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When the world is rewritten by the System, twins Kalen and Aria are torn from their family and thrust into a deadly tutorial—where every choice is permanent, every monster is lethal, and survival is anything but guaranteed.

Winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2019 Celestial Bodies is set in the village of al-Awafi in Oman, where we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries Abdallah after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla who rejects all offers while waiting for her beloved...

In a post-apocalyptic world scarred by monsters and societal collapse, a stoic wanderer named Agrippa rescues a young woman named Claudia from bandits and a monstrous dog near the isolated settlement of Mist. Reluctantly, Agrippa accompanies Claudia back to Mist, only to witness it be devastated by a massive, slug-like creature known as a loimos. The monster infects the settlement with a deadly green miasma, leaving survivors doomed without a cure.

Long Wu Ying has ascended to the Heavens, fulfilling the ultimate dream of all cultivators. However, the heavens are not all that it seems, and his vow to raise his lover to the realms of immortality conflicts with the Jade Palace’s rules. In the Middle Kingdom, the fracturing of an empire echoes across the kingdoms. As states rush to fill the power vacuum, war-weary armies march with little food, weakened by years of drought. Wu Ying’s mortal friends are caught in the middle of the conflict.

Sarah Blue presents Book 3 in the Celestial Witches series...

‘Exquisite and deeply felt’ VOGUE ‘Beautifully rendered’ GRAZIA ‘Magnificent … melds sharp insight with great heart’ NICOLA DINAN ‘Thoughtful and beautifully compelling’ ALICE WINN A beautiful, heartbreaking novel about ambition, love and space from the award-winning author of...

Giorgio, 44 anni, di mestiere fa l'agronomo ed è divorziato. L’estate che incombe su Torino gli porta una grossa preoccupazione: dovrà trascorrere due mesi con il figlio Emanuele, un adolescente affetto da una leggera forma di autismo. Un pomeriggio, quando le cose si complicano, nella mansarda sopra il loro appartamento arriva Agata, una modella con una personalità “particolare” e le certezze di Giorgio vanno a farsi un giro.

It was a stupid wish. One that's come to haunt my doorstep fourteen years later. When I made a pact with my best friend to marry each other if we were both still single at thirty, I had no idea it would be magically bound . . . by me. Time and circumstance have separated us, and we're no longer...

Ziggy Da Luca is a linguist recruited by NASA for reasons she can't quite fathom. After seeing the video they've intercepted, it becomes clear her work is far more central to their plans than she realised. Sent to the moon to investigate a hatch discovered by the Russians, Ziggy faces challenges she's never trained for. Seen by some as a liability, she must contend with her own crew as well as the Russian cosmonauts, as everyone races to uncover the hatch's mystery. What she finds there is beyond anything she could imagine.

'June the first, a bright summer's evening, a Monday . . .' And into the busy, bustling homes at 66 Star Street slips, unseen, a mysterious visitor. As the couples, flatmates and repentant singletons of No. 66 fall in and out of love, clutch at and drop secrets, laugh, cry and simply try to live...

Raised far away on the moon, Xingyin was unaware she was being hidden from the Celestial Emperor–who exiled her mother for stealing the elixir of immortality. But when her magic flares and reveals her, Xingyin is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind. Alone, powerless and afraid, Xingyin makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. In disguise, she trains alongside the emperor’s son, mastering archery and magic, despite the passion that flames between them.

Though published second after Altmann's Tongue, The Din of Celestial Birds (1997) consists of the best of Evenson's early stories. They take place in a country (perhaps several countries) that seems at once everywhere and nowhere, haunted by birds, ghosts, poverty, tyranny, and the permeability of the line between the living and the dead. These stories offer a heady mix of absurdity and bleakness on the one hand and exuberant magic realism on the other.

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom collects nine spellbinding stories – two previously published, seven original, including the epilogue to the duology – set in the enchanting world of Sue Lynn Tan’s stunning debut. Filled with magic and mythology, friendship and love, these stories intertwine through the past, present, and future of the two novels, told from the perspectives of multiple characters, including Chang’e, Shuxiao, Liwei, and Wenzhi.

One of Vogue’s Best Books of 2026 "Dane Williams’ performance as Ollie is suitably quiet and introspective as he considers, through journal entries, pivotal milestones and relationships." — Kirkus A beautiful, heartbreaking novel about ambition, love, and space from the award-winning...

An unspeakable terror is sweeping across the realm as the Celestial Emperor tightens his grip on power. The fragile peace Xingyin fought so hard for when freeing her mother is under threat. Forced to flee her home, Xingyin ventures into the unexplored lands of the Immortal Realm to seek aid in her fight, but, with alliances shifting quicker than the tides, she has to overcome past grudges and enmities to forge a new path forward, seeking aid where she never imagined.

When Suzy is literally knocked down by a pig when she arrives in Celestial River, she thinks her life can’t get any worse. She already lost her home and high-tech career, and now, apparently, her dignity. As a familiar sense of panic arises, she gets to her feet. So begins Suzy’s summer, stranded in the Blue Ridge Mountains in a tiny town without internet. More comfortable with computers than people, Suzy can’t keep the quirky townspeople at a distance.

The Celestial Banquet is a psychological and symbolic novel that explores themes such as consciousness, identity, the perception of reality, and human emotions. Through a reflective and mysterious narrative, the story invites listeners to question human behavior, internal conflicts, and the connection between the mind, experiences, and spirituality from a metaphorical and emotional perspective. The work combines elements of psychodrama, symbolism, and existential reflection to create an introspective experience that seeks to provoke questions rather than provide absolute answers.

In an Afterworld with Hell and Heaven on Earth, I'm the lowest a being can be. My life is one of drudgery, degradation—and danger. And that's before I started dealing Angelescence, a drug only I can produce, and everyone would kill for. Then I make one single mistake, and it gets me arrested, and my terrifying captor drags me to the Celestial Court—on a leash—to stand trial. My sentence?

An international bestseller, soon to be a major motion picture starring Gal Gadot! “Inventive, bold and surprising.” — CHARLES YU "A breezy read that's surprisingly philosophical." - MASHABLE "Will break your heart in the best possible way." — POPSUGAR For readers of Life After...

The Celestial Compass: Navigating the Stars and the Soul is a speculative fiction novel that explores the profound relationship between the cosmos and the human spirit. A metaphysical adventure filled with philosophical insights, this story will captivate listeners with its exploration of destiny, self-discovery, and the grand design of the universe.