

The Ickabog is coming… A mythical monster, a kingdom in peril, an adventure that will test two children’s bravery to the limit. Discover a brilliantly original fairy tale about the power of hope and friendship to triumph against all odds, from one of the world’s best storytellers.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Oklahoma

As the legend of the fearsome Ickabog spreads terror in the peaceful kingdom of Cornucopia, best friends Bert and Daisy set out to discover the truth and bring happiness back to the kingdom.

The Ickabog

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Joan Aiken

Now, back in print, the engaging and suspenseful British fantasy by one of England’s most imaginative storytellers.

Lucas Bell is lonely and miserable at Midnight Court, a vast, brooding house owned by his intolerable guardian, Sir Randolph Grimsby. When a mysterious carriage brings a visitor to the house, Lucas hopes he’s found a friend at last. But the newcomer, Anna Marie, is unfriendly and spoiled—and French. Just when Lucas thinks things can’t get any worse, disastrous circumstances force him and Anna Marie, parentless and penniless, into the dark and unfriendly streets of Blastburn.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Now, back in print, the engaging and suspenseful British fantasy by one of England's most imaginative storytellers.

Lucas Bell is lonely and miserable at Midnight Court, a vast, brooding house owned by his intolerable guardian, Sir Randolph Grimsby. When a mysterious carriage brings a visitor to the house, Lucas hopes he's found a friend at last. But the newcomer, Anna Marie, is unfriendly and spoiled--and French. Just when Lucas thinks things can't get any worse, disastrous circumstances force him and Anna Marie, parentless and penniless, into the dark and unfriendly streets of Blastburn.

Midnight Is a Place

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Mary Norton

James, a young English boy, journeys to the fairy-tale world of princes and princesses, witches and fairies, giants and giant-killers, and invades the lair of the last giant to free a princess from an evil spell. Here is a bright successor to Bed-Knob and Broomstick and the Borrowers books. Coupled with the inspired pictures, the story is witty, exciting, and most unusual. Illustrated by Brian Froud. Out of print.

Finding himself in a land peopled with fairy tale characters, James attempts to help Princess Dulcibel who is destined to marry a toad after her ball falls in the well.

Are All the Giants Dead?

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John Myers Myers

In this classic of fantasy, John Myers transports readers to a world as limitless as the human imagination, where a shipwrecked American meets up with Robin Hood, Beowulf, Huck Finn, and countless others. Out of Print

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The cult classic fantasy novel returns to print--first time in trade paperback.

Silverlock

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P.c. Cast

Kristin Cast

A House of Night Novel

Betrayed: A House of Night Novel

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P. C. Cast

Sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird is Marked as a fledging vampyre and joins the House of Night where she will train to become an adult vampyre.

Marked: A House of Night Novel

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With ancient evil loose in the world, Zoey's very existence is on shaky ground, so when a seductive force is revealed to her, she must find the strength to reveal the truth or lose everything that matters, including her soul.

Hunted: A House of Night Novel

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E. Nesbit

Originally published in 1900, "The Book of Dragons" is a series of eight short stories written by the master of the craft Edith Nesbit for The Strand magazine.

Nesbit pulls off a virtuoso performance in imagining an unheard-of variety of dragons, princesses, silly children, and other magical creatures. Some of the legendary monsters are funny and mischievous, others are downright frightening, and a number of them are wild and unpredictable. There's a dragon made of ice, another that takes refuge in the General Post Office, a scaly creature that carries off the largest elephant in a zoo, and even a dragon whose gentle purring comforts a tiny tot.

And who challenges these amazing creatures? Why, daring heroes, of course, as well as a wicked prince, and even an entire soccer team — which, unfortunately, meets its fate with a fire-breathing brute that flies out of the pages of an enchanted book.

A collection of eight stories featuring dragons.

The Book of Dragons

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Haydn Middleton

In September 1863, Jacob Grimm travels through rural western Germany with his devoted niece, Auguste, who longs to learn at last the truth about her family. They are accompanied by Kummel, their new and enigmatic manservant. As relations between the three reach a crisis point, vivid flashbacks tell of Jacob's traumas and heartbreaks. Old now, Jacob resists Auguste's attempts to make him take stock of his life, but memories that are repressed have a tendency to reappear in other places, and in other guises.

Throughout Jacob's travels, he is reminded of the folktales he and his brother Wilhelm collected in their Tales for the Young and Old. Most notable is the feverish fairytale of "Sleeping Beauty," which holds a shattered mirror to a life, a country, and a history. The version recounted here is an enchanting tale that goes beyond the marriage of the Prince and Princess, to reveal the surprising truth behind the evil.

A Novel

In September 1863, Jacob Grimm travels through rural western Germany with his devoted niece, Auguste, who longs to learn at last the truth about her family. They are accompanied by Kummel, their new and enigmatic manservant. As relations between the three reach a crisis point, vivid flashbacks tell of Jacob's traumas and heartbreaks. Old now, Jacob resists Auguste's attempts to make him take stock of his life, but memories that are repressed have a tendency to reappear in other places, and in other guises. Throughout Jacob's travels, he is reminded of the folktales he and his brother Wilhelm collected in their Tales for the Young and Old. Most notable is the feverish fairytale of "Sleeping Beauty," which holds a shattered mirror to a life, a country, and a history. The version recounted here is an enchanting tale that goes beyond the marriage of the Prince and Princess, to reveal the surprising truth behind the evil. In his compelling historical novel, Haydn Middleton re-creates the life story of literature's most famous brothers. It is a history that could almost be a fairytale itself, with its fabulous changes of fortune, tests of duty and honor, arrogant princes, lost loves, and twisted family relationships-all unfolding in a world of dark forests and even darker politics.

Grimm's Last Fairytale

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Wayne G. Hammond

J. R. R. Tolkien

In 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach. To console him, his father, J.R.R. Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal. This charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, endured several drafts over the years. Now, more than seventy years later, the adventures of Rover are published for the first time. Rich in wit and wordplay, Roverandom is edited and introduced by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond and illustrated with Tolkien's own delightful drawings.

Roverandom

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Alexandre. Dumas

OUT OF PRINT UK EDITION

Written at the height of the 1848 revolutions, Alexandre Dumas’ One Thousand and One Ghosts is a macabre collection of supernatural tales, told with unrelenting detail and almost unbearable suspense. Paralyzed with fear, a man confesses to the murder of his wife, and rather than return to the scene of the crime, begs to be locked in prison. As the police probe further, they learn the ghastly truth—that in a fit of fury, the man decapitated his wife, only to see the detached head turn around and whisper to him. Gathering together to decide whether such “deathly activity” is, in fact, possible, a doctor, a priest, and the police in turn tell their own tales of ghostly activity. The result is one of the most remarkable collections of supernatural stories ever written. French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas was a key figure in Romantic theater; his most famous works are The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo.

"When Alexandre Dumas becomes a witness in a murder case, he meets a collection of individuals who defy his preconceptions about life after death. Interweaving the narratives of a beautiful blonde vampire victim, an eccentric 275-year-old Tarot author, a watchman who encounters the dead kings of France, and a labourer whose wife bit him after he sliced off her head, Dumas teasingly explores the boundaries between science and the supernatural." "With its gory backdrop of the 1789 and 1830 French Revolutions, One Thousand and One Ghosts explores the true power of the guillotine. Invented to decapitate the aristocracy, is Dr. Guillotin's metal contraption really a humane killing machine? Or is life powerful enough to persist even after the human body has been severed in two? Dumas evokes the harrowing milieu of a nation at war with itself - where God and King have been uprooted to make way for Science and Progress, but dispassionate rationality is continually undermined by the old superstitions, relics and beliefs." "Translated into English for the first time, One Thousand and One Ghosts is a challenge to modern skepticism - which even today has the power to provoke."--BOOK JACKET.

One Thousand and One Ghosts

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A. Craig Bell

OUT OF PRINT UK EDITION

A Masked Ball" contains five short stories, all of which are unique. They range from a tale related by "The Cabriolet Driver" to a heart-breaking story of a Russian duel titled "Marianna".

A collection of five short stories reissued for the POCKET CLASSICS series, comprising A MASKED BALL, THE CABRIOLET DRIVER, THE CURE OF BOULOGNE, MARIANNA and THE ELUSIVE BIRD.

A Masked Ball and Other Stories

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Elizabeth C. Bunce

Charlotte Miller has always scoffed at talk of a curse on her family's woolen mill, which holds her beloved small town together. But after her father's death, the bad luck piles up: departing workers, impossible debts, an overbearing uncle. Then a stranger named Jack Spinner offers a tempting proposition: He can turn straw into gold thread, for the small price of her mother's ring. As Charlotte is drawn deeper into her bargains with Spinner-and a romance with the local banker-she must unravel the truth of the curse on the mill and save the community she's always called home.

A Curse Dark as Gold

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Cate Tiernan

Separated since birth, seventeen-year-old twins Thais and Clio unexpectedly meet in New Orleans where they seem to be pursued by a coven of witches who want to harness the twins' magical powers for its own ends.

Balefire Omnibus

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Eva Ibbotson

A young earl cancels his original wedding plans when he falls in love with the new housemaid, Anna, a penniless Russian countess exiled to England. Reissue.

A Countess Below Stairs

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Jojo Moyes

THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER AND A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 'Giddily joyful. Moyes writes . . . with warmth and a wonderfully wicked sense of humour' THE TIMES 'Delightful. Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does - recognizably real and complex and funny and flawed' JODI PICOULT 'Very few authors have the power to make you laugh on one page and cry on the next. Moyes is one of them' NEW YORK TIMES 'So much fun. Beautiful about female friendship' MARIAN KEYES 'A book we all need in our lives right now. A fabulous and funny romp' WOMAN & HOME Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes? __________ MEET SAM She's not got much, but she's grateful for what she has: a job she's just about clinging on to and a family who depend on her for everything. She knows she's one bad day away from losing it all - and just hopes today isn't it . . . MEET NISHA She's got everything she always dreamed of - and more: a phenomenally rich husband; an international lifestyle; and . . . she's just been locked out of all of it after her husband initiates divorce proceedings . . . Sam and Nisha should never have crossed paths. But after a bag mix-up at the gym, their lives become intertwined - even as they spiral out of control. Each blames the other as they feel increasingly invisible, forgotten, lost - and desperately alone. But they're not. No woman is an island. Look around. Family. Friends. Strangers. Even the woman you believe just ruined your life might turn out to be your best friend. Because together you can do anything - like take back what is yours . . . __________ '[A] captivating new blockbuster. Once you step into the lives of Sam and Nisha, you'll be racing through the pages. Relatable, memorable and engaging' DAILY EXPRESS 'A paean to women's solidarity wrapped up in a very funny revenge-fuelled caper' THE TIMES 'A warm, witty and uplifting novel . . . It's a joy to spend time with Jojo Moyes' flawed, likeable characters. Another winner from a fabulous author' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'A love letter to the strength of female friendship and how women can really be there for each other' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Hard-hitting and laugh-aloud . . . Two women's lives intertwine and change profoundly in this story full of richly imagined characters' THE TIMES 'Empathy and an extravagant plot collide in Moyes's big hug of a novel' MAIL ON SUNDAY Someone Else's Shoes: No 1 Sunday Times bestseller February 2023

Someone Else's Shoes - Signed Waterstones

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Robin Furth

Peter David

NEW, ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP
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The Gunslinger - the Journey Begins

A BOLD NEW CHAPTER IN STEPHEN KING'S THE DARK TOWER SAGA! Twelve years have passed since the fateful Battle of Jericho Hill and the fall of the gunslingers. Since the Affiliation's resistance against John Farson became little more than a faint memory. Since the friends that stood by young Roland Deschain burned to ash in the Good Man's razing of Gilead. But Roland survived...and now he stalks the desert, hunting the spectral Man in Black in his quest for the Dark Tower. Join Robin Furth, Peter David and Richard Isanove as they welcome superstar artist Sean Phillips (INCOGNITO) into the ka-tet of creators entrusted by Stephen King himself to bring the adult adventures of his most personal creation to life! COLLECTING: Dark Tower: The Gunslinger #1-5

Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - the Journey Begins

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Stephen King

Richard Chizmar

US Signed First Edition - Signed by Richard Chizmar only.

Gwendy's Final Task - Signed First Edition

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Josh Malerman

Boys are being trained at one school for geniuses, girls at another. Neither knows the other exists--until now. The New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box invites you into a world of secrets and horror in this tantalizing thriller. J is a student at a school deep in a forest far away from the rest of the world. J is one of only twenty-six students, all of whom think of the school's enigmatic founder as their father. J's peers are the only family he has ever had. The students are being trained to be prodigies of art, science, and athletics, and their life at the school is all they know--and all they are allowed to know. But J suspects that there is something out there, beyond the pines, that the founder does not want him to see, and he's beginning to ask questions. What is the real purpose of this place? Why can the students never leave? And what secrets is their father hiding from them? Meanwhile, on the other side of the forest, in a school very much like J's, a girl named K is asking the same questions. J has never seen a girl, and K has never seen a boy. As K and J work to investigate the secrets of their two strange schools, they come to discover something even more mysterious: each other. Advance praise for Inspection "A wonderfully mad bit of narrative knotwork, braiding together threads of The Handmaid's Tale and BioShock with aplomb. Malerman is a master at unsettling you--and keeping you off-balance until the last page is turned."--Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author of Blackbirds and Wanderers "Inspection proves that Josh Malerman is a master magician of narrative form. He's distilled the zeitgeist of our terrible times into this dazzling chameleon of a story, part Grimm's fairy tale of innocent youth, part dystopian gender politics, and authoritarianism run amok, with a satisfying Tarantino-esque ending."--Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger "A twisted fairy tale set in a truly unique world that should not be spoiled, Josh Malerman's Inspection reimagines the pillars of childhood in a smart, witty, and compulsively readable story of growth and rebellion. Read it and enjoy the discovery."--Scott Hawkins, author of The Library at Mount Char "Engaging and suspenseful! Malerman creates a fiendish fairy tale of a world where boy was never meant to meet girl and the hell unleashed when they finally do."--J. D. Barker, internationally bestselling author of The Fourth Monkey and Dracul

Inspection - First Edition

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A Bird Box Novel

In the thrilling sequel to Bird Box, the inspiration for the record-breaking Netflix film that starred Sandra Bullock and "absolutely riveted" Stephen King, New York Times bestselling author Josh Malerman brings unseen horrors to life. "This sequel is as tense and harrowing as the original, with a new depth that raises the stakes."--Riley Sager, author of Lock Every Door The film adaptation of Malerman's first novel, Bird Box, was watched by over forty-five million Netflix accounts in the first week, the best first seven days ever for a film on the platform. Countless more came to know the story through social media. The image of Sandra Bullock's character, Malorie, blindfolded--as she's led through a terrifying near-future apocalypse by the trained ears of her children--has become synonymous with a new generation of horror. Now from the mind of a true master of suspense comes the next chapter in the riveting tale. This time, Malorie is front and center, and she will confront the dangers of her world head-on.

Malorie: A Bird Box Novel - 1st Edition

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Beth Underdown

''Echoes of Daphne Du Maurier . . . an intriguing, elegantly constructed gothic mystery'' Sunday Times
''The Key in the Lock demands to be devoured whole'' Stacey Halls, author of Mrs England

A captivating story of burning secrets and buried shame, and of the loyalty and love that rises from the ashes.
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''I still dream, every night, of Polneath on fire...''

By day, Ivy Boscawen mourns the loss of her son Tim in the Great War. But by night she mourns another boy - one whose death decades ago haunts her still.

For Ivy is sure that there is more to what happened all those years ago: the fire at the Great House, and the terrible events that came after. A truth she must uncover, if she is ever to be free.

A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION PICK

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''Intriguing, beguiling and surprising until the very end - I was transfixed'' Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground

''Absorbing, beautifully written . . . Everything I enjoy in a gothic mystery'' Rosie Andrews, author of The Leviathan

''The Key in the Lock is an absolute triumph! Dark, clever and utterly enthralling, this is historical fiction - and storytelling - at its absolute best'' Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory and Circus of Wonders

''A beautifully observed novel. Intriguing, beguiling and surprising until the very end - I was transfixed and moved by Underdown''s storytelling'' Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground

''Brilliantly twisty, dripping with mystery and utterly heartbreaking'' Emily Koch, author of Keep Him Close

''A gothic mystery of the highest order. Chilling, sad, beautiful, and so elegantly conjured'' Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters

''The perfect gothic novel'' Stuart Turton

''Deliciously intriguing from the very first sentence'' Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton

''Captivating and elegant and undoubtedly a future classic'' Lucie McKnight Hardy, author of Water Shall Refuse Them

''A masterclass in atmosphere... haunting, vivid and urgent. The Key in the Lock demands to be devoured whole'' Stacey Halls, author of Mrs England

''Atmospheric and rich with evocative detail, I found myself in tears by the end'' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange

''A Cornish landscape evocative of Daphne du Maurier . . . brilliantly plotted'' Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City

''I was captivated by the characters, the story and the sinuous, seamless plotting'' Sarah Hilary, author of Fragile

''This is a novel of true elegance, deftly and satisfyingly plotted'' Imogen Hermes Gowar, author of The Mermaid and Mr Hancock

''An ingenious page-turner'' The Times

''A compelling gothic mystery'' - Good Housekeeping

''An evocative, emotional and compelling gothic read'' - CultureFly, Books to Look Forward to Reading in 2022

''With echoes of Daphne du Maurier from its very first, Underdown''s second novel is an intriguing, elegantly constructed gothic mystery'' Sunday Times

''A captivating and atmospheric read'' My Weekly

''Packed full of secrets, eerily atmospheric, this is a darkly gothic tale'' Daily Mail

''The gloriously Gothic second novel from Beth Underdown tells a story of smouldering secrets, lingering guilt and hidden love'' Daily Express

''A clever, chilling and emotionally charged journey makes The Key In The Lock the perfect novel for a winter''s night'' Buzz Magazine

The Key in the Lock SIGNED UK WATERSTONES

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Jacqueline West

Excellent condition, appears to have never been read. Deckled edges. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Winner of the Minnesota Book Award * A Texas Bluebonnet Book

"Perfect to be read late into the night."--Stefan Bachmann, internationally bestselling author of The Peculiar

"A spooky sisterhood mystery that is sure to be a hit with readers."--School Library Journal (starred review)

"Grab a flashlight and stay up late with this one."--Kirkus Reviews

Once there were two sisters who did everything together. But only one of them disappeared.

New York Times-bestselling author Jacqueline West's Long Lost is an atmospheric, eerie mystery brimming with suspense. Fans of Katherine Arden's Small Spaces and Victoria Schwab's City of Ghosts series will lose themselves in this mesmerizing and century-spanning tale.

Eleven-year-old Fiona has just read a book that doesn't exist.

When Fiona's family moves to a new town to be closer to her older sister's figure skating club--and far from Fiona's close-knit group of friends--nobody seems to notice Fiona's unhappiness. Alone and out of place, Fiona ventures to the town's library, a rambling mansion donated by a long-dead heiress. And there she finds a gripping mystery novel about a small town, family secrets, and a tragic disappearance.

Soon Fiona begins to notice strange similarities that blur the lines between the novel and her new town. With a little help from a few odd Lost Lake locals, Fiona uncovers the book's strange history. Lost Lake is a town of restless spirits, and Fiona will learn that both help and danger come from unexpected places--maybe even from the sister she thinks doesn't care about her anymore.

New York Times-bestselling and acclaimed author Jacqueline West weaves a heart-pounding, intense, and imaginative mystery that builds anticipation on every page, while centering on the strong and often tumultuous bond between sisters. Laced with suspense, Long Lost will fascinate readers of Trenton Lee Stewart's The Secret Keepers and fans of ghost stories. 

Long Lost

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SIGNED UK 1st Edition
Never read, like new. 
Author of Me Before You, The Giver of Stars, Last Letter From Your Lover

Someone Else's Shoes SIGNED UK 1st Edition

Mette Ivie Harrison

Bound to marry for duty, Prince George, a possessor of animal magic, which is punishable by death, and Princess Beatrice, the unwanted daughter of a cruel king whose only companion is her faithful hound, are brought together in the aftermath of war.

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