After three years in prison, Shadow has done his time. But as the time until his release ticks away, he can feel a storm brewing. Two days before he gets out, his wife Laura dies in a car crash, in adulterous circumstances. Dazed, Shadow travels home, only to encounter the bizarre Mr Wednesday claiming to be a refugee from a distant war.

The second book in the new Ender series by bestselling author Orson Scott Card

The eagerly awaited conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Shadow Saga by one of SF's most popular writers.

The first book in a new Ender series by bestselling author Orson Scott Card.

Follow the fates of Ender's fellow pupils from Battle School - now facing terrible new challenges, both personal and political. Manoeuvring through international politics and war, Peter Wiggin and Achilles are each determined to defeat the other and become Hegemon.

This tale of wizards and dragons features the character of Sparrowhawk. Tempted by pride to try spells beyond his powers, Sparrowhawk lets loose an evil shadow-beast. Only he can destroy it and so he begins a quest which leads him to all corners of Earthsea. This is the first book in a quartet.

A dazzling book of short stories from one of modern fiction's greatest and most imaginative writers

Shows us how to acknowledge our so-called weaknesses - and turn them into strengths. This guide explains that the dark side of our personality should not be hidden. Filled with illuminating stories and practical exercises, it reveals how you can reconcile your darker impulses and find the gifts they offer.

Shadow knitting uses a simple technique of alternating rows of dark and light yarn to produce a subtle patterning that appears and disappears depending on the angle from which it's viewed. This book uncovers the mysteries of this technique, and includes step-by-step instructions on how to create your own designs.

Meggie loves books. So does her father, Mo, a bookbinder, although he has never read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. They live quietly until the night a stranger knocks at their door. He has come with a warning that forces Mo to reveal an extraordinary secret - a storytelling secret that will change their lives forever.

'With The Wheel of Time, Jordan has come to dominate the world Tolkien began to reveal' THE NEW YORK TIMES

Charlie Bone awakes one morning to find the city covered with snow and all the animals gone. Where have they gone - and why? Then, a strange girl appears outside Charlie's house. She tells him he must follow her to find the animals. Can he trust her, and will she perhaps lead him to find someone he lost long before the animals?

Throughout history, from the Hindu Kavadi ceremony to the Lakota Sun Dance, the Ordeal Path has been an honored spiritual road to the magic of the flesh, and to touching the Gods. Today many Pagans are discovering this path, by accident or by design. Simultaneously, many practitioners of secular BDSM are finding themselves having spiritual experiences in the middle of their most secular scenes. ..

This is a primer for the serious beginner, which examines the methods and materials the artist needs to learn to master the pastel medium. There are step-by-step demonstrations in three major genres - landscape, figure, and still life, and methods are illustrated by examples.

The gripping penultimate instalment of the Alliance of Light.

An illustrated version of Stevenson's popular poem in which a child tells about her relationship with her shadow.