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Explore the wonders of space or journey through magical realms with these great new genre reads.
Carissa Broadbent
The Songbird and the Heart of Stone is the stunning third book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent and the first book of the highly anticipated Shadowborn…
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R.F. Kuang
A brilliantly imaginative epic fantasy debut, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic.
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Gregory Maguire
The global bestseller that inspired the hit musical phenomenon. Now a major movie and record-breaking box office sensation.
Alexandra Almond
A weekend away that has lasted a century. True love's kiss can't break this spell ... A cosy, romantic fantasy mystery for all fans of Rebecca Ross, Legends and Lattes…
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Miye Lee, Sandy Joosun Lee (trans.)
The best-selling second book of Miye Lee's whimsical and moving duology, translated from the Korean language by Sandy Joosun Lee - beloved characters must visit a special dream-making district to…
Brandon Sanderson
The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive.
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Jeff VanderMeer
Ten years after the publication of Annihilation, the surprise fourth volume in Jeff VanderMeer’s blockbuster Southern Reach Trilogy.
Rosalia Aguilar Solace
A stunningly original epic fantasy that follows a band of heroes and a powerful enemy. Created by Tomorrowland, the worldwide phenomenon beloved by fans everywhere.
Mary E. Pearson
Filled with rich worldbuilding, heart-pounding action and searing romance, The Courting of Bristol Keats is Mary E. Pearson's thrilling adult fantasy debut. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah…
Alexandria Warwick
From the author of The North Wind comes a dark and beguiling tale of forbidden love, inspired by the Greek myth of Hero and Leander and the Scottish ballad Tam…
Inga Simpson
A powerful literary page-turner about two young people in a race against time to reach a monumental solar eclipse, from famed Australian novelist Inga Simpson
Ewhan Kim, Sean Lin Halbert (trans.)
A piercingly dark and surreal speculative novel on mass panic, disaster response and modern masculinity
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Mikaella Clements, Onjuli Datta
A terrifying-yet-sexy LGBTQ+ horror about messy lesbians fighting a grotesque monster, for fans of OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA and PATRICIA WANTS TO CUDDLE.
Stuart Neville
The thrilling and terrifying story of a mother’s love, a daughter’s devotion, a man’s obsession – and the darkness that lives within us all.
Alex Aster
This stunning collector's edition of the #1 national bestseller-and first book in the beloved Lightlark Saga-from award-winning author Alex Aster includes a suite of sensational features:
Olivie Blake
Januaries is a collection of new and existing short stories from the internationally bestselling author Olivie Blake.
Alan Moore
A propulsive tour through a fantastical London, where history and myth collide, murder stalks the streets and the mundane becomes very magical indeed...
The pulse-pounding third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Lightlark Saga, by acclaimed author and #BookTok sensation, Alex Aster
Karl Ove Knausgaard, Martin Aitken (trans.)
The third novel in global bestseller Knausgaard's astonishing new Morning Star series. Experience a major literary universe in the making...
Joanne Fedler
A touching, tender and lyrical fable about what we do for the ones we love, and the beauty and mystery of being alive in a world in which we are…
Pol Guasch, Mara Faye Lethem (trans.)
The arrival of a blistering debut voice in international literature, and a radical work of literary fiction-poetic, provocative, artful and singular.
Sung-il Kim, Anton Hur (trans.)
Blood of the Old Kings begins an epic fantasy adventure in which three strangers fight back against an all-powerful Empire, from award-winning author Sung-il Kim and translated by the highly-acclaimed…
Anthony Ryan
A Tide of Black Steel begins a new blockbuster epic fantasy series from international bestseller Anthony Ryan, whose books have sold more than a million copies worldwide.
Olivia Rose Darling
An exiled princess teams up with the last man she thought she could trust in the start of an immersive debut fantasy series filled with a sizzling reluctant allies-to-lovers romance…
Emily Tsokos Purtill
A woman in my village gave me four prophecies...they have all come true, so far. Sia is a young Greek woman who has emigrated from Greece to Perth, Western Australia…
Sascha Stronach
Sascha Stronach’s queer, Maori-inspired Endsong trilogy reopens on a city in flames, where a magic-wielding pirate crew uncovers an age-old fight between the gods that threatens their world.
C.A. Wright
A beautiful, lyrical retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Nightingale
Achingly romantic, moving and enthralling in equal measures, Six Scorched Roses is a short novel set in the world of Carissa Broadbent's bestselling Crowns of Nyaxia series. Perfect for fans…
TJ Klune
This is the hugely-anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea, an international bestseller and one of the best loved fantasy novels of the past decade.
Anton Hur
Negotiating the terrain of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun and Emily St. John Mandel’s Sea of Tranquility, a brilliant, haunting speculative novel from a #1 New York Times…
Pat Barker
The exhilarating follow-up to Pat Barker's The Women of Troy and The Silence of the Girls
Rebecca Thorne
The heart-warming sequel to Can't Spell Treason Without Tea, filled with cozy sapphic adventure, mild peril and plenty of tea - perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes.
M. L. Wang
A riveting dark academia fantasy about the limits of truth and power, from the author of The Sword of Kaigen.
The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of…
J M Miro
A breathtaking sequel to Ordinary Monsters, delving even deeper into the rich worldbuilding and darkly sparkling tale of The Talents.
James S. A. Corey
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse comes a spectacular new space opera that sees humanity fighting for its survival in a war as old as the…
Christine Paice
Tender, endearing, lyrical, surprising, and magical - think Hilary Mantel meets Sarah Winman with a dash of Neil Gaiman - The Oxenbridge King is a delight, a true original.
Raymond E. Feist
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Hatushaly, last scion of the Firemane dynasty, his beloved Hava, and their dubious friend Donte have been transported across space and time from the war-torn world of…
Cixin Liu
A View from the Stars features a range of short works from the past three decades of New York Times bestselling author Cixin Liu's prolific career, putting his nonfiction essays…
Read the award-winning, critically acclaimed, multi-million-copy-selling science-fiction phenomenon now a major Netflix Original Series from the creators of Game of Thrones.
Maria Linwood
Centuries ago, a kingdom was torn apart by old magik long forgotten. It caused a rift separating the lands into one of peace and one of torment.
Now, as the…
In the ruins of Caswell, Maine, Carter Bennett glimpsed the truth of what had been right in front of him the entire time. And then it was ripped away from…
Keanu Reeves, China Mieville
The legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Miéville team up on this genre-bending epic of ancient powers, modern war, and an outcast who cannot die.
Dolki Min, Victoria Caudle (trans.)
Squid Game meets The Left Hand of Darkness meets Under the Skin in this radical literary sensation from South Korea about an alien's hunt for food that transforms into an…
Sarah Beth Durst
Perfect for fans of Travis Baldree and TJ Klune, The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst is a cosy fantasy tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams and even…
Lev Grossman
No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium.
Emily Hamilton
Part space odyssey, part Sapphic romcom and all spaceship-stealing fun, Emily Hamilton's breathtaking debut is a wild tale of galaxy-spanning friendship, improbable love, and wonder as vast as the universe…
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Hao Jingfang, Ken Liu (trans.)
A first contact SF novel, from the Hugo Award winning author of Folding Beijing.
Paolo Bacigalupi
High renaissance politics, black vengeance and dragon magic, Navola is a towering fantasy landmark from the award-winning author of The Windup Girl.