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"Aristocratic sleuth Charles Lenox makes a triumphant return to London from his travels to America to investigate a mystery hidden in the architecture of the city itself, in The Hidden City by critically acclaimed author Charles Finch...
A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books."
"Tenebroum has conquered the south, leaving devastation in its wake. Only a few sparks of light evade the Dread God’s relentless gaze as it shifts toward the desert kingdoms of the north. To stand a chance, these kingdoms will need divine intervention.
Fortunately, the gods are stirring. A number of divinities have stepped in to turn the tide, including perhaps the All-Father himself. Will their efforts be enough, or will new players emerge from the chaos to exploit the turmoil for their own gain?
Amidst these world-shaking events, Jordan, Leo, and the other children of light must tread carefully while they search for a sanctuary beyond the reach of the encroaching darkness that has already claimed so much. Will they find a safe haven, or will they perish in the dark as the war rages on? Their journey is fraught with danger, but ancient prophecies hint at salvation.
In this epic tale of courage and resilience, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Will the combined might of gods and heroes be enough to thwart the darkness, or will Tenebroum’s shadow engulf the entire world?"
"A sparkling historical fantasy filled with arcane magic, deadly conspiracies and an irresistible queer romance.
Perfect for fans of Freya Marske, Alexis Hall, and Bridgerton mixed with magic.
"A delectable read"
C.S. PACAT, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Rise
Lord Nicholas Monterris is trapped. The only heir to a declining dukedom, Nic is destined for a marriage of convenience. What he didn't expect was for his bride to be Lady Leaf Serral, daughter of his father's hated rivals. Now they must all be locked inside mouldering Monterris Court for the duration of the contract negotiations, along with head negotiator, master vowsmith Dashiell sa Vare - beautiful, perfect Dashiell sa Vare - an old flame Nic has neither forgiven nor forgotten.
What could go wrong?
Only a dead body turning up mere hours after they lock the doors. The first could be an accident, but a second death reveals something sinister is unfolding at Monterris Court, and long-buried secrets begin to surface. As accusations fly, Nic must work with his former lover and his future bride to uncover the killer before they become the next targets . . .
"One part sweet and swoony romance, one part magic-infused mystery, and thoroughly enjoyable on all counts!"
MAIGA DOOCY, author of Sorcery and Small Magics"
"During a disturbance at an agricultural show in London, a young man of foreign appearance is stabbed, his killer melting away into the crowd. First on the scene is reporter Freddy Pilkington-Soames, who's covering the show for his newspaper and is just in time to hear the victim's last words, warning of danger to a person by the name of Longstaff and begging Freddy to help.
Following a second suspicious death, and with only the young man's message and a crumpled newspaper clipping to guide him, Freddy finds himself embroiled in a mystery that becomes increasingly puzzling the more he looks into it. Who was the foreigner, and who wanted him dead? How did he know Longstaff was in danger? And what is the significance of the word 'Rosa', which was on his lips as he died?
Having exasperated his editor one too many times, Freddy's hanging onto his job by the skin of his teeth, but this is a mystery he can't let go. With ruthless and dangerous criminals on his trail who have no hesitation in using violence to achieve their ends, Freddy is in a race against time to prevent a crime that could have a devastating impact and cause misery for thousands of people. But how can he succeed when he doesn't even know what that crime is?"
"No longer a mere lich, Tenebroum has chosen a name, devoured a god, and ascended to godhood itself. As formidable a victory as this was, though, it came at a steep price: its secrecy. Now, with the Lord of Light slain, the sun itself has been plucked from the sky, the entire world knows of its existence.
The newborn Lord of Shadows will encounter countless foes ready to challenge it, both on and off the battlefield. To meet these new threats and satiate its bottomless hunger, the dread god will wage war upon the entire world, even the gods themselves.
Tenebroum would never dream of engaging in fair combat. Instead, it will employ cunning traps and trickery, utilizing ever more bizarre constructs fashioned from the corpses and souls of its fallen enemies.
Will entire nations be enough to sate its hunger as it grows and conquers? Can a new hero of the light rise to confront this dark god before it becomes truly unstoppable? Or will the world freeze solid under the reign of darkness, bringing life itself to a grinding halt?"
"After its victory over the Count, the Lich’s domain now reaches far from Blackwater in every direction. It has gathered monstrous allies, constructed undead abominations, and enslaved small gods to its cause. However, none of that will be enough to sate its appetites.
Instead, it has set its sights on goals so large that individual lives are almost meaningless, and whole nations and religions are nothing but stepping stones. The Lich is deathless and, therefore, unbound by mortal time scales. So, it can think bigger than anyone has dared before now.
Unfortunately, even as the Lich orchestrates events from the shadows, heroes, ranging from lowly orphans to righteous Templars, gather to oppose it. Many can sense that something is wrong, and the loyal servants of the light will stop at nothing to stamp out its foul plans. To do that, though, they’ll first have to uncover them.
In this climactic second installment of undeath and evil, only time will tell whether light banishes the darkness or if darkness swallows the light."
"Persephone, the Goddess of Spring Growth, has disappeared, and her mother, Demeter, is heartbroken. As the Goddess of the Harvest, Demeter’s job is to make sure that farm crops grow healthily. While searching for her daughter, however, she ignores her work. Crops begin to die. Animals and people begin to starve.
Meanwhile Persephone is in the last place anyone would think to look, with the last God anyone would think to ask."
"At the heart of a trackless swamp, a murdered thief claws his way back from the abyss. Who he was is lost to the grave, but not his need for vengeance. Death has not claimed him; instead it's unlocked a darker destiny.
This isn't a heroic tale; it's the antithesis. This is a dark fantasy where evil is as much a place as a person. In Tenebroum, our villainous protagonist, the Lich, strives for a godhood fueled by the souls of its enemies, and the world trembles, ignorant of its impending doom.
This is a terrible necromantic journey that uses the flesh of the fallen, and forbidden grimoires. In its quest for power, the Lich creates abominations that defy reason. It melds the flesh of heroes with the stolen sinew of countless other victims to create something new and terrible.
Beware! This journey is not for the faint of heart. The pages of Tenebroum drip with terror and malice. To read this book is to witness the rise of the villain, replace the hero's journey with its dark reflection. Do you dare continue? Choose wisely—for Tenebroum's malevolence knows no bounds."
"An urgent call for Christians everywhere to explore the nature of the kingdom amid the political upheaval of our day.
Should Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their prophetic voice and to keep from being used as political pawns? Or should Christians be actively involved, seeking to utilize political systems to control the levers of power?
In Jesus and the Powers, N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird call Christians everywhere to discern the nature of Christian witness in fractured political environments. In an age of ascending autocracies, in a time of fear and fragmentation, amid carnage and crises, Jesus is king, and Jesus's kingdom remains the object of the church's witness and work.
Part political theology, part biblical overview, and part church history, this book argues that building for Jesus's kingdom requires confronting empire in all its forms. This approach should orient Christians toward a form of political engagement that contributes to free democratic societies and vigorously opposes political schemes based on autocracy and nationalism. Throughout, Wright and Bird reflect on the relevance of this kingdom-oriented approach to current events, including the Russian-Ukraine conflict, the China-Taiwan tension, political turmoil in the USA, UK, and Australia, and the problem of Christian nationalism."
"A spellbinding tour, filled with stories of some of the world's most fascinating architectural mysteries. This wondrous guide for the curious and the intrepid takes readers on a lyrically written tour of eighteen of the world's most captivating architectural mysteries. Delve into both the secretive places themselves and the eccentric and obsessive minds that created them. Visit a chamber of skulls high in the Swiss Alps, a Japanese temple full of traps, a Parisian apartment locked and untouched since World War II, a Prohibition-era speakeasy in Washington, DC, and a spooky "initiation" well in Portugal built by a secret society. How far down can you climb before losing your nerve?"
"A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2023
'A beautiful, compelling memoir . . . Father and Son is an exquisite, sometimes lunatic tension between powerful emotions and carnage on one side, and on the other, the conventional codes of what must remain unsaid. This, Raban's final work, is a gorgeous achievement" - Ian McEwan
On 11 June 2011, three days short of his sixty-ninth birthday, Jonathan Raban suffered a stroke which left him unable to use the right side of his body. Learning to use a wheelchair in a rehab facility outside Seattle and resisting the ministrations of the nurses overseeing his recovery, Raban began to reflect upon the measure of his own life in the face of his own mortality. Together with the chronicle of his recovery is the extraordinary story of his parents' marriage, the early years of which were conducted by letter while his father fought in the Second World War.
Jonathan Raban engages profoundly and candidly with some of the biggest questions at the heart of what it means to be alive, laying bare the human capacity to withstand trauma, as well as the warmth, strength, and humour that persist despite it. Father and Son, the final work from the peerless man of letters, is a tremendous, continent-sweeping story of love and resilience in the face of immense loss."
"One of the most revered works in English literature, Great Expectations traces the coming of age of a young orphan, Pip, from a boy of shallow aspirations into a man of maturity. From the chilling opening confrontation with an escaped convict to the grand but eerily disheveled estate of bitter old Miss Havisham, all is not what it seems in Dickens’ dark tale of false illusions and thwarted desire. Like much of Dickens’ work, the novel depicts an unstable society in which people’s life chances can change radically and suddenly, especially when under the influence of more powerful individuals who, for selfish or immoral reasons, have no qualms in altering, and often damaging, the lives of others.
Cover illustrated by: Sheila Wong
Sheila Wong is a graphic designer and illustrator based in the Pacific Northwest. Her work often pulls from a variety of experiences - from growing up as a child of Chinese immigrants in the Midwest, to years working in tech support and then design in the heart of Silicon Valley. When not at work, she is usually looking for new places to go camping, or building mechanical keyboards."
