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A British boy narrowly survives the sinking of his yacht in a huge storm off the coast of Morocco. After days alone at sea in a tiny rowing boat, Bill rescues a girl clinging to a barrel. Aya, from the nomadic Berber tribe, was escaping to Europe when her migrant ship was destroyed in the storm. Through endless days and nights, they drift. Aya tells Bill about the Arabian Nights, and Shahrazad, who told 1001 stories to save her life. As hope of rescue begins to fade, they find strength in these tales of magic, brave heroes, wily thieves, greedy sultans, and courageous girls.

KNOW YOUR ENEMY Liam Scott is back in Afghanistan, this time with 4 Rifles. No longer the new guy, it’s his chance to prove himself and take the lead. But the warzone has changed dramatically, and so have the rules. Working alongside the Afghan National Army, Liam and his new patrol face daily...

A late-night conversation leads to a crisis of conscience and a terrifying realization. Dawn has yet to break, but for Robyn, Wren and Mila, nothing will ever be the same again. Before night falls, they will need to battle time, terrain, their enemies, and the infected. Today, they will be tested to their physical and mental limits. Today, they will sacrifice more than they ever have. Today will change everything…forever.

Winner of Audiobook of the Year at the 2019 Audie Awards. Named one of AudioFile's best audiobooks of 2018 Winner of the Tonight Show Summer Reads with Jimmy Fallon. Tomi Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger in her West African-inspired fantasy debut Children of Blood and...

The enemies-to-lovers heist with an ending everyone's talking about, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Soon to be a major movie and picked for Zoe Ball's Radio 2 Book Club, for fans of Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Suzanne Collins. 'Strap in for the ride with this twisty...

Meet the first in a romantic, action-packed fantasy duology about a lost city, a life-long dream, and untold levels of power and secrecy that will threaten its very existence. 'Laini Taylor is so damn good and like no other' LEIGH BARDUGO 'Beautiful, unusual, unexpected' SABAA TAHIR The dream...

When the flu struck it wasn't like any before it. It carried such force that no one could have been ready for it. The CDC had predicted it to be one of the worst. However, what we expected and what was delivered were completely opposite. Unfortunately, it was not the same for everyone. There were three types of people. The first had no disease and remained able to care for loved ones and the ill. The second had the flu and felt like hell but the majority would recover. The Third and the worst were fostering a zombie virus that was going to bring the nation to its knees.

Turn up the volume on Starmaker! This special audio edition of Survival Show features immersive sound design and ten original songs. Now featuring a digital exclusive extra chapter! 10 CONTESTANTS. 1 KILLER STAGE. NO SECOND CHANCES… SING FOR YOUR LIFE! ‘Timely and compelling.’ Louise...

RETURN TO ILYA WITH THIS UNMISSABLE COMPANION TO THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING POWERLESS TRILOGY. From the No. 1 international bestselling author of Powerless, comes a sizzling and heart-racing story set in the Kingdom of Ilya. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Fourth Wing. Adena and...

The ninth episode in the latest sure-fire hit series from the bestselling author of Cherub. Teen rebel and social-media star Robin Hood continues his epic struggle against a new threat to the rebellion. Robin Hood's father may now be Sheriff of Nottingham and working hard to root out police...

IT’S A DEADLY GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK Liam Scott has joined Recce Platoon, and it looks like he will be heading for Somalia. His mission is to gather intelligence from behind enemy lines, carrying out top-secret surveillance and dead-letter drops. But he’s new to the game and there’s a lot...

Set in a richly detailed world inspired by ancient Arabia, We Hunt the Flame is a breathtaking story of magic, conquering fear and taking identity into your own hands. From Hafsah Faizal, the number one bestselling author of A Tempest of Tea. There was nothing more respectable and dangerous than...

The epic conclusion in the mind-blowing supernatural thriller from bestselling author DEREK LANDY, creator of international sensation Skulduggery Pleasant. Bigger, meaner, stronger, Amber closes in on her murderous parents as they make one last desperate play for power. Her own last hopes of...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER I.V. Marie's thrilling dark academia debut set at a magical boarding school in purgatory where some fates are worse than death … For fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House, Olivie Blake's The Atlas Six and Naomi Novik's A Deadly Education. Welcome to...

Lark and the Truth of Things is a collected edition of the stunning and moving stories from the Truth of Things series by award-winning author Anthony McGowan.

A teenage girl awakens to find herself trapped in a coffin. She has no idea who she is, where she is, or how she got there. Fighting her way free brings little relief - she discovers only a room lined with caskets and a handful of equally mystified survivors. Beyond their room lies a corridor filled with bones and dust but no people and no answers. She knows only one thing about herself - her name, M. Savage, which was engraved on the foot of her coffin. She finds herself in charge. She is not the biggest among them or the boldest, but for some reason the others trust her.

No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Starlight 'Romantic, moving, and utterly magical' Ava Reid, author of A Study in Drowning 'A daring and imaginative tale of moves and countermoves' Rachel Gillig, author of The Knight and the Moth 'A lush, thrilling novel that's heartfelt and...

The epic sequel to the bestselling TikTok sensation We Hunt the Flame , by the #1 bestselling author of A Tempest of Tea This is YA fantasy at it's best. Lush, hopeful and devestating, We Free the Stars is Hafsah Faizal's spellbinding conclusion to the Sands of Arawiya duology, set in a world...

In a dystopian Paris where the government hunts those who are different, parents fear for their children. To keep them from getting killed, some send their children to a secret boarding school: Miss Gifty's School. In the Montmartre district, Christopher-Georges, 11, tries not to dwell on the fact that he won't be going to the same school as his childhood friends. What matters to him is to make it through the year in this strange school and to make friends.

Après le succès des derniers Hunger Games, le peuple de Panem est impatient de retrouver Katniss et Peeta.

Katniss Everdeen ha sobrevivido dos veces a los Juegos del Hambre, pero no está a salvo. La revolución se extiende y, al parecer, todos han tenido algo que ver en el meticuloso plan, todos excepto Katniss. Aun así su papel en la batalla final es el más importante de todos. Katniss debe convertirse en el Sinsajo, en el símbolo de la rebelión... a cualquier precio.

From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the second of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read Alanik's story between Starsight and Cytonic. “Don’t trust their lies. Don’t trust...

Greer has just recovered from her terrifying experience during the STAGS play. Was she really put on trial by the sinister Dark Order of the Grand Stag? Or was it purely her overheated imagination? The imprint of an 'M' for murderer that has appeared on her thumb, though, is puzzling but...

Ed and Jean Jackson survived the early days of the apocalypse with the help of their close friends, Chief Barnes and Kathy McGinley. Over the years since the infection began, they chose to step back from the battle against the infected dead and remain within the safety of the shelter hidden in Green Cavern. Now, they have embarked on a perilous mission of their own to attempt the rescue of a group of survivors who are clinging to life near Niagara Falls and the Finger Lakes of New York.

Sixteen-year-old Jesse Brooks joins his town’s junior fire program hoping to earn respect—and maybe outrun the shadow of his father’s legacy. But when a sudden wind shift sends the fire jumping the line during a supervised training operation, Jesse is separated from his crew and lost in the mountains with nothing but his instincts and what little gear he carried in. As the days stretch and the fire closes in behind him, Jesse must rely on more than survival skills. Out here, the hardest battle isn’t against the fire—it’s staying whole when everything else burns.

When tragedy strikes, Deo's love of soccer is all he has left. Can he use that gift to find hope once more? Just down the road from their families, Deo and his friends play soccer in the dusty fields of Zimbabwe, cheered on by Deo's older brother, Innocent. It is a day like any other ..until the...

From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the first of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read FM's story between Starsight and Cytonic. When a planet-destroying Delver suddenly appears in...

Luke is a straightforward man. There are only a few things he wants in life: Levels, things to fight to gain levels, and finding Cookie, so he can fight things more efficiently. Yet, the other members of his team are ready for some relaxation, and fun in the sun. After all, there should be huge perks that come with stopping an invasion in its tracks. But surprisingly, being famous for making the Kingdom wealthy and powerful has its downsides. Namely, there is now a huge price on their heads. The Four soon find themselves searching for a way to pit their power against the world.

I.V. Marie's exquisite dark academia fantasy duology comes to an explosive conclusion! Perfect for fans of Olivie Blake and Leigh Bardugo. THE SEQUEL TO IMMORTAL CONSEQUENCES, THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The Decennial is over, but for the students of Blackwood Academy...

From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the final of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Listen to Jorgen's story along with Cytonic. With the government of Detritus in disarray because...

Jarra is one of the unlucky few born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Derided as an “Ape” - a “throwback” - by the rest of the universe, she is on a mission to prove that Earth girls are just as good as anyone else. Except now the planet she loves is under threat by what could be humanity’s first-ever alien contact. Jarra’s bravery - and specialist knowledge - will once again be at the center of the maelstrom, but will the rest of the universe consider Earth worth fighting for?

Leon and his younger sister, Grace, have recently moved to London from New York and are struggling to settle into their new school when rumours of an unidentified virus in Africa begin to fill the news. Within a week the virus hits London. The siblings witness people turning to liquid before their eyes, and they run for their lives. A month after touching Earth's atmosphere the virus has assimilated the world's biomass. But the virus isn't their only enemy, and survival is just the first step....