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<b>'<i>What is it you think you're protecting in that brain of yours? The war is over. Holdfast is dead. The Eternal Flame extinguished. There's no one left for you to save'</i></b><br/><br/><br/>Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner - of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilities suppressed, and the world she knew destroyed.<br/><br/>In the aftermath of a long war, Paladia's new ruling class of corrupt guild families and depraved necromancers, whose vile, undead creatures helped bring about their victory, holds Helena captive.<br/><br/>According to Resistance records, she was a healer of little importance within their ranks. But Helena has inexplicable memory loss of the months leading up to her capture, making her enemies wonder: Is she truly as insignificant as she appears, or are her lost memories hiding some vital piece of the Resistance's final gambit?<br/><br/>To uncover the memories buried deep within her mind, Helena is sent to the High Reeve, one of the most powerful and ruthless necromancers in this new world. Trapped on his crumbling estate, Helena's fight-to protect her lost history and to preserve the last remaining shreds of her former self-is just beginning. For her prison and captor have secrets of their own . . . secrets Helena must unearth, whatever the cost.

Since its initial publication in 1978, <i>The Stand</i> has been considered Stephen King's seminal masterpiece of apocalyptic fiction. It has sold millions of copies and has been adapted twice for television. Generations of writers have been impacted by its dark yet ultimately hopeful vision of the end and new beginning of civilisation, and its stunning array of characters.<br/><br/>Now for the first time, Stephen King has fully authorised a return to the harrowing world of <i>The Stand</i> through this original short story anthology, as presented by award-winning authors and editors Christopher Golden and Brian Keene. Bringing together some of today's greatest and most visionary writers, <i>The End of the World As We Know It</i> features unforgettable, all-new stories set during and after (and some perhaps long after) the events of <i>The Stand</i> - brilliant, terrifying, and painfully human tales that will resonate with readers everywhere as an essential companion to the classic, bestselling novel.<br/><br/>Featuring an introduction by Stephen King, a foreword by Christopher Golden and afterword by Brian Keene. Contributors include Wayne Brady and Maurice Broaddus, Poppy Z. Brite, Somer Canon, C. Robert Cargill, Nat Cassidy, V. Castro, Richard Chizmar, S. A. Cosby, Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes, Meg Gardiner, Gabino Iglesias, Jonathan Janz, Alma Katsu, Caroline Kepnes, Michael Koryta, Sarah Langan, Joe R. Lansdale, Tim Lebbon, Josh Malerman, Ronald Malfi, Usman T. Malik, Premee Mohamed, Cynthia Pelayo, Hailey Piper, David J. Schow, Alex Segura, Bryan Smith, Paul Tremblay, Catherynne M. Valente, Bev Vincent, Catriona Ward, Chuck Wendig, Wrath James White and Rio Youers.

<b>From global phenomenon Callie Hart comes a highly addictive enemies-to-lovers Romantasy with razor-sharp banter, heart-stopping action, and blistering hot romance that you won't be able to put down!</b><br/><br/><b>Do <i>not </i>touch the sword. Do <i>not </i>turn the key. Do <i>not </i>open the gate.<br/> </b><br/> <i>In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.<br/> </i><br/> Twenty-four-year-old <b>Saeris Fane</b> is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.<br/><br/> But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.<br/><br/> When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently re-opens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.<br/><br/> The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him . . . or her.<br/><br/> Death has a name. It is <b>Kingfisher</b> of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.<br/><br/> <b><i>Be careful of the deals you make, dear child. The devil is in the details . . .</i></b><br/><br/><b>N.B. Quicksilver contains depictions of graphic violence/adult situations and is therefore recommended for readers 17+. For a full list of tropes and TWs, please visit the author's website.</b><br/><br/><b>READERS LOVE <i>QUICKSILVER</i></b><br/><br/>'<b>if you love romantasy then you NEED to read this book</b> . . . this book had the <b>PERFECT</b> balance of romance and plot'<br/><br/>'Kingfisher is officially <b>my new book boyfriend</b> as he is smoking (literally) but also <b>made my heart melt</b> at times'<br/><br/>'<b>I never wanted this book to end!</b>'<br/><br/>'<b>Shadow Daddies, wolves, fairies, every creature you can imagine is in this book</b>. I have <b>nothing but praise</b> for the story, the writing and the plot'<br/><br/>'<b>The romantasy of the year!</b> . . . This is a <b>truly phenomenal</b> book'

<b>The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive--the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece that has sold more than 10 million copies, from acclaimed bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.</b><br/><br/>Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare--and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium's place has thrown everything into disarray. <br/><br/>Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwide--Adolin in Azir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah in Thaylenah. The former assassin, Szeth, must cleanse his homeland of Shinovar from the dark influence of the Unmade. He is accompanied by Kaladin, who faces a new battle helping Szeth fight his own demons . . . and who must do the same for the insane Herald of the Almighty, Ishar. <br/><br/>At the same time, Shallan, Renarin, and Rlain work to unravel the mystery behind the Unmade Ba-Ado-Mishram and her involvement in the enslavement of the singer race and in the ancient Knights Radiant killing their spren. And Dalinar and Navani seek an edge against Odium's champion that can be found only in the Spiritual Realm, where memory and possibility combine in chaos. The fate of the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.<br/><br/>Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson <br/><br/>The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive<br/> The Way of Kings<br/> Words of Radiance<br/> Edgedancer (novella)<br/> Oathbringer<br/> Dawnshard (novella)<br/> Rhythm of War <br/><br/>The Mistborn Saga The Original Trilogy<br/> Mistborn<br/> The Well of Ascension<br/> The Hero of Ages <br/><br/>Wax &amp; Wayne<br/> The Alloy of Law<br/> Shadows of Self<br/> The Bands of Mourning<br/> The Lost Metal<br/><br/>Other Cosmere novels<br/> Elantris<br/> Warbreaker<br/> Tress of the Emerald Sea<br/> Yumi and the Nightmare Painter<br/> The Sunlit Man <br/><br/>Collection<br/> Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection <br/><br/>Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians<br/> Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians<br/> The Scrivener's Bones<br/> The Knights of Crystallia<br/> The Shattered Lens<br/> The Dark Talent<br/> Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson) <br/><br/>Other novels<br/> The Rithmatist<br/> Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds<br/> The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England <br/><br/>Other books by Brandon Sanderson <br/><br/>The Reckoners<br/> Steelheart<br/> Firefight<br/> Calamity<br/> Lux (with Steven Michael Bohls) <br/><br/>Skyward<br/> Skyward<br/> Starsight<br/> Cytonic<br/> Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson)<br/> Defiant

<b>Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself - and her family history - in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved Number One <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling All Souls series.</b><br/><br/>Deborah Harkness first introduced the world to Diana Bishop, Oxford scholar and witch, and vampire geneticist Matthew de Clairmont in <i>A</i> <i>Discovery of Witches</i>. Drawn to each other despite long-standing taboos, these two other-worldly beings found themselves at the centre of a battle for a lost, enchanted manuscript known as Ashmole 782. Since then, they have fallen in love, travelled to Elizabethan England, dissolved the Covenant between the three species, and awoken the dark powers within Diana's family line.<br/><br/>Now, Diana and Matthew receive a formal demand from the Congregation: They must test the magic of their seven-year-old twins, Pip and Rebecca. Concerned with their safety and desperate to avoid the same fate that led her parents to spellbind her, Diana decides to forge a different path for her family's future and answers a message from a great-aunt she never knew existed, Gwyneth Proctor, whose invitation simply reads: <i>It's time you came home, Diana</i>.<br/><br/>On the hallowed ground of Ravenswood, the Proctor family home, and under the tutelage of Gwyneth, a talented witch grounded in higher magic, a new era begins for Diana: a confrontation with her family's dark past, and a reckoning for her own desire for even greater power - if she can let go, finally, of her fear of wielding it.

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One <i>New York Times</i> bestselling Stormlight Archive.<br/><br/>Dalinar Kholin has challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions, and the Knights Radiant and the nations of Roshar have a mere ten days to prepare for the worst.<br/><br/>The fate of the entire world - and the Cosmere at large - hangs in the balance.

<b>A slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy featuring a scholarly healer and a gentleman assassin, set in an exquisite fantasy world, perfect for fans of <i>The Love Hypothesis</i> and <i>Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries.</i></b><br/><br/>Osric Mordaunt, member of the Fyren Order of assassins, is in dire need of healing. Naturally - such is the grim comedy of fate - the only healer who can help is Aurienne Fairhrim, preeminent scientist, bastion of moral good, and member of an enemy Order.<br/><br/>Aurienne is desperate for funding to heal the sick - so desperate that, when Osric bribes her to help him, she accepts, even if she detests him and everything he stands for.<br/><br/>A forced collaboration ensues: the brilliant Woman in STEM is coerced into working with the PhD in Murders, much to Aurienne's disgust. As Osric and Aurienne work together to heal his illness and investigate the mysterious reoccurrence of a deadly pox, they find themselves ardently denying their attraction, which only fuels the heat between them.<br/><br/><b>Tropes include:</b><br/>Enemies-to-lovers<br/>High interaction slow burn<br/>Hypercompetent idiots<br/>He falls first and harder<br/>Slaughter as a love language