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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A shield maiden fights to break the shackles of prophecy-and to overcome the betrayal of the man who broke her heart-in this searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology that began with the bestselling A Fate Inked in Blood. <br/><br/>The stunning first edition hardcover will feature foil page edges, a custom-stamped case, and a premium dust jacket!<br/><br/>The secret of her divine heritage revealed, Freya finds herself on a path that will see thousands of lives lost to the magic in her blood. Desperate to avoid this dark fate, she risks an alliance with Skaland's greatest enemy to seek answers from the seer who foretold her future-the same seer who sent Bjorn to kill her.<br/><br/>While Freya still seethes with rage over Bjorn's betrayal, the blood oaths that bind her demand that she keep him close as she hunts for a way to avert the looming war. Her magic draws her to the front lines of an old enmity, embroiling her with Nordeland's Unfated-children of the gods who serve the king she was raised to fear. The same king who, unlike Bjorn, is now willing to fight at her back. For despite the desire that burns hot between Bjorn and Freya, his growing distrust of her chosen path threatens to drag them further apart.<br/><br/>As war approaches, gods and mortals must choose their weapons. Yet the fiercest battle will be the one Freya wages within herself. With the magic of two goddesses burning in her veins, she must weave the threads of destiny to decide her own fate: Will she be the shield that protects her people or the curse that destroys them?

An exciting 2025 release by bestselling Piatkus author!

<strong>Continuing the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of George R.R. Martin's landmark series, this gorgeously illustrated special edition of <em>A Clash of Kings</em> features over twenty all-new illustrations from Lauren K. Cannon, both colour and black-and-white, and a special foreword by Bernard Cornwell.</strong> <br/><br/>The Iron Throne once united the Sunset Lands, but King Robert is dead, his widow is a traitor to his memory, and his surviving brothers are set on a path of war amongst themselves. At King's Landing, the head of Lord Eddard Stark rots on a spike for all to see. His daughter Sansa is betrothed still to his killer's son Joffrey - Queen Cersei's son, though not the son of her late husband Robert. Even so, Joffrey is now a boy-king, Cersei is his regent, and war is inevitable. <br/><br/>In Dragonstone, Robert's brother Stannis has declared himself king, while his other brother Renly proclaims himself king at Storm's End - and Eddard Stark's fifteen year old son Robb wears the crown of the north at Winterfell. <br/><br/>A comet in the night sky, red and malevolent, the colour of blood and flame, can only be an omen of murder and war. Stannis's child Princess Shireen dreams of dragons waking from stone. And a white raven has brought word from the Citadel itself, foretelling summer's end. It has been the longest summer in living memory, lasting ten years, and the smallfolk say it means an even longer winter to come... <br/><br/>The first rule of war is never give the enemy his wish. But winter will be the biggest enemy. From beyond the Wall the undead and Others clamour for freedom, and from beyond the sea the long-dead Dragon King's daughter hatches her revenge. Robb Stark will be exceedingly lucky to reach adulthood.

<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'

The Joker is dead, but not forgotten. Gotham City is saved, but it is still not safe. By night, its new symbol of hope, Batman, continues his fight to protect the innocent and the powerless. By day, his alter ego, Bruce Wayne, wonders whether there may someday be a future beyond skulking the citys rooftops or the cavernous halls of his stately manor alongside the ever-dutiful Alfred Pennyworth. <br/><br/>But even after death, the Clown Prince of Crimes imprint can be seen in more than just the pavement. Remnants from The Jokers gang are leading wannabes fascinated by his bizarre mystique on a campaign of arson that threatens the cityeven as it serves greedy opportunists, including millionaire Max Shreck. And survivors of exposure to The Jokers chemical weapon Smylex continue to crowd Gotham Citys main hospital. <br/><br/>To quell the chaos, Batman needs more than his cape and his well-stocked Utility Belt. Bruce Wayne is forced into action, prompting a partnership with a charismatic scientist to help solve the health crisis. But as he works in both the shadows and the light, Bruce finds himself drawn deeper into Gotham Citys turmoil than ever before, fueling his obsession to save the cityan obsession that has already driven a wedge between him and Vicki Vale. The loyal Alfred, who had hoped Bruces efforts as Batman could help him find closure, finds the opposite happening. Nightmares begin to prompt Bruce to ask new questions about the climactic events in the cathedral, and investigations by Commissioner Gordon and reporter Alexander Knox into the arsons only amplify his concerns. <br/><br/>Having told the people of Gotham City that theyd earned a rest from crime, Batman finds the forces of evil growing ever more organizedand orchestratedby a sinister hand behind the scenes. The Worlds Greatest Detective must solve the greatest mystery of all: Could The Joker have somehow survived? And could he still have the last laugh against the people of Gotham City?

<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.