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75th Anniversary Edition - Includes a new introduction by Thea Oberritt. George Orwell's timeless and contemporary allegory—a biting satire on a dystopian society's march toward tyranny. "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." Its overworked and cruelly treated animals take...

Jared Diamond, author of the international bestsellers *Guns, Germs, and Steel* and *Collapse*, has transformed our understanding of the rise and fall of civilizations. Now, amidst crises raging around the world, he explores what makes some nations resilient and reveals the factors that influence...

Named a Best Book of the Month by CNN and MSNBC Voted a Hot New Book of the Fall by PopSugar New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory's new historical novel traces the rise of the Tidelands in London, Venice, and New England. Midsummer...

Florence: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon wakes up in a hospital bed, unaware of his whereabouts or how he got there. He can't explain the origin of the horrific object found hidden among his belongings. A threat to his life sends him and a young...

The International Bestseller: A smart, fast-paced thriller set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., with surprises at every turn. Don't miss Dan Brown's original "The Lost Symbol" series from Peacock! Robert Langdon, a renowned Harvard symbologist, answers an unexpected summons...

Robert Langdon's captivating new novel from the author of *The Da Vinci Code*. “Fans will not be disappointed.” - The Times. Robert Langdon, a professor of symbology and religious iconography at Harvard University, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the gala unveiling...

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a puzzling cipher. Working to solve the enigmatic puzzle, Langdon is...

When a NASA satellite discovers a rare and astonishing object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the struggling space agency claims a much-needed victory—one with profound implications for NASA policy and the impending presidential election. To verify the discovery, the White House enlists the...

About the book: Angels & Demons, CERN, Switzerland: A world-renowned scientist is found brutally murdered, a mysterious symbol scarred from his chest. Vatican City, Rome: The College of Cardinals has gathered to elect a new pope. Somewhere beneath them, a terrifying, indomitable bomb threatens...

"Mercy" is the thrilling sequel to "Long Walk to Mercy," "A Minute to Midnight," and "Daylight," starring Special Agent Atlee Payne, created by David Baldacci, one of the world's most acclaimed thriller writers. The search is finally over. FBI Agent Atlee Payne has reached...

Evoking the Golden Age of Crime, and for fans of Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie, comes the second book in the Aloysius Archer, Gambling Man series from one of the world's best-selling thriller authors, David Baldacci. A Lucky Roll of the Dice, California, 1949....

The circus arrives unannounced. No announcements precede it. It simply exists, whereas yesterday it wasn't. The black sign, painted in white letters, hanging over the gates reads: Open at Nightfall Closes at dawn As the sun disappears behind the horizon, small lights begin to...

On May 21, 2013, a new novel by Khaled Hosseini was released: an unforgettable story about finding a part of yourself in another person. Khaled Hosseini, the New York Times bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a...

The bestselling book, voted the book of the decade by The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian. "Devastating" The Daily Telegraph "Heartbreaking" The Times "Unforgettable" by Isabel Allende "Terrifying" The Independent Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-flying championship,...

As young men, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fell deeply in love. When Fermina decided to marry a wealthy doctor of noble birth, Florentino was deeply saddened, but he was a romantic. As his career ascended, he spent his years having 622 love affairs,...

Zadie Smith's debut novel, *White Teeth*, was published in January 2019, won the Guardian First Book Award and the Whitbread First Novel Award, was an instant bestseller, and received astonishing acclaim. *White Teeth* is one of the most talked-about fiction novels of all time....

The third action-packed mission in the best-selling Alex Rider series. In the third book in Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider series, teenage spy Alex faces his most dangerous challenge yet. Teaming up with the CIA, Alex must travel to a remote Caribbean island called Skelton...

The third book in the Inheritance series: More awaits Eragon and Saphira after the massive battle against the Empire's warriors. He is bound by promises he may not keep, including his oath to his cousin Roran to rescue his beloved Caterina. When rebel chaos...

Book Two of the Inheritance Series: Darkness descends... despair reigns... and evil reigns... After returning from his battle against King Galbatorix for the rebel state, Eragon has no time to rest. He must travel with his dragon, Saphira, to Ellesmira, the land of the...

In Alagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage named Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into a complex tapestry of fate, magic, and power, filled with dragons, dwarves, and monsters.

Not long ago, Eragon—the Shadowslayer, the Dragon Rider—was just a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, was just a blue stone in the forest. Now, the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders. Long months of training and combat have brought...

The samurai have taken sides, and as the conflict escalates, Jack's combat training is put to a critical test. His survival—and that of his friends—depends on his mastery of the "Two Heavens," the secret sword technique of the legendary samurai Masamoto Takeshi. But first,...

Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword By Bradford, Chris

Chris grew up a prisoner. With only internet monitors, she was forced to do the bidding of the evil Queen Levana. Now that means tracking down Cinder and her handsome partner, Emperor Kai. But Levana doesn't know that the people she seeks, and the...

The tenth installment in the best-selling Cherub series! James and Lauren head to America to help train the army, and get into trouble in Las Vegas... The world's largest urban warfare training complex is located in the desert near Las Vegas. Forty British commandos...

The ninth installment in the best-selling Cherub series! James gets into trouble on campus, while Lauren investigates a plane crash... A passenger jet explodes over the Atlantic, killing 345 people. Crash investigators suspect terrorism, but can't find anything. A distraught 12-year-old calls a police...

In this thrilling novel, the second part of the series "Delirium," Lina takes a perilous path that takes her through unguarded wildernesses to the heart of a growing resistance movement. This captivating and fascinating novel pulses with the spirit of violent defiance, romance, and...

Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not one of you. We can do whatever you dream of. We have powers you dream of. We are stronger and faster than anything...

Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not one of you. We can do whatever you dream of. We have powers you dream of. We are stronger and faster than anything...

Nora should have known that her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, despite his title, is anything but angelic), and surviving an assassination attempt on her, things aren't getting any better. Patch has started to...

Nora finds forbidden love with her fallen angel, in the first installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Hush, Hush Saga. Nora Gray is responsible, intelligent, and not prone to recklessness. Her first mistake was falling in love with Patch. Patch has made...

Nora is more certain than ever that she's in love with Patch. Fallen angel or not, he's the one for her. Her heritage and destiny may mean they'll always be enemies, but there's no letting go. Their greatest challenge, however, remains. Will their love...

Narrator Jennifer Hale's masterful performance brings this tale of alien invasion to life... Hale is brilliant at portraying all the strange characters Kira encounters. From the harsh, sarcastic slang of a former military woman to the almost manic musings of a human mind, each...

E House Wharf, the new ultra-luxury apartment building in Canary Wharf where celebrities who have had cosmetic surgery can stay while they recover, is about to host their most extravagant Christmas yet. Living there for the holidays is Melody Dawn, an actress whose career...

"Rivals Tolkien at his peak" - The Washington Post Stephen Donaldson's uniquely imaginative and complex novel, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Infidel, is considered a modern fantasy classic, a popular literary phenomenon, and a paradigm shift in the genre. After an accident, writer...

"Rivals Tolkien at his peak" - The Washington Post By bringing millions of readers back to Earth and continuing the epic story of the antihero destined to be its savior, The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant cemented Stephen Donaldson's reputation as a pioneer of...

"Rivals Tolkien at his peak" - The Washington Post Stephen Donaldson's uniquely imaginative and complex novel, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Infidel, is considered a modern fantasy classic, a popular literary phenomenon, and a paradigm shift in the genre. Against his will, Thomas...

"Comparable to Tolkien at his best." Washington Post Bringing millions of readers back to Earth and continuing the epic story of the antihero destined to be its savior, The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant secured Stephen Donaldson's reputation as a master of modern fantasy....

"Rivals Tolkien at his peak" - The Washington Post Stephen Donaldson's The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Infidel, was quickly recognized as a classic of modern fantasy and became a cult literary phenomenon, revolutionizing the genre. Previously, Thomas Covenant was summoned to a strange...

Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy transports readers to a dystopian future where teenagers are forced to participate in a deadly game to win the favor of their village. When Katniss Everdeen becomes a contestant, she's convinced she'll never return, but when she enters...

A beautifully illustrated collection of twelve "richly, deliciously wicked fairy tales" (Kelly Link) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood and The Night Country! Before The Hazel Wood, there were the tales of Althea Proserpine of Hinterland... Journey to Hinterland,...

FOR SCHOOL AND LIBRARY USE ONLY. A skilled marksman. A dreamer. A skilled liar. Humans rule the desert kingdom of Miraji, but legendary beasts still roam the wild, remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still work their magic. For humans, it's...

George has always wondered what it means to be a dog. One night, a magical error occurs at an enchanted fountain, forcing him to switch places with Midnight, a huge and lovable beagle! Transforming into a dog is an amazing adventure, until George discovers...

When a troubled young man named Billy asks Cormoran Strike to help him investigate a crime he witnessed as a child, the private investigator is left deeply shaken. While Billy is clearly in psychological distress and can't remember many concrete details, there's something about...

When Robin Ellacott opens an unexpected package, she is horrified to discover it contains a woman's amputated leg. Her boss, private investigator Cormoran Strike, is less surprised, but equally concerned. He suspects that four people from his past may be responsible—any one of them...

A brilliant mystery in classic style: Detective Cormoran Strike investigates the suicide of a supermodel. After losing his leg to a landmine in Afghanistan, Strike is barely making ends meet as a private investigator. Strike has one client left, and creditors are calling. He's...

Feodora and her mother live in the snow-covered forests of Russia, in a house stocked with food and fireplaces. Ten minutes away, in a ruined church, lives a pack of wolves. Feodora's mother is a wolf savage, and Fio is a trained wolf savage....

Light in everything

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The first Zero Prime Minister, Tony Durbridge, is about to go on trial for the murder of notorious gang leader Dan Jevons. Toby insists he's being framed. There were ten seats at Dan's dinner party the night he was killed, and every guest had...