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She is a curator who spends her time dressing the rooms of historic buildings to bring them to life. But in the lush private quarters of a medieval palace, she finds herself so transfixed by the reign of an almost-forgotten King that the edges of her life begin to blur. He is a reluctant ruler with no hunger for power, rushed to the throne after the untimely deaths of his older brothers.

H.G. Wells was a pioneer of the science fiction genre and a man of boundless imagination. Whether describing marvellous new technologies, the vagaries of space flight or the risks of scientific development, his writings have continually captivated audiences across the globe.

The War of the Worlds introduced the idea of alien invasion to the world. Featuring inscrutable extra-terrestrials armed with a terrifying array of weapons, including the Heat-Ray, robotic killing machines walking on three legs, and 'black smoke', the novel resonated with Victorian Britain. The ingenious creations of Wells' mind stood out from the abundance of invasion literature that was flooding the market at the time.

"Pulls you into its dark spiral, filling you with hope even as it rips your heart out." - Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child "Grabs you by the heart and won't let go until the surprising, devastating end."—Goldy Moldavsky, New York Times-bestselling...

“A heartfelt and heartwarming story about finding your own peace . . . charming and lovely.”—Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop A young aspiring scholar is sent to research the mysteries of an adventurer’s inn—only to uncover a centuries-old secret...