Myth & legend told as fiction

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The Mermaid of Black Conch
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Near the island of Black Conch, a fisherman sings to himself while waiting for a catch. But David attracts a sea-dweller that he never expected – Aycayia, an innocent young woman cursed by je...
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The Devil and the Dark Water
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It’s 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world’s greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where he is facing trial and execution for a crime he may, or m...
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Spin the Dawn
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When Maia Tamarin is presented with an opportunity to change her fortunes, she doesn’t think twice about dressing as a boy and travelling to the Summer Palace to attain it. She knows she coul...
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What are little girls made of?
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In this witty reworking of popular nursery rhymes, Georgie Porgie doesn’t dare to make the girls cry, Little Bo-Peep’s sheep are all present and correct, thank you, and it’s the q...
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Weird woods
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Woods play an important and recurring role in horror, fantasy, the gothic and the weird. They are places in which strange things happen, where you often cant see where you are or what is around you...
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The Sun Sister
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The Sun Sister is the sixth instalment in Lucinda Riley’s multi-million selling epic series, The Seven Sisters.
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The Hobbit Illustrated Edition
£30.00

A great modern classic and the prelude to The Lord of the Rings.
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Letters from Father Christmas
£75.00

This beautiful, deluxe slipcased edition of Tolkien’s famous illustrated letters from Father Christmas to his children includes for the first time every available letter, picture and ...
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Arthurian Legends
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The definitive book of stories from Arthurian legend, featuring the Knights of the Round Table, Wizard Merlin and King Arthur and Queen Guinevere.
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Lancelot
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The legions of Rome are a fading memory. Enemies stalk the fringes of Britain. And Uther Pendragon is dying. Into this fractured and uncertain world the boy is cast, a refugee from fire, murder and...
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The Moon Sister
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The Moon Sister is the fifth instalment in The Seven Sisters series, by the Sunday Times bestseller Lucinda Riley.
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Storm Sister
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The second book in the Seven Sisters series by number one internationally bestselling author Lucinda Riley.
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The anthology of English folk tales
£12.99

The best tales from around the country, chosen from our popular series of Folk Tales
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The City of Brass
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Discover this spellbinding debut from Sunday Times bestseller S.A. Chakraborty.

‘An extravagant feast of a book – spicy and bloody, dizzyingly m...
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The Seven Sisters
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The first book in a stunning series, moving across the globe and multiple time periods, from the international number one bestseller Lucinda Riley.
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Hero Born: Legends of the Condor Heroes Vol. 1
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China. The year is 1200. The Song Empire has been defeated in the north by invading Jurchen forces. Pushed further south, the empire is in danger of collapse and the Chinese population is furious. ...
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Pearl Sister
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The fourth epic, captivating novel in the bestselling Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley.
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Norse myths & tales
£20.00

Lively, stark and formidable, the imagery of Norse mythology storms through this classic collection. The fierce glory of Odin, Thor, Frey, Loki and their fellow gods of Asgard shines here, with all...
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Grimms’ Fairy Tales
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The most famous and enchanting collection of fairytales ever published
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The Odyssey
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T. E. Lawrence’s original translation of Homer’s epic poem.
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Trigger Warning
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A rich cornucopia of horror and ghost stories, science fiction and fairy tales, fabulism and poetry that explores the realm of experience and emotion. It will open your eyes to the inexhaustible su...
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Hobbit Special Collectors Edition
£16.99

Special collector’s film tie-in hardback of the best-selling classic, featuring the complete story with a sumptuous cover design inspired by THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and brand new re...
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Hobbit 75th Anniversary
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This definitive paperback edition features nine illustrations and two maps drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien, and a preface by Christopher Tolkien.
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Siddhartha
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Set in India, ‘Siddhartha’ is the story of a young Brahmin’s search for ultimate reality after meeting with the Buddha. His quest takes him from a life of decadence to asceticism,...
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Wicked
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When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in Wizard of Oz, we heard only Dorothy’s side of the story. Maguire tells the other side – where the witch came from, why she wa...
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Return Of The King 50th Anniversary
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Classic hardback edition of the third volume of The Lord of the Rings, now featuring Tolkien’s original unused dust-jacket design. Includes special packaging and the definiti...
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Two Towers 50th Anniversary
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Classic hardback edition of the second volume of The Lord of the Rings, featuring Tolkien’s original unused dust-jacket design. Includes special packaging and the definitive ...
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Smoke and mirrors
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An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat in a second-hand store. A young couple receive a wedding gift that will reveal a chilling alternative history of their marriage and a l...
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The Hobbit
£75.00

This deluxe slipcased edition of The Hobbit, printed and bound using superior materials including a silk ribbon marker, features the definitive text, plus Tolkien’s paintings and dra...
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Vintage Classic Bloody Chamber
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Angela Carter has taken old fairy stories, subtly altering and changing them to create strange glittering tales that will haunt the reader.
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