The Life and Times of Dennis Wheatley. One of the giants of popular fiction, his Black Magic novels like 'The Devil Rides Out' created an oddly seductive and luxurious vision of Satanism, but in reality he was as interested in politics as occultism. Wheatley was closely involved with the secret intelligence community, and this powerfully researched study shows just how directly this drove his ...

First ever translation of a Spanish contemporary masterpiece.

Translated by Mike Mitchell. Broadsheet coverage expected.

A Faeroese 'Under Milk Wood' revealing the whole personality of a small closely-knit community. Heinesen brings to life a host of vivid, larger than life characters - from the sectarian preacher, Reinhold Vaag, the drunken, philosophising solicitor Morberg, the well-meaning voyeur Vitus, to the firebrand shopkeeper Landrus and the bizarre teacher Balduin who is intent on reaching spiritual ...

'Vivo: The Life of Gustav Meyrink' presents the reader with both the remarkable life and the fantastic legend that was Meyrink, author of the world famous novel, 'The Golem', allowing him and those who knew him to speak in their own words wherever possible. Stories collected round him, so that it is often difficult to distinguish fact from fiction; for some readers Gustave Meyrink was a mystic ...

Baghdad, the capital of the world, is a city crowded with stories, and founded on secrets. But some secrets, and some stories, can be deadly... Ismail al-Rawiya is a thief who dreams of being a poet. He is drawn to Badhdad, and to the court of the Khalifah Harun al-Rashid. In the turbulent city, Ismail falls into the company of the poet Abu Nuwas, known as the Father of Locks. Abu Nuwas is a ...

A Jewish classic of great interest to anyone interested in the Kabbala or mysticism.

An exceptionally impressive first novel.

First English translation of a modern Spanish classic. Translated by Margaret Jull Costa.

Translated by Margaret Jull Costa.

Set in Mozambique and Lisbon 'The Word Tree' deals with the clash of cultures between Europe and Africa.