Robin Hobb After many years, dragons have hatched again outside the ancient city of Cassarick. But something is wrong with the creatures; each is inferior or weak in some way,...

Amin Maalouf There are ninety-nine names for God in the Koran, is it possible that there is a secret one-hundredth name?In this tale of magic and mystery, of love and...

JF Bierlein "Unusually accessible and useful . . . An eye-opener to readers into the universality and importance of myth in human history and culture."--William E. Paden, Chair, Department of...

Stephen L Carter NATIONAL BESTSELLERLemaster Carlyle, the president of the country's most prestigious university, and his wife, Julie, the divinity school's deputy dean, are America's most prominent and powerful African...

Jonathan Clements His grandfather was the bloodthirsty Mongol leader Genghis Khan. Groomed from childhood for a position of authority, Khubilai snatched the position of Great Khan, becoming the overlord of...

Louis de Bernieres A funny and heartbreaking new book from one of Britain's favourite and bestselling writers.Welcome to the village of Notwithstanding where a lady dresses in plus fours and...

Claudia Roden 'No-one will ever produce a richer, or more satisfying feast of the Jewish experience.' - Simon Schama 'One can't imagine a better food book than this, ever: for...

Neal Stephenson For ten years Fraa Erasmas, a young avout, has lived in a cloistered sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, protected from the corrupting influences of the outside world....

Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti 1 September 1683, Rome.Rome is a city on a knife-edge. The citizens wait anxiously for news of the outcome of the Battle of Vienna, as...

Robert Ferrigno Danny DiMedici's ex-wife Laura is missing, there's a corpse in her blood-spattered beach house, and Danny is the prime suspect. Desperate to get to Laura before the cops,...

Elizabeth George Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the man's uncle, the wealthy and influential Bernard...

Erik Axl Sund The most terrifying thriller you'll read this yearIt starts with just one body – the hands bound, the skin covered in marks.Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg is determined...