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In der kleinen schottischen Stadt Stromness auf den Orkney Inseln lebt Paul, ein Schweizer Dekorateur und Inneneinrichter. Als er von einem Design-Magazin einen obskuren, aber lukrativen Auftrag aus Norwegen erhält, begibt er sich auf eine Reise, die ihn an die Grenzen seiner Welt und weit darüber hinaus führt. Christian Krachts Roman aus dem Geiste einer radikalen Romantik erzählt eine faszinierende Geschichte vom Hier und vom Dort und katapultiert uns aus unserem Jetzt, aus unserer spätmodernen, leerlaufenden Zivilisation in eine gleißende, verspiegelte Landschaft der Literatur.

Imagine if one man devised a way to gain control of one vital resource no one can live without. What would you do then?

Brought to you by Penguin. NARRATED BY COLIN MORGAN, STAR OF BELFAST AND THE BBC TV SERIES MERLIN. From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a contemplative story about one man trying to move forward from the trauma of his youth to become a better father to his son. Being in limbo, 30...

Far to the south in the Land of Ingary lives a young carpet merchant called Abdullah. In his dreams, he is the long-lost son of a great prince. This dream is a complete castle in the air...or is it? Abdullah’s day-dreams suddenly start to come true when he meets the exquisite Flower-in-the-Night, daughter of the ferocious Sultan of Zanzib. Fate has destined them for each other, but a bad-tempered genie, a hideous djinn and various villainous bandits have their own ideas. When Flower-in-the-Night is carried off, Abdullah is determined to rescue her—if he can find her.

One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Science Books of 2025 The fascinating, untold story of the air we breathe, the hidden life it contains, and invisible dangers that can turn the world upside down Every day we draw in two thousand gallons of air—and thousands of living things. From the...

An empress demands her birthright . . . The Air War is the eighth book in the critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky. All is in turmoil as the world moves towards war. In Solarno, spies eye one another and ready their knives – while the people of Myna...

I wasn’t supposed to be there that night, but my friend Sienna talked me into going to the party in Land’s End so she could spy on her boyfriend. While hiding out in the woods, we witnessed an unspeakable crime. And we did everything wrong afterward.

Castles in the Air is a beautifully written, autobiographical story of rescuing an ancient mansion. Gwydir Castle was inhabited by ravers and rats until Judy Corbett and her husband Peter Welford found and acquired this 500-year-old house mouldering in the foothills of Snowdonia. Despite the...

A gripping account of the Indian Air Force's most daring operations... brings alive the courage, sacrifice and professionalism of our air warriors with remarkable authenticity.' - Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, Chief of Air Staff 'A riveting narrative of courage under fire... meticulously...