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In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box. But when the three Eastwood sisters join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to pursue the forgotten ways that might turn the women's movement into the witch's movement. 

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK “This book has everything you could possibly want this fall...a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid & eerie setting—plus, characters willing to risk everything.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club October ’23 Pick) “The...

Read by the incredible John Lee Winner of the August Derleth award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Perdido Street Station is an imaginative urban fantasy thriller, and the first of China Miéville's novels set in the world of Bas-Lag. The metropolis of New Crobuzon sprawls at the centre of its...

'I once decided to become friends with someone on the sole basis that she named O Caledonia as her favourite book' Maggie O'Farrell 'A sparky, funny work of genius' Ali Smith 'The reader feels unalloyed joy on every page' Independent At the bottom of a great stone staircase, dressed in her...

Um ihre Schwester zu retten, muss sie das Haus betreten. Inmitten eines tödlichen Sumpfes steht das Haus der Stille. Es beherbergt eine Gruppe von Jugendlichen, die durch Operationen schreckliche Kräfte besitzen. Birdie ist ahnungslos, als sie das Haus als Dienstmädchen infiltriert – fest entschlossen, ihre Schwester wiederzufinden. Entgegen ihrer Vernunft ist sie fasziniert von dem stoischen, stummen Forest und der schlauen, charmanten River, die ihr begegnen.

Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multigenerational horror saga from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. 'Moreno-Garcia is a deft enchantress - this is a ghost story in high Gothic style' - M.L. Rio, author of If We Were...

Step into Starling House, if you dare . . . Alix E. Harrow reimagines Beauty and the Beast in this gorgeously modern Gothic fantasy, perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Naomi Novik. Opal is a lot of things – orphan, high-school dropout, full-time cynic. Most of all, she’s determined to find...

Sweeney Cassidy is the typical college freshman at the University of the Archangels and St. John the Divine in Washington, DC. She drinks. She parties. And she certainly doesn't suspect that underneath its picturesque Gothic facade, the university is a haven for the Benandanti, a cult devoted to suppressing the powerful and destructive Moon Goddess. But everything is about to change as Sweeney learns that her two new best friends are the goddess' Chosen Ones.

Sookie is having a streak of bad luck. First her co-worker is killed and no one seems to care. Then she comes face-to-face with a beastly creature which gives her a painful and poisonous lashing. Enter the vampires, who graciously sucks the poison from her veins (like they didn't enjoy it). The...

A 2026 Audie Awards finalist for Best Fantasy! “Julia Whelan skillfully narrates Sabine's story of bloodlust and decay…Katie Leung's soft Scottish accent suits the grieving Alice…Lottie is portrayed by Marisa Calin, whose crisp English accent reminds listeners of Lottie's high-society past...

From No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller Olivie Blake comes Dreamland, a hauntingly seductive Gothic mystery where the glitz of Los Angeles collides with the dark shadows of the Hollywood elite. An intoxicating masterpiece, read by a full cast of narrators. Fame makes monsters of us all . . . Summer...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR From the author of Norwegian Wood and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World comes a love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, and a parable...

London is about to be drunk dry. A gritty pub crawl from the streets of South London to the hallways of vampire royalty. Blood Drunk is a pitch-black urban fantasy for fans of Slow Horses and Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. Includes an audio exclusive interview with the author Ben Shepherd and the...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER An ambitious and exhilarating novel of utopian vision and power, from Anne Rice, conjurer of the beloved best sellers Interview with the Vampire and Prince Lestat "In my dreams, I saw a city fall into the sea. I heard the cries of thousands. I saw flames that outshone the...

Brilliantly imaginative urban fantasy on a colossal scale from an award-winning author The metropolis of New Crobuzon sprawls at the centre of its own bewildering world. Humans and mutants and arcane races throng the gloom beneath its chimneys, where the rivers are sluggish with unnatural...

Brought to you by Penguin. Murder is money, and business is booming. The Mortons are a modern day, old money dynasty with impeccable taste, from exquisite cocktails and expertly tailored vintage garments to stone cold murder. Jessica is their golden child, a perfectly crafted apprentice to the...

Be careful what you wish for... Paul Cornell's The Lights Go Out in Lychford continues the award-nominated Witches of Lychford series, described by Seanan McGuire as "Beautifully written, perfectly cruel and ultimately kind." The borders of Lychford are crumbling. Other realities threaten to...

For fans of Naomi Novik and Katharine Arden, a dark gothic fairy tale from award-winning author Angela Slatter. Orphaned as a young child, Mirin O'Malley has been brought up by her grandparents on their isolated, rambling estate Hob's Hallow. Long ago her family prospered due to a deal struck...

PRE-ORDER THE SWAN'S DAUGHTER, THE LATEST FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ROSHANI CHOKSHI! 'LINGERS LIKE A FEVER DREAM' V.E. SCHWAB 'INTOXICATING' EMILY HENRY The addictive and haunting Sunday Times bestseller! Every fairy tale must come to an end. In the tradition of sumptuous gothic...