The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is the runaway TikTok must-read fantasy novel of the year. If you loved Ninth House and A Deadly Education, you''ll love this. The book includes gorgeous new illustrations. Secrets. Betrayal. Seduction. Welcome to the Alexandrian Society. When the world''s best magicians are offered an extraordinary opportunity, saying yes is easy. Each could join the secretive Alexandrian Society, whose custodians guard lost knowledge from ancient civilizations. Their members enjoy a lifetime of power and prestige. Yet each decade, only six practitioners are invited - to fill five places. Contenders Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona are inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds. Parisa Kamali is a telepath, who sees the mind''s deepest secrets. Reina Mori is a naturalist who can perceive and understand the flow of life itself. And Callum Nova is an empath, who can manipulate the desires of others. Finally there''s Tristan Caine, whose powers mystify even himself. Following recruitment by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they travel to the Society''s London headquarters. Here, each must study and innovate within esoteric subject areas. And if they can prove themselves, over the course of a year, they''ll survive. Most of them. The story continues in The Atlas Paradox, the heart-stopping sequel. ''I don''t think anything will ever compare with this'' - Reader Review ''To say I can''t wait for the sequel is an understatement. Do yourself a favour and buy this immediately!'' - Reader Review ''I had to convince myself magic isn''t real'' - Reader Review Originally a self-published sensation, this edition has been fully edited and revised.

Carla La Penautier, a French countess, seeks passage to Malta from Sicily in a quest to find the son taken from her twelve years ago following his birth, in a historical novel set in 1565 during the last great medieval conflict between East and West, aided in her quest by soldier of fortune Mattias Tannhauser. Reprint.

Follows the life of Ender Wiggin's comrade Bean, from his escape from the mean streets of Rotterdam, to his student days at the Battle School, and to his role as Ender's right hand ally, strategist, and friend in the epic struggle to save Earth from alien