English books
TERRY GOODKIND – CHAINFIRE
From the multiple New York Times bestselling author, Chainfire is the first book in a trilogy within Terry Goodkind's the Sword of Truth series, the basis for the TV show, Legend of the Seeker.
With Wizard's First Rule and seven subsequent masterpieces, Terry Goodkind has thrilled readers worldwide with the unique sweep of his storytelling. Now, in Chainfire, Goodkind returns with a new novel of Richard and Kahlan, the beginning of a sequence of novels that will bring their epic story to its culmination.
After being gravely injured in battle, Richard awakes to discover Kahlan missing. To his disbelief, no one remembers the woman he is frantically trying to find. Worse, no one believes that she really exists, or that he was ever married. Alone as never before, he must find the woman he loves more than life itself....if she is even still alive. If she was ever even real.
TERRY GOODKIND – CONFESSOR
Descending into darkness, about to be overwhelmed by evil, those people still free are powerless to stop the coming dawn of a savage new world, while Richard faces the guilt of knowing that he must let it happen. Alone, he must bear the weight of a sin he dare not confess to the one person he loves…and has lost.
Join Richard and Kahlan in the concluding novel of one of the most remarkable and memorable journeys ever written. It started with one rule, and will end with the rule of all rules, the rule unwritten, the rule unspoken since the dawn of history.
When next the sun rises, the world will be forever changed.
TERRY MORT – THE MONET MURDERS
Hollywood, 1934. Prohibition is finally over, but there is still plenty of crime for an ambitious young private eye to investigate. Though he has a slightly checkered past, Riley Fitzhugh is well connected in the film industry and is hired by a major producer—whose lovely girlfriend has disappeared. He also is hired to recover a stolen Monet, a crime that results in two murders initially, with more to come.Along the way Riley investigates the gambling ships anchored off L.A., gets involved with the girlfriend of the gangster running one of the ships, and disposes of the body of a would-be actor who assaults Riley’s girlfriend. He also meets an elegant English art history professor from UCLA who helps Riley authenticate several paintings and determine which ones are forgeries. Riley lives at the Garden of Allah Hotel, the favorite watering place of screenwriters, and he meets and unknowingly assists many of them with their plots. Incidentally one of these gents, whose nom de plume is ‘Hobey Baker,’ might actually be F. Scott Fitzgerald . . .Evoking the classic hardboiled style, The Monet Murders is a charmingly cosy murder mystery by a novelist whose books the Wall Street Journal called "lucid, beautifully written [and] a pleasure to read."
TERRY PRATCHETT’S – NATION THE PLAY
Following the National Theatre's success with plays based on novels by well-loved children's writers like Philip Pulman (His Dark Materials),Jamila Gavin (Coram Boy) and Michael Morpurgo (War Horse), the National now stages Mark Ravenhill's exhilarating adaptation of Terry Pratchett's witty and challenging adventure story in a major Christmas production for 2009.
A parallel world, 1860. Two teenagers thrown together by a tsunami that has destroyed Mau's village and left Daphne shipwrecked on his South Pacific island, thousands of miles from home. One wears next to nothing, the other a long white dress; neither speaks the other's language; somehow they must learn to survive. As starving refugees gather, Daphne delivers a baby, milks a pig, brews beer and does battle with a mutineer. Mau fights cannibal Raiders, discovers the world is round and questions the reality of his tribe's fiercely patriarchal gods. Together they come of age, overseen by a foul-mouthed parrot, as they discard old doctrine to forge a new Nation.
The Cuckoo’s Calling – Robert Galbraith
***The 7th novel in the Strike series, THE RUNNING GRAVE, is coming in September 2023. Pre-order now and be the first to read it***
'The Cuckoo's Calling reminds me why I fell in love with crime fiction in the first place' VAL MCDERMID
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Now a major BBC drama: The Strike series
When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case.
Strike is a war veteran - wounded both physically and psychologically - and his life is in disarray. The case gives him a financial lifeline, but it comes at a personal cost: the more he delves into the young model's complex world, the darker things get - and the closer he gets to terrible danger . . .
A gripping, elegant mystery steeped in the atmosphere of London - from the hushed streets of Mayfair to the backstreet pubs of the East End to the bustle of Soho - The Cuckoo's Calling is a remarkable book. Introducing Cormoran Strike, this is the acclaimed first crime novel by J.K. Rowling, writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
*** The latest book in the thrilling Strike series, TROUBLED BLOOD, is out now! ***
THE FAMOUS FIVE 10 : FIVE ON A HIKE TOGETHER
Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series.
In book ten, Dick is woken by a light flashing through his window. Is someone trying to send him a coded message? When the Famous Five hear of an escaped convict in the area, they are on red alert.
The police won't help, so the Five have no choice - yet again, they'll be solving this mystery by themselves...
The text in this edition has been sensitively edited for today's reader and is unillustrated.
THE FAMOUS FIVE 13 : FIVE GO TO MISTERY MOOR
Mystery Moor isn't called by that name for nothing - as the Five are about to discover! There's something dangerous out there, and the gang mean to find out what it is, but they need some help. The travellers camped on the moor are no use - in fact, they're downright unfriendly. So the Famous Five have no other choice: they'll have to risk the treacherous mists and follow the trail . . . But do they know what they've let themselves in for?
THE FAMOUS FIVE 15 : FIVE ON A SECRET TAIL
THE FAMOUS FIVE 16 : FIVE GO TO BILLYCOCK HILL
Hurrah! It's holiday time, and Enid Blyton's The Famous Five are spending it at Billycock Hill. Most excitng of all, they've made a new friend - a real pilot! But when he disppaers with top secret equipment the Five fear their new friend could be a traitorous spy! This edition features a new cover and revised text to bring the dialogue up to date for a whole new generation of readers.
THE FAMOUS FIVE 18 : FIVE ON FINNISTON FARM
Enid Blyton's The Famous Five are determined to explore the ruined castle on Finniston Farm and uncover the mysterious old dungeons. Something is hidden in them - but Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog are not the only ones searching for it...This edition features a new cover and revised text to bring the dialogue up to date for a whole new generation of readers.
THE FAMOUS FIVE 21 : FIVE ARE TOGETHER AGAIN
Enid Blyton's The Famous Five have are camping near the house of a world-famous scientist. When top secret papers go missing from the scientist's house, Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog have to find the thief and return the papers in time. This edition features a new cover and revised text to bring the dialogue up to date for a whole new generation of readers.
THE FAMOUS FIVE 5 : FIVE ON KIRRIN ISLAND AGAIN
Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series.
In book six, Uncle Quentin has locked himself away on Kirrin Island. What's he up to and why won't he let anyone visit? Then the Famous Five discover that a suspicious stranger is watching Uncle Quentin's every move.
Can the Famous Five warn Uncle Quentin in time?
The text in this edition has been sensitively edited for today's reader and is unillustrated.
THE FAMOUS FIVE 8 : FIVE GET INTO TROUBLE
Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series.
In book eight, the Famous Five need to find their friend Dick who, mistaken for somebody else, has been kidnapped. But when the gang finally track him down to a lonely, abandoned house, they too are seized and held captive.
Miles from home and help, how will the intrepid Five get themselves out of this mess?
The text in this edition has been sensitively edited for today's reader and is unillustrated.
