Through eight sensational stories of discovery, Professor Michael Scott traces the evolution of modern archaeology from colonial expeditions to today's cutting-edge digs, unearthing traps, curses and buried treasure along the way.…

From the author of the Shadowhunter Chronicles, Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare is start of a riveting epic fantasy series with expert worldbuilding, political intrigue and swordplay.One was raised to rule. One was trained to die…

In the long run, we're all dead. But for some of the most influential figures in history, death marked the start of a new adventure. The famous deceased have been stolen, burned, sold, pickled, frozen, stuffed, impersonated and ev…

The extraordinary Scandinavian myth cycle is one of the most enduring, exciting, dramatic and compelling of the world's great stories. The Penguin Book of the Norse Myths compellingly retells these stories for the modern reader, t…

The life of William Shakespeare, Britain's greatest dramatist, was inextricably linked with the history of London. Together, the great writer and the great city came of age and confronted triumph and tragedy. Triumph came when Sha…

In this profound and moving philosophical statement, Camus poses the fundamental question: If human existence has no meaning, is life worth living?'What I touch, what resists me - that is what I understand'As Camus argues, if ther…

Beware the evil in the woods... In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories of sorcery, folklore and the Win…

How far would you go to belong?Maya has returned to Princeton for her college reunion - it's been a decade since she graduated, and this visit is special because she will also be attending the graduation of her little sister, Naom…

Sherlock Holmes is dead. Days after Holmes and his arch-enemy Moriarty fall to their doom at the Reichenbach Falls, Pinkerton agent Frederick Chase arrives from New York. The death of Moriarty has created a poisonous vacuum which …

The goblins have killed all of our horses and most of our men.They have enslaved our cities, burned our fields, and still they wage war.Now, our daughters take up arms.Galva - Galvicha to her three brothers, two of whom the goblin…

THE GAME'S AFOOT...It is November 1890 and London is gripped by a merciless winter. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are enjoying tea by the fire when an agitated gentleman arrives unannounced at 221b Baker Street. He begs Holmes for…

Revealing the hidden connections between the Nazis and the CIA's notorious brainwashing experimentation programme, MKUltra, Tripped is a wild, secret history that shows how the quest to turn LSD into a weapon held back therapeutic…

A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?!Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides o…

A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?!Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides o…

Kafka wants to clean up kaiju, but not literally! Will a sudden metamorphosis stand in the way of his dream?With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan De…

From the No.1 bestselling author of Do No Harm, an entrancing and uplifting meditation on the gift of life. ‘A book to treasure and reread’ Gavin Francis, author of Adventures in Human BeingAs a retired brain surgeon, Henry Marsh …

The bestselling author of The Land of Stories and A Tale of Magic returns with a funny, heartfelt, action-packed adventure to save the world! Perfect for fans of Guardians of the Galaxy. Eleven-year-old Roswell Johnson is obsessed…

Take an incredible trip across space and time to discover just how special YOU are. In this whole wide world of people and animals, and plants and flowers, and oceans and lakes, and so, so many things, there is only one YOU. A hea…

Ireland has tended to think of itself as a ‘Goldilocks’ country: not too hot, not too cold, and well positioned to ride out the climate emergency. But this is a fantasy: the effects of climate change in Ireland will be profound, a…

Sycamore Hill Boarding School, Donegal, 1963 Clare Rose and Molly are happy to be back at Sycamore Hill, getting ready for the school musical and training hard at hockey. When new girl Amy joins their class in the middle of term, …

When it comes to food, we all want to make the right choices. We’ve heard of ultra-processed foods and how bad they are for us, yet how much do we really know about the products in our shopping trolley? The truth is that limited t…

Ellora McGee is just like you and me, except she’s also a trainee banshee. Starting a new school in a new town, Ellora McGee is nervous. Making friends is hard enough, but how will her classmates react when she tells them she’s a …

Throughout history, the stories of women’s lives and work have been overshadowed by those of men. Wives, especially, disappear, unacknowledged as patrons and champions of their husband’s work, as collaborators, muses, carers and m…

In Tracks on the Ocean, Sara Caputo tells how our journeys around the globe became fixed lines on maps - and how journey lines themselves reshaped maps and the way that we view the world. From Captain Cook's route across the South…

SCÉAL (the Irish for ‘story’) is one of Ireland’s leading artisan bakeries.Nestled in the charming seaside town of Greystones, County Wicklow, it is a place where husband-and-wife team, Charlotte Leonard-Kane and Shane Palmer, spe…

From the 18th century vicar who was the first to look up at the night's sky and suggest there was something very dark and extraordinarily heavy that was moving the stars, to the first actual photograph of a black hole, 250 years l…

From the bestselling author, Claire Keegan, an exquisitely written story which finds an unsatisfied man on his bus journey home reflect on the love that got away. After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into…

The Gaza Strip is one of the most widely-reported on regions in the worldyet misinformation about its history and its people abound. In this vital book, historian Anne Irfan explains Gaza's outsized political significance through …

Meet Ramona Spellstar, witch in training, as she discovers magic for the very first time. A charming and magical fully illustrated series in spot colour for 5+ emerging readers about first experiences.   Ramona is about to start a…

Poor Fraidy Dog is afraid of … everything! To him, sofas are spooky, cupboards are creepy and houseplants are horrifying!Will Fraidy ever learn to be brave?